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I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a concerned member of the public. Back in 2014 a bank of 7 wireless electric smart meters were installed in the condo building where I lived at the time. The same day they were installed I began experiencing vertigo and balance problems. As time went on I experienced brain fog and pressure in my head. The symptoms were bad enough that I was forced to vacate my unit and move back in with my mom for about a year until I was able to sell my condo and purchase a single family home free from smart meters. There are scientific studies that show that EMF's can act via Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels (VGCC's) to cause adverse biological effects. Please investigate the research published by Dr. Martin Pall. Also, the Bioinitiative Report (first published in 2012 and updated since) provides a rationale for Biologically based Exposure Standards for Electromagnetic Radiation. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the health and environmental effects of 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. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

Since the over population of towers during the pandemic, the delirious effects of microwave technology has erroded my physical and mental well-being. I have had a string of adverse events from exposure within 1-2 miles of these RF towers and antenna to the point where I actually have to avoid places I once enjoyed visiting. Nothing has been the same. Everything, everywhere has become so inundated with this technology, that I feel the affects of it even with my phone turned off I see how it degraded and erroded the physical and natural structures around it, which is deeply concerning. I feel the effects of the thermal heating, subcutaneous and neurological impacts and overall disruption in my biological systems when I am near them. The regulations are way behind the times, and our future depends on an rigourous intervention that prevents further harm from all Living things, and the health of all populations regardless of where you live. RF has become overly invasive and we are at a turning point in history. I spent my entire summer with chronic issues due to these recent upgrades in my areas. I suffered through days of profound anxiety, insomnia, exhaustion, depression, heart issues, rashes, headaches, shingles, brain fog and the list goes on. At one point, I even thought I was going to have to move! Please HHS, this has to far... and I think 6G could do devastating harm if the appropriate regulations are not out into place right away. Set back requirements, tower limits, residential restrictions, and hotel accommodations for the sensitive, and non invasive tech in rentals should all be considered. The overload of RF is making us all sick and tired. Thank you for your attention to this and for taking action now.

My life has been turned upside down ever since the 5G mast was installed near my home. From that moment on, I began experiencing serious health problems that I associate with exposure to electromagnetic radiation. My symptoms, including tinnitus, dizziness, heart palpitations, breathlessness, sleep disturbances and concentration problems, have made everyday life increasingly difficult. Eventually, I felt forced to leave my home and the life I had built. I lost my stability, my belongings, my financial security and the feeling of having a place in this world where I could live in peace. I have been fighting to get my life back, but instead of receiving the understanding and support I desperately need, I have found myself struggling to survive. I have lost so much: my home, my peace of mind, my health and my sense of security. I am exhausted from constantly having to fight just to keep going. I never wanted this life, and I never imagined I would end up in this situation. I am still fighting, even when it feels as though everything is slipping away from me. All I want is to recover, to live somewhere I can feel safe, and to rebuild the life I had before everything changed. I want my life back.

See attached file(s) My life my sleep is interrupted numerous times each night since smart meters we installed at large all over NY. I live in a bldg with 60 smart meters. I personally opted out and my actual usage is obtainable; but I am continually botherec by EMF that is very intrusive. I am a Pharmacist studying for Lifestyle Medicine Board Certification exam because I no longer am able to take Perdiem jobs because I get woken up to many times each night. My suggestion is to ask the candidate fo NYS comptroller Joseph Hernandez to present valuable information to consider. Compare medication usage, prescriptions written and filled for blood pressure meds and insomnia meds between 2010-2019 and compare to prescription prescribing spending usage 2019-2026. The increase in prescriptions and diagnoses between two time frames is because almost everyone, almost every household got smart meters installed in 2019 and since then everyone is being woken up at night with blood pressure or arrhythmia symptoms that are triggered by smart meter signals. Smart meters are costing US prescription expenses and expenses for related services needed. Re Regulations: Smart meter monitoring should not be allowed from 8pm to 8am. If we want people to be well, we as a society need to shut down electronic energy during the night and get deep restorative sleep. Contact Joseph Hernandez (NYS candidate for Comptroller) for all financial data related to health spending in NYS. Please research how ConEdison and other energy company smart meter monitoring continually at all hours has effected health status in the past 2 decades I assert current prescription expenses are because of EMF usage at all hours.. Comparing prescription writing, From 2010-2019 and from 2019 to now. Contact Joseph Hernandez (NYS candidate for Comptroller) for all financial data related to health spending in NYS. Please research how ConEdison and other energy company smart meter monitoring continually at all hours has effected health status in the past 2 decades I assert current prescription expenses are because of EMF usage at all hours.. Comparing prescription writing, medication usage and healthcare expenses in NYS from 2010-2019 compared to 2019 to present. Thank you for your time and consideration. Rivka Robbin Freeman RPh Nutrition's pharmacist

