[ 109 ]Reference informationRadio Frequency (RF) SignalsYour wireless handheld portable telephone is a low-power radiotransmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and sends out radiofrequency (RF) signals.In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adoptedRF exposure guidelines that included safety levels for handheld wirelessphones. Those guidelines are consistent with safety standards previouslyset by both U.S and international standards bodies:• ANSI C95.1 (1992)*, NCRP Report 86 (1986)*, ICNIRP (1996)*, andRSS-102 issue 1.Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluationsof 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 ANSIStandard (C95.1).The design of your phone complies with the FCC guidelines (and thosestandards).*American National Standards Institute, National Council on RadiationProtection and Measurements; International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection.
