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, October 27, 2016 – The Federal Communications Commission today 
announced the winners of the Excellence in Economic Analysis and Excellence in Engineering 
Analysis 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.
Chairman Tom Wheeler made the announcement at today’s Open Meeting and commended the 
winners.  “The FCC is lucky to have such talented, dedicated staff.  Today’s awards for economic 
and engineering analysis recognize outstanding work which exemplifies what I see each day. 
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the FCC staff.”
Eugene Kiselev of the Media Bureau and Katherine LoPiccalo of the FCC’s Office of Strategic 
Planning share the 2016 Excellence in Economic Analysis Award for economic analysis of the 
Charter/Time Warner Cable/Bright House merger application. Kamran Etemad of the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau and Robert Pavlak and Navid Golshahi of the Office of Engineering 
and Technology are the winners of the Commission’s 2016 Excellence in Engineering Award for 
their work on the technical issues for the Citizens Band Radio Service in the 3550 – 3700 MHz 
band.  
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constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).