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ISP APPROVED MODEMS ADDED IN 2020
Armstrong Modems
ARRIS SB6190
NETGEAR CM1000
Atlantic Broadband Modems
ARRIS CM8200 (removed)
ARRIS DG1660 (removed)
ARRIS SB6141 (removed)
ARRIS SBG6400 (removed)
ARRIS SBG6580-2 (removed)
ARRIS SBG6700-AC (removed)
ARRIS SBG6782-AC (removed)
ARRIS SBG8300
Cisco DPC3010 (removed)
Hitron CDA3-35 (removed)
Hitron CGNM-2250 (removed)
Hitron CGNM-3550 (removed)
Hitron CGNM-3552 (removed)
Hitron CGNVM-3582 (removed)
Motorola SB6141 (removed)
Motorola SB6180 (removed)
Motorola SBG6580 (removed)
NETGEAR C3000-100NAS (removed)
NETGEAR C3700-100NAS (removed)
NETGEAR C6220 (removed)
NETGEAR C6300 (removed)
NETGEAR N450 (CG3000Dv2) (removed)
NETGEAR CM400 (removed)
NETGEAR CM1200
Blue Ridge Modems
Sercomm DM1000
Hitron CDA3 (removed)
Hitron CGNM-2250 (removed)
CenturyLink Modems
Greenwave C4000XG
Actiontec M1000 (removed)
Charter Spectrum Modems
ARRIS SBG6950AC2
ARRIS SBG7400AC2
TP-Link CR1900
NETGEAR CAX80
NETGEAR C6220
NETGEAR C6300
NETGEAR C7000v2
NETGEAR CM1000
NETGEAR CM1200
ARRIS SB8200
NETGEAR CM1100 (for 1G service)
ARRIS SB8200 (removed)
ARRIS SBG10
ARRIS SBG7600AC2
ARRIS SBG8300
NETGEAR CBK40
ARRIS SB8200
NETGEAR C6300v2
NETGEAR C7500
NETGEAR CM2000
NETGEAR CBR40
NETGEAR CBR750
ARRIS S33
ASUS CMAX6000
NETGEAR C7800
NETGEAR CG3000Dv2 N450
Comcast XFINITY Modems
NETGEAR CAX80
NETGEAR CM2000
NETGEAR CM2050V
NETGEAR CBR750
Motorola MG8702
NETGEAR C6230
ASUS CMAX6000
HUMAX HGD310
Cox Modems
NETGEAR CAX80
ARRIS S33
NETGEAR CBR750
NETGEAR CM2000
Motorola MB8611
NETGEAR C6230
GCI Modems
NETGEAR CM1000
ARRIS CM820A (removed)
Hitron CDA3-25 (removed)
Hitron CDA3-35 (removed)
Hitron CDA3-45 (removed)
Hitron CODA-35 (removed)
Hitron CODA-45 (removed)
Midco Modems
NETGEAR CM1200
Sparklight Modems
NETGEAR CAX80
ARRIS DG3450
ARRIS SBG8300
NETGEAR CM2000
NETGEAR CBR750
ISP APPROVED MODEMS ADDED IN 2019
Atlantic Broadband Modems Removed
ARRIS CM8200 (added)
ASUS CM-32
D-Link DCM-301
Motorola MB7220
Motorola MB7420
Motorola MG7310
Motorola MG7540
Motorola MG7550
NETGEAR C7800 (added)
SMC D3CM1604
TP-Link ARCHER CR500
TP-Link ARCHER CR700
TP-Link CR1900
TP-Link TC-7610
TP-Link TC-7620
TP-Link TC7650
TP-Link TC-W7960
Ubee DDM352
Ubee DDM354
Ubee DDW365
Ubee DDW366
Ubee DDW3611
Ubee DDW36C
Zoom 5341J
Zoom 5345
Zoom 5350
Zoom 5352
Zoom 5354
Zoom 5360
Zoom 5363
Zoom 5370
Motorola MB8600 (added)
Sparklight Modems
ARRIS SBG10
NETGEAR CM1200
ARRIS SBG7600AC2
Charter Spectrum Modems
NETGEAR N450 (CG3000Dv2) (removed)
Motorola MB7621
Motorola MB8600
Motorola MG7700
NETGEAR CM1000v2
Linksys CG7500
Linksys CM3016
Comcast XFINITY Modems
ARRIS SB6120 (removed)
ARRIS SB6121 (removed)
NETGEAR CMD31T-100NAS (removed)
Zoom 5341 (removed)
Zoom 5350 (removed)
Zoom 5360 (removed)
NETGEAR CM1000v2
NETGEAR CM1200
ARRIS SBG8300
ARRIS SBV2402
ARRIS T25
Cox Modems
NETGEAR CM1000v2
NETGEAR CM1200
ARRIS SB6120 (removed)
ARRIS SB6121 (removed)
ARRIS WBM760 (removed)
