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






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






3. Publishing war plans






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






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






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






7. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






8. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






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






10. Who gets the cash






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






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






13. Publishing a false statement about someone to ruin their reputation






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






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






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






17. Acts as a broker between local stations and advertisers - extension of local stations sales staff






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






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






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






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






22. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






23. 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






24. A few minutes during network programs for affiliates to insert local commercials






25. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






26. 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!)






27. Composer/publisher






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






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






30. 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






31. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






32. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






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






34. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






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






36. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






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






38. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






40. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






41. 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






42. You own all services for production and distribution






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






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






45. Do audience measurement for radio






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






47. Prohibit anyone from promoting foreign websites that illegally sell copyrighted works






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






49. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






50. A lot of different companies in the same industry