CTIA president and CEO to step down next year

 CTIA president and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker has confirmed she will retire from the CTIA next year at the end of her contract. In the departure announcement last week, CTIA chair and CEO of Carolina West Wireless Slayton Stewart noted that Baker's biggest contribution during her tenure was the release of more than 5,600MHz of spectrum by the US government.

“Meredith has been an outstanding leader for the wireless industry, helping usher in the 5G economy, and shaping a decade of record investment and innovation,” said Stewart. “Her signature accomplishment is the release of over 5,600 megahertz of spectrum from the government, thereby strengthening our economy and improving Americans’ daily lives. Simply put, that represents the most successful tenure in our industry’s history.”

"CTIA is the best job in the city. We get to represent the most dynamic industry in the country with the best team of experts that I have ever been lucky enough to work with in my career. Together, I am extremely proud that we have achieved key victories from siting to spectrum and helped build a stronger industry. I will forever be indebted to our great member companies for entrusting me with being the voice of the wireless industry,” said Baker.