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.
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
On December 6th, Anatel conducted an auction for leftovers of the 1800 MHz radio frequencies’ sub-bands, used for SMP. There were 15 lots purchased from the auction, resulting in R$237.5 million and an average premium of 0.69%. The auction results will be subject to Anatel’s approval.
TIM acquired 9 lots, with an offer of R$109.1 million, for a total of 45 MHz, and resulting in an average premium of 0.27% over the minimum price. Our participation was driven by the strengthening of the company’s voice spectrum, while preserving the rational resources allocation for frequencies. This year we are investing approximately R$2.9 billion in total.
In the table below, we present a summary of our spectrum scouts before and after the auction.
Before (Up + Down MHz) |
After (Up + Down MHz) |
|||||||||||
Region |
850 |
900 |
1,800 |
2,100 |
Total |
850 |
900 |
1,800 |
2,100 |
Total |
||
SP - Capital |
0 |
5 |
40 |
30 |
75 |
0 |
5 |
40 |
30 |
75 |
||
SP - Countryside |
0 |
5 |
40 |
20 |
65 |
0 |
5 |
50 |
20 |
75 |
||
RJ |
0 |
5 |
40 |
20 |
65 |
0 |
5 |
40 |
20 |
65 |
||
ES |
0 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
55 |
0 |
5 |
35 |
20 |
60 |
||
MG |
25 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
80 |
||
PR, SC |
25 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
80 |
25 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
80 |
||
RS |
0 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
55 |
0 |
5 |
45 |
20 |
70 |
||
Mid-West |
0 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
55 |
0 |
5 |
45 |
20 |
70 |
||
North |
0 |
5 |
40 |
30 |
75 |
0 |
5 |
40 |
30 |
75 |
||
BA, SE |
25 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
70 |
25 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
70 |
||
Northeast |
25 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
70 |
25 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
70 |
||
Anatel's Cap |
25 |
5 |
50 |
30 |
80 |
25 |
5 |
50 |
30 |
80 |
Rio de Janeiro, December 9th, 2011.
Rogério Tostes
Investor Relations Officer
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: December 09, 2011 | By: | /s/ Rogerio Tostes | |
Name: Rogerio Tostes | |||
Title: IRO |
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