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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






2. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






3. Produced by local station or cable system






4. PEG channels






5. Cd (composer - recording co. - and publisher) - radio (composer and publisher) - satellite radio (Record co -composer - bpublisher) - webcasting (record co and composer/publisher)






6. # TV's actually on out of all people who own tv






7. Estimates from representative sample will always be slightly off b/c the sample does not exactly match group being measured






8. Distributed by broadcast or cable network - they provide 'good morning america' or soaps to fill time if you can't afford to produce content locally






9. Dividing people into subgroups based on age - sex - education






10. Companies have fewer employees - offer less jobs - and own too much which prevents competition and narrows the content






11. Not quite a commercial but you can't say 'we have the best towels at Target - who is our sponsor - so come on out!'






12. Creates efficient companies who drive the economy and produce more options and cheaper products for customers






13. Composer/publisher






14. Publishing a false statement about someone to ruin their reputation






15. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






16. Anything obscene indecent or profane over radio will be fined or imprisoned for no more than two years






17. Government sets predetermined fee and requires licenses to be granted - cable tv systems for redistribution of works aired on roadcast stations






18. Non - local programming not licensed/sold to networks - programs licensed/distributed to more than one market - non interconnected broadcast






19. vague open ended inquiry of 'what should I do?' typically from telecom companies






20. Program produced specifically for syndication (dr. phill - ellen - jeopardy)






21. Using laws of chance or probability to make estimate about population from small sample of population






22. Combo of money and part of advertising revenue - number one method of syndication






23. Congress can change anything the FCC does by passing a law to overturn a regulation






24. Exchange of things of like worth like the proft of advertising






25. TV may reach 39% of national audience - no more than 2 stations in market






26. Ads on broadcast and cable networks to reach a national audience






27. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






28. Program originally produced for a network now being syndicated (friends - family guy)






29. A title for the payment of artists for their performance






30. Who gets the cash






31. Cannot prevent speech over radio






32. Holds license from gov't - transmits programs over airwaves - carries commercial messages to promotes products






33. 'We listened to everyone's comments and now we will do...' - petitions for reconsideration is the last chagne to have FCC reconsider






34. Low demand products collectively can be profitable if store/distribution channel is large enough - niche markets will be mroe profictable for low demand products






35. Based on network track record






36. Passed in 1998 to protect digital works copyrights - illegal to circumvent technology that controls access to a copyrighted work or distribute products that circumvent the technology - no violation if you quickly respond to complaint






37. Cable wants highest fee possible and MSO's want low fees to increase profit margins and keep rates low - MSO's have most leverage






38. The estimated numver of household actually tuned in to channel






39. Most stations are a part of this and owned by broadcast networks called 'owned&operated' stations






40. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






41. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






42. Protect freedom of religion - right to protest and petition gov't - right of free speech






43. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






44. Publishing war plans






45. Laws are vague so people change all of their conent to stay away from indecency violations






46. Local stations that transmit programs to viewers over (typically 200 of these)






47. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






48. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






49. Broadcast stations and local cable insertions bought by businesses in same marker (grocery - furniture store)






50. When a sample reaches a certain size the results are no longer reliable