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Telecommunications & Internet Association (TIA) Safety Information
Pacemakers
The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six
inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential
interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent
research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research. Persons with pacemakers:
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Should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from their pacemaker when the
phone is turned ON.
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Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket.
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Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.
If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, turn the phone OFF
immediately.
Hearing Aids
Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such
interference, you may want to consult your service provider, or call the customer service line to
discuss alternatives.
Other Medical Devices
If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to
determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to
assist you in obtaining this information.
Turn the phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct
you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive
to external RF energy.
WEEE Notice
The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which entered into force as
European law on 1th February 00, resulted in a major change in the treatment of electrical
equipment at end-of-life.
The purpose of this Directive is, as a first priority, the prevention of WEEE, and in addition,
to promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce
disposal.
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