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To: q_long who wrote (12947)	7/16/2001 9:21:28 PM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 197381

Has anyone seen a single GPRS handset pass the SAR with the FCC given the high power output No....but this may be attributable to the fact that GPRS handset must be modified to work at 1900MHz. I am not sure if the initial models from Motorola and Samsung are "World" models. I would think that GPRS will have to be proven at 900/1800MHz before manufacturers really begin devoting resources to the US. Cingular and Voicestream seem to have both delayed their GPRS introductions until later this year. Slacker

To: q_long who wrote (12947)	7/17/2001 5:13:48 AM
From: Kent Rattey	Respond to of 197381

Tuesday 17th July 2001 7:45am Mobile giants come clean on handset radiation Manuals to outline health risk... The world's leading mobile phone manufacturers will start publishing details of the levels of radiation emitted by their handsets in response to massive public concern. Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia said they would print details of handsets' SAR (specific absorption rate) in user manuals, but do not plan to print the information on the actual phones. The three companies said they had agreed the SAR standard with the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisations, following allegations that radio wave emissions from mobiles could harm users. The move follows years of lobbying by consumer groups for a global standard on measuring handset radiation emission. SAR shows the absorption of energy by the body in watts per kilogram. The maximum safe limit is 2.0 - most phones on the market produce values between 0.5 and 1.0. SAR readings are highest when dialling and drop off after connections are made. Nokia has already published SAR emission levels in some phone manuals in the US. Last year, an inquiry by the UK government chaired by Sir William Stewart warned children to avoid excessive use of mobile phones because thinner skulls made them more prone to absorption of radiation. US neurologist Christopher Newman last year filed a lawsuit against a number of US handset manufacturers claiming use of mobile phones had caused a brain tumour. Ericsson and Motorola plan to publish the information in user manuals from 1 October this year, with Nokia following suit soon after.