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US clarifies mobile hotspots part of foreign router ban despite rarity of American made consumer kit

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2026-04-24

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Dan Robinson

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The FCC clarified its ban on foreign-made consumer networking equipment to include portable MiFi/mobile hotspot devices and residential LTE/5G CPE routers, citing national security; mobile phones and enterprise/military equipment are excluded, the rule is not retroactive, and some vendors received temporary conditional approvals tied to US-based production plans.

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