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FCC Clarifies Router Ban to Cover Portable Hotspots and 5G Home Gateways

Only previously approved models remain on sale, limiting future options for consumers.

CRTC Finalizes Fibre Wholesale Rates and Requires Online Plan Changes

FCC Bars New Foreign‑Sourced Home Routers as Industry Flags Supply Risks

India Delays SIM-Binding to December 2026, Moves to Risk-Based Web Logouts

India To Extend SIM-Binding Deadline For Messaging Apps To December 2026

FCC Blocks New Foreign-Made Home Routers From U.S. Market

FCC Bars New Foreign-Made Home Routers From U.S. Market

FCC Moves to Curb Offshore Call Centers, Sets March Vote on English Standard and Consumer Disclosures

India Enforces SIM Binding for Messaging Apps, Forcing Six-Hour Web Logouts

India’s SIM-Binding Mandate Takes Effect as WhatsApp Web Begins Six-Hour Logouts

India Sets March 1 Enforcement for SIM-Binding on WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal

India Rejects Delay to SIM‑Binding Rules as WhatsApp Tests Compliance

OSIPTEL Begins Third Mass Blocking of 100,000 Unregistered Phones in Peru

Ukraine Weighs Telegram Limits as Russia Carves Out Military Exemptions in Messaging Crackdown

Peru Caps Mobile Phone Lines at Seven Per Person Starting Feb. 14

UK Telcos Sign Consumer Charter to End Surprise Mid‑Contract Bill Hikes

Peru Orders Traceable Calls and Texts, Spam Tagged With 500 Prefix

Mexico’s Mobile Line Registry Takes Effect As Carriers Tighten Verification

Mexico’s Mobile Line Registry Accelerates as Carriers Activate Portals and July 1 Suspensions Near

EFF Pushes Earlier Rollout as Icasa Gazettes Data Rollover Rules