Samsung SCH-W699 User Manual

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Health and safety informationyou know to be stolen, call roadside assistance orother special non-emergency wireless number.Careless, distracted individuals and people drivingirresponsibly represent a hazard to everyone on theroad. Since 1984, the Cellular TelecommunicationsIndustry Association and the wireless industry haveconducted educational outreach to inform wirelessphone users of their responsibilities as safe driversand good citizens. As we approach a new century,more and more of us will take advantage of thebenefits of wireless telephones.And, as we take to the roads, we all have aresponsibility to drive safely.“The wireless industry reminds you to use your phonesafely when driving.”Cellular Telecommunications & Internet AssociationFor more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE.For updates: http://www.wow-com.com/consumer/issues/driving/articles.cfm?ID =85Appendix C: Consumer Update onWireless PhonesU.S. Food and Drug Administration1. What kinds of phones are the subject of thisupdate?The term wireless phone refers here to hand-heldwireless phones with built-in antennas, often calledcell, mobile, or PCS phones. These types of wirelessphones can expose the user to measurable radiofrequency energy (RF) because of the short distancebetween the phone and the user s head. These RFexposures are limited by Federal CommunicationsCommission safety guidelines that were developedwith the advice of FDA and other federal health andsafety agencies. When the phone is located at greaterdistances from the user, the exposure to RF isdrastically lower because a person’s RF exposuredecreases rapidly with increasing distance from thesource. The so-called “cordless phones,” which have abase unit connected to the telephone wiring in ahouse, typically operate at far lower power levels, and