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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
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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