Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The U.S. regulator that sets and enforces legally binding RF exposure limits, authorises equipment, and publishes the SAR and tower databases underlying most U.S. EMF questions.
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Last verified 12 August 2026.
Also searched as: Federal Communications Commission
- Role
- regulator
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Website
- https://www.fcc.gov/general/radio-frequency-safety-0
Related records
- FCC Maximum Permissible Exposure (47 CFR 1.1310)
Legally binding U.S. exposure limits for radiofrequency transmitters from 300 kHz to 100 GHz, adopted from NCRP and ANSI/IEEE recommendations in 1996 and reaffirmed in 2019.
Standards & frameworks
- FCC SAR limit for phones and portable devices
1.6 W/kg averaged over any 1 gram of tissue — the number quoted on U.S. phone SAR sheets — plus 0.08 W/kg whole-body.
Exposure limits
Sources
- fcc-rf-safety Radio Frequency Safety — Federal Communications Commission. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
- fcc-1310 47 CFR § 1.1310 — Radiofrequency radiation exposure limits — U.S. Government Publishing Office (eCFR). regulation, link checked 2026-08-12.
- fcc-eas Equipment Authorization Search (FCC ID lookup, includes SAR test reports) — Federal Communications Commission. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
- fcc-asr Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) public access database downloads — Federal Communications Commission. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
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