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Appendix C: Consumer Update
Consumer 
Update
Consumer Update on Mobile Phones
(Published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health, October 20, 1999.)
FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile 
phones, including cellular phones and PCS phones. The 
following summarizes what is known--and what remains 
unknown--about whether these products can pose a hazard to 
health, and what can be done to minimize any potential risk. This 
information...

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the telephone wiring in a house and which operate at far lower 
power levels and frequencies, has not been questioned. 
How much evidence is there that hand-held mobile phones 
might be harmful?
Briefly, there is not enough evidence to know for sure, either way; 
however, research efforts are on-going. The existing scientific 
evidence is conflicting and many of the studies that have been 
done to date have suffered from flaws in their research methods. 
Animal experiments investigating...

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2 Researchers conducted a large battery of laboratory tests to assess 
the effect of exposure to mobile phone RF on genetic material. 
These included tests for several kinds of abnormalities, including 
mutations, chromosomal aberrations, DNA strand breaks, and 
structural changes in the genetic material of blood cells called 
lymphocytes. None of the tests showed any effect from the RF 
except for the micronucleus assay, which detects structural effects 
on the genetic material. The...

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What is known about cases of human cancer that have been 
reported in users of handheld mobile phones?
Some people who have used mobile phones have been 
diagnosed with brain cancer. But it is important to understand that 
this type of cancer also occurs among people who have not used 
mobile phones. In fact, brain cancer occurs in the U.S. population 
at a rate of about 6 new cases per 100,000 people each year. At 
that rate, assuming 80 million users of mobile phones (a number...

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At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group 
of the federal agencies that have responsibility for different 
aspects of mobile phone safety to ensure a coordinated effort at 
the federal level. These agencies are:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of...

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Where can I find additional information? 
For additional information, see the following websites:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program 
(select “Information on Human Exposure to RF Fields from 
Cellular and PCD Radio Transmitters”): 
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety
World Health Organization (WHO) International Commission on 
Non-lonizing Radiation Protection (select Qs & As): 
http:// www.who.int/peh-emf
United Kingdom, National Radiological Protection Board:...

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Index
A
Accessories 85
Aircraft
using your phone in
 6
Alarm, setting
 53
Alert settings
message alert type
 50
ring alert
 20
Answer options
 28
Answered calls
 46
Answering calls
 25
Auto answer
 55
Automatic redial
 31
B
Battery precautions 1
C
Call history
answered calls
 46
deleting call lists
 47
last dialed calls
 45
timer
 47
unanswered calls
 46
Call lock
 60
Call timers
 47
Charge time
 10
Charging precautions
 1
Clear key
 12, 13
Customizing volume and tone
 48–50
D
Date and time,...

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H
Handsfree mode 55
Headset jack (accessory 
connector)
 12
Home key
 13
I
Icons appearing on display 14
Icons used in manual
 ix
In-call features
 25
Incoming lock
 61
Indicator light
 12
K
Key entry table 36
Key lock
 64
L
Languages 58
Last dialed calls
 45
Left softkey
 13
Listening to voice mail
 29, 72
Lock code
changing
 59
lost or misplaced
 59
new number
 60
Locking incoming calls
 61
Locking outgoing calls
 61
Lost lock code
 59
M
Making a call 23
Menu map
 17
Message alert type
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S
Safety tips
aircraft
 6
antenna care
 4
blasting areas
 6
driving
 4
electronic devices
 5
explosive atmospheres
 6
phone operation
 4
vehicles with air bags
 6
Scratchpad
 27
Scroll key
 12, 13
Searching the phonebook
 43
Security lock
 62
Security options
call lock
 60
changing lock code
 59
incoming lock
 61
outgoing lock
 61
setting digit limit
 62
turning off security lock
 63
Send key
 12, 13
Softkeys
 12
Speakerphone, using
 27
Speakerphone/Quiet Mode key
 13
Speed dialing
 40
super speed...

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