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For Your Safety

Whilethesebasestationsoperateathigherpowerthandothewirelessphones

themselves,theRFexposuresthatpeoplegetfromthesebasestationsaretypically

thousandsoftimeslowerthanthosetheycangetfromwirelessphones.Basestations

arethusnotthesubjectofthesafetyquestionsdiscussedinthisdocument.

3. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?

Theterm“wirelessphone”refersheretohandheldwirelessphoneswithbuilt-in

antennas,oftencalled“cell”,“mobile”,or“PCS”phones.Thesetypesofwireless

phonescanexposetheusertomeasurableRadioFrequency(RF)energybecauseof

theshortdistancebetweenthephoneandtheuser’shead.

TheseRFexposuresarelimitedbyFCCsafetyguidelinesthatweredevelopedwith

theadviceoftheFDAandotherfederalhealthandsafetyagencies.Whenthephone

islocatedatgreaterdistancesfromtheuser,theexposuretoRFisdrasticallylower

becauseaperson’sRFexposuredecreasesrapidlywithincreasingdistancefrom

thesource.Theso-called“cordlessphones,”whichhaveabaseunitconnectedto

thetelephonewiringinahouse,typicallyoperateatfarlowerpowerlevels,andthus

produceRFexposuresfarbelowtheFCCsafetylimits.

4. What are the results of the research done already?

Theresearchdonethusfarhasproducedconflictingresults,andmanystudieshave

sufferedfromflawsintheirresearchmethods.Animalexperimentsinvestigatingthe

effectsofRadioFrequency(RF)energyexposurescharacteristicofwirelessphones

haveyieldedconflictingresultsthatoftencannotberepeatedinotherlaboratories.A

fewanimalstudies,however,havesuggestedthatlowlevelsofRFcouldacceleratethe

developmentofcancerinlaboratoryanimals.However,manyofthestudiesthatshowed

increasedtumordevelopmentusedanimalsthathadbeengeneticallyengineeredor

treatedwithcancer-causingchemicalssoastobepre-disposedtodevelopcancer

intheabsenceofRFexposure.OtherstudiesexposedtheanimalstoRFforupto22

hoursperday.Theseconditionsarenotsimilartotheconditionsunderwhichpeople

usewirelessphones,sowedonotknowwithcertaintywhattheresultsofsuchstudies

meanforhumanhealth.Threelargeepidemiologystudieshavebeenpublishedsince

December2000.Betweenthem,thestudiesinvestigatedanypossibleassociation

betweentheuseofwirelessphonesandprimarybraincancer,glioma,meningioma,or

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