The FCC Just Blocked Every New Foreign-Made Router from the U.S. Market

The FCC has added all foreign‑produced routers to its Covered List after a National Security Determination linking those devices to supply‑chain risks exploited by Chinese state‑sponsored campaigns (Volt, Flax, Salt Typhoon), which allegedly included a 260,000‑device consumer‑router botnet and persistent intrusions into U.S. telecom and critical infrastructure; the action blocks new foreign router models from U.S. authorization, allows firmware updates through March 1, 2027, and creates significant manufacturing and market implications for router vendors.