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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2007.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F

     REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006
OR
     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
    

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-14483

TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
TELEMIG CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


Rua Levindo Lopes, 258 – Funcionários
30.140-170, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act .

Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
  Preferred Shares without par value  New York Stock Exchange *
  Depositary Shares, each representing New York Stock Exchange   
  20,000 Preferred Shares   
_____________________________
* Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares representing those Preferred Shares, on the New York Stock Exchange.
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 

Common Shares, without par value:   133,037,520,637 
Preferred Shares, without par value:   224,669,034,956 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. 

Yes            No  

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 

Yes            No  

Note—Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

Yes            No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 

Large accelerated Filer             Accelerated Filer             Non-accelerated Filer   

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: 

Item 17            Item 18  

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 

Yes            No  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
PART I    
     
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS     1  
     
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE     1  
     
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION     1  
     
   A.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA    1  
   B.    CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS    3  
   C.    REASONS FOR OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS    3  
   D.    RISK FACTORS    3  
 
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY     11  
 
   A.    HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY    11  
   B.    BUSINESS OVERVIEW    13  
   C.    ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE    27  
   D.    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT    27  
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS    28  
 
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS     28  
 
   A.    OPERATING RESULTS    28  
   B.    LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES    42  
   C.    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES, ETC.    44  
   D.    TREND INFORMATION    45  
   E.    OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS    45  
   F. AGGREGATE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS    45  
 
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES     45  
 
   A.    DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT    45  
   B.    COMPENSATION    48  
   C.    BOARD PRACTICES    48  
   D.    EMPLOYEES    49  
   E.    SHARE OWNERSHIP    50  
 
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS     50  
 
   A.    MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS    50  
   B.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS    51  
   C.    INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL    52  
 
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     52  
 
   A.    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION    52  
   B.    SIGNIFICANT CHANGES    60  
 
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING     60  
 
   A.    OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS    60  
   B.    PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION    62  
   C.    MARKETS    62  
   D.    SELLING SHAREHOLDERS    66  
   E.    DILUTION    66  
   F.    EXPENSES OF THE ISSUE    66  
 
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION     67  
 
   A.    SHARE CAPITAL    67  
   B.    MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION    67  

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   C.    MATERIAL CONTRACTS    76  
   D.    EXCHANGE CONTROLS    77  
   E.    TAXATION    78  
   F.    DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS    84  
   G.    STATEMENT BY EXPERTS    84  
   H.    DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY    84  
    I.     SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION     84  
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK     84  
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES     85  
 
PART II
     
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES     86  
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF     
PROCEEDS     86  
ITEM 15. DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES     86  
ITEM 16.     87  
   A.     AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT    87  
   B.     CODE OF ETHICS    87  
   C.     PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANTS FEES AND SERVICES    87  
   D.     EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES    88  
   E.     PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS    88  
 
PART III
     
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     88  
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     89  
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS     90  
GLOSSARY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS     92  

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INTRODUCTION

     Telemig Celular Participações S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, is referred to in this annual report as “the Registrant.” Telemig Celular S.A. is the Registrant’s operating subsidiary and is referred to in this annual report as “Telemig Celular,” and, together with the Registrant, as “we,” “us” and “our” unless the context requires otherwise.

     References in this annual report to (i) the “real,” “reais” and “R$” are references to Brazilian reais (plural) and the Brazilian real (singular), the currency of Brazil, (ii) “U.S. dollars,” “dollars” and “US$” are references to United States dollars, (iii) “preferred shares” and “common shares” are references to the Registrant’s authorized and outstanding shares, (iv) “ADSs” are references to the Registrant’s American Depositary Shares, each representing 20,000 preferred shares, (v) “Commission” are to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, (vi) “CVM” are to the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, the Brazilian securities commission, (vii) “Central Bank” are to the Banco Central do Brasil, the Brazilian Central Bank, (viii) “General Telecommunications Law” are to Lei Geral de Telecomunicações, as amended, which regulates the telecommunications industry in Brazil, (ix) “Anatel” are to Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações, the Brazilian independent telecommunication regulatory agency, and (x) “our region” means the area covered by our authorizations, including the totality of the state of Minas Gerais.

     We are one of the companies formed as a result of the breakup of Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A. – Telebrás, or Telebrás, by the federal government of Brazil in May 1998. Telemig Celular was formed in January 1998 to receive the cellular telecommunications operations of Telecomunicações de Minas Gerais S.A., its predecessor, an operating company controlled by Telebrás. References to Telemig Celular’s operations prior to January 1998 are to the cellular operations of its predecessor. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—History and Development of the Company.”

We have prepared our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, as at and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, an independent registered public accounting firm, and as at and for the year ended December 31, 2006 audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, an independent registered public accounting firm.

     Unless otherwise specified, data relating to the Brazilian telecommunications industry included in this annual report was obtained from Anatel. The “Glossary of Telecommunications Terms” listed in the Table of Contents provides the definition of certain technical terms used in this annual report.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This annual report contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements. These include statements regarding our current expectations, intentions and projections about future events and financial trends affecting our business. These statements include, but are not limited to:

     Because these statements are subject to uncertainty, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

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     You should not place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date that they were made. These cautions should be considered in connection with any written or oral forward-looking statements that we make.

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PART I

ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS

     Not applicable.

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

     Not applicable.

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

A. Selected Financial Data

     The selected financial information presented below should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2005 and 2006 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, and the related notes included in this annual report, as well as the information under the caption “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”

U.S. GAAP Selected Financial Information

    Year ended December 31, 
   
    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006    2006(1)
             
 Statement of operations data:                         
Net revenues (in thousands)   R$1,008,203    R$1,149,115    R$1,218,115    R$1,183,328    R$1,216,740    US$569,102 
Operating profit (in thousands)   R$202,231    R$236,694    R$208,524    R$164,212    R$152,251    US$71,212 
Net income (in tahousands)   R$22,240    R$215,583    R$150,595    R$160,709    R$128,747    US$60,218 
Basic earnings per thousand preferred and common shares    R$0.07    R$0.62    R$0.43    R$0.46    R$0.36    US$0.17 
Basic earnings per ADS.    R$1.40    R$12.40    R$8.60    R$9.20    R$7.20    US$3.37 
Diluted earnings per thousand preferred and common shares    R$0.07    R$0.62    R$0.43    R$0.46    R$0.36    US$0.17 
Diluted earnings per ADS    R$1.40    R$12.40    R$8.60    R$9.20    R$7.20    US$3.37 
Dividends per thousand shares paid(2)   R$0.07    R$0.07    R$0.11    R$0.26    R$0.10    US$0.05 
Dividends per ADS    R$1.40    R$1.40    R$2.20    R$5.20    R$2.00    US$0.94 
Weighted average number of outstanding shares (in thousands):                         
Preferred    213,025,642    216,940,289    219,275,724    221,525,464    223,661,370    223,661,370 
Common    126,142,898    128,460,953    129,843,878    131,176,058    132,440,833    132,440,833 
 
Other financial data:                         
Capital expenditures (3) (in thousands)   R$89,268    R$72,167    R$306,825    R$297,710    R$250,525    US$117,177 

    As of December 31, 
   
     2002     2003    2004    2005    2006    2006(1)
             
    (in thousands of reais)   (in thousands of 
                        US$)
Balance sheet data:                         
Cash and cash equivalents 
   R$49,856    R$51,979    R$10,205    R$29,317    R$21,368    US$9,994 
Temporary cash investments    536,143    590,734    950,342    677,014    506,405    US$236,859 
Working capital (4)   354,662    556,075    690,082    491,522    456,392    US$213,467 
Total assets    1,858,461    1,726,155    2,588,615    2,668,944    2,822,737    US$1,320,270 
Long-term debt (including current portion)
   849,994    489,094    482,800    236,221    171,040    US$80,000 
Shareholders’ equity    739,075    933,225    1,046,003    1,083,321    1,150,597    US$538.165 
Capital stock    R$230,227    R$263,040    R$336,500    R$413,900    R$456,350    US$213,447 

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(1) Solely for the convenience of the reader, real amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 have been translated into U.S. dollars at the commercial selling rate at closing for purchase of U.S. dollars, as reported by the Central Bank, on December 31, 2006 of R$2,138 to US$1.00. The U.S. dollar equivalent information should not be construed to imply that the real amount represent, or could have been or could be converted into, U.S. dollars at this rate or at any other rate.
(2) For the periods presented, dividends per preferred share were the same as dividends per common share, and they were calculated based upon the number of outstanding shares on the date the dividends were provided.
(3) Cash disbursements for capital expenditures including accounts payable for property and equipment.
(4) Current assets less current liabilities.


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Exchange Rates

Prior to March 14, 2005, there were two principal legal foreign exchange markets in Brazil:

     Most trade and financial foreign-exchange transactions were carried out on the commercial rate exchange market. These transactions included the purchase or sale of shares or payment of dividends or interest with respect to shares. Foreign currencies could only be purchased in the commercial exchange market through a Brazilian bank authorized to operate in these markets. In both markets, rates were freely negotiated.

     Resolution No. 3265 by the National Monetary Council (“NMC”), dated March 4, 2005, as amended by Resolutions No 3,311 and 3,356 of the NMC, dated August 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively, consolidated the foreign exchange markets into one single foreign exchange market, effective as of March 14, 2005. All foreign exchange transactions are now carried out through institutions authorized to operate in the consolidated market and are subject to registration with the Central Bank’s electronic registration system. Pursuant to Resolution No. 3.356, the authorized institutions must present to the Central Bank a list of actions to prevent money laundering and other crimes under Law No. 9.613, dated March 3, 1998. Foreign exchange rates continue to be freely negotiated, but may be influenced by Central Bank intervention.

     Since 1999, the Central Bank has allowed the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate to float freely, and during that period, the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate has fluctuated considerably. In the past, the Central Bank has intervened occasionally to control unstable movements in foreign exchange rates. We cannot predict whether the Central Bank or the Brazilian government will continue to let the real float freely or will intervene in the exchange rate market through a currency band system or otherwise. The real may depreciate or appreciate against the U.S. dollar substantially in the future. On June 15, 2007, the U.S. dollar/real exchange rate was R$1.91 per US$1.00. For more information on these risks, see “Item 3D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Brazil.”

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     The following tables set forth the commercial rate, expressed in reais per U.S. dollar (R$/US$), for the periods indicated.

    R$ per US$1.00 
   
 Year    Low    High    Average(1)   Year-End 
         
 
2002    2.2709    3.9552    2.9983    3.5333 
2003    2.8219    3.6623    3.0600    2.8892 
2004    2.6544    3.2051    2.9015    2.6544 
2005    2.1625    2.7613    2.4331    2.3407 
2006    2.0578    2.3703    2.1671    2.1372 
2007 (through June 15)   1.9048    2.1548    2.0547    1.9089 

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Source: Central Bank/Bloomberg
(1) Represents the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the relevant period.

    R$ per US$1.00 
   
Month 
   Low    High 
     
 
December 2006    2.1372    2.1685 
January 2007    2.1239    2.1548 
February 2007    2.0758    2.1174 
March 2007    2.0496    2.1380 
April 2007    2.0223    2.0470 
May 2007    1.9281    2.0301 
June 2007 (through June 15)   1.9048    1.9630 

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Source: Central Bank/Bloomberg

B. Capitalization and Indebtedness

     Not applicable.

C. Reasons for Offer and Use of Proceeds

     Not applicable.

D. Risk Factors

     Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected by any of the risks below. The trading price of the ADSs could decline due to any one of these risks and you may lose all or part of your investment. The risks described below are those that we currently believe may materially affect us. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business.

Risks Related to the Registrant

A dispute among our controlling shareholders may have an adverse effect in our businesses.

     On March 4, 2005, Highlake International Business Company Ltd., or Highlake, and Futuretel S.A., or Futuretel, the latter of which was at that time managed by individuals appointed by Opportunity, announced the launch of a competitive bidding process for the sale of more than 50% of our voting capital. However, shortly thereafter, the limited partner of Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil, L.P. (formerly known as CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners L.P.), International Equity Investments, Inc, removed Opportunity Equity Partners, Ltd. (formerly known as CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners, Ltd.) as Limited Partner and secured an injunction to temporarily suspend the competitive bidding process.

     Since then, our controlling shareholders have been litigating the control of the Registrant and the control of Telemig Celular. The dispute over our control contributes to an atmosphere of uncertainty among our employees. Currently, we are not able to assess when these disputes over our control will end. These disputes may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, on January 29, 2007, we were informed that Mem Celular Participações S.A., or Mem, one of our indirect controlling shareholders, has decided to engage a financial institution to analyze strategic alternatives related to Mem’s investment in us. We cannot assure you if and when any changes in our ownership structure may take place.

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Risks Relating to Brazil

     The Brazilian government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant influence over the Brazilian economy. Brazilian political and economic conditions have a direct impact on the business, financial condition, revenues, results of operations and the market price of the ADSs and our preferred shares.

     The Brazilian government frequently intervenes in the Brazilian economy and occasionally makes drastic changes in policies and regulations. The Brazilian government’s actions to control inflation and affect other policies have involved increases in interest rates, wage and price controls, currency devaluations, capital controls, and limits on imports, among other actions. Our business, financial condition, revenues, results of operations, prospects and the market price of our preferred shares and ADSs may be adversely affected by changes in government policies, as well as general economic factors including:

     Uncertainty over whether the Brazilian government will implement changes in policy or regulation affecting these or other factors in the future may contribute to economic uncertainty in Brazil and to heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities markets and securities issued abroad by Brazilian issuers.

     In addition, in October 2006, elections were held in all states of Brazil and at the federal level, to elect state governors and the president. It is impossible to foresee how new policies that may be adopted by the re-elected president or by the state governors would affect the Brazilian economy or our business.

     Historically, the political scenario has influenced the performance of the Brazilian economy. In the past, polical crises have affected the confidence of investors and the public in general, which adversely affected the development of the Brazilian economy.

     These and other future developments in the Brazilian economy and governmental policies may adversely affect us and our business and results of operations and may adversely affect the trading price of the ADSs and our preferred shares.

     Inflation and government efforts to combat inflation may contribute significantly to economic uncertainty in Brazil and could harm our business and the market value of the ADSs and our preferred shares.

     Brazil has in the past experienced extremely high rates of inflation. According to the General Market Price Index (¥ndice Geral de Preços do Mercado), or the IGP-M, a general price inflation index, the inflation rates in Brazil were 25.3% in 2002, 8.7% in 2003, 12.4% in 2004, 1.2% in 2005 and 3.8% in 2006. Inflation, and certain government actions taken to combat inflation, have in the past had significant negative effects on the Brazilian economy. Actions taken to curb inflation, coupled with public speculation about possible future governmental actions, have contributed to economic uncertainty in Brazil and heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities market. The Brazilian base interest rate, which is determined by the Brazilian Monetary Policy Committee (Comitê de Política Monetária), or COPOM, was 25.0%, 16.5%, 17.7%, 18.0% and 13.0% on December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Future Brazilian government actions, including interest rate decreases, intervention in the foreign exchange market and actions to adjust or fix the value of the real may trigger increases in inflation. If Brazil experiences high inflation in the future, we may not be able to adjust the rates we charge our customers to offset the effects of inflation on our cost structure. Inflationary pressures may also hinder our ability to access foreign financial markets or lead to government policies to combat inflation that could harm our business or adversely affect the market value of our preferred shares and, as a result, the ADSs.

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     Fluctuations in the value of the real against the value of the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies may adversely affect our ability to service obligations payable in or pegged to the U.S. dollar or other foreign currencies and could lower the market value of the ADSs and our preferred shares.

     As a result of inflationary pressures, among other factors, the Brazilian currency has devalued periodically during the last four decades. Throughout this period, the Brazilian government has implemented various economic plans and utilized a number of exchange rate policies, including sudden devaluations, periodic mini-devaluations during which the frequency of adjustments has ranged from daily to monthly, floating exchange rate systems, exchange controls and dual exchange rate markets. Although over long periods depreciation of the Brazilian currency generally has correlated with the rate of inflation in Brazil, devaluation over shorter periods has resulted in significant fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Brazilian currency and the U.S. dollar and other currencies.

     The real depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 8.5% in 2000 and by 15.7% in 2001. In 2002, the real depreciated 34.3% against the U.S. dollar, due in part to political uncertainty surrounding the Brazilian presidential elections and the global economic slowdown. For the last four years the real has appreciated against the U.S. dollar. The real appreciated 22.3%, 8.8%, 13.4% and 9.5% against the U.S. dollar in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. The real appreciated by 10.6% against the U.S. dollar in the first five months of 2007. Despite the appreciation of the Brazilian currency against the U.S. dollar in recent years, no assurance can be given that the real will not depreciate or be devalued against the U.S. dollar again. On June 15, 2007, the U.S. dollar/real exchange rate was R$1.9089 per US$1.00. See “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data—Exchange Rates.”

     Significant costs relating to our network infrastructure and handsets are linked to payment in U.S. dollars. However, other than revenues derived from cross-curency interest rate swap agreementes, all of our revenues are generated in reais. If the value of the real decreases relative to the U.S. dollar, our debt becomes more expensive to service. Such decreases also make it more costly for us to pay for the U.S. dollar-denominated technology and goods that are necessary to operate our business, and we may be unable to pass the increased costs to our customers. As of December 31, 2006, we had R$171.0 million in total debt, all of which was denominated in U.S. dollars.

     Historically, depreciations of the real relative to the U.S. dollar have also created additional inflationary pressures in Brazil, and future depreciations could negatively affect us. Depreciations generally curtail access to foreign financial markets and may prompt government intervention, including recessionary governmental policies. Depreciations also reduce the U.S. dollar value of distributions and dividends on the ADSs and the US dollar equivalent of the market price of our preferred shares, and as a result the ADSs.

     Deterioration in economic and market conditions in other countries, especially emerging market countries, may adversely affect the Brazilian economy and our business.

     The market for securities backed by Brazilian companies is influenced by economic and market conditions in Brazil and, to varying degrees, market conditions in other Latin American and emerging market countries. Although economic conditions in such countries may differ significantly from economic conditions in Brazil, the reaction of investors to developments in these other countries may have an adverse effect on the market value of securities of Brazilian issuers. Developments or conditions in other emerging market countries have at times significantly affected the availability of credit in the Brazilian economy and resulted in considerable outflows of funds and declines in the amount of foreign currency invested in Brazil. Crises in other emerging market countries may hamper investor enthusiasm for securities of Brazilian issuers, including ours. This could adversely affect the trading price of the ADSs and our preferred shares and could also make it difficult for us to access the capital markets and finance our operations in the future on acceptable terms, or at all.

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Risks Relating to our Business and the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry

     Extensive government regulation of the telecommunications industry and our operating license may limit our flexibility in responding to market conditions, competition or changes in our cost structure or affect our rates.

     Our business is subject to extensive government regulation. Anatel (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações), which is the telecommunications industry regulator in Brazil, regulates or influences, among other things:

     Brazil’s telecommunications regulatory framework is continuously evolving. The interpretation and enforcement of regulations, the assessment of compliance with regulations and the flexibility of regulatory authorities are all marked by uncertainty. We operate under a license from the Brazilian government, and our ability to retain this license is a precondition to our success. However, in light of the regulatory framework, we cannot assure you that Anatel will not modify the terms of our license adversely. Furthermore, according to the terms of our operating license, we are obligated to meet certain requirements and to maintain minimum quality, coverage and service standards. Failure by us to comply with these requirements may result in the imposition of fines or other government actions, including the termination of our operating license. Any partial or total revocation of our operating license would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, revenues, results of operations and prospects. In recent years, Anatel has also been reviewing and introducing changes in the applicable regulation, especially regarding the interconnection fees among telecommunications service providers in Brazil. Interconnection fees, which are fees charged by telecommunications service providers to each other to interconnect to each others’ networks, are an important part of our revenue base. To the extent that changes to the rules governing interconnection fees reduce the amount of interconnection fees we are able to collect, our business, financial condition, revenues, results of operations and prospects could be materially adversely affected.

     Therefore, our business, results of operations, revenue and financial condition could be negatively affected by the actions of the Brazilian authorities, including, in particular, the following:

Our results of operations may be negatively affected by the application of the SMP rules.

     In February 2004, we signed a contract with Anatel to migrate from the Cellular Mobile Service Contract (Serviço Móvel Celular), or SMC regime, to the Personal Mobile Service Contract (Serviço Móvel Pessoal), or SMP regime. The SMP rules, including the ability of customers to select their long-distance carrier on a per call basis, stringent quality indicators and new rules for interconnection fees, are already enforced and their impact have been recorded in our financial statements.

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     The SMP regime also provides for the free negotiation of interconnection fees among certain telecommunications service providers. Under the SMC regime, interconnection fees, which comprise a significant portion of our revenues, were determined based on historical inflation and a variable productivity factor established by Anatel. In the free negotiation environment of the SMP regime, the interconnection fees we receive from other wireless, fixed-line and long-distance telecommunications service providers operating in our area will be determined through direct negotiations with them.

     Accordingly, as of July 2005, we implemented a 4.5% interim adjustment in the interconnection fee for the use of the SMP network (VU-M) exclusively for local calls VC1 between ourselves and the following operators: Oi, TIM, CTBC (Fixed and Mobile) and Telemar, based on an agreement among such operators and us. As a result, our interconnection fee increased from R$0.41611 to R$0.43483, net of taxes.

     At the end of 2005, we entered in an interim agreement to readjust prices of the interconnection fee (VU-M) on long-distance calls VC2 and VC3 by 4.5% . Telemar, Brasil Telecom (cellular and fixed lines), Telefônica, CTBC (cellular and fixed lines), Sercomtel (cellular and fixed lines), Oi, Vivo, TIM, Claro, Amazônia Celular, and Telemig Celular were involved in this agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, implementation of the interim readjustment became effective immediately after Anatel’s ratification of new rates for calls to users of fixed-line services, which took place in March 2006.

     The adjustment of the interconnection fee (VU-M) is being questioned by some operators that are not party to the agreements for local and long-distance calls and is also being discussed judicially by us. See “Item 8A—Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Readjustment of VU-M” for further information.

     The free negotiation process for interconnection charges will proceed until 2008 when a “cost based” reference interconnection value will be set by Anatel, according to the regulation on SMP Network Usage Fees, issued in July 2006. See “Item 4B. Business Overview—Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry”.

     We cannot assure you that the interconnection rates we negotiated will be upheld or that future negotiations will be as favorable as those that were previously set by Anatel. If the readjustments that we negotiated are cancelled or if freely negotiated interconnection fees in the future are less favorable to us, our business, financial condition, revenues, results of operations and prospects will be adversely affected.

     In addition, Anatel initiated a public consultation process (Anatel’s Public Consultation number 642 of 2005) regarding certain changes in the current SMP regulation. The public consultation period established in Anatel’s proposal ended on January 16, 2006, but final regulation has not yet been promulgated. We are analyzing the impact that the changes in SMP regulation would have to our business and results of operations. The original text of the public consultation includes changes such as:

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     We have submitted comments to Anatel against the proposals that may have adverse effects on our business. We cannot assure whether these changes will be approved and, if approved, whether these changes may have adverse effects on our revenues and results of operations.

     Anatel also issued Regulation number 460/2007, regarding Number Portability. According to Anatel’s regulation, number portability will be provided by fixed and mobile operators, until March 2009, with most incurring costs being borne by the operators. We are analyzing the impact of number portability on our business and results of operations.

     Anatel’s new regulation regarding the interconnection and network usage fees could have an adverse effect on our results.

     Since the beginning of 2005, Anatel published the following new regulations on interconnection and network usage fees of SMP providers, some of which could have an adverse effect on our results: (1) new General Regulation of Interconnection (Regulamento Geral de Interconexão—Resolution number 410/2005, or RGI); (2) the Regulation of Separation and Allocation of Costs (Resolution number 396/2005); (3) the Regulation for Network Usage Fees of SMP providers (Regulamento de Remuneração pelo Uso de Redes de Prestadoras do SMP – Resolution number 438/2006) and (4) the Regulation for Usage of Spectrum in the 800, 900, 1800, 1900 and 2100MHz bands (Resolution number 454/2006). We highlight, among others, the following changes in the regulation that may adversely affect our results:

     Such new regulations could have an adverse effect on our results of operations because (1) our interconnection charges could drop significantly, thereby reducing our revenues, (2) Anatel may allow more favorable prices for economic groups without significant market power, (3) the prices we charge in some regions in which we operate are higher than those in some other regions, and consolidation of those prices, competitive pressures and other factors would reduce our average prices and thereby reduce our revenues and, (4) the granting of new licenses may increase competition in our area from other operators, which could adversely affect our market share, thereby reducing our revenues. In this regard, the creation of the “full billing” regime has resulted in an increase of our interconnection costs and revenues.

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     It is difficult to predict how technological changes within the wireless telecommunications industry will affect our business.

     The global and the Brazilian wireless telecommunications industry is experiencing significant changes, particularly relating to technological development, ongoing improvements in the capacity, quality and data transmission speed of digital technology, shorter development cycles for new products, and changes in end-user needs and preferences. Alternative technologies may be developed to provide services to customers that are superior to those that we are able to provide. The introduction of these new technologies may result in an accelerated erosion of our market share or require us to incur significant capital expenditures in response to competitive pressures that are driven by technological advances. For example, the growing use in Brazil of GSM technology by other wireless service providers and the dwindling supply of TDMA handsets, were among the important factors that prompted us to migrate our network from TDMA to GSM technology. We cannot assure you that similar technology advances in the future will not force us to make additional changes or investments in our network that we are not currently contemplating.

     The Brazilian wireless telecommunications industry’s landscape is highly competitive and is changing in a way that may adversely affect our market share and our margins.

     At the beginning of 1998, we assumed the cellular operations of Telecomunicações de Minas Gerais S.A., a former cellular operator under the government-owned Telebrás System, and we were initially the only cellular operator in our area. Since that time, the emergence of other wireless telecommunications operators in our area has created an intensely competitive environment. Currently, in addition to us there are four other wireless service providers operating within our authorization area. We face competition from the following operators: (a) TIM, the B Band frequency range operator that launched its services in December, 1998. TIM is primarily owned by Telecom Italia and operates in the entire State of Minas Gerais using TDMA and GSM technologies; (b) Oi, the D Band operator that launched its services in June, 2002. Oi is a subsidiary of Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. (Telemar). It operates in the entire State of Minas Gerais using GSM technology; (c) Claro, the E Band operator that launched its services in the fourth quarter of 2005. Claro is controlled by América Móvil and operates in an area that comprises most of the State of Minas Gerais. Claro is not present in the Triângulo Mineiro region. Claro operates using GSM technology; and, (d) CTBC Celular, an A Band operator that provides services only in the Triângulo Mineiro region. CTBC Celular is controlled by CTBC, a fixed-line operator. CTBC Celular operates using both TDMA and GSM technologies. The intense competition in our market has resulted in the gradual reduction of our total market share, which was an estimated 31.6% at December 31, 2006, as compared to 38.1% and 48.2% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

     The ultimate impact that existing competition and new market entrants will have on our business is not yet clear. Our competitors may be able to offer lower prices than we do and to develop and deploy more rapidly new or improved wireless technologies, services and products. Our responses to the entry of these new competitors may require us to lower rates or extend higher subsidies to our customers for the acquisition of handsets, thereby adversely affecting our margins.

