SIRIUS Satellite Radio Announces Strong Subscriber Numbers

SIRIUS Satellite Radio recently announced that it ended the third quarter with 5,119,308 subscribers, 135 percent above third quarter 2005 ending subscribers of 2,173,920. SIRIUS added 441,101 net subscribers in the third quarter of 2006, a 23 percent increase over year-ago third quarter net subscriber additions. SIRIUS has led the satellite radio industry in net subscriber additions for four consecutive quarters, with 61 percent of total satellite radio net additions in the third quarter of 2006. The company also reiterated its projection of 6.3 million subscribers by year-end 2006.

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