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FCC Confirms Portable Hotspots Covered Under Foreign Router Ban, Grants Exemptions to Netgear and Eero

The FCC clarified this week that its ban on foreign-made consumer routers also applies to portable hotspot devices like MiFi devices. The new FAQ section explicitly includes consumer-grade portable or mobile Wi-Fi hotspots for residential use, while exempting mobile phones with hotspot features. Companies must obtain exemptions from the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security to import new devices. Netgear received an exemption last week and Amazon-owned Eero was granted one this week.