I have a close relative who 25 years ago, became severely debilitated as a result of electromagnetic exposure. She has struggled for the past 25 years to get well with no success. She is extremely hypersensitive to all types of electromagnetic energy including cell phones, cell towers, wi-fi, and other radio frequency source and lives an extremely restricted life. She has been treated by more than 200 practitioners representing allopathic, complementary, and alternative medicine, but no solutions have been obtained. Besides the human tragedy, we know personally eleven other people who also have electro hypersensitivity and their lives have also been ruined. We have talked with Dr. Martin Pall, Dr. Magda Havas, and many other prominent researchers in the electromagnetic exposure world and have learned a great deal about the perils of radio frequency exposure including cancer, neuro degenerative disease, autism, Alzheimer’s, autoimmune disorders and many more. We have carefully reviewed all of the literature over the past 25 years including both American and European sources, and have collected abundant evidence of the adverse biological effects of radio frequency exposure. The fact that this evidence exists and has not been widely available to the unsuspecting public is a travesty. We personally know of several people who have died at an early age as a result of radio frequency induced carcinogenesis. These are people who for many years carried a cell phone on particular anatomical locations which later manifested as cancer in the organ adjacent to the location. Electro hypersensitivity causes a debilitating disability in the context of the contemporary technologically oriented world. This is because it is becoming virtually impossible to escape the harmful effects of radio frequency exposure as the proliferation of cell towers, satellites, wi-fi, and other sources continues to increase exponentially. This corresponds to the largely reported rise in conditions like certain cancers, type II Diabetes, autoimmunity and autism. While there are likely multiple causative factors of these conditions, it is safe to assume that radio frequency exposure is a major contributing factor. Pease see an excellent, well documented book that supports this conclusion titled The Invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg. Elon Musk’s recent announcement of Starlink direct to cell/mobile transmissions of cell coverage via satellite has terrorized people with this condition because of the massive and ubiquitous radio frequency exposure it will entail. With conventional cell towers, people can choose to live far away from them, but blanket satellite transmissions will likely result in catastrophic outcomes. The human organism, like all other living organisms, has no evolutionary experience by which to adapt to the preponderance of radio frequency pollution that now exists. With the exception of solar radiation and the effect of the Schumann resonance, there has not been any means by which gradual adaptation to increasing radio frequency levels has been possible. The result is going to be catastrophic and may even reach genocidal proportions. I am hoping that this welcomed opportunity by government officials to provide a cautionary perspective will result in meaningful change. There are formidable obstacles that prohibit that change including powerful economic, political and regulatory incentives to maintain the status quo. First, it was asbestos, then it was lead paint, then it was cigarette smoking, and now it is radio frequency pollution. Only after many years were the extremely harmful effects of these exposures fully realized. Sadly, these realizations are only retrospective. It is usually only after great damage has been done and millions of people have died that the population and the government wake up. This outcome for the emerging current public health crisis caused by radio frequency pollution can be avoided but it will require great courage. The individuals receiving feedback like this will hopefully have the motivation and ability to change the trajectory of what may likely be the greatest self-imposed tragedy in human history. A powerful radio frequency device addiction has now captivated the vast majority of the world’s population. Exposure levels are now exponentially greater than even several years ago. Public education and radio frequency regulation, more in line with European standards, combined with empirically sound and unbiased research is urgently needed. An under informed citizenry is likely why there’s been such a low response to this Request for Information. Thank you for the opportunity to share this perspective and thank you for your courage and altruism in choosing to seek it. Warm regards, A very worried citizen

