The chairman of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee told the Federal Communications Commission it should not allow XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio to merge, saying that it would create a satellite-radio monopoly.

That came in the wake of the Department of Justice's decision not to challenge the merger or put any conditions on it. The FCC has still to weigh in, with chairman Kevin Martin saying recently that he wanted to do so by the end of this month.

Speaking as chairman of the committee, Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) said in a statement: “We believe the elimination of competition between XM and Sirius is contrary to antitrust law and the interests of consumers. We urge that the FCC find the merger contrary to the public interest and exercise its authority to block it."

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