The voting for the net neutrality ruling

The voting for the net neutrality ruling was close nevertheless President Obama said about the new regulation: "Today's decision will help preserve the free and open nature of the internet during encouraging research, protecting consumer choice, and defending free speech."

The ruling doesn't stretch as far as mobile internet

The ruling doesn't stretch as far as mobile internet, now, with the FCC noting that this area of the internet is evolving too fast for carriers at this stage, so adding these restrictions would have a negative effect.

"We recognise that there have been meaningful recent moves toward openness, including the introduction of open operating systems like Android," said the FCC.

"In light of these considerations, we conclude it is appropriate to take measured steps at this time to protect the openness of the internet when accessed through mobile broadband."