The crackdown on foreign-made routers labeled a "national security risk" affects most major router brands. If you plan on buying a router soon, read this first. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET ...

The FCC’s sweeping ban applies to the sale of virtually every new Wi-Fi router. Without regular updates, yours might turn into a pumpkin by 2027. Joe Supan Senior Writer Joe Supan is a senior writer ...

The FCC order targets all foreign-made consumer-grade routers, but existing models are not banned from use or sale. "Today’s action does not impact a consumer’s continued use of routers they ...

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday added all foreign-manufactured consumer routers to its Covered List — the federal government's running blacklist of communications equipment deemed a ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving to block new foreign-made internet routers from entering the U.S. market, citing mounting concerns that overseas supply chains could expose ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethernet cables are seen running from the back of a wireless router. - MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Federal ...

This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) effectively banned the sale of nearly all wireless routers in the U.S., in yet another example of the government making Americans' consumer ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has declared all consumer-level WiFi routers made outside the country a national security risk, banning them from import or sale. This doesn't mean you ...

If you’re shopping for a new Wi-Fi router, you may find fewer options in the near future. Yesterday, March 23, the FCC banned the import and sale of new Wi-Fi routers made outside of the United States ...

The Federal Communications Commission has banned new consumer internet routers manufactured outside the US, citing national security concerns. The ban doesn’t affect any routers already in American ...