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Here is the ink to this Friday's National Call for Safe Technology at 1pm EST/10am PST: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlc-CsqTkjGtQ0kqQ2cKVdMAPm6ibMMz5z

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Now to some news...

From Americans for Responsible Technology regarding their petition to the FDA:

The FDA just can't decide whether to obey the law or not.
 
The law is clear: the FDA is supposed to help Americans reduce their exposure to radiation from all wireless devices. The agency is supposed to study how people are exposed, develop ways to reduce the exposure, and pro-actively reach out to the public about the potential hazard and how to protect themselves. These activities are required under 21 USC 360ii, but the FDA isn't complying with the law.

So last May, we filed a Petition with the FDA, asking the agency to comply with the law. 
 
Last week we received a response from the FDA saying that after six months of deliberation, the agency was unable to reach a decision about whether to obey the law or not.

We're working with our team of expert attorneys to determine next steps. We're not prepared to allow the FDA to thumb its nose at the law and put everyone, especially our children, at risk for an indefinite amount of time

Stay tuned... 

 

An article from Broadband Breakfast: 

Biden Administration Announces Plan to Free Up Spectrum

WASHINGTON, November 13, 2023 – The Joe Biden administration announced on Monday a new plan for freeing up and managing wireless spectrum as private sector demand grows.

The White House’s plan calls for a two-year study on potentially repurposing five spectrum bands, a total of 2,786 megahertz. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the agency that led development on the plan, is set to conduct the study.

That push for reallocation is driven by growing demand from the private sector, the plan said. Growing technologies like 5G networks, precision agriculture, satellites, and Wi-Fi-connected devices are all hungry for the finite airwaves.

Bands slated for more immediate evaluation are the lower 3 GHz band, 5030-5091 MHz, 7125-8400 MHz, 18.1-18.6 GHz, and 37-37.6 GHz. Those are currently occupied entirely or partly by incumbents like the Department of Defense and other “mission critical” federal operations.

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