Li-Fi, fiber & alternatives

Hello, I am an American born U.S. Citizen of 56 yrs. old and along with my wife have raised a beautiful family of four in this wonderful country. At least it was wonderful for us until about 6-7 years ago. We had built a house and gardens and a good life in Willits, Ca.. AT&T and T-Mobil wanted to put a cell tower in our rural neighborhood-basically right on top of us. Our neighborhood opposed this tower-77% were against 33% for. We petitioned the county planning and supervisors to deny the tower approval to the telecom companies and to give us fiber-optic line instead. They had fiber all the way to the tower site and could have given us safe broadband easily but a tower is cheaper and makes more profit for them. We attempted to share our medical issues and health concerns with them but were told that they would be struck from the record and not considered because of the 1996 telecommunications act-health issues were not valid according to this arbitrary and capricious act. So we tried to show how it was ugly-they said they would make it look like a fake tree-we showed that they had placed it 5ft. too close to a residence to pass code-they changed the code to allow five more feet . Sneaky, behind the closed door bullshit! They built the tower in complete disregard to the people's wishes-the overwhelming majority-77% said no/twice 77% -In any American election or vote 77% is a majority-hands down. At least this is how I believed we did things in America. Now I know better. Since that time my family and I have all realized that the major health issues we have has been due to the EMR in our environment. We were forced to leave our home we built and have been living in a R.V. down in a creek zone where there is no cell service. We cannot work jobs, go out to eat, go see a movie or music concerts with out becoming ill and having to take days to recover. We cannot engage in modern American life anymore-we are isolated and alone without any real way to make an income. Our children cannot even attend school or go to college let alone travel anywhere. We are currently looking into the American disabilities act for compensation-there have been a few individuals that have been awarded lifetime compensation due to their EHS and inability to create an income and must stay at home. If this is the only way to afford living here then we must pursue the ADA claim. I do not want to do so-I would rather be able to work and be in society. The health effects are real and devastating. My family is living through them at this very minute-We are seeing a doctor for EHS and know 100% that the effect are not psychosomatic. I implore you to look at the real science-not the telecom funded b.s. and lies they have been feeding us. The future of our country, children and environment depend on diminishing the high levels of EMF's we are currently being poisoned with 24/7. We can still have high speeds and keep pace with the world of commerce if we can regulate and make this technology safer. My family could even participate in American life once again. Please do your job and help the people! By the people? For the people? Please live up to true American values-not big business! Thank you, Rain Youngstrom

Dear HHS, I am submitting to the docket and collection of information regarding the biological effects of Electromagnetic fields (EMF’s) and Radio Frequency (RF) and your question: Public Experiences and Reported Potential Adverse Health Effects. My wife suffers from medically documented biological impacts from wireless radiation and electromagnetic fields. I have watched her deal with physical symptoms every time she leaves our hardwired shielded home. The effects from the ever increasing wireless radiation in all environments, have literally turned our lives upside down. Exposure to cell signals, wireless products and infrastructure triggers immediate physical reactions and because of this she cannot work outside the house or be safe in public spaces, making basic errands and social outings very challenging and sometimes even impossible. To hlep mitigate this, we spend thousands of dollars out of pocket on specialized gear—such as shielding clothing, RF meters, protective sleeping canopies, and monthly utility fees to opt out of smart meters. Everything in our home and life including all new purchases have to be manually modified or hardwired and RF/EMF safe. This requires endless research and work just to maintain a safe living space. The science on the biological impacts of RF and EMF is clear; science, the government and the industry have known about the biological effects for decades, there are thousands of studies. Our allowable exposure levels here in the U.S are too high, several times higher than many other countries and it is time for our regulatory agencies, our legislators and telecom to take the steps to fully address our outdated emission standards, their biological impacts and to make our technology safer. This is an engineering, policy and willingness matter. The engineering solutions and ability exists, the industry is not going to take this turn towards instituting more safety unless they are required to by the federal government, Our regulatory agencies and our legislators simply have to be willing to move into meaningfully regulating this multi trillion dollar industry and driving economic engine, something that has not been done since the onset of the tech boom in the 1990s. With this investigation and the information you receive from it, along with the research you have had for decades, , you are in a position to make a change for millions of people here in the U.S and ultimately around the world. It is my hope that you will take all needed actions to bring forth the necessary changes that will ensure safer living with our technology for all. How many people have to suffer, lose their health or their lives- unnecessarily as we continue these known harmful practices and policies? How many lives have to be ruined before we say enough? As the department of HHS it is imperative that you take the steps to ensure that biological health is placed above what is convenient for corporations and their profits. You must make the investment now in making this technology safer in the many ways that we can. What We Are Asking For: Real Accountability: Regulatory bodies like the HHS, FDA, and FCC need to stop letting telecom interests dictate safety limits and base exposure caps on actual independent biological science. Practical Fixes: Devices should feature hard off-switches, lower default emissions, and strict caps aligned with human health rather than corporate convenience.

