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After the acquisition of a spectrum in the Northeast region and in other complementary areas, Vivo now has a Nationwide Operation
September 25, 2007 –VIVO Participações S.A. (“Vivo”) announces that, after price bids were opened on this date at the head-office of Anatel, it was the winning bidder of the Band L lots, except for lot 16 (area of Londrina-PR) and of lot 20 (North of Brazil). Band L comprises lots in the frequency range from 1895 to 1900 Mhz and from 1975 to 1980 Mhz, with 5 + 5 Mhz width, in all the regions served by the SMP. Accordingly, Vivo managed to complete its last coverage gap and will be soon operating in the whole Brazilian territory.
In order to achieve this benchmark, Vivo has paid 50.60% average premium over the minimum price set in the auction call notice. Vivo offer was around R$ 169.7 million for all Band L lots acquired. However, pursuant to the rules provided for in the auction call notice, the price to be paid refers to the remaning term of the pre-existing authorizations for each lot acquired, which term is always counted as from the date of execution of the Term of Authorization referring to this bidding process. Therefore, the price to be paid by Vivo shall be around R$ 85.3 million, with a downpayment of 10% (R$ 8.5 million). Such downpayment is to be made at the time of the execution of the Terms of Authorization and the balance will be payable in 6 annual installments, with a grace period of 3 years, adjusted to the general price index (IGP-DI) rate plus 1% monthly.
The Official Result of the Auction will be disclosed by Anatel in the Diário Oficial da União(Federal Official Gazette) in the next days and contracts will be executed within up to 10 days after the referred publication.
The Lots acquired by Vivo are summarized in the table below:
TABLE OF FREQUENCY LOTS ACQUIRED BY VIVO
Lots | Service Area | Location | Radiofrequency Sub-Range | Width in MHz | Minimum Price per Block (R$ Thousand) | Premium | Bid Price (R$ Thousand) | Expiration Date of Current License | Minimum Price per Lot(1) (R$ Thousand) | Vivo Cost (R$ Thousand) (¹) | Vivo Disbursement in 2007 (R$ Thousand) (²) | |||||||||||
8 | I | Gde SP and Surroundings | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 19,058 | 50% | 28,587 | 8/5/2008 | 1,112 | 1,668 | 167 | |||||||||||
9 | II | Interior of SP except for CTBC area | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 13,993 | 50% | 20,989 | 8/5/2008 | 816 | 1,224 | 122 | |||||||||||
10 | III | CTBC SP area | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 514 | 50% | 772 | new | 514 | 772 | 77 | |||||||||||
11 | IV | RJ ES | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 21,457 | 50% | 32,186 | 11/29/2020 | 19,129 | 28,693 | 2,869 | |||||||||||
12 | V | MG except for CTBC area | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 11,871 | 50% | 17,807 | new | 11,871 | 17,807 | 1,781 | |||||||||||
13 | VI | CTBC MG area | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 1,238 | 50% | 1,856 | new | 1,238 | 1,856 | 186 | |||||||||||
14 | VII | PR and SC | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 12,540 | 50% | 18,810 | 4/8/2013 | 4,696 | 7,043 | 704 | |||||||||||
15 | VIII | Code 043 (Except for Sercomtel area) | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 1,199 | 50% | 1,799 | 4/8/2013 | 449 | 674 | 67 | |||||||||||
17 | X | RS | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 10,133 | 50% | 15,199 | 12/17/2007 | 156 | 234 | 23 | |||||||||||
18 | XI | TCO states, except for CTBC area | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 7,824 | 50% | 11,737 | 7/24/2021 | 7,319 | 10,978 | 1,098 | |||||||||||
19 | XII | CTBC MS and GO | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 81 | 886% | 800 | new | 81 | 800 | 80 | |||||||||||
21 | XIV | BA SE | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 4,106 | 50% | 6,159 | 12/15/2008 | 340 | 510 | 51 | |||||||||||
22 | XV | NE | 1895 to 1900 MHz / 1975 to 1980 MHz | 5 + 5 | 8,677 | 50% | 13,015 | new | 8,677 | 13,015 | 1,301 | |||||||||||
Total | 112,692 | 169,716 | 56,397 | 85,274 | 8,527 |
Comments:
(¹) Maximum estimated amounts since the date the price bids were opened (09/25/2007) up to the expiration date of the most distant authorization in each lot. The amounts may be reduced depending on the date of execution of the Instrument of Authorization and the criterion to be adopted by Anatel in order to calculate the price to be paid for the lots for which there is more than one license with different expiration dates.
(²) Payment of 10% upon the execution of the Term of Authorization and the balance (90%) in 6 annual installments, with 3-year grace period.
SIGNATURE
VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
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By: |
/S/ Ernesto Gardelliano
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Ernesto Gardelliano
Investor Relations Officer |
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