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FCC's router ban expands to portable hotspots - 4 things this means for you

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Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-04-24

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

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The FCC has expanded its ban on foreign-made consumer routers to include portable/mobile MiFi hotspots and residential LTE/5G CPE devices; the article explains consumer impacts—higher costs, fewer budget options and slower feature rollouts, greater reliance on ISP-rented equipment, and increased tethering to phones—while noting existing devices are unaffected.

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