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22640-102 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly Held Company
CNPJ/MF 02.558.115/0001 -21
NIRE 33.300.276.963
MATERIAL FACT NOTICE
TIM Participações S.A. (“Company”) hereby, pursuant to the provisions set forth under §4º of Section 157 of Law 6,404/76 and CVM Ruling 358/02, informs its shareholders, the market in general and other interested parties as follows:
The Company and its subsidiaries (TIM Celular S.A. and TIM Nordeste S.A.) decided to start accounting the asset retirement obligations (ARO) in order to improve the presentation of their financial statements in local GAAP and to adjust their accounting practices to those used by other companies in the market, including telecommunications companies.
The new accounting treatment, which has been reflected in the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006, consists in capitalizing estimated costs to be incurred by the Subsidiaries on the disassembly of towers and equipment in rented properties. Against this capitalization, a provision for asset retirement obligations was recorded and discounted to present value, so as to reflect the best current estimate. In addition, the capitalized amounts shall be depreciated based on the useful lives of the respective assets, while the provision shall be subject to revision and update.
On December 31, 2006, the amount of the provision for asset retirement obligations recorded in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company was R$158.2 million.
Further information about the matter may be found in the financial statements and in the press release relating to the results of the Company, both in connection with the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006, which are available at TIM Participaes S.A. internet homepage (www.timpartri.com.br). Rio de Janeiro (RJ), March 05, 2007.
TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Stefano De Angelis
Investors Relations Officer
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | |||
| Date: March 6, 2007 | By: | /s/ Stefano De Angelis | |
| Name: Stefano De Angelis | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
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