Health and Safety Information165Careless, distracted individuals and people driving irresponsibly representa hazard to everyone on the road. Since 1984, the CellularTelecommunications Industry Association and the wireless industry haveconducted an educational outreach program to inform wireless phoneusers of their responsibilities as safe drivers and good citizens. As weapproach 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 phone safely when driving.Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association For more information,please call 1-888-901-SAFE.For updates: http://www.ctia.orgAppendix C: Consumer Update on WirelessPhonesU.S. Food and Drug Administration1. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?The term wireless phone refers here to hand-held wireless phones withbuilt-in antennas, often called cell, mobile, or PCS phones. These types ofwireless phones can expose the user to measurable radio frequencyenergy (RF) because of the short distance between the phone and the users head. These RF exposures are limited by Federal CommunicationsCommission safety guidelines that were developed with the advice of FDAand other federal health and safety agencies. When the phone is located atgreater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically lowerbecause a person’s RF exposure decreases rapidly with increasingdistance from the source. The so-called “cordless phones,” which have abase unit connected to the telephone wiring in a house, typically operate atfar lower power levels, and thus produce RF exposures well within theFCC’s compliance limits.
