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Safety The FCC issued its own website publication stating that "there is no scientific evidence that proves that wireless phone usage can lead to cancer or a variety of other problems, including headaches, dizziness or memory loss." This publication is available at http://www.fcc.gov/ cgb/ cellular.html or through the FCC at (888) 225-5322 or (888) CALL-FCC. What does "SAR" mean? In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies, established RF exposure safety guidelines for wireless phones in the United States. Before a wireless phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested by the manufacturer and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed limits established by the FCC. One of these limits is expressed as a Specific Absorption Rate, or "SAR." SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy in the body. Tests for SAR are conducted with the phone transmitting at its highest power level in all tested frequency bands. Since 1996, the FCC has required that the SAR of handheld wireless phones not exceed 1.6 watts per kilogram, averaged over one gram of tissue. Although the SAR is determined at the highest power level, the actual SAR value of a wireless phone while operating can be less than the reported SAR value. This is because the SAR value may vary from call to call, depending on factors such as proximity to a cell site, the proximity of the phone to the body while in use, and the use of hands-free devices. For more information about SARs, see the FCC's OET Bulletins 56 and 65 at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/ Engineering_Technology/ Documents/bulletins or visit the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association website at http://www.ctia.org/consumer_ info/index.cfm/AID/10371. You may also wish to contact the manufacturer of your phone. Safety 89

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Safety
The FCC issued its own website
publication stating that “there
is no scientific evidence that
proves that wireless phone
usage can lead to cancer or
a variety of other problems,
including headaches, dizziness or
memory loss.” This publication is
available at http://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ cellular.html or through the
FCC at (888) 225-5322 or (888)
CALL-FCC.
What does “SAR” mean?
In 1996, the FCC, working with
the FDA, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, and other
agencies, established RF
exposure safety guidelines for
wireless phones in the United
States. Before a wireless phone
model is available for sale to the
public, it must be tested by the
manufacturer and certified to
the FCC that it does not exceed
limits established by the FCC.
One of these limits is expressed
as a Specific Absorption Rate,
or “SAR.” SAR is a measure
of the rate of absorption of RF
energy in the body. Tests for SAR
are conducted with the phone
transmitting at its highest power
level in all tested frequency
bands. Since 1996, the FCC
has required that the SAR of
handheld wireless phones not
exceed 1.6 watts per kilogram,
averaged over one gram of
tissue.
Although the SAR is determined
at the highest power level, the
actual SAR value of a wireless
phone while operating can be
less than the reported SAR
value. This is because the SAR
value may vary from call to
call, depending on factors such
as proximity to a cell site, the
proximity of the phone to the
body while in use, and the use
of hands-free devices. For more
information about SARs, see the
FCC’s OET Bulletins 56 and 65
Engineering_Technology/
Documents/bulletins or visit the
Cellular Telecommunications
Industry Association website at
info/index.cfm/AID/10371. You
may also wish to contact the
manufacturer of your phone.