Router Maker TP-Link Proposing $1 Billion Investment in U.S. Manufacturing

The company said lawsuits over its China ties were attempts to block its request for a waiver from the Trump administration’s foreign router ban

Router Maker TP-Link Proposing $1 Billion Investment in U.S. Manufacturing
Photo of Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers outside the Supreme Court in 2023 by Patrick Semansky/AP

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2026 – A major router manufacturer is pushing back on lawsuits from four states alleging the company misled consumers about its ties to the Chinese government.

In a filing posted Wednesday, TP-Link told federal regulators it was planning to spend nearly $1 billion on U.S.-based manufacturing facilities and research and development. 

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