United States FCC bans import of all new foreign-made consumer routers

After pressure from regulatory committees about fears of Chinese spies and botnets, the FCC has placed a ban on all new foreign-made consumer routers. TP-Link may be affected by latest US ban Regulators have become increasingly interested in routers after Chinese brands took more than 65% market share during the pandemic. US router makers like Netgear pushed back with lawsuits and lobbying, and it seems to have borne some fruit , though the result may cause problems for everyone. According to a report from Reuters , the FCC has deemed all foreign-made routers a national security concern. This seems to imply that the United States wants all routers manufactured in the country via "secure supply chains." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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