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The Smart Meters that Eversource and National Grid are now installing on every house in Massachusetts are far more intrusive on our privacy than the Flock Cameras. Smart Meters are far more dangerous to our health through the EMFs they emit continuously. These Smart Meters have also been linked to fires, though it is hard to prove since utility companies nationwide rush in and grab them from any fire and they disappear. So-I will be paying over $500 a year to have a "non-communicating" meter installed so my wife and I will not be subject to these EMFs which do far more damage to humans than they are admitting. I urge you to prevent these life threatening meters from being put on my house to jeopardize our health, indeed our very lives. My wife has a heart condition and these EMFs will kill her. Sincerely, Brice Hereford- Conway, Massachusetts.

Je m'appelle Helene NOEL et suis francaise, enseignante et directrice d'ecole. J'ai personnellement subi des effets néfastes sur ma santé , liés aux rayonnements radiofréquences : j'ai commencé à être très fatiguée et avoir des problèmes de sommeil à partir de 1995, après avoir déménagé dans une tour au dernier étage, juste sous une antenne relais de téléphonie mobile. En 2003, je suis devenue insomniaque (réveil à 3h00 am tous les jours sans pouvoir me rendormir). EN 2010, j'ai été opérée d'un neurinome sous le crâne, sur la colonne vertébrale, à la Pitié Salpétrière. Le neuro chirurgien m'avait dit de m'éloigner de mon portable la nuit. Après avoir entendu cela, nous nous sommes renseigné et avons enlevé le wifi à la maison, mais l'été du passage de la 3G à la 4G à Paris en 2013, je suis devenue Electro Hyper Sensible : terribles maux de tête et début d' Alzheimer avec oublis de tout tout le temps, incapacité à me concentrer , incapacité à faire à manger à mes enfants , incapable de m'organiser, je me suis perdue dans la rue à 50m de chez moi (j'avais 45 ans) je n'arrivais plus à lire ou faire des opérations simple ou compter à l'envers, maux de ventre très importants, nouvelle allergie au gluten, sucres rapides et lactose, grosse disbiose, etc. J'ai fait un test Alzheimer à 45 ans à l'hopital de La Pitié Salpétrière (surtout avec des exercices physiques, et on m'a dit que le test était adapté aux personnes agées, et pas à moi) J'étais devenue incapable de travailler au passage de la 4G, et suis tombée en arrêt maladie pour 2 ans. Ce qui m'a sauvé : un voile anti ondes pour dormir, puis un déménagement à la campagne, où j'ai pu reprendre le travail en classe et une direction d'école. Pour vivre sans maux de tete et vertiges, je dois faire très attention à ne pas rester plus d'une minute avec un telephone portable ou plus de 15 min dans le wifi ou la foule (= avec beaucoup de téléphones portables ) et donc : je ne peux pas aller dans les grandes surfaces, pas de restaurants ou cinéma, pas de foule, etc) Le déménagement à la campagne a boulversé ma vie et celle de ma famille, car mon mari a dû rester travailler à Paris , ne pouvant revenir dans notre nouvelle maison que les week ends, et nos enfants ont grandi sans leur père présent à partir de leur 13 et 7 ans. J'ai quitté tous mes amis et ma famille élargie (parents vieillissants et mes frères et leurs familles) pour vivre à 300 km de Paris, loin des ondes. Les effets sur le corps est le plus important, mais les effets psychologiques ne sont pas négligeables...

