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Safety
determinedatthehighestpowerlevel,theactualSARvalueofawireless
phonewhileoperatingcanbelessthanthereportedSARvalue.Thisis
becausetheSARvaluemayvaryfromcalltocall,dependingonfactors
suchasproximitytoacellsite,theproximityofthephonetothebody
whileinuse,andtheuseofhands-freedevices.Formoreinformation
aboutSARs,seetheFCC’sOETBulletins56and65athttp://www.fcc.gov/
Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletinsorvisittheCellular
TelecommunicationsIndustryAssociationwebsiteathttp://www.ctia.org/
consumer_info/index.cfm/AID/10371.You mayalsowishtocontactthe
manufacturerofyourphone.
Can I minimize my RF exposure?
IfyouareconcernedaboutR F, thereareseveralsimplestepsyoucantake
tominimizeyourRFexposure.You can,ofcourse,reduceyourtalktime.
You canplacemoredistancebetweenyourbodyandthesourceoftheR F,
astheexposureleveldropsoffdramaticallywithdistance.TheFDA/FCC
websitestatesthat“hands-freekitscanbeusedwithwirelessphones
forconvenienceandcomfort.Thesesystemsreducetheabsorptionof
RFenergyintheheadbecausethephone,whichisthesourceoftheRF
emissions,willnotbeplacedagainstthehead.Ontheotherhand,ifthe
phoneismountedagainstthewaistorotherpartofthebodyduringuse,
thenthatpartofthebodywillabsorbmoreRFenergy.Wirelessphones
marketedintheU.S.arerequiredtomeetsafetyrequirementsregardless
ofwhethertheyareusedagainsttheheadoragainstthebody.Either
congurationshouldresultincompliancewiththesafetylimit.”Also,if
youuseyourwirelessphonewhileinacar,youcanuseaphonewithan
antennaontheoutsideofthevehicle.Youshouldalsoreadandfollowyour
wirelessphonemanufacturer’sinstructionsforthesafeoperationofyour
phone.
Do wireless phones pose any special risks to children?
TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“thescienticevidencedoesnotshowa
dangertousersofwirelesscommunicationdevices,includingchildren.”The
FDA/FCCwebsitefurtherstatesthat“somegroupssponsoredbyother