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Litigation Questions FCC's Moves on Sirius XM Merger
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Litigation pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., is taking aim at the Sirius XM merger, specifically the regulatory approval the deal received during the summer.
An individual named Michael Hartleib filed litigation at the D.C. appeals court challenging the Federal Communications Commission decision on the merger. Specifically, the legal filing alleges the FCC failed to disclose certain details on the transaction, including filings and comments from the merger parties that were redacted from the record for business sensitivity purposes.
Those redacted filings reportedly deal with the FCC's so-called interoperability mandate that regulates how satellite radio services provide service to a single receiver, stated the litigation.
In addition, the filing questions whether the FCC considered "reasonable and available alternatives" in its decision approving the merger.
Court documents also listed U.S. Electronics as challenging the FCC decision on the merger deal.
Last week, the FCC's legal counsel filed a motion that seeks to dismiss the case for lack of standing.
The FCC did not want to comment for the story. Sirius XM also didn't issue any comment on the litigation.
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Litigation pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., is taking aim at the Sirius XM merger, specifically the regulatory approval the deal received during the summer.
An individual named Michael Hartleib filed litigation at the D.C. appeals court challenging the Federal Communications Commission decision on the merger. Specifically, the legal filing alleges the FCC failed to disclose certain details on the transaction, including filings and comments from the merger parties that were redacted from the record for business sensitivity purposes.
Those redacted filings reportedly deal with the FCC's so-called interoperability mandate that regulates how satellite radio services provide service to a single receiver, stated the litigation.
In addition, the filing questions whether the FCC considered "reasonable and available alternatives" in its decision approving the merger.
Court documents also listed U.S. Electronics as challenging the FCC decision on the merger deal.
Last week, the FCC's legal counsel filed a motion that seeks to dismiss the case for lack of standing.
The FCC did not want to comment for the story. Sirius XM also didn't issue any comment on the litigation.
