Smart meters

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

EMFs not limited to wifi, cell towers, cell phones, electrical meters have ruined my life after I became EMF sensitive when 5G was installed. At the very least , cell towers should be removed from residential areas. I’ve heard it all, it’s in your head etc, there needs to be awareness about the harmful effect of EMFs.

On March 23, 2024 my life changed forever. I don't think I will ever be the same. The electric company came to install a new smart meter. That night I experienced heart palpitations when I laid down. I did not sleep a wink the entire night. Every few seconds I would experience a jolt of EMF radiation that brought me to wakefulness. In fact, I did not sleep at all for 4 nights. After that I was able to sleep for 1 hour to 1.5 hours a night. This went on for at least 9 months. I experienced vertigo continually and especially when a cell phone was turned on. We turned off all radiating devices, and I felt a little better but not much. I was forced to purchase EMF protective clothing which helps a little but not enough. I attempted to have the electric company remove the smart meter but they refused. After several weeks, anxiety and depression set in. I have never in my life had any of these before. After about a month I started losing weight. I lost 1 pound a week in spite of the fact that I was eating twice as much food as previously. I lost a total of 26 pounds over 26 weeks. I had to eat 4 meals a day. If I ever got to the point where my stomach was empty, it felt like my body was digesting itself. I have been to numerous doctors, chiropractors, nutritionist, and body workers of all types. I have purchased devices to try to neutralize the EMF radiation. Some things helped a little and some not at all. About a year and a half later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I am trying to recover from that. All together I have spent 100,000.00 to attempt to recover my health. I don't think I will ever be the same again.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this very important topic! I have been very concerned about the increasing amount and strength of EMF from all sources, especially the ones that the general population does not have an option to opt out of, like smart meters, cell phone towers, 5G, etc. There are numerous health studies that I have heard about from Europe, where scientists have been studying the effect of man-made radiation on people, and the results are catastrophic. I am especially concerned about children. I myself am sensitive to radiation, and depending on the strength and length of time of the exposure, I get headaches and nose bleeds. I also have a child who had a health issue that is very likely to be at least partially caused by radiation damage, but definitely has been effected negatively by exposure. My child's symptoms range from flu like symptoms to bone and joint pain. I would love if the negative health effect of radiation exposure at any level would be more seriously investigated, and European research and limits would be studied and utilized in the United States as well. Sincerely, a concerned mother and citizen

2: My perspective:myself & family 3a-c: WIFI mouse – rash on hand appeared after ~1yr. Wouldn’t go away until I stopped using it for a week. Rash came back upon return to use. Returned to wired mouse & rash hasn’t returned. AMR smart electric meter (precursor to AMI): Power company advised it transmitted data ~ 1-1:30 a.m., coinciding with same time I had begun awakening suddenly every night. I had the meter removed and replaced with a non-transmitting meter and now sleep through night (WIFI, bluetooth, & cell phone off also.) AMI smart electric meter (pulses every few seconds): installed without parents’ knowledge, on same wall where Dad’s (w/pacemaker) bed was. He experienced sudden decline in health, inexplicable bloodwork; Dr later said was very likely due to AMI meter (once that coinciding installation was discovered & discussed.) AMI meter replaced with a non-Smart meter and his blood work and health improved. AMI meters are also invasion of privacy with the data collection. WIFI & bluetooth(home): over time & exposure, several symptoms became regular occurrence: nervous tension, unexplained anxiety, heart palpitations, irritability, agitation, short-temper, brain fog, headaches, restless sleep (myself & family–bulk of/worst of symptoms alleviated when began keeping WIFI & bluetooth off most of the time, especially at night.) Still have some low-level symptoms; neighbors’ WIFI still infiltrates the house. WIFI (schools): mid-way through my child’s schooling, WIFI boosters were installed in the ceilings in the middle of classrooms. My child began to complain of headaches and agitation, and harder to focus. Symptoms would go away during Summer months & return when back in school. One of the schools was in very close proximity to a cell tower. Anecdotally, several cases of childhood leukemia and teachers with cancer have arisen over the yrs. WIFI + cell boosters (office): Installed ~every 30 feet on ceilings starting ~2018 & expanding throughout whole building complex during 2020-2024 era. Symptoms began shortly after installation and close daily exposure-i.e. creepy crawly sensation on skin, especially scalp/brain, low level to escalating headache and other symptoms including those noted above for WIFI at home exposure. Effects felt within about an hour of being in office. For a time, an accommodation to telework was allowed, but when up for review, it was refused. Since ADA doesn’t explicitly acknowledge EMF/EMR sensitivity as meeting the ADA guidelines for disability, the new management doesn’t either. 5G masts (around office complex) installed ~2020-2024 era: Walks of respite outside to give body a break from inside WIFI is no longer possible with the 5G masts. Electric vehicles: Even short infrequent rides in a friend’s electric vehicle gives me creepy crawly sensations and nervous system irritation. 3 doctors concur with EMF/EMR exposure as being the cause of the symptoms experienced. 5: The FCC should be compelled to comply with an order issued by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in 2021 in the case Environmental Health Trust, et al. v. FCC (DC Cir 2021, No. 20-1025), ordering the FCC to address 11,000 pages of evidence on adverse impacts of wireless radiation before ANY legislation favorable to telecom and broadband expansion is even considered. I fear what will happen when towns lose all control over tower, small cell, and in/on-home placements. The focus on broadband deployment should be on safe, reliable fiber to homes, schools, and offices with ethernet connections, not unreliable, harmful wireless permeating the air. Americans with Disabilities Acct (ADA) - EMF/EMR sensitivity needs to be added as a protected class under the act. Guidance for those sensitive to EMF/EMR/wireless/bluetooth technologies needs to be unburied, acknowledged, updated, and disseminated to employers and those with public access buildings. Offices and public buildings should be inspected and remediated by building biologists certified in Electromagnetic and Electro Radio Frequencies, such as the Building Biology Institute. 13: The growing proliferation makes it an extremely difficult and dismal future for those who are sensitive or have pre-existing conditions. Those who are not yet, could easily become so with increased exposures and intensities. 15: Cancer/health issue clusters/declines & symptomologies known to be related to EMF’s in relation to human and animal health; local animal, bird, insect population declines, health of native flora & fauna vs invasive proliferations, increases in molds. No wireless infrastructures should be in/around any of these places. Wired should be the norm. I submit what Sayer Ji has put together as evidence: https://open.substack.com/pub/sayerji/p/secretary-kennedy-asked-for-the-evidence?r=2ri5rr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

