CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) Hires Jot Carpenter as Vice-President, Government Affairs.WASHINGTON -- CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Steve Largent announced that telecommunications veteran Jot Carpenter is joining the association as Vice-President, Government Affairs. Carpenter has worked in the Washington, D.C., office of AT&T for the past decade, and was previously with the Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. and served as a congressional legislative assistant. "Jot brings an enormous amount of telecommunications and Capitol Hill experience to CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. and the wireless industry, and I'm extremely pleased to have such a respected and capable professional join our team," said Largent. "Jot has been focused on telecommunications issues in Washington for the past 16 years in a variety of positions, and that breadth of experience will serve the wireless industry well as he leads CTIA's legislative advocacy efforts." Carpenter had been with AT&T since 1996, serving most of that time as Vice-President, Government Affairs. Prior to that, he worked in the Government Affairs department of the Telecommunications Industry Association for three years, after serving as a legislative assistant to Congressman Mike Oxley Michael Garver "Mike" Oxley (born February 11, 1944) is an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from the 4th congressional district of Ohio. , R-Ohio, from 1991 to 1993. "I am eager to work with Steve Largent, CTIA, and the wireless industry to advance the goals of what is unquestionably un·ques·tion·a·ble adj. Beyond question or doubt. See Synonyms at authentic. un·ques  tion·a·bil the most dynamic sector of telecommunications," said Carpenter of his new position. "Wireless continues to be the fastest growing and most popular means of communication in America today, and I'm excited about the opportunity to shape policies that will make us all even more productive and better connected tomorrow." Carpenter was born in Billings, Montana, but spent the majority of his childhood in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in history and political science. Carpenter was also awarded master's degrees in history from Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. in 1990, and in telecommunications from George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. in 2000. He assumes his new responsibilities September 18. CTIA is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. |
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