"Bill would force satellite radio units to go digital"

"The Federal Communications Commission is asking for public comment on
whether to require satellite radio receivers to pick up digital radio
signals. But Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) said the answer should be yes,
and he's not waiting for the FCC to make the call. Markey's 'Radio All
Digital Channel Receiver Act' (H.R. 7157) would mandate that devices
designed to receive both the new merged Sirius XM Radio service and
terrestrial AM/FM radio be able to receive digital radio too."

http://tinyurl.com/44gqsr

"Gaping hole in the digital receiver proposal"

"One of the FCC merger conditions was that third party manufacturers
be allowed to build receivers with as many bells and whistles as they
wish. But this bill, should it be passed, may inspire cost-conscious
manufacturers to provide an MP3 port or some such thing and simply
bypass terrestrial radio altogether."

http://tinyurl.com/3up74k

"Rep. Markey launches bill for HD Radio mandate in all Satellite
Radios"

"Here's the key fact: Even the 'satellite ready' car stereos don't
actually receive satellite radio. The satellite radio signal is
received, decoded, and converted to audio by a separate receiver
that's connected to your car's stereo via an aux-in jack (and remotely
controlled by your car stereo.) Without this external box, the car
stereo is incapable of receiving satellite signals, so this
legislation doesn't apply to our car stereos, either!"

http://tinyurl.com/4srtmb

iBiquity/NAB fools!