EMF Consultants are In Demand for Writing FCC Comments

Expanding your EMF Consultant services to include your professional assistance with writing FCC Comments, in other words submitting public comments to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and petitions to government agencies, is a growing income opportunity for any EMF Consultant with a little skill for writing and a a lot of skill at following instructions.

5G Safety Advocates worldwide and other potential clientele, who understand the critical importance of citizen feedback to government agencies regarding EMF biological safety issues, anxiously search for knowledgeable help navigating the labyrinth of the public comment process each time the EMF Spectrum managing agency or other EMF Environmentally related government agency calls for public comment, which they are legally required to do. In fact, they are anxiously searching right now as I write this, since, in America, the FCC, which is charged with managing the EMF Spectrum, has called for FCC comments from the public regarding their newest proposed changes to facilitate the fast tracking of 5G, with the 30 day Public Comment cut-off deadline looming. Other countries have similar governing bodies with similar public comment processes, so for our example here we will use the FCC.

The Growing Need for FCC Comment Writers

Since 2017 the FCC has been fast tracking its 5G deployment, steered by its self proposed 5G Fast Plan directives under FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, and in every instance of new proposed ruling or rule-making change in the intervening years they have been required to ask for public comment, presenting concerned citizens with a golden opportunity to raise their voices and add their advice to the dialog, and hopefully the 5G decision making process.

The problem is that the public commenting is an art and a science that few have patience to learn, much less the time to wade through the labyrinth of government process. In November 2019, for example, public record shows that only 1,303 public comments were received in response to a game changing FCC proposal designed to speed up the expansion of 5G nationwide by overturning long standing rules with regards to limits to radio frequency exposure.

Worse, the FCC record of public commenting shows us that nearly all of those public comments were dismissed simply for not following the instructions, not being relevant to the inquiry, or not on the topic of the particular request for comment. That fact, dispiriting as it is, is not as sobering as the fact that just over a thousand commenters is not imposing, whereas had a million commenters responded, even had they done it incorrectly or off-topic, the sheer numbers of public responses would be been noted into the public record and that would have been a significant attention-getter.

Helping EMF Safety Advocates be Heard

The good news is that for those who know how to run the FCC Comment gauntlet successfully, or, for that matter, any government agency comment gauntlet in the Federal Register, the benefits of having their comment with their name or organization specifically stated in the public record and, even better, included in the proposed changes, are multi-fold. This is how the concern of citizens nationwide exerts its influence and impact on a government agency appointed to serve the people.

And this is where a good EMF Consultant comes in, offering comment writing services that will have influence and impact, because they are correctly submitted and relevant.

Just like a government grant writer, writing government comments takes savvy, but it is neither difficult nor time consuming once you know the lay of the land. Examples of ordinary concerned citizens who have had their comments included in FCC proposals do exist. But many others, who are not born authors like Blake Levitt (Electromagnetic Fields), or PHD researchers or medical professionals with staffs like Dr Henry Lai (UW), or Dr Joel Moskowitz (UCLA), are simply intimidated and wish they had a comment writer to turn to. However, any citizen with something to add, like these concerned citizens at heart whose comments are now permanently included in FCC rulings, can also submit effective comments with help from a skilled Comment Writer.

Like Grant Writers, Comment Writers who are highly skilled and in demand, charge upwards of $100/hr, and their loyal clientele who are dedicated to making a change in FCC policies, return every time the FCC asks for comments, which is does at regular intervals and even more often in recent times of 5G fast tracking. Repeat business is also assured since many other government agencies that relate to 5G, such as Energy & Environment, Federal Drug Administration, Government & Regulatory Reform, and Technology & Innovation, are required to ask for comments as well. A Comment Writer with a track record of helping his/her clientele get their constructive input into the public record is always in demand.

FCC Comment Writer services can be offered to worldwide clients in the EMF Professional Directory, and noted as a specialty in an EMF Consultant’s listing description.

How FCC Comments are Requested

Here, you see a download link to some key excerpts I have put together from the current (April 2020) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that the FCC has asked the public to comment on. These 7 pages of excerpts serve as examples for government proceedings calling for public comments, and it shows the types of questions the FCC is looking for answers to, and the issues it asking the public to comment on. In this download pdf you will also find the url to locate the entire document, the url for submitting a comment; the deadline for submitting comments in response to this particular document is May 15, 2020.

Do not be intimidated by its government-speak, and do not be outraged that it is full of misstatements – this is the reason the FCC is asking for comment, they realize there is a lot about this issue that they do not have right. You, as a Commenter is not required to answer all requests for comments, but instead can cherry pick among them to cull out the ones most pertinent to what you would like to address with your advice. Keep in mind though that you will not find requests for comments on biological risks or health impact studies since the FCC feels that this area is the purvey of other government or official organizations and thus the FCC’s job is merely to follow recommendations from them. Some of the the FCC requests for comments are more suited to those with an engineering background, or environmental, or physics, so it can naturally help if you have the background suited to speaking on that issue, but in all cases an astute comment writer can craft a successful comment.

To learn how this is done, a look at successfully submitted comments is instructive. Here are examples of comments that are now filed permanently at their own urls on the FCC site as part of the legal public record, and each of these comments, and the commenter’s name, is also included in the FCC documents going forward. It is easy to see why they were accepted while so many others were not – they are correctly submitted and they are relevant to a topic that the FCC has requested comment on. Please also note that while all of these commenters has a keen interest or professional background in health, to submit their comments successfully they did not focus on health issues, which is outside the purvey of the FCC, and instead complied with what the FCC was asking for and gave their advice. Certainly these are examples of an exercise in self restraint that paid off in health dividends just the same.

Joel Moskovitz, Public Health, FCC Public Comment (2018). Joel is the Director for the Center for Family and Community Health at the School of Public Health, Berkeley.

Cynthia Franklin EMF Safety Advocate, FCC Public Comment (2019). Cynthia began her own site to advocate for Consumers for Safe Cellphones

Blake Levitt, EMF Author, FCC Public Comment (2019). Blake’s writing focuses on how technology affects biology, including non-human species.

All comments that have be submitted using the standard method, like those above, are searchable on the FCC site with the Docket that comment referred to. Moreover, past comments that have been successfully incorporated into FCC filings and proceedings going forward, are noted and listed separately – serving as ideal examples of “great commenting” for the aspiring professional Comment Writer to government agencies.

However, if writing these Standard Filing types of Public Comment with all its hoop jumping, is just too unappealing to you, there is always the Express Public Comment. Even though the Express Comment does not serve the larger purpose of making a mark on the public record directly, you can plan an organized avalanche of comments that aims at getting EMF public concerns noticed by the sheer volume of concerned-citizen comments, and the force of public push-back will be recorded in the public record en mass.

At the very least, how about hosting a Comment Writing event — get everyone you know to fire off their own FCC Express Comment — while promoting your EMF Consultant business’ newly launched Comment Writing services!

Or invite your blog readers to submit FCC comments directly, then post their comment on your blog and have your readers vote on their favorite FCC submission.

Think creatively how to incorporate the opportunity that FCC Comments presents you, and your EMF Consulting business. Anytime the FCC is calling for public comments is a great time. How do you know when that is? Federal Register (.gov) is the place to find all USA government agencies (and their documents announcing proposed changes) who are calling for public comment.

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