Systems and methods for network congestion management thru selective network access among wireless cells and wireless hotspots are provided. In an embodiment of the present invention, a method to transmit a connection policy decision to a wireless communications device that is connected to a cellular wireless network whether to access a wireless hotspot is provided. The method includes determining a wireless cell location of the wireless communications device, generating a connection policy decision to determine whether the wireless communication device should access a wireless hotspot based on the wireless cell location and wireless hotspot availability, and transmitting the connection policy decision to the wireless communications device. In additional embodiments, the connection policy decision is based on one or more of battery charge levels of the wireless communications device, a mobility pattern of the wireless communications device, and historical success rates accessing the wireless hotspot within the wireless cell location.