FCC Announces First Conditional Approvals After 'Router Ban' Rollout
The Defense Department concluded several foreign made routers posed no risk to national security.
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2026 – Internet router companies are starting to obtain relief from newly imposed federal restrictions on routers made overseas.
The Federal Communications Commission and Homeland Security bureau announced the first set of conditional approvals for internet routers in an announcement on Tuesday, allowing for the sale of several models produced by Netgear and Adtran made abroad.
These conditional approvals follow a March 23 announcement in which routers were added to a “covered list” effectively barring the sale of any new consumer grade router manufactured outside of the country. Consumers were still allowed to use routers they own and retailers were still allowed to sell routers already in the country under this policy.
