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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Passed by Congress - set policies with any details congress wants - regulations - Must be consistent with law passed






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






3. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






4. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






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






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






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






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






9. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






10. 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






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






12. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






13. Congress - makes laws






14. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






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






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






17. Composer/publisher






18. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






19. 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






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






21. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Distribute public radio stations - - Produce own program - classical/jazz music - news/public affairs






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Ad time is perishable - limited to what the viewer will tolerate






36. 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






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






38. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






39. You own all services for production and distribution






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






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






42. A lot of different companies in the same industry






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






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






45. Do audience measurement for radio






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






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






48. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






49. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






50. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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