Sirius Says Some of Its Radios Don't Comply With FCC Rules Associated Press
July 20, 2006 9:13 a.m. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115340040688912349.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news NEW YORK -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. has found that some of its radio units with FM transmitters didn't comply with Federal Communications Commission rules, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday. Sirius says it has taken steps to correct the problem and believes that the units currently in production comply with FCC standards. However, the company also said it had found in an internal review that some of its staff had asked manufacturers to make radio units that didn't comply with FCC rules. Sirius said it is taking "significant steps" to make sure that doesn't happen again, including adopting a "comprehensive compliance plan" that was approved by its board of directors. Sirius competitor XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. has also had FCC compliance problems with its own units that contain FM transmitters. Late Wednesday, XM said the FCC had rejected its proposed solution for bringing certain radio units into compliance with FCC standards. Both sets of units are designed to be used in cars, where they send the satellite radio signal to a standard FM radio over a frequency that isn't being used by a regular radio station. The signal for some of these transmitters was found to be too strong, but the companies said there was no health or safety issue involved. Sirius said in its filing Thursday that it didn't expect the issues to have any effect on its financial guidance. ================================ George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 antunes at uh dot edu Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
