What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US
Simon HillGearSep 20, 2026 6:00 AMEverything You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the USThe FCC banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers and mobile hot spots manufactured outside the US. Here’s what it means for you.Photograph: Future Publishing/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIn March, the Federal Communications Commission banned new consumer internet routers manufactured outside the US, citing national security concerns. The ban doesn’t affect any routers already in American homes or currently on sale in the US, but all new routers aimed at the consumer market will need to be approved.
- ▪Simon HillGearSep 20, 2026 6:00 AMEverything You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the USThe FCC banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers and mobile hot spots manufactured outside the US.
- ▪Here’s what it means for you.Photograph: Future Publishing/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIn March, the Federal Communications Commission banned new consumer internet routers manufact
- ▪The ban doesn’t affect any routers already in American homes or currently on sale in the US, but all new routers aimed at the consumer market will need to be approved.
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Simon HillGearSep 20, 2026 6:00 AMEverything You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the USThe FCC banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers and mobile hot spots manufactured outside the US. Here’s what it means for you.Photograph: Future Publishing/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIn March, the Federal Communications Commission banned new consumer internet routers manufactured outside the US, citing national security concerns. The ban doesn’t affect any routers already in American homes or currently on sale in the US, but all new routers aimed at the consumer market will need to be approved.
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