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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Government limits on group ownership have been stressed or relaxed over years






2. Protects free speech and expression






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






4. Cannot prevent speech over radio






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






6. Compares relative cost among competing media - abbreviation for 'cost for thousand' - cost for an advertiser to reach 1 -000 people or households - cost of ad/number of households/people






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






8. Program produced specifically for syndication (dr. phill - ellen - jeopardy)






9. Focuses on how to fix or address one issue - staff condenses and summariezes problem






10. 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!)






11. 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






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






13. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






14. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






16. Publishing war plans






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






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






19. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






20. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






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






22. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






24. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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






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






27. Passed by Congress - set policies with any details congress wants - regulations - Must be consistent with law passed






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






29. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






30. Do audience measurement for television






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






36. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






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






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






40. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






41. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






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






44. Produced by local station or cable system






45. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






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






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






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






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






50. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states







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