common carrier

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000756",
  "term": "common carrier",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. In a telecommunications context, a telecommunications company that holds itself out to the public for hire to provide communications transmission services.\nNote: In the United States, such companies are usually subject to regulation by federal and state regulatory commissions.\n\n2. A telecommunications company that holds itself out to the public for hire to provide communications transmission services.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/common-carrier/"
}