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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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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. Corporation that owns many local cable systems - serve almost 2/3 of subscribers - linked together into clusters






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






3. 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






4. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






6. Do audience measurement for television






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






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






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






10. Speech protected by first amendment between adults during safe harbor






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






12. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






19. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






20. 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






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






22. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






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






24. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






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






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






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






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






29. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






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






31. Protect freedom of religion - right to protest and petition gov't - right of free speech






32. Congress - makes laws






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






34. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






35. Commercial minutes available * projected rate = revenue - compare revenue to potential cost






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






37. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






38. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






40. Produced by local station or cable system






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






42. You own all services for production and distribution






43. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






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






45. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






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






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






49. 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!)






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






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