The Mexican arm of Sky Latin America continues to fight the export and sale of its DTH systems in the United States, though company officials admit it's difficult to curb the flight of dishes to points north of the border. But it has created a gray market situation similar to U.S. dishes crossing into Canada. The increased dish availability north of the border also surfaced as Sky added Zenith and Philips to its list of manufacturers. We are fighting against the sale of our dishes in the United States. We are trying to eliminate the problem.
Satellites go beyond borders.
Being in that situation, it takes a lot more work to curb the situation. Sky partner Televisa has a license for a Mexican-based DTH service in the Southwestern United States, an area inside Sky's satellite footprint. But a U.S. offering hasn't been formally launched or authorized by the company. Most Sky DTH systems cross the California part of the border, in towns like Tijauna and Mexicali, company officials said. Dishes are usually sold inside the United States, and are heavily publicized in Spanish-language publications in Southern California.