US Federal Communications Commission bars sales of foreign-produced consumer routers
Device procurement teams must block foreign-made router SKUs lacking DHS/DoW approval
Change
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added consumer routers produced abroad to its Covered List, making new models ineligible for marketing or sale in the United States unless they obtain Conditional Approval from the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of War.
Why it matters
An Executive Branch national security determination finds foreign-produced routers create a supply-chain vulnerability that could disrupt the US economy, critical infrastructure, and national defense. The determination states these devices pose a severe cybersecurity risk that could be leveraged to immediately and severely disrupt US critical infrastructure and directly harm US persons.
Implications
- — Product-compliance teams at US retailers and online marketplaces must remove listings and stop marketing new models of foreign-produced consumer routers immediately — models without Conditional Approval are ineligible for sale in the United States.
- — Producers of consumer routers seeking US market access must file for Conditional Approval with the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of War promptly — new models that remain unapproved will be ineligible for US marketing or sale.
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