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THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)
The following table presents revenues earned from subscribers located in different geographic
areas. Property is grouped by its physical location.
Years Ended and As of December 31,
2008 2007 2006
Net Property Net Property Net Property
Revenues & Satellites Revenues & Satellites Revenues & Satellites
(Dollars in Millions)
North America
United States ............. $17,454 $5,728 $15,687 $5,330 $13,907 $4,088
South America and the Caribbean
Brazil ................... 1,290 566 944 251 417 159
Venezuela ................ 428 136 258 99 171 73
Argentina ................ 325 131 211 85 152 78
Other ................... 196 86 146 68 108 55
Total South America and the
Caribbean ............ 2,239 919 1,559 503 848 365
Total .................... $19,693 $6,647 $17,246 $5,833 $14,755 $4,453
Note 19: Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
At December 31, 2008, minimum future commitments under noncancelable operating leases having
lease terms in excess of one year were primarily for satellite transponder leases and real property and
aggregated $291 million, payable as follows: $51 million in 2009, $50 million in 2010, $47 million in
2011, $35 million in 2012, $36 million in 2013 and $72 million thereafter. Certain of these leases
contain escalation clauses and renewal or purchase options, which we have not considered in the
amounts disclosed. Rental expenses under operating leases were $95 million in 2008, $114 million in
2007 and $110 million in 2006.
At December 31, 2008, our minimum payments under agreements to purchase broadcast
programming, and the purchase of services that we have outsourced to third parties, such as billing
services, and satellite telemetry, tracking and control, satellite construction and launch contracts and
broadcast center services aggregated $3,601 million, payable as follows: $1,308 million in 2009,
$1,178 million in 2010, $756 million in 2011, $228 million in 2012, $108 million in 2013 and $23 million
thereafter.
As of December 31, 2008, other long-term obligations totaling $210 million are payable
approximately as follows: $80 million in 2009, $83 million in 2010 and $47 million in 2011. These
amounts are recorded in ‘‘Accounts payable and accrued liabilities’’ and ‘‘Other liabilities and deferred
credits’’ in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Contingencies
Puerto Rico Condition
In connection with approval by the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, of the Liberty
Transaction, the FCC imposed certain conditions related to attributable interests in two pay television
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