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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 vehicle,
• 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.
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 Cellular and PCS Radio
Transmitters”): http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety.
• World Health Organization (WHO) International Commission on Non-
Ionizing Radiation Protection (select Qs & As): http://www.who.int/emf
• United Kingdom, National Radiological Protection Board: http://
www.nrpb.org.uk
• Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA): http://
www.wow-com.com
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for devices and
Radiological Health: Http://www.fda.gov/cdhr/consumer/
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