Primosphere Limited Partnership
Primosphere Limited Partnership was one of four companies bidding for Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, or
History
In 1990,
In January 1995, the
In April 1997, American Mobile Satellite Corporation and Satellite CD Radio, Inc. were each awarded SDARS licenses. The companies eventually become known XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, respectively. Primosphere and Digital Satellite Broadcasting Corporation were denied licenses as third and fourth lowest bidders, respectively, during the auction.[citation needed]
On October 27, 1997, the FCC formally dismissed Primosphere's and Digital Satellite Broadcasting Corporation's applications for an SDARS license.
In July 1999, American Mobile Satellite bought the 20% share of XM Satellite Radio owned by WorldSpace, effectively removing foreign ownership issues. In March 2001, Primosphere petitioned the
On August 27, 2007, Primosphere filed a second comment concerning the merger of Sirius and XM Satellite Radio.[6] In 2009 Sirius/XM was required to lease 8% or 4 channels each to qualified groups as a condition of their merger, potentially opening the door to Primophere leasing channels on XM and on Sirius existing radios for free to consumers, supported by commercials.
References
- ^ "FCC to Hasten Licensing". Archived from the original on 2003-06-06. Retrieved 2007-05-25. FCC sets aside spectrum for SDARS
- ^ Article about Primosphere L.P. that refers to its bid and XM/Sirius foreign ownership issues
- ^ http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/1997/dd971028.html FCC Decision on Primosphere
- ^ "10-K405". Retrieved 2018-05-16. Primosphere petitions for foreign ownership restrictions on SDARS licensees.
- ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7796382_ITM Sirius Delays Launch To Conserve Funds
- ^ http://siriusbuzz.com/primosphere-weighs-in-on-merger-again.php Primosphere weighs in on merger again (Siriusbuzz.com)