October 15, 2026 To: the US Federal Communications Commission To: the US Health and Human Services agency From Charyl Zehfus Re: FCC & HHS call for public comments, and science uploads regarding wireless bio-effects, and in response to the 2021 lawsuit lost by FCC I am uploading some science and documents along with my comment regarding my ongoing experience of health issues due to FCC failure to regulate manmade electromagnetic fields for biological effects, especially the oxidative stress mechanism. I recently found a news article about a Town of Berlin Wisconsin family who are unable to refuse a new smart meter from Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (electric) despite concerns and a doctor’s opinion that the man should avoid radiofrequency in his vicinity. “The Christensens are one of 12 WPS customers that refuse new smart meters – now they’re adapting to life without power” first appeared in City Pages (date). The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel apparently refused to cover it due to a reference to “wireless radiation sickness.” This echoes my earlier experience in Wisconsin in 2012-2014, where WPSC and Alliant Energy refused to allow an opt out from their gas and electric smart meters. I did not know this was still going on, but it must stop now. State rights should not blot out Americans with Disabilities needs nor health provider constitutional thought freedom – in matters controlling your home/school environment. People during Pres. Obama’s time in other states were able to opt out of transmitting meters, but in my state the Public Service Commission fought tooth and nail to prevent anyone from doing so. They used every detail possible, excluding utilities from any ADA requirements. My long-time high level reputable medical provider letter was ignored and countered with a traditional medical industry (unelected) organization’s opinion. For justice and awareness I am attaching their refusal document to show what they put people through. My 2014 letter to the US DOJ went unanswered despite my calls for months. I am attaching this, as well, in hopes to protect coming generations from this kind of injustice. I finally moved, though utility transmitter constant exposure issues continue for everyone. The oxidative effects are not immediately registered by everyone, but the additive, cumulative bio-impacts are supported by many studies showing mechanisms inhibiting normal cellular functions. Oxidative stress is recognized as a cause for numerous symptoms and impacts on inflammatory conditions and diseases by specialists/scientists. Ongoing science continues to point to oxidative stress as one effect of low level pulsed microwave radiation. Please view the sample of such science attached. Oxidative stress is an important problem affecting health. The Mayo Clinic recognizes that “chronic inflammation can be caused/affected by “…exposure to environmental triggers such as pollution.” (attached) Citizens continue to be stuck at the mercy of the utility lobby in their state. This injustice must end. FCC and HHS need to create federal rules to enforce ADA opt outs at the bare minimum. It must insure DOJ pathways to accommodation do not drag out for months. Our medical freedom should include respecting our own doctors’ recognition of electromagnetic effects and risks, not be pitted against some unelected big medicine organization or club. Another corrective action is for FCC, HHS (and FDA) to admit THEY HAVE NOT PROVEN BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS CANNOT OR DO NOT OCCUR. To support consumer choice and innovation, FCC should actively promote alternative connections, including fiber to premises with innovative indoors FIBER PORTS, and Li-Fi connectivity, which does not blanket whole areas with transmissions or exposures. Please review the science, and insure that the disability laws apply to utilities and all industries that create similar emissions. Thank you. Charyl Zehfus SEE attachments for details