     In addition, in December 2006, Anatel issued Resolution number 454/2006 setting forth new rules regarding the usage of spectrum at 800, 900, 1800, 1900 and 2100MHz and also granting auction authorizations to acquire frequencies to operate new licenses including to operate so-called “third generation”, or 3G, wireless telecommunications services in our area. VIVO has publicly stated that it is interested in providing wireless services in our region and was participating in a concurrent public consultation in connection with the auction for part of this spectrum. As Anatel was successful in dropping an injunction that we had obtained to halt this public consultation until a new General Authorizations Plan (“PGA”) is approved, the consultation process continued and was concluded in April 2007. Should Anatel actually sell and Vivo decide to buy frequency spectrum at 1.9 GHz, two factors could adversely affect our operations: (1) an additional competitor in our region and (2) the possibility of the introduction of 3G technology by a CDMA operator before the auction of 3G spectrum. Anticipating this second challenge, we announced a trial to anticipate the offering of 3G services using the already licensed spectrum. In spite of these facts, we believe the auctions for new spectrum are likely to be held during 2007.

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     In addition, market participants in other areas of Brazil may also seek to operate in our area, most likely through acquisitions. Certain of our existing and potential future competitors are larger and have greater financial, marketing and management resources than we do.

We experience a high rate of customer turnover, which may impact our future operations.

     Customer turnover, or churn, may be voluntary or involuntary, depending on whether the customer freely decides to terminate our services or we terminate the services due to lack of payment. Our average churn rate during the last three years was 2.6% per month in 2004, 2.8% per month in 2005 and 3.3% per month in 2006. To the extent that our competition continues to increase or the Brazilian economy stagnates or falters, our churn rate could increase, negatively affecting our business, financial condition, revenues, results of operations and prospects.

Adverse decisions in one or more of our lawsuits could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

     In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various legal proceedings of a civil, tax, regulatory and labor-related nature. As of December 31, 2006, we maintained provisions in the total amount of R$816.0 million and court deposits in the total amount of R$807.8 million. The majority of our legal proceedings are related to tax matters. The total amout of the contingencies, based on the value attributed to the lawsuit by the plaintiff, may not correspond to the economic value of the lawsuits, which may be substantially higher than the total amount of contingencies. If the cost of these lawsuits is higher than the amount attributed to them by the plaintiffs or, in the event the total amount of our provisions does not suffice to pay the contingencies due, we could incur greater costs than originally foreseen and could have to make adjustments to our provisions. In addition, adverse decisions in one or more of our lawsuits or disputes in amounts in excess of those deposited in court, may result in material losses, which may adversely affect our business and results of operations. For more information on the legal proceedings in which we are involved, see “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings.”

Use of wireless phones may pose health risks.

     Media reports have suggested that radio frequency emissions from wireless handsets may be linked to various health problems, including cancer, and may interfere with electronic medical devices, including hearing aids and pacemakers. Although we do not know of any definitive studies showing that radio frequency raises health care concerns, concerns over radio frequency emissions may discourage the use of wireless handsets or expose us to potential litigation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, revenues, results of operations and prospects.

Certain covenants contained in our financial agreements limit our ability to incur indebtedness.

     Our financing agreements, including the indenture related to the offering of US$80 million unsecured senior notes due 2009 combined with the offering by Amazônia Celular of US$40 million unsecured senior notes due 2009, contain certain financial covenants, limiting our ability to incur indebtedness above a certain level. Failure to comply with those covenants could result in the acceleration of the debt under those financing agreements. As a result, our ability to raise capital above the limits imposed by these agreements may be impaired, which may affect our ability to obtain the resources needed to expand the GSM network so as to cover all of the localities in our area. In addition, certain financing agreements of the Company have cross-acceleration clauses and if Amazônia Celular defaults in any of its other financing agreements, our notes payment will be accelerated.

Risks Related to the ADSs and the Preferred Shares

     The relative volatility and illiquidity of the Brazilian securities markets may substantially limit your ability to sell the preferred shares underlying the ADSs at the price and time you desire.

     Investing in securities that trade in emerging markets, such as Brazil, often involves greater risk than investing in securities of issuers in the United States, and such investments are generally considered to be more speculative in nature. The Brazilian securities market is substantially smaller, less liquid, more concentrated and can be more volatile than major securities markets in the United States. Accordingly, although you are entitled to withdraw the preferred shares underlying the ADSs from the depositary at any time, your ability to sell the preferred shares underlying the ADSs at a price and time at which you wish to do so may be substantially limited. There is also significantly greater concentration in the Brazilian securities market than in major securities markets in the United States. The ten largest companies in terms of market capitalization represented approximately 51.3% of the aggregate market capitalization of the BOVESPA as of December 31, 2006, respectively. The top ten stocks in terms of trading volume accounted for approximately 48.0%, 44.7% and 45.5% of all shares traded on the BOVESPA in 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

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     If you surrender your ADSs and withdraw preferred shares, you risk losing the ability to remit foreign currency abroad and certain potential Brazilian tax advantages.

     As an ADS holder, you will benefit from the electronic certificate of foreign capital registration to be obtained by the custodian for our preferred shares underlying the ADSs in Brazil, which permits the custodian to convert dividends and other distributions with respect to the preferred shares into non-Brazilian currency and remit the proceeds abroad. If you surrender your ADSs and withdraw preferred shares, you will be entitled to continue to rely on the custodian’s electronic certificate of foreign capital registration for only five business days from the date of withdrawal. Thereafter, upon the disposition of or distributions relating to the preferred shares, you will not be able to remit abroad non-Brazilian currency unless you obtain your own electronic certificate of foreign capital registration or you qualify under Brazilian foreign investment regulations that entitle some foreign investors to buy and sell shares on Brazilian stock exchanges without obtaining separate electronic certificates of foreign capital registration. If you do not qualify under the foreign investment regulations you will potentially be subject to less favorable tax treatment.

     If you attempt to obtain your own electronic certificate of foreign capital registration, you may incur expenses or suffer delays in the application process, which could delay your ability to receive dividends or distributions relating to our preferred shares or the return of your capital in a timely manner. The depositary’s electronic certificate of foreign capital registration may also be adversely affected by future legislative changes.

Holders of ADSs may be unable to exercise preemptive rights with respect to our preferred shares.

     We may not be able to offer our preferred shares to U.S. holders of ADSs pursuant to preemptive rights granted to holders of our preferred shares in connection with any future issuance of our preferred shares unless a registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, is effective with respect to such preferred shares and preemptive rights, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available. We are not obligated to file a registration statement relating to preemptive rights with respect to our preferred shares, and we cannot assure you that we will file any such registration statement. If such a registration statement is not filed and an exemption from registration does not exist, The Bank of New York, as depositary, will attempt to sell the preemptive rights, and you will be entitled to receive the proceeds of such sale. However, these preemptive rights will expire if the depositary does not sell them and U.S. holders of ADSs will not realize any value from the granting of such preemptive rights.

ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

A. History and Development of the Company

General

     We are the leading provider of cellular telecommunications services in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. We operate in most of our authorization area on a frequency referred to as A Band, initially under a concession granted in November 1997 by the federal government of Brazil. Previously, we operated under a permission granted on April 29, 1993 to our predecessor company, Telecomunicações de Minas Gerais S.A. On February 19, 2004, we signed a contract with Anatel to migrate to the Serviço Móvel Pessoal, or SMP, regime from the Serviço Móvel Celular, or SMC, regime. Our SMP authorization is for an indeterminate period of time and covers a region that includes 100% of the municipalities and 100% of the population in the State of Minas Gerais. Telemig Celular started operating in the Triângulo Mineiro region on May 30, 2005, on a frequency referred to as E band. The Triângulo Mineiro network is fully based on GSM/EDGE technology. At December 31, 2006, we had 3,435,562 subscribers, representing an estimated market share of 31.6% in our region, as opposed to 3,344,184 subscribers, or an estimated 38.1% market share, at December 31, 2005.

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     The Registrant currently owns 83.3% of the share capital, including 89.2% of the voting shares, of Telemig Celular, and these shares constitute substantially all of the Registrant’s assets, other than cash and cash equivalents and temporary cash investments. The Registrant relies almost exclusively on dividends from Telemig Celular to meet its cash needs, including cash to pay dividends to its shareholders.

     The Registrant’s legal and commercial name is Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and it is a corporation (sociedade por ações) organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Our headquarters are located at Rua Levindo Lopes, 258, Funcionários, 30140-170, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil, and our telephone number is 55-31-9933-3535. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Puglisi & Associates, located at 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204, P.O. Box 885, Newark, Delaware 19715.

Historical Background

     Before the incorporation of Telebrás in 1972, there were more than 900 telecommunications companies operating throughout Brazil. Between 1972 and 1975, Telebrás and its operating subsidiaries, collectively the “Telebrás System,” acquired almost all of the other telephone companies in Brazil and monopolized the provision of public telecommunications services in almost all areas of the country. Beginning in 1995, the federal government initiated a comprehensive reform of Brazil’s telecommunications regulatory system. In July 1997, Brazil’s National Congress adopted the General Telecommunications Law, which provided for the establishment of a new regulatory framework, the introduction of competition, and the privatization of the Telebrás System.

     In January 1998, in preparation for the restructuring and privatization of the Telebrás System, the cellular telecommunications operations of the Telebrás System were spun off into separate companies. In May 1998, the Telebrás System was restructured to form, in addition to Telebrás, twelve new holding companies. Virtually all assets and liabilities of Telebrás, including the shares held by Telebrás in the Telebrás System, were allocated to the new holding companies. The resulting holding companies, together with their respective subsidiaries, consisted of (i) eight cellular holding companies, one in each of eight cellular regions, holding one or more operating companies providing cellular services; (ii) three wireline holding companies, one in each of three wireline regions, holding one or more operating companies providing local and intraregional long-distance services; and (iii) Embratel Participações S.A., a holding company of Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A. – Embratel, which provides domestic and international long-distance telephone services throughout Brazil.

     The Registrant is one of the eight cellular holding companies formed in connection with the Telebrás System’s restructuring. In connection with the breakup of Telebrás, the Registrant was allocated all the share capital held by Telebrás in Telemig Celular. In July 1998, the federal government sold substantially all of its shares of the new holding companies, including the Registrant’s, to private-sector buyers. The majority of the Registrant’s voting shares were purchased by Telpart Participações S.A. See “Item 4C. Organizational Structure.”

Change in Management

     Upon taking over the management of Telemig Celular, the current management engaged consultants to review the Company’s operations. In the course of its review management of Telemig Celular identified certain employment and consulting agreements the legality of which may arguably be questioned in a court of law. The amounts involved are not material in relation to the Company’s consolidated assets or revenues. For further information on a labor claim brought by Telemig Celular against members of its former management, see “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Labor Legal Proceedings—Labor Claim against Former Management.”

     While management’s review has not been concluded, it is sufficiently advanced that management believes it unlikely, although not impossible, that any further findings would result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations or net income.

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Recent Political Developments

     In July 2005, Telemig Celular was mentioned in connection with accusations against DNA Propaganda Ltda., or DNA, and SMP&B Comunicação Ltda., or SMP&B, involving political corruption. Both DNA and SMP&B are advertising agencies, whose services had been engaged by Telemig Celular, from the year 2000 to the first quarter of 2005.

     DNA and SMP&B were involved in the mensalão, or votes-for-cash scandal, that dominated the politics of Brazil in 2005. Mensalão is a neologism and variant of the word for “monthly payment” in Portuguese. The scandal began when, on June 6, 2005, a Brazilian Congressional Deputy, Roberto Jefferson, told a Brazilian newspaper that the Brazilian President’s Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores), or PT, had paid a number of Congressional deputies 30,000 reais every month in order to vote for legislation favored by the ruling party. According to Mr. Jefferson, the operator of the payment scheme was the businessman Marcos Valério de Souza, one of the owners of the advertising agencies SMP&B and DNA, which had large contracts with the government.

     In view of the accusations, the Brazilian Congress, through a Congressional Committee of Investigation (Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito), or CPI, and through the CVM, began investigations. Telemig Celular provided to both bodies all the documents referring to the advertising services rendered by DNA and SMP&B to it. Telemig Celular was able to demonstrate that all payments made to these two advertising agencies corresponded to services effectively rendered, and not to any vote-for-cash plan.

     The final report prepared by the Congressional Committee of Investigation does not find any irregularity in the transactions between Telemig Celular and DNA and SMP&B. The CVM has not mentioned any violations either.

B. Business Overview

Our Region

     Our authorization area in the State of Minas Gerais covers a region of more than 586,552 square kilometers, which is approximately 6.9% of Brazil’s territory, with a population of approximately 19,5 million people, representing 10.5% of Brazil’s population. Minas Gerais is the second most populous state in Brazil, and the third largest in terms of gross domestic product and the fourth largest in terms of geographic area. At December 31, 2006, our region had 26 cities with populations in excess of 100,000 people, including the cities of Belo Horizonte, Contagem, Juiz de Fora, Montes Claros, Uberaba and Uberlândia. In 2003, the year for which the latest such information is publicly available, the annual per capita income in Minas Gerais was approximately R$7,709, and the state generated approximately 9.3% of Brazil’s gross domestic product. As of December 31, 2006, of the 19,5 million inhabitants in our region, approximately 55.6% used wireless telecommunications services. Our business, financial condition and results of operations depend largely on the performance of the Brazilian economy and the economy of the State of Minas Gerais, in particular. See “Item 5A. Operating Results—Overview—Brazilian Political and Economic Environment” for a description of the Brazilian economy.

     The shaded portion of the following map shows the location of the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

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Services

     We are the leading provider of wireless telecommunications services in Minas Gerais. At December 31, 2006, we had an estimated total market share of 31.6% in our area, as compared to an estimated market share of 38.1% and 48.2% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. It should be noted that in May 2005, we launched our operations in the Triângulo Mineiro region, an area that previously was not part of our authorization, and where we had no market share. At December 31, 2005, after only seven months of operations as the fourth entrant in the Triângulo Mineiro region, we already had attained an estimated market share of 12.4%, and at December 31, 2006 we had an estimated market share of 17.3% in that region. When considering only the area of our initial authorization, that is, Minas Gerais State excluding the Triângulo Mineiro region, our market share by the end of 2005 and 2006 was estimated to be 40.9% and 33.1%, respectively. Our digital service uses Time Division Multiple Access, or TDMA, technology; our analog service uses a technology standard called Advanced Mobile Phone Service, or AMPS; and we have been involved in the process of overlaying GSM technology onto our network since the last quarter of 2004, which incorporates updated versions of Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution, or EDGE, technology for data transmission. We offer GSM service to subscribers in all the cities covered in our region, covering 564 localities.

     We recognize that adapting our services in response to technology advances is a key factor in maintaining our competitiveness and market leadership position in Minas Gerais, and we are committed to keeping our network and services modern and reliable. In early 2004, we decided to begin the process of transforming our network from a TDMA-based network to a GSM-based network. This process involves overlaying GSM technology onto our existing network over a three to five year period. Our introduction of GSM/EDGE service for our subscribers, initiated in November 2004, is improving data transmission speed and establishing a base for the future offering of continuously evolving wireless products and services.

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     We offer a series of services to prepaid and contract subscribers, as well as business solutions to corporate users. One of our innovative rate plans, commercially branded as Plano Controle, or Control Plan, caters to a market niche (which includes some of our postpaid and prepaid customers) that prefers to pay a set monthly fee for wireless services as long as that fee is set at a low and controlled rate. The Plano Controle mixes the best features of prepaid and contract plans. After the monthly amount of fixed minutes is used, no more outgoing calls are allowed. However, the user is still able to receive calls. The user can, at his or her option, recharge his or her phone with extra calling minutes, just as in the prepaid plans. The minutes that are not used can be carried over to the following month. Due to the plan’s popularity, in April 2004, we began to offer three new Plano Controle options with higher denominations of fixed minutes to our customers.

     We also provide value-added services such as fax reception through mobile handsets, voicemail, call forwarding, call waiting and call conferencing, caller line identification and three-way calling. In addition, we provide special services, such as customized ring tones, real time play-by-play of soccer matches, information searches (including accessing bank statements, office or home information) and convenient services, all through the subscriber’s mobile handset. We constantly evaluate the readiness of our network to respond to emerging market trends and customer demands for new services.

     Through agreements with other mobile service providers, we offer automatic roaming services throughout Brazil to our subscribers that allow them to make and receive calls while out of our area. We also offer international roaming on TDMA networks in countries such as Argentina, Uruguay and the United States. We have implemented 51 bilateral agreements in 52 countries for roaming on GSM networks.

     In addition, we provide mobile telecommunications services to subscribers of other wireless service providers while they are in our area. These other service providers are charged by us under roaming agreements for the service provided to their subscribers.

Strategy

     Our strategy is to increase our profitability by maintaining our market share of high revenue subscribers, reducing and containing our costs and expanding operations to markets with good prospects. The key elements in implementing this business strategy are to:

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Subscribers

     The following table sets forth information regarding our operating data and subscriber base for the periods indicated within our area.

    Year ended December 31, 
   
    2004    2005    2006 
       
 
Contract subscribers at period end    756,810    856,522    798,180 
Prepaid customers at period end    2,020,472    2,487,662    2,637,382 
       
         Total    2,777,282    3,344,184    3,435,562 
       
Net subscriber growth during year    19.6%    20.4%    2.7% 
Estimated population of our region at             
       period-end (in millions)(1)   17.0    19.2    19.5 
Estimated covered population at period-end (in millions)(2)   13.4    15.2    16.4 
Percentage of population covered at period-end(3)   77.8%    81.9%    84.4% 
Penetration at period-end(4)   33.9%    45.7%    55.6% 
Average monthly incoming minutes of use per subscriber:             
         Contract subscribers    66    73    71 
         Prepaid customers    29    24    21 
Average monthly outgoing minutes of use per subscriber:             
         Contract subscribers    135    117    114 
         Prepaid customers    9    7    8 
Average monthly revenues per subscriber:(5)            
         Contract subscribers    R$79    R$68    R$70 
         Prepaid customers    R$15    R$12    R$11 
                 Total blended average    R$34    R$27    R$25 
Cost of acquisition per subscriber(6)   R$118    R$145    R$147 
Average monthly churn(7)   2.6%    2.8%    3.3% 
Estimated market share at period end:             
         Total    48.2%    38.1%    31.6% 
         Minas market – excluding Triângulo Mineiro region    n.a.    40.9%    33.1% 
         Triângulo Mineiro region    n.a.    12.4%    17.3% 
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(1) Estimates based on data from Target 2005 (Brasil em Foco).
(2) Estimates by our management of the number of people within our area who can access our signal.
(3) Estimates by our management of the percentage of the population of our area that can access our signal.
(4) Estimates by our management of the number of cellular lines in service in our area.
(5) In nominal reais, net of value-added taxes (PIS, COFINS and ICMS).
(6) Calculated based on the [(sum of salaries paid to our marketing and selling personnel, consulting fees regarding sales and marketing services, commissions, subsidies for the sale of handsets, advertising and promotion costs, and FISTEL tax (activation tax)), less the activation fee for the period,] divided by the number of gross activations in the period.
(7) Calculated based on the [year-to-date deactivations divided by the sum of average monthly opening number of subscribers since beginning of the year multiplied by 12], divided by the number of months in the period.

Contract and Prepaid Market

     At December 31, 2006, we had 3,435,562 subscribers, an increase of 2.7% over December 31, 2005, and an estimated market share of 31.6%, compared to an estimated market share of 38.1% and 48.2% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. It should be noted that in May 2005, we launched our operations in the Triângulo Mineiro region, an area that previously was not part of our authorization, and where we had no market share. After only seven months of operations as the fourth entrant in the Triângulo Mineiro region, we already had attained an estimated market share of 12.4% at December 31, 2005 and at December 31, 2006 we had an estimated market share of 17.3% in that region. When considering only the area of our initial authorization, that is, Minas Gerais State excluding the Triângulo Mineiro region, our market share by the end of 2006 and 2005 was estimated to be 33.1% and 40.9%, respectively. Our subscriber base consists of (i) contract subscribers, who pay a monthly fee to enroll in one of our rate plans and who are invoiced monthly after services have been provided to them; and (ii) prepaid customers who purchase in advance cards containing a specified number of airtime credits that usually can be used within the 180-day period after the prepaid card is activated. Our contract subscribers consist primarily of higher income individuals who use their handsets for both personal and business purposes. Our prepaid clients are generally younger, have lower income than contract subscribers, and use their handsets more to receive than to place calls.

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     Our contract subscribers used an average of 185 minutes of airtime per month in 2006, a 3.1% decrease from an average of 191 minutes per month in 2005. Our prepaid customers used an average of 29 minutes of airtime per month in 2006, as compared to an average of 31 minutes per month in 2005. Decreases in the average minutes of use per user can be expected in the future as further market penetration adds customers to our base who had previously not been clients due to lower income or less active calling habits, and who generally are prepaid customers who use fewer minutes of airtime per month. Recently, our prepaid customer base has grown, increasing by 6.0% to 2,637,382 at December 31, 2006 from 2,487,662 at December 31, 2005. At December 31, 2004, our prepaid customer base was 2,020,472. Our contract subscriber base decreased to 798,180 at December 31, 2006 from 856,522 at December 31, 2005 and reached 756,810 at December 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2006, 76.8% of our subscribers were prepaid customers and 23.2% were contract customers, as compared to 74.4% and 25.6%, respectively, at December 31, 2005 and 72.7% and 27.3%, respectively, at December 31, 2004. The average cost of acquiring our clients increased to R$147.3 in 2006, as compared to R$145.4 in 2005, and to R$117.9 in 2004.

     The growth of prepaid services is due to a number of factors, including (i) previous market penetration efforts having already reached substantially all those who fit the profile of contract subscribers; (ii) a “calling party pays” environment whereby a prepaid customer does not incur charges in responding to an incoming call while inside our area; (iii) the ability of subscribers to make collect outgoing calls without incurring charges; and (iv) ease of access to prepaid services because no credit checks are conducted in connection with the provision of prepaid services. We believe that prepaid plans are attractive to a wide range of cellular customers. In addition to helping customers control costs, a prepaid program has no monthly invoice and allows customers to prepay for cellular services in cash. The prepaid market is comprised of customers who generally earn a variable income and prefer not to make a fixed financial commitment, who do not have the credit profile required to purchase a contract plan or who seek cellular services for emergencies or limited use only.

     In May 2006, we launched promotional pre-paid cards (in the amounts of R$16, R$32 or R$55) with bonus according to the client’s MOU (minutes of use), limited to twice the card value. Bonuses are recorded as a liability when our clients reach the required amount of minutes of usage and are charged as sales deductions when telecommunication service is provided.

     Benefits of an increased prepaid customer base include: (i) no billing and collection expenses and no delinquent accounts; (ii) advance receipt of cash from subscribers in exchange for services that may or may not have to be provided, depending upon whether or not the prepaid card is used; and (iii) a lower cost of acquisition for each prepaid customer as compared to a contract subscriber due to, among other things, substantially lower subsidies for prepaid customer’s handsets. However, offsetting these benefits is the fact that prepaid customers generally spend less than one-fifth as much as contract customers on cellular services, tend to roam less, and rarely use other value-added services. Most of the revenue generated from the growth of our prepaid customer base comes in the form of interconnection fees that we charge when subscribers of other telecommunications operators use our network to make an incoming call to one of our prepaid customers.

     The growth of the subscriber base of all Brazilian wireless telecommunications service providers, including A Band operators, will likely be predominantly in the prepaid market in the future as most of those who have the profiles of contract subscribers have usually already contracted with a wireless service provider. Further market penetration will largely involve those whose customer profile is better suited to the use of prepaid services.

     A prepaid customer is no longer considered a customer when 240 days have elapsed since the customer purchased and activated, or added credit to, his or her last prepaid card. The customer’s number is then deactivated, and he or she is considered to have turned over. Usually, prepaid card balances are automatically cancelled if the customer has not activated a new card within 180 days after activation of the previous card. Currently, if a contract subscriber’s payment is more than 90 days past due, the subscriber is considered to have turned over, except for the Plano Controle subscribers, who are churned if payment is more than 78 days past due.

Churn

     We determine annualized churn rates for a given period by dividing the sum of all subscribers disconnected since the beginning of the year by the average number of subscribers at the beginning of each month since the beginning of the year, dividing the product by the number of months in the period to be measured, and multiplying by 12. Churn rates, which measure subscriber turnover, are then expressed as a percentage. Contract subscribers who migrate to prepaid service voluntarily within 30 days of becoming a subscriber are not counted as being churned.

     Our average blended monthly churn rate in 2004, 2005 and 2006 was 2.6%, 2.8% and 3.3%, respectively. During 2006, we experienced an increase in the blended annualized churn rate as compared to 2005 mainly as a result of an increase in our prepaid annualized churn rate. This increase was primarily due to the highly competitive environment in our area. The annualized churn rate for contract customers increased slightly during 2006.

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Sources of Revenues

     We generate revenue from (i) usage charges, which include measured service charges for outgoing calls, incoming collect calls, roaming and other similar charges; (ii) monthly subscription charges; (iii) interconnection fees, which are amounts charged by us to other telecommunications service providers, including other cellular, fixed-line and long-distance service providers, for incoming calls requiring the use of our network and long-distance calls made or received by means of our network; (iv) sales of handsets and accessories; and (v) other charges, such as charges for internet access, text messaging, call forwarding, call waiting and call blocking. The rates that we charge for our service plans and interconnection are influenced by or subject to regulation by Anatel. We still earn monthly revenues from providing co-billing services and from the use of our prepaid plan when our customers choose to use a telecommunications service provider to make long-distance calls, both domestically and internationally.

