The five asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin
Martin to increase the amount of spectrum allotted for non-commercial
public service, minority broadcasters and emergency services as a
condition of approving the $13 billion deal. Sirius is offering to set
aside 8% of the combined company's spectrum, but the Minnesota
lawmakers called for 25% allotment in a June 27 letter to Martin. - Ron Orol
Ron Orol is a Washington-based reporter for The Deal and author of Extreme Value Hedging: How Activist Hedge Fund Managers Are Taking on the World.
Five Democratic lawmakers from Minnesota want a concession on the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. merger. 
