Method and apparatus for enabling efficient battery use on a dual mode communication device

A communication device comprising:

• a broadband interface configured to register the communication device with a broadband wireless network;
• a narrowband interface configured to register communication device with a narrowband wireless network;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• register the communication device with a broadband wireless network via the broadband interface and register the communication device with a narrowband wireless network via the narrowband interface;
• provide one of (i) a first change in status indication from the broadband interface to the narrowband interface reflecting a change in status between the broadband interface and the broadband network, and (ii) a second change in status indication from the narrowband interface to the broadband interface reflecting a change in status between the narrowband interface and the narrowband network;
• and
• transmit one of (i) the first change in status indication and a narrowband status indication to a network component via the narrowband interface, and (ii) the second change in status indication and a broadband status indication to the network component via the broadband interface.