The resulting ban could ensnare all the major router providers, including US-based Netgear, since many routers are made in Taiwan and Vietnam, along with China. However, the FCC says router makers can secure an exemption from the Pentagon or the Department of Homeland Security. The application calls for the vendor to justify why the product isn’t made in the US, along with a “detailed, time-bound plan to establish or expand manufacturing in the United States for the router for which the applicant is seeking Conditional Approval.” {read}