CTIA-The Wireless Association® Announces Krista Witanowski as Assistant Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA-The Wireless Association® announced today that Krista Witanowski will join the trade group as an Assistant Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. When Ms. Witanowski joins CTIA January 3, 2012, she will be responsible for a variety of regulatory topics.  

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"Krista has valuable insight and experiences with the nuances of telecommunication issues from her tenure at the FCC and at a private law firm, which will serve her well when she joins CTIA next month. I look forward to working with her to ensure our members, throughout the wireless ecosystem, are able to continue to provide Americans with the world's best products and services," said Steve Largent, CEO and President of CTIA.

Most recently, Ms. Witanowski served at the Federal Communications Commission as legal advisor in the Media Bureau. She previously served as Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker's Legal Advisor for Media, Consumer and Governmental Affairs and Enforcement issues. She was also an associate focused on media and telecommunications companies at Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP in Washington D.C. Ms. Witanowski has her Juris Doctor and Masters Degree in TV, Radio and Film from Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of the Holy Cross.

CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE CTIA-The Wireless Association