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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/critics-call-fcc-router-rule-a-big-swing-that-could-create-more-supply-chain-uncertainty-5.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/critics-call-fcc-router-rule-a-big-swing-that-could-create-more-supply-chain-uncertainty-5.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/critics-call-fcc-router-rule-a-big-swing-that-could-create-more-supply-chain-uncertainty-5.jpg?resize=1264,843 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\"><figcaption> WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr (R) speaks with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) after attending the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump presented the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team, the winner of the 2025 Army-Navy football game. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"76.570630585899\"><body readability=\"154.13328002132\"><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Communications Commission\u2019s move to ban foreign-made routers touches on a real threat, but critics say the agency rule is overly broad, practically unworkable and doesn\u2019t meaningfully address weaknesses in router security that have led to major breaches on American governments and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Secure Equipment Act and Secure Networks Act, the FCC may ban foreign technology manufacturers if they are deemed a national security risk. But the federal government has almost always opted to narrowly target specific foreign companies with known or problematic connections to foreign adversaries, like Chinese telecom Huawei or Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Labs.<\/p>\n<p>The restrictions announced Monday, however, simply ban all routers \u201cproduced in a foreign country\u201d except those granted conditional approval by the departments of Defense or Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>The order imposes a sweeping and immediate halt to the purchase of non-American routers and Wi-Fi services for government agencies and businesses, along with unanswered questions about where to buy next and what to do with the foreign devices already embedded in their networks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In justifying the decision, FCC Chair Brendan Carr cited a March 20 White House-led interagency report that concluded foreign-made routers pose \u201cunacceptable\u201d risks to U.S. national security. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing President Trump\u2019s leadership, the FCC will continue [to do] our part in making sure that U.S. cyberspace, critical infrastructure, and supply chains are safe and secure,\u201d Carr said. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. policymakers have worried about the potential cybersecurity risks of relying on technology and equipment from countries like China or Russia, where local laws compel domestic companies to cooperate in national security investigations and hand over sensitive data. <\/p>\n<p>In 2024, members of Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/commerce-department-investigation-chinese-wifi-router-company\/\">called<\/a> for the Department of Commerce to investigate Chinese Wi-Fi and router makers like TP-Link, alleging the company\u2019s \u201cunusual degree of vulnerabilities and required compliance with [Chinese] law\u201d amounted to an unacceptable national security risk.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, five House Republican committee chairs urged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to use the department\u2019s authority \u201cto eliminate products and services created by China and other foreign adversaries from domestic supply chains that are shown to have the potential to introduce security vulnerabilities.\u201d An attached list of industries \u201cneeding immediate action\u201d included routers and Wi-Fi, while mentioning TP-Link and Huawei as \u201cChinese or Chinese-controlled\u201d entities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While router insecurity is a major problem, it\u2019s worth noting that American-made products are far from immune to foreign hacking. Major Chinese hacking campaigns, such as Salt Typhoon, succeeded not because of backdoors in Chinese-made tech but <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/salt-typhoon-chinese-hackers-us-telecom-breach\/\">through the exploitation<\/a> of known, previously reported vulnerabilities in U.S. and Western products. <\/p>\n<p>One former U.S. intelligence leader told CyberScoop that country of origin matters more when you\u2019re dealing with an adversary like China, which has national security and vulnerability disclosure laws that require Chinese router companies to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the government first.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just Chinese routers, or those made by America\u2019s direct rivals, that concern intelligence officials.<\/p>\n<p>Even in a global, digitally connected world, proximity still matters. Foreign countries can more easily disrupt or infect the supply chain of neighboring or bordering countries that may rely on similar parts, components or internet infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttackers have so many options with what can be done with router access. [It\u2019s] even easier if you have the country that runs and accesses them in your backyard,\u201d said the official, who requested anonymity to speak candidly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Investors may be drawing similar conclusions. Notably, stocks for Asian router companies <a href=\"https:\/\/stockinvest.us\/digest\/netgear-stock-jumps-12-after-fcc-moves-to-ban-imports-of-foreign-made-routers\">fell following the FCC announcement<\/a>, while U.S. company NetGear, which does not rely on Chinese supply chains, saw its shares jump 12%. