Radiation in Cellular Phones

Radiation in Cellular Phones

Introduction:

The use of cellular phones is an ever-increasing necessity. With this growing usage

comes the customer concern of the safety of the product. You see, cellular telephones

are known to emit low levels of radiofrequency energy in the microwave range when in

use. This is the same type of radiation found in household microwaves. Even more

significant, the cellular telephones emit the same type of low level radiofrequency (RF)

while in standby mode. This indicates that being exposed to the RF does not require the

phone to be in use, just that it is nearby. The concern, however, is with "the kind that

have a built-in antenna that is positioned close to the user's head during normal

telephone conversation... because of the short distance between the phone's antenna --

the primary source of the RF -- and the person's head" (FDA). Thus, there are many

ethical issues that need to be considered.

How Does a Mobile Call Work Anyway?

Basically, the person using the cellular phone makes a call. This is transmitted via low energy radio signals to the nearest tower owned by your service provider. The call can now do either one of two things. If the person on the other end is on a landline, the call is then transferred to them via telephone cables. However, if the other person is on a cellular phone as well, the process is reversed. The signal is sent from the service provider to the nearest antenna site from the receiving person.

Professional Issues:

· the cellular phone companies are already making a LOT of money in developing and

selling these phones

· cellular phones make it convenient for EVERYONE to keep in contact with each other

· cellular phones...

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...s from their current customers, but they will also lose business from prospective buyers. Not fixing the phones and essentially denying that there is a problem, they are sending the message that they don’t care about concerns regarding their product until concrete find factual evidence. They are taking the slippery route in that the outcome can still be that they would have to replace the phones as in the first route. This negative image is definitely what the companies need, ethically as well as business wise.

Final Decision:

Therefore, my final decision is to take the safe and ethical route, which is to recall all cellular telephones and either fix or replace them to the standards that is not only expected from the public, but also from the government. This action would project a positive image to all of the stakeholders, and is what business is all about.