Federal Communications Commission DA 08-2620
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Applications for Consent to the 
Transfer of Control of Licenses
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.,
Transferor
To
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.,
Transferee
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MB Docket No. 07-57
ORDER
Adopted:  November 28, 2008 Released: November 28, 2008
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. In this Order, the Media Bureau grants, on its own motion, an extension until February 
27, 2009 of the deadline for Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 
(collectively, the “Applicants”1) to implement their voluntary commitment to enter into long-term leases 
or other agreements to provide a Qualified Entity or Entities rights to four percent of the full-time audio 
channels on the Sirius platform and on the XM platform (“Third-Party Access Commitment”).2  
2. On August 5, 2008, the Commission released a Memorandum Opinion and Order and 
Report and Order3 (“MO&O and R&O”) conditionally approving the Consolidated Application for 
Authority to Transfer Control of various Commission licenses and authorizations held by the Applicants.  
The Commission conditioned its approval on Applicants’ fulfillment of a number of voluntary 
commitments, including the fulfillment of their Third-Party Access Commitment within four months of 
the consummation of the Applicants’ merger.4 The merger was consummated on July 28, 2008.5 The 
four-month implementation deadline was November 28, 2008.
  
1 The term “Applicants” also refers to the surviving post-merger entity, Sirius XM Radio Inc.
2 Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses from XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius 
Satellite Radio Inc., MB Docket 07-57, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Report and Order, 23 FCC Rcd 
12348, 12409-10 & 12433-39, ¶ 134 & App. B (2008) (“MO&O and R&O”).
3 See id. generally.
4 See id. at 12440-41, App. C.
5 See Letter to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, from Jessica D. Hinden, Wiley Rein LLP, Counsel to Sirius XM 
Radio Inc. (Aug. 20, 2008).
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3. As discussed in the MO&O and R&O, several commenters raised concerns about the 
mechanics of the channel lease administration and allocation,6 and the Commission committed to 
determine the implementation details for use of these leased channels at a later date.7 As a result of the 
complexities involved in the Third-Party Access Commitment, it is necessary to extend the 
implementation deadline for this condition to afford additional time for the Commission to determine how 
the condition is to be implemented.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, that pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j), 303(r), and 310(d), of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 303(r) and 310(d), and 
authority delegated in Section 1.46 of our rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.46, the Applicants are granted an extension 
of time, sua sponte, until February 27, 2009, to fulfill their voluntary commitment to enter into long-term 
leases or other agreements to provide a Qualified Entity or Entities rights to four percent of the full-time 
audio channels on the Sirius platform and on the XM platform.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Monica Shah Desai
Chief, Media Bureau
  
6 See MO&O and R&O, 23 FCC Rcd at 12410-11 & n.444, ¶ 135.
7 Id. at ¶ 135.