FCC Filing Requirement Lifted for Internet Routing Proceeding

The FCC Public Safety Bureau said it’s now classifying its internet routing proceeding as an exempt proceeding, in which ex parte presentations may be made freely but don’t require subsequent notice. The FCC sought comment last year in a notice of inquiry (see 2202250062). “Accordingly, ex parte presentations to or from Commission decision-making personnel are permissible and need not be disclosed,” the bureau said Wednesday, noting it did that to “facilitate the free exchange of exploratory ideas among the staff of Federal agencies and interested stakeholders working toward the important goal of promoting secure Internet routing.”