Boost Mobile i290 User Manual
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Safety Information
ALL MODELS WITH FCC ID IHDT56HG1 
MEET THE GOVERNMENT’S 
REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO 
RADIO WAVES.
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and 
receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to 
exceed the emission limits for exposure to 
radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal 
Communications Commission of the U.S. 
Government. 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 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.
1
Tests for SAR are
conducted using standard operating positions 
reviewed by the FCC with the phone 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 phone while operating can be well 
below the maximum value. This is because the 
phone 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 phone model is available for sale to the 
public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC 
that is does not exceed the limit established by the 
government-adopted requirement for safe 
exposure. The tests are performed in positions and 
locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as 
required by the FCC for each model. The highest 
SAR value for this model phone when tested for 
use at the ear is 1.54 W/kg and when tested on the 
body, as described in this user guide, is 1.48 W/kg 
during packet data transmission. (Body-worn 
measurements differ among phone models, 
depending upon available accessories and FCC 
requirements.)
2
While there may be differences between the SAR 
levels of various phones and at various positions, 
they all meet the government requirement for safe 
exposure.
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization 
for this model phone with all reported SAR levels 
evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF 
exposure guidelines. SAR information on this 
model phone is on file with the FCC and can be 
found under the Display Grant section of 
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on 
FCC ID IHDT56HG1.
Additional information on Specific Absorption 
Rates (SAR) can be found on the Cellular 
Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) 
web-site at http://www.wow-com.com.
