Commissioner Adelstein’s Modest Proposal

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein suggests a way that XM Satellite and Sirius Radio could get an okay from him, and thus perhaps garner his vote–cap charges and be a little more consumer-sensitive in other ways. For example, he’d like to see more public interest programming on satellite radio. The Department of Justice has okayed the merger, but the FCC still must sign off on the deal. So far, things seem to have stalled. Read more here.