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FCC Says Foreign-Made Routers Can Get Updates Until 2029

  • BeauHD--Slashdot.org
  • published date: 2026-05-12 16:00:00 UTC

The FCC has softened its ban on foreign-made consumer routers, allowing vendors to keep issuing broader software and firmware updates for devices already in use in the U.S. through at least January 2029. Dark Reading reports: Under the original FCC ruling, fo…

That leaves plenty of time to change their mind yet again when they realize that the people least likely to replace their 3+ year old router are also the people most likely to own a foreign router. … [+182 chars]