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02/24/2011

This page: Tim Participações is a Telecom Italia's subsidiary that controls its cellphone operation in Brazil.

TIM

Tim is controled by Telecom Italia. In 2007 Telefonica acquired stake in Telecom Itália which was approved in 10/23/07 by Anatel under restrictions.

Telecom Italia

TIM Brasil

Tim Participações

Tim also has authorization to provide services of Long National and International distance in the whole Brazil. (Operator Code: 41).

Coverage

Tim has coverage to National Cellular in Brazil consolidated through providers of Band A and B (TDMA and GSM) and GSM. These providers were consolidated in 2005 in Tim Participações.

TIM also has authorization to provide service of National and International Long Distance in the whole country. (Operator's code: 41). In Jun/07, Tim received Anatel's authorization to provide local fixed telephony in Brazil.

Technology

Tim implanted a GSM network in the Bands A and B using the subband extension that that was gotten. It offered services of datas through its GSM network using technology GPRS/EDGE. In 2008, the company started to operate its 3G network using the acquired frequencies in 1,9 GHz/2,1 GHz.

Thousands	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	∆Year
Mobile Accesses	25,410	31,254	36,402	41,102	51,015	24.1%
Net adds	5,239	5,843	5,149	4,700	9,913	110.9%
% Prepaid	78.7%	78.3%	82.0%	84.3%	85.4%	-
ARPU (R$)	32.9	34.4	29.9	26.5	23.7	(10.6%)
MOU (minutes)	88	96	95	83	116	39.8%
Monthly Churn	2.7%	2.9%	3.0	3.5	3.5	0.0%
SAC (R$)	120	118	110	118	54	(36.5%)
Employees	9,544	10,043	10,300	9,233	9,081	(1.6%)

R$ million	2009	2010	∆Year
Gross Revenue	19,013	20,319	6.9%
Net Revenue	13,747	14,457	5,2%
EBIDTA	3,541	4,194	18.4%
EBITDA Margin	25.8%	29.0%	-
EBIT	508	1,200	136.4%
EBIT Margin	3.7%	8.3%	-
Net Profit (loss)	801	2,212	176.0%
Investments	2,072	2,836	36.9%
Net Debt	1,684	984	(41.6%)

R$ millions	2006	2007	2008	2009
Gross Revenue	13,878	17,215	18,321	18,079
Net Revenue	10,138	12,442	13,147	13,058
EBIDTA	2,437	2,840	2,899	3,063
EBITDA margin	24.0%	22.8%	22.1%	23.5%
EBIT	202	546	491	490
EBIT margin	2.0%	4.4%	3.7%	3.8%
Net Profit (loss)	(286)	68	180	232
Investments	1,588	1,933	2,032**	2,149*
Net Debt	1,027	973	1,670	1,684*

Oct 2004	Accomplished the incorporation of Tele Nordeste Celular (Tim Nordeste) by Tim Participações (Tim Sul).
May 2004	Announced incorporation of Tim Nordeste by Tim Sul.
Sept 2004	Anatel approves joint of Maxitel and Tim Celular
Feb 2006	Tim Participações turns up to have the control of Telecom Italia cell phone operations in Brazil, also started to control Tim Celular.
Jun 2006	Finished to reorganize its partnership with the addition of Tim Sul and Tim Nordeste by Tim Celular.
06/30/2006	Tim Participações cancelled the public offers of its shares.
2007	Telefonica acquired a participation in Telecom Italia. The shareholders wait, however, the Anatel's prior approval before conclude the operation. Claro requested to see to Anatel's internal documents that rules the administrative process for approval made by TIM Brasil and Participações S/A, to acquisition, through consortium leaded by the Telefonica group, of participation in Telecom Italia S.p.A. Anatel denied access to this documentation.
Jun/07	Tim received Anatel's authorization to provide local fixed telephony in Brazil.
Sep/08	Tim decided to get into fixed telephony market by offering a telephone which is just fixed. The company could already offer it, since October, TIM Casa Flex, service which gathers a fixed number and a mobile one in the same chip and cell phone.
03/16/09	TIM Participações S.A. and Docas Investments informed on 03/16/09 an incorporation agreement between TIM PART, its shareholder controler, TIM Brasil Serviços and Participações S.A. and JVCO Participações Ltda. with Docas, in order to negotiate the purchase of Intelig Telecomunicações Ltda (indirect control). This acquisition will be carried out through the incorporation of Holdco Participações Ltda. by TIM PART.