FCC imposes ban on new foreign-made routers, allows 2 yrs firmware updates (opens in new tab)

(arstechnica.com)

4 pointswalterbell6h ago3 comments

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What even constitutes a "US-made" router?

Does it have to be assembled in the US? Does it have to have its stock firmware developed in the US? Does the SoC have to be designed by a US company? Made in a US fab?

I very much doubt that there are any consumer-level WiFi routers which would clear any of these bars, other than maybe "firmware developed in the USA."

walterbellOP6h ago

  - Firmware updates to existing routers allowed until March 2027
  - Article has statements by Netgear and TP-Link

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47495344

orionblastar5h ago

Name me a few routers made in the USA. They are all foreign-made.

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