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07 November 2009

Answer to Question #277 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Cell Phones

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

Have there been any studies of possible radiation danger from headsets used with handsets from corded telephones? I have a corded telephone with a battery-powered handset. This handset has a jack for a headset, so you can walk around the house and yard with this handset on your belt while you talk into your headset. Is either the handset or the headset giving off radiation, like a cellular phone? Is this a dangerous amount of radiation?

Headsets have been tested by the manufacturers and meet the current ANSI/IEEE standards for RF safety, the same standards that the Federal Communications Commission enforces under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. These standards place limits on the specific absorption rate (SAR) of radiofrequency (RF) energy in the body. Recent inflamatory articles in British press were not substantiated by testing in ISO-accredited testing facilities at Motorola. Manufacturers of cellular phones are required under FCC regulations to assure that their products meet the SAR limits on both hand-held and hands-free units. Further information may be available from the FDA or from the FCC. Ron Petersen, Lucent C.K. Chou, Motorola

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