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to exchange with other such stations communications concerning the private business of the licensee or licensees.

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(33) Private telegrams and radiotelegrams means telegrams and radiotelegrams other than service or Government telegrams and radiotelegrams.

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(34) Public correspondence means any telecommunication which the offices and stations, by virtue of their availability to the public, must accept for transmission.

(35) "Public service means a service for the use of the public in general.

(36) "Radiodistribution" means diffusion or rediffusion by means of wires of radiotelephonic messages and programmes, or other matter specifically intended to be received by the public in general.

means а service carrying out (37) "Radiodistribution service" diffusion or rediffusion by means of wires of radiotelephonic messages and programmes, or other matter specifically intended to be received by the public in general.

(38) "Radiodistribution station" means a station performing a radiodistribution service.

(39) "Radiobeacon station" means a special station of which the emissions are intended to enable a ship or aircraft station to determine its bearing or a direction in relation to the radiobeacon station, and, if practicable, also the distance which separates it from the latter.

(40) "Radiocommunication" means any telecommunication by means of Hertzian waves.

(41) "Radiocommunication station" includes every apparatus or collection of apparatus which can be used for radiocommunication or radio distribution, whether for transmitting or receiving or for trans- mitting and receiving and whether such apparatus or collection of apparatus be complete or not.

(42) "Radiotelegram" means a telegram originating in or des- tined for a mobile station, and transmitted over all or part of its course by the radiocommunication channels of the mobile service.

(43) "Refused call": A call is deemed refused when, at the moment at which it is offered, any person at either the calling or called telephone station indicates at once that it is not practicable or that it is not desired to speak.

(44) "Restricted service" means a service which may only be used by specified persons or for particular purposes.

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(45) "Service telegrams and radiotelegrams” originating with telecommunication Administrations of the Contract- ing Governments or of any private enterprise recognised by one of those Governments and relating to international telecommunication or to objects of public interest mutually agreed upon by such Ad- ministrations.

(46) "Ship station" means a station placed on board a ship not permanently moored.

means a telecommunication service (47) "Special service" operating specially for the needs of a particular service of general interest not open to public correspondence, such as: a radiobeacon service, direction-finding, time signals, regular meteorological bulle- tins, notices to navigators, press messages addressed to all stations, medical advice (radiomedical consultations), calibrated frequencies emissions having a scientific object, etc.

(48) "Station on board" means a station placed on board a ship not permanently moored, or on board an aircraft.

(49) "Telecommunication" means any telegraphic or telephonic communication of signs, signals, writing, facsimiles and sounds of any kind, by wire, wireless or any other system or process of electric signalling or visual signalling or by means of pneumatic tubes.