LG Optimus L9 P769 User Manual page 155

• Support needed research into
possible biological effects of RF
of the type emitted by wireless
phones;
• Design wireless phones in a way
that minimizes any RF exposure
to the user that is not necessary
for device function; and
• Cooperate in providing users of
wireless phones with the best
possible information on possible
effects of wireless phone use on
human health.
The FDA belongs to an
interagency working group of
the federal agencies that have
responsibility for different aspects
of RF safety to ensure coordinated
efforts at the federal level. The
following agencies belong to this
working group:
• National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
• Environmental Protection
Agency
• Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
• National Telecommunications
and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health
participates in some interagency
working group activities, as well.
The FDA shares regulatory
responsibilities for wireless phones
with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). All phones
that are sold in the United States
must comply with FCC safety
guidelines that limit RF exposure.
The FCC relies on the FDA and
other health agencies for safety
questions about wireless phones.
The FCC also regulates the base
stations that the wireless phone
networks rely upon. While these
base stations operate at higher
power than do the wireless phones
themselves, the RF exposures
that people get from these base
stations are typically thousands of
times lower than those they can
get from wireless phones. Base
stations are thus not the subject
of the safety questions discussed
in this document.
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