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The US bans all new foreign-made network routers (www.engadget.com)
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[–] 67 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Great, so zero network products can be sold, and we have to dispose of any existing ones in a couple years.

I guess the US won't have any Internet anymore.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Based on the language, it would seem to exclude ISP provided routers as those are not “designed to be installed by the consumer”. It also excludes anything not SoHo.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I haven't seen an ISP offer tech installation on anything in years unless the home wasn't pre-wired. Self installation kits are the norm these days.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Where did it say we have to dispose of existing ones? It doesn’t say that no products can be sold, and the article specifically says models that have already been approved can continue to be sold. I also think it’s dumb, but it’s important to be accurate.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    In an exception to the usual rule, routers included on the Covered List can continue to receive updates at least through March 1, 2027, although the date could potentially be extended.

    I guess it depends on what this means here. It COULD mean that you won't get software updates (security updates) next year.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Lol i love how something so massive was just given an arbitrary 1 year date. We all know it's because nobody dealing with this has any clue what the impact is, and any that do don't care because it will probably be making them more money... no way this all happens within a year, and if it does it's gonna be a shit show.

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