Consumer Information On Wireless Phones - Samsung SGH T719 User Manual

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a series of
Questions and Answers for consumers relating to radio frequency (RF)
exposure from wireless phones. The FDA publication includes the following
information:
What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
The term wireless phone refers here to hand-held wireless phones with
built-in antennas, often called "cell," "mobile," or "PCS" phones. These types
of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable radio frequency
energy (RF) because of the short distance between the phone and the user's
head. These RF exposures are limited by Federal Communications
Commission safety guidelines that were developed with the advice of FDA
and other federal health and safety agencies. When the phone is located at
greater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically lower
because a person's RF exposure decreases rapidly with increasing distance
from the source. The so-called "cordless phones," which have a base unit
connected to the telephone wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower
power levels, and thus produce RF exposures well within the FCC's
compliance limits.
Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are
associated with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that
wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of
radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being used. They
also emit very low levels of RF when in the stand-by mode. Whereas high
levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low
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