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






2. Produced by local station or cable system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Publishing war plans






11. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






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






14. Do audience measurement for radio






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






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






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






18. Affiliates pay networks a fee for each subscriber on cable or satellite who can watch their channels






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






20. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






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






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






24. 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






25. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Based on network track record






31. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






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






34. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






35. Who gets the cash






36. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






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






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






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






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






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






42. Protects free speech and expression






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






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






45. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






46. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






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






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






49. 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






50. 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