CTIA has long recognized both the promise and challenges associated with the wireless data and mobile Internet marketplace. In 1998, CTIA took over management of the Wireless Data Forum, a trade group whose mission was to educate the IT and Internet industries on the range and capabilities of wireless data products and services. In 2001, the Wireless Data Forum merged into CTIA and became the Wireless Internet Caucus.

The mission of the Wireless Internet Caucus (WIC) is to accelerate the growth of the wireless data ecosystem in the United States. It also serves as a rallying point for wireless Internet companies on public policy issues of importance to the wireless community, such as spectrum management and privacy.

With established guiding principles, goals and objectives, the WIC serves to provide the wireless Internet industry with the unifying force it needs to foster wireless ecosystem development and, thus, accelerate market acceptance. An investment in the unique opportunity provided by CTIA offers individual participants in the WIC a plethora of business benefits, from business development assistance and market focus to the significant potential of shortening time-to-market cycles. The time for action in wireless Internet development is now; CTIA's WIC is the vehicle.

For a more detailed description of the WIC and its mission, please read the WIC Manifesto (PDF) or select one of the subjects below.

Leadership Council
Action Teams
Schedule of Events
How to Join

To support its mission and objectives, the WIC is served by a Facilitation Committee to assist in its day-to-day activities. Current members of the WIC Facilitation Committee include:

Mark Desautels, VP Wireless Internet Development, CTIA

Athena Platis, Director, Wireless Internet Development, CTIA

Maggie Powers, Director, Business Development

Chuck Ennis, Partner, Mercator Partners

To contact the WIC Facilitation Committee, please click here.