# FCC just banned foreign routers

**URL:** <https://taggartinstitute.org/t/fcc-just-banned-foreign-routers/497>\
**Category:** Cyber News\
**Tags:** fcc, government, usa\
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://taggartinstitute.org/t/fcc-just-banned-foreign-routers/497 "2026-03-23T22:27:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![mttaggart](https://taggartinstitute.org/user_avatar/taggartinstitute.org/mttaggart/32/10_2.png) [@mttaggart](https://taggartinstitute.org/u/mttaggart)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://taggartinstitute.org/t/fcc-just-banned-foreign-routers/497/1 "2026-03-23T22:27:59Z")

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The FCC just banned all foreign-made consumer routers. That means if you do business with the feds, or take their money, you can’t buy those anymore.

[https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-278A1.pdf](https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-278A1.pdf)

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**Author:** ![LeonVQZ](https://taggartinstitute.org/user_avatar/taggartinstitute.org/leonvqz/32/75_2.png) [@LeonVQZ](https://taggartinstitute.org/u/LeonVQZ)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://taggartinstitute.org/t/fcc-just-banned-foreign-routers/497/2 "2026-03-23T23:50:58Z")

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Huawei and ZTE ban… damn that’s a huge hit for small businesses

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**Author:** ![mttaggart](https://taggartinstitute.org/user_avatar/taggartinstitute.org/mttaggart/32/10_2.png) [@mttaggart](https://taggartinstitute.org/u/mttaggart)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://taggartinstitute.org/t/fcc-just-banned-foreign-routers/497/3 "2026-03-24T00:24:31Z")

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Huawei was already pretty much banned. But also, remember this is for folks receiving federal funding, so not necessarily all small businesses.