US bans import of new foreign-made routers citing
The list is a catalog of communications equipment and services considered “to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the U.S. or
The FCC's action follows a March 20, 2026, National Security Determination (NSD) issued by an Executive Branch interagency group concluding that routers produced in foreign countries present two ...
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The list is a catalog of communications equipment and services considered “to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the U.S. or
“I welcome this Executive Branch national security determination, and I am pleased that the FCC has now added foreign-produced routers, which were found to pose an unacceptable national security
As with any equipment on the Covered List, the FCC will not issue new equipment authorizations for covered routers, which will stop new imports, marketing, and sales of foreign
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its Covered List to include consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries, thus prohibiting such routers from receiving
Is my device a consumer-grade router under the National Security Determination? Is there a list of indicators, totality of circumstances test, or layer
Last week, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the drastic step of banning the future import of consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers manufactured overseas.
Additional categories of consumer or enterprise equipment could be subject to similar treatment. The FCC''s decision to designate foreign-manufactured routers as “covered equipment”
Is my device a consumer-grade router under the National Security Determination? Is there a list of indicators, totality of circumstances test, or layer-based criteria, separate from NIST IR
Established by the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, the FCC''s Covered List identifies communications equipment and services deemed to pose an unacceptable
From disrupting network connectivity to enabling local networking espionage and intellectual property theft, foreign-produced routers present unacceptable risks to Americans.
On March 23, 2026, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing that new, foreign-produced consumer routers have been added to the FCC''s Covered List. This means that new router
The list is a catalog of communications equipment and services considered “to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the U.S. or the safety and security of Americans,” the