FCC Bans Imports of All Foreign-Made Consumer-Grade Routers (1)

(Updates to include additional information and a link to the statement.)

• The Federal Communications Commission bans imports of all foreign-made consumer-grade routers after determining that such routers “pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons,” according to a statement
• The determination includes an exemption for routers for which the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security have granted “conditional approval” after finding they do not pose such unacceptable risks, FCC says
• “Today’s action does not impact a consumer’s continued use of routers they previously acquired. Nor ...