We are really in a public health emergency with all of the wireless devices and waves of exposure all around us. These exposure levels are said to be thousands of times over what could be a possible safe level where the science tells us that there really aren’t any truly safe levels for this kind of radiation (microwave exposure). There are thousands of studies, many collected in the Bioinitiative Report BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF) that demonstrate clearly that these exposures, even at very low levels, have dangerous biological effects. There is even an important study known as the EU Reflex Study which demonstrates that wireless radiation damages cells and DNA on pare with nuclear or gamma radiation. Reflex Study Finds Genotoxic Effects 2004 In city life we are completely surrounded and penetrated by countless exposures from every direction. There is not only the danger that comes from one cellphone,which is enormous, but the cumulative exposures from our neighbors, those coming from satellites, cell towers, smart meters, Bluetooth speakers, multiple WiFi routers in schools with multiple cellphones and other devices. It is a non-stop bombardment which is the cause of extraordinary health damage including cancers, neurological disorders, dementia ( Dr Sharon Goldberg says even in teenagers now) cardiovascular disorders, brain damage, blood toxicity, and anxiety, among many other health problems. I became extremely sensitive to these wireless microwave radio frequency radiation exposures after buying and driving an electric car. After a two hour drive I had an intense neurological breakdown where I could no longer sense the periphery of my body nor could I remember or track my thoughts. It was quite like I was experiencing dementia with a feeling of squeezing across the top of my head as well as a feeling that my brain was vibrating. I healed over time by avoiding all wireless exposures as much as possible as well as consuming large doses of many supplements, but I remain an electro sensitive person whose body is intensely disturbed by surrounding wireless exposures. I used to have to drive out to the countryside to be able to breathe when my neighbor would have his Bluetooth on (as well as when the smart meter was installed on my home- so fortunate to have my smart meter in opt out mode now but there is still some “dirty electricity” it causes that affects my health). I am very fortunate to have a new neighbor who keeps his Bluetooth off for me. There are also places in my home where I can feel the smart meters shooting through my home. I can’t stand very long at my sink without getting pains in my body from this, can not sit at parts of my dining room table nor use one of my bedrooms ( as it is to close to my other neighbors who use Bluetooth etc). It is quite a challenging life for an electro sensitive person ( though we are all biological and are all being damaged from wireless, the electro sensitive can feel the damage as it is happening). It really limits where I can go and how long I can stay in any given place. I could definitely not work in an office or school or even attend a dinner with people with their cellphones on etc. There are millions of people like me who have become electro sensitive all over the world. Many have been displaced from their homes because of cell towers or smart meters and other wireless nightmares. Many can no longer work in their jobs for which they have trained. Some have had to seek refuge in the forest or rural settings, though now with the proliferation of satellites and almost ubiquitous wireless coverage it is becoming more difficult to find a safe place to live. There are also dangers to our atmosphere, other living beings of nature( bees, birds, trees, etc, and the planet which we must be arrested immediately. This wireless proliferation should have been stoped a long time ago as the science has been available for decades. There is an important article from The Lancet - Planetary Electromagnetic Pollution: is it time to assess its impact? This is a critical situation, a real emergency, to preserve the health of people and planet. It requires immediate, sober and creative action. It is critically important that we primarily wire for communications and eliminate the waves passing through/damaging bodies. Cell phones as they exist now can be used in airplane mode with Bluetooth, cellular, and WiFi off, with an Ethernet adapter to access internet etc. There could be stations available at home, workplaces, around town, etc where one could plug in one’s phones or computers for connection. Utility meters and other tech could also be wired, avoiding the extremely damaging bodily trespass of microwave radiation.

