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• Support needed research into possible biological effects of
RF of the type emitted by wireless devices;
• Design wireless devices 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 devices with the
best possible information on possible effects of wireless
device 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 devices
with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). All
devices 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 devices.
The FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless
device networks rely upon. While these base stations operate
at higher power than do the wireless devices themselves, the
RF exposures that people get from these base stations are
typically thousands of times lower than those they can get
from wireless devices. Base stations are thus not the subject
of the safety questions discussed in this document.
3. What kinds of devices are the subject of this update?
The term "wireless device" refers here to handheld wireless
devices with built-in antennas, often called "cell" , "mobile" , or
"PCS" devices. These types of wireless devices can expose the
user to measurable Radio Frequency (RF) energy because of
the short distance between the device and the user's head.
These RF exposures are limited by FCC safety guidelines that
were developed with the advice of the FDA and other federal
health and safety agencies. When the device is located at
greater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is
drastically lower because a person's RF exposure decreases
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