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Section 704, needs to be challenged as being unconstitutional, and needs to be challenged in the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Specifically what needs to be challenged in the Telecommunications Act is the “environmental effects”. “SEC. 704. FACILITIES SITING; RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION STANDARDS… (iv) No State or local government or instrumentality thereof may regulate the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such facilities comply with the Commission's regulations concerning such emissions.” I remember visiting the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in 1996. I read all the quotes etched in stone inside the beautiful memorial to a great man. A few years ago, I remembered one that was so significant, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson Even though, Jefferson could never have imagined what life would be like 200 years in the future. This quote covers it. This wireless insanity is tyranny over the minds of all of us. Tyranny shows up in all sorts of forms and repression, and this invisible wireless stuff is in the category of "every form of tyranny over the mind of man." In the Declaration of Independence, it says "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." And then I needed to put it all together....and then Martin Pall's journal article came out "Microwave frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) produce widespread neuropsychiatric effects including depression". This was the missing piece to the challenging of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, specifically Section 704. Our Constitutional rights are being denied because this is Tyranny over the minds of Men, and we have the inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness, and since wireless technology causes depression and unhappiness in the minds of men, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Section 704 is therefore unconstitutional and a direct violation of our inalienable rights! And on a related quote from history. To Joseph Priestley "...for I believe in my conscience that Mankind are wicked enough to continue slaughtring one another as long as they can find Money to pay the Butchers. " - Benjamin Franklin Enough! The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Section 704, needs to be challenged as being unconstitutional, and needs to be challenged in the Supreme Court of the United States of America!! If we as a civilization, continue down this path of insanity, there will be no future. What we are all facing is a "Technological Holocaust" (I coined this phrase) because our governments are run by corporations, and the corporations are run by men and women who are self-serving money driven sycophants. We are living in a technological insane world where health is not considered in the roll-outs of new technology. I am not against technology, I am for a prudent and safe approach to the deployment of new technology to keep people safe. I have suffered greatly because of the deployment of cell phones, smart meters, and cell phone towers. I have found that I am very sensitive to this technology. I have found that I have a tough time concentrating, reading, and feeling like myself when I am around wireless technology. My life has been upended because of all the cell phone towers. I will not stay at a hotel/motel if a cell phone tower is nearby because it definitely interferes with my sleep. When smart meters where deployed in my neighborhood in Fort Collins, CO, it really pushed by body over the limits and it really caused my body and mind pain and suffering. I finally sold my house in 2019 because I could not handle living there with all the smart meters clearly effecting my body. Where is my financial compensation for this predicament? Once again, The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Section 704, needs to be challenged as being unconstitutional, and needs to be challenged in the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Specifically what needs to be challenged in the Telecommunications Act is the “environmental effects”. Clearly, I am experiencing effects. Please take action and Challenge The Telecommunications Act of 1996!

