Towers & siting

I have a friend who is sensitive to wireless, she can feel it, and is unable to sleep near any RF like cell towers, wifi routers, cellphones, and more. I have seen this have a huge negative impact on her life and health, and she is unable to travel much and often has to drive distances to do normal activities. I am very concerned for the lack of science, studies and protocols to protect the public’s health, and that no real third party testing, science or disclosure about health has been done or shared for over 30 years. It’s hard to believe that we have been in the dark about safety, health and wireless exposure all this time, and that needs to change right now. There are people who are at risk most for health issues including children, and more research and transparency is needed now. Please make current testing, funding and appropriate scientific research required starting now, and public health conversations mandatory and mainstream. Corporations shouldn’t decide what’s safe for us, science and health should be the main focus, and the public process should be the priority. We need to closely examine non-ionizing wireless radiation and all RF. European and Scandinavian countries have done this- they prohibit cell towers near schools and homes for a reason. We need to follow their example. Put science and safety first before profit. Thank you. I am attaching relevant articles and studies: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1499499/full https://bioinitiative.org/research-summaries/ ttps://www.techsafeschools.org/science https://www.babysafeproject.org/science https://mdsafetech.org/conversion-and-exposure-limits-EMREMF/

Hello. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this important issue. I’m the mother of an 8 year old son with severe autism and PANDAS. It’s been a long journey of some terrible, terrifying, dark years. Last year, we invested in bio medical testing and discovered our son had mold and heavy metal toxicity. We live in Minneapolis. MN. We moved out of our moldy house and into temporary housing in a nearby suburb in Eden Prarie. Within a week, all my son’s most difficult symptoms disappeared. He became calm. He wasn’t having melt downs or injuring himself. He was sleeping through the night. He stopped wetting the bed. His bowel movements improved. He became easy going and was smiling and laughing again. Within a month, the change was miraculous. We moved into a new, mold-free apartment in Minneapolis. He wasn’t doing as well. His conatipation returned. He was agitated and struggling with transitions again. I started looking into the differences between the two locations and one possibility was EMF’s. I checked the cell tower maps. The temporary housing had six cell towers within three miles, and they were all at least one mile away. Our house and apartment in Minneapolis have hundreds and several within 1/2 mile radius! We also have solar panels on the roof which I learned is a huge issue. We started mitigating EMF’s in our apartment - hard wiring our phones and computers, and we got him an EMF blocking canopy for his bed. He improved greatly, but it is taking a lot more effort and interventions to maintain and build on what was coming easily in Eden Prarie. There is simply too much exposure living in the city, and with our apartment neighbors all having WIFI and Smart Appliances. This is a growing issue! I can’t even send my son to school because of mold and EMF’s with the cell towers being right on the school property! They don’t belong anywhere near residential areas. I’ve learned that EMF’s exacerbate mold growth and mycotoxin activity uo to 600x. We still have mold colonized in our bodies being activated by the EMF’s. I’ve also learned that if you have high heavy metals (which mold causes), your body attracts more of the radiation. We need legislation stopping this biological warfare.

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 patient. I have been exposed to EMFs, RFs, and Wireless Radiation for years as a Police Dispatcher from the frequencies produced by the Centracom and multiple computers. I then was exposed at my current employer as the 5G Cell Tower sits right next to my building. I am suffering from Baroreflex Syndrome as my Baroreflex Receptors have been damaged from Radiation exposure. I now have dangerously low blood pressure that will spike at any moment. There is no cure for it. 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.

I am submitting this comment to share my personal experience and urge the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the potential health effects of radiofrequency (RF) radiation and exposure to wireless infrastructure. Around 2020, I began experiencing tremors throughout my body while driving on highways. It took me some time to recognize a pattern. I noticed that these episodes seemed to occur when I was driving near cell phone towers. This raised serious concerns for me about whether my proximity to these towers might be contributing to the symptoms I was experiencing. My functional doctor told me that EMS sensitivity and fragrance sensitivity are common in people exposed to mold. Genetic tests show mitochondrial dysfunction. In 2024, my workplace relocated to a place directly across from a massive cell phone tower. After this relocation, I experienced debilitating symptoms, including intense headaches, difficulty sleeping, and an inability to concentrate effectively at work. I felt that my ability to think clearly, focus, and function as I normally would was being affected. These symptoms interfered with my daily activities and my ability to perform my job. Thankfully, my workplace's Human Resources Department was able to transfer me to another location because of the debilitating symptoms I reported in connection with working near the cell phone tower. I am grateful that my concerns were taken seriously enough for an accommodation to be made. I am sharing this experience because I believe that people who report potentially serious symptoms associated with environmental exposures deserve to be heard, taken seriously, and included in scientific research. I recognize that personal experience alone cannot establish the cause of a medical condition. However, I believe that these experiences warrant careful, independent investigation rather than dismissal without further examination. I urge HHS to support rigorous, independent research into the potential health effects of radiofrequency radiation, including possible neurological symptoms, headaches, sleep disturbances, and difficulties with concentration. Research should also examine individual differences in susceptibility, cumulative exposures, long-term effects, and potential impacts on children and other potentially vulnerable populations. People should not have to struggle to maintain their health and livelihoods without clear, evidence-based answers about the environmental exposures they encounter in their daily lives. I hope my experience will contribute to a broader effort to better understand these questions, protect public health, and ensure that future policies are guided by transparent, independent scientific evidence. Please review regulations to protect citizens and stop the permitting of cell phone towers a few meters away from residential homes, schools, and parks. It is scary the amount cell phones towers in the DFW area, especially in North Texas. Thank you for the opportunity to share my experience and concerns.