I'm a 69 y/o resident of Portland, Oregon. In fall of 2019, I became aware that my behavior & energy levels had changed significantly. I can only describe it as a thick brain fog/zombie-like state. I didn't know why. Then, when checking my microwave oven for radiation leakage (it was leaking and I did get cataracts). I was shocked to find I was getting red warning readings whenever I approached the family room phone. This phone was a GE multiple handset phone using DECT technology. We had 7 of them spread throughout all 3 levels of our house in various rooms so that one could call someone in another part of the house and use it as an intercom system. All 7 handsets were emitting harmful levels of electromagnetic radiaton AT ALL TIMES 24/7! I know this because I invested in a meter to detect the amount of radiation. One of those headsets was on my nightstand, mere inches from my head where I was sleeping nightly for years. As soon as we disconnected the phones, the zombie-like condition and my brain fog vanished. Interestingly, around this same time I was walking around the outside of the house when I suddenly felt extremely nauseous, diizzy and began having pains in my head. I was next to our electrical meter. My EMF reader confirmed that it was emitting harmful radiation. PG&E confirmed it had recently switched out our old meter with a new SmartMeter. I asked to have it removed and have had to pay extra money every month since then because "they have to come by to read the meter". The point is, my body and brain had become sensitized/attuned to the frequency of the DECT phone. Consequences to me have been life-altering. I cannot use my cell phone. I cannot be near anyone else's cell phone that is "on" or too close to me without experiencing head pain (different from a typical headache), nausea, and dizziness. I have had to install Ethernet in my house because Wifi causes me physical pain. No more microwave oven. Basically, anytime I am surrounded by other people I am in pain from their cell phones (Ex: waiting rooms, grocery store lines, any group events, etc.). I have become largely homebound as a result. When going out, I have to wear a special cap to shield my head and lessen these effects. I feel head pain from the cell towers along the roads. When 6G rolls out, I fear I will not be able to go anywhere at anytime. The old safety limits are ridiculously high and harmful. Please lower the limits drastically into alignment with other European countries. It is long OVERDUE. You were ordered to a long time ago. There is no excuse for the delay; there are many, many of us out here living greatly diminished lives and suffering when we shouldn't have to. The limitations to my life also cause inconvenience to others, and though they may not feel the physical harm as I do, I know their bodies are being affected nonetheless.

The US has known for at least since 1971 about the bioeffects of RF wireless radiation exposures from the Naval Medical Research Institute Study titled, “Bibliography of Reported Biological Phenomena and Clinical Manifestations Attributed to Microwave and Radio-Frequency Radiation.” The study listed pages of symptoms resulting from RF exposures that were compiled from over 2,000 global citations on non-ionizing electromagnetic fields proving non-thermal injuries are a common side effect. Many independent studies have been done since then with similar results. There is nothing new under the sun to continue the wait to decide if RF radiation exposures can be harmful. Issue a surgeon general letter warning about RF radiation exposures being a possible carcinogen or harmful to your health with overuse or improper use of any digital device, especially with digital screen time and how it can damage your eyesight. Require labeling to display a similar message on these digital devices just like cigarettes and nicotine. Technology can be beneficial, if it is built, used and taught to be used in a safe and responsible manner. However, overdensification of neighborhoods with 175’ cell towers for Internet of Things, no wired alternative to smart meters and turning vehicles into mobile base stations is going in the wrong direction, consumes too much energy, generates too much electropollution, and makes healthy people chronically ill and/or disabled unnecessarily.

