{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1751","number":"1751","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-07T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-06T04:00Z","body":"There is a lot of literature/articles/studies to support 'No704'.  Here is just one -\n\nSection 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, codified as Communications Act at 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)(iv), states:\n\n“No State or local government or instrumentality thereof may regulate the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such facilities comply with the Commission’s regulations concerning such emissions.”\n\nSome courts have interpreted “environmental effects” to include human health effects. This effectively strips local authorities of the ability to oppose cell tower permits based on health and environmental effects, as long as the emissions fall within the FCC’s limits. This is unconstitutional because it deprives states and local governments of their traditional police powers designed to protect the health and welfare of their citizens but does not provide a federal remedy or other meaningful oversight.\n\nAdditionally, several court decisions hold that local jurisdictions cannot regulate other forms of wireless technologies (WiFi routers, cell phones, etc.) because the FCC has sole authority to regulate the safety of these devices. As long as RF emissions fall within the FFC’s limits, people cannot sue the device manufacturer for their RF injuries. This deprives people of their Constitutional rights, e.g. informed consent, property rights, due process, right to a jury trial, and right to life and liberty.\n\nThis legal framework must be dismantled because:\n\nRF radiation below FCC limits has been shown to harm children’s health and the environment.\n\nChildren harmed by RF radiation exposure are left without remedies or compensation.\n\nFCC guidelines are outdated, do not take children into account, and fail to consider current scientific evidence.\n\nExcessive FCC authority overrides local control and judicial oversight.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1751","tags":["child-development","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"f96bb96d24f4627d2ec3c66381ed379cdc6ca33d0cc68191ac1413f3b5cd211d","slug":"child-development-comment-1751","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1751","body_sha256":"1c88422fb9b692f5f3ac3458ac7f7989cfb6f027d98beb96c70b54322605a96b","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"section-704","topics":[{"id":"section-704","evidence":"ies to support 'No704'.  Here is just one -\n\nSection 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, codified as Com"},{"id":"standards","evidence":" are left without remedies or compensation.\n\nFCC guidelines are outdated, do not take children into account, and f"},{"id":"children","evidence":"harm children’s health and the environment.\n\nChildren harmed by RF radiation exposure are left without remedies or "},{"id":"environment","evidence":"eless service facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent t"}],"summary":"Argues that Section 704 and federal preemption remove local control and remedies for RF injuries, particularly involving children, and calls for dismantling that legal framework.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-07T16:33:06Z","review_method":"Complete published comment-body review; exact prior-reviewed body matches reuse source-supported reviews with each distinct official ID preserved. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"60817c7d5a1d314aba41b2433fb80717cfee825a147565697d6f13183ea5b7b3","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["section-704","standards","children","environment"],"primary_topic":"section-704","forum_title":"Argues that Section 704 and federal preemption remove local control and remedies for RF injuries, particu…"}