US bans import of foreign routers due to security concerns

[Redaktion]

While the state sector has long restricted the use of foreign networking equipment, the Federal Communications Commission's recent actions mark a significant escalation. Now, "all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries" are banned from being imported to the US.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/US-bans-import-of-foreign-routers-due-to-security-concerns.1257521.0.html

[Not to be taken seriously]

Is this trolling? Banning all "foreign" made routers wouldn't just ban ones made in China but anything produced in any EU, Asia (including Taiwan) and Latin America (including Mexico).

Where is the US going to get routers from then? They don't make any.

This has got to be trolling and likely not actually followed through or taken seriously.

[Worgarthe]

Is this trolling? Banning all "foreign" made routers wouldn't just ban ones made in China but anything produced in any EU, Asia (including Taiwan) and Latin America (including Mexico).

Where is the US going to get routers from then? They don't make any.

This has got to be trolling and likely not actually followed through or taken seriously.

All correct. But, are you expecting any sense from the US clownfest? 😁

[jdrch]

A couple things to note here. The FCC has only spectrum licensing and spectrum use jurisdiction, not import jurisdiction. Thus, this "ban" is likely to fall apart in court.

Second, the "ban" is on "consumer-grade" routers, which means 1) all APs, switches, and enterprise routers aren't impacted 2) it would render consumer routers insanely expensive if followed through on. Unless, of course, you're using Starlink, who this "ban" seems to have been tailored to benefit.

In short, this isn't about cybersecurity, it's straight up cronyism.

[Codrut Nistor]

Is this trolling? Banning all "foreign" made routers wouldn't just ban ones made in China but anything produced in any EU, Asia (including Taiwan) and Latin America (including Mexico).

Where is the US going to get routers from then? They don't make any.

This has got to be trolling and likely not actually followed through or taken seriously.

Starlink gear is made in the US. They just need to ramp up production a bazillion times to... oh, wait. I guess they can't.