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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






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






3. Congress - makes laws






4. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






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






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






7. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






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






10. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






11. 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






12. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






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






14. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






15. Do audience measurement for radio






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






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






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






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






20. Do audience measurement for television






21. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






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






23. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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






25. You own all services for production and distribution






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






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






28. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






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






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






31. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






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






33. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






34. Publishing war plans






35. PEG channels






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






37. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Produced by local station or cable system






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






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






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






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