     With the introduction of carrier selection by customers as a result of the transition from the SMC regime to the SMP regime, on a call-per-call basis our interconnection agreements with long-distance service providers were substantially changed. Although the long-distance carriers own the revenues, they must rely on co-billing agreements with us to collect the fees. In the introduction of these new procedures, fraud levels increased substantially and demanded joint efforts of all operators to be refrained. Cooperative efforts among operators persist to keep this problem under control.

Subscriber Rates

     Mobile telecommunications services in Brazil are offered on a “calling party pays” basis, under which the subscriber pays only for calls that he or she places, except that roaming charges are applied to calls received while outside the subscriber’s home registration area. In addition, cellular subscribers wishing to place calls may avoid incurring airtime charges by making collect calls because there are no charges for collect calls. Subscriber charges are computed based on factors such as the subscriber’s service plan, the location of the party called, the place from which the call originated and the duration of the call. Subscribers pay for at least 30 seconds of airtime even if their call lasts less than 30 seconds, but they are not required to make any payment if their call lasts less than three seconds. After the first 30 seconds of a call have elapsed, we charge subscribers for every six seconds of airtime used.

     We provide contract services through a variety of rate plans, mostly under the Ideal brand name, ranging from plans offering a fixed number of free minutes each month to plans offering rate discounts to subscribers using wireless services during specified times of the day or on weekends. During 2006, we generated approximately 19.9% of our net service revenues from monthly fees in connection with contract service plans, compared to 20.7% in 2005. We offer four prepaid service plans that are primarily tailored for use during specified times of the day or on weekends. Together, monthly contract service fees and airtime charges for outgoing calls generated 54.3% of our net service revenues during 2006.

     We also offer our subscribers an internet-related service called “i.telemigcelular.” The i.telemigcelular services include communication, news and entertainment services, and internet and remote access to personal computers. The most popular of the i.telemigcelular options is the text-messaging option, which is currently used by approximately 75% of our digital subscribers. The i.telemigcelular service can also be used to participate in chat rooms, customize ring tones and play games and for Internet access. Our internet-related services do not comprise a significant portion of our overall revenues, but have increased from 5.9% of net service revenues in 2005 to 8.0% of net service revenues in 2006.

Roaming Fees

     We also receive revenues under roaming agreements with other cellular service providers. When a call is made from within our area by a subscriber of another cellular service provider, that service provider pays us for the use of our network. Conversely, when one of our subscribers makes a cellular call outside our area, we must pay charges to the mobile telecommunications service provider in whose area the call originates a roaming fee for the use of that service provider’s network. In 2006, roaming fees accounted for 4.7% of our net service revenues.

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Interconnection Fees

     Until July 13, 2006, interconnection fees for local wireless traffic were due only if the traffic balances between any two companies operating in the same area was either less than 45% or in excess of 55% (“bill & keep regime”). Beginning July 14, 2006, new regulation on SMP network usage fees issued by Anatel established that interconnection payments should occur for the full amount of traffic between operators (“full billing” regime).

     As of July 17, 2005, we implemented a 4.5% adjustment in the interconnection fee for the use of network of the SMP (VU-M) exclusively for local calls VC1 between ourselves and the following operators: Oi, TIM, CTBC (Fixed and Mobile) and Telemar, based on an agreement among such operators and us. As a result, our interconnection fee increased from R$0.41611 per minute to R$0.43483, net of taxes.

     At the end of 2005, we participated in an agreement to temporarily readjust prices by 4.5% of the interconnection fee (VU-M) on long-distance calls VC2 and VC3. Telemar, Brasil Telecom (cellular and fixed lines), Telefônica, CTBC (cellular and fixed lines), Sercomtel (cellular and fixed lines), Oi, Vivo, TIM, Claro, Amazônia Celular, and Telemig Celular were involved in this agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, implementation of the interim readjustment became effective immediately after Anatel’s ratification of new rates for calls to users of fixed-line services, which took place in March 2006.

     The adjustment of the interconnection fee (VU-M) for local and long-distance calls is being questioned by some operators that are not party to the agreements for local and long-distance calls and is also being discussed judicially by us. See “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Readjustment of VU-M” and “Item 3D. Risks Factors—Risks Relating to our Business and the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry—Anatel’s new regulation regarding the interconnection and network usage fees could have an adverse effect on our results” for further information.

Sales, Marketing and Customer Service

     We sell handsets, accessories and calling cards and provide activation services through four primary distribution channels: (i) an extensive network of mostly exclusive independent local distributors; (ii) a network of company-owned stores; (iii) a direct sales force targeting corporate accounts, government accounts and high-volume consumers; and (iv) for prepaid cards, a wide variety of points-of-sale, including supermarkets, lottery ticket stands, newsstands and other retail outlets. The number of points-of-sale for prepaid cards was approximately 29,000 at December 31, 2006, higher than the 24,000 and 20,000 registered in 2005 and 2004, respectively. While operating company-owned stores is the most cost-effective means of distribution in centers with higher populations due to savings on independent distributor commissions, lower sales volumes outside of major urban centers make it more cost-effective to use independent local distributors to avoid the overhead costs associated with operating company-owned stores. We develop customer awareness through marketing and promotion efforts and high-quality customer care, building upon the strength of its brand name to increase consumer awareness and customer loyalty, and advertising through print, radio, television, wall panels and sponsoring sports and cultural events and outdoor advertising campaigns.

Independent Distributors

     Independent distributors sell handsets, accessories and calling cards and provide activation services and sales coverage across our area with minimal capital investment being made or operating expenses being incurred by us. Independent retailers provide customers with the convenience of being accessible from a greater number of locations. Independent distributors are paid a variable commission for each (i) new contract customer they sign up for service, provided that the customer retains and pays for service for at least two months and provided, further, that there is no fraud and proper documentation is recorded; and (ii) new prepaid customer, provided the customer subsequently purchases a certain minimum amount in prepaid calling cards. Independent distributors also receive a mark-up margin on sales of handsets and prepaid card kits. In addition, independent distributors are eligible for bonuses for meeting or exceeding sales targets.

     At December 31, 2006, we had 799 independent distributors’ points-of-sale, located primarily in metropolitan centers, as compared to 747 at December 31, 2005 and 642 at December 31, 2004. We have exclusivity arrangements with most of our main distributors. Our exclusive independent retail network includes well-known retail chains, drugstores and supermarkets with well-traveled points-of-sale and active sales promotions. All independent retailers receive marketing support from us to help assure that they maintain specified standards of service and participate in promotions.

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Company Stores

     We sell telecommunications services, handsets and accessories through company-owned stores located throughout Minas Gerais. These stores are effective in building our image and brand awareness, provide high-quality levels of service, greater accountability and help to ensure consistent customer service. Although the majority of sales at our company-owned stores consist of subscriptions for mobile telecommunications services, the company-owned stores also sell handsets to contract and prepaid customers. At December 31, 2006, we had 19 company-owned stores, as compared to 20 at December 31, 2005 and 15 at December 31, 2004.

Distributors and Marketing

     At December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we made prepaid cards available at approximately 29,000 and 24,000 points-of-sale located throughout Minas Gerais, respectively, including national and regional retail franchise chains, supermarkets, lottery ticket stands, newsstands, banking branches and drugstores. In addition, we engage in telemarketing and mailing efforts aimed at increasing average revenue per user through the sales of value-added services, directing customers to service plans that best fit their usage patterns, and soliciting potential customers. We have also implemented a customer rewards program based upon the number of minutes of airtime used and length of time as a customer.

Customer Service

     One of our principal goals is to provide our customers with excellent customer care. During the first year of service we contact our clients five times through Short Message Service, or SMS, and nine times through our call center to ask about their degree of customer satisfaction, if they have had any service-related problems or questions, and to ensure they are receiving the plans and services that are best suited to their level of usage and preferences. We provide our clients with 24-hour customer service to answer questions and resolve service problems through a call center infrastructure that can accommodate up to 20,000 calls per hour during peak hours. Through our customer service attendants, we are able to provide immediate accessibility to customers for requests relating to matters such as reactivation, addition of value-added services and number changes. During 2006, our customer service department answered, on average 1,746,143 calls per month and responded to an average of 1,849 letters and e-mails per month, as compared to an average of 1,598,975 calls per month and 1,741 letters and e-mails per month in 2005. The customer satisfaction rate among our subscribers was 81.8% in 2005 and 82.6% in 2006. In 2006, 85.0% of all complaints threatening termination of subscription were satisfactorily resolved with the customer deciding to retain his or her subscription, as compared to 82.3% in 2005.

Network

     In early 2004, we decided to begin transforming our network from a TDMA-based network to a GSM-based network. This process involves overlaying GSM technology onto our existing network over a period of approximately three to five years. Our introduction of GSM/EDGE service for our customers is enhancing their data transmission speed and establishing a base for the future offering of continuously evolving wireless products and services. During 2005 and 2006, we made capital expenditures of R$228 million and R$200 million, respectively, in our network, being primarily associated with the GSM network expansion.

     At both December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, our TDMA network covered approximately 79% of the population in our area, and consisted of 12 cellular switches and 714 cell sites. Our TDMA network is interconnected directly with the local public fixed-line telephone network in Minas Gerais. Currently, our TDMA switches and cell sites have the capacity to provide services to approximately 2.9 million subscribers. Nortel Networks do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Nortel Networks Limited, is the main supplier of our TDMA network equipment.

     We expanded the GSM Network (switch and cell sites) during 2005 and 2006, achieving the capacity to provide services to approximately 1,506,000 and 2,800,000 subscribers and 83.5% and 89.2% population coverage, respectively. This capacity is currently provided by 6 mobile switch centers, 8 media gateways, 16 base stations controllers and 1108 radio base stations.

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     In addition to investing in our network in connection with our GSM network migration, we have increased the capacity and improved the quality of our network by improving the existing base stations and by adding more channels. As a result of these measures to improve service quality, our rate of interrupted calls was only 1.1% and 1.2% in 2005 and 2006, respectively, well below the 2.0% target level set by Anatel. Our blocked call rate remained fairly stable at 0.37% and 0.04% in 2005 and 2006, respectively, as compared to 0.47% in 2004. We are currently in compliance with substantially all regulatory obligations relating to quality and reliability of service. See “—Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry—Obligations of Telecommunications Companies” for a description of these obligations.

Technology

     Trends in the choice of technologies implemented or being implemented by other wireless service providers in Brazil and worldwide indicate that the future of wireless service lies with technologies such as GSM and its updated version, UMTS, and CDMA ONE and its updated version, CDMA 2000. Currently, a portion of our customers are still using our TDMA network, which was the dominant wireless technology in Brazil between 1998 and 2002. However, the availability of TDMA-compatible handsets has diminished significantly in recent years and we expect that customers replacing TDMA handsets will generally migrate to our GSM network. Currently, GSM is the established standard wireless technology in Brazil. By the end of 2005, approximately 44 million wireless subscribers in Brazil were using GSM technology, compared to approximately 17 million using TDMA and approximately 24 million using CDMA. At December 31, 2006, approximately 63.5 million wireless subscribers in Brazil were using GSM technology, compared to approximately 10.3 million using TDMA and approximately 26 million using CDMA. In early 2004, we decided to begin the process of transforming our network from a TDMA-based network to a GSM-based network. This process involves overlaying GSM technology onto our existing network over a three to five year period. Our introduction of GSM/EDGE service for our subscribers is enhancing their data transmission speed and establishing a base for the future offering of continuously evolving wireless products and services. By the end of 2005, the GSM/EDGE technology services covered all our served area. During 2005 we implemented the split architecture in our switch network, introducing core network elements from our two equipment providers (Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., or Ericsson, and Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda., or Huawei). This core switch technology will bring savings in operating expenses through lower power consumption and transmission facilities optimizations.

Billing and Collection

     We bill our contract customers through monthly invoices providing details about minutes of calling time and the use of additional services. Six staggered billing cycles are used each month to smooth the billing and collection process. Our billing policy stipulates that if a subscriber’s payment is past due and a customer has not responded after receiving a payment request, service is suspended until full payment for all outstanding charges is received. Currently, if a contract subscriber’s payment is more than 90 days past due, the subscriber is churned, except for the Plano Controle subscribers, who are churned if payment is more than 78 days past due.

     Provisions for doubtful accounts were 1.8%, 1.9% and 3.7% of net service revenues in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively. The increase in 2006 resulted from less strict credit policies applied in 2006 and a larger volume of subscription frauds experienced at the end of 2005 and early 2006. We have integrated certain aspects of our billing and collection system with that of our affiliate, Amazônia Celular S.A. This integration is designed to reduce administrative costs by eliminating unnecessary duplication of services.

Fraud Detection and Prevention

     Cloning fraud consists of duplicating the cellular signal of a subscriber and it enables the perpetrator of the fraud to make telephone calls using the subscriber’s signal. We have implemented a fraud management system designed to monitor calling patterns, making it possible to detect the presence of cloning activities within one or two days after it begins. If part of a fraudulent local call is carried by the network of another service provider, we are obligated to pay that service provider the applicable interconnection fee, regardless of whether or not we write-off the receivable associated with the call.

     Subscription fraud occurs when a person, typically using a fictitious identification and address, obtains mobile telecommunications services with no intention of paying for them and then incurs substantial charges before the service provider is able to identify the fraud and terminate service. When we discover that a receivable has been generated by subscription fraud, we write-off the receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts does not contemplate this loss profile until it is proven.

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     We have implemented fraud detection and prevention measures to reduce fraud-related losses. Fraud detection measures consist of computerized reviews of call records to detect abnormal calling patterns. When abnormal patterns are found, the subscriber is contacted by our fraud control staff and, if cloning has occurred, the subscriber’s number or handset is changed. Fraud prevention measures include restrictions on international calls from a given number and restrictions on three-way calling by customers with international direct-dial access. We have also implemented a fraud management system to detect cloning in respect of international calls. We expect that our migration to GSM technology will reduce our incidence of cloning fraud because GSM technology employs more sophisticated encryption techniques than TDMA technology.

     We have also recently implemented measures to prevent and reduce subscription fraud. These measures include the performance of the customer’s credit check, by analyzing his/her identification documents and requiring the submission of documents to prove the receipt of salary and also proof of residence. We have also been training our sales force as to how to detect a potential fraud and measures to be taken in such event. In addition, we have included in new agreements with contract customers a provision allowing us to terminate the agreement at any time in the event of improper use of the cellular phone, which includes improper or fraudulent use of stolen or lost documents by a third party.

Operating Agreements

Interconnection Agreements

     Incumbent fixed-line providers are obliged to provide interconnection services to wireless operators with the incumbent’s own installations. We have entered into interconnection agreements with CTBC Celular, the A Band in the Triângulo Mineiro area, TIM, our B Band competitor, Oi, our D Band competitor, Claro, our E Band competitor, Telemar, Brasil Telecom, Telefônica, GVT, CTBC, Embratel and Intelig, the long-distance carriers operating in our area, and Telemar, CTBC, Telefônica, Embratel and Intelig, the local carriers operating in our area. The terms of these interconnection agreements include provisions for the number of connection points, the method by which signals must be received and transmitted and the costs and fees of interconnection. Network usage fees are also assessed based on the terms of these agreements. We have also entered into an agreement with Brasil Telecom under which our subscribers pay a lower rate to use long-distance services offered by Brasil Telecom. See “—Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry—Interconnection.” For recent changes to the collection and setting of interconnection fees, see “—Sources of Revenues.”

     Telemig Celular has agreements with Amazônia Celular, Claro, Oi, TIM, CTBC Celular, Nextel, BrT Celular and Vivo's network regarding the short message interworking. The international agreements were established with T-Mobile USA, Cingular Wireless USA, Verizon USA, Sprint-Nextel USA, CTI Móvil Argentina, Rogers Wireless Canada and other operators. These interconnections allow the customers of Telemig Celular and of all the mentioned operators above to exchange short text messages between their mobile stations in Brazil and other countries.

     A multi-media message, or MMS, network was established and successfully integrated in July 2005 between all the Brazilian operators mentioned above, with the exception of Nextel. These interconnections allow the customers of Telemig Celular and of all such operators to exchange MMS between their mobile stations, also in the whole country of Brazil.

Roaming Agreements

     Roaming services must be made available to other wireless operators upon the request of that operator. Within the State of Minas Gerais, we are a party to an operating agreement with CTBC Celular that allows our TDMA customers to use CTBC Celular’s network and pay as a regular customer of CTBC Celular, without being charged for any roaming fees. Telemig Celular’s clients in Minas Gerais who use the GSM network do not roam in “CTBC” since Telemig Celular provides the GSM network in the state. We have entered into agreements for automatic roaming with all other A and B Band service providers in Brazil outside our area for the use of the TDMA networks, and with Amazônia Celular, Claro, TIM, BrT GSM and CTBC Celular for the use of their GSM networks, for postpaid and prepaid customers. Telemig Celular also offers to its customers GPRS roaming with Amazônia Celular, Tim and Claro.

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These roaming agreements permit our clients to access the networks of other cellular service providers while traveling or “roaming” outside our area. Conversely, we are required to provide roaming services to customers of those wireless operators from outside our area when they are within our area. The agreements require the parties to provide service to roaming subscribers on the same basis as they provide service to their own customers and to carry out a monthly reconciliation of roaming subscriber usage charges. The agreements regarding GSM network have a one-year term, which is automatically renewable for further one-year terms. The agreements regarding the TDMA network have an indefinite term. We have also entered into international roaming agreements with foreign carriers with TDMA network that permit our subscribers to use roaming services in Argentina, Uruguay and the United States, and that also enable subscribers of those carriers to use roaming services in our area, which we expect will be terminated by the end of 2006. We have also implemented 51 bilateral agreements in 52 countries for roaming on the GSM network, which represents the attendance of 97% of the interest traffic of Telemig Celular. We have GSM roaming agreements in countries like: USA, France, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Uruguay, among others, and Telemig Celular also offers to its customers international GPRS roaming in Germany and USA, that also enable subscribers of those carriers to use roaming services in our area.

Competition

     At the beginning of 1998, we assumed the cellular operations of Telecomunicações de Minas Gerais S.A., a former cellular operator under the government-owned Telebrás System, and we were initially the only cellular operator in our area. Since that time, the emergence of other wireless telecommunications operators in our area has created an intensely competitive environment.

     Currently, in addition to us there are other four wireless service providers operating within our authorization area. We face competition from the following operators: (a) TIM, the B Band frequency range operator that launched its services in December, 1998 (TIM is primarily owned by Telecom Italia and operates in the entire State of Minas Gerais using TDMA and GSM technologies); (b) Oi, the D Band operator that launched its services in June 2002 (Oi is a subsidiary of Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. (Telemar) and operates in the entire State of Minas Gerais using GSM technology); (c) Claro, the E Band operator that launched its services in the fourth quarter of 2005 (Claro is controlled by América Móvil and operates in an area that comprises most of the State of Minas Gerais excluding the Triângulo Mineiro region and operates a GSM technology network); and, (d) CTBC Celular, an A Band operator that provides services only in the Triângulo Mineiro region (CTBC Celular is controlled by CTBC, a fixed-line operator and uses both TDMA and GSM technologies).

     The intense competition in our market has resulted in the gradual reduction of our market share, which was an estimated 31.6% at December 31, 2006, as compared to 38.1% and 48.2% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. It should be noted that in May 2005, we launched our operations in the Triângulo Mineiro region, an area that previously was not part of our authorization, thus we had no market share. After only seven months of operations as the fourth entrant in the Triângulo Mineiro region, we already had attained an estimated market share of 12.4% and at December 31, 2006 we had an estimated market share of 17.3% in that region. When considering only the area of our initial authorization, that is, Minas Gerais State excluding the Triângulo Mineiro region, our market share by the end of 2005 and 2006 was estimated to be 40.9% and 33.1%, respectively.

     By comparison, at December 31, 2006, we had an estimated total market share of 31.56%, while TIM, Oi, Claro and CTBC had estimated market shares of 27.54%, 30.26%, 7.98% and 2.66%, respectively. At December 31, 2005, we had an estimated market share of 38.07%, while TIM, Oi, Claro e CTBC had estimated market shares of 27.04%, 30.81%, 0.55% and 3.53%, respectively.

     In addition, in December 2006 Anatel issued Resolution number 454/2006 setting forth new rules regarding the usage of spectrum at 800, 900, 1800, 1900 and 2100MHz and also granting auction authorizations to acquire frequencies to operate new licenses including to operate so-called “third generation”, or 3G, wireless telecommunications services in our area. VIVO has publicly stated that it is interested in providing wireless services in our region and was participating in a concurrent public consultation in connection with the auction for part of this spectrum. We obtained an injunction to halt this public consultation until a new PGA, currently under public consultation is approved. For further information, see “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Regulatory Legal Proceedings—Litigation with Anatel.”

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     Despite the increase in direct competition that we face in our area, we believe that we have certain competitive advantages that will help us to maintain our operating performance and market position. We were the first cellular operator in our area following the privatization of the Telebrás System and we were therefore able to establish a strong contract subscriber base and a widely recognized name brand inherited from our predecessor operator that was a part of the Telebrás System. We have been able to build upon that foundation by seeking to understand subscriber needs and preferences in our area and to anticipate subscriber behavior and trends. In addition, we have strong network coverage over the highways in Minas Gerais, spanning 2,500 kilometers. We believe that this feature is important to customers when selecting a wireless service provider. See “Item 3D—Risk Factors—The Brazilian wireless telecommunications industry’s landscape is highly competitive and is changing in a way that may adversely affect our market share and our margins.”

     We also compete with fixed-line telephone service providers, the most important of which in Minas Gerais is Telemar. We do not believe that fixed-line service providers present a significant threat or new competition in the telecommunications service market. We also compete with other wireless telecommunications services, such as mobile radio, paging and beeper services, which are used in our area as a substitute for cellular telecommunications services because they are generally less expensive. The most significant provider of these services is Nextel. Satellite services, which provide nationwide coverage, are also available in Brazil. Although satellite services have the benefit of covering a much greater area than cellular telecommunications services, they are considerably more expensive than cellular telecommunications services and do not offer comparable coverage inside buildings. As a result, they do not represent an attractive alternative for most wireless customers.

Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry

     Our business, including the nature of the services we provide and the rates we charge, is subject to comprehensive regulation under the General Telecommunications Law, which was enacted in July 1997. Anatel is the regulatory agency that oversees our activities and enforces the General Telecommunications Law. Anatel is administratively independent and financially autonomous. Anatel has the authority to propose and issue regulations pursuant to the General Telecommunications Law that are legally binding on telecommunications service providers. Before becoming effective, proposed regulations must undergo a period of public comment, which may include public hearings.

     The years 2005 and 2006 were marked by regulatory turbulence which may have direct and significant effects on cellular phone operators if recommendations from SMP providers in Anatel’s public consultation process are not taken into consideration and the new regulation of SMP remains unchanged.

     One of the most important public consultations was number 642, which deals with proposals for changes in the regulation of SMP. The consultation should have been completed in November 2005. Although it was extended by Anatel until January 2006, final regulation has not yet been promulgated. We are analyzing the impact that the changes in SMP regulation would have to our business and results of operations. Its original text includes changes such as:

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     Another Anatel public consultation (CP number 653/2005) completed in January 2006 established rules about charging administrative fees for the management of numbering plans. The regulation was issued in December 2006, through Resolution number 451/2006, and may be challenged by the Association of Mobile Operators in Brazil (Associação Nacional dos Prestadores de Serviço Móvel Celular), or ACEL.

     Anatel also issued Regulation number 460/2007, regarding Number Portability, which will allow users to change their operating company, without changing their original phone number. Number portability will be provided by fixed and mobile operators, until March 2009, with most incurring costs being borne by the operators. We are analyzing the impact of number portability on our business and results of operations.

     In addition, Anatel published the following new regulations on interconnection and network usage fees of SMP providers, some of which could have an adverse effect on our results: (1) new General Regulation on Interconnection (Regulamento Geral de Interconexão—Resolution number 410/2005, or RGI); (2) the Regulation on Costs Separation and Allocation (Resolution number 396/2005); and (3) the Regulation on SMP Networks Usage Fees of SMP providers (Regulamento de Remuneração pelo Uso de Redes de Prestadoras do SMP – Resolution number 438/2006). We highlight, among others, the following changes in the regulation that may adversely affect our results:

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     On December 11, 2006, Anatel issued Resolution number 454/2006, setting forth new rules regarding the usage of spectrum at 800, 900, 1800, 1900 and 2100 MHz bands. The regulation provides for spectrum for one new GSM license in the 1800 MHz band, and up to five Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, or UMTS, licenses in the 1900/2100 MHz bands. Anatel also identified a narrow spectrum slice (5+5 MHz) that could be used either for a CDMA license, using the American PSC frequency allocation, or for UMTS service. The regulatory process has not yet been concluded due to an ongoing public consultation on the PGA that establishes the number of licenses that should be allowed for SMP service. As Anatel was successful in dropping an injunction that we had obtained to halt this public consultation until the new PGA is approved, the consultation process continued and was concluded in April 2007. Should Anatel actually sell and Vivo decide to buy frequency spectrum at 1.9 GHz, two factors could adversely affect our operations: (1) an additional competitor in our region and (2) the possibility of the introduction of 3G technology by a CDMA operator before the auction of 3G spectrum. Anticipating this second challenge, we announced a trial to anticipate the offering of 3G services using the already licensed spectrum. In spite of these facts, we believe the auctions for new spectrum are likely to be held during 2007. For further information, see “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Regulatory Legal Proceedings—Litigation with Anatel.”

     See “Item 3D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Business and the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry—Anatel’s new regulation regarding the interconnection and network usage fees could have an adverse effect on our results.”

Co-billing and Fraud

     At the end of 2004, market participants began discussing procedures for co-billing by SMP providers. The National Billing Group, created in 2002 with the participation of only fixed-line operators, began to include SMP operators as well.

     During the course of 2005, the National Billing Group assumed the responsibility of preparing and disclosing practices and controls to be implemented in co-billing, to ensure that operational failures on the part of both fixed-line and SMP operators, which had been causing losses to fixed-line operators, be avoided. Anatel participated in the discussions, which extended into 2006, given the complexity of co-billing. The working group defined the best practices to be followed for the contracting and installing of co-billing services. Telemig Celular implemented all of the security controls for the group relating to co-billing services.

     As a result of fraud in VC2 (long-distance within an area code) and VC3 (long-distance outside an area code) calls, discussions arose regarding co-billing. Market participants started discussing who would undertake the responsibility for paying the use of networks in case of calls involved in frauds. Under the previous model (SMC – Cellular Mobile Service), wireless telecommunication service providers received the revenues and, consequently, were responsible for VC2 and VC3 calls. At that time, in case of frauds in VC2 and VC3 calls, wireless telecommunication service providers used to undertake losses and pass due amounts through STFC (Commuted Fixed Services) providers, which were the carriers of these long-distance calls. Under the current model (SMP – Personal Mobile Service), STFC providers receive the revenues and, consequently, are responsible for VC2 and VC3 calls. In case of frauds in these calls, STFC providers understand that these calls are not chargeable to users, and consequently, SMP providers are not supposed to be paid for the usage of their networks; causing a complex deadlock.

