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both cases, the recommendationswere
developedbyscientificandengineering experts
drawn from industry, government, and
academiaafterextensivereviewsofthescientific
literature related to the biological effects of RF
energy.The exposure limit set by the FCC for
wireless mobile phones employs a unit of
measurement known as the SpecificAbsorption
Rate(SAR).TheSARisameasureof the rate of
absorption of RF energy by the human body
expressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg).
The FCC requires wireless phones to comply
with a safety limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6
W/kg). The FCC exposure limit incorporates a
substantial margin of safety to give additional
protection to the public and to account for any
variations in measurements.SAR tests are
conducted using standard operating positions
accepted by the FCC with the phone
transmittingatitshighestcertifiedpowerlevelinall
tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is
determined atthehighestcertifiedpowerlevel,the
actualSARlevelof the phone while operating can
be well below the maximum value. This is
because the phone is designed to operate at
multiple power levels so as to use only the
power required to reach the network. In
general, the closer you are to a wireless base
station antenna, the lower the power
output.Before a new model phone is available
for sale to the public,itmustbetestedandcertified
totheFCCthatit does not exceed the exposure
limit established by the FCC. Tests for each
model phone are performed in positions and
locations (e.g. at the ear and worn on the body)
as required by the FCC. The highest SAR
values for this model phone as reported to the
FCC are: GSM850 Head:0.560 W/Kg, Body-
worn: 0.913 W/Kg; GSM1900 Head: 0.502 W/
Kg, Body-worn: 0.395 W/Kg; WLAN Body
worn: 0.011 W/Kg. For body worn
operation, this model phone has been tested
and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines
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