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Default SIRIUS and XM to Combine in $13 Billion Merger of Equals

On Feb 19, 7:03 pm, "Only Fair" wrote:
It's not going to happen, because the Federal Communication Commission at
the outset of service licensing prohibited one company from holding two
satellite radio licenses. Their joining forces would be against the law.



It is a good assumption that the managements of the respective
companies have a good idea they can get FCC approval. DOJ, another
matter, as you never know about them -- but the FCC will approve it or
they would not have pulled the trigger.