Abstract: A method for establishing a radio connection between a stationary subscriber terminal connected to a telephone system and a selected mobile subscriber terminal equipped with a transmit/receive device. A search request filed by the stationary subscriber terminal is transmitted to a satellite which broadcasts this search request over a given area of the earth. This search request contains the number of the selected mobile subscriber terminal and the number of the stationary subscriber terminal to be called back or the identification number of a radio transfer exchange with which the stationary subscriber terminal is connected and the circuit number of the connection existing between the radio transfer exchange and the stationary subscriber terminal.