Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Key US senator urges rejection of XM-Sirius deal

(Reuters) - Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin said he had sent a
letter to the Justice Department and the Federal Communications
Commission calling on them to oppose the deal on grounds that
it would cause "substantial harm to competition and
consumers."




"Such a result should be be unacceptable under antitrust
law and as a matter of communication policy," Kohl wrote to
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and the Justice Department's
antitrust chief, Thomas Barnett.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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