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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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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. Publishing war plans






2. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Protects free speech and expression






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






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






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






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






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






23. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






25. Congress - makes laws






26. 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






27. You own all services for production and distribution






28. 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






29. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






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






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






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






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






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






35. Do audience measurement for radio






36. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






37. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






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






48. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






49. Based on network track record






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