"According to the United States Federal Communications Commission, the
agency that regulates radio and telecommunications in that country, amateur
radio serves the following purposes:

a.. Promotion and enhancement of the Amateur Radio Service as a voluntary
noncommercial public communications service.
b.. Continual advancement of the art of radio communication.
c.. Expansion of the reservoir of trained radio operators and electronic
experts.
d.. Enhancement of international goodwill at the grass roots level."