Which Statement About the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Is False

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is false?

• A) The act loosened federal restrictions on media ownership.
• B) The act attempted to regulate the content of material transmitted over the Internet.
• C) The act allowed broadcasters,telephone companies,and cable companies to compete with one another for telecommunications services.
• D) Following passage of the act,several mergers between telephone and cable companies produced a greater concentration of media ownership.
• E) The act required broadcasters who air programs on controversial issues to provide time for opposing views.

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Definitions:

Conditional Probability

The odds of an event taking place assuming another distinct event has occurred previously.

Joint Probability

The probability of two or more events happening at the same time, assuming there is some relationship between the events.

Complement Rule

A principle in probability theory stating that the probability of the complement of an event equals one minus the probability of the event itself.

Joint Probability

The probability of two events happening at the same time, represented as the intersection of the events in probability theory.