As far as I know I was the first person in Australia to provide a UNICOM service, starting from day one of the introduction of the CTAF. I did it in conjunction with my refueling business. I was given strict guidelines, plus I had to apply to add 126.7 to the license for my handheld radio in addition to my discrete frequency of 129.9. It was not a paid for doing it - it was a service I provided because I could see the need for it.
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