Re: Stupid
It is not the (single) band which is illegal in the USA which is the issue. It is not the power either.
That is a strawman argument used by the people who lobbied for this reg to ensure that Comcast can never ever get the idea (which it had a few times in the past) of "we had enough, put Openwrt on it".
Disclaimer - I have actually observed that one from the sidelines so I know it first hand.