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Careless, distracted individuals and people driving irresponsibly represent a hazard to everyone on the
road. Since 1984, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and the wireless industry have
conducted educational outreach to inform wireless phone users of their responsibilities as safe drivers and
good citizens. As we approach a new century, more and more of us will take advantage of the benefits of
wireless telephones. And, as we take to the roads, we all have a responsibility 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.wow-com.com/consumer/issues/driving/articles.cfm?ID=85
Appendix C: Consumer Update on Wireless Phones
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
1. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
The term wireless phone refers here to hand-held 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 energy (RF) because of the short distance between the phone and the user s head. These RF
exposures are limited by Federal Communications Commission safety guidelines that were developed
with the advice of FDA and other federal health and safety agencies. When the phone is located at greater
distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person? RF exposure decreases
rapidly with increasing distance from the source. The so-called “cordless phones”, which have a base unit
connected to the telephone wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower power levels, and thus
produce RF exposures well within the FCC’s compliance limits.
2. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using
wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones
emit low levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being used. They also emit
very low levels of RF when in the stand-by mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects
