Tell the FCC How You’ve Been Impacted by Wireless Radiation

Until October 22, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comments in ET Docket No. 13-84 as it responds to a federal court order requiring the agency to address evidence and concerns about the adverse health and environmental impacts of wireless radiation.

In 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the FCC’s decision to retain its decades-old radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure guidelines was arbitrary and capricious because the FCC failed to consider a mountain of peer-reviewed scientific studies demonstrating serious biological harm. The court ordered the FCC to provide a reasoned explanation for its determination that its RF exposure guidelines adequately protect humans and the environment against the harmful effects of such exposure.

Specifically, the court directed the FCC to address:

• The impacts of RF radiation on children.
• The health implications of long-term exposure to RF radiation.
• The ubiquity of wireless devices and technological developments since the FCC’s RF exposure guidelines were last updated in 1996.
• The impacts of RF radiation on the environment.
• The adequacy of the FCC’s RF radiation testing procedures for cell phones and other portable wireless devices.

For over five years, the FCC has ignored the court’s 2021 order. But after CHD dragged the FCC back into court earlier this year, the court issued an order on August 24, 2026 giving the FCC only 30 days to explain its years of inaction. And now, the FCC is reopening the record on the health and environmental impacts from RF radiation exposure. This is a critically important opportunity for all Americans experiencing negative health effects from RF radiation exposure to submit comments to the FCC and make your voices heard!

We must build a strong record in the FCC docket now! Tell the FCC why we need more stringent RF radiation exposure standards in the United States. The deadline to submit comments is October 22, 2026.

Strengthen your comment by including one of the scientific studies listed below. Choose a study that most closely aligns with your concerns or personal experience, include its title and link, and briefly explain why the FCC should consider its findings. You only need to reference one study, so select the one most relevant to the issue you want the FCC to address.

• National Toxicology Program (2018): Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies in Sprague Dawley Rats Exposed to Whole-Body Radio Frequency Radiation – Found clear evidence of carcinogenic activity in male rats, including malignant heart schwannomas.
• Falcioni et al. (2018): Report of final results regarding brain and heart tumors in Sprague-Dawley rats exposed from prenatal life until natural death to mobile phone radiofrequency field representative of a 1.8 GHz GSM base station environmental emission – Found a statistically significant increase in heart schwannomas in male rats exposed to radiation representative of cell tower emissions.
• Panagopoulos et al. (2021): Human-made electromagnetic fields: Ion forced-oscillation and voltage-gated ion channel dysfunction, oxidative stress and DNA damage – Reviewed evidence and proposed mechanisms linking human-made electromagnetic fields to oxidative stress, DNA damage, and cellular dysfunction.
• Levitt, Lai & Manville (2021): Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 1: Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment – Examined increasing environmental electromagnetic-field exposure and research concerning potential effects on wildlife, plants, and ecosystems.
• McCredden, McLean & Steinemann (2026): Wireless sensitivity and co-morbidities: A prevalence study in Australia, Canada, and the United States – Examined the prevalence of self-reported wireless sensitivity and co-occurring health conditions in the United States, Canada, and Australia, without establishing causation.
• Mevissen et al. (2025): Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on cancer in laboratory animal studies, a systematic review – Reported high-certainty evidence of increased brain gliomas and heart schwannomas in male rats under studied exposure conditions. A corrigendum was published in 2026.
• Cordelli et al. (2024): Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure on male fertility: A systematic review of experimental studies on non-human mammals and human sperm in vitro – Reviewed experimental evidence concerning male reproductive effects, reporting moderate-certainty evidence for reduced pregnancy rates and low-certainty evidence for reduced sperm counts, with important limitations.
• Morgan, Kesari & Davis (2014): Why children absorb more microwave radiation than adults: The consequences – Reviewed evidence that children may absorb more wireless radiation than adults due to anatomical and physiological differences, raising questions about the adequacy of existing exposure standards.
• BioInitiative Report (2012, with Subsequent Research Updates): Updated Research Summaries – Collection of scientific research concerning neurological effects, oxidative stress, DNA damage, genetic effects, and electromagnetic sensitivity. Individual summaries have different update dates, including 2022.

We especially encourage you to personalize the sample message below with your own experience. You can describe RF radiation-related health effects experienced by you or your family, including cancer or non-cancerous effects; impacts on children; experiences with long-term or increasing RF radiation exposure; concerns involving cell phones, Wi-Fi, cell towers or other sources of RF radiation; and/or impacts you have observed on pets,wildlife, plants or the environment. You can also share with the FCC how many cell towers and other wireless telecommunications facilities are located near your home.

How to Submit Your Comment to the FCC

Make your voice part of the official record by submitting a public comment in ET Docket No. 13-84.

1. Make your choice of what type of comment to file. The FCC prefers “standard filings” but does accept informal “express” submissions. Standard filings require that you upload a document in pdf or other acceptable format, whereas with express comments you can directly enter the text using your browser.
   • Submit an express comment
   • Submit a standard comment

   Enter your name, address and email address (optional) in the appropriate fields.

2. Please submit a personalized comment about how wireless radiation exposure has impacted you and your family. You can start with the suggested text below and then personalize it. You may wish to write your comment in advance elsewhere.
3. Check the box that says Note: By checking this box, I acknowledge that I am filing a document into an official FCC proceeding. All information submitted, including names and addresses, will be publicly available via the web. Privacy Act Statement.
4. Select Continue to Review Screen.
5. Check the box that says I’m not a robot.
6. Click Submit.

Sample Text (please personalize)