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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






3. Decision was suddon - not reasoned - or made on the basis of too much power






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






5. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






6. Congress - makes laws






7. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






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






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






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






11. Cannot prevent speech over radio






12. Publishing war plans






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






14. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






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






17. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






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






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






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






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






22. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






23. 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






24. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






25. 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)






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






27. Protects free speech and expression






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






29. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






31. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






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






34. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






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






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






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






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






39. Passed by Congress - set policies with any details congress wants - regulations - Must be consistent with law passed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Do audience measurement for television






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






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