WASHINGTON A group of state attorneys general made a last-ditch effort this week to convince the Federal Communications Commission’s “wild-card” member to oppose Sirius Satellite Radio’s proposed merger with XM.
The AGs told FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate in a phone call July 1 that the combination would deal a “stacked deck” to consumers despite voluntary conditions the companies have agreed to that they contend would ameliorate anti-competitive concerns.
Their focus on Tate comes as FCC chairman Kevin Martin told reporters late last month that he would support the merger and was hoping that his colleagues would go along with it.
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