The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Fi Router Models Made Outside US
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The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.

The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.

  • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m in Ohio. I wonder how hard it’d be to drive to Canada, pick up a router, and drive back?

    You jest, but I suspect this is going to be a Thing. I mean, people were willing to do it for eggs (and getting caught at the border), and a router’s a rather larger purchase.