Internet-focused nonprofits raise concerns to FCC over potential regulation of routing protocol ahead of net neutrality vote

Two nonprofits focused on securing the internet say potential mandates by the Federal Communications Commission over Border Gateway Protocol could be harmful and slow down progress by other stakeholders, in a filing submitted ahead of the FCC’s vote on Thursday to restore net neutrality regulations.

The FCC will consider and vote on a rulemaking that would reclassify internet service providers under Title II of the Communications Act. In a declaratory ruling, the FCC provides details on what the new...