Programming.
1. A La Carte Programming: The combined company will offer the following a la
carte programming options:

• 50 Channels will be available for $6.99 a month and will allow consumers
to choose either 50 Sirius channels from approximately 100 Sirius
channels or 50 XM channels from approximately 100 XM channels.
Additional channels can be added for 25 cents each, with premium
programming priced at additional cost. However, in no event will a
customer subscribing to this a la carte option pay more than $12.95 per
month for this programming.

• 100 Channels will be available on an a la carte basis for $14.99 a month.
This a la carte option will allow Sirius customers to choose from the Sirius
programming line-up and some of the best of XM’s programming, and
XM customers to choose from the XM programming line-up and some of
the best of Sirius’ programming.
Within three months of the consummation of the pending merger, the first a la
carte-capable radios will be introduced in the retail after-market and the
combined company will commence offering a la carte programming.

2. “Best of Both” Programming: Within three months of the consummation of the
pending merger, the combined company will offer customers the ability to
receive the best of both Sirius and XM programming. Current XM customers
will continue to receive their existing XM service, and be able to obtain select
Sirius programming. Likewise, current Sirius customers will continue to
receive their existing Sirius service, and be able to obtain select XM
programming. This “best of” programming will be the same “best of”
programming included as part of the 100 Channel A La Carte offering, and will
be available at a monthly cost of $16.99.

3. Mostly Music or News, Sports and Talk Programming: Within three months of
the consummation of the pending merger, customers will have the option of
choosing an option of “mostly music” programming. Subscribers will also be
able to choose an option of news, sports and talk programming. Each of these
programming options will be available on existing satellite radios at a cost of
$9.99 per month.

4. Discounted Family-Friendly Programming: Within three months of the
consummation of the pending merger, consumers will be able to purchase a
“family-friendly” version of existing Sirius or XM programming at a cost of
$11.95 a month, representing a credit of $1.00 per month. Current Sirius
customers will also be able to choose a family-friendly version of Sirius
programming that includes select XM programming, and current XM
customers can choose a family-friendly XM programming option that includes
select Sirius programming. This programming will cost $14.99 per month,
representing a credit of $2.00 per month from the cost of the “best of”
programming.
These programming options were previously described in the companies’ July 24, 2007
joint filing and are subject to individual channel changes in the ordinary course of
business and, in the case of certain programming, the consent of third-party programming
providers.

Public Interest and Qualified Entity Channels. The combined company will set aside
four percent of the full-time audio channels1 on the Sirius platform and on the XM

1 “Full-time audio channels” mean the aggregate number of channels of music, news, sports,
entertainment or audio programming broadcast on a continuous basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
plus part-time channels aggregated on a full-time equivalent basis, on the Sirius platform or the XM
platform, as the case may be.

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