Children, schools & development

I urge the FCC to re-examine your radio frequency (RF) radiation exposure guidelines required but the Court. The Court has directed the FCC to provide an explanation for its determination that its guidelines adequately protect humans against harmful effects of RF radiation on children, the health implications of long-term exposure, and its impacts on the environment, especially given the ubiquity of wireless devices, cell phones and other technological developments that use RF radiation. Please comply with the Court. A disturbing study in the EU in "Physics in Medicine & Biology" used 550 computer simulations to compare wireless radiation absorption rates in child and adult body models across 15 frequencies spanning 5G and coming 6G wireless technologies, finding higher whole-body absorption rates in child models below 6 GHz. 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. Wireless radiation has affected me and my neighbors immensely and their children. 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.

I began a long journey of EMF adverse reactions when the private school where I was teaching Mon.-Fri. placed a WIFI device on the ceiling of every classroom. The purpose of this was to replace the paper, pen and clipboard used to sign the students in and out by the parents who were dropping them off and picking them up. This school is in Redmond, WA and many families work for Microsoft and Google and I am guessing they welcomed the "advancement" innovation process. The first physical symptom I experienced was an extreme skin condition on my lower legs, shins which consisted of itching, oozing rashes and postulates. At the time, I had not connected the dots to recognize this symptom was due to the Wi-Fi exposure all day long. Due to this continuous reaction and non-stop discomfort which was not alleviated by any of the lotions and creams I tried, not even the prescription from the dermatologist, who dismissed my concerns that it was related to EMF exposure. This skin discomfort greatly affected my sleep. Every two hours I was waking up and attempting to use an over-the-counter anti-itch lotion which was nominally effective for two hours at the most. The fact that I am alive today and in remission from such symptoms I attribute to Divine Intervention via friends who referred a book, Wired for Healing by Annie Hopper and a program, Dynamic Neural Repatterning (DNRS) which I worked for several months after purchasing and watching the DVD's training. The book, EMF Practical Guide by Lloyd Burell gave me MANY useful information to reduce exposure and mitigate the high radiation in my home as well as out and about. Thankfully, I continue to be in remission, however, I always carry a portable mitigation device and keep one plugged in at home as well as keeping 8 dirty electricity filters plugged in which mitigate the circuits in my home. I do not use a smart phone and keep my simple flip phone on airplane mode most of the time. I choose not to text and continue to use a wired landline phone and a wired laptop and mouse. No more Wi-Fi in my home and none in my older model car. No TV by choice or Roku, etc. I had three common walls to the next unit in my condo painted with an EMF shielding paint, and I sleep under a faraday canopy which I designed to save half the cost from purchasing a readymade one.

We need more stringent RF radiation exposure standards in the United States. The research and science have been insufficient to identify and address the risks in vulnerable populations. Our rural population came under a Wide Area Network Advanced Metering Infrastructure, and there was no FCC standard to protect our citizens from public utility overreach decisions. As a health practitioner in a small clinic, I witnessed an acceleration in existing cancers near transmitters and subsequent death within months of new exposure to wireless RF. There have also been new cancers and a brain tumor where the mesh network transmission is more concentrated due to housing density. There is an exponential rise in vertigo and tinnitus, headaches, and insomnia. I witnessed sudden death of pets, including elderly cats, dogs, and an aquarium pet within weeks of AMI install. All patients and clients benefit from bioavailable magnesium to offset the magnesium depletion with the voltage-gated calcium channel dysfunction. https://www.spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/ijo.2021.5272 Children have had seizures at school where the Wireless RF is more intense with antennas, WiFi and devices in the classroom. The Science and oversight protection for RF impact on our children is grossly lacking.

I have been personally affected by my cell phone, computer and wireless radiation since January of 2019 when I had an “electrical accident” in my home office. Since then, when I touch my cell phone or use my laptop, I get these symptoms: tingling on the tip of my tongue that spreads further back toward my throat, my lips swell, nausea, swelling in my joints, ...until I stop using the device. The cell phone impacts me extremely quickly, just by touching the front of it, and I often get a pulse through my arm. Awhile back, I began to get a lump in my breast. It was right where I could feel the signal from my fingers on the cellphone to my breast. This lump kept increasing in size until I went to the doctor and showed her. It felt important that a medical person see the lump and record it in my health records. Realizing the cell phone seemed to be causing the lump, I stopped using it for 4 days until the limp went away. I can only use a computer for a short time before these reactions occur and nausea sets in. I have friends for whom the reaction is a lightning bolt headache that lasts many days, burning skin and worse. I have also had tinnitus since this occurred. It is loud and affecting my hearing. Hearing aids will be necessary, and you know what they cost, but I can’t have wireless hearing aids which are now wireless or have a battery, something I also can’t tolerate at close range. In the "electrical accident," I was using my computer with the wireless on and charging my cellphone in the same unit of 4 outlets. I was back and forth using the computer and the cell phone when I needed to text/make/take a phone call. Suddenly, tingling began on my tongue, and my lips swelled. I have been told that my hands on both the keyboard and the cell phone at the same time completed something like a closed circuit, charging my body. Since that time, I have had this sensitivity. My doctor and my chiropractor both diagnosed it as Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity. My MD says I am something of an antenna now, possibly exacerbated because we all have metals in our bodies from environmental pollutants. There are costs associated with being electrically sensitive. I cannot have wireless on in my home and must hardwire my laptop. Wireless is free, and cell data, which I am forced to use, is expensive. I purchased a good meter, between $350 and $800. My RF/EMF meter told me there is no place is my home that is really safe enough to sleep on a regular basis and I had to invest in some very expensive shielding material ($1500.00) that shuts out radiowaves in my bedroom. I need to hire a Building Biologist to determine what about my home makes the sensitivity worse. This hire is expensive ($800-1000.00) as well as costs for anything that person determines I must do to mitigate my exposure. I have great concerns (terrified, really) about 5G and all that will come in the future. Smart meters aren't local yet, but we have gotten the dreaded letter saying they are putting them on houses now. These must be studied as they emit huge amounts of strong radiation and will be installed right on our homes. They also put dirty electricity into our wiring, and I and some others react to that. I actually have to turn off the circuit to my bedroom when I sleep so I don’t get a killer headache. What else is forced on us this way? Please let us have free meters on our homes for water, electricity and gas. The more radiation we add to the environment, the more people will be negatively affected. Please study the effects of the enormous amount of cumulative radiation in the air in towns with strong wireless infrastructure and those with little. We have seen huge differences. Please study the effect on children, wildlife, the elderly and immuno-compromised. Our lives are in your hands. Please protect us and keep services people-centered not profit driven. Thank you so much! ~LWodin, Upton, MA

