"The two satellite TV companies were denied the merger because it would setup a monopoly in rural areas where satellite TV is the only means of getting something other than over the air coverage. Sirius and XM, even merged, have serious competition from multiple sources (ipods, FM radio, AM radio). This is not a monopoly imo."
Because we know that DVD's you buy, DVD's you rent, VCR's, over the air TV and movie theaters don't compete with TV at all, right? I see no difference between the two. If the satellite TV companies are a monopoly, so is XM-Sirius.
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John Smith @ Jun 16th 2008 8:28AM
"The two satellite TV companies were denied the merger because it would setup a monopoly in rural areas where satellite TV is the only means of getting something other than over the air coverage. Sirius and XM, even merged, have serious competition from multiple sources (ipods, FM radio, AM radio). This is not a monopoly imo."
Because we know that DVD's you buy, DVD's you rent, VCR's, over the air TV and movie theaters don't compete with TV at all, right? I see no difference between the two. If the satellite TV companies are a monopoly, so is XM-Sirius.