     Also during 2005, several negotiations took place between mobile and fixed line operators regarding co-billing and fraud occurrences within the networks, the negotiations had structures for working groups to discuss the various themes addressed. The National Anti-Fraud Group was created with the participation of mobile and fixed line operators and also representatives of Anatel. The purpose of this group is to integrate fixed line operators into the National Center for Anti-Fraud in order to provide the necessary information database to combat fraud and the misuse of long-distance calls. As a consequence of the creation of this group, a pilot test occurred involving Telemar, the results of which indicated a high-level of performance in the process of centralization. This, in turn, favored the establishment of a national anti-fraud network with the participation of both mobile and fixed line operators. This process is expected to be concluded during 2007. There are also some disputes between SMP and fixed line operators regarding their respective responsibilities in the process of co-billing.

     The operational stability we reached during 2006, coupled with the substantial decrease in the amount of frauds relating to cloning of mobile phones in the period, resulted in a substantial increase in our revenues from calls originated from post-paid customers forwarded for co-billing, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. In 2006, we surpassed the average of 80% of revenues from calls originated from post-paid customers forwarded for co-billing, which, according to STFC providers, is the minimum percentage for profitability of their businesses.

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Licenses

     On February 19, 2004, we signed a contract with Anatel to migrate from the SMC–Serviço Móvel Celular regime to the SMP-Serviço Móvel Pessoal regime, which involves the former SMC concessionaire becoming a party to an authorization term. An authorization is a license granted by the public administration under Brazil’s private regime, to offer telecommunications services, subject to complying with prescribed network scope and service performance standards. Under the SMP regime, authorizations are granted for an indeterminate period of time, but we will still be required to periodically apply to Anatel for extensions of our right to use our radio frequencies. Our current radio frequency permit that expires in 2008 has already been extended for an additional 15-year term. We obtained from Anatel the additional spectrum on the 1,800 MHz and 900 MHz frequency ranges required to complete our migration to GSM technology.

     In Minas Gerais, Telemig Celular and Claro acquired E Band licenses (Telemig Celular for just the Triângulo Mineiro region and Claro the rest of Minas Gerais) by means of a public auction in 2004, and received authorization from Anatel for providing SMP services in the beginning of the year. Telemig Celular began its E Band operations in May 2005, and Claro did not begin its operations until the end of that year.

     In December 2004, Anatel granted us a license to provide Multimedia Communication Services (Serviço de Comunicação Multimídia), allowing us to provide this high speed data service throughout Brazil and increase our product portfolio.

Radio Frequency

     In 2008, our radio frequency license will have been in place for its full term of 15 years. Regulations require us to request an extension 30 months prior to the expiration of the license. Therefore, in October 2006, we applied to extend our licenses for the use of radio frequencies for an additional 15 year term. According to the regulations, the extension is automatically granted and related fee payments will begin in 2010.

Obligations of Telecommunications Companies

     As a telecommunications service provider, we are subject to requirements concerning quality of service and network expansion, as established in applicable regulations and in our authorization terms. If we fail to meet these obligations we may be fined, subject to a maximum penalty amount, until we are in full compliance with our obligations. While it is possible for an authorization to be revoked for non-compliance with the obligations imposed by its terms, there are no precedents for such a revocation.

     Our authorizations impose obligations on us to meet quality of service standards relating to our network’s ability to make and receive calls, call failure rates, capacity to handle peak periods, failed interconnection of calls and customer complaints. These quality of service standards are defined by Anatel and information in respect of these standards must be reported by us to Anatel.

Quality Standards

     Since 2004, when we migrated to SMP, we have been providing Anatel with our operational indicators. In addition, we are certified by the Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI), which vouches for the reliability of all indicators.

     We were able to improve our systems and operating procedures during 2005, and we currently meet substantially all required quality standards

     In addition, during 2005 and 2006 we were best ranked by Anatel on customer’s satisfaction (least complains per subscriber) among SMP operators with more than 1.5 million customers. However, this better than average performance does not imply that fines cannot be imposed related to the period of time while we were adapting our systems and procedures to meet the stringent SMP quality standards. Accordingly, in January 2007, Telemig Celular received a notification from Anatel related to this matter. Telemig Celular submitted a waiver application in response, which is currently under Anatel’s analysis. For further information, see “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Administrative Proceedings before Anatel—Quality Standards.”

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Interconnection

     Under the General Telecommunications Law, all mobile telecommunications service providers must provide interconnection upon the request of any other mobile or fixed-line telecommunications service provider. Under the SMP regime, the terms and conditions of the interconnection (VU-M) are freely negotiated between wireless and fixed-line operators, subject to compliance with regulations established by Anatel relating to traffic capacity and interconnection infrastructure that must be made available to requesting parties. Service providers must offer the same rate to other requesting parties on a nondiscriminatory basis. As not all operators reached an agreement on the terms of interconnection, including with respect to the interconnection rates, Anatel has been requested to act as the final arbiter. In addition, we are judicially discussing the amount of the adjustment of the interconnection fee (VU-M) for local and long-distance calls. See “Item 8A—Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Readjustment of VU-M” for more information. For recent changes to the collection and setting of interconnection fees, see “—Sources of Revenues—Interconnection Fees.”

Rate Regulation

     Currently, our ability to adjust rates relating to existing customer service plans is restricted. Most service plans’ rates may be adjusted on an annual basis to keep in line with inflation. We may introduce new service plans after receiving Anatel’s approval. Once these plans become effective, they are thereafter subject to the annual price-cap mechanism. While subscribers cannot be forced to migrate to new plans, existing plans can be terminated after six months’ advance notice has been given to all subscribers under the plan being terminated.

C. Organizational Structure

     The Registrant has one subsidiary, Telemig Celular, which is a corporation organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The Registrant currently owns 83.3% of the share capital, and 89.2% of the voting shares of Telemig Celular.

     The Registrant is part of a group of companies currently controlled by Telpart Participações S.A., a consortium comprised of: (i) Newtel Participações S.A., which owns 51.07% of Telpart, and is controlled indirectly by investment and mutual funds, and several Brazilian pension funds; (ii) TPSA do Brasil Ltda. (“TPSA do Brasil”), which owns 48.90% of Telpart, and is controlled indirectly by investment and mutual funds; and (iii) others, who own 0.03% of Telpart. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.” Telpart Participações S.A. also controls Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A., which is the holding company for Amazônia Celular S.A., a Brazilian cellular telecommunications services provider that covers the States of Pará, Amazonas, Maranhão, Amapá and Roraima.

D. Property, Plant and Equipment

     Our principal physical properties consist of transmission equipment, switching equipment and base stations. The Registrant’s operating subsidiary’s headquarters are located in Belo Horizonte, in the State of Minas Gerais. As of December 31, 2006, we leased approximately 19,000 square meters of space in Belo Horizonte and 54,000 in the State of Minas Gerais.

     At December 31, 2006, we had 12 TDMA cellular switches, 714 TDMA cell sites, 6 GSM cellular switches, 9 Media Gateways, 16 GSM base stations controllers and 1108 GSM cell sites. Our switches and cell sites had a total capacity of approximately 2.9 million TDMA subscribers and 2.8 million GSM subscribers as of December 31, 2006.

ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

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ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

A. Operating Results

     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and other information appearing elsewhere in this annual report, and in conjunction with the financial information included under “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data.” Except as otherwise indicated, all financial information in this annual report has been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is presented in reais. For certain purposes, such as providing reports to our Brazilian shareholders, filing financial statements with the CVM, and determining dividend payments and other distributions and tax liabilities in Brazil, we have prepared and will continue to be required to prepare financial statements (not presented herewith) in accordance with applicable Brazilian accounting practices and Brazilian Corporation Law.

Overview

     Our results of operations are significantly affected by the following key factors, among others.

Brazilian Political and Economic Environment

     As a company with all of its operations currently in Brazil, we are affected by general economic conditions in the country. In particular, we have been affected by overall growth or declines in Brazil's per capita income, the volatility of the real, inflation and measures taken by the Brazilian government to combat inflation, principally through the setting of interest rates. Our business is directly affected by the macroeconomic trends of the global economy in general and the Brazilian economy in particular. If the Brazilian economy enters a period of rising interest rates and continued recession, demand for telecommunications services is likely to be negatively affected. Declines in the value of the real would reduce the purchasing power of Brazilian consumers, negatively affecting demand for mobile telecommunications services. Real devaluations would also affect our margins by increasing the carrying costs of our U.S. dollar and other foreign currency denominated debt and increasing those of our costs and expenses that are linked to the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies.

     Our cash flows and results of operations are affected by currency fluctuations. All of our revenues are denominated in reais, but a significant part of our capital expenses and cost of product sales are affected by the U.S. dollar, such as those relating to our network infrastructure and handsets. Inflation has also had, and may continue to have, effects on our financial condition and results of operations. Almost all of our operating expenses are denominated in reais and the suppliers and service providers of these expense items generally attempt to increase their prices to reflect Brazilian inflation. However, we may also increase rates charged to customers to reflect Brazilian inflation.

     Since our privatization, the economic environment has been volatile with respect to inflation as well as exchange rate variations, and characterized by low growth rates.

     Presidential elections were held in Brazil in 2002. The country went through a period of market turmoil in the second half of the year as investors feared that, if elected, the Labor Party led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would change the economic policies of the previous administration. The real fluctuated significantly as a result, depreciating by 34.3% during the year and closing at R$3.533 to US$1.00 on December 31, 2002. Inflation for the year, as measured by the IGP-M index, was 25.3% and 12.5% as measured by the IPCA. Real GDP grew by 1.9% .

     In 2003, the government administration largely continued the macroeconomic policies of the previous administration, focusing on fiscal responsibility. Investor confidence rebounded as a result and the real appreciated by 22.3% against the U.S. dollar to R$2.889 per US$1.00 at December 31, 2003. The benchmark BOVESPA index rose 91.7% in 2003. Inflation for the year, as measured by the IGP-M index, decreased to 8.7% and 9.3% as measured by the IPC-A. However, Brazil's real GDP decreased by 0.2% during 2003, largely because the very high interest rates that prevailed at the beginning of 2003 to combat inflationary pressures acted to also constrain economic growth. The Central Bank reduced interest rates seven times during 2003, ending at a rate of 16.5% as of December 31, 2003.

     During 2004, Brazil's GDP increased 4.9% to US$604.8 billion and the country achieved a trade surplus of US$33.7 billion. Inflation in 2004, as measured by the IGP-M, was 12.4% and 7.6% as measured by the IPCA. Interest rates continued to be high, with the CDI rate averaging 17.8% in 2004. The real appreciated by 8.8% against the U.S. dollar in 2004 to R$2.654 per US$1.00 on December 21, 2004.

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     In 2005, Brazil experienced a serious political crisis involving corruption accusations, generating uncertainties and leading to a decrease on the growth pace of the Brazilian economy, with the Brazilian GDP growing only 2.3% to US$871.9 billion, less than the average growth of 6.4% for the emerging market economies. The country achieved a trade surplus of US$44.5 billion, a milestone for the country’s international trade. Inflation for the year, as measured by the IGP-M, was 1.2% and 5.7% as measured by the IPCA. Interest rates remain at high levels, with the CDI rate averaging 18.0% in 2005. Despite the political crisis, the real appreciated by 13.4% against the U.S. dollar, reflecting continued investor confidence. On December 31, 2005, the U.S. dollar/real exchange rate was R$2.341 per US$1.00.

     In October 2006, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected. It is possible that his administration may implement different macroeconomic policies, including changes in policies involving exchange controls or increased spending, regulation and taxation that could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Brazil's GDP increased 2.9% to US$ 905 billion and the country achieved a trade surplus of US$ 46 billion. Inflation in 2006, as measured by the IGP-M, was 3.8% and 3.1% as measured by the IPCA. Interest rates continued to be high, with the CDI rate averaging 15.05% in 2006. The real appreciated by 9.5% against the U.S. dollar in 2006 to R$2.138 per US$1.00 on December 31, 2006.

     On June 15, 2007, the U.S. dollar/real exchange rate was R$1.9089 per US$1.00. The following table shows data for GDP, inflation, interest rates, and the U.S. dollar exchange rate for and as at the periods indicated.

    December 31, 
   
     2002    2003    2004    2005    2006 
           
 
GDP growth    1.9%    0.5%    4.9%    2.3%    2.9% 
Inflation (IGP-M)(1)   25.3%    8.7%    12.4%    1.2%    3.8% 
Inflation (IPCA)(2)   12.5%    9.3%    7.6%    5.7%    3.1% 
CDI(3)   22.9%    16.8%    17.5%    18.2%    13.1% 
TJLP(4)   10.0%    11.0%    9.8%    9.8%    7.9% 
Appreciation (devaluation) of the                     
real vs. the U.S. dollar    (34.3%)   22.3%    8.8%    13.4%    9.5% 
Exchange rate at year end —                     
US$1.00    R$3,533    R$2,889    R$2,654    R$2,341    R$2.138 
Average exchange rate —                     
US$1.00(5)   R$2,998    R$3,060    R$2,902    R$2,433    R$2.167 
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Sources: Fundação Getúlio Vargas, IpeaData, Central Bank and Bloomberg.
(1) Inflation (IGP-M) is the general market price index published by Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
(2) Inflation (IPCA) is the broad consumer price index published by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), or IBGE.
(3) The CDI rate is the average of the fixed rates of interbank deposits for one business day as registered with and settled by the CETIP system.
(4) The TJLP is the long-term interest rate published every quarter by the Central Bank. The figures correspond to the average of the period indicated.
(5) Represents the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the period.

Effects of Inflation on Our Results of Operations

     After the introduction of the real as the Brazilian currency in July 1994, inflation remained under control until January 1999, when it increased due to the devaluation of the real. During periods of high inflation, wages in Brazilian currency tend to fall because salaries typically do not increase as quickly as inflation. The effect is a progressive decline in purchasing power of wage earners. The reduction and stabilization of inflation following the implementation of the real plan resulted in increased spending on services and goods (including wireless telecommunication services), higher real income growth, increased consumer confidence and the increased availability of credit. It also resulted in relatively higher labor costs. However, if Brazil experiences significant inflation, we may be unable to increase the service rates we charge to our customers in amounts that are sufficient to cover our operating costs, and our business may be adversely affected as a consequence.

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     The table below shows the Brazilian general price inflation (according to the IGP-M and the IPCA indices) for the years ended December 31, 2002 through 2006:

    Inflation Rate (%) as    Inflation Rate (%) as 
    Measured by IGP-M (1)   Measured by IPCA (2)
     
December 31, 2006    3.8    3.1 
December 31, 2005    1.2    5.7 
December 31, 2004    12.4    7.6 
December 31, 2003    8.7    9.3 
December 31, 2002    25.3    12.5 
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(1)
Source: IGP-M, as published by the Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
(2)
Source: IPCA, which is a consumer price index published by the IBGE.

Taxes on Telecommunications Services

     The cost of telecommunications services to customers includes a variety of taxes. The average rate of all such taxes, as a percentage of our gross operating revenues, was approximately 20.4% in 2003, 21.8% in 2004, 22.2% in 2005 and 21,99% in 2006. The principal taxes are a state value-added tax, the Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços, commonly known as the ICMS. The ICMS is a tax that the Brazilian states impose at varying rates on certain revenues from the sale of goods and services, including telecommunications services. The ICMS rate for domestic telecommunications services in the State of Minas Gerais is 25%.

     In June 1998, the governments of the individual Brazilian states approved an agreement to interpret existing Brazilian tax law to apply the ICMS, effective July 1, 1998, to some services to which the ICMS had not previously been applied, including cellular activation and monthly subscription. The agreement also provides that the ICMS may be applied retroactively to activation services rendered during the five years preceding June 30, 1998. See “Item 8A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Tax Legal Proceedings” for a fuller description of these developments.

     Other taxes on gross operating revenues include two federal social contribution taxes, the Programa de Integração Social, referred to as PIS, and the Contribuição para Financiamento da Seguridade Social, known as COFINS, which are generally imposed on gross revenues derived from telecommunications services (less discounts and returns) at a combined rate of 3.65% .

     In addition, the following contributions are imposed on certain telecommunications services revenues after deduction of the value-added taxes mentioned above (ICMS, PIS and COFINS) and discounts:

     We must also pay the Contribution for the Telecommunication Inspection Fund, or FISTEL. The Telecommunication Inspection Fund is supported by a tax applicable to telecommunications operators, the FISTEL, which was established in 1966 to provide financial resources to the Brazilian government for the regulation and inspection of the telecommunications sector. The FISTEL consists of two types of fees: (i) an installation inspection fee assessed on telecommunications stations (such as a base, a repeater or a mobile station) upon the issuance of their authorization certificates; and (ii) an annual operations inspection fee that is based on the number of authorized stations in operation at the end of the previous calendar year. The amount of the installation inspection fee is a fixed value (based on the Brazilian minimum wage), depending upon the kind of equipment installed in the authorized telecommunications station. The operations inspection fee equals 50% of the total amount of the installation inspection fee that would have been paid with respect to existing equipment.

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     For further information on our tax legal proceedings, see “Item 8A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Tax Legal Proceedings” for a fuller description of these developments.

Composition of Operating Revenues and Expenses

Operating Revenues

     We generate operating revenues from:

     Unbilled revenues for the few days in between the billing date and month-end are estimated and recognized as revenue during the month in which the service is provided. Revenue from the sales of prepaid cards is recognized as used on a minute-by-minute basis. In Brazil, cellular telecommunications service providers may not charge customers for incoming calls, unless the customer is roaming. Revenues from sales of handsets are recognized when the equipment is sold and delivered.

     In February 2004, we signed a contract with Anatel to migrate from the Cellular Mobile Service Contract (Serviço Móvel Celular), or SMC regime, to the Personal Mobile Service Contract (Serviço Móvel Pessoal), or SMP regime. The migration has resulted in a number of changes to our operations and our revenue base. One of the consequences of the migration is that our customers are now entitled to select their own long-distance carrier for outbound long-distance traffic and they pay directly, or through co-billing agreements, the long-distance service provider of their choice. We receive interconnection fees from that long-distance service provider. See “Item 3D. Risk Factors—Our results of operations may be negatively affected by the application of the SMP rules” for more information.

     The SMP regime also provides for the free negotiation of interconnection fees (VU-M) among certain telecommunications service providers. Under the SMC regime, interconnection fees, which comprise a significant portion of our revenues, were determined based on historical inflation and a variable productivity factor established by Anatel. In the free negotiation environment of the SMP regime, the interconnection fees we receive from other wireless telecommunications, fixed-line and long-distance service providers operating in our area will be determined through direct negotiations with them. See “Item 4B. Business Overview—Sources of Revenues—Interconnection Fees” and “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Readjustment of VU-M” for further information on these negotiations.

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     Until July 13, 2006, interconnection fees for local wireless traffic were due only if the traffic balances between any two companies operating in the same area was either less than 45% or in excess of 55% (“bill & keep regime”). Beginning July 14, 2006, new regulation on SMP network usage fees issued by Anatel established that interconnection payments between SMP operators for traffic in the same registration area should occur for the full amount of traffic between operators (“full billing” regime).

The consequences of the adoption of the “full billing” regime for us have been primarily an increase of interconnection costs and revenues.

The following taxes are deducted from revenues in arriving at net operating revenues: ICMS, PIS and COFINS.

Operating Expenses and Costs

     Operating expenses consist of cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses, allowance for doubtful accounts expense and depreciation and amortization. Cost of services consists primarily of fixed costs such as leased line charges, site rental and network maintenance, including overhead, as well as variable costs such as certain interconnection charges and Telecommunication Inspection Fund fees. Cost of goods consists primarily of handsets. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, wages and related benefits for administrative personnel, advertising and promotional expenses, distributors’ commissions and other overhead expenses. For the purposes of the allowance for doubtful accounts expense, we maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts, including accounts receivable to be billed, to become due and also past-due accounts in an amount equal to our estimate of probable future losses on these accounts, based on historical losses and the current level of overdue accounts receivable. We also immediately write-off any accounts receivable arising from fraud.

     As a result of the application of the “bill and keep” rules relating to interconnection revenues and expenses that applied to us until July 13, 2006, the amount of interconnection fees we paid to wireless carriers operating in our area along with revenues, varied based on the traffic volume between the operators. However, beginning on July 14, 2006, the interconnection payments between SMP operators for traffic in the same registration area occur independently of the traffic balance between the operators (this regime is referred to as “full billing”).

     The interconnection fees (VU-M) that we pay to other wireless providers and to fixed line operators are currently freely negotiated. See “Item 4. Business Overview—Sources of Revenues—Interconnection Fees” and “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Readjustment of VU-M” for further information on these negotiations.

     The following taxes are included in operating costs and expenses: FISTEL, FUST and FUNTTEL. CPMF and IOF are classified as financial expenses.

The Effects of the Increase of Our Prepaid Customer Base on Our Results of Operations

     Since the inception of our prepaid plans in March 1999, the number of prepaid customers has steadily grown to represent 72.7%, 74.4% and 76.8% of our total customer base at December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Prepaid customers, on average, have substantially lower minutes of use than contract customers and do not pay monthly fees and, as a result, generate substantially lower average monthly revenues per customer. Prepaid customers use their cellular phones predominantly for incoming calls, so prepaid customer revenues consist primarily of interconnection fees that we receive from other telecommunications companies when one of their customers uses our network to call one of our prepaid customers. We expect that the growth of our customer base will continue to be predominately in the prepaid customer segment.

Consolidation of Operations with Our Affiliate

     In order to create operating efficiencies and reduce costs, we are a party to a shared services arrangement with our affiliate, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its operating subsidiary, Amazônia Celular S.A. which are under the common control of our shareholder group. Pursuant to this arrangement, various segments of the financial, marketing, call center and human resources departments, as well as portions of the engineering departments of each company are now managed by a single team. During the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company charged Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its subsidiary R$12,268, R$14,864 and R$15,079, respectively. Costs and expenses are allocated to each Company based on indicators such as number of employees, customer base, total traffic and others.

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Regulatory and Competitive Factors

     Our business, including the services we provide and the rates we charge, is subject to comprehensive regulation under the General Telecommunications Law. As a result, our business, results of operations, revenue and financial condition could be negatively affected by the actions of the Brazilian authorities, including, in particular, the following:

     We began to face competition in our area in the fourth quarter of 1998 and competition has contributed to declining prices for cellular telecommunications services and increased pressure on operating margins. Our market share, business, financial condition, revenues and results of operations depend significantly on a variety of factors, including:

     Currently, we face competition from four operators in our authorization area: (a) TIM, the B Band frequency range operator that launched its services in December, 1998. TIM is primarily owned by Telecom Italia and operates in the entire State of Minas Gerais using TDMA and GSM technologies; (b) Oi, the D Band operator that launched its services in June 2002. Oi is a subsidiary of Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. (Telemar). It operates in the entire State of Minas Gerais using GSM technology; (c) Claro, the E Band operator that launched its services in the fourth quarter of 2005. Claro is controlled by América Móvil and operates in an area that comprises most of the State of Minas Gerais. Claro is not present in the Triângulo Mineiro region. Claro operates using GSM technology; and, (d) CTBC Celular, an A Band operator that provides services only in the Triângulo Mineiro region. CTBC Celular is controlled by CTBC, a fixed-line operator. CTBC Celular operates using both TDMA and GSM technologies.

     In addition, in December 2006, Anatel issued Resolution number 454/2006 setting forth new rules regarding the usage of spectrum at 800, 900, 1800, 1900 and 2100MHz and also granting auction authorizations to acquire frequencies to operate new licenses including to operate so-called “third generations”, or 3G, wireless telecommunications services in our area. VIVO has publicly stated that it is interested in providing wireless services in our region and was participating in a concurrent public consultation in connection with the auction for part of this spectrum. We obtained an injunction to halt this public consultation until a new PGA, currently under public consultation, is approved. For further information, see “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Regulatory Legal Proceedings—Litigation with Anatel.”

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     At December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, we had an estimated total market share of 38.1% and 31.6%, respectively. Excluding the Triângulo Mineiro region, our estimated market share in our region decreased to 33.1% at December 31, 2006 from 40.9% in 2005 and 48.2% in 2004. For the Triângulo Mineiro region, we had an estimated market share of 17.3% at December 31, 2006 as compared to the estimated market share of 12.4% at December 31, 2005. The extent that increased and ongoing competition will ultimately have on our market share, business, financial condition, revenues and results of operations will depend on a variety of factors that we cannot yet precisely assess, and many of which may be beyond our control.

Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies

General

     The preparation of the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report necessarily involves certain assumptions, which are derived from historical experience and various other factors that we deemed reasonable and relevant. The portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations often requires our management to make judgments regarding the effects on our financial condition and results of operations of matters that are inherently uncertain. Actual results may differ from those estimated under different variables, assumptions or conditions. Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 18. Financial Statements” includes a summary of the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

     Revenue Recognition

     Revenues from services and sales of handsets and accessories are recognized when the service is provided or when the equipment is sold and delivered in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB, No. 104, Revenue Recognition, and Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. Revenues from cellular telephone services consist of subscription charges, usage charges, network usage charges, long distance charges and charges for maintenance and other customer services. Unbilled revenues from the billing date to the month-end are measured and recognized as revenue during the month in which the service was provided. Revenues from equipment sales refer to sales of handsets and accessories.

     The service agreements signed by customers in connection with sales of subsidized handsets are considered to be revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. Total consideration received in these arrangements is allocated and measured using units of accounting within the arrangement (i.e., service and handset contracts) based on relative fair values. The Company does not charge activation fee in connection with such service agreements.

     Revenues from sales of prepaid cards are recognized according to the services provided for each card, considering customers usage or when the customer credit expires. Our Plano Controle rate plans also include a feature whereby unused credits do not expire each month but rather are available for future use. We defer revenue based on unused credits in prepaid cards and in the Plano Controle rate plan. Unused credits are controlled and measured by systems.

     We consider revenue recognition to be a critical accounting policy, because of the uncertainties caused by factors such as the complex information technology required, high volume of transactions, fraud, accounting regulations, management's determination of collectibility and uncertainties regarding our right to receive certain revenues (mainly revenues for use of our network). Significant changes in these factors could cause us to fail to recognize revenues or to recognize revenues that we may not be able to realize in the future, despite our internal controls and procedures.

