CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement After the FCC Releases the Notice of Inquiry on Radio Frequency

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Mar 29, 2013, 04:18 ET

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After the FCC released its Notice of Inquiry (NO) on Radio Frequency (RF), CTIA Vice President of Public Affairs John Walls issued the following:

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"CTIA welcomes the FCC's focus on cellphones and health effects. In establishing RF emission requirements for wireless devices, the FCC has always been guided by science and the evidence produced by impartial health organizations and the scientific community.

"As the GAO stated in its July 2012 report, 'Scientific research to date has not demonstrated adverse human health effects of exposure to radio-frequency energy from mobile phone use, but research is ongoing that may increase understanding of any possible effects.' The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have reached similar conclusions about the state of the science.

"As this review proceeds, it is important to recall the FCC's Director of Communications has said, 'We are confident that, as set, the [FCC's] emissions guidelines for devices pose no harm to consumers.'"

CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.