Bringing the iPhone to Latin America is not as simple as signing a contract with a cell provider (as if that was simple.) As I understand, the iPhone is part of an ecosystem and is nourished by iTunes. Authorizations, (future) software downloads and media downloads (an important revenue stream) must be done through iTunes. The average Jose doesn't know or want to rip movies. Actually, he's not supposed to, but I digress. So Apple also needs to sign up with the record and movie companies to bring the "iPhone experience" as a whole. And we've all heard how these negotiations can be.