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Which of the following devices B) Antenna placed on the roof.
were
used to capture TV signals in the
early days of television?
A) Microwave Antenna.
B) Antenna placed on the roof.
C) Satellite Dish.
D) Dowser Rod.
Why did cable companies D) To fill vacant channel spaces with
implement distant
microwave technology? stations.
A) Because the equipment was
inexpensive.
B) Largely because the microwave
signal was not amplified to reach
the
cable system.
C) To obtain a better signal quality
than antenna-delivered signal
could
offer.
D) To fill vacant channel spaces
with
distant stations.
,Basic, Premium, and digital video B) Tiers.
channel groups are examples of?
A) Satellite services.
B) Tiers.
C) Over-the-Air channels.
D) Specialty programming.
An example of possible product D) Access to a particular sports game
options available to customers in where the
the customer only pays for the viewing of that
future could be? game.
A) Separating basic and expanded
service tiers.
B) Access to video-on-demand
and
pay-per-view programming.
C) High Definition services.
D) Access to a particular sports
game where the customer only
pays
for the viewing of that game.
Which of the following determine B) City or County government.
public right-of-ways and the
purposes for which they can be
used?
A) Cable companies.
B) City or County government.
C) Utility companies.
D) The federal government.
,Which act ruled that cities could A) The Cable Communications Policy Act
not of 1984.
regulate basic fees unless the city
received fewer than three
over-the-
air channels?
A) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1984.
B) The Telecommunications Act of
1996.
C) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
D) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1992.
Which act adopted customer D) The Cable Communications Policy Act
service of 1992.
standards for the industry and
required cable companies to
document compliance?
A) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
B) The Telecommunications Act of
1996.
C) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1984.
D) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1992.
, Which act ceased all full-power B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
analog broadcasting by 2009 and
low power analog broadcasting by
2012?
A) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1984.
B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
C) The Telecommunications Act of
1996.
D) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1992.
Which rule requires cable A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
operators
to black out a network show from a
distant station if the local affiliate
plans to broadcast the same
program?
A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
B) Must-carry/retransmission
rules.
C) Proof of Performance rules.
D) The "Black out" act.
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Which of the following devices B) Antenna placed on the roof.
were
used to capture TV signals in the
early days of television?
A) Microwave Antenna.
B) Antenna placed on the roof.
C) Satellite Dish.
D) Dowser Rod.
Why did cable companies D) To fill vacant channel spaces with
implement distant
microwave technology? stations.
A) Because the equipment was
inexpensive.
B) Largely because the microwave
signal was not amplified to reach
the
cable system.
C) To obtain a better signal quality
than antenna-delivered signal
could
offer.
D) To fill vacant channel spaces
with
distant stations.
,Basic, Premium, and digital video B) Tiers.
channel groups are examples of?
A) Satellite services.
B) Tiers.
C) Over-the-Air channels.
D) Specialty programming.
An example of possible product D) Access to a particular sports game
options available to customers in where the
the customer only pays for the viewing of that
future could be? game.
A) Separating basic and expanded
service tiers.
B) Access to video-on-demand
and
pay-per-view programming.
C) High Definition services.
D) Access to a particular sports
game where the customer only
pays
for the viewing of that game.
Which of the following determine B) City or County government.
public right-of-ways and the
purposes for which they can be
used?
A) Cable companies.
B) City or County government.
C) Utility companies.
D) The federal government.
,Which act ruled that cities could A) The Cable Communications Policy Act
not of 1984.
regulate basic fees unless the city
received fewer than three
over-the-
air channels?
A) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1984.
B) The Telecommunications Act of
1996.
C) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
D) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1992.
Which act adopted customer D) The Cable Communications Policy Act
service of 1992.
standards for the industry and
required cable companies to
document compliance?
A) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
B) The Telecommunications Act of
1996.
C) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1984.
D) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1992.
, Which act ceased all full-power B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
analog broadcasting by 2009 and
low power analog broadcasting by
2012?
A) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1984.
B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
C) The Telecommunications Act of
1996.
D) The Cable Communications
Policy
Act of 1992.
Which rule requires cable A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
operators
to black out a network show from a
distant station if the local affiliate
plans to broadcast the same
program?
A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
B) Must-carry/retransmission
rules.
C) Proof of Performance rules.
D) The "Black out" act.
