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Excerpt from Do Cellular and Other Wireless Devices Interfere With Sensitive Medical With Sensitive Medical Equipment?: Hearing Before the Information, Justice, Transportation, and Agriculture Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, October 5, 1994 The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:02 a.m., in room 2203, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Gary A. Condit (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Condit, Thurman, Thomas and Horn. Staff present: John Edgell, professional staff member; Aurora Ogg, clerk; and Diane Major, minority professional staff, Committee on Government Operations. Mr. Condit. Good morning. This mornings subcommittee hearing addresses recent reports of alleged cellular and wireless-related interferences with sensitive medical devices and equipment. This hearing is an initial fact-finding effort to identify the scope of the problem, to hear from the Federal Communications Commission and two affected industry groups, and to consider possible private and public-sector responses. Today, many experts are concerned that medical devices, if not properly designed to shield or protect sensitive electronic microchips, may be particularly vulnerable to unintended but potentially serious Emi interference that may cause the device to malfunction. The window of opportunity for the two industry sectors to address this possible problem is here. The private sector needs to solve this problem and we need to solve it quickly. As we enter a new stage of anytime, anywhere wireless service, we must take every precaution to assure consumers of the safety and the effectiveness of new technology. As a pro-business, pro-technology Democrat, I want to do everything I can to help make this successful. This subcommittee has a responsibility to ask tough questions, find facts, and take every step to assure a smooth, natural transition into a new era. Let this be an act of responsibility. In June 1994, I asked the General Accounting Office to look into reported cases where cellular phones and other wireless communications devices have apparently caused disruption in the operation of sensitive medical devices such as pacemakers, electric wheelchairs, hearing aids, blood gas pumps, and heart monitors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.