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10/29/07

 

Amazônia and Telemig Celular

 

In this page :Informations of Amazonia and Telemig Celular that work with cellular telephony. Annual results.

 

Amazônia Celular and Telemig Celular are companies controlled by Telpart group, which has as shareholders administrative funds by Opportunity and investors as the previdencial funds: Previ Sistel and Petros.

 

 

Vivo buys Amazônia and Telemig Celular

In 08/03/07, Telemig Celular Participações and Tele Norte Celular (Amazônia Celular controller), announced to the market the share's sale of its controller (Telpart) to Vivo.


Vivo paid R$ 1,093 million for Telpart's participation in Telemig and R$ 120 million for Telepart's participation in Amazônia Celular.


Anatel approved in 10/23/07 tha acquisition of Telemig Celular by Vivo. The acquisition of Amazônia Celular will be analysed by Anatel.

 

More details: The sale of Amazônia and Telemig to Vivo (in portuguese)

 

Anatel, through Act 67,989 from 10/19/07, postponed to 15 years SMP authorization of Telemig Celular which would win in 04/23/2008.

 

 

Operators web site

 

Amazônia Celular Telemig Celular

 

Telpart controls:

  • Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. which works as holding of Amazônia Celular S.A. that incorporated privatized cellular companies in the States of : Roraima, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará and Maranhão.
  • Telemig Celular Participações S.A.

 

 

Amazônia Celular ( Area 8) and Telemig Celular ( Area 4) are the operators of Band A with technology TDMA and GSM.

 

Cellulars Dec/05 Sept/05 Dec/04
Amazônia Celular 1,223 1,207 1,256
Telemig Celular 3,344 3,042 2,777
Total 4,567 4,249 4,033

 

These operators started the operation of its GSM network in 09/28/04. It acquired frequencies in the sub-band extension of 900 and 1800 MHz. To check the frequencies click here.

 

Telemig Celular got in 09/21/2004 Band E license correspondent to the area attended by Triângulo Celular in Minas Gerais, attending the whole State since 05/30/05.

 

Amazônia Celular

 

Thousands R$ 2003 2004 2005 2006
Cellular Terminals (Thousands)
1,028 1,256 1,223
1,211
Pre-Pay
71.3% 74.8% 79.0%
80.8%
Services Revenue 594
616
546
630
Revenue of Devices 89
82
59
74
Total Gross Revenue 683
698
605
704
Net Revenue 521
499
432
436
EBITDA 149
107
125
37
EBITDA Margin* 28.7%
21.5%
28.9%
8.5%
Net (Loss) Income 3.8 (2.7) (42) (76)
Debt 243 198 222 230
Investments 26.1 152 65 51
Employed 806 816 891 814

 

* About Total Net Revenue

 

Telemig Celular

 

ThousandsR$ 2003 2004 2005 2006
Cellular Terminals (Thousands)
2,322 2,777 3,344 3,436
Pre-Pay
69.5% 72.7% 74.4% 76.8%
Services Revenue 1,304 1,420 1,462 1,644
Revenue of Devices 114 124 118 125
Total Gross Revenue 1,419 1,544 1,580 1,769
Net Revenue 1,097 1,154 1,149 1,193
EBITDA 489 479 431 349
EBITDA Margin* 48.8% 41.5% 37.5% 29.3%
Net (loss) Income 148 160 174 113
Investments 67.4 301 277 253
Employed 1,982 2,126 2,378 2,388

*About Total Net Revenue

 

 

Important Facts

 

August 2003 MOU to the acquisition of CTBC Celular by Telemig Celular.
December 2003 Solicitation to change to SMP.
February 2004 Change defined to GSM.
September 2004 Telemig Celular acquired in 09/21/2004 license to Band E in the region correspodent to the area attended by Triângulo Celular in Minas Gerais, attending the whole State.
March 2005 Opportunity announced process covering to the sale of these cellular operators. (Consult: Teleco's commentary). The sale was suspended by Legal decision.

 

 

Previ's participation in the block control

 

24/09/04 Anatel evidenced that Previ withheld more than 20% of stockhoding participation on Oi (Telemar) and Telemig Celular that it isn't allowed by the regulation. The legal petition suspended the control that Previ has on the two operators, establishing a period of 18 months so it reduces its stockhoding participation to less than 20% in one of the two operators.

 

 

10/01/04 After Previ's manifestation that opted to reduce its stockhoding of Oi (Telemar), Anatel suspended Previ's relative interdictions and its participation in the control of the Amazônia and Celular Telemig.

 

 

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