Karmazin Attacks NAB

Mel Karmazin‘s behind the scenes wrangling to push through the merger of New York-based Sirius and XM through the FCC, against the gigantic efforts of the NAB, continues. In a confessional pitch to the Washington Times highlighting the a la carte pricing option, Karmazin wrote: “The National Association of Broadcasters and its allies have opposed the merger of Sirius and XM, arguing that the merger will be anti-competitive.” “Think about that for a moment. Have you ever heard of a product or service that hurt competition by lowering prices and increasing choice? I don’t think so.