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HEALTH AND SAFETY52The RF exposure limit set by the FCC for wirelessmobile phones employs a unit of measurementknown as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR).The SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption ofRF energy by the human body expressed in units ofwatts per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wirelessphones to comply with a safety limit of 1.6 watts perkilogram (1.6 W/kg).The FCC SAR limit incorporates a substantial marginof safety to give additional protection to the publicand to account for any variations in measurements.SAR tests are conducted using standard operatingpositions accepted by the FCC with the phonetransmitting at its highest certified power level inall tested frequency bands. Although the SAR isdetermined at the highest certified power level, theactual SAR level of the phone while operating canbe well below the maximum reported value. This isbecause the phone is designed to operate at multiplepower levels so as to use only the power required toreach the network. In general, the closer you are to awireless base station antenna, the lower the poweroutput of the phone.cricket_GSIII_QRM.indd 52 10/26/2012 2:46:06 PM