Exposure limits & oversight

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.

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

I am extremely concerned about the rapid expansion of wireless towers near our homes, neighborhoods, and schools. These towers are being installed everywhere, often without families having any meaningful say in how close they are placed to where we live and raise our children. This recently became very personal for me when I learned that a new tower is going up approximately 0.3 miles from my home… my family’s safe space. I am angry and deeply upset that infrastructure transmitting RF radiation can be placed this close to homes without stronger protections for the families who live there. I am especially concerned about children. They spend hours every day at schools and daycares and potentially have an entire lifetime of wireless exposure ahead of them. We need more independent research into long-term and RF exposure, especially in children. There should absolutely be mandatory minimum setbacks between wireless towers and homes, schools, and daycares. I believe they should be at least one mile away or more! Every tower should also be independently tested after installation and regularly thereafter to determine how much RF is actually reaching nearby homes and schools. Those measurements should be publicly available so families know what levels are reaching the places where they spend their lives. Technology is advancing quickly, and our research and protections need to keep up. Parents and homeowners deserve transparency, meaningful community input, independent testing, and the ability to feel safe in their own homes. Please put the health and well-being of our children and communities first.

Urgent Legislative Action Required: Protecting Citizen Rights and Holding Telecoms Accountable for the 5G Infrastructure Deficit As a citizen and a consumer, I am submitting this comment to demand immediate legislative intervention regarding 5G network deployments and telecommunications marketing. For years, telecom conglomerates have used grand promises of technological revolution—combined with fear-based marketing tactics—to coerce the public into expensive 5G data plans. However, the reality we face today is a severely fragmented network, unstable connectivity, and unfulfilled promises. While these corporations reaped record profits by charging premium rates, they systematically failed to invest in the robust infrastructure they guaranteed. Furthermore, the forced phasing out or artificial slowing down of stable legacy networks like LTE has stripped citizens of their right to affordable, reliable communication. This is no longer just a market issue; it is a failure of consumer protection and public interest. Therefore, I urge lawmakers to enact strict legislation that: 1. Penalizes deceptive marketing and holds telecom companies legally accountable for infrastructure deficits. 2. Enforces mandatory refunds or rate reductions for areas where promised 5G speeds and stability are not met. 3. Guarantees consumer sovereignty by protecting the right to access affordable, reliable, and unthrottled legacy networks. Public airwaves and national infrastructure must serve the common good of the citizens, not the insatiable greed of corporate monopolies. We demand accountability, transparency, and immediate legislative action.

Thank you for this opportunity to comment. I'm an attorney and I'll get straight to the point. As you may know, in the US, personal‑injury suits against telecom companies for harm from RF/EMF radiation have a very low success rate, and there is no well‑established "winning" strategy. The two walls that defeat most of these cases are (1) proving medical causation — courts require you to show your specific illness was caused by the radiation, and the US scientific record has not met that bar — and (2) federal preemption under Section 704 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which bars local/state regulation of towers based on health risk and has been used to preempt state tort claims. Government action is long overdue. There is much the HHS can do to help electromagnetic radiation (EMR) victims in the United States. To wit: 1. Upgrade the NTP carcinogen classification (biggest single lever) The National Toxicology Program (part of HHS) already found in 2018 that RF radiation is "reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen" — the weakest tier in the Report on Carcinogens, based on a 10-year, ~3,000-animal rat study. If HHS upgraded this to "known" human carcinogen, it would: Give plaintiffs a federally endorsed causal finding to cite at summary judgment, directly attacking the #1 barrier (causation) Support failure-to-warn claims: if the government classified the hazard, defendants can't argue they "didn't know" Be hard for courts to ignore — federal agency findings carry substantial evidentiary weight 2. Fund and publish definitive human epidemiology NIEHS (NIH) could run or commission a large prospective cohort study of RF exposure and specific health outcomes. A published HHS finding of a dose-response relationship would be the strongest possible causation evidence. The current NIEHS position — "the probability that EMF exposure is truly a health hazard is currently small" — is what defense lawyers cite to kill cases. 3. FDA: set lower performance standards + require warnings FDA has authority under 21 CFR Part 1030 over RF-emitting electronic products. It could: Lower MPE limits below current FCC levels (which are based on thermal effects only, not non-thermal) Require warning labels on devices — this is critical because it converts a failure-to-warn theory from speculative to straightforward Require premarket chronic-exposure safety testing for new wireless technologies 4. CDC/ATSDR: issue a formal health advisory A CDC advisory stating that RF-EMF exposure is associated with specific health conditions would create a recognized standard of care that defendants deviated from. It would also give plaintiffs' medical experts a federal source to cite when opining on causation. 5. NIOSH: set occupational exposure limits NIOSH could issue recommended exposure limits for workers near towers and in wireless-intensive jobs. While advisory (OSHA enforces), these limits create a benchmark for what "reasonable" exposure looks like, supporting negligence claims. 6. Medical education and clinical guidelines HHS could direct that: EMF exposure history be taken as part of standard medical intake Clinical guidelines be developed for evaluating patients with RF-sensitivity symptoms Medical school curricula include EMF health effects This helps plaintiffs document their injury in a way courts currently find unconvincing (many plaintiffs' symptoms are dismissed as not medically recognized). The irony to note: Setting specific federal exposure limits could backfire by strengthening the implied preemption defense (courts argue that where the FCC has set a standard, state tort claims are displaced). The sweet spot for HHS would be to issue findings of harm and hazard classification without creating a new, detailed regulatory scheme that defendants can point to as "the FCC already regulated this." Bottom line: The single highest-impact action is upgrading the NTP carcinogen classification combined with FDA-mandated warning labels. Together, they attack both causation and failure-to-warn simultaneously, and they're within HHS's existing statutory authority. I have further thoughts regarding actions the HHS could take and legal strategy. If you'd like to follow up and continue the coversation please email emrlegal@protonmail.com

