Consumer information on wireless phones – Samsung SCH-R710XKBCRI User Manual
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Consumer Information on Wireless Phones
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a series 
of Questions and Answers for consumers relating to radio frequency 
(RF) exposure from wireless phones. The FDA publication includes the 
following information:
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 radio frequency energy (RF) because of the short 
distance between the phone and the user's head. These RF 
exposures are limited by Federal Communications Commission safety 
guidelines that were developed with the advice of FDA and other 
federal health and safety agencies.
When the phone is located at greater distances from the user, the 
exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person's RF exposure 
decreases rapidly with increasing distance from the source. The so-
called "cordless phones," which have a base unit connected to the 
telephone wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower power