FCC CLEARS
XM-SIRIUS 'MERGER TO MONOPOLY'
WASHINGTON—It
was not easy, and it certainly was not quick, but after 18 months
of lobbying, making promises to regulators and investors, and
an agreement to pay almost $20 million in fines, XM Satellite
Radio Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. finally secured a
3-2, party-line stamp of approval from the Federal Communications
Commission to merge into the nation’s only satellite radio
service.
DIRECTV SEES
'SOLID' IMPROVEMENT
The effort
The DirecTv Group Inc. has made to enhance its high-definition
offerings, improve its customer service, and hone its business
strategy paid off in the second quarter, helping the DBS service
fend off more vocal and vigorous competition from Dish Network,
cable, and phone companies, DirecTv executives said.
DISH NETWORK
MAKES PLAY FOR SUB REBOUND
Dish
Network suffered its first quarterly net loss of subscribers
in its history in the second quarter. But the company remains
confident it has taken the steps it needs to in order to ensure
those results are just a blip in its books.
DISH NETWORK,
DIRECTV ENGAGE IN HD SPACE RACE
While
most cable operators remain at the back of the pack, Dish Network
and The DirecTv Group Inc. continued in recent weeks to push
each other a race of one-upmanship over which DBS service can
promise to offer its customers the most high-definition channels.
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