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-new-point-of-leverage\">A new point of leverage<\/h2>\n<p>The broad nature of the order \u2014 along with the ability to dole out exemptions to specific companies at will \u2014 effectively resets the regulatory relationship between foreign router companies and the U.S. government. Under it, each company with manufacturing operations in China or overseas would have to petition the FCC for an exemption to the rule.<\/p>\n<p>The ambiguity behind what, specifically, a company would need to do to obtain an exemption could open the process up to potential abuse or political patronage, experts said.<\/p>\n<p>A former FCC official told CyberScoop they were puzzled by the move, and questioned whether it was related to national security or if it would even pass legal muster in the courts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Instead of adding targeted companies with foreign ties or a history of cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the list of banned providers \u2014 as the government has done and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextgov.com\/cybersecurity\/2018\/04\/more-detail-on-why-dhs-banned-kaspersky\/247587\/#:~:text=Instead%2C%20DHS%20Assistant%20Secretary%20for,a%20sufficient%20danger%20to%20federal\">successfully defended<\/a> in court in the past \u2014 the FCC instead sought to ban all foreign-made routers around the globe. That represents a potentially significant disruptive action to take in an environment where many businesses and governments today use TP-Link and other foreign companies for their internet needs. <\/p>\n<p>The net effect is \u201cactually creating a new federal program of conditional approvals\u201d for foreign router companies, the FCC alum said, one that is so broad it would take a massive combined federal effort to effectively remove bad actors from the foreign supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a hard time believing that this administration \u2014 given what we\u2019ve seen at CISA and other agencies and the mass departures \u2014 will actually roll out a sophisticated and tailored program to adequately address this kind of huge swing of an entire base of consumer products,\u201d said the official, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly.<\/p>\n<p>The official pointed to an attempt earlier this year by the administration, through the Federal Aviation Administration, to assert broad authority to regulate drone flights across the country, saying there were similar \u201cbig swing\u201d parallels to the legal rationale here. The drone ban is currently being <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesotareformer.com\/2026\/03\/16\/photojournalist-sues-faa-over-rule-banning-drones-near-dhs-assets\/\">challenged in court<\/a>, and the official said they expect the FCC\u2019s router order to be subject to similar lawsuits from companies.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Carr also proposed new regulations that would place English language requirements on offshore call centers and asked the public for insight on potential policies to \u201cencourage\u201d companies to set up U.S.-based call centers, \u201cincluding limits on call volume from overseas call centers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carr said the FCC was also \u201copening up a new front in our efforts to block illegal robocalls from abroad by examining the targeted use of tariffs or bonds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former FCC official said Carr\u2019s prioritization on novel application of tariff authorities while discussing the implementation of two laws \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/TRACEDAct\">TRACED Act<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/111th-congress\/senate-bill\/30\">Truth In Caller ID Act<\/a> \u2014 that are unrelated to trade makes it impossible to disentangle the agency\u2019s genuine national security concerns from the Trump administration\u2019s broader attempts to gain leverage over foreign companies in their trade fights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are weird kind of random hops that seem to be in response to this broader picture of the big tariff decision that came out,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.5579710144928\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/critics-call-fcc-router-rule-a-big-swing-that-could-create-more-supply-chain-uncertainty-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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In an exclusive, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., told CyberScoop that policymakers must learn from past mistakes around 5G. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/exclusive-china-6g-letter-krishnamoorthi-congress-state-commerce-letters\/\"> Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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A Commerce Department office should investigate Chinese government-connected products in more than a dozen emerging industries for security threats, a group of House GOP committee leaders said in a letter they released Wednesday. 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