Town Halls
Gig City Goes Quantum: The Amazing Chattanooga, TN Fiber Network Success Story! A Broadband Blueprint for NYC and for Cities across the U.S.
July 19, 2023, with Gary Bolton, Katie Espeseth, Clayton Banks
Federal Bills: Losing Control Over Wireless Permitting
August 16, 2023, with Andrew Campanelli, Scott McCollough, Julian Gresser
Broadband Freedom of Choice September 6, 2023, with Gigi Sohn, Kimberly McKinley, Timothy Schoechle and guest appearance by Clayton Banks
Losing Local Control Over Wireless Permitting (and what you can do about it) - Advocacy & Lobbying, November 1, 2023
Featuring the following experts:Julian Gresser, Int'l Environmental Interest Attorney Minna Elias, Attorney and Former Congressional Staffer Charles Frohman, M.Ed., National Health Federation, Lobbyist Suanne Edmiston, Former Congressional Counsel Maurice Franklin, PhD, Public Policy Consultant Moderated by Odette Wilkens
National Call Federal Submissions
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White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) on Environmental Justice
October 23, 2024
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council / EPA – EPA Should Study Bio-Effects
May 6, 2024
Reply Comments to the FCC’s Net Neutrality Notice of Proposed Rule-Making
January 17, 2024
Comments of Advocates for the EMS Disabled to Notice of Proposed Rule-Making before the US Department of Health and Human Services
November 13, 2023
U.S. Access Board Accessibility Guidelines for EV Charging Stations
November 4, 2024
Comments to FCC
Addressing the Homework Gap through the E-Rate Program
January 8, 2024
FCC Public Comments on Whether Wi-Fi Should be Listed on Proposed Eligible Services for FY 2024
October 26, 2023
FCC Public Comments on Whether Wi-Fi Should be Listed on Proposed Eligible Services for FY 2024
October 26, 2023
National Telecommunications Information Administration Comments of Advocates for EMS Disabled
May 1, 2023
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council: Comments of Advocates for the EMS Disabled
July 6, 2022
Federal Communications Commission Reply Comments regarding Disability, Inclusion and Equity
June 30, 2022
National Institute of Standards and Technology: Comments on Guidelines for 5G Cybersecurity
June 27, 2023
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council: Comments on Disaster Preparedness for the EMS Disabled
May 25, 2022
Council for Environmental Quality: Comments of Advocates for the EMS Disabled in Response to Request for Information
May 25, 2022
Federal Communications Commission: Comments of Advocates for the EMS Disabled in Response to Notice of Inquiry
May 16, 2022
National Call State Submissions
Additional Valuable Resources
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EMF Medical Conference
EMF Medical Conference is now free and available for all to be professionally trained (though the CME/CE opportunity has now expired)
Suggested BEAD Comments to Your State
Many states now soliciting comments on how to spend BEAD money. Check the deadline for your state and the procedure to submit comments and use the comments below to respond to your state!
Cell Towers & Fires
A jam-packed PDF with vital, credible, and strategic info that is both footnoted and linked regarding telecom fires and ratepayers already having paid for future-proof fiber. A great resource to share -- especially with elected officials and agencies.
Emailing a .pdf and/or sharing the .pdf online (full screen) during a Zoom will generate maximum visual and lobbying impact. When printing as a handout, orient the layout to landscape/horizontal.
Thanks to Susan Foster and eyemind concepts; “Works of Arc” for this great resource.
Industry Acknowledgement of Toxic Effects of RFR on humans
T-Mobil Deutsche Telekom commissioned study by the Ecolog-Institute, April 2000, “Mobile Telecommunications and Health Review of the Current Scientific Research in View of Precautionary Health Protection.”
A study in 2000 commissioned by one of the major telecom carriers found potential links to cancer, leukemia, neurological disorders and cognitive impairment, with special caution for children and an acknowledgement of those already disabled from the radiation.
Swisscom AG patent filed 2003 “When … human blood cells are irradiatead with electromagnetic fields, clear damages to hereditary material has been demonstrated and there have been indications of an increased cancer risk … These findings indicate that the genotoxic effect of electromagnetic radiation is elicited via a non-thermal pathway.”