Deferred Taxes

     As of December 31, 2006, we had a net deferred tax asset of R$251.5 million, as compared to R$251.3 million at December 31, 2005, related to our corporate reorganization, tax loss carry-forwards and other temporary differences (primarily with respect to provision for contingencies, allowance for doubtful accounts and accrued expenses) that may be used to offset future taxable income.

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     We regularly review the deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation allowance, as required, based on our historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, and the expected timing of reversals of temporary differences. If we or our subsidiary operate at a loss or are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income, or if there is a material change in the actual effective tax rates or the time period within which the underlying temporary differences become taxable or deductible, we will evaluate the need to modify or record a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. We believe that it is more likely than not that we will use this tax credit mentioned above against our taxable income in the future.

Long-lived Assets

     We consider the effects of obsolescence, competition, changes in technology and other economic factors when assigning useful lives to our operating assets. For example, the results for the years ended 2001 and 2002 were affected by the acceleration of the depreciation of our billing system, which was replaced in August 2003.

     Due to the launch of the new GSM/EDGE network and the migration from our TDMA network to the GSM/EDGE network, we decided to further reduce the useful lives of our TDMA network and related equipment. Accordingly, the expected useful lives of these assets were reduced from four to three years, beginning on January 1, 2004. As of December 31, 2006, most of our TDMA network was fully depreciated. Changes in the lives of operating assets that have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements are disclosed whenever they occur.

     We assess the carrying amount and potential impairment of these long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider in determining whether an impairment review is necessary include a significant underperformance of the assets relative to projected future operating results and significant negative industry or economic trends. We determine when an impairment review is necessary through a comparison between the expected undiscounted future cash flows and the carrying amount of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset is the larger of the two amounts, an impairment loss is recognized by the amount that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. The fair value is determined by quoted market prices, appraisals or the use of valuation techniques, such as expected discounted future cash flows. We must make assumptions regarding these estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets. In determining estimated future cash flows, we consider historical experience as well as future expectations, and estimated future cash flows are based on expected future rates and expected future consumer demand. A significant reduction in actual cash flows and estimated cash flows may have a material adverse impact on our operating results and financial condition.

Contingencies

     We account for contingencies in accordance with SFAS No. 5 "Accounting for Contingencies." Such accruals are estimated based on historical experience, the nature of the claims, as well as the current status of each claim. Accounting for contingencies requires significant judgment by management concerning the estimated probabilities and ranges of exposure to potential liability. Management's assessment of our exposure to contingencies could change as new developments occur or more information becomes available. The outcome of the contingencies could vary significantly and could materially impact our consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial position. Management has applied its best judgment in applying SFAS No. 5 to these matters.

     We do not believe that we are a party to any legal proceedings for which we have not made provisions for probable losses and that will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position. As discussed in Note 14 of our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 18. Financial Statements”, in December 1998, we were granted an injunction by the Treasury Court of the State of Minas Gerais relating to the application of ICMS to monthly fees, rentals and additional services. We do not believe such services should be subject to ICMS, on the grounds that they do not constitute telecommunications services. However, each Brazilian state has approved an agreement, effective beginning July 1, 1998, to apply ICMS to certain services in respect of which ICMS was not previously applied. Some courts in Brazil have upheld the validity of this agreement. We have deposited amounts equal to uncollected ICMS amounts with the applicable courts and provisions have been made in our consolidated financial statements in respect of these amounts.

     We recognize the costs of legal defense in the periods incurred. The costs of defending claims are not included in our provisions because legal expenses are generally determined on the basis of success fees.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

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     The Financial Accounting Standard Board, or FASB, recently issued a number of standards and interpretations. The following standards and interpretations will be in effect in the near future. Management is evaluating the possible impact of these standards and interpretations.

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Results of Operations

The following table shows the components of our net income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

    Year Ended December 31, 
   
       2006    2005    2004 
       
    (in thousands of reais)
Net operating revenues:             
         Services provided to third parties    1,110,618    1,095,846    1,124,512 
         Sale of handsets    106,122    87,482    93,603 
       
    1,216,740    1,183,328    1,218,115 
       
 
Cost of services (1)   (350,240)   (295,303)   (356,491)
Cost of handsets and accessories    (157,683)   (138,488)   (123,566)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (including cost             
        sharing agreement) (1)   (335,260)   (354,396)   (251,842)
Allowance for doubtful accounts    (41,429)   (21,094)   (20,153)
Other operating income (expense), net    11    (4,101)   458 
Depreciation and amortization    (179, 888)   (205,734)   (257,997)
       
Operating profit    152,251    164,212    208,524 
 
Financial income    99,732    145,152    150,314 
Financial expense    (51,318)   (79,707)   (123,957)
Foreign exchange gain, net    21,099    49,066    33,330 
       
Income before taxes and minority interest    221,764    278,723    268,211 
Taxes on income    (69,179)   (85,593)   (86,210)
Minority interest    (23,838)   (32,421)   (31,406)
       
Net income    128,747    160,709    150,595 
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(1)
Exclusive of depreciation classified separately.

Results of Operations for Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005

Net Operating Revenues

     Total net revenues increased 2.8% to R$1,216.7 million in 2006 from R$1,183.3 million in 2005. This increase is mostly attributable the 21.3% increase in revenues from the sale of handsets to R$106.1 million in 2006 from R$87.5 million in 2005, as a result of the 16.3% increase in the number of handsets sold.

     Our service revenues are comprised mainly of monthly fees, service charges from outgoing traffic and interconnection revenues from incoming traffic.Net service revenues increased 1.3% to R$1,110.6 million in 2006 from R$1,095.8 million in 2005. This increase is a result of (1) an increase in interconnection revenues in the amount of R$68.1 million, as a consequence of the adoption of the “full billing” rules for interconnection charges; (2) a R$26.2 million increase in value added services revenue; and (3) a R$17.2 million increase in other service revenues.

     This increase was partially offset by a decrease in roaming in and roaming out revenues in 2006 in the amount of R$59.3 million and R$11.1 million, respectively. Additionally, there was a R$27.3 million decrease in monthly fees revenues as a result of a 6.8% decrease in the number of contract subscribers to 798,140 in 2006 from 856,522 in 2005.

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Cost of Services

     Cost of services increased 18.6% to R$350.2 million in 2006 from R$295.3 million in 2005. This increase is due to a 64.1% increase in interconnection and roaming costs as a result as of the adoption of the “full billing” rule for interconnection charge mentioned above. Additionally, there was a 17.0% increase in leased lines costs and rent and network maintenance costs due to the expansion of our GSM network.

     This increase was partially offset by the 91.4% decrease in expenses related to cloning fraud and the 9.3% decrease in FISTEL expenses, as a result of a lower growth in our customer base in 2006 as compared to 2005.

Cost of Handsets and Accessories

     Cost of handsets sold increased 13.9% to R$157.7 million in 2006, as compared to R$138.5 million in 2005, due to the larger number of handsets sold, as mentioned above.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

     Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 5.4% to R$335.3 million in 2006 from R$354.4 million in 2005. As a percentage of net services revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 30.2% in 2006, as compared to 32.3% in 2005.

     Selling expenses decreased 2.7% to R$247.8 million in 2006 from R$254.6 million in 2005. As a percentage of net services revenue, selling expenses decreased to 22.3% in 2006, as compared to 23.2% in 2005. This decrease is mostly attributable to higher advertising and promotional expenses incurred in 2005 in connection with the launch of operations in the Triângulo Mineiro region.

     General and administrative expenses decreased 12.43% to R$87.45 million in 2006 from R$99.8 million in 2005. This decrease is mainly attributable to the reversal of a provision related to value added taxes (VAT – ICMS) in the amount of R$19.5 million recorded in 2006, compared to a provision related to ICMS in the amount of R$14.8 million recorded in 2005. Excluding these effects in 2006 and in 2005, general and administrative expenses would have increased by 25.4%, mainly as a result of the increase in consulting expenses related to the review of the Company’s operations performed by its new management.

     As a percentage of net services revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 7.9% in 2006 from 9.1% in 2005.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     The allowance for doubtful accounts increased 96.2% to R$41.4 million in 2006 from R$21.1 million in 2005. This increase resulted from lighter credit policies and the larger volume of subscription frauds experienced at the end of 2005 and early 2006. Expressed as a percentage of net services revenue, the allowance for doubtful increased to 3.7% in 2006 as compared to 1.9% in 2005.

Other Operating Income (expense), Net

     The net operating expense in 2005 refers mainly to loss on disposal of certain equipment.

Depreciation and Amortization

     Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by 12.6% to R$179.9 million in 2006, as compared to R$205.7 million in 2005. This decrease is a result of a lower volume of capital expenditures in 2006 and the conclusion of most of the TDMA network depreciation in early 2006.

Operating Profit

     Operating profit decreased to R$152.3 million in 2006 from R$164.2 million in 2005 as a result of the factors described above.

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Financial Income

     Financial income decreased 31.3% to R$99.7 million in 2006 from R$145.2 million in 2005. The decrease is mostly attributable to a 27.9% decrease in the average balance of our invested cash in 2006.

Financial Expense

     Financial expense decreased 35.6% to R$51.3 million in 2006 from R$79.7 million in 2005. The decrease was directly related to a 47.1% decrease in our average outstanding indebtedness in 2006. Additionally, in 2006 there was a R$6.9 million decrease in the negative results of our cross-currency interest rate swap agreements.

     This decrease was partially offset by the decrease in the amount of PIS and COFINS recoverable taxes recognized in 2006, R$16.6 million, compared to the R$21.3 million recognized in 2005. The recognition of these recoverable taxes followed favorable decisions of the courts in relation to legal actions in which we were questioning the constitutionality of the increase in the calculation base of PIS and COFINS taxes.

Foreign Exchange Gain, Net

     As a result of the 9.5% appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar during 2006, we recorded a foreign exchange gain of R$21.1 million, as compared to a foreign exchange gain of R$49.1 million during 2005 when the real appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 13.4% . Additionally, our average outstanding indebtedness, which is entirely indexed to the U.S. dollar, decreased 47.1% in 2006 as mentioned above.

Taxes on Income

     Income taxes decreased to R$69.2 million in 2006, as compared to R$85.6 million in 2005, as a result of the decrease in income before taxes to R$221.8 million in 2006 from R$278.7million in 2005. The effective tax rate in 2006 was 31.2%, as compared to 30.7% in 2005.

Net Income

     As a result of the above factors, net income decreased to R$128.8 million in 2006, as compared to R$160.7 million in 2005.

Results of Operations for Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004

Net Operating Revenues

     Total net revenues decreased 2.9% to R$1,183.3 million in 2005 from R$1,218.1 million in 2004. This decrease is attributable mainly to the 2.5% decrease in net service revenues to R$1,095.8 million in 2005 from R$1,124.5 million in 2004. The decrease in net service revenues is mainly related to a 17.0% reduction in interconnection and roaming out revenues amounting to R$81.1 million, primarily as a result of the application of the “bill and keep” rules under the SMP regime during the entire year of 2005. During 2004, the “bill and keep” rules were applicable for only five months starting in August.

     This decrease was partially offset by the growth of 11.5% in outgoing traffic revenues due to the 20.4% increase in our customer base from 2,777,282 to 3,344,184 customers and a 23.9% increase in value added services revenues.

     Revenues from the sale of handsets decreased to R$87.5 million in 2005 as compared to R$93.6 million in 2004. The 36.7% increase in the number of handsets sold was offset by an increase in handset subsidies.

Cost of Services

     Cost of services decreased 17.2% to R$295.3 million in 2005 from R$356.5 million in 2004. This decrease is mainly related to a 54.9% decrease in interconnection and roaming costs as a result of the implementation of the “bill and keep” rules under the SMP regime mentioned above.

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     This decrease was partially offset by the 39.9% increase in leased lines costs and rent and network maintenance costs due to the expansion of our GSM network and the launch of our operations in the Triângulo Mineiro region. Additionally, there was a 17.4% increase in the FISTEL and other taxes paid, due to our larger customer base.

     Cost of Handsets and Accessories

     Although revenues from the sale of handsets decreased in 2005, the cost of handsets sold increased 12.1% to R$138.5 million in 2005 from R$123.6 million in 2004, due to the larger number of handsets sold.

     Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

     Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 40.7% to R$354.4 million in 2005, as compared to R$251.8 million in 2004. As a percentage of net services revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 32.3% in 2005, as compared to 22.4% in 2004.

     Selling expenses increased 46.1% to R$254.6 million in 2005 from R$174.3 million in 2004. As a percentage of net services revenue, selling expenses increased to 23.2% in 2005, as compared to 15.5% in 2004. This increase was primarily the result of (a) higher advertising and promotional expenses and expenses with personnel, mainly related to our call-centers, in connection with the launch of operations in the Triângulo Mineiro region, (b) greater retention efforts and (c) more aggressive customer acquisition campaigns.

     General and administrative expenses increased 28.6% to R$99.8 million in 2005 from R$77.6 million in 2004. This increase is mainly attributable to (a) a provision related to value added taxes (VAT – ICMS) in the amount of R$14.8 million; (b) a pension plan income amounting to R$7.7 million in 2005 compared to a pension plan income of R$6.9 million in 2004: and (c) an increase in legal and consulting expenses in the amount of R$4.7 million. As a percentage of net services revenue, general and administrative expenses increased to 9.1% in 2005 from 6.9% in 2004.

     Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     The allowance for doubtful accounts increased 4.7% to R$21.1 million in 2005 from R$20.2 million in 2004 due primarily to an increase in our customer base. Expressed as a percentage of net services revenue, the allowance for doubtful accounts remained stable, at 1.9% in 2005 as compared to 1.8% in 2004.

     Other Operating Income (expense), Net

     In 2005, other operating expense amounted to R$4.1 million in 2005 compared to a net operating income in the amount of R$0.5 million in 2004. The net operating expense recorded in 2005, refers mainly to loss on disposal of certain equipment.

     Depreciation and Amortization

     There was a reduction of the expected useful lives of our TDMA network and related equipment, relating to our migration to GSM technology, from four to three years, beginning on January 1, 2004, therefore increasing our depreciation and amortization expenses in 2004. In 2005, most of our TDMA network was fully depreciated. As a result, depreciation and amortization expense decreased by 20.3% to R$205.7 million in 2005, as compared to R$258.0 million in 2004.

     Operating Profit

     Operating profit decreased to R$164.2 million in 2005 from R$208.5 million in 2004 as a result of the factors described above.

     Financial Income

     Financial income decreased 3.4% to R$145.2 million in 2005 from R$150.3 million in 2004. The decrease is attributable mainly to a 14.1% decrease in the average balance of our cash, cash equivalents and temporary cash investments in 2005.

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     Financial Expense

     Financial expense decreased 35.7% to R$79.7 million in 2005 from R$124.0 million in 2004. The decrease was directly related to a 26.0% decrease in our average outstanding indebtedness in 2005 and to the recognition of PIS and COFINS recoverable taxes amounting to R$21.3 million, following a favorable decision of the courts in relation to a legal action we had filed questioning the constitutionality of the increase in the calculation base of PIS and COFINS taxes.

     Additionally, there was a slight decrease in the negative results of our cross-currency interest rate swap agreements, to R$50.6 million in 2005 from R$52.0 million in 2004.

     Foreign Exchange Gain, Net

     As a result of the 13.4% appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar during 2005, we recorded a foreign exchange gain of R$49.1 million, as compared to a foreign exchange gain of R$33.3 million during 2004 when the real appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 8.8% .

     Taxes on Income

     Income taxes decreased to R$85.6 million in 2005, as compared to R$86.2 million in 2004, as a result of the increase in income before taxes to R$278.7million in 2005 from R$268.2 million in 2004. The effective tax rate during 2005 was 30.7%, as compared to 32.1% during 2004.

     Net Income

     As a result of the above factors, net income increased to R$160.7 million in 2005, as compared to R$150.6 million in 2004.

B. Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

     Our primary sources of liquidity have historically been cash flows from operating activities and borrowings. We have funded our operations and capital expenditures principally from operating cash flows and loans obtained from financial institutions. We regularly maintain substantial cash and cash equivalents and temporary cash investments balances in order to be in a position to respond immediately to the changing regulatory and competitive environment in which we operate. Our principal cash requirements include:

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     Cash provided by operating activities was R$290.5 million in 2006, R$418.9 million in 2005 and R$123.9 million in 2004. The 29.7% decrease between 2006 and 2005 is mainly related to lower liquidation of temporary cash investments as compared to 2005. The 238.2% increase between 2004 and 2005 is mainly related to the liquidation of temporary cash investments in 2005, primarily due to payment of long-term debt, partially off-set by our lower operating results and higher accounts payable to long-distance telephone carriers.

Cash Used in Investing Activities

     Acquisitions of property and equipment continue to be one of our primary uses of cash flow. Our net cash flow used in investing activities was R$155.2 million, R$116.8 million and R$145.9 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. In 2006 and 2005 we invested in expanding our GSM network capacity and the start-up of our operations in the Triângulo Mineiro region, while in 2004 we invested in the migration of our network from TDMA to GSM technology.

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Cash Used in Financing Activities

     Cash used in financing activities was R$143.2 million, R$283.1 million and R$19.8 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. In 2004 we issued US$80 million of 8.75% unsecured senior notes units. We paid R$98.7 million, R$84.0 million and R$44.4 million in dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     At December 31, 2006, we had R$21.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, as compared to R$29.3 million and R$10.2 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, as a result of the factors mentioned above.

Capital Expenditures

     We invested R$250.5 million, R$297.7 million and R$306.8 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Capital expenditures priorities in 2006 included primarily expanding our GSM network capacity. We anticipate that our capital expenditures for 2007 will be around R$280 million, primarily relating to increasing the capacity of our GSM network and improving the overall quality of our network.

     We believe that our capital expenditure requirements can be met through our cash flows from operations.

Indebtedness

     At December 31, 2006, our total debt was R$171.0 million, as compared to R$236.2 million and R$482.8 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. At December 31, 2006, our total debt was denominated in U.S. dollars, with interest at an annual rate of 8.75%, At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had cross-currency interest rate swap agreements in effect for all of our foreign-currency indexed debt to mitigate exchange rate fluctuations. Our cross-currency interest rate swap agreements exchange U.S.-dollar indexed debt for reais debt with a floating interest rate (based on interbank deposit rate). At December 31, 2004, we had cross-currency interest rate swap agreements in effect for 52.3% of our foreign currency-indexed debt to mitigate exchange rate fluctuations.

     On January 20, 2004, Telemig Celular issued US$80 million of 8.75% unsecured senior notes units due 2009. The Telemig Celular note issuance was combined with an issuance by Amazônia Celular of US$40 million of 8.75% notes due 2009. The Telemig Celular notes and the Amazônia Celular notes may only be transferred together as part of notes units and will not trade separately. The notes units were offered and sold in offshore transactions in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act and to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) in the United States under Rule 144A of the Securities Act. Interest payments on the Telemig Celular notes are made semi-annually. At December 31, 2006, there was R$171.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding.

      On December 31, 2006, Amazônia Celular was in breach of the financial covenants set forth in the indenture related to the notes. On April 16, 2007, management of Telemig Celular and Amazônia Celular obtained waivers by the requisite amount of holders of the notes, thereby curing any event of default. In addition, the financial covenants were amended on terms more favorable to us. As such, we and Amazônia Celular did not breach the financial covenants as of March 31, 2007 and do not expect to breach these covenants in the following quarters of 2007.

     Our financial instruments restrict our ability, among other things, to pay certain dividends and distributions, create liens on our assets, enter into related-party transactions, or merge, consolidate or sell assets. Our financial instruments also require us to maintain certain ratios (such as a ratio of net indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA, and a ratio of adjusted EBITDA to net interest expense) and deliver certain financial reports. In addition, certain financing agreements of the Company have cross-acceleration clauses. Since our financing agreements limit our ability to incur indebtedness above a certain level, our ability to raise capital above the limits imposed by such agreements may be impaired, which may affect our ability to obtain resources needed to switch or upgrade our technology.

     The following table shows our U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar-indexed loans for the periods indicated (converted using the exchange rate at the end of the period):

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    As of December 31, 
   
    2004    2005    2006 
       
    (in millions of reais)
Short-Term Indebtedness Plus Current             
Portion of Long-Term Indebtedness:             
Non-U.S. Dollar Indexed    58.5    -    - 
U.S. Dollar-Indexed    156.4    48.9    - 
       
    Total    214.9    48.9    - 
Long Term Indebtedness:             
Non-U.S. Dollar Indexed    -    -    - 
U.S. Dollar-Indexed    267.9    187.3    171.0 
       
    Total    267.9    187.3    171.0 
    Total Indebtedness    482.8    236.2    171.0 

C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.

     We do not conduct any independent research and primarily depend upon the manufacturers of telecommunications products for the development of new hardware.

D. Trend Information

     We expect competition in our area to remain strong. Currently, we face the competition of four operators in our authorization area: TIM, Oi, Claro and CTBC Celular. The extent that increased and ongoing competition will ultimately have on our market share, business, financial condition, revenues and results of operations will depend on a variety of factors that we cannot yet precisely assess, and many of which may be beyond our control.

     We also expect that the supply of TDMA-compatible handsets will continue to decrease in 2007, resulting in pressure on our TDMA subscriber base to switch to GSM service if these subscribers need to replace their existing TDMA handsets.

E. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

     We have not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

F. Aggregate Contractual Obligations

     The following table sets forth the amount in millions of reais of our fixed contractual obligations at December 31, 2006.

        Less than        3-5    More than 
    Total    1 year    1-3 years    years    5 years 
           
    (millions of reais)
    Long-Term Debt Obligations (1)   2118    164    195.4    -    - 
Operating Lease Obligations    111.2    21.5    32.9    19.3    27.5 
Purchase Obligations    4.4    4.4    -    -    - 
Cross currency interest weight swap agreements    48.7    -    48.7    -    - 
           
Other Long-Term Liabilities    29.4    -    12.3    3.2    13.9 
           
Total Contractual Cash Obligations    395.5    42.3    289.3    22.5    41.4 
           
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(1)
Includes estimated interest payments determined using the interest rate at December 31, 2006. However, our long-term debt is subject to exchange rate variations, and these estimated payments may differ significantly from payments actually made.

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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

A. Directors and Senior Management

     We are managed by our Conselho de Administração, or board of directors, and our Diretoria, or executive officers.

Board of Directors

     Our board of directors is currently comprised of eleven members serving for a term of three years. Our bylaws provide for our board of directors to convene a regular meeting once every three months and special meetings when called by the chairman or by two members of the board of directors.

     The following table contains the current members of our board of directors elected on March 20, 2006 except for José Wilson da Silva, Wagner Pinheiro de Oliveira and Danilo de Siqueira Campos, who were elected on April 26, 2004, and their respective positions and ages.

Name    Position    Age 
     
Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior    Chairman    41 
Alberto Ribeiro Güth    Vice Chairman    47 
Carlos Alberto Rosa    Director    41 
Danilo de Siqueira Campos    Director    47 
Elemér André Suranyi    Director    41 
José Luiz Rodrigues    Director    52 
José Wilson da Silva    Director    52 
Kevin Michael Altit    Director    43 
Pedro Paulo Elejalde de Campos    Director    52 
Wagner Pinheiro de Oliveira    Director    44 

     Set forth below are brief biographical descriptions of our directors:

     Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior is the chairman of the board of directors of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and Telemig Celular Participações S.A. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica in São Paulo, he is currently a partner at Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; member of the board of directors of Oeste Participações S.A. Opportrans Concessão Metroviária S.A., Zain Participações S.A., Invitel S.A., Techold Participações S.A., Solpart Participações S.A. and Telepart Participações S.A., chairman of the board of directors of Futuretel S.A., Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

     Alberto Ribeiro Güth holds a bachelor’s degree from IME and an MBA from the Wharton School. He is partner of Angra Partners Consultoria e Participações. Prior to joining Angra, he was partner at Investidor Profissional Gestão de Recursos (IP) and served as an executive officer at Esso Brasileira de Petróleo. He is member of the board of directors of Editora e Livraria Saraiva, Metrô do Rio de Janeiro (Opportrans), Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. Mr. Guth is also a deputy board member at Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

     Carlos Alberto Rosa holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from UNESP and a master’s in Public Management and Government Policy from FGV. He is currently coordinator of participation at FUNCEF. Mr. Rosa has worked at Caixa Econômica Federal since 2001. He was also a consultant for GV CONSULT, in the implementation of the Information Network for the Management of Social Assistance along with the Social Security Ministry. He was a consultant at UNDP in 2000 in the development and implementation of the Bolsa Eletrônica de Compras for the state government of São Paulo. In 1999, Mr. Rosa was visiting scholar through the Ford Foundation at Texas University in Austin. System analyst at Banespa, the bank of the state of São Paulo between 1985 and 1996. He is a licensed professor of financial administration at the Alfa-Castelo College in Barueri, SP.

     Danilo de Siqueira Campos is an employee of Banco do Brasil currently assigned to the Brazilian Agricultural Ministry. Mr. Campos has served as CEO of Federação dos Trabalhadores em Estabelecimentos de Crédito do Estado de Minas Gerais (1997-2000). Mr. Campos has also acted as a member of the fiscal councils of Coteminas (2002-2003), and Cia Siderúrgica Belgo Mineira (2004) and Previ (2000-2002). Mr. Campos holds a law degree from UNIUBE/OAB/UFMG and a International Executive MBA from FGV/Ohio 2006. He is also has a specialization in agribusiness management from Lavras Federal University.

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     Elemér André Surányi holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of São Paulo and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Surányi currently works as a contracted consultant to Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil, L.P., in São Paulo. In the past, Mr. Surányi served as an Advisor to Banco J. Safra S.A.; Chief Financial Officer, Investor Relations Director and member of the board of UOL Inc. S.A.; Chief Administrative Officer and Statutory Director of Merrill Lynch & Co. in Brazil; Vice President of Investment Banking for Merrill Lynch & Co. in São Paulo; Associate in the Latin America Investment Banking Group of Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York; Manager at the Brazilian Foreign Creditor Banks’ Debt Restructuring Committee at Citibank in New York; and Assistant Manager at the Financial Institutions Division at Citibank in São Paulo. He is a member of the board of directors of Brasil Telecom S.A., Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., Solpart Participações S.A., Amazônia Celular S.A., Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A., Telemig Celular S.A., Telemig Celular Participações S.A., Ret Participações S.A., Telinvest S.A., Capitalpart Participações S.A., and Longdis S.A.

