A method for mitigating interference, comprising: initiating an interference mitigation session by establishing a local wireless communication link via a wireless local area network between a first portable communication device, PCD, that communicates with a first wireless network in accordance with a first wireless communication standard, over a first network wireless communication link, and a second PCD that communicates with a second wireless network in accordance with a second wireless communication standard different from the first wireless communication standard, over a second network wireless communication link; using the local wireless communication link to share information concerning at least one of the first and second PCD (301, 302); using the information to determine a communication priority as between the first and second PCD (301, 302) with respect to at least one communication mode; and based on the information and the communication priority, selectively establishing an interference mitigation policy chosen to provide assured communications for the PCD (301, 302) with priority, wherein the first PCD is configured to have higher priority than the second PCD; executing the interference mitigation policy in the first and second PCD (301, 302) to cooperatively provide assured communication for the first PCD; where the interference mitigation policy comprises using the second network wireless communication link to communicate to the second PCD first data directed to the first PCD from the first wireless network the first data including signaling data indicating that a message from the first wireless network will be sent to the first PCD, wherein the first data is replicated and passed to the second network and forwarded by said second network to the second PCD; directly using the first data at the second PCD to select at least one action to be performed by the second PCD for mitigating interference to the first PCD and performing the at least one action at the second PCD to mitigate interference to the first PCD. initiating an interference mitigation session by establishing a local wireless communication link via a wireless local area network between a first portable communication device, PCD, that communicates with a first wireless network in accordance with a first wireless communication standard, over a first network wireless communication link, and a second PCD that communicates with a second wireless network in accordance with a second wireless communication standard different from the first wireless communication standard, over a second network wireless communication link; using the local wireless communication link to share information concerning at least one of the first and second PCD (301, 302); using the information to determine a communication priority as between the first and second PCD (301, 302) with respect to at least one communication mode; and based on the information and the communication priority, selectively establishing an interference mitigation policy chosen to provide assured communications for the PCD (301, 302) with priority, wherein the first PCD is configured to have higher priority than the second PCD; executing the interference mitigation policy in the first and second PCD (301, 302) to cooperatively provide assured communication for the first PCD; where the interference mitigation policy comprises using the second network wireless communication link to communicate to the second PCD first data directed to the first PCD from the first wireless network the first data including signaling data indicating that a message from the first wireless network will be sent to the first PCD, wherein the first data is replicated and passed to the second network and forwarded by said second network to the second PCD; directly using the first data at the second PCD to select at least one action to be performed by the second PCD for mitigating interference to the first PCD and performing the at least one action at the second PCD to mitigate interference to the first PCD. using the second network wireless communication link to communicate to the second PCD first data directed to the first PCD from the first wireless network the first data including signaling data indicating that a message from the first wireless network will be sent to the first PCD, wherein the first data is replicated and passed to the second network and forwarded by said second network to the second PCD; directly using the first data at the second PCD to select at least one action to be performed by the second PCD for mitigating interference to the first PCD and performing the at least one action at the second PCD to mitigate interference to the first PCD.