Re: FCC issues new rules about foreign made routers

[cosmo via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

The news is likely a response to recent events. Props go to the FBI Alaska
field office!

District of Alaska | Authorities disrupt world’s largest IoT DDoS botnets
responsible for record breaking attacks targeting victims worldwide |
United States Department of Justice https://share.google/oNBQGeRtp05TtSbMI

On Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 10:05 AM John Levine via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
wrote:

> It appears that Saku Ytti via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> said:
> > Relevant URLs are
> >
> > https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-420034A1.pdf
> > https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist
> >
> > 'Routers^ produced in a foreign country, except routers which have
> > been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS.'
> >
> > I wonder what 'Routers^' are 'produced' in the US, in such a way that
> > it meaningfully improves security posture.
>
> As far as I know, the answer is none.  There are plenty of routers
> designed in the
> US but they're all built offshore.  It would make sense to ask where the
> software is
> written, but they don't do that.
>
> The conditional approval procedure is absurd. It requires the vendor
> to commit to manufacture in the U.S.
>
> R's,
> John
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