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Who regulates exposure to radiation from microwave ovens, television sets and
computer monitors?
The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public from harmful
radiation emissions from these consumer products.
Does the FCC routinely monitor radiofrequency radiation from antennas?
The FCC does not have the resources or the personnel to routinely monitor the emissions for all
the thousands of transmitters that are subject to FCC jurisdiction. However, the FCC does have
measurement instrumentation for evaluating RF levels in areas that may be accessible to the
public or to workers. If there is evidence for potential non-compliance with FCC exposure
guidelines for a FCC-regulated facility, staff from the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology
or the FCC Enforcement Bureau can conduct and investigation, and, if appropriate, perform
actual measurements. Circumstances that could give rise to a concern about an facility's
conformance with FCC regulations can be found in A Local Government Official's Guide to
Transmitting Antenna RF Emission Safety: Rules, Procedures, and Practical Guidance. This Guide
can be accessed at: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety. Potential exposure problems should be brought
to the FCC's attention by contacting the FCC RF Safety Program at: 202-418-2464 or by email:
rfsafety@fcc.gov.
Does the FCC maintain a database that includes information on the location and
technical parameters of all the transmitting towers it regulates?
Each of the FCC Bureaus maintains its own licensing database system for the service(s) it
regulates (e.g., television, cellular service, satellite earth stations.) The FCC issues two types of
licenses: site specific and market based. In the case of site specific licensed facilities, technical
operating information is collected from the licensee as part of the licensing process. However, in
the case of market based licensing (e.g., PCS, cellular), the licensee is granted the authority to
operate a radio communications system in a geographic area using as many facilities as are
required, and the licensee is not required to provide the FCC with specific location and
operating parameters of these facilities.
Information on site specific licensed facilities can be found the "General Menu Reports"
(GenMen) at http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/genmen/index.hts.
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