Hot off the heels of banning all foreign-made Wi-Fi routers from purchase in the United States, the FCC has made the decision to ban all U.S.-made routers too. "They just don't work. I wanted to change my Wi-Fi password and I had to sign into 'localhost'. Forget it. I'm not putting my password into a website I've never heard of before, especially when it doesn't end in .com, .net, or .gov," says Brendan Carr, chairman of the FCC. "They're not known for quality either. I pay Comcast for 100 MB down, but every time I run a speed test it's only 7 MB down and 3 MB up. I play golf with the CEO of Comcast who assured me the problem is the router. This madness has to end."
The ban goes into effect July 1, 2026.