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LG240 Canada Rogers ENG_0825 2006.8.25 4:24 PM ˘ ` 83 Although the existing scientific data do not justify The National Institutes of Health participates in some Safety Guidelines FDA regulatory actions, the FDA has urged the interagency working group activities, as well. wireless phone industry to take a number of steps, including the following: The FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless phones with the Federal Communications Commission ] Support needed research into possible biological (FCC). All phones that are sold in the United States effects of RF of the type emitted by wireless phones; must comply with FCC safety guidelines that limit RF ] Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary for device exposure. The FCC relies on the FDA and other health agencies for safety questions about wireless phones. function; and The FCC also regulates the base stations that the ] Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible information on possible effects of wireless phone 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 wireless phone networks rely upon. While these base stations operate at higher power than do the wireless phones themselves, the RF exposures that people get from these base stations are typically thousands of times lower than those they can get from wireless phones. Base stations are thus not the subject of the safety questions discussed in this document. working group: ] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 3.What kinds of phones are the subject of this update? ] Environmental Protection Agency ] Occupational Safety and Health Administration ] National Telecommunications and Information Administration The term 'wireless phone' refers here to handheld wireless phones with built-in antennas, often called 'cell', 'mobile', or 'PCS' phones. These types of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable radiofrequency energy (RF) because of the short distance between the phone and the user's head. 83