     José Luiz Rodrigues holds a degree in accounting and technical management with a specialization course in Tax and Public Accounting from USP-FIPECAFI, and has taken several courses in the areas in which he works. Mr. Rodrigues has 35 years of professional experience which began at the Banco de Crédito Nacional S.A. – BCN, with extensive experience, having worked at different levels and areas within the company, but mainly occupying a place at the board of directors. He is a specialist in issues relating to the National Financing System, actively participates in the development of administrative, operational, and controlling norms related to the modernization of the National Financing System. He was a member of the board of directors of Autotrac Comércio e Telecomunicações S.A. between 1992 and 1993, and founding partner of JL Rodrigues, Carlos Átila & Consultores Associados Ltda., a company providing services such as consulting and representation in the areas of Institutional and Governmental Relations, since 1998. Currently he is a member of the board of directors of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.

     José Wilson da Silva is an employee of Banco do Brasil, where he has been employed since April 1977 and is an executive director of the Bank Employees Union in Brazil’s Federal District since 1992. Mr. da Silva is also a member of the Decision-Making Council (Conselho Deliberativo) of Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil - PREVI (Banco do Brasil Pension Fund). Mr. da Silva holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from Brasília University and an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2006).

     Kevin Michael Altit holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and an LL.M. from UCLA. He is a partner at Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; he is a member of the board of directors of Quigley Company, Inc. (Pfizer Group – NY), Opportunity Sul S.A., Dominó Holdings, S.A., Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.; deputy member of the board of directors of Futuretel S.A.; vice-chairman of the board of directors of Zain Participações S.A., Techold Participações S.A., Daleth Participações S.A. and Newtel Participações S.A.; chairman of the board or directors of Mem Celular Participações S.A., Oeste Participações S.A., Sorocaba Empreendimentos e Participações S.A., Opportrans Concessão Metroviária S.A., 525 Participações S.A., Invitel S.A., Argolis Participações S.A., Telpart Participações S.A., and Capitalpart Participações S.A. He is the executive officer in charge of financing, economics, and data at Mem Celular Participações S.A., Futuretel S.A., Argolis Participações S.A., Daleth Participações S.A. Techold Participações S.A., and Oeste Participações S.A.; the executive officer in charge of financing, economics, and management of Newtel Participações S.A., Zain Participações S.A., Invitel S.A., and Telpart Participações S.A.; and executive officer in charge of investor relations and operations at Ret Participações S.A., 525 Participações S.A., and Teleinvest S.A.

     Pedro Paulo Elejalde de Campos holds bachelor’s degree in engineering from UFRGS and a master’s degree from EAESP-FGV. Mr. Campos is currently a managing partner at Angra Partners and holds board seats at Brasil Telecom and Petropar. In the past, Mr. Campos was a managing director at Citigroup in Latin America, CEO of GE Capital in Latin America and president of Bank GE Capital. He also was a managing director and partner of the investment bank Oppenheimer & Co. and vice-president of JP Morgan & Co. Mr. Campos is a former board member from Latasa, GE Dako and LatinTech.

     Wagner Pinheiro de Oliveira holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Unicamp, with finance specialization course works from USP and FGV-SP. Mr. Oliveira is the CEO of Petros - Fundação Petrobrás de Seguridade Social and a member of the board of directors of Brasil Ecodiesel S.A. In the past, he has worked with Banespa as an investment analyst; was a financial and budget advisor of the Labor Party in the House of Representatives of São Paulo, and was elected the representative of the participants of the Banesprev, a retirement fund managed by Banespa. Mr. Oliveira was a member of the government transition team of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Executive Officers

The Executive Committee of the Registrant currently consists of the following two executive officers:

Name    Position    Age    Date Elected 
       
Oscar Thompson    Chief Executive Officer, responsible for    41    March 20, 2006 
    Investor Relations and accumulating the         
    function of Chief Financial Officer         
Marcus Roger Meireles Martins da Costa    Chief Human Resources Officer    49    March 20, 2006 

     Set forth below are brief biographical descriptions of the executive officers of the Registrant:

     Oscar Thompson holds a degree in industrial engineering from the Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo and an MBA with a major in analytical finance and accounting from the University of Chicago. He worked at Lloyds Bank PLC in São Paulo and London from 1990 to 1994 and at UBS Warburg LLC in New York from 1996 to 2001. He also held the positions as partner and chief financial officer at TWW do Brasil S.A. from 2001 to 2003 and managing partner at Prometheus, a Brazilian financial boutique, from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Thompson is currently the chief executive officer and investor relations officer, accumulating the positions of chief financial officer of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. He is also chief financial officer of Telemig Celular S.A. and Amazônia Celular S.A.

     Marcus Roger Meireles Martins da Costa holds an economics degree from the State University of Minas Gerais and an Executive MBA from COPPEAD/UFRJ. Mr. Martins da Costa worked for Companhia Vale do Rio Doce as a director of its corporate human resources department. He also worked in the implementation and operation of gold and potassium projects as well as in the implementation of Carajás project from 1980 to 2005. Mr. Martins da Costa is presently the human resources director of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.

     The Executive Committee of Telemig Celular currently consists of the following three executive officers.

Name                                     Position    Age    Date Elected 
       
    Chief Executive Officer and Chief        
André Machado Mastrobuono    Operating Officer    45    October 6, 2006 
    Chief Financial Officer, accumulating         
Oscar Thompson    functions of Investor Relations Officer    41    October 6, 2006 
Marcus Roger Meireles Martins da Costa    Chief Corporate Services Officer    49    October 6, 2006 

     Set forth below is a brief biographical description of the executive officer of Telemig Celular who is not also an officer of the Registrant.

     André Mastrobuono holds a degree in agronomic engineering from the University of São Paulo and an MBA with a major in finance, marketing and business strategy from the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Mastrobuono worked as director of strategic planning & performance control and eventually became a member of the board of directors of Vivo. He was also associate principal of McKinsey & Co. and a partner of their local office (McKinsey S/C Ltda) from 1996 to 2002. In addition, Mr. Mastrobuono was manager director of Cafés Finos do Brasil S.A. from 1991 to 1994, business analyst of the Sara Lee Corporate Development Group in Chicago, USA and summer financial analyst in Allied Signal’s financial planning department in South Bend, USA.

B. Compensation

     For the year ended December 31, 2006, the aggregate amount of compensation paid by us to all directors and executive officers was approximately R$5.2 million. This amount includes salaries of approximately R$3.7 million and bonuses to executive officers of approximately R$1.5 million. We also paid R$1.3 million on behalf of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. relating to the compensation of the executive officers who share our management and the management of our affiliates, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A and Amazônia Celular S.A. We are not required under Brazilian law to disclose on an individual basis the compensation of our directors and executive officers.

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     We have a yearly bonus program that provides variable compensation to our executive officers upon the achievement of previously stipulated financial and operating performance results. On October 5, 2000, our board of directors approved two executive stock incentive plans, which apply to our executive officers. On December 29, 2003, our board of directors modified one of the stock incentive plans for key executive officers. See “Item 6E. Share Ownership” for a description of these plans. We do not have a compensation committee.

C. Board Practices

     Our board of directors is responsible for, among other things:

     Our board of directors may be composed of a minimum of three and a maximum of 11 directors elected by our shareholders at the shareholders’ meeting. Our board of directors has one chairman and one vice-chairman.

     Our executive officers are responsible for our day-to-day management and the representation of the Registrant. The Registrant has three executive officer positions: the Diretor Presidente (Chief Executive Officer or CEO), the Diretor Financeiro (Chief Financial Officer or CFO) and the Diretor de Recursos Humanos (Chief Human Resources Officer). Our service contracts with executive officers provide benefits upon termination of employment.

     Our conselho fiscal, or fiscal council (board of auditors), was established pursuant to our bylaws, which require us to maintain a fiscal council on a permanent basis. Our fiscal council is a supervisory committee independent from our board of directors and from our independent accountants, and its members are elected by our shareholders on a yearly basis. The responsibilities of the fiscal council are established by Brazilian Corporation Law and include overseeing the activities of management with respect to compliance with the law and our bylaws, reviewing the annual report submitted for the approval of our shareholders, calling shareholders’ meetings under certain circumstances and reporting at those meetings. The following table contains the members of our fiscal council elected on April 27, 2007, each of whom is serving as a member for a one-year term, and their respective ages:

Name    Position    Age 
     
José Arthur Escodro    Member    56 
Jorge Luiz Gouvêa    Member    46 
Edmilson Gama da Silva    Member    44 
Alexsandro de Souza Popovic    Member    29 

     Set forth below are brief biographical descriptions of the members of our fiscal council:

     José Arthur Escodro has a fifteen-year experience in independent auditing at main internacional and Brazilian auditing companies and is a former commissioner from the CVM. Mr. Escodro is a member of IBRACON – Brazilian Institute of Independent Auditors and a former member of CVM´s Consultative Accounting and Auditing Standards Council. Mr. Escodro acted as a professor at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and since 1994 has been an independent consultant, providing business advisory services to private companies. Mr. Escodro also has participated in arbitration courts on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada, either as an arbitrator or an expert in fields of his specialty.

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     Jorge Luiz Gouvêa is an economist, and currently the controller at Petros – Fundação Petrobrás de Seguridade Social. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, with specialization courses in engineering economics from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, in public finances and economics from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, and in local development from the International Labour Office. In the past he worked as a senior consultant at Departamento Intersindical de Estatística e Estudos Sócio-Econômicos; a teacher of economic development at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; a department’s director of income and labor for the Municipal Government of Santo André, state of São Paulo; and a member of the board of directors of Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense.

     Edmilson Gama da Silva hold a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of São Paulo Law School and also holds a degree in engineering sciences in FATEC/UNESP of São Paulo. He has post-doctoral training in finances from IBMEC-SP, public policies from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and management of financial institutions from FIA-USP. His experience includes more than 25 years as executive officer at finance institutions, insurance companies, private welfare and capitalization companies. He is a member of IBGC and vice-president of FENACAP. He has international experience in programs and project developments in France, Portugal and Italy. He is a professor of business administration for graduate and post-graduate courses at several institutions in Brasilia-DF.

     Alexsandro de Souza Popovic holds a law degree and a graduate degree in tax law. He has worked for over three years in the analysis of corporate governance practices of companies listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA). This work includes monitoring corporate events, verifying their legality and that they are in keeping with the current requirements of the international capital market, and that they meet the requirements of the differentiated levels of corporate governance within the BOVESPA, representing various equity investment funds in Brazil. He is a substitute member of the finance committee of Santos Brasil S.A. and member of the finance committees of the companies Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.

     On July 29, 2005, our board of directors decided that our fiscal council would also undertake the responsibilities of an audit committee, including, among others, making recommendations to the board of directors on appointment and retention of independent auditors, processing complaints regarding accounting and auditing, authority to engage advisers. See “Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.”

     Disclosures are reviewed by the disclosure committee in support of the CEO and CFO. The disclosure committee is responsible for implementing the Policy for Disclosure of Relevant Acts or Facts set up by our board of directors in compliance with Article 16 of CVM Instruction no. 358, dated July 17, 2002, for ensuring transparency, and for the implementation of our disclosure controls and procedures.

D. Employees

     At December 31, 2006, we had 2,388 employees, as compared to 2,378 employees at December 31, 2005 and 2,126 employees at December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2006, 49.2% of our employees were employed in customer service, 24.2% in sales and marketing, 9.6% in engineering, 12.9% in management and 4.1% in information technology. The increase in the number of our employees during 2006 was primarily due to the expansion of employees in our information technology department.

     Our employees are represented by Sinttel-MG (Sindicato de Trabalhadores de Telecomunicações de Minas Gerais), the labor union for telecommunications companies in the State of Minas Gerais. We negotiate a new collective labor agreement every year with each local chapter of Sinttel-MG. We have not experienced any labor strikes since the privatization.

     We have implemented a yearly bonus program, designed to stimulate an increase in our operating productivity, which provides variable compensation to employees according to previously specified financial and operating performance goals. The total amount paid in 2007 in connection with this bonus program was R$13.9 million and the total amount paid in 2006 was R$17.6 million. Competition has created, and we believe that it will continue to create, pressure on salaries and our ability to hire and retain qualified upper- and mid-level management personnel.

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     We participate in a pension fund, the Fundação Sistel de Seguridade Social, or Sistel, which supplements government-provided retirement benefits. Currently, we make monthly contributions to Sistel equal to 13.5% of the salary of each employee who is a Sistel member. Each member employee also makes a monthly contribution to Sistel based on his or her age and salary. Members of Sistel qualify for full pension benefits after reaching age 57, provided that they have been members of Sistel for at least ten uninterrupted years and have been affiliated with the social security system for at least 35 years. Sistel operates independently from us. At the time of the privatization, our employees had the right to maintain their rights and benefits in Sistel. In May 2004, we introduced a defined contribution plan, except for medical benefits for which there is a defined benefit up to 24 months, for all of our employees. Sistel participants were invited to switch their defined benefits plan to the new defined contribution plan. In this plan, the participants define the percentage of their contribution. We make monthly contributions to Sistel of up to 8% of the employee’s salary and each member employee also makes a monthly contribution to Sistel. Members of Sistel qualify for full pension benefits after reaching age 50, provided that they have been members of Sistel for at least ten consecutive years. They do not have to be affiliated with the social security system. See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements.

E. Share Ownership

     The members of our board of directors and our executive officers, on an individual basis and as a group, beneficially own less than 1% of any class of our stock. See “Item 7A. Major Shareholders” for more information.

     On October 5, 2000, our board of directors approved two executive stock incentive plans. The first plan covers certain key executives who may receive shares of our common or preferred stock. The options vest only to the extent that we achieve performance goals determined by our board of directors during a five-year performance period. At December 31, 2006, no options were outstanding in connection with this incentive plan as all options had been forfeited.

     The second plan covers key executives, who also participate in the first plan, and other employees. Options granted under this plan relate to preferred stock and are exercisable at market price at the date of the grant. The vesting period is 20% during the second year, 60% during the third year and 100% during the fourth year. At December 31, 2006, 29,684 options were outstanding. No options were exercised during the period. The initial exercise price for the granted options is R$4.76 per thousand preferred shares. The price is updated by the IGP-M inflation index until the date of exercise.

     The second stock incentive plan for key employees was modified by our board of directors on December 29, 2003. At December 31, 2006, the plan covered three executives. Options granted under this plan relate to preferred stock and are exercisable at market price at the date of the grant, discounted by 20%. The vesting period is 40% during 2004, 30% during 2005 and 30% during 2006. At December 31, 2006, 68,034 options were outstanding under this plan. No options were exercised during the period. The exercise price of the granted options is R$3.84 per thousand preferred shares. The price is updated by the IGP-M inflation index until the date of exercise.

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

A. Major Shareholders

     In accordance with our bylaws, our capital stock is divided into common shares (ações ordinárias) and preferred shares (ações preferenciais). Upon approval by the board of directors, our capital stock may be increased up to the limit of the authorized capital set forth in the by-laws, provided that the number of preferred shares may not exceed 2/3 of the total capital stock. Each common share entitles its holder to full voting rights at meetings of our shareholders. Our preferred shares have voting rights under limited circumstances. See “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association—Preferred Shares and Common Shares” for more information regarding our capital stock and our two classes of shares.

     The following table presents information concerning our major shareholders at June 15, 2007, taking into account our ownership structure after the capital increase approved at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on May 10, 2007. We are not aware of any other shareholder owning more than 5% of our common shares or more than 5% of our preferred shares.

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        %        %        % 
Name of Owner    Common    Common    Preferred    Preferred        Total 
    Shares    Shares    Shares    Shares    Total Shares    Capital 
             
 
Telpart Participações S.A.    72,581,089,368    53.90    9,699,320,342           4.27    82,280,409,710    22.72 
Latinvest Holdings                         
Delaware LLC    8,657,177,611    6.43    -               -    8,657,177,611    2.39 
Utilitivest II Delaware                         
LLC    7,256,577,428    5.39    -           -    7,256,577,428    2.00 
Caixa de Previdência dos                         
Funcionários do Banco                         
do Brasil    6,886,197,021    5.11    5,998,683,445    2.64     12,884,880,466   3.56 

Source: Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A.

     The Registrant’s controlling shareholder is Telpart Participações S.A., or Telpart, which as of June 15, 2007 owned 53.90% of the Registrant’s outstanding common shares. As a result of its controlling interest, Telpart has the ability to control the election of the majority of our board of directors, and to direct our operations.

     Telpart is a corporation owned by Newtel Participações S.A., or Newtel, which owns approximately 51.07% of Telpart, and TPSA do Brasil Ltda., or TPSA, which owns approximately 48.90% . TPSA is controlled by Highlake International Business Company Ltd., or Highlake, which is controlled by Opportunity Fund.

     Newtel is a holding company. Fifty-three percent of Newtel is owned by MEM Celular Participações S.A., which is indirectly held by the three mutual funds: Opportunity Fund, Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil L.P. and Investidores Institucionais FIA.

     The following four Brazilian pension funds own 46.9% of Newtel: Fundação 14 de Previdência Privada, TELOS - Fundação Embratel de Seguridade Social, PETROS - Fundação Petrobrás de Seguridade Social and PREVI - Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil. The relationship among the shareholders of Newtel is governed by a shareholders’ agreement. See “Item 8A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information¯Legal Proceedings¯Regulatory Legal Proceedings¯Litigation with Claro on Service Provision in Minas Gerais” for information on agreement by Telos to dispose of its ownership in Telemig Celular.

     Telpart also owns a controlling interest in our affiliate, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A., the controlling shareholder of Amazônia Celular S.A., which is a cellular service provider in the north region of Brazil operating in the states of Pará, Amazonas, Maranhão, Amapá and Roraima.

     On December 28, 1999, our shareholders approved a corporate reorganization whereby Telpart contributed assets to us, resulting in future tax benefits. We recorded a deferred tax asset of R$212.0 million, which will be realized over a period of up to ten years. In accordance with Brazilian Corporation Law, we must issue shares (pro rata both common and preferred) to Telpart for the amount of the tax benefits recognized by us. In addition, minority shareholders are granted preemptive rights. If the minority shareholders do not elect to exercise these rights, the shares will be issued to and subscribed for by Telpart. See Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements for a more detailed description of this transaction.

B. Related Party Transactions

     We have entered into transactions with some of our shareholders and other related parties for the provision of certain services. Transactions with related parties are carried out based on an amount agreed upon by the respective related parties and we believe those transactions are carried out on an arm’s length basis. Our by-laws and applicable Anatel regulations require that any long-term agreement we enter into with related parties must be previously approved by the majority of our voting and non-voting shareholders, with the exclusion of the conflicted party.

     We consider Brasil Telecom S.A. as related party due to the existence of common partners in our control chain mentioned above.

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     In order to increase efficiency in the allocation of resources, capitalize on synergies, avoid unnecessary duplication of activities and improve operating efficiencies, we are a party to a shared service agreement with Tele Norte Participações S.A. pursuant to which certain costs incurred for the benefit of both companies and their subsidiaries are allocated to each company based on criteria designed to reflect the actual amount of use by each company. The costs allocated under this shared service agreement relate primarily to personnel, marketing and outside consulting fees. See Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements.

Interconnection

     Incumbent fixed-line providers are obliged to provide interconnection services to wireless operators with the incumbent’s own installations. We have entered into interconnection agreements with a number of other telecommunications operators in Brazil, including Brasil Telecom, and the long-distance and local carriers operating in our area. The terms of these interconnection agreements include provisions for the number of connection points, the method by which signals must be received and transmitted and the costs and fees of interconnection. Network usage fees are also assessed based on the terms of these agreements. We have also entered into an agreement with Brasil Telecom under which our subscribers pay a lower rate to use long-distance services offered by Brasil Telecom.

     We have agreements with certain other telecommunications operators in Brazil, including Amazônia Celular, regarding short message interworking. These interconnections allow customers of Telemig Celular and of all parties to the agreements to exchange SMS between their mobile stations in Brazil and other countries.

     A multi-media message, or MMS, network was established and successfully integrated in July 2005 between certain other telecommunications operators in Brazil, including Amazônia Celular. These interconnections allow the customers of Telemig Celular and of such operators to exchange MMS between their mobile stations and across Brazil.

Roaming Agreements

     Roaming services must be made available to other wireless operators upon the request of that operator. We have entered into agreements for automatic roaming with all other A and B Band service providers in Brazil outside our area for the use of the TDMA network, and we have also signed agreements with all other GSM cellular operators in Brazil, including Brasil Telecom and Amazônia Celular S.A., to provide GSM roaming for our postpaid and prepaid customers. We also offer to our customers GPRS roaming with other cellular service providers, including Amazônia Celular S.A., under which our clients have access to the networks of such other cellular service providers while traveling or “roaming” outside our area and we are required to provide roaming services to customers of those wireless operators from outside our area when they are within our area. The agreements require the parties to provide service to roaming subscribers on the same basis as they provide service to their own customers and to carry out a monthly reconciliation of roaming subscriber usage charges. The agreements regarding GSM network have a one-year term, which is automatically renewable for further one-year terms. The agreements regarding the TDMA network have an indefinite term.

C. Interests of Experts and Counsel

     Not applicable.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information

     The information included in Item 18 of this annual report is referred to and incorporated by reference into this

Item 8A.

Legal Proceedings

     Civil Legal Proceedings

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     At December 31, 2006, we had provisions of R$5 million for contingent liabilities which we consider sufficient to meet reasonably estimated probable losses arising from civil lawsuits. The most significant civil suits involving us are described below.

     Litigation Relating to the Breakup of Telebrás

     The breakup of Telebrás is the subject of several lawsuits in which the plaintiffs have requested, and in certain cases obtained, preliminary injunctions against the breakup. All of these preliminary injunctions have been subsequently quashed by decisions of the relevant federal court, but several of these decisions are currently on appeal.

These lawsuits are based on a number of legal theories, the principal among them being:

     If any of the plaintiffs in the above-described lawsuits ultimately prevails, the Telebrás breakup might have to be unwound. This could require any combination of the following:

     Litigation Arising Out of Events Prior to the Telebrás Breakup

     Telebrás, our predecessor company, Telecomunicações de Minas Gerais S.A., and we are defendants in a number of legal proceedings, including tax- and labor-related matters, and are subject to certain other claims and contingencies.

     Liability for any claims arising out of acts committed by our predecessor company prior to the effective date of the spin-off of the predecessor company’s cellular assets and liabilities to us remains with the predecessor company except for:

     Any claims against our predecessor company that are not satisfied by it could result in claims against us to the extent that the assets received at the time of the spin-off might have been used to settle those claims. Under the shareholders’ resolution pursuant to which the spin-off was effected, we have contribution rights against our predecessor company with respect to the entire amount of any payments made by us in connection with any labor or tax claims brought against us that relate to events prior to the effective date of the spin-off.

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     Under the terms of the Telebrás breakup, liability for any claims arising out of acts committed by Telebrás prior to the effective date of the breakup remains with Telebrás except for:

     Consórcio VOA

     '“Consórcio Voa” was created for the purpose of acquiring and operating aircraft for the exclusive use of the parties to the consortium, which include Telemig Participações S.A. and Telemig Celular S.A., under the leadership of Opportunity Equity Partners Administradora de Recursos Ltda. Brasil Telecom has filed a legal proceeding against all members of Consórcio VOA, seeking to remove the leader of the consortium, as well as to receive indemnity for losses, claiming that Opportunity Equity Partners Administradora de Recursos Ltda. abused its power as leader of the consortium, resulting in losses to Brasil Telecom, as member of the consortium and at the time also a member of the Opportunity Group. Even though the injunction was not granted, the members of the consortium removed the leader at a shareholders’ meeting held at the end of 2005. Telemig Celular filed its response in October 2006, alleging it is not a legitimate party to the lawsuit because Brasil Telecom did not attribute any irregularity to Telemig Celular as member of the consortium. The main argument in this lawsuit in our favor is that the leadership of the consortium could only be altered by an unanimous decision by all members of the consortium, and not by a judicial decision or at a meeting where not all members were present, which was the case at the shareholder’s meeting held at the end of 2005. We remain awaiting decision on the matter.

     Monthly Subscription Fees

     In February 2004, the public prosecutors of the State of Minas Gerais filed civil lawsuits against wireless telecommunications operators of the State of Minas Gerais seeking the elimination of monthly subscription fees charged to postpaid service plans on the grounds that consumers should only have to pay for cellular services actually used. There are three such lawsuits against us. In one suit, an injunction was granted and the Justice Court of Minas Gerais dismissed the suit without examining its merits. In another suit, we have won at the trial stage, but the state has appealed. The last proceeding is still in its preliminary stages. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is probable, no provisions have been recorded.

     Prepaid Credits

     We and other wireless operators in Brazil are party to lawsuits challenging the validity of expiration dates for prepaid telephone credits. We are party to three such lawsuits. One of the proceedings is still in its preliminary stages, and the court has requested that the defendants submit information supporting their basis for setting an expiration term. In May 2007 the trial court decided in our favor in the second proceeding. In the beginning of October 2006, we won our appeal in the third proceeding, after the court had decided against us at the trial stage. We and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in these lawsuits is probable. As there is no monetary value involved in this lawsuit, no provisions have been recorded.

     Detailed Accounts, and Length of Contract with Operator

     In 2005, the Public State Ministry of Minas Gerais filed two suits against wireless operators, including Telemig Celular, requiring them to send detailed bills to mobile phone users.

     The appelate court decided against the wireless operators in both proceedings. Telemig Celular appealed both decisions and remains awaiting decision on the matters.

     In 2005, the Public State Ministry of Minas Gerais filed a suit against wireless operators, including Telemig Celular, contesting the legality of the “loyalty period” clause in postpaid contracts. The request for preliminary injunction by the Public Ministry was dismissed, allowing Telemig to maintain its loyalty period. We and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawuit is remote. However, as there is no monetary value involved in this lawsuit, no provisions have been recorded. In the event we are not successful, we will evaluate eventual impacts on our future operations.

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     Administrative Penalty in Virtue of “Un-Blocking Fee”

     In February 2004, the Public State Ministry applied an administrative penalty in the amount of R$1.2 million, alleging that the “un-blocking fee” that Telemig Celular charges its customers is abusive.

     In May 2005, a preliminary injunction requested by Telemig Celular was deferred, suspending the imposition of the penalty. However, in April 2006 the trial judge decided against Telemig Celular, confirming the need to pay the penalty. Because Telemig Celular is appealing, the payment of the penalty has been suspended until a final decision is reached. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is possible, no provisions have been recorded.

