Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition in Concern About TP-Link’s China Ties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026

Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 20 other Attorneys General in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding TP-Link’s request for conditional approval to sell new router models in the United States.

“TP-Link has ties to the Chinese military and has been implicated in serious cyber-attacks by Chinese and Russian state actors,” said Attorney General Jackley. “TP-Link already controls at least 60 percent of the U.S. retail market for Wi-Fi systems and small office/home-office routers. This is a security issue for consumers and the nation.”

The AGs’ letter states that routers enable American homes, schools, businesses, and others to connect to the internet. The Attorneys General write that compromised routers can enable in-depth network surveillance, data exfiltration, botnet attacks, and unauthorized access to U.S. Government or American businesses’ networks.

Other Attorneys General to sign the letter are from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

Read the letter here: https://ago.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/Letter%20%28002%29.pdf

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