110Health and safety informationExposure to Radio Frequency (RF) SignalsCertification Information (SAR)Your wireless phone is a radio transmitterand receiver. It is designed andmanufactured not to exceed the exposurelimits for radio frequency (RF) energy set bythe Federal Communications Commission(FCC) of the U.S. government. These FCCexposure limits are derived from therecommendations of two expertorganizations, the National Counsel onRadiation Protection and Measurement(NCRP) and the Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases,the recommendations were developed byscientific and engineering experts drawnfrom industry, government, and academiaafter extensive reviews of the scientificliterature related to the biological effects ofRF energy. The exposure limit set by the FCCfor wireless mobile phones employs a unit ofmeasurement known as the SpecificAbsorption Rate (SAR).The SAR is a measure of the rate ofabsorption of RF energy by the human bodyexpressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wireless phones tocomply with a safety limit of 1.6 watts perkilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC exposure limitincorporates a substantial margin of safetyto give additional protection to the publicand to account for any variations inmeasurements.SAR tests are conducted using standardoperating positions accepted by the FCC withthe phone transmitting at its highestcertified power level in all tested frequencybands. Although the SAR is determined atthe highest certified power level, the actualSAR level of the phone while operating canbe well below the maximum value. This isbecause the phone is designed to operate atmultiple power levels so as to use only thepower required to reach the network. Ingeneral, the closer you are to a wirelessbase station antenna, the lower the poweroutput.Before a new model phone is available forsale to the public, it must be tested and