Federal Communications Commission staffers agreed to examine the $13 billion merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., though a key agency official acknowledges that it will be a difficult review.
“The hurdle here, however, would be high as the commission originally prohibited one company from holding the only two satellite radio licenses,” said FCC Chairman Kevin Martin in a statement.
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