CTIA – The Wireless Association
The organization's logo
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| Established | 1984 |
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| Headquarters | 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 600 |
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Meredith Attwell Baker (President and CEO) |
| Website | www |
CTIA, formerly known as CTIA – The Wireless Association, is a nonprofit membership organization and advocacy group representing all sectors of the wireless communications industry in the United States. The association was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was originally known as the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (1984–2000), then Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (2000–2004). The organization dropped "– The Wireless Association" from its name in 2015.
CTIA is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization and the leading advocacy group and trade association for the wireless communications industry in the United States. It represents all sectors of the industry, including wireless carriers and suppliers, and manufacturers and providers of wireless products and services. Since 1984, the organization has advocated at all levels of government on issues of importance to the wireless industry, including spectrum, wireless infrastructure, and public safety. The organization educates consumers about wireless industry guidelines, products and services, and accessibility options for people with disabilities.
CTIA operates certification programs for the wireless industry and publishes wireless industry surveys. The association also supports GrowingWireless.com, which educates parents about teaching their children to use wireless technologies responsibly, and AccessWireless.org, a resource for people with disabilities, seniors, and their families regarding accessible wireless devices and services.
For more than ten years, CTIA hosted the largest annual trade show in the United States for the wireless industry, attracting more than 40,000 attendees each spring. The event's name changed over time, but in 2012 was known as the "CTIA Wireless show". CTIA also organized a smaller trade show each fall called MobileCON. In January 2013, CTIA announced plans to combine its two trade shows into one, starting in September 2014. This conference was branded as "Super Mobility Week". The following year's conference featured 1,000 exhibitors and attracted 30,000 visitors. In 2016, CTIA and GSMA announced that, starting in 2017, CTIA's "Super Mobility" show would become "GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas", in partnership with CTIA.
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