     Litigation Related to Caller ID and the Trademark ‘‘BINA”

     Lune Projetos Especiais Telecomunicação Comércio Ind. Ltda., or Lune, has brought a lawsuit against Telemig and other Brazilian mobile telecommunication operators in which Lune claims to be the owner of patents relating to Equipamento Controlador de Chamadas Entrantes e do Terminal Telefônico, or Caller ID, and of the trademark ‘‘BINA’’ (‘‘B Identifies the Number of A’’), and alleges that the mobile telecommunication operators are copying the patent and using the trademark without proper authorization. Lune has requested that the operators be ordered to cease providing Caller ID services and using the trademark ‘‘BINA’’ and that Lune be indemnified for the unauthorized use of the Caller ID system in an amount equal to the fees paid to the operators by customers for use of the Caller ID system.

     In addition to operators, the suit also involves network component manufacturers that supply the Caller ID to the operators. The amount of the indemnification alleged to be owed by the mobile telecommunication operators has not yet been calculated and we believe we have the right to indemnity from the component manufacturers. Nortel has indemnified us against any obligation arising out of allegations of unauthorized use of patents. Accordingly, we have not made any provisions with respect to this lawsuit.

     The proceeding is still in its preliminary stage. Telemig Celular has presented its defense and the court has determined that the issue be analyzed separately by the courts located in the states where each defendant is based. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is possible, no provisions have been recorded.

     Civil Class Action against SMP operators for the installation of cellular blocks in prisons

     In June 2006, the Federal Attorney’s Public Office initiated a civil class action against SMP operators, including Telemig Celular, for the installation of cellular blocks in Brazilian prisons. Telemig Celular presented a defense and remains awaiting decision on the matter. We and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is probable. As there is no monetary value involved in this lawsuit, no provisions have been recorded.

     Readjustment of VU-M

     SMP provides free negotiation of interconnection fees (VU-M) among certain telecommunications service providers. Accordingly, as of July 2005 we implemented a 4.5% interim adjustment in the interconnection for the use of the SMP network exclusively for local calls VC1 among operators that executed the agreement. In March 2006, we also implemented a 4.5% interim adjustment interconnection fee on long-distance calls VC2 and VC3, pursuant to an interim agreement entered into at the end of 2005 between ourselves and other operators. However, as not all operators could reach an agreement on the terms of the interconnection, including with respect to the fees, Anatel was requested to act as the final arbiter. A decision has not yet been reached. Concurrently, Telemig Celular filed a claim questioning this adjustment and requesting that the interconnection fee be adjusted either according to the IGP-DI or at a fixed rate of 7.99% . The court decided against Telemig Celular and we appealed. We remain awaiting decision on the matter.

     Regulatory Legal Proceedings

     Litigation with Claro on Service Provision in Minas Gerais

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     In July 2004, Anatel auctioned SMP licenses, including in the service area for Minas Gerais (not including the Triângulo Mineiro region).

     Stemar Telecomunicações Ltda. (“Claro”) won the license but, pursuant to legislation then in effect and the terms of the auction, could only begin offering services after undoing cross-investment by investors in Telemig Celular, which had been providing services in Minas Gerais since 1997.

     As of October 28, 2005, however, Fundação Embratel de Seguridade Social (“Telos”) still had indirect stakes in both Claro and Telemig Celular. Claro began offering SMP services in Minas Gerais on such date, and Telemig Celular sued to suspend Claro’s operations in the region until the cross-investment issue was resolved.

     After several court decisions, in May 2006, Claro and Telemig Celular agreed that the cross-investment issue would be resolved through the disposition of Telos’ ownership of Telemig Celular and that until that time, Telos would be obliged not to exercise veto or voting rights in the ownership chain of Telemig Celular, through Newtel or its direct or indirect controlled subsidiaries. Telos has been complying with its obligations, but as it has not succeeded in disposing of the investment, Anatel was requested to appoint an independent third party to exercise Telos’ voting rights in the ownership chain of Telemig Celular. As Anatel had not appointed such independent third party, in September 2006 Claro, Telos and Telemig Celular initiated an arbitration proceeding before the Arbitration Chamber of the Foundation of the Industries of the State of São Paulo, as provided in the agreement between such parties. Telemig Celular and Claro have entered into a settlement according to which Telemig Celular, Claro and Telos agreed to withdraw the administrative complaint being examined by Anatel.

     Litigation with Anatel Regarding Public Consultation Number 756/2006

     On January 30, 2007, Telemig Celular filed a writ of mandamus requesting the suspension of Public Consultation number 756/2006, and the prohibition of any action by Anatel regarding the concession of new authorizations within the Telemig Celular service area. Public consultation number 756/2006 includes a bidding notice for an auction to grant licenses for new spectrum provided for in Anatel’s Resolution number 454/2006, in disagreement with the General Authorizations Plan currently in force. As the injunction was granted on January 20, 2007, the public consultation was suspended. However, the injunction was subsequently reversed and the public consultation resumed. We are awaiting decision on the merits of the case. See “Item 4B. Business Overview—Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry” for more information on Resolution number 454/2006.

     Litigation with Anatel Regarding Quality Standards

     In February 2007, Telemig Celular filed a writ of mandamus to suspend Anatel’s requirement that Telemig Celular pay fines amounting to R$1.2 million due to non-compliance with the quality standards established in the General Quality Targets Plan. As the injunction was not granted, Telemig Celular filed an appeal, which was refused. We are awaiting decision on another appeal filed by Telemig Celular. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success of this lawsuit is possible, no provisions have been recorded.

     The purpose of this injunction is to suspend the administrative proceeding (Procedure to Investigate Breaches of Obligations - PADO) filed by Anatel, mentioned below in “—Administrative Proceedings before Anatel—Quality Standards,” in which the initial decision was rendered against Telemig Celular.

     Telecommunications Regulations Proceeding

     The Brazilian telecommunications regulations prohibit a shareholder from having a controlling interest in more than one wireless telecommunications carrier operating in the same area in Brazil. On June 15, 2005, the Company has initiated court proceedings seeking a court order to prevent PREVI and Banco do Brasil from exercising their voting rights in the Company, until the legality of their shareholding interest is resolved. The main argument in this lawsuit in is that Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil - PREVI (which is the Banco do Brasil S.A. pension fund) and Banco do Brasil are a part of our controlling shareholder block and also are a part of the controlling shareholder block of Telemar, which competes with us in our area under the “Oi” brand name. As we currently believe the claim has no legal grounds and therefore, would probably be rejected by the Brazilian court, we relinquished our claim on October 18, 2006. We are still awaiting termination of this lawsuit.

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Tax Legal Proceedings

     As of December 31, 2006, we had provisions in the total amount of R$808.5 million for contingent liabilities relating to tax matters, the most significant of which are described below.

     Litigation Related to the Imposition of ICMS on Certain Telecommunications Services, such as Cellular Activations,Monthly Subscriptions and Additional Accessory Services

     The ICMS is a tax that the Brazilian states impose at varying rates on revenues from the sale of goods and services, including telecommunications services. We are involved in judicial and administrative proceedings with regard to the extension by state governments of ICMS taxable events to services that are complementary to telecommunications services. According to Agreement No. 69/98 approved by the Brazilian state governments, after June 1998, the ICMS would be imposed on monthly subscriptions, additional services and cellular activations. Before the Agreement’s approval, most companies did not subject these services to ICMS because they were not considered to be typical telecommunications services.

     We believe the government’s attempt to impose the ICMS upon certain of our services is unlawful and unconstitutional. However, we can give no assurance that the Brazilian superior courts will arrive at this same conclusion. We have decided to record the ICMS amounts that would be payable, on a monthly basis. The provisions include not only the tax allegedly due, but also interest that could eventually accrue in the event we fail to succeed in court.

     Cellular Activations. The application of ICMS on cellular activations would not materially adversely affect our results of operations for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 because we eliminated the activation fee for all but one of our plans. For the remaining plan, cellular activation has been significantly reduced. We do not believe that the application of the ICMS to cellular activation applied on a prospective basis will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

     Monthly Subscriptions. In December 1998, we filed a petition with the Treasury Court of the State of Minas Gerais and suspended the remittance of the ICMS on monthly subscriptions and additional services and deposited such amounts in a court-administered trust account. We cannot assure that we will prevail in this matter. Accordingly, we have recorded an aggregate provision of R$604.7 million for 1998 through 2006 in our consolidated financial statements and had deposited in court an aggregate amount of R$600.7 million as of December 31, 2006.

     The decisions at trial stage and at the Justice Court of Minas Gerais have been partially adjudicated in our favor. The State of Minas Gerais and the Company have appealed to the Superior Court of Justice, and we are still awaiting final decision on the matter.

     Litigation Related to Social Security

     The National Social Security Institute, or INSS, has issued a tax assessment against us for approximately R$17.1 million. This proceeding is based on a supposed failure by us to comply with our obligation to withhold and collect 11% of every payment made to service providers, as required under Law No. 9.711/98. We believe a significant portion of the assessment is legally unfounded. As of December 31, 2006, a provision in the amount of approximately R$3.5 million was recorded.

Litigation Relating to the Conveyance of PIS and COFINS to Users

     We and other telecommunications companies are defendants in a civil class action filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Ministério Público Federal) aiming at (i) preventing the passing on to customers of the amounts paid as Contribution to the Social Integration Program, or PIS, and Contribution for Social Security Financing, or COFINS, and (ii) requiring that we return to our customers two times the amount of PIS- and COFINS-related charges passed along to them. These social contributions are levied on gross telecommunications services revenues from final customers located within the jurisdiction of Uberlândia in Minas Gerais.

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     On August 17, 2001, a preliminary injunction was issued ordering us to no longer charge the PIS and the COFINS to our customers, but the injunction was later revoked on October 7, 2002. We believe the chance of an unfavorable outcome in this proceeding is remote. In any event, regardless of the outcome of this proceeding, we believe we will not be adversely affected because we did not segregate such taxes in our invoices.

     This lawsuit is currently is the technical expertise phase. We are still awaiting final judgment on the matter and the public prosecutor has not brought any other administrative or judicial actions related to the matter.

     Litigation Related to the Telecommunication Inspection Fund (FISTEL)

     We are subject to the payment of the Telecommunication Inspection Fund contribution – FISTEL. The Telecommunication Inspection Fund is supported by revenues resulting from a tax imposed on telecommunication operators. We have adopted the position that the FISTEL is not due in respect of telecommunications stations that are not owned by us. As a result, we are involved in legal proceedings to obtain a judicial authorization for us to pay the FISTEL solely in respect of telecommunication stations owned by us. The amount involved in these proceedings is R$187.4 million. We have recorded a provision in the amount of the FISTEL that would be payable, on a monthly basis and we are depositing in court the amount involved. As the trial court decided against us, we filed an appeal and remain awaiting a decision on the matter. We and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is possible.

     Litigation Related to the Fund for Universal Access to Telecommunication Services (FUST)

     Based on Article 6 of Law No. 9,998/2000, which instituted FUST, the Company does not include in the calculation base of the contribution, the revenues obtained from telecommunications services providers as interconnection fee and for the use of its network resources. On December 15, 2005, Anatel’s board approved Precedent #7 which determines the inclusion of such revenues in the calculation base of FUST, with retroactive application to January 2001.

     Management, based on the advice of its legal advisors, is of the opinion that Precedent #7 of Anatel contravenes the provisions of Law No. 9,998/2000, in addition to several constitutional provisions. Therefore, in January 2006, the mobile telecommunication operators, including Telemig Celular, filed for a writ of mandamus in order to protect their legal rights to continue to pay FUST without any increase in the calculation base that is not provided for by law.

     The injunction was not granted by the trial judge since the judge understood the matter to be complex. The petitioners appealed and in a decision given in March 2006, the Superior Court Judge granted the injunction request to remove the application of the second part of Precedent #7 of Anatel. In February 2007, the lower court judge ruled that the levy of FUST on interconnection revenues specified in the second part of Precedent #7 of Anatel is unconstitutional. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is possible, no provision has been recorded.

     Fund for Universal Access to Telecommunications Services (FUST)

     In November 2006, Telemig Celular received a tax claim from Anatel regarding the payment of FUST on interconnection revenues received in 2001. The collection of FUST on interconnection revenues received in 2001 was suspended by an injunction granted in the litigation related to FUST. For further information, see “—Litigation Related to the Fund for Universal Access to Telecommunication Services (FUST)” above. Telemig Celular submitted a defense and is awaiting decision on the matter. The amount involved in this administrative proceeding is R$5.9 million. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success of this lawsuit is possible, no provision has been recorded.

     Administrative Proceedings before Ministry of Communications

          Telecommunications Technological Development Fund (FUNTTEL)

     In December 2006, Telemig Celular received a tax claim from the Ministry of Communications regarding the payment of FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues received in 2001. Telemig Celular has submitted a defense and is awaiting decision on the matter. The amount involved in this administrative proceeding is R$3 million. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is possible, no provision has been recorded.

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     Labor Legal Proceedings

     The Company is party to several labor claims filed by former employees related mainly to salary adjustments and related charges. At December 31, 2006, we had provisions of R$2.4 million for contingent liabilities in connection with labor claims.

     Service Providers

     We currently use the services of approximately 3,130 outsourced service providers. Under Brazilian labor law, the legality of outsourced services is closely related to the nature of the services involved. Where the outsourced contracted services are related to the primary activities of the contracting company, there is, in effect, a strong presumption that the outsourcing is not legal. Thus, if the relationship between the outsourced service provider and the company contains any indicator of the essential elements of employment, such as subordination of the outsourced individual worker within the management hierarchy of the company, the outsourcing of services is likely to be found illegal.

     We believe there is a risk that part of the services we outsource could be considered illegal. For this reason, we are exposed to the risk of (i) infraction notices issued by labor and social security authorities, (ii) a civil public action by the Government Labor Attorney’s Office and (iii) labor claims filed by outsourced ‘‘service providers’’ claiming the existence of an employment relationship.

     In an investigatory proceeding filed by the Government Labor Attorney’s Office, we signed a Term of Commitment undertaking not to retain services providers in primary activities, under penalty of paying a fine in case of non-compliance with this obligation.

     In September 2005, the Government Labor Attorney’s Office filed a writ of execution against Telemig Celular for non-compliance with the Term of Commitment. Although the court decided in favor of Telemig Celular, the appellate court reversed the decision reducing the fine from R$1.5 million to R$150 thousand. We have filed an appeal and remain awaiting a decision on the matter. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is remote, we have recorded provisions in the amount of R$150 thousand.

     Labor Claim against Former Management

     In December 2006, Telemig Celular filed a R$2.5 million suit for damages against its former management, seeking indemnification for damages caused to the Company as a result of undue payments made by Telemig Celular’s former management. The defendants filed a counterclaim, claiming moral damages in the amount of at least R$4 million. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is possible, no provision has been recorded.

     Labor Claim brought by Senior Manager against Telemig Celular Participações S.A.

     In December 2006, a former senior manager of the Registrant filed a labor claim against the Registrant, with request for preliminary injunction, questioning the termination of his work contract for just cause and requesting severance payment, plus damages for alleged losses incurred. The total value of the matter is R$477 thousand. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in this lawsuit is possible, no provision has been recorded.

Administrative Proceedings before Anatel Regarding Quality Standards

     Anatel filed two Procedures to Investigate Breaches of Obligations (PADO) against Telemig Celular, alleging that it did not comply with the quality standards established in the General Quality Targets Plan. In one of these proceedings, filed in October 2006, involving the sum of R$1.5 million, Telemig Celular filed an administrative defense and is awaiting decision on the matter. An initial decision was rendered against Telemig Celular in the second proceeding, filed in October 2005, involving the sum of R$1.2 million. Telemig Celular filed a request for reconsideration and administrative remedy, and is currently awaiting decision on the matter. As we and our legal advisors believe the chance of success in these claims is possible, no provision has been recorded.

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Dividend Policy and Dividends

     General

     Pursuant to Brazilian Corporation Law, each corporation is required to pay its shareholders a minimum mandatory dividend at least on a yearly basis, except in specific cases provided for in the applicable law. The amount of the minimum mandatory dividend may be determined in the bylaws or, should the bylaws be silent, the relevant amount is determined in accordance with the applicable provisions in the Brazilian Corporation Law. The company may also consider the amount of the interest on shareholders’ equity distributed to its shareholders for the calculation of the minimum obligatory dividend to be paid. See “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association—Allocation of Net Income and Distribution of Dividends.” Moreover, Brazilian Corporation Law provides that each Brazilian company may only issue new preferred shares for public distribution if one of the following terms applies to the preferred shares: (i) priority in the receipt of dividends corresponding to at least 3% of the book value per share; (ii) dividends 10% higher than those paid for common shares; or (iii) tag along rights at 80% of the price paid to the controlling shareholder in case of a transfer of control. Our bylaws provide that preferred shares will be entitled to receive, on a priority basis, minimum, non-cumulative dividends according to the greater of the following criteria: (i) 6% per annum of the amount resulting from the division of the amount of the outstanding capital stock by the number of our outstanding shares; or (ii) the right to a share of the mandatory dividend (see the next following paragraph) based on (a) a priority to receive a minimum, non-cumulative dividend corresponding to 3% of the net asset value of each share; and (b) a right to a share of the profits to be distributed on the same basis as common shares, after common shares have been paid a dividend equal to the minimum preferred dividend mentioned in (a) above.

     Under our by-laws, we are required to distribute to our shareholders as dividends in respect to each fiscal year ending on December 31 an amount equal to not less than 25% of our net profit in any particular year, adjusted in accordance with the Brazilian Corporation Law. In addition to the mandatory dividend, our board of directors may recommend to our shareholders the payment of intermediate dividends from retained earnings and profit reserves. Any payment of intermediate dividends or the payment of interest on net worth will be netted against the amount of the mandatory dividend for that fiscal year.

     Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, if our board of directors determines prior to the annual shareholders’ meeting that payment of the mandatory dividend for the preceding fiscal year would be inadvisable in view of our financial condition, we will not be required to pay the mandatory dividend. This determination must be reviewed by our fiscal council and reported to our shareholders and to the CVM. If a mandatory dividend is not so paid, these earnings must be allocated to a special reserve account and, except in the event they are absorbed by future losses, are paid to the shareholders.

     Payment of Dividends

     Every Brazilian corporation is required to hold an annual shareholders’ meeting, at which an annual dividend may be declared, no later than four months after the end of our fiscal year. Our bylaws allow the payment of intermediate dividends on a semiannual basis or shorter period in the current year based on a balance sheet prepared by our management, or out of preexisting and accumulated profits as set forth in the preceding fiscal year’s balance sheet or in the preceding six-month period’s balance sheet. According to the Brazilian Corporation Law, dividends inherent to a certain share are payable to the person registered as its holder on the date of approval of the payment, which in any event must occur within the same fiscal year as its declaration. See Note 15(c) to the financial statements. Any shareholder has a three-year period from the date the dividend payment was made available to claim dividends in respect of its shares, after which the right expires and the amount related to the dividends returns to the Company.

     Payments of cash dividends and distributions, if any, will be made in reais to the custodian on behalf of the depositary, and the custodian will then convert such proceeds into U.S. dollars and will cause such U.S. dollars to be delivered to the depositary for distribution to holders of ADSs. Under current Brazilian law, dividends paid to shareholders who are not Brazilian residents, including holders of ADSs, will not be subject to Brazilian income tax withholding.

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     Dividend Policy and History of Dividend Payments

     Due to our significant capital expenditure requirements, our policy is to pay only the mandatory dividend owed to common and preferred shareholders, subject to an availability analysis conducted by our board of directors as discussed above. According to the Brazilian Corporation Law, Brazilian corporations cannot retain profits without justification. Therefore, except if retained under any of the reserves provided for in Articles 193 to 197 of the Brazilian Corporation Law, all net profits will have to be distributed to shareholders.

     The only significant asset the Registrant has, other than cash, is its shares of Telemig Celular. The Registrant relies almost exclusively on dividends from Telemig Celular to meet cash needs, including the payment of dividends to its shareholders. The Registrant controls the payment of dividends by Telemig Celular, subject to limitations under Brazilian Corporation Law.

     The following table sets forth the dividends paid to holders of our common shares and preferred shares since 2002 in reais:

 Year    Common Shares    Preferred Shares 
     
    (per 1,000 shares/in R$)
2007 (through June 15)   0.09668    0.09668 
2006    0.25712    0.25712 
2005    0.22852    0.22852 
2004    0.11099    0.11099 
2003    0.06934    0.06934 
2002    0.07331    0.07331 

     Shareholders who are not residents of Brazil must generally be registered with the Central Bank to have dividends and/or notional interest attributable to shareholders’ equity, sales proceeds or other amounts with respect to their shares eligible to be remitted in foreign currency outside of Brazil. See “Item 10D. Exchange Controls.” The preferred shares underlying the ADSs are held in Brazil by Banco Itaú S.A., our custodian, as agent for the depositary, which will be the registered owner on the records of the registrar for our preferred shares. The registrar is Banco ABN-AMRO Real S.A.

     Payments of cash dividends and distributions, if any, will be made in reais to the custodian on behalf of the depositary, which will then convert those proceeds into U.S. dollars and will cause those U.S. dollars to be delivered to the depositary for distribution to holders of ADSs as described above. In the event that the custodian is unable to convert immediately the Brazilian currency received as dividends and/or notional interest attributable to shareholders’ equity into U.S. dollars, the amount of U.S. dollars payable to holders of ADSs may be adversely affected by devaluations of the real that occur before those distributions are converted and remitted. See “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data—Exchange Rates.” Taxation applicable to dividends and notional interest attributable to shareholders’ equity in respect of the preferred shares paid to shareholders who are not Brazilian residents, including holders of ADSs, is discussed in “Item 10E. Taxation—Brazilian Tax Considerations.”

B. Significant Changes

     No significant changes or events have occurred after the close of the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006, other than the events already described in this annual report.

ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING

A. Offer and Listing Details

     Our preferred shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TMB” in the form of American Depositary Shares, or ADSs. Each ADS currently represents 20,000 preferred shares, without par value. The ADSs are evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, issued by The Bank of New York as depositary, under a deposit agreement among us, the depositary and the owners and beneficial owners of ADRs from time to time. We became a U.S. registered company listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 16, 1998. See “Item 10B. Memorandum and Articles of Association—Preferred Shares and Common Shares” for information of a proposed reverse share split of the shares issued by the Registrant.

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     The principal trading market for our preferred shares and for our common shares is the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo – BOVESPA). Our preferred shares commenced trading on the BOVESPA on September 21, 1998. Our preferred shares trade on the BOVESPA under the symbol “TMCP4” and our common shares trade under the symbol “TMCP3.”

     At December 31, 2006, there were:

     We have registered one class of ADSs under a registration statement on Form F-6 pursuant to the Securities Act. All of the ADSs were registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company. At December 31, 2006, there were 76 holders of record of the ADSs.

     The following table presents the reported high and low closing sale prices for our preferred shares as reported on the BOVESPA in reais.

    R$ per 1,000 
    preferred shares 
       
Calendar Period    High    Low 
       
 
2002    R$4.65     R$2.30 
2003    R$5.40     R$2.35 
2004    R$6.69     R$3.53 
2005    R$4.69     R$3.35 
2006    R$6.19     R$3.20 
2007 (through June 15)   R$4.97     R$3.66 
 
2005:         
1st quarter    R$4.50     R$3.35 
2nd quarter    R$4.25     R$3.58 
3rd quarter    R$3.95     R$3.57 
4th quarter    R$4.69     R$3.44 
 
2006:         
1st quarter    R$6.19     R$4.50 
2nd quarter    R$5.39     R$3.82 
3rd quarter    R$4.11     R$3.20 
4th quarter    R$4.20     R$3.97 
 
 
2007:         
1st quarter    R$4.37     R$3.66 
2nd quarter (through June 15)   R$4.97     R$3.83 
 
December 2006    R$4.05     R$3.90 
January 2007    R$4.06     R$3.66 
February 2007    R$4.37     R$3.80 
March 2007    R$4.02     R$3.73 
April 2007    R$4.67     R$3.83 
May 2007    R$4.96     R$4.45 
June 2007 (though June 15)   R$4.97     R$4.62 

     The following table presents the reported high and low closing sales prices for the ADSs in U.S. dollars on the New York Stock Exchange for the periods indicated.


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       U.S. dollars per ADS 
   
Calendar Period    High    Low 
       
2002    US$40.30    US$11.99 
2003    US$37.59    US$12.95 
2004    US$47.20    US$24.78 
2005    US$40.37    US$25.05 
2006    US$57.85    US$29.72 
2007 (through June15)   US$51.80    US$34.05 
 
2005:         
1st quarter    US$33.55    US$25.05 
2nd quarter    US$34.46    US$28.70 
3rd quarter    US$34.30    US$29.68 
4th quarter    US$40.37    US$30.62 
 
2006:         
1st quarter    US$57.85    US$39.64 
2nd quarter    US$49.55    US$33.82 
3rd quarter    US$38.30    US$29.72 
4th quarter    US$39.52    US$33.73 
 
2007:         
1st quarter    US$41.60    US$34.05 
2nd quarter (through June 15)   US$51.80    US$37.74 
 
December 2006    US$38.25    US$36.35 
January 2007    US$38.00    US$34.05 
Februay 2007    US$41.60    US$35.85 
March 2007    US$38.95    US$35.25 
April 2007    US$46.05    US$37.74 
May 2007    US$50.60    US$43.23 
June 2007 (through June 15    US$51.80    US$46.44 

B. Plan of Distribution

     Not applicable.

C. Markets

Trading on the BOVESPA

     General

     In 2000, the BOVESPA was reorganized through the execution of memoranda of understanding by the Brazilian stock exchanges. Under the memoranda, all securities are now traded only on the BOVESPA, with the exception of electronically traded public debt securities and privatization auctions, which are traded on the Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange.

     When shareholders trade in common and preferred shares on the BOVESPA, the trade is settled in three business days after the trade date without adjustment of the purchase price for inflation. The seller is ordinarily required to deliver the shares to the exchange on the second business day following the trade date. Delivery of and payment for shares are made through the facilities of the clearinghouse, Companhia Brasileira de Liquidação e Custódia, or CBLC.

     The BOVESPA is a nonprofit entity owned by its member brokerage firms. Trading on the BOVESPA is limited to member brokerage firms and a limited number of authorized nonmembers. The BOVESPA has two open outcry trading sessions each day from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., São Paulo time, for all securities traded on all markets, except during daylight savings time in the United States. During daylight savings time in the United States, usually the sessions are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., São Paulo time, to closely mirror the NYSE trading hours. Trading is also conducted between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during daylight savings time in the United States, on an automated system known as the Computer Assisted Trading System (Sistema de Negociação Assistida por Computador) on the BOVESPA and on the National Electronic Trading System (Sistema Eletrônico de Negociação Nacional). This system is a computerized system that links electronically with the seven smaller regional exchanges. The BOVESPA also permits trading from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on an online system connected to traditional and internet brokers called the “after market.” Trading on the after market is subject to regulatory limits on price volatility and on the volume of shares transacted through internet brokers. There are no specialists or officially recognized market makers for our shares in Brazil.