Cisco DPC3000 (removed)
NETGEAR CMD31T-100NAS (removed)
Zoom 5341 (removed)
ARRIS SBG8300
GCI Modems
Hitron CODA-35
Hitron CODA-4582
Midco Modems
Hitron CGNM-3552
Hitron (CGNM) CGNM-2252 (removed)
Optimum Modems Removed
ARRIS TG1672G
Cisco DPQ3212
Motorola SBV6220
Wave Modems Removed
ARRIS SB6120
ARRIS SB6121
Motorola MB8600
NETGEAR CMD31T-100NAS
Zoom 5341
ISP APPROVED MODEMS ADDED IN 2018
Armstrong Modems
ARRIS SB8200
Sparklight Modems
ARRIS SB8200
Motorola MB7621
Motorola MB8600
NETGEAR C6250
NETGEAR CM1000
Hitron CGNM-2250
Hitron CGNVM-3582
ARRIS CM8200
ARRIS SBG6400
ARRIS SBG6580
ARRIS SBG6950AC2
ARRIS SBG7400AC2
NETGEAR C7000v2
NETGEAR C7500
NETGEAR C7800
NETGEAR CM1100
NETGEAR CBR40
Linksys CG7500
Linksys CM3016
Linksys CM3024
Motorola MG7700
CenturyLink Modems
Zyxel P-330W (added in March)
Zyxel P-330W (removed in April)
Actiontec C1000A-D
Actiontec C2000A-D
Actiontec C2300A
Actiontec C3000A
Charter Spectrum Modems
ARRIS SBG6400
ARRIS SBG6580-2
ARRIS SBG6700-AC
ARRIS SBG6900-AC
D-Link DCM-301
Linksys CM3024
Motorola MB7220
Motorola MB7420
Motorola MG7310
Motorola MG7315
Motorola MG7540
Motorola MG7550
NETGEAR C6250
NETGEAR C6300
NETGEAR C7000-100NAS
NETGEAR CMD31T
NETGEAR CG3000D (removed)
NETGEAR 450 (CG3000Dv2)
SMC Networks D3GN-RES (removed)
TP-Link ARCHER CR500
TP-Link ARCHER CR700
TP-LINK TC-W7960
ZOOM 5341J
ZOOM 5350
ZOOM 5352
ZOOM 5354
ZOOM 5360
ZOOM 5363
Zoom 5370
Zyxel/Hitron CDA-30360
ARRIS SBG7580-AC
NETGEAR CG3000D
NETGEAR C6900
NETGEAR CM700
Zoom 5370 (removed)
NETGEAR C6300 (removed)
Comcast XFINITY Modems
Motorola MG7700
NETGEAR CBR40
ARRIS SBG10
NETGEAR CM1100
ARRIS SBG7600AC2
Motorola MT7711
ARRIS SBV3202
NETGEAR C6300v2
NETGEAR CM1150V
Cox Modems
ARRIS SBG6950AC2
ARRIS SBG7400AC2
Asus CM-32
Motorola MB7621
TP-LINK CR1900
NETGEAR CBR40
Technicolor CGM4141
Linksys CG7500
Motorola MG7700
NETGEAR CM1100
ARRIS SBG10
ARRIS SBG7600AC2
Mediacom Modems
ARRIS SB6121
ARRIS SB6141
ARRIS SB6183
ARRIS SB6190
Motorola MB7220
Motorola MB7420
Motorola MB8600
NETGEAR CM1100
Midco Modems
ARRIS DG3450
ARRIS SBG6782-AC
ARRIS SBG7400-AC2
Motorola MB8600
NETGEAR C7800
Technicolor TC4400
ARRIS DG2470A
ARRIS DG3270
Technicolor TC4400 (removed)
Suddenlink Modems
ARRIS SB6190
ISP Approved Modems Added in 2017
Armstrong Modems
NETGEAR CM700
ARRIS SB6183
Hitron CDA3 (removed)
Blue Ridge Modems
Cisco DPC3010
ARRIS TM602G (removed)
ARRIS TM604G (removed)
ARRIS TM608G (removed)
ARRIS TM802G (removed)
ARRIS TM804G (removed)
ARRIS TM822G (removed)
ARRIS WBM760A (removed)
CenturyLink Modems
Zyxel C3000Z
Adtran C424G
Comcast XFINITY Modems
TP-LINK CR1900
ARRIS SBG6950AC2
ARRIS SBG7400AC2
NETGEAR C7500
NETGEAR CM500V
Linksys CG6350
Motorola MB7621
Cox Modems
TP-LINK Archer CR500
NETGEAR C7800
ARRIS TM3402
Motorola MG7540
NETGEAR C6250
NETGEAR C7500
TP-Link TC7650
GCI Modems
Hitron CDA3-25
Hitron CDA3-35
Hitron CDA3-45
Hitron CODA-45
Midco Modems
ARRIS SB8200
NETGEAR CM1000
Optimum Modems
ARRIS TG1672G
Suddenlink Modems
ARRIS SB6190 (removed)