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Sirius, XM Detail Post-Merger Offerings

By the Betanews Staff | Published July 23, 2007, 11:51 AM

Sirius and XM committed to offer a la carte programming options, hoping to curry favor with regulators as its proposed $13 billion merger comes under increasing scrutiny. Plans in the merged company will range from $6.99 to $16.99, with two a la carte options. The first includes 50 channels for $6.99, while the second allows 100 channels for $14.99, although it allows users to select channels from either service.

A plan, which includes all channels from both services, will be available for $16.99 per month. More details of the plans will be made public when the two companies filed their joint comments with the FCC on Tuesday. In total, eight programming options will be made available within the first year following the completion of the deal.

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majikuf
Jul 23, 2007 - 6:58 PM

My Sirius lifetime plan is starting to look really good now. :)

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bobthegoat2001
Jul 23, 2007 - 6:17 PM

What about HD radio? It's free. That's probably the one I'll be doing.

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mannaggia
Jul 23, 2007 - 5:11 PM

About the only thing I listen to is Howard Stern - how much you wanna bet that's going to be in the $16.99 plan (for which I pay $12.99 now...)

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Jordanr05
Jul 23, 2007 - 5:23 PM

But perhaps you'll be able to pick the channel in your $6.99 package.

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drumcat
Jul 23, 2007 - 3:03 PM

Count me in. As soon as it happens, and I can buy one that's got both, I'm white on rice.

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