1. An apparatus for a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a transmitted signal from a transmitter having at least a first data rate and a second data rate that is other than the first data rate, wherein a transmitted power of the transmitted signal for the second data rate is adjustable by an offset amount relative to a transmitted power for the first data rate; a receiver circuit configured to determine a reference signal characteristic associated with the transmitted signal; and a processing circuit configured to compare the reference signal characteristic to a target and to generate a power control command based at least in part on the comparison and on information provided by the transmitted signal.