The “Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio” – or “C3SR” – is at it with their hijinks. This time around, the best connected group of college students side , has issued a press release demanding the FCC hold a hearing on the Sirius-XM merger.
Their reason? Because of a letter C3SR filed with the Commission today which they say “brings new light” to the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
C3SR further labels the merger as “an anticompetitive merger to monopoly that would harm consumers.” (Note the “merger to monopoly” wording? Sounds familiar… like, something the NAB might say. Oh right, .)
The filing, which numerous parts are redacted due to confidential information, claims that documents filed by Sirius on April 10th “cast the merger in a very negative light,” according to C3SR. This “new light” appears to be based on Sirius-XM’s failure, or as
they call it, a “coordinated plan to restrain trade,” to bring
interoperable radios to market.
The group adds that Sirius’ filing, in their opinion, calls into question “the truthfulness and candor of both Sirius and XM with respect to their dealings with the Commission as licensees and during this proceeding.”
Seriously? Are we still stuck on the same NAB talking points from Spring ‘07? Does the failure to bring an interoperable radio to market completely trump the entire merger process?
Oh, and speaking of truthfulness and candor. Remember that last year C3SR’s founder Chris Reale told (PDF)]
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