26110082406
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/26110082406

I am writing regarding the FCC’s response to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ remand concerning its decades-old radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure guidelines. The Court directed the FCC to provide a reasoned explanation for its determination that its guidelines adequately protect humans against harmful effects of RF radiation unrelated to cancer. Specifically, the court required the FCC to address the impacts of RF radiation on children, the health implications of long-term exposure, the ubiquity of wireless devices and technological developments, impacts on the environment, and the adequacy of the FCC’s testing procedures for cell phones and other portable devices. The FCC should fully consider evidence and real-world experiences concerning the health and environmental impacts of wireless radiation, including non-cancer health effects, impacts on children, long-term and cumulative exposure, cancer, and impacts on wildlife and the environment. The FCC is not a health agency and does not have expertise in medicine, biology or public health. Yet, the agency continues to assert authority over RF exposure standards and is preparing to reach conclusions about whether its existing guidelines adequately protect the public. I urge the FCC to recognize the critical role of federal health agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and to rely on appropriate health and biological expertise when addressing the issues identified by the court. This issue matters to me personally because of what I have witnessed change in the environment since the increase of wireless communications and electro magnetic frequencies. The incidence of all cause cancers seems to be on the rise. Public anxiety is more evident. Lives are disrupted by the continual bombardment of information from cell phone and computer use. Driving and bike riding are more dangerous with the increased use of cell phones. The level of surveillance has become an invasion of privacy. I urge the FCC to give meaningful consideration to the experiences and evidence before it and to fully address each of the issues identified by the court.