FCC imposes ban on new foreign-made routers, allows 2 yrs firmware updates(arstechnica.com)

4 pointsby walterbell5 hours ago3 comments

dlenski4 hours 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."
- stop5038 minutes ago
  As far as i know the hardware production, owners of the company and software development must happen in the US

walterbell5 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

orionblastar4 hours ago
Name me a few routers made in the USA. They are all foreign-made.