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join:2004-10-04
Loveland, CO
clubs:
 ·Comcast Formerly ..
| reply to LouiseBowes
Re: Dish/Directv?
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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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
·Comcast Formerly ..
| 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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