I am a victim of covert harassment methods such as organised stalking and attacks using directed energy weapons. As a result, I suffer from headaches, nausea and sleep disturbances, which can be attributed to my proximity to 5G masts, Wi-Fi and DEWs. Exposure to DEW radiation has caused the bones in my shoulder to become thinner. I experience circulatory problems on a daily basis. There are countless other symptoms as well. For 21 years, I (and my niece) have been victims of DEWs. We urge you to put an end to the torture of innocent people.

1. & 2. I am responding as: an individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)Wi-Fi, cellphones, 'Smart' meters, roadside antennas 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):I have been having noticeable and increasing adverse reactions to wireless radiation for about 15 years 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:I get heart palpitations, severe headaches, dizziness, nausea, and neurological impairments when exposed to wireless technology, as well as physical pain on direct contact. 3d. Time from first exposure to first appearance of adverse health effects; and did a change in exposure coincide with the onset of adverse effects:Had been feeling some physical discomfort off and on around exposure to cellphones for several years, mostly headaches and pain running up my arm when touching a cellphone. When a bank of 'Smart' meters was installed on the side of the apartment building where I lived, within less than 30 feet from where I slept, my reactions worsened and became disabling. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?My primary doctor suggested some years prior that he thought I might be electromagnetically sensitized, but I didn't take him seriously. By the time I recognized that I was injured, he had retired, and I no longer had a doctor familiar with the effects. I briefly had a doctor who recognized the problem and helped alleviate some of the effects with craniosacral therapy. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?I began sleeping under a shielding canopy and started wearing a hat with non-conductive shielding fabric in it, which reduced the exposure to some extent. I eventually became homeless, and for a while I was able to stay in a 'quiet zone' in a rural area, where there was no wireless connectivity, and I felt a lot better, though heart and neurological effects never fully went away. I was unable to stay in that area and ended up back in an urban area, where I again am forced to spend most of my time under a shielding canopy, and my health has gotten worse again. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:I have since seen a number of scientific abstracts on RF radiation effects that match my experience. When I was in the rural area I rarely measured RF above 0.0005 mW/m2, maybe up to 0.0012 when an airplane or helicopter flew over, but in the urban area where I'm staying currently those measurements are many thousands of times higher. Inside the house where others use Wi-Fi and cellphones, and there are several 'Smart' appliances, I measure at best 0.9 mW/m2 when I keep some distance, but usually it's at least 1 to 3 mW/m2. In front of the washer and dryer, even when they're not running, and even though they are not connected to any devices, I measure up to 55 mW/m2 standing in front of them, and as much as 138 mW/m2 when I touch the machine. Additional Details you would like to share about your experiences of adverse health effects you believe to be associated with exposure to wireless radiation or EMF's:Since being injured by the exposure to the bank of 'Smart' meters I've become increasingly housebound. With ever more antennas being installed throughout the city, I could no longer move freely around my neighborhood without getting sick. I stopped being able to ride any public transportation, not even paratransit for people with disabilities, because the radiation from cellphones, walkie-talkies, and other wireless tech used by drivers and other passengers increases as it bounces around inside the metal vehicles that act like Faraday cages. I've become trapped under my canopy, and have not been able to find safe, accessible housing because of other people's use of wireless technology, be that housemates or neighbors, or even businesses whose Wi-Fi penetrates the walls to where I've been able to find temporary shelter. B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:All wireless technology, but especially Wi-Fi hubs and routers, cellphones, roadside antenna arrays, especially small cell antennas that are closer to the ground. B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you:There are no wireless sources whatsoever that I can be near without being harmed. I can be around LF from my wired laptop and air purifier, but have to keep some distance, and after a while get a headache regardless. B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:I can not use any wireless sources without being harmed. I don't notice wired tech if it's at a distance and I limit my exposure time. B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):There are no wireless or other EMF sources that I experience as beneficial or therapeutic.

I live in a neighboring town to Ripon, California. In 2019, four students and three staff members at a local elementary school (Weston Elementary), were diagnosed with cancer. They battled with Sprint and eventually the cell tower was moved away from the school. We need to have safe zones for neighborhoods and schools where these towers are far away. Children are developing and we need to protect them from the harms of EMF's.

