Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first portion of a communication service via a first signal having a first frequency within a first band of frequencies, subsequent to the obtaining of the first portion of the communication service, obtaining data associated with a plurality of parameters, analyzing at least the data to identify when a scan for a second signal having a second frequency within a second band of frequencies should be performed, wherein the second band of frequencies is different from the first band of frequencies, and scanning for the second signal based on the analyzing. Other embodiments are disclosed.