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US · 3 hrs ago
There isn't a single consumer Wi-Fi router that is 100% American-made
You get a waiver! You get a waiver! shine.graphics/Shutterstock The Trump administration has roundly criticized America's technological sector for its dependence on international partners. In its 2025 National Security Strategy, the administration named securing independent supply chains a pillar of its economic and national security policies, warning that the US "must never be dependent on any outside power for core components." Perhaps nowhere have these concerns been more acute than in the home router market, where the White House has put considerable energy into untethering America's Wi-Fi networks from foreign manufacturers. In March 2026, the FCC banned all international home internet routers, citing how "malicious actors have exploited security gaps in foreign-made routers to attack
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