Draft EMR Policy Comment on NTIA

To: Department of Commerce - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Department of Agriculture – Rural Utilities Service RE: 090309298-9299-01 – Join request for information Subject: Department of Commerce use of funds made available by NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) to bring high-speed Internet to presently unserved and underserved rural areas Comment Filed by: The EMR Policy Institute P.O. Box 117 Marshfield VT 05658 Tel. & FAX: (802) 426-3035 e-mail: info@emrpolicy.org Attorney: Whitney North Seymour, Jr. 425 Lexington Avenue, Room 1721 New York, New York 10017 Tel: (212) 455-7640 FAX: 455-2502 e-mail: wseymour@stblaw.com April 9, 2009 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary p. 3 BTOP Funds Should Be Used for Wired Communications p. 3 Public Health Not Protected by FCC RF Safety Limits p. 3 Major Federal Action Warrants Compliance with NEPA Comment p. 4 The EMR Policy Institute Mission p. 5 BTOP Funds Should Be Used for Wired Communications Because Public Health Not Protected from Broadband Radiation by FCC RF Safety Limits p. 6 NAS Finds FCC Safety Standards Deficient p. 9 FDA Nominated Wireless RF for Toxicological Studies p. 10 National Toxicology Program Fact Sheet p. 11 Recommendations of The BioInitiative ...