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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attorney general can seek court order to block foreign sites






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






3. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






4. 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






5. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






6. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






13. Do audience measurement for television






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






19. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






20. vague open ended inquiry of 'what should I do?' typically from telecom companies






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






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






23. 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






24. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






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






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






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






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






30. A lot of different companies in the same industry






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






32. 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






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






34. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






35. Ad time is perishable - limited to what the viewer will tolerate






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






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






38. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Distribute programs to public tv stations - do not produce their own programs






44. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






45. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






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






47. Composer/publisher






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






49. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






50. Number of households tuned into a channel out of all households actually using their receiver (number of people watching LOST out of all individuals watching TV)