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Xm Radio Case Summary

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Introduction
In late 1990s, XM radio was planning to introduce new system of running radio channels. Robert Acker, director of strategic planning for XM radio figured out that there is potential in radio channels such that people may be willing to pay for subscription of a radio channel, if they could be able to provide high quality content, service across the United States. For this purpose, there were many obstacles to be considered by strategists of the company. XM radio was only on papers at that time and people did not know much about the company. XM was planning to provide its service all over United States, at that time SIRIUS was the only company in United States to have been granted a license for satellite radio from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Therefore, SIRIUS was a great competitor for XM radio. On the other hand, it was not easy for AM radio to convince people that paying for subscription of their radio station would be worth. For the purpose of implementing these aspirations, it is important to have good strategies. The paper presents some strategies and possible decisions that could help XM radio to implement the plan.
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