Trivia Buff
Acronym it!
How good is your BRIS?
Go Talk to the Boss
Safety First
100

Comcast's award-winning high speed Internet service for budget-income families and school facilities is called? 

Internet Essentials

100

CPE

Customer Premise Equipment

100

Drop cable must be fastened or clipped how far apart?

Horizontally

or

Vertically

18 to 24 inches horizontally

or

30 to 36 inches vertically

100

Name all six technical supervisors of the MidValley FFO?

Kevin Hedin, Brian Newton, Michelle Hathenbruck, Chris Jones, Tony Oleski, and Billi Carpenter

100

When is it acceptable to text while driving a Comcast vehicle?

NEVER

200

Comcast is the parent company for what British media & telecommunications conglomerate?

SKY Group Limited

200

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

200

BER post-FEC minimum level?

< 1.0E -9

200

List the North Valley, South Valley, and MidValley FFO managers?

Extra credit: 

Network manager?

Engineering/Construction manager?

NV = Shawn Kessler

SV = Dan Bailey

MV = Jordan Durham

Network = Zake Snounou

Engineering/Contruction = Shawn Noble

200

When removing a mid-span drop, which end should be removed first?

Remove from the HOUSE first

300

What symbol or "ticker" does Comcast trade on the NASDAQ stock market?

CMCSA

300

NESC

National Electrical Safety Code

300

Conduit for underground drops must be buried to what minimum depth?

8 inches

300

What position does J.D. Keller hold?

Senior Vice President of the Mountain West Region

300

What is the original and/or new name for the process of placing and retrieving traffic cones while walking all the way around your vehicle?  

Circle of Safety

or

Safety360

400

What are the 6 colors in the NBCUniversal peacock?

Yellow (news)

Red (entertainment)

Blue (network)

Orange (sports)

Green (productions)

Purple (stations)

400

MoCA

Multimedia over Coax Alliance

400

What is the minimum height of an aerial drop across a street?

18 feet

400

Take a lunch break with any of the following leaders:

MWR Vice President of Technical Operations?

VP of Field Operations for Utah & NM?

Director of Technical Operations, Utah?

Chris Weeks

Chris Dunkeson

Kyle Weaver

400

How close can you attach an aerial drop to the power line at the house?

12 inches


(24 inches at mid-span)

(40 inches at the pole)

500

When and where did Ralph Roberts establish the first Comcast system?

1963 in Tupelo, Mississippi

500

DOCSIS

Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

500

What is "climbing space" and how big is it?

Drop cable must maintain 30 inches of climbing space from the center of the pole, 360 degrees, at all times.

500

Who would you call if you needed to speak to the Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation?

Brian Roberts

500

Name 3 of the 5 pole tests that should be performed before climbing or ladder work?

Test with FVD

Visual

Prod into ground

Hammer

Rocking