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• Confidentiality: All responses are confidential and will not be shared.
• Application Changes: While NCTC tries not to make changes to the application often, NCTC reserves the right to change the application at any time. In the event there is a change to the application, NCTC shall notify the applicant and the applicant shall be responsible for completing the most up-to-date application.
• Membership is No Guarantee of Access to Master Agreements: As each master agreement with programmers, hardware and/or service suppliers has its own participation requirements, an applicant granted NCTC membership has no guarantee that it shall be permitted to participate in any master agreement, as the member may not qualify to participate in one or more master agreements.
• Minimum Data Reporting Requirements:
  • For Content Affiliates:
    • Report the company’s total number of video subscribers monthly so NCTC can generate the company’s monthly programming content invoice.
    • Report the company’s total number of broadband subscribers, if any, by May of each year to calculate the number of votes allotted to the company. Votes may be used to elect NCTC board of directors and other official business.
    • Designated Advantage Administrators (e.g. NCTC’s primary contact) verify the contacts NCTC has on file are accurate or provide any necessary updates by Jan. 1 each year.
  • For Technology Affiliates:
    • Report the company’s total number of broadband subscribers, if any, by May of each year to calculate the number of votes allotted to the company. Votes may be used to elect NCTC board of directors and other official business.
    • Designated Advantage Administrators (e.g. NCTC’s primary contact) verify the contacts NCTC has on file are accurate or provide any necessary updates by Jan. 1 each year.

Minimum Participation Requirements:

For Content Affiliates: Within 365 days after the effective date of the NCTC member agreement, the Content Affiliate must meet the following requirements:

• Maintain participation in at least two (2) master agreements with programmers from the network family groups (currently A&E, Discovery/Scripps, Disney/ESPN, Fox Cable Networks NBCUniversal, Turner Networks and Viacom; subject to change and verification in the offer of membership letter) and at least one (1) other master programming agreement of the member’s choosing for the remainder of your membership with NCTC.
• For only the first year of membership, purchase at least $10 per the total number of video subscribers reported to NCTC on the one-year anniversary of the member agreement in equipment, advanced platform and/or broadband solutions services.

^{*There is a 1% service fee added to all equipment order invoices before shipping and taxes, which is capped at $7,500 per calendar year.}

For Technology Affiliates: On an annual basis, the Technology Affiliate must purchase technology, hardware and/or other services that generate fees to NCTC equal to or in excess to an amount designated by NCTC each year. The minimum fees are issued in early Fourth Quarter for the following year. Those that do not meet the minimum purchase requirement each year will receive an invoice after the end of the year for the difference.

• The current minimum purchase fee is based on the number of broadband subscribers in accordance to the schedule below: