United News Transfer Agency (Pulacan)
 The iconic logo of the NCTC, used in some form since the 1960s | |
Native name | Nechicoliztli Cepanca Tlanemacaliztli Cacahuaniliyotl (Nahuatl) |
|---|---|
| State-owned | |
| Industry | News agency |
| Founded | March 22, 1916 |
| Headquarters | Mmila Borobongwe 15, Mohembo , |
Number of locations | 83 offices, correspondents and bureaus in other countries (2024) |
Area served | Global Nahuasphere (primary market) |
Key people | XY (Director General) |
| Services | Media |
Number of employees | 1260 |
The United News Transfer Agency (Nahuatl: Nechicoliztli Cepanca Tlanemacaliztli Cacahuaniliyotl), also known by its local initials NCTC, is an international news agency headquartered in Pulacan. It is the primary such agency in Pulacan, as well as the wider Nahua-speaking world. Founded in 1916, it is also one of the oldest newswire services still in operation. It employs around 1260 employees and numerous freelancers, including correspondents at 83 locations across the globe. The NCTC has a unique structure among news agencies; organized as a non-profit network of non-profit calpolleh, it is funded primarily through government funding. Though it is ostensibly a state-funded service, the NCTC functions as a public utility, with numerous rules and regulations established to ensure its editorial independence from government control. Additionally, the NCTC's member media companies voluntarily participate in the staffing and operating of the agency. Its role is seen as making news and information as widely available as possible. NCTC cooperates with 150 news media companies in Pulacan and abroad.
History
Upon its independence from the Heron Empire in 1907, control of the nascent electric telegraph network passed from colonial administrators to the national government. Initially, the network was retained solely for military logistics purposes, as it had been used during the colonial era. Throughout the 1910s, however, numerous calpolleh approached the government, seeking permission to use the telegraph network for business purposes. Pulacan's often rugged terrain made the telegraph advantageous, but also presented obstacles to installation. As such, the Secretariat of the Interior (which managed the postal system at the time) was tasked with expanding the network. In 1912, management and operation of installed civilian lines was spun off under the National Telegraph Agency.
The following year, a consortium of 15 journalistic organizations
The NCTC adopted Telex in the 1960s, both for communication between offices and with outside news media.