Any person or facilities for the transportation of property or passengers. Common carriers must accept all business offered to them at posted rates. For interstate commence, they are regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC); for intrastate, by the Commission. In the telecommunications industry, the term refers to any person engaged as a carrier for hire in interstate or foreign communications by wire or radio.
A company providing telecommunications services to users under rates and regulations set by the Federal Communications Commission.
A company that provides channels for data transmission.
In the United States and Canada, a public data transmission service, such as a telephone or telegraph company, that provides the general public with transmission service facilities.
Government-regulated, private company that furnishes the general public with telecommunications services and facilities (e.g.,telephone or telegraph company).
Government-regulated, private company that furnishes the general public with telecommunications services and facilities; for example, a telephone or telegraph company.
A transportation company moving people or goods. For exhibit freight, the carrier usually accepts only crated materials and consolidates the properties of several customers into one shipment bound for the same destination.
Any telecommunications company that provides communications transmission services for hire to the public. Also referred to as a "commercial carrier," "communications common carrier" or "interexchange carrier."
A transportation company, such as a rail line or trucking firm. See carrier.
A company or individual licensed by government to operate bulk transportation services for hire. Some pipeline companies are common carriers, others carry only products that they have previously purchased and intend to resell.
A licensed, private utility company that provides communications services to the public at government-regulated rates.
A transportation company that handles crated materials. Consolidates freight of more than one shipper.
A freight transportation company that regularly serves the general public with route service over designated highways. Or irregular routes between various points on an unscheduled basis.
An entity that transports persons and property for a fee
An organization such as a telephone company, a bus line, or a ferry that must do business with all would-be customers.
A government-regulated private company that furnishes the public with telecommunications services (for example, phone companies).
an organization that provides a common type of communications service to many people, such as telephone service.
A private company that provides services to the public at large, generally in the field of transportation or communications infrastructure. Under the law, a common carrier is required to make its infrastructure available to everyone willing to pay to access it.
Vessel/owner operator inviting clients in return for a consideration to transport goods from one place to another. See also Carrier.
In data communications, a public utility company that is recognized by an appropriate regulatory agency as having a vested interest and responsibility in furnishing communication services to the general public, for example, Western Union and the Bell System.
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.
Any firm furnishing commercial transportation. This includes airplanes, trains, ships and buses.
An economic concept dating from the 18th century to describe an organisation that is required by law to provide a transportation (physical or electronic) service to anyone who wants it. The requirement implicitly means that such common carriers are rate regulated to prevent them discriminating against customers they do not want. Common carrier status is usually imposed on organisations because they have a natural monopoly. The first common carriers were canal companies and turnpike operators but the first really big common rate regulated common carriers were the railway networks. Today most national telephone companies are rate regulated, rate capped or rate of return capped common carriers.
means a commercial airline, passenger train or inter-city bus.
Telephone companies such as AT&T, Sprint, and MCI that offer dedicated lines, microwave communications, and satellite services.
Licensed, private utility company that supplies communication services to the public at regulated prices.
a federally licensed company which offers to the general public, under published tariffs, to engage in the interstate or foreign transportation of commodities of various types.
A person or company that transports passengers or goods for a fee.
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
a business that provides transportation of persons or goods over a definite route according to a regular schedule, making its services
a business that transports persons or cargo for compensation
a carrier that is willing to serve the public
a government-regulated private company that sells or leases communication services and facilities to the public
an entity that provides telephone service by constructing and operating its own facilities for the switching and/or transmission of telecommunications between exchanges
an individual, company or a public utility (like city buses), which is in the regular business of transporting people and/or freight
a person engaged in the business of transporting property from place to place for compensation, and who offers services to the public generally
a person or company that provides the public with transportation of passengers or goods for hire
a public conveyance (plane, train, bus, taxi, etc
a transportation company that is required by law to accept all paying passengers and freight
a transporter who offers their services to the general public over a definite route and according to a regular schedule
a vehicle operated by a business organization and licensed to transport passengers for hire, and operated by an employee of that business
Example of common carriers might include UPS, Fed Ex, DHL, and Airborne Express etc
The term used to describe a telephone company. It is a telecommunications company that is available for hire on a non-discriminatory basis to provide communication transmission services, such as telephone, to the public. See also: ?Specialized Common Carrier
A company that provides communication services, usually under license from the government, to all service providers on a non-discriminatory basis. Common carriers do not control the content that they transmit.
