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  • 1. 
    What is Presidential Decree No. 1987? 
    • A. 

      An act creating PRC

    • B. 

      An act creating VRB

    • C. 

      An act creating MTRCB

    • D. 

      An act creating NTC

  • 2. 
    An act providing for the regulation of radio stations and radio communications in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes.
    • A. 

      R.A. No. 3846

    • B. 

      R.A. No. 3486

    • C. 

      R.A. No. 3864

    • D. 

      R.A. No. 3468

  • 3. 
    An act providing for the installation, operation and maintenance of public telephones in each and every municipality in the Philippines, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.
    • A. 

      R.A. No. 4689

    • B. 

      R.A. No. 8649

    • C. 

      R.A. No. 6849

    • D. 

      R.A. No. 9864

  • 4. 
    An act to promote and govern the development of the Philippine Telecommunications and the delivery of public telecommunications services.
    • A. 

      R.A. No. 7259

    • B. 

      R.A. No. 7952

    • C. 

      R.A. No. 5729

    • D. 

      R.A. No. 7925

  • 5. 
    What refers to a facility where the public may, by payment of appropriate and duly approved fees, place as well as receive local or long distance telephone calls or other switched telephone messages? 
    • A. 

      Pay Telephone Services (PTS)

    • B. 

      Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

    • C. 

      Provisional Authority (PA)

    • D. 

      Public Telephone Entity

  • 6. 
    A policy to improve the provision of local exchange carrier service. 
    • A. 

      E.O. No. 109

    • B. 

      E.O. No. 59

    • C. 

      E.O. No. 107

    • D. 

      E.O. No. 89

  • 7. 
    An executive order regulating the operation of cable antenna television (CATV) systems in the Philippines. 
    • A. 

      E.O. 59

    • B. 

      E.O. 109

    • C. 

      E.O. 205

    • D. 

      E.O. 250

  • 8. 
    An executive order that provides for a national policy of the operation and use of international satellite communications in the Philippines.
    • A. 

      E.O. 59

    • B. 

      E.O. 250

    • C. 

      E.O. 467

    • D. 

      E.O. 109

  • 9. 
    What refers to the broadcasting system wherein television programs are transmitted directly to home/user receivers via satellite, thus making the reception cover not only individual(s) in their homes but other places as well? 
    • A. 

      Fixed Satellite Service

    • B. 

      Mobile Satellite Service

    • C. 

      Direct Home TV

    • D. 

      Satellite Newsgathering

  • 10. 
    An policy guideline for compulsory interconnection of authorized public telecommunications carrier in order to create a universally accessible and fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network.
    • A. 

      E.O. 59

    • B. 

      E.O. 109

    • C. 

      E.O. 205

    • D. 

      E.O. 468

  • 11. 
    MTRCB was created under:
    • A. 

      P.D. 1986

    • B. 

      P.D. 223

    • C. 

      P.D. 1985

    • D. 

      P.D. 5734

  • 12. 
    PRC was created under:
    • A. 

      P.D. 1986

    • B. 

      P.D. 223

    • C. 

      R.A. 5734

    • D. 

      R.A. 7925

  • 13. 
    What refers to the use of either transportable, earth stations or mobile earth stations to provide temporary communications services for news media organizations covering news events such as summits, conferences or disasters?
    • A. 

      Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite

    • B. 

      Satellite Newsgathering

    • C. 

      Satellite Broadcasting

    • D. 

      All of these

  • 14. 
    What refers to a port in the switching international gateway system equivalent to 4 kHz or 64 kbps (analog or digital) where international circuit terminates?
    • A. 

      International Switch Termination

    • B. 

      Internation Endpoint

    • C. 

      International Carrier Termination

    • D. 

      Basic Carrier Termination

  • 15. 
    What refers to local exchange service are where the telephone density is 1 per 100 inhibitants or less?
    • A. 

      Rural

    • B. 

      Urban

    • C. 

      Local

    • D. 

      Barangay

  • 16. 
    The term "urban" defined in E.O. 109 refers to the local exchange service area wher the telephone density is more than ______ per 100 inhibitants.
    • A. 

      10

    • B. 

      5

    • C. 

      20

    • D. 

      1

  • 17. 
    What refers to a grant consistent with the telecommunications policies and objectives to a qualified applicant, after due notice and hearing, of a final authority to own, operate and maintain a public telecommunications facilities/service by the NTC? 
    • A. 

      Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

    • B. 

      Provisional Authority

    • C. 

      Public Telecommunications Entity

    • D. 

      Certificate of Universal Access

  • 18. 
     What refers to the local exchange telephone service for residence and business establishments? 
    • A. 

      Local telephone service

    • B. 

      Ordinary telephone service

    • C. 

      Basic telephone service

    • D. 

      First telephone service

  • 19. 
    A person or entity engated in the repair, service maintenance of transmitters, transceivers and other radio communications equipment is called:
    • A. 

      Manufacturer

    • B. 

      Service center operator

    • C. 

      Radio service operator

    • D. 

      Radio service management

  • 20. 
     A permit issued by the NTC, authorizing the holder thereof to engage to the acquisition, servicing, maintenance, purchase or sale of transmitters and/or transceivers, parts and accessories thereof.
    • A. 

      Permit to Sell

    • B. 

      Radio Communications Equipment Service Center permit

    • C. 

      Permit to Purchase

    • D. 

      Radio Communications Equipment Manufacturer permit

  • 21. 
    Prime time in CATV systems refers to a five hour period from:
    • A. 

      5:00 to 10:00 p.m. local time

    • B. 

      6:00 to 11:00 p.m. local time

    • C. 

      4:00 to 9:00 p.m. local time

    • D. 

      3:00 to 8:00 p.m. local time

  • 22. 
    What refers to the programming (exclusive of broadcast signal) carried on a cable tv system over one or more channels and subject to the exclusive control of the cable operator?
    • A. 

      Cablecasting

    • B. 

      Syndicated programming

    • C. 

      Networked programming

    • D. 

      Principal programming

  • 23. 
    What refers to an entity which relying on the transmission, switching and local distribution facilities of the local exchange and inter-exchange operators, and overseas carriers, offers enhanced services beyond those ordinarily provided for by such carriers?
    • A. 

      Interconnection

    • B. 

      International carrier

    • C. 

      Public Telecommunications entity

    • D. 

      Value-added Service Provider

  • 24. 
    In what year, the Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) was founded?
    • A. 

      1970

    • B. 

      1960

    • C. 

      1980

    • D. 

      1950

  • 25. 
    What refers to any entity authorized by NTC to lease space segment capacity?
    • A. 

      Space segment occupant

    • B. 

      Space segment lessee

    • C. 

      Space occupant

    • D. 

      Space segment player