I am Naturopath 3 a) My initial reaction started 2000 after a traumatic life event, coupled with exposure to a wireless burglar alarm and DECT cordless phones. b) In 2005, I was living in a town centre on a level with the masts on the telephone exchange roof. When I went out, I improved. Upon return, I was breathless, fatigued, needed support to stand, could not sing lullabies, had a swollen tongue, weight loss. c) I had a Near Death Experience, waking in the night with no heartbeat because I’d stopped breathing - after 8 months of living 30m from the primary boom of the nearest of six 3G masts, with 4 antennae each. I spent 2 years bed-bound, being fed, and carried to the toilet. d) The direct correlation between exposure and onset of symptoms was established retrospectively in 2010 when it was observed that symptoms got worse when I used a computer with a wireless internet booster. e) The GP was unable to diagnose EHS because the NHS do not recognise it as a medical disorder. In 2022, Dr Damien Downing, Harley Street, London confirmed the diagnosis of EHS. f) Removal of Wi-Fi and DECT gave immediate relief – I was able to walk up and down stairs again. Subsequent exposures, including unknown ones, confirmed the pattern, eliminating the nocebo effect. I could feel signals due to the severe Pain on the side of my head nearest the emitter, splitting headache, hot head, dizziness, utter fatigue, which would last for weeks/months. Reduced exposure in the home allowed slow improvement. Relapses worsened symptoms, and added new ones every time, making recovery ever more challenging. g) EXPOSURE CALCULATIONS 2.3 GHz radiates at 160 Wm2 so 3G radiates at 146 Wm2 16 antennae at 146 Wm2 = 2,336 Wm2 4 antennae at 146 Wm2 = 584 Wm2 Calculating 10% less is 526 Wm2 Exposure was 2,336 + 526 = 2,862 Wm2 ICNIRP maximum exposure for the public is 10 Wm2 for an average man 2,862 Wm2 ÷ 10 = 286.2 Occupational exposure is 50 Wm2 with a time limit of 6 minutes 1440 minutes per day, 1440 ÷ 6 = 240 I was exposed to 240 times the recommended occupational radiation exposure duration 24/7 for 8/12 before becoming seriously ill. The SAR limit 4 W/kg is based on an average man 175 cm tall, 70.46 kg I weighed 8st 5lb / 53 kg. 53 x 4 = 212W, my safe exposure limit. But, I was exposed was 3,212 Watts. 2,862 Wm2 ÷ 212 = 13.5 I was exposed to 13.5 times higher levels of radiation than I could physiologically tolerate without permanent damage (which I did) according to government, ICNIRP, & SAR limits. The safe exposure limit for an Average man: 70.46 × 4 = 281.8 = 282 My SAR limit as a percentage 212 ÷ 282 x 100 = 75% & can tolerate 25% less radiation 2,862 ÷ 7.5 = 381.6 => 382 I was exposed to EMR 382 times higher than physiologically safe levels according to government guidelines and now suffer EMR-Syndrome/Electro-hypersensitivity. 4 h-k) I observe similar symptoms in others, esp. sensitives who have had life trauma, e.g., headaches, anxiety, depression, insomnia, fatigue, not able to cope. All relieved by reducing exposure. l) Applied Kinesiology tests using homeopathic samples or the device are always conclusive. m) Studies should not use “simulated” signals, but actual devices in relation to the human Biofield, to detect actual physiological responses. 5 n-p) I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation rather than leaving it to the Big Tech firms to prove safety. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health. The experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence and non-peer reviewed studies. A classification system would be most useful. The Russians have done the most research, and they have the lowest exposure limits. 1996 ICNIRP Guidelines should be updated to be safety levels for the smallest and most vulnerable in society, not a 70kg man. 6 – 8) Please see attached 9) Greece and Japan have active information campaigns to raise awareness. UK and US governments need to recognise EMR-S/EHS, and regulate EMR so tech companies have to provide non-biologically active signals. 10 – 15) Please see attached 16 - 17) The highest priority research gaps are in non-thermal effects, and genetic damage. 18) WE ARE THE EVIDENCE: “Canaries in the mine”, being excluded from society. I am worried that I will not be able to work, do banking, order groceries, contact family, or call in an emergency. The planet cannot wait another year. Please Recognise EMR-Syndrome, and Act Swiftly!

I am extremely sensitive to cellular, wireless, and bluetooth frequencies. I basically cannot be around them as I suffer from terrible headaches when I am exposed. It has made life very challenging as I can't be "out in the world" without feeling ill or around people. Very few people can relate to this and it seems to offend people if I ask them to turn their phones off around me. I dread the future as these wavelengths are more and more prevalent. Luckily, for now, I live in a place where I can have a wired phone and internet connection and we don't have cellular coverage. I am a canary ... this stuff is dangerous. I do want to provide my name, as I don't want to receive any backlash from making a public comment about something so controversial.

