Ars Technica
Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers
Monday, July 27, 2026
The Trump administration exempted SpaceX's Starlink from an FCC ban on foreign-made routers. Starlink manufactures routers at a facility in Texas and also produces routers in Vietnam. The FCC ban targets foreign-manufactured networking equipment, though the scope and implementation details of the exemption were not specified in available reports.
