Mastodawn

@davidtheeviloverlord
Honstly the #Amazon/ #BlueOrigin vs #SpaceX thing probably probably cannot be overestimated in this: The current #FCC is completely ignorant to consumer needs like “working space infrastructure” (much more than previous incarnations), but when it’s Mega-Corp vs Mega-Corp is always when regulatory agencies really start acting. NGOs and civil society are often dismissed in the name of “the economy”, but when it’s the “the economy” against itself regulatory agencies have to start mediating or both sides will fail. Even in this political climate. Even with the #plutocracy. And they’re both close to the regime, so the FCC cannot just take sides it has to intervene here.

I expect great things from this.
@sundogplanets

Subconscious Proxy 23h ago

Deadline Set for Comments on FCC’s Lifeline Reform https://broadbandbreakfast.com/deadline-set-for-comments-on-fccs-lifeline-reform/

#FCC #Broadband #Telecom #Lifeline #DigitalDivide

Linux Is Best 1d ago

Today, I picked up a GL.iNet Flint 3 router (model GL-BE9300). 🛜

I honestly wasn’t planning to buy a new router right now. Even though my TP-Link Archer AX6000 (Wi-Fi 6) was discontinued a few months ago, my plan was to hold out until Wi-Fi 8 next year.

And then… Donald Trump happened. 🤬

More specifically, the Trump regime ordered the FCC to outlaw routers not made in the USA — and as far as I know, there are currently no consumer routers manufactured in the U.S. 🇺🇸 That could mean a serious supply crunch is coming. I’ve also seen reports suggesting future U.S.-made routers may be required to include a “control chip” and FCC-approved firmware. 😡

That raises some real privacy concerns ⚠️ Because historically, regimes with strong centralized control tend to prioritize monitoring and restricting their citizens.

That said, the Flint 3 is an absolute beast 💪
It’s a tri-band (2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz) Wi-Fi 7 router with:

1× 2.5 Gbps WAN port
3× 2.5 Gbps LAN Ethernet ports
1× 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN combo port (usable as either)
And it runs open-source firmware (OpenWrt) 🔓

In other words, this is about as high-end and flexible as it gets right now.

GL.iNet is based in Hong Kong, and the router is manufactured in China — which, to be fair, is where most routers have been made for the past decade or more (Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link, etc.). 🌍

All things considered, I do suspect we could see supply issues down the line… so this felt like a smart move. Especially to get ahead of any built-in spyware or potential hardware backdoors — thanks to “Uncle Sam” (U.S. Government).

#FCC #Router #WiFi #Network #Privacy #Security #OpenWRT

Marcel SIneM(S)US 1d ago

Desolate #FCC-Vorgabe: „Freedom Router“ für US-Verbraucher | c't Magazin https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Desolate-FCC-Vorgabe-Freedom-Router-fuer-US-Verbraucher-11241349.html #FreedomRouter

Desolate FCC-Vorgabe: „Freedom Router“ für US-Verbraucher

Ab sofort lassen die USA für Verbraucher nur noch im Inland hergestellte Router zu. Die Vorgaben des FCC sind jedoch unrealistisch und sicherheitsmäßig heikel.

c't Magazin

香港01 1d ago

美國聯邦通信委員會（FCC）周五（4月3日）提議，禁止進口部分中國製造商設備。這是華府在2022年停止批准相關企業新型號設備後，進一步收緊對中國電
https://www.hk01.com/即時國際/60337223/美國fcc擬進一步收緊對華科技-或禁進口部分中國設備

SpaceNews 2d ago

SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/spacex-and-amazon-spar-over-satellite-deployments/

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬2d ago

What the #FCC #router ban means for #FOSS
New hardware may be banned, but they do not believe that new FCC decision affects whether and how people can run #OpenWrt or other user-selected #firmware updates on #routers they have already purchased. Not only is this an important right in relation to our ownership and control of our own devices, it also ensures that people can keep their routers secure for far longer than the manufacturer may choose to provide security updates
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/apr/02/fcc-router-ban/

What the FCC router ban means for FOSS

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission in the United States (the FCC) banned the sale of all new models of home routers not made in the U.S., which is ... all of them. The stated reason for this is that routers

Software Freedom Conservancy

Ricardo Martín

2d ago

Apparently, models from non US router manufacturers are going to get really cheap 🤔

#fcc

Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker 2d ago

Die #US-Telekommunikationsaufsicht #FCC hat ihr Verbot ausländischer #Router präzisiert: Geschäftskunden, #Industrie und der #Verteidigungssektor sind ausgenommen.

Eine Stichprobe unter Unternehmen in Deutschland ergab: Niemand sieht sich durch die Anordnung substanziell beeinträchtigt.

Regulatorisch bleibt die Entwicklung für den #Technologie-Exportmarkt dennoch beobachtenswert, weil es sich nach #Drohnen um das zweite Kategorienverbot der FCC handelt:

https://www.fcc.gov/faqs-recent-updates-fcc-covered-list-regarding-routers-produced-foreign-countries #cybersecurity

c't Magazin 2d ago

Desolate FCC-Vorgabe: „Freedom Router“ für US-Verbraucher

Ab sofort lassen die USA für Verbraucher nur noch im Inland hergestellte Router zu. Die Vorgaben des FCC sind jedoch unrealistisch und sicherheitsmäßig heikel.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Desolate-FCC-Vorgabe-Freedom-Router-fuer-US-Verbraucher-11241349.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#FCC #IT #Netze #Netzpolitik #Recht #Regulierung #Router #Wirtschaft #news

Desolate FCC-Vorgabe: „Freedom Router“ für US-Verbraucher

Ab sofort lassen die USA für Verbraucher nur noch im Inland hergestellte Router zu. Die Vorgaben des FCC sind jedoch unrealistisch und sicherheitsmäßig heikel.

c't Magazin