I wish I didn't suffer or have a sensitivity to EMFs, but I do... I am a tech person, and at times, I must limit my exposure due to my sensitivity or the side effects that may occur... I have a drone, and yet there are times I cannot fly it because I cannot stand the pain or pressure that it brings on to my head and my chest... If I fight the pain or try to ignore it, I get angry, easily agitated, and sometimes become full of rage!    I do not like feeling like that. I am a kind person, a protector, and someone who would go out of my way to help anyone in need. I do not like the feelings that I get around certain devices. It has only become harder to go out in public or to other homes. May it be customers' houses, visiting friends or family, all because of this wireless technology.  There is nothing SMART about being hit and surrounded by non-ionizing microwave radiation ALL day long in your HOME... I can say for me, the signals emitted from a cell phone with service but data and wifi OFF I don't notice or feel any different. I practice turning my data OFF when I don't use it. I do NOT use WIFI it affects me the worst. If I must, it's in a controlled area only to update devices that don't accept Ethernet cable with adapters. Newer phones, particularly "Samsung" and "Apple," At times, I can hardly stand to be near one. It can cause a long list of side effects, including vertigo, chest pain/pressure, depression, anger, trouble thinking, to name a few, and can occur as fast as someone just showing me a picture on their device.    For 6 years or more, I suffered in my own home because of an active micro cell that is less than 30ft from my pillow. Living here was a brutal punishment... It was torture 24 hours a day for an individual like myself... I spent thousands of dollars to protect myself and my family... The products that worked best were shungite, shielding clothing, and silver fiber bed canopies. It gave me some relief, or should I say protection, from this weapons-like device. I am happy to say that for over the past year or more I feel normal again in our home!  I never thought I would say "It is good to be home!" ever again... I never thought I would feel normal or be able to sleep well again living here!  I know others are worse off than me. But unless you know what it's like to suffer from this tech. You have NO idea what it is like to be in our shoes... Who talks about sensitivity to EMFs?  Better yet, where is the list of common side effects for the technology that we're using?  It is very hard to live like this... Here is one example and possibly the most important one. #1. We feel embarrassed..! If we tell somebody to please turn their phone into airplane mode because we have pain from being next to it, the first thing that person is most likely going to say is, "WHY!?"   The next thing they will likely do is laugh at your reason, or think you are crazy!    I suffered for a long time, waiting for a Government policy to protect us. There isn't a distance standards for Micro-Cells or Antennas. There is NO safety policy; the FCC isn't even a part of this RFI. That is very bothersome... However, on February 16, 2025, after a dramatic event, I thought I was going to lose my son! God woke me up and gave me the protective power, the strength, and the courage to stand up for what I know is right and just to protect my family again. I had lost those abilities over years of being tortured within my own home. And on this day we shut the power OFF to this device!  Words cannot express the relief that I felt... The next night in bed, I cried like I have never done before... I apologized to my wife for failing her as a husband and our kids as a father for all those years, and lastly I said, "I promise that I will not allow them to keep that device on! I will not live like that again...so help me GOD!" We battled for months, antenna ON and OFF! Horrible side effects were noted when it was ON; good or restored health was recorded when it was OFF... These data/Notes were laminated and left on or near the power supply/circuit breaker box... We begged and asked to please just leave this off...  We just want to live in peace like we had once before; we didn't want to go to court for this... AT&T, whoever was calling the shots, has no mercy... After another tragic event, we were left with no choice but to file a lawsuit against them. I will not go into detail, but I will say this: after that last tragic event, this site has remained off since that very day... And I feel normal once again... We will do whatever it takes to protect ourselves, our children, and our neighbors...We will NOT stop!  Attached is my story: how I became aware of my sensitivity, what I have done to protect or eliminate side effects and symptoms, and much more.   Respectfully, Danny

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

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.