There is another possibility here.
And that is that it’s NOT Foxtel’s authorised contractors that are doing the installations.
That is what has happened in our OC, but the history needs a bit of explanation.
Foxtel initially wanted to do un ugly satellite installation in our 2 buildings: 2 satellite dishes and 2 x RG6 cables per apartment running all over the common property from inside each apartment to a satellite dish.
We objected and got an integrated solution that used our existing MATV system. We already had the cables for satellite dishes to the MATV area but they were not good enough for Foxtel. So we installed Foxtel approved cables (only 2 of them) from their dish to our MATV system and then a lot of electronics to integrate it with Free-to-Air TV. All residents then got Foxtel to all TV outlets in their apartment.
But this was expensive to do and one of our 2 buildings objected, saying no-one in the building wanted Foxtel. So we only integrated one building (and only charged those owners).
But what happened was that Foxtel considered us as a single address. And in their data-base the OC became marked as “satellite system installed” (even though one building wasn’t). This meant any resident could order a Foxtel service. New tenants in the not equipped building have managed to install a dish (on the roof) and cabling. Foxtel was none-the-wiser that it was a pirate install and allowed them a service. We only discovered this after the tenants moved out! We have no idea who did the installation but it’s poorly done and NOT to Foxtel’s standards (eg they used the Sat cable that was there that Foxtel had refused to use).
So I know there can be true pirates out there! And it can happen if Foxtel has your OC’s address as “satellite system installed”.