I think this administration will not be hands off with the satelitte radio either...I watched the merger inqusition before the Congressional criminalas and their concerns with satelite radios diversity.
Satellite Radio is finished with or without Obama in the White House.
The cost to maintain the infrastructure for satellite radio is expensive and it has to compete with not only terrestrial radio but with the iPod and iPhone.
For example, the iPod that I use in my car has more than 30,000 songs and my iPhone can pick up more than 2000 radio stations via the Internet.
Why would I want to pay a monthly service fee for something that I can get for free?