I minimize my exposure to wireless radiation because if I don't, I get debilitating headaches. My house is hard-wired to ethernet, but last year my city (Longmont CO) installed smart meters; the "opt-out" was still a smart meter creating dirty electricity. There are 4 smart meters clustered in my neighbor's yard, very close to my bedroom. I would wake up with a headache daily. I purchased a "Blushield" device to help mitigate the effect of the EMFs and that helped with my headaches. It is unbelievable that we don't have a choice about the enormous amount of EMF exposure and many people are suffering greatly. I am lucky that my symptoms are manageable, but it necessitates limiting my exposure; I cannot be in large public gatherings where everyone has their cellphone on (i.e. sporting events, lectures, concerts, etc); the last time I tried this I experienced vertigo, lightheadedness, dizziness, and nausea. PLEASE STUDY THE EFFECTS OF EMFS ON PEOPLE, especially children, as well as plants, insects (bees), and animals, before we continue into next generation 6G, 7G.

I attest and affirm under penalty of perjury that the following statements are true, accurate, and within my personal knowledge and understanding. I reside in Alachua County, Florida. I have a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master of Engineering. I have worked in industry at Geneal Electric and in research at the University. I am a Professional Engineer licensed in the state of Florida I am a Building Biology Institute certified Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist. I have always stood for the truth and the right to informed consent in all matters and hold to high ethical standards. I did not consent, nor do I consent today, to the continuous and involuntary exposures to pulsed modulated, biologically active electrical and radiofrequency / microwave (RF/MW) radiation. I previously led a normal, productive life until I was injured and harmed by the electrical and pulsed modulated RF/MW radiation from cell towers, cell phones, Wi-Fi routers, and radios which all utilize pulsed modulated RF/MW radiation for communications. The agent of harm was the RF/MW radiation, I now have Electromagnetic Radiation Syndrome, also known as Radiofrequency Sickness. I developed a rare aggressive cancer, severe intestinal damage and malnutrition, severe pain and pressure in my head, imbalance and coordination issues, resulting in many broken bones and bruises. ` I developed bouts of sudden onset eye pain, short term memory and concentration problems I developed irregular heartbeats when driving near proximity to cell towers. I had to adjust my driving routes to avoid the harmful exposures. I was unable to work as I dealt with my illness and symptoms. I had to navigate as best I could to pinpoint that my health decline was caused by the harmful RF/MW radiation exposures and then how to regain my health and wellbeing. I began to analyze and connect the dots of symptoms and exposures harming me. I started to question the medical providers regarding the RF/MW radiation when I reported my correlations of exposure and symptoms. The medical professionals were dismissive, which was extremely frustrating for me. I found the Building Biology Institute and that was instrumental to put me on the path to measuring and analyzing my environment and then taking actions to remove all known exposures within my control. Also, I now avoid and reduce as much as possible what is out of my control which includes cell towers and others homes with Wi-Fi and other devices, stores and medical facilities with high exposures, routes with high tension power lines. My commitment to take actions to survive came with great expense and inconvenience. Even though I removed and avoided all exposures within my control to allow my body to recover, I still must avoid RF/MW radiation devices and infrastructure or I experience severe pain and pressure in my head, gastrointestinal issues, irregular heartbeat, eye pain, and much impaired functioning. When I am required to go to places with high pulsed modulated RF/MW radiation I always have symptoms return which require long periods of time in isolation so I can recover. I must have a home, a place that I have control over to maintain my health and well being and not be forced to accept increasing high pulsed modulated RF/MW radiation from cell towers, satellites, “smart” utility meters with that infrastructure. I will never be able to go to places and participate in “normal” events and activities because of the pulsed modulated RF/MW radiation that is outside of my control. My requests to Health and Human Services: Electromagnetic Radiation Syndrome is caused by the harmful biological effects from pulsed modulated RF/MW radiation and this should be recognized and respected and action taken. Require the necessary training to medical professional to recognize and diagnose Electromagnetic Radiation Syndrome. Many citizens have ill health and may have undiagnosed biological effects from RF/MW radiation exposures. Make recommendations to the public to use technology “safely”, to educate and allow for informed consent. Require the industry to make changes to reduce the negative biological effects from infrastructure and devices. Combinations of exposures, power density and pulsed modulation including durations of exposure, from different infrastructures and devices must all be considered during evaluations and analysis. Utilities must be required to provide analog meters to anyone who chooses one. Copper landlines must be provided to anyone who chooses one. I request that you will maintain high regard for human health regarding the toxic environmental exposures from pulsed modulated RF/MF radiation so that we can Make America Health Again. I have attached files of research for your review. Thank you for your kind and caring attention to my facts that I have presented Signed this 21st day of October 2026,