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Think tank ICLE tells HHS the evidence does not establish harm below FCC limits

October 24, 2026 (EMFS)
Oct 20, 2026 (original)
Source: International Center for Law & Economics
Source category: Advocacy/NGO
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International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE), a US think tank that applies law and economics to policy, particularly in telecommunications markets, has published the comment it filed with the US health department's request for information on wireless radiation, which closed on 21 October 2026. It argues that the evidence does not establish adverse health effects below the limits set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US telecoms regulator. The comment leans on World Health Organization-commissioned reviews and large prospective cohorts, and asks HHS to treat remaining uncertainty as research gaps rather than evidence of harm.
Note: ICLE describes itself as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and privately funded research center and does not publish a donor list. The Computer & Communications Industry Association's 2022 US tax filing records a $100,000 grant to ICLE; CCIA is a technology industry trade group.

Quotes

"The evidence does not establish significant adverse health effects at exposure levels permitted under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules."

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"Studies reporting harm rely predominantly on older case-control designs vulnerable to errors in participants’ recollections, animal experiments involving whole-body exposures far above public limits whose findings other studies have not replicated, and compilations that count positive findings without weighing study quality."

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"Uncertainty remains, particularly for higher-frequency bands, prenatal exposure, and very long-term use. That uncertainty reflects research gaps rather than evidence of harm."

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"Because concern about exposure can itself produce symptoms, public communications that overstate RF risks may worsen the problems they seek to address."

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πŸ“ United States

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Source

ICLE Comments to HHS on EMF Exposure and Human Health laweconcenter.org

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HHS Request for Information on EMF and wireless radiation

2026-09-17

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