common carrier
noun
: a business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages
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In New Mexico, where Arakawa and Hackman lived, the most common carrier of hantavirus is the deer mouse, a small creature with a white underbelly, large eyes and oversize ears.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
That's the situation right now after a federal appeals court blocked a Biden-era FCC order that classified ISPs as common carriers and imposed net neutrality rules.
—Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
The Biden-era FCC's attempt to reinstate net neutrality rules and regulate broadband providers as common carriers was blocked in court, but ISPs lost the fight against the New York affordability law and an earlier fight against California's net neutrality law.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
The judges also ruled that mobile service could not be regulated as a common carrier.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
That's the situation right now after a federal appeals court blocked a Biden-era FCC order that classified ISPs as common carriers and imposed net neutrality rules.
—Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
The Biden-era FCC's attempt to reinstate net neutrality rules and regulate broadband providers as common carriers was blocked in court, but ISPs lost the fight against the New York affordability law and an earlier fight against California's net neutrality law.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
The judges also ruled that mobile service could not be regulated as a common carrier.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Common carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20carrier. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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