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Radio Frequency (RF) Energy
Understanding How Your Phone Operates
Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and receiver. When it's turned on, it receive and
transmits radio frequency (RF) signals. When you use your phone, the system handling your
call controls the power level. This power can range from 0.006 watt to 0.2 watt in digital mode.
Knowing Radio Frequency Safety
The design of your phone complies with updated NCRP standards described below. In 1991–
92, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI's 1982 standard for safety levels with
respect to human exposure to RF signals. More than 120 scientists, engineers and physicians
from universities, government health agencies and industries developed this updated standard
after reviewing the available body of research. In 1993, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard in a regulation. In August 1996, the FCC
adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE standard and the guidelines
published by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).
Wireless Emergency Alerts
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), also known as CMAS, is a part of a national alerting system
called IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) that enables emergency
management officials to rapidly disseminate the warnings and safety information via text alerts
to wireless phones based on the phones' geographic location, The Federal Emergency
Management Agency or FEMA is responsible for receiving the alerting information and
forwarding the alerts to participating wireless carriers such as Boost Mobile. Such alerts may
come from the President of the United States; the National Weather Service, state or county
public safety officials. This system is integrated into the same national alerting services that
serve television and radio today. For more information regarding WEA/CMAS please go to
"6" FEMA website.
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/projects.shtml
Body-Worn Operation
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if you wear a handset on your body,
use a Boost Mobile-supplied or Boost Mobile-approved carrying case, holster or other body-
worn accessory. If you do not use a body-worn accessory, ensure the antenna is at least 25/32
inch (2 centimeters) from your body when transmitting. Use of non-Boost Mobile-approved
accessories may violate FCC RF exposure guidelines. For more information about RF
exposure, visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov.
Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones
The SAR value corresponds to the relative amount of RF energy absorbed into the head of a
user of a wireless handset. The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing,
measuring and calculation process. It does not represent how much RF the phone emits. All
phone models are tested at their highest value in strict laboratory settings. But when in
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