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S. 620
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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Cromer, Ford, Land, Scott, Elliott, Patterson and Leventis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bb\18081ab07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3806
Introduced in the Senate on March 28, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate
Summary: Satellite radio providers
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/28/2007 Senate Introduced SJ-6
3/28/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
SJ-6
4/4/2007 Senate Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
SJ-2
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RECALLED
April 4, 2007
S. 620
Introduced by Senators Knotts, Cromer, Ford, Land, Scott, Elliott and Patterson
S. Printed 4/4/07--S.
Read the first time March 28, 2007.
TO URGE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED MERGER OF THE ONLY TWO SATELLITE RADIO PROVIDERS OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES.
Whereas, competition benefits consumers by lowering prices, increasing innovation, and increasing responsiveness to consumer complaints; and
Whereas, a competitive market for satellite radio now exists, benefiting consumers, musicians, and other entertainers; and
Whereas, the only two national satellite radio providers have proposed to merge into a single government-sanctioned monopoly; and
Whereas, the proposed merger of the only two national satellite radio providers will violate current Federal Communications Commission rules; and
Whereas, the merger will leave consumers, musicians, and other entertainers susceptible to the whims of a single company with unlimited market power to extract terms, conditions, and prices that are anti-competitive; and
Whereas, the combination of these two satellite radio companies will potentially restrict programming that is diverse and in the public's interest; and
Whereas, a government-sanctioned monopoly is harmful to consumers and the public and should be avoided. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, urge the Attorney General of the United States and the Federal Communications Commission to oppose the proposed merger of the only two satellite radio providers operating in the United States.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation, the Attorney General of the United States, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Attorney General for the State of South Carolina.
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