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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attract and retain audiences that can be sold to advertisers






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






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






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






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






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






7. PEG channels






8. 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






9. 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






10. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






12. House and senate introcude bills into hopper - subcommittess review bill (energy committee - telecom committee) - rule committee decides how to adjust bill - house and senate compromise - sent to president






13. Must wait 30 days to respond (slow motion debate)






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






15. Composer/publisher






16. Intentional or inadvertent mistake - recording/calculating errors - biased questions - manipulation of results






17. A lot of different companies in the same industry






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






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






20. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






22. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






23. Exclusive broadcast rights for a certain number of episodes - certain number of runs per episode - for a fixed period of time






24. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






25. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






26. 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






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






28. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






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






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






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






32. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






33. Affiliates pay networks a fee for each subscriber on cable or satellite who can watch their channels






34. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






35. Distribute programs to public tv stations - do not produce their own programs






36. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






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






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






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






40. Newton minow 1961: there must be an active government role to ensure public interest is being served (tv is trash and we need to make it help public!)






41. 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






42. 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






43. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






44. Cannot prevent speech over radio






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






46. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






48. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






49. Based on network track record






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