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Post by No Brake$ on Apr 3, 2005 21:49:05 GMT -5
Does it even exist yet in Canada or Europe? Not to mention, does my XM only work stateside?
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Post by Slinky on Apr 4, 2005 11:47:16 GMT -5
XM should work in most of North America. Outside that and you might have problems. The satellites definitely do not cover Europe.
The rest of the world has Worldspace as a satellite radio provider, but the US is the only place where satellite radio has really taken off so far.
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Post by tico on Apr 4, 2005 16:59:31 GMT -5
XM should work in most of North America. Outside that and you might have problems. The satellites definitely do not cover Europe. The rest of the world has Worldspace as a satellite radio provider, but the US is the only place where satellite radio has really taken off so far. Are there any plans to expand around the world? |
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Post by Slinky on Apr 5, 2005 9:28:59 GMT -5
Are there any plans to expand around the world? Both XM and Sirius are trying to get Canada's approval to sell their equipment there, since both signals already cover that country. XM licenses some technology and carries some channels from Worldspace. I believe there's some sort of exclusivity agreement that would prevent XM from broadcasting to areas where Worldspace already broadcasts, such as Africa, Europe, and Asia. No idea about Sirius. |
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Post by allow that on Apr 7, 2005 11:13:57 GMT -5
Both XM and Sirius are trying to get Canada's approval to sell their equipment there, since both signals already cover that country. How would that work, unless the Canadian government forgets about the Can-Con laws for satellite radio companies? |
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Post by Slinky on Apr 7, 2005 12:03:35 GMT -5
How would that work, unless the Canadian government forgets about the Can-Con laws for satellite radio companies? Both satellite companies are trying to work out a compromise with CRTC where they would have 5 channels that are Canadian-oriented, while the rest of their channels would be exempt from the Cancon requirement. Neither company has gotten the go-ahead to proceed with this yet. If XM or Sirius gets its way, expect terrestrial Canadian broadcasters to throw a fit about the bending of the Cancon rules. |
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