XM RADIO DEALS

[lance-n]

Originally Posted by whaaaaT

I got like 3 emails from them already. It says end of 2007 the merger should be completed. I seriously doubt this will be rejected.

http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.p...ases&item=1426

If you carefully read the article on the xm website, the only thing it really promises is customer assistance during the merger process.

They use typical corporate CYA language like:
"announcing plans to merge",
"will be...",
"expected to be completed in late 2007",
"expects that the existing radios will be able to...",
"will not be interrupted by the merger",
"In the future...",
and most importantly:
"Merger Approval Process"

Where I live, there is only one radio station and these roads eat cd's for lunch!!! I sure hope they do not interupt service during the process.

I really enjoy the xm radio. In fact, I have four of them - one in each car! We have to use the larger, Marine type antenna to get the XM signal, while Sirius works with their small antennas here.

Even in the unlikely event that the FCC grants approval, there will still be a merger process. The two companies will need to hash out and come to agreement on all other terms of the deal. Regardless, I am sure it means another raise for Howard Stern - like he needs the money!!!

Seriously, I hope the merger goes through so we have even more programming to choose from, but I am not going to hold my breath.
The Maxim channel and the comedy channels on sirius are great and I wish i had access to them.

[rjmoose]

More food for thought:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/..._congress_dc_1

[lance-n]

Originally Posted by rjmoose

More food for thought:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/..._congress_dc_1

excerpt: In an interview on Tuesday, the chief financial officer of Sirius reiterated Karmazin's assertion that Sirius and XM are competing with a free product, traditional AM/FM radio.
"We are competing with a free product, so while we may adjust pricing, competing with free is a very very difficult thing to do," David Frear told Reuters

They do make a good point here, but it is the exact same argument directv/dish merger tried to use, which ultimayely failed.
There is already one organized group publicly opposing the deal.

I guess somebody may be owing you $100!!