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comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for
the general population. The guidelines are based on standards that were
developed by independent scientific organizations through periodic and
thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a
substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons,
regardless of age and health. The exposure standard for wireless mobile
phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption
Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg. * Tests for SAR
are conducted with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power
level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the
highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while
operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the
phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the
power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a
wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output. Before a phone
model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to
the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government
adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in
positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required
by the FCC for each model. when worn on the body, as described in this
user guide, is
0.975W/Kg
(Body-worn measurements differ among phone
models,
depending
upon
available
accessories
and FCC
requirements).
.While there may be differences between the SAR
levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the
government requirement for safe exposure. The FCC has granted an
Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels
evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RFexposure guidelines. SAR
information on this
model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found
under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/ oet/fccid after
searching on
FCC ID:
XZO-IB8
1N Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates
(SAR) can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications Industry
Asso-ciation (CTIA) web-site at http://www.wow-com.com. * In the United
States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is
