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FCC Bans All New Routers Not Made in America
Routers the FCC has already approved can still be sold, but further approvals of foreign-made routers will not be issued.On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) essentially made it illegal to sell consumer grade routers that aren’t made in the U.S. unless they’ve already received FCC authorization. This policy update, “does not prohibit the import, sale, or use of any existing device models the FCC previously authorized,” an FCC fact sheet says.
FCC Bans All New Routers Not Made in America
Routers the FCC has already approved can still be sold, but further approvals of foreign-made routers will not be issued.
gizmodo.com
From the FCC Fact sheet:
What does this mean?
• New devices on the Covered List, such as foreign-made consumer-grade routers, are prohibited from receiving FCC authorization and are therefore prohibited from being
imported for use or sale in the U.S. This update to the Covered List does not prohibit the import, sale, or use of any existing device models the FCC previously authorized.
• This action does not affect any previously-purchased consumer-grade routers. Consumers can continue to use any router they have already lawfully purchased or acquired.
• Producers of consumer-grade routers that receive Conditional Approval from DoW or DHS can continue to receive FCC equipment authorizations. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit applications to conditional-approvals@fcc.gov.
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So even new router models made in Taiwan are affected. I'm curious how .. enforced this will be as consumer and small business routers often have freuqent minor revisions in the PCB or models over time, especially as parts availability changes.
