FCC moves to block new foreign-made routers

In an unwelcome surprise, the FCC has placed all foreign-made routers on the so-called Covered List, effectively banning new products from sale within the United States.

The decision follows the FCC’s National Security Determination, which concluded that routers used by homes and home offices could be attacked by foreign actors. As a result, “routers produced in a foreign country” will be added to the Covered List. That means, in effect, no future routers manufactured in a foreign country...