Re: The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US

Ho Li Phuc <[email protected]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:42:56 -0600
Newsgroups alt.comp.networking.routers,alt.survival,comp.os.linux.networking,sac.politics,talk.politics.guns
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 3/25/2026 2:23 PM, Marc Haber wrote:
> Charlie Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 2026-03-25, Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future
>>> drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United
>>> States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has
>>> done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing "an unacceptable
>>> risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and
>>> security of U.S. persons."
>>
>> Right.  As if U.S. tech oligarchs are any more trustworthy.
> 
> Does any US tech oligarch have a DSL, cable or LTE router that
> satisfies those new rules?
> 
> Greetings
> Marc

They probably will source their router electronics from Israeli 
companies founded by former Mossad agents, perhaps with ties to Silicon 
Valley corporations.


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