FCC imposes ban on new foreign-made routers, allows 2 yrs firmware updates

 (arstechnica.com)

4 points | by walterbell 2 hours ago

3 comments

  • dlenski 1 hour ago
    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."

  • walterbell 2 hours 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
  • orionblastar 1 hour ago
    Name me a few routers made in the USA. They are all foreign-made.