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Senator Byron Dorgan (ND-D), chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee and a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to DOJ Assistant Attorney General Thomas Barnett and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin opposing the proposed Sirius XM merger.

Dorgan speaks about the need to keep the two satellite radio licenses granted to Sirius and XM seperate by denying the proposed merger. 

Dorgan says, “Little has changed since their initial licensing in 1997.  While other forms of audio have sprouted up around the country, such as terrestrial radio, webcasting or mp3 players, the companies have not proven beyond a doubt that these forms amount to competition.” 

I have read that quote 37 times and I still think he is saying, terrestial radio just sprouted up over the past 10 years.

Senator Dorgan’s Letter

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Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at 2:39 am and is filed under Merger, Satellite Radio. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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