According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a pre-transmission circuit configured to encode a data signal for communication. The apparatus may include a peak-to-average-power ratio (PAPR) controlling circuit configured to set a power level for a level-adjusted data signal. In some embodiments, the PAPR circuit may be configured to set the power level by employing a multi-loop, multi-phase technique, wherein an inner loop employs multiple phases to constrain the PAPR and reduce at least one power-related error condition, and wherein an outer loop updates the power level. The apparatus may include a transmitter circuit configured to transmit the level-adjusted data signal.