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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."
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