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The FCC decided that all foreign-made consumer-grade Internet routers are prohibited from receiving FCC authorization and are therefore prohibited from being imported for use or sale in the US. (infosec.exchange)
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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 81 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Conditional approvals - it's a bribe scheme. Companies can ask for exceptions. Sure they wouldn't Grease any palms...

[–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They bulit the bribe into the law: "Producers of consumer-grade routers that receive Conditional Approval from DoW or DHS can continue to receive FCC equipment authorizations. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit applications to conditional-approvals@fcc.gov."

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 12 hours ago

So the application process is "drop us an email and we'll tell you where to deposit the money."