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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. 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






2. 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!)






3. A lot of different companies in the same industry






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






11. People will want to watch trash tv like lesbians and food eating contests and those high ratings will control content. You cannot control content by inserting educational/cultuarl shows






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






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






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






15. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






17. 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






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






19. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






20. Produced by local station or cable system






21. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Composer/publisher






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






27. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






28. Creates efficient companies who drive the economy and produce more options and cheaper products for customers






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






30. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






31. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






32. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






33. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






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






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






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






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






38. Which control is more limited - local or national?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Protects free speech and expression






47. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






48. Who gets the cash






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






50. 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)






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