CTIA’s Baker Guides Wireless Industry’s Agenda

"Spectrum, spectrum, spectrum.” That’s how Meredith Attwell Baker describes her priorities as the President and CEO of the CTIA-The Wireless Association.

Baker is the top advocate for a broad swath of the wireless industry, including telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, payment systems such as PayPal Mobile and navigation tools such as OnStar, to name only a few. At the top of her agenda are the government’s spectrum auctions, which wireless companies hope will give them the resources they need to keep up with voracious consumer demand for streaming services on smartphones and tablets.