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Safety

cfm/AID/10371.You mayalsowishtocontactthemanufacturerofyour

phone.

Can I minimize my RF exposure?

IfyouareconcernedaboutR F, thereareseveralsimplestepsyoucantake

tominimizeyourRFexposure.You can,ofcourse,reduceyourtalktime.

You canplacemoredistancebetweenyourbodyandthesourceoftheR F, 

astheexposureleveldropsoffdramaticallywithdistance.TheFDA/FCC

websitestatesthat“hands-freekitscanbe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

conguration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 wreless phones pose any special risks to children?

TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“thescientic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scienticevidencethatanyhealth

hazardexists.AcopyoftheUK’sleaet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

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