FCC exempts Netgear from ban on foreign routers, doesn't explain why
rawgabbit
17 points
4 comments
April 17, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
WalterGR
2 days ago with 75 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47773448
throwa356262
For the sake of efficiency, FCC should publish 1. The name of the person your company must bribe 2. How much it would cost you.
jqpabc123
Aren't most routers foreign made? So a ban is basically shutting down the router market. And exempting Netgear is arbitrary and hypocritical. Essentially, government has anointed a marketplace winner.