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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Distribute public radio stations - - Produce own program - classical/jazz music - news/public affairs






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






3. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






5. Based on network track record






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






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






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






9. Non - local programming not licensed/sold to networks - programs licensed/distributed to more than one market - non interconnected broadcast






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






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






12. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






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






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






15. A few minutes during network programs for affiliates to insert local commercials






16. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






18. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






19. 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






20. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






21. Cannot prevent speech over radio






22. Congress - makes laws






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






32. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






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






34. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






40. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






41. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






42. 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






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






44. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






45. Publishing war plans






46. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






48. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






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