Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Transferor, to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Transferee

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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. submitted applications seeking permission to transfer control of Commission licenses and authorizations held by XM and Sirius to a single, combined entity. The proposed transfer conflicts with language which prohibits such a combination in an earlier Commission order. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") seeks comment on whether the language in question constitutes a binding Commission rule and, if so, whether the Commission should waive, modify, or repeal the prohibition in the event that the Commission determines that the proposed merger, on balance, would serve the public interest.