An apparatus for expanded cell search and selection in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising: a processor means configured to provide a service; a transceiver in data communication with the processor means; and logic in data communication with the processor means and the transceiver, the logic configured to: detect a loss of service condition; search for and locate one or more cells (A, B) based on both an assembled neighbor list of cells and a stored list of cells, wherein the neighbor list of cells is assembled by the apparatus based on information broadcast by one or more network subsystems in the wireless communication network and the stored list of cells includes information for at least one cell not broadcast by the wireless communication network; evaluate the located one or more cells (A, B) using suitability criteria; select a suitable first cell that uses a first radio access technology and is listed in the stored list of cells, when: not locating a suitable cell that uses the first radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, and locating a suitable second cell that uses a second radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, the second cell being inferior to the first cell based on a performance metric. a processor means configured to provide a service; a transceiver in data communication with the processor means; and logic in data communication with the processor means and the transceiver, the logic configured to: detect a loss of service condition; search for and locate one or more cells (A, B) based on both an assembled neighbor list of cells and a stored list of cells, wherein the neighbor list of cells is assembled by the apparatus based on information broadcast by one or more network subsystems in the wireless communication network and the stored list of cells includes information for at least one cell not broadcast by the wireless communication network; evaluate the located one or more cells (A, B) using suitability criteria; select a suitable first cell that uses a first radio access technology and is listed in the stored list of cells, when: not locating a suitable cell that uses the first radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, and locating a suitable second cell that uses a second radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, the second cell being inferior to the first cell based on a performance metric. detect a loss of service condition; search for and locate one or more cells (A, B) based on both an assembled neighbor list of cells and a stored list of cells, wherein the neighbor list of cells is assembled by the apparatus based on information broadcast by one or more network subsystems in the wireless communication network and the stored list of cells includes information for at least one cell not broadcast by the wireless communication network; evaluate the located one or more cells (A, B) using suitability criteria; select a suitable first cell that uses a first radio access technology and is listed in the stored list of cells, when: not locating a suitable cell that uses the first radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, and locating a suitable second cell that uses a second radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, the second cell being inferior to the first cell based on a performance metric. not locating a suitable cell that uses the first radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, and locating a suitable second cell that uses a second radio access technology and is listed in the neighbor list of cells, the second cell being inferior to the first cell based on a performance metric.