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Regulators' Satellite Radio decision gets criticism

article published on 3 April, 2008

The recent decision by antitrust regulators to approve the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio in the United States has gained criticism due to its reasoning. In 1997, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved rules to create the new services, it insisted that both XM and Sirius certify that radio equipment can pick up signals from both providers. ... [ read the full article ]

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ripxrush

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3. April 2008 @ 03:01

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i am still amazed that clear channel who owns XM is selling it?! maybe they are just cutting there losses?

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georgeluv

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4. April 2008 @ 13:03

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how about the FCC just writes them the f#cking check right now?

hd radio sucks so hard right now its not a competitor to anything, and how are ipods competitions to a live radio service? hey fcc, wanna let dish network and direct tv merge?

and uh... where were the federal regulators when xm and serius decided to totally go against their federally mandated order to make the receivers inter-operable and thus get us into this hideously wasteful mess we are in today as far as sat radio? The fcc has got to be one of the most worthless government institutions ever.

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jb2453

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4. April 2008 @ 17:41

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ipods are competition in the same way that things like file sharing, streaming music, radio etc. are competitors of itunes. just because the content is delivered through different avenues doesnt make it less competitive.
This merger is different than something like directv and dish because sirius and xm CREATE their own programming, whereas directv and dish simply deliver the same channels found everywhere else(just like cable tv for example). There is programming on satellite radio that cannot be found anywhere else.
I really dont see what all the fuss is about this merger because if you dont like the service, YOU DONT HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE. There are several other ways to get music. thats why this isnt a monopoly.
directv and dish would be a monopoly because there are a lot of rural areas where cable isnt available and the only way to get tv is through satellite. if these companies merged you would have no other choice but to do business with the one company.
there is nowhere in the US that satellite radio is the only choice to listen to music.

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bobdo

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8. April 2008 @ 10:09

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what amazes me is just a few years ago the merger of Dish and DiretTv was not allowed. Are the radio services that much of a different situation?

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bobdo

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8. April 2008 @ 10:09

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what amazes me is just a few years ago the merger of Dish and DiretTv was not allowed. Are the radio services that much of a different situation?

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bobdo

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8. April 2008 @ 10:09

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what amazes me is just a few years ago the merger of Dish and DiretTv was not allowed. Are the radio services that much of a different situation?

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