alt.hn

3/28/2026 at 3:23:36 PM

FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers

 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-420034A1.txt

by aw-engineer

3/28/2026 at 8:11:45 PM

So on the one hand, this is an absurd ban; on the other hand, whenever this corrupt USA government does anything this absurd, it usually signals the start of the kleptocrat activities.

So, whose going to come rescuse us with the CLEARLY superior technology that ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT implement the very thing the FCC is trying to protect the SMALL american from?

by cyanydeez

3/28/2026 at 8:56:00 PM

What makes this ban absurd?

by theoreticalmal

3/28/2026 at 9:04:39 PM

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

by bl4kers

3/28/2026 at 10:01:37 PM

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.

by wtallis

3/28/2026 at 10:05:33 PM

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

by kelnos

3/29/2026 at 5:03:05 AM

Or 'appease' the palms of a few politicians.

by idiotsecant

3/28/2026 at 9:02:50 PM

The United States has many close allies who manufacture routers. Seeing as how we already share intelligence and military technology, banning their routers seems... inconsistent.

The part that will make it absurd is going to come when Trump suddenly greenlights some made-in-China routers because the CEO responsible made a "donation" to a "charity." Probably the presidential library.

by SR2Z

3/29/2026 at 4:08:40 AM

It is concerning that given the evidence there are still people that wait for Trump’s actions to (a) make sense and/or (b) help people.

by justonceokay

3/29/2026 at 4:22:17 AM

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by cindyllm

3/29/2026 at 5:17:51 AM

What's the US-made router that could replace foreign-made routers? Honest question

by nextaccountic

3/29/2026 at 5:58:42 AM

All this means is that you can't buy the electronics in a single plastic box. A router is just a small pc with wifi and ethernet. You can buy and build your own WiFi AP and make a router. It's so trivial even a caveman could do it.

by spl757

3/29/2026 at 12:27:37 PM

You think far too highly of cavemen

by greenavocado

3/28/2026 at 3:38:04 PM

Are there any consumer-grade (or any grade) routers produced in the US?

by allears

3/28/2026 at 5:22:56 PM

Great question.

As a data point, Purism has worked on USA supply chain for their cell phone (Librem 5), and currently ships with mixed-origin parts. "We use US companies with US fabrication whenever possible. Most distributors are based in the US with the exception of large integrated circuits that are made in a variety of countries where those companies do fabrication (US, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan); an example is the NXP CPU we use from their fabrication in South Korea." <https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/#table-of-origin>

by aw-engineer

3/28/2026 at 3:23:36 PM

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2026—Today, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Covered List to include all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries. Routers are the boxes in every home that connect computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet. This followed a determination by a White House-convened Executive Branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise that such routers “pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons.”

by aw-engineer

3/28/2026 at 10:03:00 PM

Wonder which companies will present gold-plated routers to Trump in order to get around this.

by HotGarbage

3/29/2026 at 5:56:20 AM

minipc + wifi adapter = router

by spl757

3/30/2026 at 6:22:06 AM

So no Deciso opnsense routers more secure than garbage ISP-rented boxes. So stupid. How about making a certification standard rather than some brain-dead xenophobic expression of stupidity?

by burnt-resistor