NCTI INSTALLER BOOK 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER 151 QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION
SET
◉ Why did cable companies implement microwave technology?
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. Answer: D) To fill
vacant channel spaces with distant stations.
◉ Basic, Premium, and digital video channel groups are examples of?
A) Satellite services.
B) Tiers.
C) Over-the-Air channels.
D) Specialty programming. Answer: B) Tiers.
◉ An example of possible product options available to customers in the
future could be?
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. Answer: D) Access to a particular sports game
where the customer only pays for the viewing of that game.
◉ Which of the following determine 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. Answer: B) City or County government.
◉ Which act ruled that cities could not 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. Answer: A) The
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
◉ Which act adopted customer service 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. Answer: D) The
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992.
◉ Which act ceased all full-power 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. Answer: B) The
Public Safety Act of 2005.
◉ Which rule requires cable 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. Answer: A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
◉ Which rule requires a cable company to either carry all local
broadcast channels or pay a fee for carrying specific broadcast channels?
A) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
B) Proof of Performance Rules.
, C) The CLI Act.
D) Syndicated exclusivity rules. Answer: A) Must-carry/retransmission
rules.
◉ Which of the following is the primary video service offered by a cable
system?
A) Premium service.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Expanded service.
D) Basic service. Answer: D) Basic service.
◉ Which of the following is referred to as a "movie" channel or "pay"
channel?
A) Premium service.
B) Tier service.
C) Basic service.
D) Expanded service. Answer: A) Premium service.
◉ Which service represents the highest level of cable video services?
A) High-definition.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Digital.
D) Analog. Answer: A) High-definition.
TEST PAPER 151 QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION
SET
◉ Why did cable companies implement microwave technology?
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. Answer: D) To fill
vacant channel spaces with distant stations.
◉ Basic, Premium, and digital video channel groups are examples of?
A) Satellite services.
B) Tiers.
C) Over-the-Air channels.
D) Specialty programming. Answer: B) Tiers.
◉ An example of possible product options available to customers in the
future could be?
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. Answer: D) Access to a particular sports game
where the customer only pays for the viewing of that game.
◉ Which of the following determine 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. Answer: B) City or County government.
◉ Which act ruled that cities could not 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. Answer: A) The
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
◉ Which act adopted customer service 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. Answer: D) The
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992.
◉ Which act ceased all full-power 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. Answer: B) The
Public Safety Act of 2005.
◉ Which rule requires cable 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. Answer: A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
◉ Which rule requires a cable company to either carry all local
broadcast channels or pay a fee for carrying specific broadcast channels?
A) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
B) Proof of Performance Rules.
, C) The CLI Act.
D) Syndicated exclusivity rules. Answer: A) Must-carry/retransmission
rules.
◉ Which of the following is the primary video service offered by a cable
system?
A) Premium service.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Expanded service.
D) Basic service. Answer: D) Basic service.
◉ Which of the following is referred to as a "movie" channel or "pay"
channel?
A) Premium service.
B) Tier service.
C) Basic service.
D) Expanded service. Answer: A) Premium service.
◉ Which service represents the highest level of cable video services?
A) High-definition.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Digital.
D) Analog. Answer: A) High-definition.
