Appendix C: Consumer Update on Wireless Phones197exposure to radio frequency energy (RF). Since time is akey factor in how much exposure a person receives,reducing the amount of time spent using a wireless phonewill reduce RF exposure.If you must conduct extended conversations by wirelessphone every day, you could place more distance betweenyour body and the source of the RF, since the exposurelevel drops off dramatically with distance. For example,you could use a headset and carry the wireless phoneaway from your body or use a wireless phone connectedto a remote antennaAgain, the scientific data do not demonstrate that wirelessphones are harmful. But if you are concerned about theRF exposure from these products, you can use measureslike those described above to reduce your RF exposurefrom wireless phone use.3. What about children using wireless phones?The scientific evidence does not show a danger to usersof wireless phones, including children and teenagers. Ifyou want to take steps to lower exposure to radiofrequency energy (RF), the measures described abovewould apply to children and teenagers using wirelessphones. Reducing the time of wireless phone use andincreasing the distance between the user and the RFsource will reduce RF exposure.Some groups sponsored by other national governmentshave advised that children be discouraged from usingwireless phones at all. For example, the government in theUnited Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such arecommendation in December 2000. They noted that no
