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Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA
reg u l at o r y actions,the FDA has urged the wireless phone
i n d u s t r y to take a number of step s ,i n cluding the
fo l l ow i n g :
S u p p o rt needed re s e a rch into possible biologi c a l
e ffects of RF of the type emitted by wireless phones;
Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any
RF ex p o s u r e to the user that is not necessary for dev i c e
function; and
C o o p e r ate in providing users of wireless phones with
the best possible info rm a tion on possible effects of
w i r eless phone use on human health.
The FDA belongs to an interage n cy wo rking group of the
fe d e r al agencies that have responsibility for diffe re n t
aspects of RF safety to ensure coord i n a ted effo r ts at the
fe d e r al level. The fo l l owing agencies belong to this
wo r king gro u p :
o N a tional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
o E nv i r onmental Protection A ge n cy
o O c c u p a tional Safety and Health A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
o N ational Te l e c o m mu n i c a tions and Info rm at i o n
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
The National Institutes of Health part i c i p ates in some
i n t e rage n cy wo rking group activ i t i e s , as we l l .
The FDA shares reg u l at o ry responsibilities for wire l e s s
phones with the Fe d e r al Commu n i c a tions Commission
(FCC). All phones that are sold in the United States mu s t
c o m p l y with FCC safety guidelines that limit RF
ex p o s u r e. The FCC relies on the FDA and other health
agencies for safety questions about wireless phones.
The FCC also reg u l a tes the base stations that the wire l e s s
phone netwo r ks re l y upon. While these base stat i o n s
o p e rate at higher power than do the wireless phones
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