28 GS170 | User Guide
For Your Safety
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the RF exposures
that people get from
these base stations are
typically thousands of
times lower than those
they can get from
wireless phones. Base
stations are thus not
the subject of the safety
questions discussed in
this document.
3. What kinds of
phones are the sub-
ject of this update?
The term “wireless
phone” refers here
to handheld wireless
phones with built-in
antennas, often called
“cell”, “mobile”, or “PCS”
phones. These types
of wireless phones
can expose the user
to measurable Radio
Frequency (RF) energy
because of the short
distance between the
phone and the user’s
head.
These RF exposures are
limited by FCC safety
guidelines that were
developed with the
advice of the FDA and
other federal health and
safety agencies. When
the phone is located at
greater distances from