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Using OR and Big Data in the FCC's Incentive Auction

Abstract

The FCC's recently concluded 600 MHz spectrum auction, called the Incentive Auction, was the first two-way spectrum auction held anywhere in the world. The auction presented many novel challenges that required the use of Big Data and OR in a way that had not been used before at the FCC.

Profile

Sasha Javid is the Chief Data Officer & Legal Advisor for the Incentive Auction Task Force at the Federal Communications Commission. In this role, he manages an OR team responsible for developing optimization software used during the recently concluded Incentive Auction as well as the ongoing repack process for television stations. His team's work was critical to the success of this novel $20-billion auction.