FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers

Re:FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers by bl4kers on Saturday March 28, 2026 @05:04PM (#47558105)

Practically all routers are made overseas. So unless new factories get built ASAP the U.S. is all but guaranteed to have a router shortage and a thriving grey/black market

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Re:FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers by wtallis on Saturday March 28, 2026 @06:01PM (#47558506)

That's missing the aspect where exceptions to the ban can be granted by the DoD or DHS, so in practice the outcome will be that effectively all routers need to appease the national security apparatus before getting FCC approval.

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Re:FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers by kelnos on Saturday March 28, 2026 @06:05PM (#47558521)

Right, hence the toplevel commenter's bit about "it usually signals the start of the kleptocrat activities."

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Re:FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers by idiotsecant on Sunday March 29, 2026 @01:03AM (#47560516)

Or 'appease' the palms of a few politicians.

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