A proposal to ban TP-Link device sales in the US gains support from several US agencies, clearing the way for the Commerce Department to act, The Washington Post reports.
The US this week moved closer to banning the sale of TP-Link routers in the country.
Following months of scrutiny, the Commerce Department’s proposed ban against TP-Link has received the backing of several agencies, including the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense, The reports.
The move clears the way for the Commerce Department to initiate the ban process, during which it must first notify TP-Link, which will then have 30 days to respond. After that, the agency has 30 more days to consider the company’s objections before making the ban official.
Commerce has also concluded that nothing short of a ban against TP-Link will suffice, citing the company’s ties to China as a national security threat, according to the Post, which spoke with unnamed sources briefed on the matter.
