SIRIUS Satellite Radio / US Music Royalty Fee Letter and my reply.

[gsbrockman]

Did any other SIRIUS subscribers receive or open their letter yet???? Here's my reply.............

I have been a loyal subscriber since June 2005.

I just recently opened my letter from Sirius entitled "US Music Royalty Fee Important Information".

What a friggin' joke !

With my initial account in June 2005, I was permitted one free online account. I used it periodically, especially at work during the holidays (everyone loved the Christmas music). Ultimately, that one neat little perk was taken away.

Now I am required to pay an additional $1.98/month primary radio and $0.97/month per secondary radio. For me, that's an additional $3.92 per month or $47.04 per year for "Music Royalty Fees". This, too, is a crock of crap given the amount I'm already paying for the one primary and two secondary subscriptions.

I can really tell the merger between Sirius and XM really benefited everyone.....supposedly the merger would result in a minimization of costs due the the duplication of some duties; all I see is an increase in shareholder's accounts and a good ol' fashion screwin' to the subscribers that pay the bills!!!!!!!!!

I primarily listen to Howard Stern in the mornings on my way to work and then Bubba The Love Sponge in the evenings on my way home; other times it's FOX News or Road Dog Trucking. My wife listens to Enlighten nearly all the time. I also forgot to mention....I have Sirius in three vehicles, but there's only two drivers in this household. My 2007.5 Dodge RAM 3500 MegaCab has Sirius Radio OEM and is a pleasure vehicle that is used only on the weekends. Generally it's parked from Sunday evening to Friday morning.

I'm sure this email may or may not be read by anyone that genuinely gives a crap about a subscriber in southeastern KY with three accounts, but I really felt the need to vent this entire matter. In the future I see an increased use of the disc changers in all my vehicles. The additional $47 per year (each and every year) increase coupled with the removal of the once free online account now makes Sirius Radio a poor value in my opinion. Who would ever thought an I-Pod would wind up being competition for satellite radio ????

Expect my cancellation notification really soon on all three accounts.....

Gregory Brockman