International Radio Consultative Committee, an international standards committee that has been absorbed by the parent body, the ITU. A permanent organization within the ITU with the duty to study technical and operating questions relating specifically to radio communications and to make recommendations on them. The CCIR does not prepare regulations; it draws up recommendations and reports, produced by experts from both public and private entities, which provide guidance on the best operational methods and techniques. The CCIR is expected to base its recommendations upon 150 and IEC international standards, but when no relevant one exists, the CCIR has been known to initiate standardization. These recommendations and reports provide a basis for international standardization of telecommunications.