s/w XA16 h/w A790.05 1/18/04 Performance and Safety 170phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a“compatible” phone and a “compatible” hearing aid at thesame time. This standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000.FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones forpossible interactions with other medical devices. Shouldharmful interference be found to occur, FDA will conducttesting to assess the interference and work to resolvethe problem.Where can I find additional information?For additional information, please refer to the followingresources:• FDA web page on wireless phones(http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/phones/index.html)• Federal Communications Commission FCC) RFSafety Program(http://www.fda.gov/oet/rfsafety)• International Commission on Non-IonizingRadiation Protection(http://www.icnirp.de)• World Health Organization (WHO) InternationalEMF Project(http://www.who.int/emf)• National Radiological Protection Board (UK)(http://www.nrpb.org.uk)CTIA Safety InformationExposure to radio frequency signalsYour wireless hand held portable telephone is a low powerradio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives andalso sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