My now 34-year-old son with autism suffered for 8 years from severe neurodermatitis where he would scratch his legs until they bled. When we did readings of EMF's in his environment and removed or attenuated the sources, the problem resolved. His speech is very limited, but about cell phones he will say, "Put it away." In the autism community creating a sleep sanctuary with very low EMF's is a first line intervention that improves behavior, sleep, speech acquisition. We must ask to what extent the proliferation of high radiofrequency devices is fueling the unabated autism epidemic.

Independent research (not funded by telecommunications companies) has shown a clear link between RF radiation and serious health issues in children, adults and flora/fauna.The FCC should follow the guidelines of BioInitiative Report 2012 unless clear scientific evidence shows that a different level of rf exposure is safe. Below are the links to research documenting the need for stronger limits on rf exposure: Exposure limits to radiofrequency EMF do not account for cancer risk or reproductive toxicity assessed from data in experimental animals | Environmental Health | Springer Nature Link Scientific evidence invalidates health assumptions underlying the FCC and ICNIRP exposure limit determinations for radiofrequency radiation: implications for 5G | Environmental Health | Springer Nature Link Cellular and molecular effects of non-ionizing electromag... The roles of intensity, exposure duration, and modulation on the biological effects of radiofrequency radiation and exposure guidelines: Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine: Vol 41 , No 2 - Get Access Genetic effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields: Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine: Vol 40 , No 2 - Get Access

I am submitting this comment in response to FCC’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a chronically ill individual dealing with pain and fatigue. In my search for answers to alleviate my pain and exhaustion, I learned about EMFs and how they damage the long-term biological health of our cells and prevent healing according to Dr. Devra Davis, Dr. Martin Pall, and Dr. Deitrich Klinghardt. So I decided to do my own experiment to see if eliminating sources of EMFs would make me feel better. I had 2 certified building biologists come into my home and do an assessment of the current EMFs. I had high levels of magnetic fields due to nearby powerlines, moderate levels of electric fields due to in house wiring mistakes, and extreme levels of wireless radiation in the home (according to Building Biology guidelines) due to wireless devices throughout my home. The building biologist suggested the following: 1) I turn off the electricity at night to combat the electrical fields in certain rooms, 2) I hardwire everything in my home and eliminate all RF and Wireless devices, and 3) obtain a Qi Machine that is suppose to help neutralize the various EMFs and create a more balanced energy field. I did all 3 of these suggested changes, and I had really great results with my severe back pain and overall body aches and fatigue. I still suffer from these ailments, but I went from a 9 out of 10 to a 6 out of 10 by making these changes. I even did multiple experiments where I would take the 3 suggestions and turn them on one night and turn them off the next. The results were consistent and my pain/fatigue would re-surge when I exposed myself to the EMFs, or the pain/fatigue was reduced when I made the changes each night and removed the EMFs as much as I could. I have noticed since I made these changes in my home, I have developed an almost 6th sense to when someone is sending/receiving on their cell phones. I have developed a heightened sense that occurs in my brain when signals are present and close by. This further deepens my experience as these EMFs should really be studied. I support FCC taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of EMFs and specifically, wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge FCC to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard!

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.

I have been sensitive to radiofrequency (RF) radiation since about the time it became widely adopted. As coverage grew, I had to limit cell phone and DECT phone usage, as these cuased headaches within minutes. Having avoided cell phones for years, I became tolerant to a degree, and after living in a remote area my symptoms went away completely and I could even tolerate some RF. However, now that I had to move back to the city for work, despite not using a cell phone, I can feel the negative effects from other people's phones and nearby towers. Research is now conclusive that it is impossible that RF is not causing some negative effects, and we can be sure they are going to be varied, and have a greater effect on children and people with underlying conditions. Studies have found that schools with RF or cell phone towers placed near them have a higher incidence of childhood cancers. Studies on cell phone radiation have shown immediate negative effects to blood viscosity, and other biological markers. The FCC's rules are very dated, and do not account for the science since the 80s, nor the experts' testimony such as that found in the Bioinitiative Report (2012). I believe the recognition of this issue is long overdue, and imperative for the health of future generations.

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: I have children that are exposed the these types of radiation regularly. I want them to be protected and aware of the consequences. Thank you.