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May 12, 2008
Consumer Groups Lobby FCC Against Satcaster Merger
The CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, CONSUMERS UNION and FREE PRESS are urging the FCC to reject the proposed XM-SIRIUS merger that was signed off by THE DEPT. OF JUSTICE. The groups criticized the DOJ's decision as fundamentally flawed and called on the … more »
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March 25, 2008
Satcaster Merger Reaction: The Blowback Continues
As to be expected, more parties are publicly registering their reactions to the Department Of Justice's approval of the SIRIUS-XM merger. Ayes... HISPANIC FEDERATION Pres, LILLIAN RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ commended the decision. "The announcement from … more »
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December 12, 2007
Consumer Groups Blast FCC Cross-Ownership Proposal
In last-minute comments filed with the FCC, consumer groups FREE PRESS, CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, and CONSUMERS UNION ripped the proposed FCC cross-ownership rule relaxation as a "post-it note conclusion to one of the most complex, … more »
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November 27, 2007
Consumer Groups Ask FCC To Reject XM-Sirius Merger
The CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, CONSUMERS UNION and FREE PRESS have filed comments with the FCC calling on the Commission to reject the merger of XM SATELLITE RADIO and SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO. "The proposed XM-SIRIUS merger is not in the … more »
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October 29, 2007
Bob Edwards, Jesse Jackson Set For FCC Localism Panel
XM SATELLITE RADIO's XM PUBLIC RADIO morning host BOB EDWARDS is among the panelists named for the upcoming WASHINGTON localism hearing WEDNESDAY (10/31). Another radio-related figure on the panel is CAPITOL BROADCASTING Pres./CEO JIM GOODMON. Also … more »
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July 9, 2007
NAB, Consumers Union, Common Cause File Anti-Sat-Merger Petitions
It's not often that CONSUMERS UNION, COMMON CAUSE, the CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, FREE PRESS, and the NAB are on the same side of a hot issue, but they are indeed in agreement in opposition to the XM-SIRIUS merger. The NAB filed a Petition to … more »
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June 14, 2007
Study Claims Satcaster Merger Enhances Competition; NAB Refutes
Former FCC Chief Economist, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Professor of Law & Economics and ARLINGTON ECONOMICS principal THOMAS HAZLETT today released "The Economics of the Satellite Radio Merger," which explores the financial and strategic … more »
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June 13, 2007
XM And Sirius Release More Pro-Merger Supporters
In an advertisement published today in COMMUNICATIONS DAILY, THE HILL, THE POLITICO and ROLL CALL, SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO and XM SATELLITE RADIO highlighted the growing list of organizations voicing their support for the XM-SIRIUS merger. The … more »
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May 23, 2007
AFM, A2IM, AFTRA Support SoundExchange Offer To Small Webcasters
The AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS of the UNITED STATES and CANADA (AFM), AFL-CIO, expressed support for a proposal made yesterday by SOUNDEXCHANGE to extend below-market rates to certain small webcasters for the current license period of 2006-2010, in … more »
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September 14, 2006
Former FCC Lawyer Claims Localism Study Quashed By Commission
While CONSUMERS UNION, the CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, and the MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT asked the FCC in a letter sent THURSDAY for an independent probe of the alleged quashing of a localism report, a former lawyer in the FCC's Media Bureau told … more »