Guide to commenting on the FCC radiofrequency notice

Environmental Health Sciences, a United States nonprofit that works to bring science into public discussion and policy on environmental health, has published a guide to commenting on the reopened inquiry by the Federal Communications Commission, the US telecoms regulator, into its radiofrequency exposure limits. The inquiry (ET Docket 13-84, released September 17, 2026) answers a 2021 federal appeals court ruling in the Environmental Health Trust case and covers only evidence filed between 2013 and 2019. The guide pairs seven statements from the notice with recommended responses on noncancer effects, children, long-term exposure, device testing and migratory birds. Comments are due October 22, 2026. See also earlier coverage on how to file comments to the FCC, as well as the open Request for Information from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), due October 21.

Note: Environmental Health Sciences is, by its own description, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organisation; environmental health is its field, of which wireless radiation is one part.

"Use this guide to respond directly to the FCC’s questions about its radiofrequency radiation exposure rules. It pairs key statements from the notice with recommendations and sample responses."

— Environmental Health Sciences

"Choose the sections that fit your knowledge or experience, support your points with specific evidence, and explain what you want the FCC to do."

— Environmental Health Sciences

"The notice does not open every RF policy question for reconsideration."

— Environmental Health Sciences

"Reference the scientific research you are citing in your comment rather than simply attaching a list of publications."

— Environmental Health Sciences

Guide to commenting on the FCC radiofrequency notice

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