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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Congress can change anything the FCC does by passing a law to overturn a regulation






2. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






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






4. 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






5. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






6. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






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






8. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






9. 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






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






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






12. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Speech protected by first amendment between adults during safe harbor






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






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






19. Who gets the cash






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






21. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






22. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






23. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






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






26. You own all services for production and distribution






27. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






28. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






29. Right to frree speech is balanced against the interest of society






30. Based on network track record






31. Congress - makes laws






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






33. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






35. Do audience measurement for radio






36. Government limits on group ownership have been stressed or relaxed over years






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






38. Counties grouped together around most watched stations near central city






39. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






40. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






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






42. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






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






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






45. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






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






47. Attorney general can seek court order to block foreign sites






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






49. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






50. One or more markets designated as primary survey area