Sec. 95.401  (CB Rule 1) What are the Citizens Band Radio Services?

    The Citizens Band Radio Services are:
    (a) The Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service--a private, two-way, short-
distance voice communications service for personal or business 
activities of the general public. The CB Radio Service may also be used 
for voice paging.
    (b) The Family Radio Service (FRS)--a private, two-way, very short-
distance voice communications service for facilitating family and group 
activities. The rules for this service are contained in subpart B of 
this part.
    (c) The Low Power Radio Service (LPRS)--a private, short-distance 
communication service providing auditory assistance to persons with 
disabilities, persons who require language translation, and persons in 
educational settings, health care assistance to the ill, law enforcement 
tracking services in cooperation with law enforcement, and point-to-
point network control communications for Automated Marine 
Telecommunications System (AMTS) coast stations licensed under part 80 
of this chapter. The rules for this service are listed under subpart G 
of this part. Two-way voice communications are prohibited.
[ 61 FR 28769 , June 6, 1996, as amended at  61 FR 46566 , Sept. 4, 1996]