States weigh in on impending satellite radio merger. read more »
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FCC announces field hearing on barriers to communications financing at Barnard College in New York July 29. read more »
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The Wall Street Journal says FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate will break the FCC stalemate by siding with Chairman Kevin Martin and his list of stipulations for the satellite radio providers. read more »
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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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... Commission is expected to announce Wednesday or Thursday, according to an FCC ... Department of Homeland Security, and FCC and other agencies to work ... read more »
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Federal regulators on Thursday fined Wal-Mart Stores, Best Buy and other retailers $3.9 million combined for failing to properly label that analog-only televisions will need to be retrofitted after the switch to digital TV next year. The FCC also handed down $2.7 million in fines to other companies for violating other digital TV rules that involve shipping analog equipment and blocking ... read more »
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Sirius and XM Satellite have each agreed to extend their deal that has Sirius acquiring its larger rival. The two satellite radio operators are awaiting approval for the deal from the Federal Communications Commission. read more »
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