FCC Bans All New Routers Not Made in America

[winb83]

FCC Bans All New Routers Not Made in America

Routers the FCC has already approved can still be sold, but further approvals of foreign-made routers will not be issued.

gizmodo.com

That's pretty wild. I'm guessing most routers are not made in the US.

 

[Silkk]

This like when Arthur banned all VCRs not made in the USA

 

[T-K-G]

Who makes routers in the US and how long have they been in cahoots with the government? this reads like Trump's looking out for another one of his rich friends, gotta follow the money with every damn thing here to know the truth

 

[winb83]

Who makes routers in the US and how long have they been in cahoots with the government? this reads like Trump's looking out for another one of his rich friends, gotta follow the money with every damn thing here to know the truth

I'm so sick of Trump's shenanigans. Everything he does is a scam to pump stuff and make money. I'm sure he leaks all these outburst to his people to trade stocks on.

 

[daze23]

Routers the FCC has already approved can still be sold, but further approvals of foreign-made routers will not be issued.

still pretty crazy. I wonder what exactly their criteria is for "made in the USA". just assembled in the US, or do all the components also have to come from the US?

 

[T-K-G]

I'm so sick of Trump's shenanigans. Everything he does is a scam to pump stuff and make money. I'm sure he leaks all these outburst to his people to trade stocks on.

Apparently the answer is starlink which is owned by Elon it's crazy how all you gotta do is look up who owns what and the connection is right there, no pun intended

 

[T-K-G]

still pretty crazy. I wonder what exactly their criteria is for "made in the USA". just assembled in the US, or do all the components also have to come from the US?

I think just the manufacturing plant


But yea it seems like this is just a play to make Elons starlink the standard here

 

[daze23]

I think just the manufacturing plant


But yea it seems like this is just a play to make Elons starlink the standard here

I don't see how these router restrictions would force anyone to use a particular internet provider

 

[T-K-G]

I don't see how these router restrictions would force anyone to use a particular internet provider

Doesn't have to force you to use a specific ISP iirc, Elon would still have the power to shut down all the routers at his leisure like he's done in other countries