See also: Carrier, Heavy carrier, Light Carrier
CIMM DEFINITION: An organization that provides access to a communication media, such as a telephone system or the Internet but exercises no controls over the content of that media. (Source: http://hitachi-id.com/concepts/common_carrier.html)
2: A carrier that provides transmission service of content, data or other information to the general public in a regulated environment.
Note – This has important legal implications, since offensive or otherwise illegal material may be carried on any media. If an organization acts as a Common Carrier, then that organization can reasonably expect to have no liability for the contents of that media. Otherwise, an organization that exercises even a very few controls over the content of a medium, such as an Internet connection, does not qualify as a Common Carrier, and may be liable for everything on that medium. To avoid such liability problems, many organizations, especially including Internet Service Providers, elect to behave as Common Carriers. (Source: http://hitachi-id.com/concepts/common_carrier.html)
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