See telecommunications common carrier.
Common carrier that transports something other than waste tires to an original destination point and then transports waste tires on the return part of the trip. The revenue derived from transporting the waste tires must be incidental when compared to the revenue earned by the common carrier. Based upon qualification of this exemption, a letter will be issued by CIWMB to be carried in the vehicle while transporting the tires.
One whose business it is to transport passengers or freight for the public.
A regulated telecommunications company which will carry messages for anyone for a fee.
A firm which carries any type of goods.
One who offers to transport merchandise for hire and must accept shipments from anyone who wishes to use his/her services. Common carriers must abide by different rules and laws than private or contract carriers who transport only the goods of those with whom they have made agreements.
Any conveyance for transporting passengers is a common carrier, such as a bus, train, airplane, ferry, limousine or taxi. A rental car or private vehicle is not a common carrier.
In the United States, companies that furnish long-distance telecommunication services to the public. Common carriers are subject to regulation by federal and state regulatory commissions.
A company that provides telecommunications services to the public. Telephone companies are an example.
Any motor carrier, which holds itself out to the general public to engage in the transportation by motor vehicle of passengers or property for compensation.
Any telecommunications company that provides telecommunications services for a fee to the public within its geographic area.
A supplier that provides telecommunications services for hire to the public, subject to state and federal regulation.
A privately owned air carrier that offers public transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail.
Transporter who holds himself out to the general public for the transportation of goods over a definite route and according to a regular schedule.
A telephone business which is required by law to provide service to any paying customer on a first-come, first-serve basis.
An organization (such as a telephone operating company) that provides communication services to the general public at nondiscriminatory rates, without control of message content.
An entity licensed by the FCC or a state agency to supply local and/or long distance telecommunications services to the general public at established and stated rates.
An individual, partnership, or corporation that transports persons or goods for compensation.
A telecommunications company that is regulated by government agencies and offers communications relay services to the general public via shared circuits, charging published and non-discriminatory rates.
The FCC's class of transmission systems, such as telephone, telegraph and certain satellites, open to public use at uniform fees and generally not permitted to control content.
Any point-to-point communications relay service available to the general public at non-discriminatory rates. The carrier cannot control message content (e.g., telephone companies).
A transportation company that offers its services to all customers in exchange for compensation, as differentiated from a contract carrier, which carries goods exclusively for one shipper.
A transportation line engaged in the business of handling persons or goods for compensation and for all persons impartially.
A government-regulated private company that offers telecommunications services or communications facilities to the general public on a non-discriminatory basis. Common carriers are required by the regulating governmental agency to file a tariff, schedule of charges, and terms and conditions that act as a contract between the subscriber and the carrier. Telephone companies are examples of common carriers.
In the telecommunications arena, the term used to describe a telephone company.
Any individual or organization that charges to carry a passenger, or system or equipment that carries passengers as part of a business operation open to the public. This includes airplanes, BART, MUNI, cable cars, ferries, taxis, moving walkways, elevators, escalators, ski lifts, airport shuttles, vanpools, stagecoaches, jitneys, etc
A freight carrier who hauls all types of common freight to various geographic locations.
A for-hire carrier that holds itself out to transport goods and serve the general public at reasonable rates and without discrimination.
A government-regulated private company that furnishes the public with telecommunications services. (e.g. phone companies)
Public transmission link such as the Bell or General Telephone Systems.
A person holding themselves out to the general public to provide transportation or telecommunications services for compensation. [D03469] GAT
A business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods or messages.
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 specific geographical area. Rates also are regulated. Routes and schedules of regular common carriers are regulated by government agencies, but irregular route common carriers may set their own without regulatory approval. Most states also regulate common carriers.
In telephony, a company authorized by federal or state authority to offer telephone services to the public.
A provider of telecommunications services of facilities to the general public on a non-discriminatory basis.
A telephone company, or similar supplier of non-private telecommunications services, such as a local telephone company. Under the common carrier principle, telephone companies must offer service to the public without discrimination, within a territory approved by a governmental agency, and with the companies held strictly accountable to the public through government regulation.
