UTStarcom Handset - Manual (Page 68)

Safety and Warranty
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13. SAFETY AND WARRANTY
This chapter addresses the safety guidelines and precautions to follow
when operating your phone. Before operating your phone, please be
aware of all the safety details
13.1 Safety Information for Wireless Handheld
Phones
Read This Information Before Using Your Handheld Portable Cellular
Telephone.
13.1.1 EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter
and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency
(RF) signals.
In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC)
adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld wireless
phones. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standards
previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies:
! ANSI C95.1 (1992) *
! NCRP Report 86 (1986) *
! ICNIRP (1996) *
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations
of the relevant scientific literature. For example, over 120 scientists,
engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies,
and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI
Standard (C951).
The design of your phone complies with the FCC guidelines (and those
standards).
13.1.2 ANTENNA CARE
Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized
antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the phone and
may violate FCC regulations.