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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Government sets predetermined fee and requires licenses to be granted - cable tv systems for redistribution of works aired on roadcast stations






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






3. Attract and retain audiences that can be sold to advertisers






4. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






10. Composer/publisher






11. 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)






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






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






14. A lot of different companies in the same industry






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






16. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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






18. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






19. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






21. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Do audience measurement for radio






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






30. Based on network track record






31. 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






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






33. Who gets the cash






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






35. This person pointed out a problem so here is how we will address it






36. Laws are vague so people change all of their conent to stay away from indecency violations






37. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






38. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






39. PEG channels






40. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






42. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






43. 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!)






44. Do audience measurement for television






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






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






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






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






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






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