CTIA president and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker has confirmed she will retire from the CTIA next year at the end of her contract.

Formerly a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Baker joined the CTIA in 2014.

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The CTIA is a trade association that represents the US wireless communications industry on a number of topics such as regulation and spectrum.

Prior to joining CTIA, Baker was senior vice president for government relations at NBCUniversal Media.

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.”

The CTIA stated that during Baker's tenure, the organization grew in size by more than 80 percent. As CEO, Baker launched the annual 5G Summit and established the MWC Las Vegas trade show co-produced with GSMA.

"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.