(….continued from previous Comment, this is Comment to HHS Part 2) The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents to “limit children’s screen time and exposure from cell phones and other devices emitting radiation from electromagnetic fields (EMF)”, but teachers in our town have sent home papers assigning the children to spend more time practicing on their wireless devices at home, to better their skills for testing time. There are hazardous wireless routers emitting radiation in every classroom, but most teachers are not even aware that they shouldn’t stand directly under a wireless router all day, or place an unsuspecting child’s desk directly beside a wireless router for him to absorb maximum radiation exposure every day while attending school. In meetings with school principals, superintendents, teachers, and the school committee in our town, our family asked them to bring in just one local medical professional willing to attest to the safety of a wireless learning environment for children. They reported back that they did reach out to some local doctors, but none of the doctors who responded were willing to make such a statement on the record. One of the doctors reportedly said to our school Principal, off the record, “I’m not attesting to that. Everyone knows you’re supposed to limit your exposure to radiation.” Even still, in our town’s public schools there is no informed consent notice to be signed, disclosing to parents that their children will be exposed to constant microwave radiation while attending school. When I tell other parents about it, it makes them feel sick - and foolish that they’ve been left unprotected and unaware of such a major cause for concern about health risks present in their children’s learning environment. Most the educators we met with uncomfortably agreed that there is definitely cause for concern regarding wireless radiation exposure in the schools, but they’ve made no effort to stop the massive rollout of wireless tech – and instead offered us the option to home school our kids as the only way to avoid the serious health risks of cumulative daily radiation exposure at school. I feel strongly that mandatory radiation exposure is not an acceptable requirement for students attending public school! According to Harvard Medical School/Mass General Hospital’s Martha R. Herbert, Ph.D., M.D., “Radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from WiFi and cell towers can exert a disorganizing effect on the ability to learn and remember, and can also be destabilizing to immune and metabolic function. This will make it harder for some children to learn, particularly those who are already having learning or medical problems in the first place.” Knowing the terrible risks associated with EMFs, RF, and wireless radiation - from brain cancer to infertility to depression, insomnia, addiction, and much more - our family made the difficult decision to protect our children and home school them at our own expense, but this is not an option for most working families, who all deserve the right to opt out of unwanted radiation exposure - and at least deserve to be protected and informed by responsible authorities on how to minimize risk. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of 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 HHS 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. Sincerely, A Concerned U.S. Citizen and Mother of Two

I am submitting my information to document the effects of wireless radiation on my health. And I am requesting that people be informed on the potential harmful effects of wireless radiation and also requesting to lower the regulatory levels of what is considered safe. Attached is a letter from a research scientist who has been studying for the past 28 years, at the date of her letter, the biological and health effects of electromagnetic pollution. My Story: In Oct 2016, I was overexposed to the wireless radiation of a GPS in a car that could not be turned off. I knew that they made me dizzy. And my friends knew to turn off their cell phones in cars because they gave me headaches. Following this over-exposure to a GPS, over the next weeks, the dizziness continued and at time got much worse. I would also get tingling in my legs. And I had persistent fatigue regardless of how much I slept. In Sep 2017, when Hurricane Irma took out the power throughout our city for 6 days, I noticed a big change in my symptoms. The symptoms went away and I was able to volunteer with hurricane relief for a number of days. Following this power outage, I was now certain what caused my symptoms – wireless radiation. I then proceeded to reduced my exposures in whatever way that I could. In July 2019, I experienced severe dizziness for 2 weeks. I then found that they had installed a third row of cellular antennae on the cell tower less than a half mile from my home. I shielded the wall of my home facing that cell tower to reduce my radiation exposure at home. I also became trained in doing EMF consultations for others to help reduce their radiation exposures, especially at night when the body needs peaceful, non-EMF exposure time to rest and regenerate to then be better able to handle the unavoidable exposures that we deal with daily in our current society. There are exposures from WiFi that is everywhere, cell phones with every person, cell towers all around and the smart meter network. All of these add up to an environment in which my body is very sensitive and experiences negative health effects. I now live in a shielded home that I created and most of my home is flashing green on my Safe & Sound Pro II wireless radiation meter. This is the lowest reading. When I go outside of my house, most areas have wireless radiation. And a lot of the areas have red or flashing red readings which creates lots of radiation exposure. This is the opposite of what I experience in my home. I have to limit the number of times I can leave my shielded home per week, otherwise, I can experience a significance decline in my health and ability to do things. I especially have to avoid going out into crowded areas where most everyone has a cell phone on them, that not only has cellular service, but WiFi, GPS, data, Bluetooth and sometimes a find my phone signal. My life has been drastically changed. It is my hope that people can become more education on the harms of wireless radiation, especially with our children. Websites like www.WirelessEducation.org should be broadly known and incorporated into our schools and with parents. And where safer technology can be used, it should be. I have no wireless radiation in my home. I have landlines and my computers are hardwired. And this safe technology in my shielded home, allows me to have and live in a home that reads flashing green on my Safe & Sound Pro II meter – a home where I am protected from the high wireless radiation environment. We need to have regulatory standards that protect us from harm. There are thousands of documented scientific studies that show biological effects. And these affect not only humans, but all life forms. We need to protect the world that we live in.