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Safety
overonegramoftissue.AlthoughtheSARisdeterminedatthehighest
powerlevel,theactualSARvalueofawirelessphonewhileoperating
canbelessthanthereportedSARvalue.ThisisbecausetheSARvalue
mayvaryfromcalltocall,dependingonfactorssuchasproximitytoacell
site,theproximityofthephonetothebodywhileinuse,andtheuseof
hands-freedevices.FormoreinformationaboutSARs,seetheFCC’sOET
Bulletins56and65athttp://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/
Documents/bulletinsorvisittheCellularTelecommunicationsIndustry
Associationwebsiteathttp://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/index.cfm/
AID/10371.Yo u mayalsowishtocontactthemanufacturerofyourphone.
Can I minimize my RF exposure?
IfyouareconcernedaboutR F, thereareseveralsimplestepsyoucantake
tominimizeyourRFexposure.Yo u can,ofcourse,reduceyourtalktime.
Yo u canplacemoredistancebetweenyourbodyandthesourceoftheR F,
astheexposureleveldropsoffdramaticallywithdistance.TheFDA/FCC
websitestatesthat“hands-freekitscanbeusedwithwirelessphones
forconvenienceandcomfort.Thesesystemsreducetheabsorptionof
RFenergyintheheadbecausethephone,whichisthesourceoftheRF
emissions,willnotbeplacedagainstthehead.Ontheotherhand,ifthe
phoneismountedagainstthewaistorotherpartofthebodyduringuse,
thenthatpartofthebodywillabsorbmoreRFenergy.Wirelessphones
marketedintheU.S.arerequiredtomeetsafetyrequirementsregardless
ofwhethertheyareusedagainsttheheadoragainstthebody.Either
congurationshouldresultincompliancewiththesafetylimit.Also,if
youuseyourwirelessphonewhileinacar,youcanuseaphonewithan
antennaontheoutsideofthevehicle.Yo u shouldalsoreadandfollowyour
wirelessphonemanufacturer’sinstructionsforthesafeoperationofyour
phone.
Do wireless phones pose any special risks to children?
TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“thescienticevidencedoesnotshowa
dangertousersofwirelesscommunicationdevices,includingchildren.”The
FDA/FCCwebsitefurtherstatesthat“somegroupssponsoredbyother
nationalgovernmentshaveadvisedthatchildrenbediscouragedfrom
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