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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Prohibit anyone from promoting foreign websites that illegally sell copyrighted works






2. A lot of different companies in the same industry






3. Cannot prevent speech over radio






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






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






6. Attorney general can seek court order to block foreign sites






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






8. Language that depicts offensive by contemporary standards for broadcast medium of sexual acktivity or organs






9. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






11. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






12. 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!)






13. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






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






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






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






17. Produced by local station or cable system






18. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






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






21. Portraying sexual content in an offensive way that has no redeeming quality






22. You own all services for production and distribution






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






24. When a sample reaches a certain size the results are no longer reliable






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






31. Government sets predetermined fee and requires licenses to be granted - cable tv systems for redistribution of works aired on roadcast stations






32. Protects free speech and expression






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






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






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






36. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






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






38. May ounish indecent broadcasts because - uniquely pervasive - accessable to vhildren






39. Based on network track record






40. Ad time is perishable - limited to what the viewer will tolerate






41. PEG channels






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






47. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






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






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