common carrier
noun
: a business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages
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The conservatives wanted the common carrier arguments to be addressed, not sidelined the way the majority opinion did.
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Shipments are transported through common carriers without labeling or age verification requirements.
—Edgar Domenech, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The commission is expected to reclassify internet service providers (ISPs) — e.g., broadband companies like AT&T and Comcast — as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2024
That is a reference to regulating ISPs as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act, the authority underpinning the former net neutrality rules.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2023
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Shipments are transported through common carriers without labeling or age verification requirements.
—Edgar Domenech, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The commission is expected to reclassify internet service providers (ISPs) — e.g., broadband companies like AT&T and Comcast — as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2024
That is a reference to regulating ISPs as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act, the authority underpinning the former net neutrality rules.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Common carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20carrier. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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