User's Manual

National Telecommunications and Information Administra -
tion
The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group.
In the absence of conclusive information about any possible risk,
what can concerned individuals do?
If there is a risk from these products -- and at this point we do
not know that there
is - - it is probably very small. But if people
are concerned about avoiding even potential risks, there are
simple steps they can take to do
so. For example, time is a key
factor in how much exposure
a person receives. Those persons
who spend long periods of time on their hand
- held mobile
phones could consider holding lengthy conversations on conven
-
tional phones and reserving the hand - held models for shorter
conversations
or for situations when other types of phones are
not available.
People who must conduct extended conversations in their cars
every day could switch to
a type of mobile phone that places
more distance between their bodies and the source of the
RF,
since the exposure level drops off dramatically with distance. For
example, they could switch to:
a mobile phone in which the antenna is located outside the
ve hicle,
a hand - held phone with a built - in antenna connected to a
different antenna mounted on the outside of the car or
built into a separate package, or
a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried
at the waist.
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that mobile phones
are harmful. But
if people are concerned about the radiofre -
quency energy from these products, taking the simple precau -
tions outlined above can reduce any possible risk.
Where can I find additional information?
For additional information, see the following websites:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program
(select
" Information on Human Exposure to RF Fields from Cel -
l u l a r
a nd
PCS Radio Transmitters " ) : htt p : //www . f cc . a ov/oet/
rfsafety