It’s 1984. Detroit Tigers win the World Series. Oakland Raiders win Super Bowl XVIII. Incumbent President Ronald Reagan carries 49 of the 50 states to win a second term as President. The average cable customer had no more than 53 channels. NCTC was founded by 12 members of the Mid-America Cable Association on the premise that rate savings could be achieved by aggregating their cable subscribers. Fast forward to today, NCTC has managed to help over 750 different independent cable companies connect with great programming networks and leading technology companies to offer their subscribers exceptional cable and broadband services.