Special radio service

Special service (also: special radiocommunication service ) is – according to Article 1.60 of the International Telecommunication Union´s (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) – defined as «A radiocommunication service, not otherwise defined in this Section (ITU, RR, Section III – Radio services), carried on exclusively for specific needs of general utility, and not open to public correspondence.»

However, the meaning of public correspondence is – according to the International Telecommunication Convention – defined as «Any telecommunication which the offices and radio stations must, by reason of their being at the disposal of the public, accept for transmission.»