Media Contact: 
Will Wiquist, (202) 418-0509
will.wiquist@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
FCC ANNOUNCES EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMICS, 
ENGINEERING AWARD WINNERS
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WASHINGTON, September 17, 2015 – The Federal Communications Commission announced 
today the winners of the Excellence in Economic Analysis (EEA) and Excellence in Engineering 
Analysis (EIE) Awards.   These awards are intended to recognize Commission staff for 
outstanding economic analysis, and engineering, scientific or technical contributions that they 
have performed in the course of their work at the Commission.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler made the announcement at today’s Open Meeting and commended 
the winners.
Jack Erb, Paul LaFontaine, Katherine LoPiccalo, and Omar Nayeem of the Office of Strategic 
Planning, and Eugene Kiselev of the Media Bureau share the 2015 EEA Award for economic 
analysis of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable and AT&T-DIRECTV merger applications.
Mark Colombo and Barbara Pavon of the Office of Engineering and Technology and Sasha Javid 
of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau are the winners of the 2015 EIE Award for their 
work on development of the analytical tools and software that are the engine “under the hood” 
powering the TV incentive auction.
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