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For Your Safety

Consumer Information About Radio Frequency

Emissions

Yourwirelessdevice,whichcontainsaradiotransmitterandreceiver,emitsradio

frequencyenergyduringuse.Thefollowingconsumerinformationaddressescommonly

askedquestionsaboutthehealtheffectsofwirelessdevices.

Are wireless devices safe?

Scientificresearchonthesubjectofwirelessdevicesandradiofrequency(“RF”)energy

hasbeenconductedworldwideformanyyears,andcontinues.IntheUnitedStates,the

FoodandDrugAdministration(“FDA”)andtheFederalCommunicationsCommission

(“FCC”)setpoliciesandproceduresforwirelessdevices.TheFDAissuedawebsite

publicationonhealthissuesrelatedtodeviceusagewhereitstates,Thescientific

communityatlarge…believesthattheweightofscientificevidencedoesnotshow

anassociationbetweenexposuretoradiofrequency(RF)fromthedevicesandadverse

healthoutcomes.Stillthescientificcommunitydoesrecommendconductingadditional

researchtoaddressgapsinknowledge.Thatresearchisbeingconductedaroundthe

worldandFDAcontinuestomonitordevelopmentsinthisfield.Youcanaccessthe

jointFDA/FCCwebsiteathttp://www.fda.gov(under“C”inthesubjectindex,selectCell

Phones>Research).YoucanalsocontacttheFDAtoll-freeat(888)463-6332or(888)

INFO-FDA.InJune2000,theFDAenteredintoacooperativeresearchanddevelopment

agreementthroughwhichadditionalscientificresearchisbeingconducted.TheFCC

issueditsownwebsitepublicationstatingthat“thereisnoscientificevidencethat

provesthatwirelessdeviceusagecanleadtocanceroravarietyofotherproblems,

includingheadaches,dizzinessormemoryloss”.

Thispublicationisavailableathttp://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafetyorthroughtheFCCat

(888)225-5322or(888)CALL-FCC.

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