Tomorrow's special midday edition of Orbitcast Radio will feature Kathleen Wallman of U.S. Electronics and Gigi Sohn president/co-founder of Public Knowledge discussing the concept of "open access" in satellite radio.

Judging by the heated discussion about open access - of which Kathleen bravely participated in the comments - it's obvious that folks have very strong opinions on the subject. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to poll Orbitcast Readers about the questions that you want to hear asked.

Remember that while U.S. Electronics and Sirius may not have seen eye to eye (and that's be nice about it), Public Knowledge on the otherhand had participated in Judiciary Hearings alongside Mel Karmazin, and filed numerous FCC filings outlining conditions that many agree with.

So here's your opportunity to participate. What questions would you want to hear tomorrow?

Next Tuesday on Orbitcast Radio, I will be joined by Kathleen Wallman of U.S. Electronics and Gigi Sohn president/co-founder of Washington DC based public interest group Public Knowledge, to discuss the concept of "open access" in satellite radio.

Open access has recently gained significant momentum in the discussions surrounding the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio, especially following a recent supporting letter from Reps. John Dingell and Ed Markey.

Key questions:

• What is the significance of open access?
• How does this affect consumers?
• Can Sirius/XM remain protected while still remaining "open"?
  

Don't miss this special "afternoon edition" of Orbitcast Radio, live next Tuesday, May 13th at 1:30pm ET/10:30am PT.

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There's a lot of ground to cover since the last Orbitcast Radio episode.

In this installment, we'll talk about a ton of topics including shock-jock sex tape scandals (or lack thereof), the Arbitron satellite radio ratings (or lack thereof) and the FCC's decision on the Sirius-XM merger (or lack th... ok, you get it). Don't worry, that's not all that we're going to talk about, there might even be a surprise or two.

Tune in this Friday at 8pm ET/5pm PT - just click here. And if you can't listen in live, you can always subscribe to the podcast and listen at your leisure (though you'll miss out on the chat room and the live video stream).

[Orbitcast Radio]