What types of international communications are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations permitted to make?
Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character✓Bonne réponse
Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature
Only communications incidental to contest exchanges; all other communications are prohibited
Any communications that would be permitted by an international broadcast station
Explication
Contacts with other countries are limited to matters incidental to the purposes of the amateur service plus personal remarks. Business traffic is excluded, and contest exchanges are simply one permitted case rather than the only one.