Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL | Dish/Directv?
Why is it ok for Sirius/XM to merge, but Dish and Directv can't???? |
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LouiseBowes
join:2005-09-24
Acworth, GA
 ·AT&T Southeast
 ·Comcast
| easy....satellite radio is a totally different medium from an access perspective. There are plenty of areas that are not served by cable where satellite is the ONLY choice and if the DISH/DTV merger were allowed to go through, it would create a monopoly for those customers who have no cable/FIOS/u-verse access. Satellite radio does not have that issue, the worse that you get is poor reception on occasion and the lsitener can always go over to terrestrial radio or an IPOD. |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL | There are other options now such as Hulu and Apple TV. You also have OTA. I'm thinking that this is a prelude to a buyout of Dish by Directv. |
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xirian
Premium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY | There are places where OTA is hard or impossible to get, and hulu/appletv requires an internet connection. |
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random_texan
join:2007-02-08
Rusk, TX | reply to Gilitar
What about those, like myself, who only get dialup? Can't download the newest episode of The Office on 28k. Not everyone has the option of online video. |
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bent
not broken
Premium
join:2004-10-04
Longmont, CO
clubs:
·Comcast Formerly ..
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said by LouiseBowes  :easy....satellite radio is a totally different medium from an access perspective. There are plenty of areas that are not served by cable where satellite is the ONLY choice and if the DISH/DTV merger were allowed to go through, it would create a monopoly for those customers who have no cable/FIOS/u-verse access. Satellite radio does not have that issue, the worse that you get is poor reception on occasion and the lsitener can always go over to terrestrial radio or an IPOD. Haven't spent much time in the West have you? There are plenty of places out here where you can't get a terrestrial radio signal at all. Switch to IPOD? Switch to DVD...
"evidence does not demonstrate that the proposed merger of XM and Sirius is likely to substantially lessen competition, and that the transaction therefore is not likely to harm consumers." Do these people really believe the BS they spout? The only two players in the market want to merge and it's not going to lessen competition? I'll tell you what's going to happen to customers after a merger. Our bills will be 20% more within the first 2 years to fund the sports packages that the other provider brings to the table, and Fungus 53 will merge with the assrock station on Sirius, and The Ramones will be followed by Winger. /unsubscribe
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David
Last man standing
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs: | reply to LouiseBowes
or in some cases internet radio like I do. There is plenty of competition in your car. The OTA radio stations are not going to give up by far. |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast Formerly ..
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Go head kill your subscription. Get stuck with the normal stations full of American Idol rejects and buttrock superstars like nickleback and daughtery r however you spell it.
This was a smart move by the government. The rates would have skyrocketed if these guys couldn't be allowed to merge. The rates are always going to go up , the music industry is asking these guys for more money year after year. Your a fool if you think that the price will stay the same till you die.
Welcome to the real world , where progress is happening. Also sports agreements have been signed for long term deals. This means that the price per sub is locked in until the end , even if the companies merge , the contract prices remain the same, and it balances out with new sub numbers.
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CopperMux
join:2005-01-18
08727 | reply to Gilitar
Apples and oranges. They are totally different content providers whereas Dish and DTV are providing 95% of the same thing. |
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sitrix
join:2002-04-15
Tacoma, WA
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Well, there is always C/Ku band (big dish) service that those people can get instead of DirectTV/Dish. In the end, DirectTV/Dish merger had some major players lobbing against it while there was nobody like that trying to de-rail Sirus/XM deal. I still don't understand how that merger is going to work since XM has geostationary orbit based sats while Sirus has Molniya orbit (eliptical) based sats. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
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said by LouiseBowes :There are plenty of areas that are not served by cable where satellite is the ONLY choice and if the DISH/DTV merger were allowed to go through, it would create a monopoly for those customers There are plenty of areas where good Terrestrial radio is not available and Satellite Radio is the ONLY choice and if the Merger of XM/Sirius were allowed to go through, it would create a monopoly for those customers.
As for using the Ipod, well, that's like saying if you don't have good TV U can just watch tapes or DVD's. 
I'm not against this merger, but I think that it shows that the denial of Dish's bid to buy DTV was based on politics not actual market conditions.
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