a system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include , for example , a method for selecting a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum for initiating a communication session having an uplink and a downlink , correlating a signal strength of portions of the spectral region to generate a correlation factor , detecting radio frequency interference in the spectral region according to the correlation factor , and generating tuning coefficient data to substantially suppress the radio frequency interference in the spectral region during the communication session . other embodiments are disclosed .