Proposed OTARD Rule Change Raises RF Health Concerns

Health concerns about the FCC-proposed update of rules for over-the-air reception devices, with an eye on 5G, were raised by Marshall Goldberg, a physician in Washington state. Local and state interests also raised concerns (see 1906050014). “This rule change would allow millimeter wave pulsed transmitting devices to be installed on private homes for the purpose of broadcasting signals out into local neighborhoods,” Goldberg filed, posted Monday in docket 19-36: “Adding such a clause to the 1996 Telecommunications Act is a threat to human health.” The Citizen League Encouraging Awareness of Radiation raised similar health concerns last week, as did others.