FCC Blocks New Foreign-Made Consumer Routers From US Sale in Sweeping Security Order
The FCC added every consumer router built outside US borders to its national security blacklist. Not just Chinese brands. Netgear, Eero, Google Nest WiFi are locked out of future product launches. The exemption process demands full supply chain disclosure and a plan to build American factories. China and Taiwan make up to 75% of global router production. The US makes roughly 10%. One company's stock jumped 16.7% on the news. The router in your home still works, for now.
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday moved to block new foreign-made consumer routers from receiving the equipment authorization needed for US sale, adding all consumer-grade routers manufactured outside the United States to the agency's national security blacklist. The order, based on a White House determination issued March 20, could disrupt nearly every major home-router brand. Existing models are not affected.
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