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Unfortunately that's difficult to answer as there are so many variables. For example, if you are at an elevated location (say in a high rise apartment) with the antenna across the street *and pointed right at you* that's really not good. Cell tower antennas are directive so the energy is focused in a particular direction.

If though, you are relatively close to a tower yet you are at ground level, the signal is actually pretty low as the antenna is designed to not radiate power downward but outward. Also, if there is stuff between the tower and you (like a building) it will also reduce exposure.

Bottom line though is we don't really know what's actually safe, and the current standards were developed in the 1960's and don't account for everything we've learned since then. I personally think they allow far more exposure than I'd like to accumulate, which is why I take steps to reduce it.

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