FCC Covered List update on foreign-made consumer routers
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The FCC updated its Covered List to ban new consumer routers made in foreign countries from U.S. sales, tightening a national-security restriction on March 24, 2026. The move targets new models, not existing routers already in the market. Regulators said the foreign-supply-chain risk could affect critical infrastructure and national defense. The agency also kept a narrow approval path for some devices used by the DoW and DHS.
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24.03.2026 22:41 1 articles · 2mo ago
National Security Determination on foreign-produced routers
Legal Policy Action UpdateAn Executive Branch interagency body issued a National Security Determination under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 that identified foreign-produced routers as a supply-chain risk to the U.S. economy, critical infrastructure, and national defense, creating the policy basis for broader FCC restrictions.
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- FCC bans new routers made outside the USA over security risks — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 24.03.2026 22:41
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24.03.2026 22:41 2 articles · 2mo ago
FCC adds foreign-made consumer routers to the Covered List
Initial DisclosureThe Federal Communications Commission updated its Covered List to include all consumer routers made in foreign countries, blocking the sale of new models in the U.S. while leaving existing consumer routers available and preserving a narrow approval path for some DoW and DHS drone-system routers.
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- FCC bans new routers made outside the USA over security risks — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 24.03.2026 22:41
- FCC bans new routers made outside the USA over security risks — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 24.03.2026 22:41