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I am 70 years old. Cell phones have not always been part of my life, obviously. I have noticed that smart phones and my smart connected car (Subaru Forrester 2019) and other cars with smart features can make me feel tired, dizzy, disoriented. Recently (in the last 6 months) I switched to a phone that is considered "dumb" without all the data features. I cannot get group texts or pictures. My health has improved. I don't get "zapped" anymore. I got rid of the 2019 Subaru with Eye Drive and all the smart features. I have much more energy. My brain works better without all that interference. I also have a Blushield product in my home that counteracts the EMFs. I definitely would like to know more about how to choose low EMF products because I want to be healthy and I want my family to be healthy. It was not easy to find the best phone and car for myself.

I am submitting this comment to share concerns about potential EMF, RF, and wireless radiation exposure in Clinton, Maryland. Since approximately 2020, I have experienced persistent ringing in my ears, headaches, sinus-like symptoms, and unusual floor vibrations from unauthorized digging beneath my property that were not present previously. I have also documented what appear to be blue light rays and other unusual light phenomena directed toward my property and person, including video recordings captured at night. In addition, I have observed elevated EMF readings around certain nearby vehicles that remain stationary for extended periods. These observations have raised concerns about possible exposure from Wi-Fi systems, radio frequency transmissions, wireless infrastructure, and other electromagnetic sources. While I recognize that more research is needed, my experiences lead me to believe that potential health effects from long-term EMF and RF exposure deserve further scientific investigation. I encourage federal agencies to support independent research, review existing exposure standards, increase transparency regarding electromagnetic emissions in residential areas, and take public concerns seriously. Thank you for the opportunity to provide this input. Concerned American Clinton, Maryland

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First, I want to thank HHS for soliciting information from the public about EMF and wireless radiation-related health and environmental issues. The federal government has failed to adequately protect the public from ever-increasing exposures to EMFs for decades, and the FCC has abdicated its duty to enact truly protective RF exposure limits. The fact that HHS is taking steps to prioritize research into the biological effects of wireless radiation, and EMFs more broadly, is a meaningful step toward addressing long overdue gaps between science and public health policy in this area. Despite thousands of peer-reviewed, published scientific studies indicating biological harm from wireless radiation exposure, even at levels below FCC exposure limits, today’s wireless environment is governed by 30-year-old exposure limits that only address short-term, thermal impacts of exposure. Meanwhile, children are literally sleeping with cell phones under their pillows at night, men are carrying cell phones in their pants pocket all day long, and massive, industrial cell towers with dozens of wireless antennas on them are installed and operational mere feet away from peoples’ homes. And have you seen the wireless antenna arrays installed atop apartment buildings in New York City? Huge antennas mere feet away from peoples’ bedroom windows! That’s insanity! (I have attached some photos of particularly egregious installations to this comment for the agency’s review.) On a more personal note, sadly, two weeks ago, my Planning Commission (the Jefferson County Planning Commission in Jefferson County, FL), approved a 195-foot-tall cell tower adjacent to my beautiful property that has been in the family for decades. The property is also located in a majority minority community near historic Baptist and Methodist rural churches. Meanwhile, a 302-foot-tall cell tower is already installed and operational just 0.82 miles from the installation site! To assert its bogus “needs” case, Verizon provided the Jefferson County Planning Commission with anonymously produced RF coverage maps. Nowhere in Verizon’s submission is there reference to the type of RF propagation model used to generate its maps or the input parameters used to generate its maps. So, we have no idea how the maps were made. Further, the maps were never verified using real-world data like drive test data or dropped-call records, so we have no idea how accurate the maps are. In essence, what Verizon provided to the County was totally useless, scientifically non-probative pieces of paper. To add insult to injury, the FCC National Broadband Map demonstrates that Verizon already provides 100% outdoor and in-vehicle coverage at and around the installation site. We know that the FCC National Broadband Map is accurate because wireless carriers are required to submit their coverage data twice a year to the FCC under penalty of perjury. In other words, Verizon is legally required to tell the federal government the truth about where its network provides coverage. If carriers lie about their coverage to the FCC, the carrier may be subjected to significant penalties, including monetary penalties and potential enforcement action affecting its FCC authorizations. Again, the map shows that Verizon has 100% coverage. And resident experiences confirm this reality. As for the Planning Commission’s decision to approve the tower, those commissioners ignored every meaningful comment submitted by the public and even an independent, expert RF engineering report explaining why the tower was totally unnecessary given the 302-foot-tall tower that is already up and running less than a mile away. As is the case in most municipalities across America, these commissioners just had no idea what they were doing and received bad advice from municipal legal counsel. Checking boxes is not good governance. Asking real questions and standing up for residents’ interests is. After single-handedly caring for my sick parents for over a decade, my dream was to build a house on this beautiful property in retirement and finally rest. Now, because of a speculative cell tower site developer called Southern Towers and Verizon’s fixed wireless business plans, that dream is utterly shattered. I will not live my final years staring at totally unnecessary industrial monstrosity while bathing in high levels of wireless radiation. Thank you for your consideration of my remarks, and please take swift action to hold the big telecom industry accountable.

