Cell Phone User Guide

Additional safety information

■ Appendix A Message from the CTIA

(Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association)

to all users of mobile phones

1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036.

Phone: (202) 785-0081

Safety is the most important call you will ever make.

A Guide to Safe and Responsible Wireless Phone Use

Tens of millions of people in the U.S. today take advantage of the unique combination

of convenience, safety and value delivered by the wireless telephone. Quite simply,

the wireless phone gives people the powerful ability to communicate by voice—almost

anywhere, anytime—with the boss, with a client, with the kids, with emergency

personnel or even with the police. Each year, Americans make billions of calls from

their wireless phones, and the numbers are rapidly growing.

But an important responsibility accompanies those benefits, one that every wireless

phone user must uphold. When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. A

wireless phone can be an invaluable tool, but good judgment must be exercised at

all times while driving a motor vehicle—whether on the phone or not.

The basic lessons are ones we all learned as teenagers. Driving requires alertness,

caution and courtesy. It requires a heavy dose of basic common sense—keep your

head up, keep your eyes on the road, check your mirrors frequently and watch out for

other drivers. It requires obeying all traffic signs and signals and staying within the

speed limit. It means using seatbelts and requiring other passengers to do the same.

But with wireless phone use, driving safely means a little more. This brochure is a call

to wireless phone users everywhere to make safety their first priority when behind the

wheel of a car. Wireless telecommunications is keeping us in touch, simplifying our

lives, protecting us in emergencies and providing opportunities to help others in need.

When it comes to the use of wireless phones, safety is your most important call.