Methods and systems for individual forward-link and return-link policies for network communication are disclosed. In some aspects, the individual forward-link and return-link policies define how data is routed over a plurality of access networks between a client-side enforcement unit and a provider-side enforcement unit. In some aspects, the individual policies may be based on metrics collected by the client-side and provider-side enforcement units, which may be positioned on each end of one or more access networks.