NCTA – The Internet And Television Association
NCTA is an abbreviation that may refer to: *NCTA (association), formerly the National Cable and Telecommunications Association *National Council for the Traditional Arts * Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture *National Capital Transportation Agency *North Carolina Turnpike Authority * North Central Texas Academy * National Council for Technological Awards, predecessor of the Council for National Academic Awards See also *NICTA NICTA (formerly named National ICT Australia Ltd) was Australia's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence and is now known as CSIRO's Data61. The term "Centre of Excellence" is common marketing terminology ...

NCTA (association)
NCTA, formerly known as the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), is a trade association representing the broadband and cable television industries in the United States. As of 2011, NCTA represented more than 90% of the U.S. cable market, over 200 cable networks, and various equipment suppliers and service providers to the cable industry. NCTA is considered one of the most prominent lobbying organizations in the United States, having $14 million to lobbying efforts in 2021. Regarding policy matters, NCTA has expressed opposition to net neutrality and municipal broadband proposals. Currently, the association is led by Michael Powell, a former Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). History NCTA was initially established as the National Community Television Council in September 1951, when a small group of community antenna (CATV) operators convened in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Their gathering was prompted by concerns over the Intern ...
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National Council For The Traditional Arts
The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) is a private, non-profit arts organization based in the United States that promotes the traditional arts. It organizes the National Folk Festival. It is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. From 1976 to 2004 it was led by Joe T. Wilson, as executive director, who, in 2009, was designated a Living Legend by the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ... for his work. The National Council for the Traditional Arts page on the U.S. Department of State site states: The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to the presentation and documentation of traditional arts in the United States. Founded in 1933, it is the nation's oldest produc ...
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Nebraska College Of Technical Agriculture
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (UNL–NCTA) is a public technical college in Curtis, Nebraska. It is part of the University of Nebraska system. History The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill to establish a Nebraska School of Agriculture as a boarding school for high school students in 1911. Curtis was selected as the site for the new school, over 11 other applicants in the state. Classes began in 1913.Technical Agriculture Education in Curtis, Nebraska
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (2013). In the 1960s, the Nebraska Legislature passed legislation to convert the school to a agriculture school, the University of ...
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National Capital Transportation Agency
The National Capital Transportation Agency (NCTA) was created in 1960 by an Act of Congress during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower to comprehensively plan different modes of transportation in the Washington, D.C. area. John F. Kennedy appointed Darwin Stolzenbach as administrator of the NCTA, which laid the groundwork for the Washington Metro The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ... System. In 1967 the NCTA was abolished and its functions, duties, property, and records were transferred to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-1107.09 References {{Authority control Transportation planning Organizations based in Washington, D.C. ...
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North Carolina Turnpike Authority
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority was created in 2002 to speed the implementation of needed transportation improvements by funding some projects with tolls. Governed by a nine-member authority board, it is located within the Department of Transportation and under the direct supervision of the Secretary of Transportation. The authority has the power to study, plan, develop and undertake preliminary design work on up to eleven turnpike projects. At the conclusion of these actives, the authority is authorized to design, establish, purchase, construct, operate and maintain toll road, toll highways and toll bridge, bridges. The authority is also authorized to designate one or more lanes of any highway, or portion thereof, into a high-occupancy toll lanes (HOT lanes) or other type of managed lanes; provided that such designation does not reduce the number of existing non-toll general purpose lanes. Structure The nine-member Authority Board consist of eight appointees, from the Gene ...
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North Central Texas Academy
North Central Texas Academy (NCTA) is a boarding, day, and international Christian school, located on a 500-acre campus known as Happy Hill Farm. It is fully accredited (K-12) by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). There is an athletic center, dining center, fine arts center, residences for boarding students, staff housing, an agricultural center with a show ring, livestock pens, stables and riding trails, athletic fields, a track and stadium, swimming pool, tennis courts, a welcome center, an inn and training center, and an administrative center. History The Academy was opened in 1975, with 20 students in a mobile home. High potential students from low opportunity situations, international, and local day students study within a college-preparatory environment. Academy life As a working farm with an FFA Chapter, Happy Hill Farm raises cattle, swine, lambs, and goats. There are horses, llamas, alpaca The alpaca (''Lama pacos'') is a species of Sou ...
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Council For National Academic Awards
The Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) was the national degree-awarding authority in the United Kingdom from 1965 until its dissolution on 20 April 1993. Background The establishment followed the recommendation of the UK government Committee on Higher Education (Robbins Committee), one of whose recommendations being the replacement of the diploma-awarding National Council for Technological Awards with a degree-awarding council. That gave colleges more flexibility, as they could devise their own courses with the oversight of the council, rather than depend on existing universities to accredit courses. In 1974, the National Council for Diplomas in Art and Design was merged into the CNAA. The CNAA's Latin motto, as it appears on its coat of arms, is: ''Lauream qui Meruit Ferat'': this can be translated as 'let whoever earns the Laurel wreath#Academic use, laurel bear it'. Qualifications Qualifications included diplomas, bachelor's, master's and doctorate research degree ...
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