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






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






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






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






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






6. Exclusive broadcast rights for a certain number of episodes - certain number of runs per episode - for a fixed period of time






7. Attract and retain audiences that can be sold to advertisers






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






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






10. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






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






12. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






14. 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






15. Do audience measurement for television






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






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






22. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






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






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






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






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






27. Produced by local station or cable system






28. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






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






30. Protects free speech and expression






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






32. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






34. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






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






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






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






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






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






40. You own all services for production and distribution






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






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






43. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






45. Cannot prevent speech over radio






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






47. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






48. 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






49. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






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