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Safety

usedwithwirelessphonesforconvenienceandcomfort.Thesesystemsreducethe

absorptionofRFenergyintheheadbecausethephone,whichisthesourceofthe

RFemissions,willnotbeplacedagainstthehead.Ontheotherhand,ifthephoneis

mountedagainstthewaistorotherpartofthebodyduringuse,thenthatpartofthe

bodywillabsorbmoreRFenergy.WirelessphonesmarketedintheU.S.arerequired

tomeetsafetyrequirementsregardlessofwhethertheyareusedagainstthehead

oragainstthebody.Eitherconfigurationshouldresultincompliancewiththesafety

limit.”Also,ifyouuseyourwirelessphonewhileinacar,youcanuseaphonewithan

antennaontheoutsideofthevehicle.Youshouldalsoreadandfollowyourwireless

phonemanufacturer’sinstructionsforthesafeoperationofyourphone.

Do wireless phones pose any special risks to children?

TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“thescientificevidencedoesnotshowadangerto

usersofwirelesscommunicationdevices,includingchildren.”TheFDA/FCCwebsite

furtherstatesthat“somegroupssponsoredbyothernationalgovernmentshave

advisedthatchildrenbediscouragedfromusingwirelessphonesatall”.Forexample,

theStewartReportfromtheUnitedKingdom[“UK”]madesucharecommendationin

December2000.Inthisreportagroupofindependentexpertsnotedthatnoevidence

existsthatusingacellphonecausesbraintumorsorotherilleffects.[TheUK’s]

recommendationtolimitcellphoneusebychildrenwasstrictlyprecautionary;itwas

notbasedonscientificevidencethatanyhealthhazardexists.AcopyoftheUK’sleaflet

isavailableathttp://www.dh.gov.uk(search“mobile”),oryoucanwriteto:NRPB,

Chilton,Didcot,OxonOX11ORQ,UnitedKingdom.CopiesoftheUK’sannualreports

onmobilephonesandRFareavailableonlineatwww.iegmp.org.ukandhttp://www.

hpa.org.uk/radiation/(search“mobile”).Parentswhowishtoreducetheirchildren’sRF

exposuremaychoosetorestricttheirchildren’swirelessphoneuse.

Where can I get further information about RF emissions?

Forfurtherinformation,seethefollowingadditionalresources(websitescurrentasof

April2005):

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