common carrier
Noun

common carrier (plural common carriers)

  1. (transport, rail) a person or company that undertakes to transport goods for the general public or passengers on regular routes at agreed rates.
    • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 41:
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  2. (US, telecommunications) a company providing public telecommunications facilities.



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