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by rta5 1836 days ago
Can anyone point to any Ohio legal precedents where something not regulated by PUCO has been considered a common carrier?

Per the original "An entity can be a common carrier and/or public utility under Ohio common law,even if it is expressly excluded from regulation by PUCO"

I'd be curious what precedent makes Google a common carrier in Ohio law. From a US federal standpoint individual websites appear to me more akin to radio broadcast stations, which according to Ronald Coase had a failed attempt to be declared common carriers.

I am not a lawyer, so I'd be happy to be corrected on that.