Category Archives: FCC

A Primer on FCC Guidelines for the Smart Meter Age

by Amy O’Hair Why does your utility assert the smart meters they are installing are safe? In a sentence, they are protected by the very high limits the FCC has set for public exposure to radio-frequency (RF) radiation. The RF … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, EPA, FCC, Federal Government, health effects, Health studies, Military, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, Uncategorized, World Health Organization | 54 Comments

We Get Up Again: Sticking it to Smart Meters

These devices need a sticker if they are to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s rules about unlicensed transmitters. Here’s one attempt to do just that. Make your own: Click here, then print on 3-1/3×4″ labels. Or create your own … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, FCC, San Francisco, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Smart Meter Radiation Messes with Your Brain

Scientific studies can be hard to sort out. “Experts”–often paid by the wireless industry–weigh in on RF radiation science, and many pronounce your cell phone “safe.” People tend to rely on two-minute TV news stories, with a talking head or … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Cell phones, CPUC, FCC, health effects, Health studies, radio-frequency radiation, Uncategorized, World Health Organization | 13 Comments

Revised PG&E Smart Meter Opt-Out Proposal Has Arrived…

…And analog meters are going to be offered–but the proposed cost will run you $210 the first year, and $120 each year after that. Please read this informative post on EMFSafetyNetwork.org.  The California PUC will hold a second phase of … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, FCC, PG&E, Smart Grid, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Smart Meters Are Illegal: A Nitty-Gritty Analysis of Peevey’s Unlawful and Unfair “Opt-Out” Proposal

We have been saying all along that this forced deployment of dangerous “smart” meters is illegal, and that the recent proposed “opt-out” put forward by CPUC President Michael Peevey is extortionate—here is a detailed analysis of just how far away … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, FCC, Federal Energy Act of 2005, Federal Government, PG&E, SCE, Time of Use Pricing, Uncategorized | 9 Comments