Public Comment Submission to the FCC and HHS Regarding: Request for Scientific Evidence on the Health and Environmental Impacts of Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation Submitter: Anonymous, 56-year-old female, Western Australia 1. Timeline of Exposure and Onset of Symptoms • June 11, 2021: A mobile phone base station 550 metres from my home (RFNSA Site ID: 6280011) underwent a major upgrade, introducing multiple new frequency bands (700MHz to 2600MHz). • June 12, 2021: I experienced severe, inexplicable thermal sensations ("heating up") on my back while in my bedroom. So the next night, I changed rooms. • Night of June 13 / Morning of June 14, 2021 (6:00 AM): While sleeping in a middle bedroom with a west-facing window, I was awoken from a deep sleep by an intense neurological sensation which was like a massive bolt or flash of power entering the left side of my brain and which seemingly had entered through the west side of my home. • Ensuing Days: I developed immediate and acute Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) symptoms, including physical discomfort around wireless devices and localized paresthesia ("tiny shocks") when entering my home office. 2. Context and Observations Prior to June 2021, I was in excellent health with no history of neurological conditions, seizures, or fits. Concurrently, my household pet developed an acute tumor that required surgical removal. I subsequently enrolled in formal electrobiology studies (commencing January 2022), where the academic coursework directly mirrored and explained the physiological symptoms I was experiencing in real-time. 3. Long-Term Life and Social Impact The onset of EHS has severely restricted my ability to participate in everyday life. My access to public spaces, transit, and accommodation is profoundly limited due to the ubiquity of central Wi-Fi, integrated automotive Bluetooth, and unshielded wireless infrastructure. Managing this condition requires an incredibly isolated lifestyle and constant environmental modifications, devastating my social and professional life. 4. Conclusion and Regulatory Request The precise correlation between the activation of new macro-cell frequency bands and the sudden, permanent disruption to my health indicates a critical gap in current safety thresholds. In support of this statement, I attach and reference the following peer-reviewed studies: • Hardell & Carlberg (2025): "The WHO-commissioned systematic reviews on health effects of radiofrequency radiation provide no assurance of safety." • Frank et al. (2022): "Scientific evidence invalidates health assumptions underlying the FCC and ICNIRP exposure limit determinations for radiofrequency radiation: implications for 5G." I urge the FCC and HHS to move away from outdated static models and comprehensively review nonthermal, cumulative biological impacts on humans and local ecosystems.

Response from an individual in Denmark who has been severely and chronically injured by RF/EMF exposure after mobile phone base stations and microwave links were installed 10–12 metres from my home. I am an IT professional with more than 40 years of experience, a public lecturer, and the developer of a GIS system that maps base stations, measured RF power density (mW/m²) and disease data in Denmark. The attached document answers RFI questions 2–18, with question numbers marked in [brackets]. It includes my personal case (Q3), observations from 53 other affected people (Q4), and research-documented effect levels from 0.001 mW/m² up to cancer from 0.7 mW/m², all far below the FCC/ICNIRP limits of 4,500–10,000 mW/m² (Q6, Q12). It also covers a comparison of international exposure standards and protective laws (Q5), documented conflicts of interest and court rulings (Turin Court of Appeal; EHT v. FCC, D.C. Cir. 2021), surveillance proposals (Q10), sensitive populations (Q11), environmental effects (Q14), proximity of infrastructure (Q15) and policy recommendations. Appendices contain 33 studies with measured power density, 93 documented sources and 142 tagged articles, all with active hyperlinks. Main requests: an official diagnosis code (e.g. "Illness caused by microwave radiation"); biologically based power-density limits in addition to SAR; minimum distances between masts and homes and schools (as in Hawaii County, 600 ft); radiation-free zones and restitution homes for the injured; and independent, industry-free research.

1. & 2. I am responding as: an individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)mobile phones, and cell towers, Wi-Fi, smart meters 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):Non stop since 2012, especially since smart meter installations and exponentilally increased in 2021 with 5G roll out 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:Cancer, Polycythemia, brain fog, inability to concentrate, agitation, tinnitis, extreme low energy 3d. Time from first exposure to first appearance of adverse health effects; and did a change in exposure coincide with the onset of adverse effects:A couple years. Yes 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?Yes 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?Yes, No significant changes. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:Not personally. What is available with cellularphonetaskforce.org and other sources Additional Details you would like to share about your experiences of adverse health effects you believe to be associated with exposure to wireless radiation or EMF's:Huge noticeable decline in bird populations and insects. Serious decline in flower blossoms, tree health decline along with all forms of vegetation. B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:mobile phones, and cell towers, Wi-Fi, smart meters B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you: B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed: B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy): B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:Cancer, Polycythemia, brain fog, inability to concentrate, agitation, tinnitus, extreme low energy B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant: B3. For each subquestion please list up to 5 drugs or therapies or home remedies (if any) B3a. That you recommend, as they helped you tolerate or recover from EMF exposure:Meditation, ocean immersion B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help: B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful): B3d. Treatments that had no effect: B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse:65-74 B4. What is your age range?65-74 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields?2012 B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields?Lihue, Hawaii