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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. 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






2. 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)






3. Cannot prevent speech over radio






4. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






6. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






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






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






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






10. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






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






12. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






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






14. PEG channels






15. Protects free speech and expression






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






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






18. Do audience measurement for television






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






20. 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!)






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






22. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






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






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






25. Used in calculating unduplicated persons watching a station over a period of time (so if you watch twice - you only count once)






26. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






27. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






28. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






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






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






32. Produced by local station or cable system






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A broadcast station can require cable systems in the stations coverage area to pay for it for the use of its signals - fee can change every 3 years - if they don't agree then they boot off cable for 3 years






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






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






42. Broadcast stations and local cable insertions bought by businesses in same marker (grocery - furniture store)






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






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






45. You own all services for production and distribution






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






47. Do audience measurement for radio






48. Composer/publisher






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






50. 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