I am writing as an individual with first-hand experience (Q2). I am from Israel. My field is computers and the internet, which makes what follows especially hard. How it started (Q3a-d) It began in 2016, or at least that is when I became fully aware of it. My wife and I came back from a vacation in an isolated place abroad and felt really unwell in our own home. I already had an RF meter, but it wasn't fast enough to show what was really happening in the house. After buying a better one, we found a cellular antenna in direct line of sight of our home, and many sources coming from our neighbors. Even before I knew there was a source in a room, I felt pain in my body, and where the pain was told me where the source was. My symptoms were: - Headaches of a very specific kind, like the feeling after being hit on the head. I get the same headaches from exposure to chemicals. - Exhaustion. - Body aches, like the flu. - Confusion, forgetfulness and difficulty finding words. - Difficulty concentrating and doing creative work. - Pain in my fingers, from wireless radiation and also from magnetic and electrical fields. - Sleep problems. The sources involved were Wi-Fi, mobile phones, cellular antennas, transmitting devices at home, and electrical and magnetic fields, including grounding problems. My wife is also sensitive, less than I am, but she suffers the consequences of commuting and working in places with Wi-Fi and antennas. Medical evaluation (Q3e) I took part in a study by a physician who is herself sensitive to radiation. After she received threats, she asked participants not to use the summary she had written, so I have no medical document to attach. What I did, and what changed (Q3f) - I switched off all transmitting devices and the Wi-Fi at home. - After four years of searching, we moved to an apartment with much lower levels. Even so, it took weeks of thorough shielding and fixing grounding and other electrical problems that were causing pain. - I stopped using public transportation. - I moved from the office to working from home and reduced my salaried work. I now teach mostly over Zoom. - I improved my diet, reduced alcohol and took vitamins to help cope with the effects. - I keep track of where antennas are and try to avoid exposure, including by not leaving home. After the move and the shielding, my cognitive abilities and creativity improved greatly. The finger pain is mostly gone and only reappears after prolonged exposures and mental stress. I have far fewer headaches, though chemical exposure still triggers them. I can now make short trips to places with Wi-Fi, and even teach a class 2 hours a week, but I need time at home to recover afterward. What I can no longer do I stopped going to concerts, movies and social outings. I can't travel abroad or take a vacation without first checking that there is no Wi-Fi or antenna where we will sleep, for fear I won't sleep at all. We can't simply move anywhere: homes with few neighbors and low exposure are very hard to find. I can't work in an office, because Wi-Fi and mobile phones are everywhere. I can't attend courses in person. Buses, taxis, trains and planes are Faraday cages full of Wi-Fi and phones, so I can't use them. I can't attend crowded events such as seminars or parent-teacher meetings, or spend time in places with strong radiation from nearby antennas or powerful Wi-Fi, which is common in schools. The cost Socially: my chances to meet people and form new connections are very limited. People treat this condition dismissively, as if we were imagining it, even though some of them tell me about relatives with similar problems. Relying on social media instead created problems of its own. Mentally: living in isolation most of the time, with fewer ways to earn a living, causes anxiety and other difficulties and has hurt my self-image. Education: my learning options are limited to Zoom. Financially: I can't work as an employee in an office in my own field. We live relatively frugally and receive a scholarship for our son's studies. Why this matters beyond me (Q9, Q11, Q15) I believe the lack of awareness harms everyone: - Unnecessary wireless equipment is installed in schools without understanding its possible health effects on children and on cognitive performance. - Antennas are installed close to homes and schools. - Wireless components that can't be turned off are added to appliances such as air conditioners, water heaters, robot vacuums and speakers. - People use phones everywhere, including enclosed spaces, at all hours. That leaves no break from exposure, even at night while sleeping.

I am submitting this comment to share my personal experience with severe neurological symptoms and debilitating sleep disturbances that I consistently experience in environments with wireless radiofrequency (RF) exposure, particularly near cellular antennas, Wi-Fi routers, and wireless devices. My symptoms are severe, disabling, and have dramatically affected my quality of life. When I am near cellular antennas, I experience intense vertigo, dizziness, and a sensation of movement inside my head, almost as though I am on a rocking boat. I describe it as feeling waves moving through my head, even when I am completely still. However, the most devastating symptom is my inability to sleep. When I am in an environment with elevated RF exposure, particularly near cellular antennas, my brain feels as though it cannot shut down. It is an overwhelming sensation of neurological overstimulation. My mind remains constantly active, even when I am physically exhausted and desperately trying to sleep. The best way I can describe it is as if someone were waking me up millions of times per second, preventing my brain from ever transitioning into restorative sleep. It feels like my brain is trapped in a continuous state of alertness, unable to disengage or rest. This is not simply ordinary insomnia or racing thoughts. It is an intense physical sensation that I experience in certain environments, accompanied by dizziness, internal vibrations, and an inability to achieve sustained sleep. Cellular antennas appear to trigger my most severe reactions, although I also experience symptoms around Wi-Fi routers, wireless phones, and other RF-emitting devices. The severity of these episodes can be extreme. I can spend an entire night unable to sleep, despite being completely exhausted. This has profoundly affected my ability to function, work, recover physically, and live a normal life. I have become so debilitated by these experiences that, without the ability to work remotely, I do not know how I would have maintained employment. I understand that the scientific understanding of RF/EMF exposure and its potential health effects continues to evolve. I am not claiming that my personal experience alone establishes causation. However, the consistency and severity of my symptoms in environments where I perceive higher exposure deserve serious scientific investigation rather than dismissal. I respectfully urge HHS to prioritize research into: 1. The potential relationship between chronic RF exposure and severe sleep disturbances, including repeated nighttime awakenings and disrupted sleep architecture. 2. Neurological symptoms such as vertigo, disequilibrium, internal vibration sensations, and perceived neurological overstimulation. 3. Individual differences in reported sensitivity to RF/EMF exposure, including people who experience disabling symptoms at exposure levels currently considered compliant with safety standards. 4. The potential effects of nighttime exposure from cellular infrastructure, Wi-Fi, and wireless devices on sleep and neurological functioning. 5. Objective, independently conducted studies that investigate these symptoms using exposure measurements, sleep monitoring, and neurological assessments. I also urge HHS to consider the experiences of individuals whose symptoms are so severe that they struggle to remain in their homes, sleep normally, or maintain employment. Sleep is a fundamental biological necessity. When a person cannot sleep night after night, the consequences can be devastating. My experience has changed my entire life. I am asking HHS to take these reports seriously, investigate them rigorously, and ensure that people experiencing debilitating symptoms are included in future research and public health discussions. Thank you for considering my testimony.

