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FCC Blocks Foreign-Made Routers
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04/02
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Executive Summary
The FCC is blocking new foreign-made consumer routers over supply-chain and cyber risks, tightening U.S. sales rules and raising cost concerns.
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Coverage Timeline: 10 Days
Featured Article
FCC updated its Covered List on a March 20 national security determination, adding all foreign-made consumer routers and increasing approval barriers for U.S. sales.
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U.S. executive branch and FCC actions announced FCC approval for imported foreign-made routers, citing supply-chain and cybersecurity risk while triggering privacy and surveillance concerns.
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The FCC issued a national security determination in the United States banning new foreign-made router sales, citing Salt Typhoon-style hardware vulnerabilities.