Merger Support Continues From Large and Powerful Organizations
With the merger in the hands of the Department of Justice and the FCC, people and organizations are voicing their opinion. Overwhelmingly, the opinions filed with the FCC are in favor of the merger. As of this writing pro merger comments account for over 2,000 of some 2,500 comments filed.
PRO MERGER COMMENTS – 78.15%
ANTI MERGER COMMENTS – 19.95%
MISC. COMMENTS – 1.89%
Today there were three interesting filings that we thought readers should be aware of:
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS
In a letter to the FCC, Susan Scanlan, Chair of the National Council stated, “NCWO believes the proposed merger will result in considerable benefits via greater competition, lower prices, and more diverse programming for women and minority groups all over the nation.”
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM and 60 PLUS ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS MERGER
Americans For Tax Reform is a 501 (c) (4) lobbying organization that leads the fight to bring tax and regulatory relief to the American people.
The letter states, “We strongly believe that free markets serve the best interests of consumers and that consumers, not the government, should be the arbiters of whether or not companies succeed in the marketplace. we are guided by the principal that competition and technological innovation are strongest when industries are able to exercise their best business judgement in a manner that is free of unnecessary government intervention. These principals apply directly to the issues at stake in this proceeding. Allowing the proposed merger of the two companies is in the best interest of a principled free market.”
The letter makes some other important points, so we encourage you to read it.
LEAGUE OF RURAL VOTERS ISSUES WHITE PAPER SUPPORTING MERGER
Position – Long Sirius, Long XM -IMOJB-
“Large & Powerful Organizations”? I like your title… very funny, almost as funny as the press releases.
The facts are the facts…..
National Council of Women’s Organizations represents over 200 organizations with membership roles of over 11,000,000 people. You can see their reach and activity at http://www.womensorganizations.org/
Americans For Tax Reform is a lobby group that is very active in Washington, and has the ear of many representatives and senators. you can see some of their activity at http://www.atr.org/press/index.html
The League of Rural Voters is a major player in Washington as well, and rural voters played a role in the Direct TV and Echostar merger in getting it denied. For the merger to have their support is a very strong statement. They had already come out in support of the merger, and now have conducted a study to boot. You can learn more about LRV at http://www.leagueofruralvoters.org/
Where you find “humor”, other see overwhelming public support. While you may not like the merger personally, to underestimate what people and organizations are saying is a mistake.
Thanks for your readership, and participation. We may not agree with, but that is what is great about our country. We can have differing opinions
I never said I didn’t like the merger. As a huge Sirius & XM investor, I’m all for it. I just find it laughable that every group that no one has ever heard of is coming out of the wood work in favor of the merger.