| 1. | Transportation. (in federal regulatory and other legal usage) a carrier offering its services at published rates to all persons for interstate transportation. |
| 2. | a public service or public utility company, as a telephone or telegraph company, engaged in the transmitting of messages for the public. |
| common carrier n.
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A company or individual providing public transportation on a regular basis in return for a fee that is uniformly charged to all users.
common carrier communications, company
(Or "phone company") A private company that offers telecommunications services to the public.
(1995-03-20)
