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A business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods or messages. Common carriers include trucking companies, bus lines and airlines.

A commercial individual or organization that carries persons or property from one place to another for payment—for example, a trucker. As contrasted with contract carriers, a common carrier [..]

A company that offers to transport property for revenue at any time and any place within its operating authority without discrimination. A common carrier is authorized to conduct for-hire transportation after receiving certification as fit, willing, and able.

Transportation available to the public that does not provide special treatment to any one party and is regulated as to the rates charged, the liability assumed, and the service provided. A common carr [..]

A pipeline or transport company which has government authority to move product for hire, operating like a public utility with standard rates for various shipments.

A person holding themselves out to the general public to provide transportation or telecommunications services for compensation. [D03469]

Licensed, private utility company that supplies communication services to the public at regulated prices.

An individual, a company, or a public utility (like municipal buses) that is in the regular business of transporting people or freight, and must do so as long as the approved charge or fare is paid.

In a telecommunications context, a telecommunications company that holds itself out to the public for hire to provide communications transmission services. Note: In the United States, such companies are usually subject to regulation by Federal and state regulatory commissions. Synonyms carrier, commercial carrier, communications common carrier, [an [..]

An organization that transports persons or goods for a fee.

An individual, partnership, or corporation that transports persons or goods for compensation.

A telecommunications company that provides communication transmission services, such as telephone and telegraph, to the public. The local telephone service provider is an example of a common carrier.

A telecommunication service, such as a telephone or cable company, that provides wire and/or microwave services to businesses and the general public, usually at rates regulated by federal, state, or l [..]

a business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages compare contract carrier

In the telecommunications arena, the term used to describe a telephone company.

A transportation company, such as a rail line or trucking firm. See carrier.

A transportation company which provides service to the general public at published rates.

A transportation company which provides service to the general public at published rates A for-hire carrier that holds itself out to transport goods and serve the general public at reasonable rates an [..]

A government-regulated private company that furnishes the public with telecommunications services (for example, phone companies).

A for-hire carrier providing transportation services to the general public. Obligations: to serve, to deliver, to charge reasonable rates, to avoid discrimination. Previously regulated in the United S [..]

A transportation company engaged in the business of handling persons or freight for compensation and for all customers impartially.

A government regulated private company that provides the general public with telecommunications services and facilities. COMMON CHANNEL INTEROFFICE SIGNALING (CCIS)

A company that offers communications services to the general public, subject to regulation by Federal and state regulatory commissions Computer Inquiry II:

Common carrier refers to a person or entity in the business of transporting goods or people for hire, as a public service. A private carrier, in contrast, is employed to transport good for people for [..]

A transportation company that provides service to the general public at published rates.

A carrier that by law must convey passengers or goods without refusal, provided that the party requesting conveyance has paid the charge for transport.

Transportation providers

Company that provides transportation services to the public in return for compensation.

A transportation business that offers service to the general public.  Interstate common carriers must hold a franchise issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission.  This franchise limits service to a [..]

A provider of telecommunications services of facilities to the general public on a non-discriminatory basis.

A for-hire carrier that holds itself out to serve the general public passenger and/or cargo transport services at reasonable rates and without discrimination. To operate, the carrier must secure a cer [..]

 Trucking, railroad or barge lines that are licensed to transport goods or people nationwide are called common carriers.

Trucking, railroad or barge lines that are licensed to transport goods or people nationwide are called common carriers.

(1) A publicly or privately owned firm or corporation that transports the goods of others over land, sea, or through the air, for a stated freight rate. By government regulation, a common carrier is r [..]

Holds himself out for hire to the public. Must post rates and cannot discriminate against customers whose cargo he is equipped to carry.

Any shipowner or other carrier who offers his vessel or other mode of trans¬portation to the public for the purpose of transporting merchandise.

A company (vessel owner, railroad, airline or trucker) providing transportation services to the general public for the carriage of goods over a fixed route on a regular schedule with prices and terms of carriage published in a tariff. See "Contract Carrier.

A carrier that can be hired by anyone to transport goods. 

A transportation company operating under a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity; provides service to the general public at published rates.

A publicly or privately owned firm or corporation that transports the goods of others over land, sea, or through the air, for a stated freight rate. By government regulation, a common carrier is required to carry all goods offered if accommodations are available and the established rate is paid.

An organization that transports persons or goods for a fee.

Holds himself out for hire to the general public. Must post rates and cannot discriminate against customers whose cargo he is equipped to carry.

A public or privately owned firm or corporation that transports the goods of others over land, sea, or through the air, for a stated freight rate. By government regulation, a common carrier is required to carry all goods offered if accommodations are available and the established rate is paid.

A person or company that transports passengers or goods for a fee.

Any land, sea, or air conveyance operating under a valid license for the transportation of passengers for hire.

A facility obligated by law to provide service to all potential users without discrimination, with services to be prorated among users in the event capacity is not sufficient to meet all requests. Interstate oil pipelines are common carriers, but interstate natural gas pipelines are not.

means any regularly scheduled land, sea, and/or air conveyance operating under a valid license for the transportation of passengers for hire.

A vehicle or service licensed, intended for and used to transport paying passengers. Good examples are airplanes, trains, bus, taxi etc.

a privately owned carrier, which offers transportation for a fee

An organization that transports people or goods from one place to another for a fee

Any transportation system available for use by the public for transporting cargo; almost all interstate pipelines are common carriers.

A person or company in the business of transporting the public or goods for a fee. In the industry, a person or company engaged in the movement of petroleum products, like a public utility.

A common carrier is a company that must offer its services to all customers at the prices and conditions outlined in a public tariff.

A vehicle or service licensed to carry passengers for hire on a regularly scheduled basis. Good examples are airplanes, trains etc.

Any carrier engaged in the interstate transportation of persons/property on a regular schedule at published rates, whose services are for hire to the general public. Corrective Action:

A carrier that can be hired by anyone to transport goods.

A transportation company which provides service to the general public at published rates.

A for-hire carrier that holds itself out to transport goods and serve the general public at reasonable rates and without discrimination.

A transportation line engaged in the business of handling freight for compensation and for all persons impartially.

In the telecommunications area, the term used to describe a telephone company. Common Collector. A transistor circuit which has the collector of the transistor grounded or common between the input and [..]