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XM-Sirius Merger
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Picking and choosing your favorite stations on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio might be a delightful result of the merger between the two companies, at least that's what the companies are saying will happen if their proposed deal goes through the FCC gauntlet. That's just the beginning, too, because the companies add that their subscriptions will cost 46% less. Here are a couple of examples the companies announced today.
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XM and Sirius Promise Cheaper A La Carte Offerings if Merger Deal is Approved
Picking and choosing your favorite stations on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio might be a delightful result of the merger between the two companies, at least that's what the companies are saying will happen if their proposed deal goes through the FCC gauntlet. That's just the beginning, too, because the companies add that their subscriptions will cost 46% less. Here are a couple of examples the companies announced today.
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Sirius and XM Pimp Congress for Merger, Say Prices Won't Be Raised
As the Sirius and XM satellite radio services continue to seek U.S. government approval for that much-discussed merger, the companies tossed out a few details of the proposed marriage in a document filed with the feds. As Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin (pictured in car above) told a House judiciary committee antitrust task force a few weeks ago, subscribers would have a choice of tiers of service, but not the ability to pick and choose exactly which stations they'd like included in their subscription. In the document, Sirius wrote,"After the merger, customers may elect to receive fewer channels at a monthly price lower than $12.95; substantially similar programming at the existing $12.95 price; or more channels ... at a modest premium to the cost of one service, and considerably less than the cost of subscribing to both services."More »
