Filed under: Portable Audio We basically knew the FCC was going to approve the XM / Sirius merger after the DoJ approved it earlier this year, and it looks like the communications agency is just about ready to sign off -- the Wall Street Journal is reporting that a majority of FCC commissioners are close to approving the deal. Word is that XM and Sirius will have to fork over an ... read more »
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The head of the Federal Communications Commission is close to securing the final vote needed to give conditional approval to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc , a source familiar with the merger review said on Wednesday. read more »
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A Federal Communications Commission member who sought further concessions in a pending satellite radio buyout has withdrawn his offer after it failed to draw support. read more »
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The XM-Sirius score has changed at the FCC. It's Yes 2, No 1. read more »
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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is close to securing the final vote needed to get majority support for giving conditional approval to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc, a source familiar with the merger review said on Wednesday. read more »
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A Federal Communications Commission member who sought further concessions in a pending satellite radio buyout withdrew his offer Wednesday after it failed to draw support. read more »
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Yesterday, T-Mobile USA Exec Cole Brodman flew out to D.C. to plead with the FCC to reconsider a proposal that would require bidders in the next spectrum auction to offer free Internet access, Dow Jones reported. read more »
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is recommending a denial of Qwest Communications' bid to raise wholesale prices in four markets, including the Twin Cities, according to an FCC staff member familiar with the order. read more »
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