EMF exposure has affected the health of my family. We used to live 29 feet away from a 5G tower and had a smart meter outside of our bedroom window. Both my husband and I suffered insomnia, headaches, miscarriage, aches and pains, etc., we never felt well rested and had brain fog. Once we moved, our brain fog disappeared, we started sleeping through the night, and we got pregnant!

Very sensitive to WiFi/cell. Started by getting welts and torso skin burning when I used my phone after getting Nest doorbell and thermostat. I was unable to sleep for years, body visibly twitches. I didn't get any sleep signal so I was awake mobilized with heart racing all night. My melatonin release was suppressed and my nervous system was being stimulated. Always slept ok away from the city. Bought emf meter and it's around 1-3V in the home even with modem off. Bought a silver thread shielding canopy to sleep in, instant good sleep from night one! In 2023 though I injured my hip area, what should have healed in 4 weeks is still an issue 3 years later. In my home, at work and/or when an event comes to town (a fair or boat show etc), or in certain stores/places my muscles seize up randomly and violently, much worse at the site of injury. Any injury site has inflammation which I was told is a lighting rod for emf, and mast cells degranulate faster etc. I can go from unable to walk at all in a store, body all stiff and locked up, drive half hour away and walk in the canyons for hours or swim in a lake without issue. Then come back home and be unable to walk again. I started wearing a shielding hoodie all day long, with hood up, and it attenuates the response considerably and almost instantly. But it's embarrassing to have to wear. Recently many new cells (small and medium plus 2 large towers) have gone up a few blocks from my home. When events are on I can tell because my skin starts crawling, itching, burning, the hoodie isn't enough to block all the extra. I need to leave home during those times, go into the canyons, and then I'm fine. It's bizarre, and also crippling and expensive, and unsustainable.

I am very sensitive to EMFs. The smart meter of my home was right outside of my bedroom and caused huge flares in fatigue, joint pain, ringing in my ears. and more. I am so concerned about our world and our children. Most people don't have the awareness, knowledge, or resources to make changes, or are stuck living or working near towers, smart meters, etc. There are changes that can be made! Fortunately I could opt out of the smart meter program in my area (and pay more monthly). I have my home hard wired. But I have to take great care traveling, visiting friends and family, even when selecting a church or school for my children.

I am an extremely concerned citizen who has done the research to educate myself on the topic of 5G. I know numerous women and children who have been affected by the radiation coming from small cell towars placed within their neighborhoods, school yards, and offices. I actively avoid businesses with 5G small towers on the building. I do become dizzy, nauseous, and irritable near 5G small cell and cell towers. I am concerned for my future children as 5G is scientifically proven to impact male gametes. 5G towers were constructed without the public's knowledge, approval, or consideration. The negative health effects are proving detrimental. It is time to remove 5G cells from our homes, jobs, and community.

Hello, my name is Lisa. I am a mother of 3 living in a Chicago suburb in IL. We live in a house next to a water tower with 5G and everyday I consider moving to protect my children from radiation. I think it’s unlawful to be exposed to 5G and other EMF without consent — knowing that it causes cellular harm/damage. Please help us by regulating where 5G can go and regulation of emf “safe” thresholds. Sincerely, A mom just trying to raise the next healthy generation.