Stall tactics

It seems the National Association of Broadcasters is getting their way in terms of holding up the merger between XM and Sirius. Right now it's been 70 days since the two companies filed papers. And once the clock starts on the review the FCC has 180 days. When you look at the chart you can see how ridiculous this stalling is getting. If you look at the chart you see AT&T's mergers with Cingular, SBC, and BellSouth combined took less time. These are mergers with two of the fomer Baby Bells. People are concerned there would be no competition if the two satellite radio companies merged. Here's a hint--it's the other radio stations. Just because regular radio doesn't charge doesn't mean it's not competition. The NAB is afraid more people would decide to pay for quality music, sports and entertainment rather than be limited to what a bunch of local DJs are told to play over the radio. I've posted before that satellite radio is unreal and I'm a customer for life, which is exactly what the ass fucks at the NAB are afraid of.