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Appendix 179

• Support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the

type emitted by wireless phones;

• Design wireless phones 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 phones with the best possible

information on possible effects of wireless phone use on human health.

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

• Federal Communications Commission

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• National Telecommunications and Information Administration

The National Institutes of Health participates in some inter-agency working

group activities, as well. FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless

phones with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). All phones

that are sold in the United States must comply with FCC safety guidelines

that limit RF exposure. FCC relies on FDA and other health agencies for

safety questions about wireless phones. FCC also regulates the base stations

that the 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.

3. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?

The term “wireless phone” refers here to hand-held 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.

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