FCC Considering Fines Against Satellite Radio CHARLOTTE -- September 28, 2007: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday morning that his agency is considering forfeitures against XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio for a series of rule violations tied to receiver standards and power levels for terrestrial repeaters.
Speaking at the NAB Radio Show FCC Breakfast, Martin said the FCC's Enforcement Bureau is investigating claims that some of both companies' receivers were built to operate at levels that exceed permitted limits, and is also investigating claims -- including some lodged by the NAB itself -- that terrestrial repeaters owned by XM were operating beyond the allowed limits.
Martin declined to state when the agency might release a final decision on these ongoing investigations.
