Sirius Adds 600,000 Net New Subscribers in Second Quarter 2006

Sirius Adds 600,000 Net New Subscribers in Second Quarter 2006

Subscriber Base Increased 158% Versus Year Ago to Over 4.67 Million

NEW YORK, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) today announced that the company added 600,460 net subscribers during the second quarter of 2006, or 64% above last year's second quarter net subscriber additions of approximately 366,000.

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SIRIUS ended the quarter with 4,678,207 subscribers, 158% higher than second quarter 2005 ending subscribers of 1,814,626.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS delivers more than 125 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 67 music channels available nationwide. SIRIUS also delivers 61 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NBA and NHL and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 25,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

Click on http://www.sirius.com/ to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our operational results are: our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming partners, our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

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Contacts:

Media

Jim Collins
SIRIUS
212-901-6422
jcollins@siriusradio.com

Analysts

Paul Blalock
SIRIUS
212-584-5174
pblalock@siriusradio.com

Michelle McKinnon
SIRIUS
212-584-5285
mmckinnon@siriusradio.com

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Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Media, Jim Collins of SIRIUS, +1-212-901-6422,
jcollins@siriusradio.com, or Analysts, Paul Blalock of SIRIUS,
+1-212-584-5174, pblalock@siriusradio.com, or Michelle McKinnon of SIRIUS,
+1-212-584-5285, mmckinnon@siriusradio.com

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/

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