FCC Grants Netgear Conditional Approval For Routers (pcmag.com)
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- News link: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/26/04/14/234246/fcc-grants-netgear-conditional-approval-for-routers
- Source link: https://www.pcmag.com/news/netgear-scores-the-first-exemption-from-the-fccs-foreign-made-router-ban
> The Defense Department reviewed Netgear's application for an exemption and found that its products "do not pose risks to US national security." The FCC's order doesn't elaborate on why. Netgear is based in San Jose, California, although its products are made in Asia. The exemption, known as a conditional approval, lasts until Oct. 1, 2027. It covers a large range of future Wi-Fi models from Netgear, spanning the R, RAX, RAXE, RS, MK, MR, M, and MH series, the Orbi consumer mesh, mobile, and standalone routers under the RBK, RBE, RBR, RBRE, LBR, LBK, and CBK series, as well as cable gateways and cable modems under the CAX and CM series.
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> The exemption isn't a full green light for the future product models from Netgear. The FCC says the company still needs to go through the normal Commission-regulated equipment authorization process for each device. The Oct. 1, 2027 date effectively amounts to a deadline for Netgear to receive FCC certification for the router models; each certification is also permanent, enabling the product to be sold in the US on an ongoing basis. This also suggests that Netgear has an 18-month period to receive FCC certifications for future products.
[1] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-351A1.pdf
[2] https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/26/03/24/0435224/fcc-bans-imports-of-new-foreign-made-routers-citing-security-concerns
[3] https://www.pcmag.com/news/netgear-scores-the-first-exemption-from-the-fccs-foreign-made-router-ban
Netgear lobbied for this (Score:3)
It's only fair they'd be the first ones to profit from it: [1]https://www.nasdaq.com/article... [nasdaq.com]
[1] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/lobbying-update-60000-netgear-inc-lobbying-was-just-disclosed
I wonder how many bribes are getting paid (Score:3, Insightful)
It's painfully obvious this is just a shake down and I'm wondering how the money is going to change hands and who gets it besides Trump.
I'm sure Papa Nurgel will get his cut but I wonder who else is going to get in on the action.
Assuming we managed to get rid of the Republican party the way the hungarians managed to get rid of Victor orban we are going to have so many years of cleaning up this mess. And the worst thing is is the majority of old farts that put us in this mess are going to drop dead before they have to deal with the consequences.
Re: (Score:2)
it comes and goes in waves. i've just assumed it was a specific troll/bot group during specific periods of agenda pushing vs the general consensus of the public.
I wonder how many golden ballrooms it cost them? (Score:2)
That's what we're measuring bribes in these days right?
Re: (Score:1)
According to the link in r1348's [1]post [slashdot.org] above, it only cost them $60k, which is a bargain, really.
[1] https://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23965938&cid=66094114
Re: (Score:2)
That's just the part we know about. We don't know how much cuckocurrency they bought.
Not really, no. (Score:2)
The Department of War was responsible for that authorization. The FCC just passed along their rubber stamp. Only the DoW and the DHS can authorize these waivers, the FCC is just a front for them now.
Protection for the oligopoly (Score:3)
Existing router manufacturers will get exemptions, which will prevent them from challenging the law in court. Would-be newcomers will not get exemptions and thus be out of luck, because they won't have the resources to challenge the law.
Loopholes and bribes (Score:2)
NetGear is a US corporation so it gets the tax loopholes other countries don't provide, at any price.
If NetGear devices are banned, the price of approved products would sky-rocket, people would buy black-market devices that don't contain NSA back-doors.
Wonder how much the kickback was (Score:1)
To get their approval.
Is this really for National Security? (Score:2)
Is this really for National Security? If so, then why are the main entities involved with national security exempt from the requirement? âoeIn an FAQ about the new designation, the FCC clarified that the determination does not apply to routers intended to be used exclusively in industrial, enterprise, or military contexts, and the Covered List does not restrict the import or sale of routers for the exclusive use by the federal government. However, the decision carries notable implications across indus
They Said... (Score:2)
we couldn't have net neutrality because "that would lead to the FCC having to regulate everything you plug in to the internet"
and now...republicans are in fact...regulating what we plug in to the internet.
This is not about security, it's about control. It's about finding ways of breaking the free and open internet by one of locked down devices.
The only national security this is protecting is the free spread of speech by starting to lock it behind walls.
This FCC....does not work for us. It does not represent
NSA Backdoors? (Score:3, Insightful)
Does this mean they have installed NSA backdoors? Lol.
Re:NSA Backdoors? (Score:5, Insightful)
If "NSA Backdoor" is innuendo for "wrote a big check" then yea, probably.
Mista Puhtaddah head! (Score:2)
Mista Puhtaddah head! Backdoors are NOT secrets!
Re:NSA Backdoors? (Score:4, Insightful)
No it means the check cleared. I checked his shitcoins but no activity today besides that long decline.