Internet service providers have long argued that, like telephone companies, they were "common carriers" who could not be subject to libel laws.

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American states in the late 19th century treated telegraph lines as common carriers, obliging them to carry dispatches from any person and from any other line at consistent rates.

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As a practical matter the proposed net neutrality rules would largely turn today's broadband providers, whether their services are delivered over wireline, fiber, cable, satellite or wireless platforms, into traditional common carriers.

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As the content owners were promoting legal protection for digital locks in the 1990s, the ISPs were supporting legal frameworks that treated them as the equivalent of common carriers that transferred data across their networks without regard for the content itself.

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On Margarita Island, such carriers are common.

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It's more common, Pena said, for drug carriers to admit they knowingly smuggled because they or their families were threatened if they disobeyed.

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Injuries are especially common, and even the top ball carriers have a limited impact on team success in the pass-happy NFL. Jones-Drew was dominant last season, but Jacksonville still went 5-11 en route to missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season.

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By forcing the carriers to pool their operations and offer a common price for the full journey, such incentives disappear, and the ticket costs less as a result.

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