Jun 13

Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) has accused Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. chief executive Mel Karmazin of providing misleading testimony to Congress, according to the .
Brownback yesterday sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick
Leahy (D-VT) asking that redacted portions of a May 27th letter from C3SR be released to the public.
According to The Post, […]

Jun 09

As , specifically by Michael DeLuca, VP and General Manager at the company. They point out that DeLuca does not have the expertise necessary to market interoperable radios to the public - in fact, Interoperable Technologies doesn’t have a marketing staff.
“The NAB Coalition nevertheless tries to make the case… made by a joint venture […]

Jun 07

Stifel Nicholaus analyst Blair Levin stated that Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. are due to respond to charges that the companies misled the FCC about their interoperability efforts, in a research note issued this morning.
Levin is skeptical that the charges “will prove decisive” but will reserve judgment pending more information.
Last […]

Jun 06

Tennessee Association of Broadcasters (TAB) president Whit Adamson has called on the FCC to reject the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. in a recent op-ed piece.
Adamson called the Dolly Parton bit on Howard Stern as “racist, vulgar and sexually explicit,” eluding to it as being evidence as to […]

Jun 03

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin made some interesting comments last week at the “D: All Things Digital” conference that might point us to his thinking about the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
The video, which also features Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam, is a bit long. But you can jump […]

May 29

Former Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr. has come out in support of U.S. Electronics’ proposal for an “open device” condition in the proposed merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
“The proposed condition… is critical to protecting consumers and fostering innovation by allowing open and fair competition,” writes Riegle in a […]

May 27

According to TheStreet.com, the FCC’s review of the
proposed transfer of licenses in the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. has taken longer than any other
in history.
I’m not sure of the exact validity of that statement because a quick glance at the FCC’s own major transactions shows the with […]

May 23

Chairman Kevin Martin said today that the Federal Communications Commission could rule on the proposed merger between XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. before June 30th.
“I still think the commission could act by the end of the second quarter,” Martin said at a press conference.
Earlier this year, Martin had asked his […]