34THE FCC WANTS YOUTO KNOWIn the unlikely event that your TAD-1006 causes problems on the phoneline, the phone company can tempo-rarily disconnect your service. If thishappens, the phone company at-tempts to notify you in advance. If ad-vance notice is not practical, thephone company notifies you as soonas possible and advises you of yourright to file a complaint with the FCC.Also, the phone company can makechanges to its lines, equipment, oper-ations, or procedures that could affectthe operation of your TAD-1006. Thephone company notifies you of thesechanges in advance, so you can takesteps to prevent interruption of yourphone service.LIGHTNINGYour TAD-1006 has built-in protectioncircuits to reduce the risk of damagefrom surges in phone and power linecurrent. These protection circuits meetor exceed FCC requirements. Howev-er, lightning striking the phone line orpower lines can damage your TAD-1006.Lightning damage is not common.Nevertheless, if you live in an areathat has severe electrical storms, wesuggest that you unplug your TAD-1006 during storms to reduce the pos-sibility of damage.43-768.fm Page 34 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:49 PM