TWICE - November 8, 2004

XM Satellite Radio more than doubled third-quarter revenue, while subscriber additions for the three months jumped 75 percent. Third-quarter revenue at the satellite radio service provider increased to $65.4 million, up from $26.9 million in the year-ago period. XM — which reported 2.

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