Method and apparatus of directing radio frequency communication in a communication system

In a communication system that provides a radio frequency communication over a first radio frequency channel in a first frequency band between a mobile user and a land based network and provides said radio frequency communication over at least said first and a second radio frequency bands, a method of directing said radio frequency communication comprising the steps of:

• determining allowability of said mobile user to operate in said second radio frequency band;
• assigning a second radio frequency channel in said second radio frequency band to said mobile user when said mobile user is allowed to operate in said second radio frequency band based on said step of determining;
• wherein said second frequency band is a preferred frequency band, and said step of assigning is in response to a handover request in said radio frequency communication;
• sorting a list of handover candidate frequency channels to include at least one channel frequency in said preferred frequency band;
• and
• relaxing a handover criteria in said communication system to trigger said handover request.