David Diggs
As Vice President of Wireless Internet Development, Diggs is responsible for CTIA’s Wireless Internet Caucus (WIC) and works with industry stakeholders to further accelerate the growth of the wireless data segment of the industry. The WIC oversees several action teams that work to resolve impediments to further growth in the industry.
Diggs began his tenure at CTIA in 1995 as the Vice President of Operations, transitioned to Vice President of CIBERNET Corporation (CTIA’s for-profit subsidiary) in 1997, and then led The Wireless Foundation, the non-profit organization formed by the member companies of CTIA until he was appointed to the Wireless Internet Development role in 2009.
Prior to joining CTIA, Diggs spent nearly 20 years serving in leadership positions at a variety of wireless companies. Some of those roles included, Director of Retail Distribution for American Mobile Satellite Corporation, General Manager for Dispatch Communications, Inc. (now Sprint Nextel), Regional Operations Manager for Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, Inc., (now Verizon Wireless), and Senior Marketing Representative for the original Cellular One (now AT&T Mobility) network in the Washington-Baltimore market. Diggs began his career as the Market Research and Planning Manager for American Radio-Telephone Service.
Diggs received his B.A. from Duke University and his MBA from Loyola University Maryland.
The American Red Cross
Our daughter Sara is serving with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, a Peace Corps for the United States. Sara’s California-based team was sent to New York to assist in Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. This week, her team is in Breezy Point, the Long Island neighborhood that suffered not only flood and wind, but also [...]
CTIA Statement on the FCC’s Decision on SoundBite’s Petition
After the FCC released its decision on SoundBite’s petition, I issued the following statement: “The FCC’s action on the SoundBite petition reaffirms that a text message sent by a service provider to confirm a wireless subscriber’s request to opt out of a text messaging program does not violate the Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act, and more [...]
No, Ice Hockey and Figure Skating are Not the Same Thing
Public Knowledge is 100% incorrect on their request to the FCC to “protect text message fundraising” because they are mixing TWO very different issues together. To be extremely clear, the carriers will allow fundraising via SMS (or texts). There is no effort to stop this practice. As we all remember from the 2010 Haiti earthquake, [...]
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