The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers, a move that comes as the latest crackdown on Chinese-made electronic gear over security concerns.China is estimated to control at least 60% of the U.S. market for home routers – which are the boxes that connect computers, phones and smart devices to the internet.The FCC order does not impact the import or use of existing models, but will ban new ones.The agency said a White House-convened review deemed imported routers pose "a severe cybersecurity risk that could be le...
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