Wonder which companies will present gold-plated routers to Trump in order to get around this.
FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
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Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Practically all routers are made overseas. So unless new factories get built ASAP the U.S. is all but guaranteed to have a router shortage and a thriving grey/black market
That's missing the aspect where exceptions to the ban can be granted by the DoD or DHS, so in practice the outcome will be that effectively all routers need to appease the national security apparatus before getting FCC approval.
Right, hence the toplevel commenter's bit about "it usually signals the start of the kleptocrat activities."
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
What makes this ban absurd?
The United States has many close allies who manufacture routers. Seeing as how we already share intelligence and military technology, banning their routers seems... inconsistent. The part that will make it absurd is going to come when Trump suddenly greenlights some made-in-China routers because the CEO responsible made a "donation" to a "charity." Probably the presidential library.
It is concerning that given the evidence there are still people that wait for Trump’s actions to (a) make sense and/or (b) help people.
Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
The United States has many close allies who manufacture routers. Seeing as how we already share intelligence and military technology, banning their routers seems... inconsistent. The part that will make it absurd is going to come when Trump suddenly greenlights some made-in-China routers because the CEO responsible made a "donation" to a "charity." Probably the presidential library.
It is concerning that given the evidence there are still people that wait for Trump’s actions to (a) make sense and/or (b) help people.
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Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Practically all routers are made overseas. So unless new factories get built ASAP the U.S. is all but guaranteed to have a router shortage and a thriving grey/black market
That's missing the aspect where exceptions to the ban can be granted by the DoD or DHS, so in practice the outcome will be that effectively all routers need to appease the national security apparatus before getting FCC approval.
Or 'appease' the palms of a few politicians.
Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#16So on the one hand, this is an absurd ban; on the other hand, whenever this corrupt USA government does anything this absurd, it usually signals the start of the kleptocrat activities. So, whose going to come rescuse us with the CLEARLY superior technology that ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT implement the very thing the FCC is trying to protect the SMALL american from?
What makes this ban absurd?
What's the US-made router that could replace foreign-made routers? Honest question
Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#17minipc + wifi adapter = router
Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#18All this means is that you can't buy the electronics in a single plastic box. A router is just a small pc with wifi and ethernet. You can buy and build your own WiFi AP and make a router. It's so trivial even a caveman could do it.
Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#19All this means is that you can't buy the electronics in a single plastic box. A router is just a small pc with wifi and ethernet. You can buy and build your own WiFi AP and make a router. It's so trivial even a caveman could do it.
You think far too highly of cavemen
Re: FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
#20So no Deciso opnsense routers more secure than garbage ISP-rented boxes. So stupid. How about making a certification standard rather than some brain-dead xenophobic expression of stupidity?