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population exposure limits specified in ANSI/IEEE Std. C95.1-1992 and 

had been tested in accordance with the measurement procedures specified 

in FCC/OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C (2001) and IEEE Std. 1528-2003 

Ministry of Health (Canada), Safety Code 6. 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 1.6W/kg *. 

* In the U.S. and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the 

public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The 

standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional 

protection for the public and to account for any variations in. 

 

**This device contains 1800 MHz GSM functions that are not operational in 

U.S. Territories; this filing is applicable only for 850 MHz GSM and 1900 

MHz PCS operations. 

 

On July 10, 2003,  the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

Report and Order in WT Docket 01-309 modified the exception of wireless 

phones under the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to 

require digital wireless phones be compatible with hearing-aids.  The intent 

of the HAC Act is to ensure reasonable access to telecommunications 

services for persons with hearing disabilities.   

 

While some wireless phones are used near some hearing devices (hearing 

aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or 

whining noise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this 

interference noise, and phones also vary in the amount of interference they 

generate. 

 

The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system for wireless 

phones, to assist hearing device users find phones that may be compatible 

with their hearing devices.  Not all phones have been rated.   Phones that 

are rated have the rating on their box or a label located on the box.  

 

The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending on the user’s 

hearing device and hearing loss.  If your hearing device happens to be 

vulnerable to interference, you may not be able to use a rated phone 

successfully.  Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the best way 

to evaluate it for your personal needs. 

 

M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely 

to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not 

labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings.