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TheFCCalsoregulatesthebasestationsthatthetabletnetworksrelyupon.

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

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

typicallythousandsoftimeslowerthanthosetheycangetfromtablets.Base

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

document.

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

Theterm“wirelessdevice”refersheretohandheldwirelessdeviceswith

built-inantennas,oftencalled“cell”,“mobile”,or“PCS”devices.Thesetypes

ofwirelessdevicescanexposetheusertomeasurableRadioFrequency(RF)

energybecauseoftheshortdistancebetweenthedevice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device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.

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devices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.

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