A transportation business that offers service to the general public. Interstate common carriers must hold a franchise issued by the ICC that limits service to a specific geographical area. Recent changes in regulation have blurred the distinction between common, private, and contract carriers. Term may be meaningless in the near future.
Any shipper or deliverer of goods for hire by any person or firm, i.e., trucking firms, commercial freight companies, etc.
a company such as the Manitoba Telephone System, licensed to provide or "carry" telecommunications services such as telephone, television and data services to all users without discrimination. C.T.C.A. - the Canadian Telecommunications Carriers Association.
A company that owns a transmission medium and leases or sells portions of the medium for a set tariff. AT&T, MCI/WorldCom and Sprint are common carriers. See carrier.
A telephone service provider.
A trucking company that delivers petroleum products from seller to purchaser, without actually buying or selling the petroleum products.
A carrier that holds itself out as serving the public (or a segment thereof) indifferently (i.e., without regard to the identity of the customer and without undue discrimination). Common carriers may vary rates based on special considerations and may in fact serve only a small fraction of the general public.
Any long distance company sharing the local network with other long distance companies.
One who carries goods or persons for hire. Common carriers include trucking companies, railroads, taxicabs, buses and airlines.
Any carrier engaged in the interstate transportation of persons/property on a regular schedule at published rates, and whose services are available to the general public on a for-hire basis. Regulated by the ICC.
Company that furnishes communications services to the general public.
one who carries any type of goods, other than a carrier of special goods.
A government regulated company that furnishes the general public with services and facilities. e.g. a telephone company.
Any transportation system available for use by the public for transporting cargo; almost all interstate pipelines are common carriers.
Any organization which operates communications circuits used by other people. Common carriers include the telephone companies as well as the owners of the communications satellites, RCA, Comsat, Direct Net Telecommunications, AT&T and others. Common carriers are required to file fixed tariffs for specific services.
Train, bus, commercial airline operating scheduled flights, or rental cars of an established rental car firm.
Freight transportation company which serves the general public. May be regular route service (over designated highways on a regular basis) or irregular route (between various points on an unscheduled basis).
A for-hire carrier that holds itself out to serve the general public at reasonable rates and without discrimination. The carrier must secure a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate.
Usually a telecommunications company that owns a transmission medium and rents, leases or sells portions for a set tariff to the general public via shared circuits through published and nondiscriminatory rates. (MCI, etc.)
A vehicle or service licensed to carry passengers for hire on a regularly scheduled basis. Good examples are airplanes, trains etc.
an entitry that provides a public communications conduit without regard to content.
Any person or company available to the general public for transportation of property by motor vehicle over regular or irregular routes in interstate and/or intrastate commerce.
A transportation company which provides service to the general public at published rates.
One who undertakes for hire and reward the transportation of goods or people from place to place.
Any company engaged in the transport of people or goods for profit.
One who offers to transport merchandise for hire and must accept shipments from anyone who wishes to use the services. Different laws and rules govern common carriers than do private or contract carriers who only transport the goods of those with whom they have made agreements.
An organization in the business of providing regulated telephone, telegraph, telex, and data communications services.
A government-regulated private company offering telecommunications services or communications facilities to the general public on a non-discriminatory basis under operating rules mandated by the appropriate state and/or federal regulatory authority.
A carrier who agrees to carry any goods. A carrier who refuses to carry certain types of goods, mainly for safety reasons, is not a common carrier.
A transportation company that carries property and passengers for compensation.
A regulated company that provides telephone, telegraph, facsimile, TWX, telex, and data communications. CONDUIT : Rigid or flexible pipe, tubing or channeling used to house and protect cable and wire. It should be of sufficient size to allow for future growth of cabling requirements of the telecommunications system.
Under a grant or authority from the government, a common carrier provides service to all in a certain area.
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 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.
Company that provides transportation services to the public in return for compensation.
A common carrier is an organization that transports persons or goods, and offers its services to the general public. In contrast, private carriers do not offer a service to the public, and provide transport on an irregular or ad-hoc basis. Common carriers typically transport persons or goods according to defined routes and schedules.