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FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
The FCC has expanded its foreign-made router ban to also cover consumer Wi-Fi hotspots and LTE/5G home-internet devices, though existing products and phones with hotspot features are not affected. Cel
The FCC has expanded its foreign-made router ban to also cover consumer Wi-Fi hotspots and LTE/5G home-internet devices, though existing products and phones with hotspot features are not affected. Cellphones with mobile hotspot features are not the focus of the National Security Determination or of the NIST Report that it cites. Being added to the Covered List does not prohibit the import, sale, or use of any existing device models the FCC previously authorized.
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Source: Ars Technica | 2026-04-24