Hello Everyone,
A bill in the U.S. Senate, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) HR5009, set to be voted on early this week, would
authorize the FCC to license more wireless spectrum. We are recommending that HR 5009 be amended to condition FCC spectrum licensing authority on FCC's compliance with a 2021 court order.
In 2021, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the FCC in its failure to examine
11,000 pages of scientific studies showing biological effects within its wireless limits for human exposure. The court ordered the FCC to examine those studies for long-term public exposure, especially for children and the environment. The FCC has failed to do so.
Please ask Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand to amend HR 5009. Please also send this alert to your email lists.
- To contact their offices, call 202-225-3121 Capitol switchboard or click https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials?iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1
- Call the telecom staffer with the below talking points AND
- Get the telecom staffer's email for each of your U.S. Senators and send the attached letter, copy hello@thenationalcall.org and cfroh@yahoo.com
Talking points:
- Amend the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) HR5009 to condition FCC spectrum licensing authority on FCC's compliance with the 2021 court order.
- In 2021, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, the second most influential court after the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled against the FCC when it refused to update its
outdated 1996 wireless limits on human exposure (Environmental Health Trust et al v FCC https://www.fcc.gov/document/dc-circuit-decision-environmental-health-trust-v-fcc).
- The court found that the FCC violated federal law when it ignored 11,000 pages of scientific studies showing biological effects within its
wireless limits, and mandated that the FCC examine those studies for long-term public exposure, especially for children and the environment.
- The FCC has failed to do so.
- The FCC’s limits are out of synch with the current science for public safety.
