It\'s to benefit the consumer. They will have less expenses by not trying to fight for the same consumer. It has to be approved. So they can charge LESS. CBS,viacom, Clear channel, that\'s owning so many stations, no one ever needed public comment to let Clear Channel suck up every radio station, in the country. The public air waves? It\'s more like Clear Channel\'s. Why is the NAB, which is a radio lobby group for all the lousy over the air stations, so against Sirius/XM. Over the air has how many million$ of listeners, Sirius/XM would have a pittance of like 12 million? Why is Ruppert Murdoch allowed to own so many stations, is he even a U.S. Citizen? Shouldn\'t the FCC worry about meter readings and stuff, and not the business of Satellite? And as Howard S. said, people buy satelite if they want it, they don\'t need to have it, if they charge too much, people don\'t buy it!! What a concept! This ain\'t a public utility, like electric, water etc. that you must pay whatever price is asked...it\'s dopey radio, leave Stern alone and let Sirius and XM merge, it\'s business, let them run it. FCC should stick to making sure the lights are on on the towers and stuff. Let business people run the business.
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It's to benefit the consumer. They will have less expenses by not trying to fight for the same consumer. It has to be approved. So they can charge LESS. CBS,viacom, Clear channel, that's owning so many stations, no one ever needed public comment to let Clear Channel suck up every radio station, in the country. The public air waves? It's more like Clear Channel's. Why is the NAB, which is a radio lobby group for all the lousy over the air stations, so against Sirius/XM. Over the air has how many million$ of listeners, Sirius/XM would have a pittance of like 12 million? Why is Ruppert Murdoch allowed to own so many stations, is he even a U.S. Citizen? Shouldn't the FCC worry about meter readings and stuff, and not the business of Satellite? And as Howard S. said, people buy satelite if they want it, they don't need to have it, if they charge too much, people don't buy it!! What a concept! This ain't a public utility, like electric, water etc. that you must pay whatever price is asked...it's dopey radio, leave Stern alone and let Sirius and XM merge, it's business, let them run it. FCC should stick to making sure the lights are on on the towers and stuff. Let business people run the business.