I have attached a brief comment regarding the biological harms and need for further study on man-made RF/EMF and am grateful for the opportunity to speak.

Am grateful to hear that EMF exposure will be seriously researched. I have a co-worker that worked in my office for 10 years - approx 10 feet away from her desk window is a power pole with multiple large lines going into it - not an average power pole. She began having mini seizures and was diagnosed with a rare, one of a kind type of epilepsy and was asked to be a study. Within 6 months, she moved to another job and all of her symptoms went away. In the past year, a 5G tower was put up near our neighborhood. Both my husband and I have been experiencing extreme brain fog and forgetfulness and insomnia to an uncomfortable extreme. We have been otherwise healthy. Makes me wonder about the utility box that is mounted just outside of our bedroom wall. In-home wi-fi and wi-fi appliances - are there any studies on the effects of short and long-term exposure? LED light bulbs - everywhere, since incandescent have been outlawed. I have seen reports that they have a blinking pattern similar to fluorescent lights. Are there studies on this? Studies need to be done by independent health-minded agencies or non-profits. Thank you for the opportunity give input.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit information regarding biological effects and potential health hazards of low-level, long-term exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR). I am uploading here several recent, well-written RFR-related scientific documents. Each one is relevant to the ongoing campaign by many doctors and scientists worldwide to restrict mobile phone base stations (cell towers) to locations at least 300 meters away from residential homes. Currently, in most countries, telecommunications providers are allowed to site base stations almost wherever they want. Yet much scientific evidence now supports the idea that a relatively low-height "small cell" base station (such as those on lamp posts) should be no closer than 300 meters to a residence. The same body of evidence suggests that a large "macro cell" facility typically should be half a mile or more from any home. Upload #1: Akkam 2020 MWR blood ROS.pdf Upload #2: Cell carrier frequencies.pdf Upload #3: Hardell 2022 EHS nr base stns.pdf Upload #4: McCredden 2026 EMF sensitivity survey.pdf Upload #5: Nilsson 2023 5G cases two men.pdf Upload #6: Nilsson 2023 MPBS 5G caused EMR-S.pdf Upload #7: Nilsson 2025 RFR memory probs children.pdf

I am Dr Margaret Christensen, MD former board certified OBGyn and now Functional Medicine environmental medicine specialist. The lack of updated regulations and limit ions around the whole area of electromagnetic radiationEMFs and 5G/6G is beyond appalling. It’s unbelievable how our government which is supposed to be for the people had been completely co opted by industry. We are failing our children!!! They are being radiated beyond belief (and adults too) impacting cognitive, developmental neurological and immunological symptoms. I see this every day in my clinic on the damaging effects of radio frequency on cell membranes and mitochondria. Particularly impacting the brain and heart! Terms of studies on these areas have been ignored! No wonder we have the sickest generation of kids ever, depressed, anxious, ADD and suicidal from constant low level bombardment. Wake up and save your selves and generations to come instead of making a devils bargain for short term profits!

[Part 3] 10 d. Longitudinal cohort studies. It is urgent to conduct national studies to collect testimonies from parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or children with neurodegenerative disorders (NDD). Testimonies must be gathered indicating whether the mother was using a mobile phone during pregnancy. Inquire whether children, from their youngest age, used a mobile phone. The difference will be striking between children who were fortunate enough to develop without radiation and the others. These are quick studies to conduct, requiring no large investment, neither in time nor in money. In addition to solid scientific studies, we will rapidly obtain a significant cohort of responses corroborating the thesis of injuries linked to radiofrequencies. 10 f. Adverse event reporting. It is important to start raising awareness and disseminating information among doctors as quickly as possible. Because currently they are completely unaware of the symptoms and effects that radiation can induce, particularly radiofrequencies, which induce: depression and suicidal impulses. If this is not done quickly, we are heading straight toward a societal catastrophe.

Public Comment: Wireless Radiation and Children’s Health I am a mother from Ripon, California, whose child was the first diagnosed with cancer in what became a deeply concerning situation involving multiple childhood cancer diagnoses near a cell tower at Weston Elementary School. I was not a scientist or an activist. I was a mother desperate for answers. I knocked on doors, contacted attorneys, and worked alongside another mother to bring attention to our concerns. Eventually, the cell tower was removed. While I cannot scientifically prove that wireless radiation caused my child’s cancer, I believe our experience raises questions that deserve serious investigation. No parent should have to fight as hard as we did just to have concerns about their children’s health taken seriously. I urge federal agencies to conduct independent, transparent research into long-term radiofrequency radiation exposure, especially around schools and developing children. Parents deserve access to reliable information, meaningful oversight, and accountability. We should not have to wait until more children become sick to investigate potential environmental risks. My child survived cancer, but the experience forever changed our family. I am sharing our story because every child deserves to learn, grow, and play in an environment where their health is a priority. Respectfully, Ripon, California Mother of a Childhood Cancer Survivor