I think cell phones need to be banned. All they do is put out EMF radiation after years and years and years of having these stupid things I think we need to all go back to Landlines and answering machines. The kids have lost all social skills there’s headaches my son even stays up all night long and he’s 13 because he’s addicted to the thing. And then can’t get him up in the morning to go to school because of lack of sleep. He complains of headaches he complains of his eyes hurting, and I tell him is the white light on the cell phones. He sleeps with that thing by his head and there’s been a lot of articles about brain cancer and using your phones where it’s under 30% all it does is put out radiation. They need to be banned. They need to not be allowed in school and I know the schools are saying they have band the Esco the kids are still sneaking out their backpacks and using them my son tells me stories about it just like the vaping someone needs to do something about vaping at school that needs to stop cause they’re doing it in the bathroom.

I think cell phones need to be banned. All they do is put out EMF radiation after years and years and years of having these stupid things I think we need to all go back to Landlines and answering machines. The kids have lost all social skills there’s headaches my son even stays up all night long and he’s 13 because he’s addicted to the thing. And then can’t get him up in the morning to go to school because of lack of sleep. He complains of headaches he complains of his eyes hurting, and I tell him is the white light on the cell phones. He sleeps with that thing by his head and there’s been a lot of articles about brain cancer and using your phones where it’s under 30% all it does is put out radiation. They need to be banned. They need to not be allowed in school and I know the schools are saying they have band the Esco the kids are still sneaking out their backpacks and using them my son tells me stories about it just like the vaping someone needs to do something about vaping at school that needs to stop cause they’re doing it in the bathroom.

Dear Department of Health and Human Services: I am writing to ask that you to create Public Service Announcements to help educate and support the public in reducing their exposure to man-made Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), including WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular antennas, towers, etc. I am also writing to ask you to create regulations to help reduce the amount of man-made EMFs that are allowed in the public environment including: removing cell antennas and towers from schools, residential areas, shopping centers, and all highly populated areas; having all buildings hardwired with Ethernet internet access for all computers and phones; require industry to create hard-wired equivalent products for those who want to and need to reduced their man-made EMF load. Please ask Industry to: only use Infrared technology for remote controls; bring back hardwired options of stereos, headsets and all electronic devices; have non-SMART options for ALL appliances; have Ethernet ports in computers and laptops; have headphone jacks in computers, laptops and phones. Many years ago I rented an office across the street from a building that had cell antennas attached to its roof line. A window in my office had a direct line of site to one of the cell antennas. Over the years I developed symptoms of radio-frequency illness. I developed rashes on different parts of my body, fatigue, severe dry eye pains, severe lower leg cramps, tinnitus, loss of short term memory, inability to recall words/names, inability for my body to regulate heat, heart palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, headaches, joint pains. I felt like I had early onset dementia. I have developed Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity from the years of overexposure to the man-made Electromagnetic Fields. I discovered the source of all of my symptoms, after I measured the high levels of radio-frequency in my office with a HF35C Gigahertz Solutions meter. After talking to a Building Biologist, I decided to purchase SwissShield Naturell fabric to cover the entire wall facing the cell antenna. I slowly started to heal from the radio-frequency illness after I shielded my office. Other ways I protect myself on a daily basis is to keep my phone on airplane mode, use Ethernet connections for my computers and phone. I am one of the fortunate ones who figured out where my radio-frequency illness symptoms were coming from so I could protect myself and start to heal. There are so many others who are suffering needlessly from the impacts of constant exposure to man-made EMFs without knowledge of what is causing some of their health issues. Please start educating the public on a large scale so people can start to make choices on how they can make informed decisions on how to protect themselves and their loved ones in their homes, and how they use their wireless devices on a daily basis. Please create industry wide regulations to help reduce the amount of wireless devices and create hardwired equivalents to give their consumers a choice in reducing wireless exposures.

I, Julie S. Calderwood, reside in Huntsville, Alabama. I did not consent, nor do I consent today, to the continuous, involuntary exposure to biologically active radio frequency (RF) radiation. In 2019 I became injured by radio frequency radiation emitting from two cell towers erected near my home where I frequently drive and additionally from bluetooth frequencies in a newly purchased car. I sold the car soon after discovering the cause of my injury. I now have Electro Magnetic Radiation Syndrome - a condition linked to exposure to RF and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. These harmful frequencies cause me to have headaches and brain fog which only subside with time, lasting 6-9 hours. The RF radiation from cell phones also effect and cause me headaches. Therefore, I greatly limit my time being around people. These non-native frequencies have effected me greatly and continues to limit my driving, my activities, sociality with family and friends, as well as being in public places and attending public events. My husband and I keep our cell phones on airplane mode except when sending or checking necessary texts. We have a landline phone and use a corded phone. Our household devices, such as computer, router, etc. are hardwired with ethernet cables and the wifi is turned off. With these measures the radiation level in our home is below 100 micro-watts per meter squared. When rebooting my computer, I have to make certain that the bluetooth has not been inadvertently turned back on, since this causes me headaches as well. In 2025, we worked with a group of concerned citizens to help educate our city council and utilities executives about the harms of smart meters and the devastating effects they would have on my condition and our daughter’s neurological disease if they were attached to our houses. EMR Syndrome is real! I know it because I experience it. The following scientific articles, among many others, confirm the existence of this syndrome and delineate some of the mechanisms by which it occurs: Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS, microwave syndrome) – Review of mechanisms Stein MD, et al., Environmental Research, July 2020, Vol. 186. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935120303388?via%3Dihub, Wireless technology is an environmental stressor requiring new understanding and approaches in health care. McCredden, et al. Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 10 Dec 2022 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.986315/full The radiation limits must be lowered to protect our children or the consequences could be drastic, as noted in the following article: Why children absorb more microwave radiation than adults: The consequences, by L. Morgan, et al in ScienceDirect Dec. 2014. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213879X14000583 We don’t want cell towers on, above, or near our grandchildren’s schools. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. October 29, 2026 Julie S. Calderwood

