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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. Prohibit anyone from promoting foreign websites that illegally sell copyrighted works






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






4. Everyone in group should have an equal chance to be selected for the sample






5. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






6. Portraying sexual content in an offensive way that has no redeeming quality






7. Number of households tuned into a channel out of all households actually using their receiver (number of people watching LOST out of all individuals watching TV)






8. Used in calculating unduplicated persons watching a station over a period of time (so if you watch twice - you only count once)






9. Broadcast tv stations demand local cable tv systems carry their stations on cable line up - cable gets to carry station for free - no payment to the broadcast station






10. Rule book for the government with legislative - executive - judicial branch






11. Commercial minutes available * projected rate = revenue - compare revenue to potential cost






12. Conducts hearings - does research - and summarizes the law and violation






13. All metro counties plus counties next to it if they have significant listenership






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






15. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






16. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






17. Composer/publisher






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






19. Television is a toaster with pictures and people will watch whatever you put on there






20. Largest local region of a market's listening audience (smaller portion of the total disgnated market area)






21. Courts cannot prevent you from talking but can punish you if your speech violates first amendment






22. Compares relative cost among competing media - abbreviation for 'cost for thousand' - cost for an advertiser to reach 1 -000 people or households - cost of ad/number of households/people






23. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






24. What happened when suddenly cable could provide and pay for all programs and networks decided they want user to pay for programs - networks insist affiliates pay for network programs






25. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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






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






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






29. Do audience measurement for television






30. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






31. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






32. A broadcast station can require cable systems in the stations coverage area to pay for it for the use of its signals - fee can change every 3 years - if they don't agree then they boot off cable for 3 years






33. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






34. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






35. PEG channels






36. Congress direted how to make rules in the law - actions must be registered in Federal Registers - let people know what you're planning - allow public to make comments






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






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






39. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






40. Focuses on how to fix or address one issue - staff condenses and summariezes problem






41. Stations purchasing syndicated programs like jeopardy can prevent those programs from appearing on other stations in same market






42. May ounish indecent broadcasts because - uniquely pervasive - accessable to vhildren






43. Protects free speech and expression






44. National advertisers reaching particular geographic regions by purchasing spots by local stations






45. Created corporation for public broadcasting - grant contracts for programs production - set up connection - encourage creation of new public stations - conduct research/train for public stations






46. Corporation that owns many local cable systems - serve almost 2/3 of subscribers - linked together into clusters






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






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






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






50. Annual fee negotiated with licencing organizations to use all of the music controlled by that organization