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For Your Safety

TheFCCalsoregulatesthebasestationsthatthetabletnetworksrelyupon.While

thesebasestationsoperateathigherpowerthandothetabletsthemselves,theRF

exposuresthatpeoplegetfromthesebasestationsaretypicallythousandsoftimes

lowerthanthosetheycangetfromtablets.Basestationsarethusnotthesubjectofthe

safetyquestionsdiscussedinthisdocument.

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

Theterm“wirelessdevice”refersheretohandheldwirelessdeviceswithbuilt-in

antennas,oftencalled“cell”,“mobile”,or“PCS”devices.Thesetypesofwireless

devicescanexposetheusertomeasurableRadioFrequency(RF)energybecauseof

theshortdistancebetweenthedeviceandtheuser’shead.

TheseRFexposuresarelimitedbyFCCsafetyguidelinesthatweredevelopedwith

theadviceoftheFDAandotherfederalhealthandsafetyagencies.Whenthedevice

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.

4. What are the results of the research done already?

Theresearchdonethusfarhasproducedconflictingresults,andmanystudieshave

sufferedfromflawsintheirresearchmethods.Animalexperimentsinvestigatingthe

effectsofRadioFrequency(RF)energyexposurescharacteristicofwirelessdevices

haveyieldedconflictingresultsthatoftencannotberepeatedinotherlaboratories.A

fewanimalstudies,however,havesuggestedthatlowlevelsofRFcouldacceleratethe

developmentofcancerinlaboratoryanimals.However,manyofthestudiesthatshowed

increasedtumordevelopmentusedanimalsthathadbeengeneticallyengineeredor

treatedwithcancer-causingchemicalssoastobepre-disposedtodevelopcancer

intheabsenceofRFexposure.OtherstudiesexposedtheanimalstoRFforupto22

hoursperday.Theseconditionsarenotsimilartotheconditionsunderwhichpeople

usewirelessdevices,sowedonotknowwithcertaintywhattheresultsofsuchstudies

meanforhumanhealth.Threelargeepidemiologystudieshavebeenpublishedsince