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

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Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The FCC has added mobile hotspots to its ban on foreign-made routers. You may pay more for your next device. New equipment probably won't bring as many new features. Just a month after announcing a sweeping router ban that prohibits new foreign-made routers from hitting the US market, including popular brands like TP-Link, Linksys, and Asus, the FCC has expanded that ban to include mobile hotspots as well. The commission hasn't made an official announcement about the expansion, but in a section that details what qualifies as a consumer-grade router (first spotted by PCMag ), there's new verbiage that includes "portable or mobile MiFi Wi-Fi or hotspot devices for residential use" as well as "LTE/5G CPE devices for residential use."  Also:  This Wi-Fi 7 router solved my big internet headache - and it's accessibly priced Since the ban doesn't include any existing devices, there will be no impact on your…

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