Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn't relax ban on foreign routers

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The cable industry lobby group NCTA is seeking an FCC waiver to substitute materials in previously certified routers to address supply chain shortages, without altering functionality or swapping US components for foreign ones.
The FCC's March update placed all consumer-grade routers made outside the US on its Covered List, blocking new or changed models from import or sale due to national security concerns.
NCTA warns that without the waiver, there could be disruptions to broadband services for millions of Americans, as components like memory and substrate face unavoidable shortages.
The request parallels a one-year waiver granted to AT&T's suppliers last month, with NCTA arguing its suppliers are similarly situated and the changes would still fulfill security rules.

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