To whom it may concern, I am writing this to express my concern on how this "new" tech is affecting ourselves, our children, the environment and the overall health of all involved. I personally am sensitive to EMF exposure and have and continue to suffer with various symptoms. I should be able to go to concerts etc. without suffering from this tech. It should also NOT be at schools. We need to protect our children. Clearly, hard wired connections work and can be used instead. There is plenty of proof that this tech is harmful and we know the regulations are not in place or working. Please, make changes that will help protect the public. Thanks so much, Mrs. Gentry

You're failure to regulate telecom companies, utilities, and corporations is RUINING peoples lives. Universities, schools and hospitals, cities and planners are building cell sites and high voltage power lines next to some of the most sensitive populations and you are showing COMPLETE disregard for human life by not giving those of us with health issues the freedom to navigate our daily lives without encountering these toxic exposures. Your inaction allowed a private University to poison me for years and then place me in housing to "recover" that was directly below a tower. I lost my finances, my health, my job, my ability to be part of my children's life when they needed me most, and was ultimately sued by their religious cult when I attempted to recover what they took. For YEARS, I couldn't enter public spaces without experiencing severe symptoms. I'm BEYOND livid that the government cares more about big business and profit than about people and our planet. YOU WORK FOR US! WE HIRED YOU. You are corrupt and have nothing if you have a few extra billions and cannot live to spend it because you have blanketed us in toxins - mold, emfs, chemicals in food, water, housing, clothes. REGULATE and force companies to be responsible and ethical! There should be a right to opt out of smart meters, small cells sites. Building codes should REQUIRE circuit switches for all sleep spaces and maintain hardwired connectivities for network. Telephone companies have pulled their copper lines. The infrastructure is GONE. Now, as a professionally trained building scientist and environmental consultant, I advocate for others as a means to recover from the trauma I endured. I measure EMFs and the levels are unregulated. I measured a high voltage line over Alemany High School football field in southern california with staggering readings. The industrial revolution requires zoning enforcement. Maintain the separations and REGULATE to force companies to be ethical and put people and planet first.

When I had wifi in my living room (where my kids and I spend a majority of our day) I would get headaches when I turned it on. I eventually bought a remote power switch for it and whenever I clicked it off when not in use my headache or weird head feeling would almost immediately subside. I’ve since bought an ethernet cable to hook up directly to my modem, and it’s been a great switch. I’ve noticed a change in the way my head feels during the day. Also, when I had wifi before the kill switch, I just left it on all the time. Once I bought the kill switch and started turning the wifi off at night, I noticed my dreams came back when sleeping!!! Crazy. When it was on, no dreams that I can remember having. Again, I have ethernet now though, got rid of the router.

Thank you so much for this inquiry! I am a 62 yr old medically trained caucasian female and have been aware of my bodies EMF sensitivity for more than a couple decades. Initially I experienced thru cellular phone exposure inability to find certain words while speaking a sentence, rather disconcerting when conversing with clients. Another symptom was sudden spacial disorientation that differed from dizziness, it felt like I could not identify what was up and what was down inside the field of gravity. My sister is a German human doctor who became aware of EMF damage to her child thru proximity of its crib to a router, who nowadays successfully treats treatment resistant diseases of patients only if they agree first to clean up their EMF exposure in their home.She was the one saying my symptoms maybe caused by EMF. To test it I stopped exposure for several days and the symptoms disappeared. Then I exposed myself again and the symptoms came back. I did this three times with exact repeating results. Since then I use an RF meter (EMF acoustimeter Model AM-10, frequency response 200MHZ- 8 GHz, whenever I experience increasing inability to sleep inside for instance hotels or apartment buildings that have many routers installed within a short distance. I only use wired connections on my computer with its wifi capacity turned off, have moved in a rural area where my neighbors routers do not reach,limit my use of the cell phone, and protect myself with silver threaded EMF protective clothing and blankets when in high impact locations. Increasing inability to sleep is the main symptom today when exposed to wifi systems. I have grave concerns for children that are near non-stop exposed in their homes, schools, and am aware of multiple children developing leukemia around a 5G antenna. I am aware of lots including high quality research done on EMF including 5G impact on humans and animals incl bees, and hope you gather all that as a base for further actions to limit the damage sustained by many on a daily base if possible. Thank you again for opening up this very important and long overdue inquiry.