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Specific absorption rate data

THIS WIRELESS DEVICE MODEL MEETS GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO

RADIO WAVES.

The BlackBerry® device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not

to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government, Industry Canada of the Canadian

Government (IC), and recommended by The Council of the European Union. These limits are

part of 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 devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific

Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC/IC is 1.6W/kg*. The SAR limit

recommended by The Council of the European Union is 2.0W/kg**. Tests for SAR are conducted

using standard operating positions specified by the FCC/IC with the device 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 device while operating can be well

below the maximum value. This is because the device 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 wireless device model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified

to the FCC, IC, and The Council of the European Union that it does not exceed the limit

established by the government-adopted requirement for safe exposure under the