In the latest chapter of the nationalization of the telco sector, the FCC has banned foreign-made consumer routers in the US. In Europe, EU member states are assessing the terms of the Cybersecurity Act banning “high-risk” vendors. This week, the FCC banned the sale of foreign-made consumer routers, which includes equipment from US companies that manufacture equipment overseas. The move allows vendors to apply for exemptions, but they must onshore manufacturing. The extent to which the supply chain must be moved to the US is unclear. Vendors will be applying for approval from the US Department of War (DoW, formerly Department of Defense) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The US market is somewhat unique, in that its ISPs…