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FCCは、Netgearに対し、外国製ルーターの取り扱い禁止令から条件付きで免除を認めた。この免除は2027年10月1日まで有効であり、期間中にNetgearの未来モデルルーターについてFCC承認を得る必要がある。Netgearの申請は防衛省により審査され、同社製品が「アメリカ国家安全保障にリスクを及ぼすものではない」と判断された。この免除は、R、RAX、RSなど多くのWi-Fi機種やOrbi、CAXなどのケーブルゲートウェイも含む。ただし、各デバイスについては通常のFCC承認手続きを通さなければならない。2027年10月1日までの間にNetgearは製品のFCC承認を得られるよう努める必要がある。
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The FCC has granted (PDF) Netgear the first exemption from its foreign-made router ban, allowing the company to keep selling new consumer router models made outside the U.S. through Oct. 1, 2027. PCMag reports: 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.
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.
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