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CONTACT: Armando Rendon           July 3, 1996          CPUC-057
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   CPUC COMPENSATES RESEARCHER FOR WORK ON EMF HEALTH EFFECTS

     The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today
awarded compensation to Sun Yung Kim, a chemical engineer, for
her "substantial contribution" to Commission proceedings on the
potential health effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMF)
emitted by cellular utilities.
     Kim was awarded $43,096 for her participation over a five-
year period in both the cellular and electric utilities aspects
of an EMF study initiated by the Commission.
     Besides submitting comments and attending prehearing
conferences, Kim was an active member of the five-member EMF
Cellular steering committee which planned and held an
informational workshop on EMF health effects.  Kim spoke on
public health, community value and environmental issues and
assisted the CPUC in setting cellular subscriber safeguards.
     The Public Utilities Code provides for a fund derived from
utility customer rates to reimburse groups or individuals that
are not associated with the CPUC or a utility who have had an
impact on a CPUC decision and can show financial hardship.  The
CPUC then orders the utility or utilities involved to reimburse
these participants.  In this case, Los Angeles SMSA L.P., Los
Angeles Cellular Telephone Company, AirTouch Cellular, U.W. West
Cellular of California, Inc., Bay Area Cellular Telephone
Company, and GTE Mobilnet of California L.P. will each pay Kim an
equal share of the compensation amount.
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