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IPDC International Program for the Development of
Communication
IPE International Political Economy
ITU International Telecommunications Union
lTV International Television Service
LDC Less Developed Country
MAC Multiplexed Analogue Component
MFN Most Favored Nation
MPAA Motion Picture Association of America
MTV Music Television
NAB National Association of Broadcasters
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAS National Academy of Sciences
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCTA National Cable Television Association
NFTC National Foreign Trade Council
NHK Japanese Broadcasting Corporation
NIEO New International Economic Order
NSA National Security Administration
NSC National Security Council
NSCDD National Security Council Decision Directive
NTIA National Telecommunications and Information
Administration
NTSC National Television Systems Committee
NWICO New World International Communications
Order
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development
OIA Office of International Affairs
OICP Office of International Communication Policy
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OST Outer Space Treaty
OTP Office of Telecommunications Policy
PAL Phase Alternation Line
PRC People's Republic of China
PTT Post Telephone and Telegraph
RBOC Regional Bell Operating Company
RCA Radio Corporation of America
RFE Radio Free Europe
RL Radio Liberty