Sirius & Rolls in bed

[Garrett Wollman]

<<On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:11:08 -0500, hmglaz@webtv.net (Howard Glazer) said:

> As for the interoperable receiver, everything I've read about it has
> indicated that it's not a mandate, just a fairly strong suggestion with
> no real teeth to it.

See Part 25 of the FCC rules.  It is a requirement of licensure.  The
FCC has effectively waived the requirement for the initial license
period (eight years), but the question did come up in the launch
permit proceedings for XM's two new satellites.

Of course, there are lots of legal requirements I don't expect a
Bush-appointed FCC to enforce.

-GAWollman