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     In order to better control volatility, the BOVESPA adopted a “circuit breaker” system pursuant to which trading sessions may be suspended for a period of 30 minutes or one hour whenever the indices of the BOVESPA fall below the limits of 10% or 15%, respectively, in relation to the index registered in the previous trading session.

     As of December 2006, the aggregate market capitalization of the 391 companies listed on the BOVESPA was approximately R$1.6 billion (US$748 million). The Brazilian equity market is relatively small and less liquid compared to major world markets. The ten largest companies represented 54% of the total market capitalization of all listed companies on the BOVESPA. As of December 2006 the average daily trading volume on the BOVESPA was approximately US$2.4 billion. By comparison, as of December 2006, the aggregate market capitalization of the 3,637 companies listed on the NYSE was approximately US$25 trillion, and the ten largest companies represented approximately 10%, of the total market capitalization of all listed companies. The 451 non-US listed companies, from 46 countries, represented US$9.6 trillion in total global market capitalization and more than 10% of NYSE daily volume as of December 31, 2006.

Corporate Governance Practices

     In 2000, the BOVESPA introduced three special listing segments, known as Level 1 and 2 of Differentiated Corporate Governance Practices and New Market (Novo Mercado), aiming at fostering a secondary market for securities issued by Brazilian companies with securities listed on the BOVESPA, by prompting such companies to follow good practices of corporate governance. The listing segments were designed for the trading of shares issued by companies voluntarily undertaking to abide by corporate governance practices and disclosure requirements in addition to those already imposed by Brazilian law. These rules generally increase shareholders’ rights and enhance the quality of information provided to shareholders.

     To become a Level 1 (Nível 1) company, in addition to the obligations imposed by current Brazilian law, an issuer must agree to (a) ensure that shares of the issuer representing 25% of its total capital are effectively available for trading, (b) adopt offering procedures that favor widespread ownership of shares whenever making a public offering, (c) comply with minimum quarterly disclosure standards including cash flow statements, (d) follow stricter disclosure policies with respect to transactions made by controlling shareholders, directors and officers involving securities issued by the issuer; (e) submit any existing shareholders’ agreements and stock option plans to the BOVESPA; and (f) make an annual calendar announcing scheduled corporate events, including information on the company, the event, date and time it is going to take place; any changes in the schedule must be promptly forwarded to BOVESPA and published.

     To become a Level 2 (Nível 2) company, in addition to the obligations imposed by current Brazilian law, an issuer must agree to (a) comply with all of the listing requirements for Level 1 companies, (b) grant tag-along rights for all shareholders in connection with a transfer of control of the company, offering the same price paid per share for controlling block common shares and 80% of the price paid per share for controlling block preferred shares, (c) grant voting rights to holders of preferred shares in connection with certain corporate restructurings and related-party transactions, such as: (i) any transformation of the company into another corporate form, (ii) any merger, consolidation or spin-off of the company, (iii) approval of any transactions between the company and its controlling shareholder, including parties related to the controlling shareholder, (iv) approval of any valuation of assets to be delivered to the company in payment for shares issued in a capital increase, (v) appointment of an independent company, with renowned expertise, to ascertain the economic value of the company in connection with any deregistration and delisting tender offer, and (vi) any changes to these voting rights, (d) have a board of directors comprised of at least five members, of which at least 20% must be “independent,” as defined by the BOVESPA, with a term limited to two years, (e) if it elects to delist from the Level 2 segment, hold a tender offer by the company’s controlling shareholder (the minimum price of the shares to be offered will be the economic value determined by an appraisal process), and, for the same purposes, in the case of companies with diffuse control (controlling power exercised by the shareholder holding less than 50% of the voting capital and per group of shareholders who are not signatories of voting agreements and which is not under a common control and does not act as a representative of a common interest) to comply with complementary rules to be issued by BOVESPA; (f) disclose: (i) quarterly financial statements in English or prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); and (ii) annual financial statements in English, including cash flow statements, prepared in accordance with US GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in US Dollars or reais, and (g) adhere exclusively to the rules of the BOVESPA Arbitration Chamber for resolution of disputes involving the controlling shareholders, the managers and the members of the fiscal committee.

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     To be listed in the Novo Mercado, an issuer must meet all of the requirements described above, and in addition to (a) issuing only voting shares and ensuring that all the shares will be composed exclusively of common shares, (b) granting tag-along rights for all shareholders in connection with a transfer of control of the company, offering the same price paid per share for controlling block common shares.

     Regulation of Brazilian Securities Markets

     The Brazilian securities markets are regulated by the CVM, which has regulatory authority over the stock exchanges and securities markets, as well as by the Central Bank, which has, among other powers, licensing authority over brokerage firms and regulates foreign investment and foreign exchange transactions. The Brazilian securities market are governed by Law No. 10,198 dated February 14, 2001, Law No. 10,303 dated October 31, 2001, known as Law No. 10,303, and Law No. 10,411 dated February 26, 2002, which introduced new concepts and several changes to Law No. 6,385 dated December 7, 1976, as amended and supplemented, the principal law governing the Brazilian securities markets, by Law No. 6,404 of December 15, 1976, as amended, known as the Brazilian Corporation Law, and by regulations issued by the CVM, the CMN and the Central Bank. These laws and regulations, among others, provide for disclosure requirements applicable to issuers of traded securities, criminal sanctions for insider trading and price manipulation, and protection of minority shareholders. They also provide for licensing and oversight of brokerage firms and governance of Brazilian stock exchanges.

     Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, a company is either public (companhia aberta), such as we are, or closely-held (companhia fechada). All public companies are registered with the CVM and are subject to reporting requirements. A company registered with the CVM may have its securities traded either on the BOVESPA or in the Brazilian over-the-counter market. The shares of a public company may also be traded privately, subject to some limitations. To be listed, a company must apply for registration with the CVM and the BOVESPA.

     Trading in securities on the BOVESPA may be suspended at the request of a company in anticipation of a material announcement. Trading may also be suspended at the initiative of the BOVESPA or the CVM, among other reasons, based on or due to a belief that a company has provided inadequate information regarding a material event or has provided inadequate responses to inquiries by the CVM or the BOVESPA.

     Trading on the BOVESPA by nonresidents of Brazil is subject to certain limitations under Brazilian foreign investment and tax legislation. The Brazilian custodian for the preferred shares underlying the ADSs must, on behalf of the depositary for the ADSs, obtain registration from the Central Bank to remit U.S. dollars abroad for payments of dividends, any other cash distributions, or upon the disposition of the shares and sales proceeds thereof. If you exchange your ADSs for preferred shares, you will be entitled to continue to rely on the custodian’s electronic certificate of foreign capital registration for five business days after the exchange. Thereafter, you may not be able to obtain and remit abroad non-Brazilian currency upon the disposition of or distributions relating to the preferred shares, and will be subject to a less favorable tax treatment on gains with respect to the preferred shares, unless you obtain a new electronic certificate of foreign capital registration or qualify under Brazilian foreign investment regulations that entitle some foreign investors to buy and sell shares on the BOVESPA without obtaining separate electronic certificates of foreign capital registration. See “Item 10D. Exchange Controls.”

     The Brazilian securities laws and regulations provide for, among other things, disclosure requirements applicable to issuers of traded securities, protection of minority shareholders and criminal penalties for insider trading and price manipulation. On January 3, 2002, the CVM issued Instruction No. 358, which amended the rules applicable to the disclosure of relevant facts and became effective on April 28, 2002. In accordance with this regulation, companies must establish internal policies applicable to the disclosure of relevant facts and the confidentiality of non-public information. We have filed our disclosure and confidentiality policy with the CVM. However, the Brazilian securities markets are still not as regulated and supervised as the United States securities markets or markets in certain other jurisdictions.

Changes in the Brazilian Corporation Law

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     On October 31, 2001, Law No. 10,303, amending the Brazilian Corporation Law, was enacted. The main goal of Law No. 10,303 is to broaden the rights of minority shareholders. Law No. 10,303:

D. Selling Shareholders

     Not applicable.

E. Dilution

     Not applicable.

F. Expenses of the Issue

     Not applicable.

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ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A. Share Capital

     Not applicable.

B. Memorandum and Articles of Association

     Set forth below is certain information concerning our capital stock and a summary of certain significant provisions of our bylaws and Brazilian Corporation Law.

Corporate Purposes

     We are a publicly held corporation and our principal place of business is in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. We are governed mainly by our bylaws and by the Brazilian Corporation Law. Our corporate purposes are found under Article 2 of our bylaws, which establishes that our objectives are:

Shareholders’ Meeting

     Our annual shareholders’ meeting must occur within four months following the close of our fiscal year and other shareholders’ meetings must be held whenever required. The Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws require that all our shareholders’ meetings be called by publication of a notice in newspapers of general circulation in our principal place of business, currently the city of Belo Horizonte, at least fifteen days prior to the meeting and for three consecutive business days. In addition, the CVM may also require the first call for a shareholders’ meeting to be made up to 30 days before such shareholders’ meeting. The quorum to hold shareholders’ meetings on first call is generally 25% of the shares entitled to vote and, on second call, the meetings can be held with the presence of any number of the shares entitled to vote.

     Resolutions are generally passed by the majority of the voting shareholders present at the meeting. Brazilian Corporation Law requires the approval of shareholders representing at least half of the voting shares outstanding for matters such as the following:

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     Our bylaws establish that general shareholders’ meetings addressed to deliberate subjects requiring special approval must be called at least 30 days in advance.

Preferred Shares and Common Shares

     The following is a summary of the material terms of our common and preferred shares, including related provisions of our bylaws and the Brazilian Corporation Law.

     General

     As of December 31, 2006, our capital was R$456,350,000, divided into a total of 133,037,520,637 outstanding common shares and 224,669,034,956 preferred shares, without par value. As a result of an increase in our capital stock approved at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting, held on May 10, 2007, our capital is currently R$515,000,000, divided into a total of 134,660,593,179 outstanding common shares and 227,410,022,159 preferred shares, without par value. All our outstanding shares are fully paid. Under our bylaws, the number of preferred shares may not exceed two-thirds of the total number of outstanding shares. We may issue preferred shares without maintaining a fixed proportion to common shares provided we observe the limit prescribed by law. Under Brazilian Corporation Law, the number of preferred non-voting or restricted voting shares outstanding, such as the preferred shares, may not exceed one-half of the total number of outstanding shares. According to Law No. 10,303, this new limit on the issuance of preferred shares does not apply to existing listed companies, including us. Currently, our common share and preferred share ratio with respect to our total share capital is 0.3719 and 0.6281, respectively.

     Under our bylaws, our board of directors may increase our share capital up to 700,000,000,000 shares. Our shareholders must approve at a shareholders’ meeting any capital increase that exceeds this limit. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, if we issue additional shares in a private transaction, the existing shareholders have preemptive rights to subscribe for shares on a pro rata basis according to their current holdings.

     As approved by our board of director at a meeting held on May 31, 2007, the Registrant’s management will submit for approval by its shareholders at a extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting to be held on July 12, 2007, a proposal to effect a reverse share split of the shares issued by the Registrant. In the event the proposal is approved, every 10,000 shares issued by the Registrant will become one share of the same type and each ADS will represent two preferred shares, without par value.

     Common Shares

     Each common share entitles the holder thereof to one vote at our annual and special shareholders’ meetings. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, our common shares are entitled to dividends or other distributions made in respect of the common shares in proportion to their share of the amount available for the dividend or distribution. See “—Allocation of Net Income and Distribution of Dividends—Distribution of Dividends” for a more complete description of payment of dividends and other distributions on our common shares. In addition, upon any liquidation, our common shares are entitled to return of capital in proportion to their share of our net worth.

     Preferred Shares

     Holders of preferred shares are generally entitled to priority in the receipt of dividends and return of capital, with no premium. Our bylaws also establish the payment of the higher value between (i) a minimum amount of non-cumulative dividends equivalent to 6% per year of the value resulting from the division of subscribed capital by the total number of shares and (ii) the right to receive a share in the mandatory dividend to be distributed based on the following criteria: (a) priority to receive a minimum, non-cumulative dividend corresponding to 3% of the net asset value of each share; and (b) a right to receive a share in the profits to be distributed on the same basis as common shareholders, after common shares have been paid a dividend equal to the minimum preferred dividend mentioned in letter (a) above.

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     The Brazilian Corporation Law provides that non-voting or restricted-voting shares (such as the preferred shares) entitled to fixed or minimum dividends acquire unrestricted voting rights beginning when a company has failed for three consecutive fiscal years (or for any shorter period, set forth in a company’s bylaws) to pay any fixed or minimum dividend to which such shares are entitled and to continue to hold such voting rights until payment thereof is made. Our bylaws do not provide for any shorter period.

     Any change in the preferences or advantages of the preferred shares, or the creating of a class of shares having priority over the preferred shares, would require the approval of holders of a majority of the outstanding preferred shares, voting as a class at a special meeting of holders of preferred shares. In any circumstance in which holders of preferred shares are entitled to vote, each preferred share will entitle the holder thereof to one vote.

     Moreover, the preferred shareholders are entitled to vote at general shareholders’ meetings in respect of any of the following matters:

     Change in Shareholders’ Rights

     In principle, a change in shareholders’ rights, such as the reduction of the mandatory minimum dividend, requires the vote of shareholders holding at least one half of our voting shares. Under certain circumstances, which may result in a change in the rights of shareholders, the Brazilian Corporation Law requires the approval of a majority of the shareholders who would be adversely affected by the change and who are present at a special meeting called for such purpose.

Allocation of Net Income and Distribution of Dividends

     Allocation of Net Income

     The allocation of our net income is proposed by our management and is subject to approval by our shareholders at a general shareholders’ meeting. However, the discretion of our management and our shareholders to determine the allocation of our net income is limited by certain rules that determine whether such net income should be distributed as dividends or allocated to certain profit reserves or carried forward to future fiscal years, as described below:

     Mandatory dividends. Our shareholders are generally entitled to receive mandatory dividends each year in an amount equivalent to 25% of our adjusted net income. Adjusted net income is net income under Brazilian GAAP following the addition or subtraction of:

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     The payment of our mandatory dividends may be limited to the profits actually realized in the fiscal year if the portion of the profits not realized is allocated to the unrealized income reserve account (as described below).

     If, prior to a general shareholders’ meeting, our board of directors recommends that payment of mandatory dividends with respect to the preceding fiscal year would not be advisable in view of our financial condition, our shareholders would decide at the shareholders’ meeting whether or not to make that distribution. The recommendation of the board of directors must be reviewed by our fiscal council, and reported to our shareholders and to the CVM.

     Legal reserve account. We are required to maintain a legal reserve account to which we must allocate 5% of our net income for each fiscal year until the amount of the reserve equals 20% of our share capital. The allocation of a portion of the net income to the legal reserve account is mandatory, even though it must be submitted to the approval by the shareholders voting at the general shareholders’ meeting and may be transferred to our capital account or used to offset accumulated losses. However, we are not required to make any allocations to our legal reserve in respect of any fiscal year in which it, when added to our other established capital reserves, exceeds 30% of our capital. Net losses, if any, may be charged against the legal reserve account. The legal reserve account is not available for the payment of dividends. At December 31, 2006, the balance of our legal reserve was R$48.7 million, which was equal to 10.7% of our share capital.

     Statutory reserve account. Our bylaws provide that our shareholders may allocate up to 10% of our net income (adjusted pursuant to the Brazilian Corporation Law) to a working capital backup reserve account. This reserve, however may not exceed 10% of our net book value. At December 31, 2006, we had no working capital back-up reserve.

     Statutory reserve for investments. Our bylaws establish a statutory reserve for investments, to be created with the remaining balance of net income for the preceding fiscal year, provided that it complies with the capital budget previously approved by a shareholders’ meeting and provided that it is used to support costs with the expansion of our activities and those of our subsidiaries, including through capital increases or the development of new businesses. It may not be approved at the expense of retaining mandatory dividends, as provided in article 41 of our bylaws. The balance of this reserve, as well as all profit reserves, except those for contingencies and realizable profits, may not exceed our share capital. Should this limit be reached, a general shareholders’ meeting would have to decide whether the excess should be applied to pay in or increase the capital or to distribute dividends. At December 31, 2006, the balance of our statutory reserve for investments was R$40.9 million.

     Discretionary reserve accounts. The Brazilian Corporation Law also provides for two discretionary allocations of net profits that are subject to approval by the shareholders at the annual meeting. First, a percentage of net profits may be allocated to a contingency reserve account for anticipated losses that are deemed probable in future years. Second, if the mandatory distributable amount exceeds the sum of realized net profits in a given year, such excess may be allocated to an unrealized income reserve account. Our bylaws, which authorize the allocation of a percentage of our net income to the discretionary reserve account, require that the purpose, criteria for allocation and maximum amount of the reserve be specified.

     Retention of our net income based on a capital expenditure budget. A portion of our net income may be retained for capital expenditure projects, the amount of which is based on a capital expenditure budget previously presented by our management and approved by our shareholders. If a project relating to this approved capital expenditure budget has a term exceeding one year, the budget relating to the project must be submitted to the general shareholders’ meeting each fiscal year until the relevant investment is completed.

     Distribution of Dividends

     Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, we may pay dividends only from:

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     We are required to pay a non-cumulative preferred dividend on our preferred shares in an amount equal to 6% per year over the value resulting from the division of subscribed capital by the total number of shares, or, alternatively, minimum non-cumulative dividends corresponding to 3% of the net asset value of each share. We must choose the alternative representing the higher value. As of December 31, 2006, the calculated preferred dividend requirement amounted to approximately R$21.7 million. At the annual shareholders’ meeting held on April27, 2007, our shareholders approved the distribution of dividends for both common and preferred shares in the amount of R$34.6 million, related to the year ended December 31, 2006.

     For purposes of the mandatory distribution requirement, we included in adjusted net income part of the unrealized income reserve transferred upon the breakup of Telebrás, which amounted to R$132.0 million (R$13.2 million as of December 31, 2006), and which is included in distributable capital and other reserves in our shareholders’ equity. We decided to include the unrealized reserve in the calculation of the mandatory distribution requirements over a ten-year period, ending in 2007. We cannot assure you that the mandatory distribution of the unrealized income reserve will not result in substantial additional dividend requirements.

     Distributions of interest on our net worth may constitute an alternative form of payment to shareholders. These payments may qualify as part of the mandatory dividend at their net value. Please see “Item 10E.Taxation—Brazilian Tax Considerations.”

     Dividends are generally required to be paid within 60 days after the date the dividends were declared to the holder of record, unless a shareholders’ resolution sets forth another date of payment. This date must, in either case, be prior to the end of the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared. A shareholder has a three-year period following the date on which the dividend payment is made available to claim the dividend in respect of its shares, after which it reverts to the company. We are not required to adjust the amount of the dividend for inflation for the period from the date of declaration to the payment date (except for the case of judicial dispute resulting indemnity for pain and suffering).

     Our calculation of “net profits” and allocations to reserves for any fiscal year are determined on the basis of financial statements prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP and adjusted in accordance with Brazilian Corporation Law. The financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, although our allocations to reserves and dividends will be reflected in those financial statements, investors will not be able to calculate these allocations or required dividend amounts from the U.S. GAAP financial statements.

Interest on Shareholders’ Equity

     Law No. 9,249, dated December 26, 1995, as amended, provides for distribution of interest on net worth to shareholders as an alternative form of payment to shareholders. Such interest is limited to the daily pro rata variation of the TJLP, as determined by the Central Bank from time to time, and may not exceed the greater of:

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     Payments of interest on shareholders’ equity may be treated as a deductible expense for corporate income tax and social contribution purposes, provided that some limits are observed. See “Item 10E. Taxation—Brazilian Tax Considerations—Distribution of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity.”

     The amount paid to shareholders as interest on shareholders’ equity, net of any withholding tax, may be included as part of any mandatory distributable amount. Under Brazilian law, we are obligated to distribute to shareholders an amount sufficient to ensure that the net amount received by them, after payment by us of applicable Brazilian withholding taxes in respect of the distribution of interest on shareholders equity, is at least equal to the mandatory distributable amount. When we distribute interest on shareholders’ equity, and that distribution is not accounted for as part of the mandatory distribution, Brazilian withholding tax will apply.

Specific Shareholders’ Rights

     According to the Brazilian Corporation Law, neither a company’s bylaws nor actions taken at a general meeting of shareholders may deprive a shareholder of certain specific rights, such as:

Other Provisions

     Neither the Brazilian Corporation Law nor our bylaws expressly addresses:

     Nevertheless, the General Telecommunications Law requires Anatel’s prior approval for any spin off, merger, incorporation, transformation or transfer of control involving corporations holding any telecommunications concession or authorization.

     According to the Brazilian Corporation Law and CVM regulation, shareholders representing at least 5% of the voting capital may request that a multiple voting procedure be adopted to entitle each share to as many votes as there are board members and to give each shareholder the right to vote cumulatively for only one candidate or to distribute his/her votes among several candidates. Pursuant to the Brazilian Corporation Law, shareholders’ actions must be taken at a shareholders’ meeting duly convened, and not by written consent.

Preemptive Rights

     Each of our shareholders has a general preemptive right to subscribe for shares or securities convertible into shares in any capital increase, in proportion to its holding, except in the event of the grant and exercise of any option to acquire shares of our share capital. A period of at least 30 days following the publication of notice of the issuance of shares or securities convertible into shares is allowed for exercise of the right. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, we may amend our bylaws to eliminate preemptive rights or to reduce the exercise period in connection with a public offering of shares or an exchange offer made to acquire another company. Currently, our bylaws provide for such elimination of the preemptive rights in those circumstances upon approval of the shareholders or the board of directors.

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     In the event of a capital increase which would maintain or increase the proportion of capital represented by preferred shares, holders of ADSs, except as described above, would have preemptive rights to subscribe only for newly issued preferred shares. In the event of a capital increase which would reduce the proportion of capital represented by preferred shares, holders of ADSs, except as described above, would have preemptive rights to subscribe for preferred shares in proportion to their shareholdings and for common shares only to the extent necessary to prevent dilution of their interest in us.

Redemption and Rights of Withdrawal

     The Brazilian Corporation Law provides that, under limited circumstances, a shareholder has the right to withdraw his or her equity interest from the company and to receive payment for the portion of shareholder’s equity attributable to his or her equity interest. This right of withdrawal may be exercised by our dissenting shareholders in the event that at least half of all voting shares outstanding authorize us:

     The right of withdrawal lapses 30 days after publication of the minutes of the shareholders’ meeting that approved the corporate actions described above. We would be entitled to reconsider any action giving rise to withdrawal rights within 10 days following the expiration of such rights if the withdrawal of shares of dissenting shareholders would jeopardize our financial stability.

     In addition, the rights of withdrawal in the fourth, fifth and ninth bullet points above may not be exercised by holders of shares if such shares (i) are liquid, which definition entails being part of the BOVESPA Index or other stock exchange index (as defined by the CVM), and (ii) are widely held, such that the controlling shareholder or companies it controls have less than 50% of the shares.

     This right of withdrawal may also be exercised in the event that the entity resulting from a merger, incorporação de ações, as described above, consolidation or spin-off of a listed company fails to become a listed company within 120 days of the shareholders’ meeting at which such decision was taken.

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     The Brazilian Corporation Law allows companies to reimburse the withdrawn shareholders of the amount of their shares at their economic value, subject to the provisions of their bylaws and certain other requirements. Our bylaws currently do not provide that the reimbursement will be effected at its economic value of the shares, consequently, any reimbursement pursuant to the Brazilian Corporation Law would be made based on the book value per share, determined on the basis of the last balance sheet approved by the shareholders. However, if a shareholders’ meeting giving rise to the reimbursement rights occurred more than 60 days after the date of the last approved balance sheet, a shareholder would be entitled to demand that his or her shares be valued on the basis of a new balance sheet dated within 60 days of such shareholders’ meeting.

Form and Transfer

     According to the Brazilian Corporation Law, all shares issued by Brazilian companies must be nominative and either registered within the companies’ registry books (the Registro de Ações Nominativas) or placed under the custody of a financial institution specifically designated to perform custodial services by each company. Because preferred shares are in registered book-entry only form, the transfer of shares is effected by either an entry made by us in our books by debiting the share account of the transferor and crediting the share account of the transferee or by a book entry by the custodian in case the board of directors authorizes the maintenance of our shares under the custody of a financial institution specifically designated to perform book-entry services. Under our bylaws, our shares are in the form of book-entry shares and the transfer of those shares is effected through an order to the financial institution which controls the registration of those shares.

     Transfers of preferred shares by a foreign investor are made in the same way and executed by that investor’s local agent on the investor’s behalf except that, if the original investment was registered with the Central Bank pursuant to the Annex - IV Regulations, the foreign investor also should seek amendment, if necessary, through its local agent, of the certificate of registration to reflect the new ownership.

     The BOVESPA operates a central clearing system. A holder of our shares may choose, at its discretion, to participate in this system and all shares elected to be put into the system will be deposited in custody with the stock exchange through a Brazilian institution that is duly authorized to operate by the Central Bank having a clearing account with the stock exchange. The fact that these shares are subject to custody with the stock exchange will be reflected in our registry of shareholders. Each participating shareholder will, in turn, be registered in our register of beneficial shareholders maintained by the stock exchange and will be treated in the same way as registered shareholders.

Significant Differences between our Corporate Governance Practices and NYSE Corporate Governance Standards

     We are subject to the NYSE corporate governance listing standards. As a foreign private issuer, the standards applicable to us are considerably different than the standards applied to U.S. listed companies. Under the NYSE rules, we are required only to: (i) have an audit committee or audit board, pursuant to an applicable exemption available to foreign private issuers, that meets certain requirements, as discussed below, (ii) provide prompt certification by our chief executive officer of any material non-compliance with any corporate governance rules, and (iii) provide a brief description of the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and the NYSE corporate governance practice required to be followed by U.S. listed companies. The discussion of the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and those required of U.S. listed companies follows below.

Majority of Independent Directors

     The NYSE rules require that a majority of the board must consist of independent directors. Independence is defined by various criteria, including the absence of a material relationship between the director and the listed company. Brazilian law does not have a similar requirement. Under Brazilian law, neither our board of directors nor our management is required to test the independence of directors before their election to the board. However, both Brazilian Corporate Law and the CVM have established rules that require directors to meet certain qualification requirements and that address the compensation and duties and responsibilities of, as well as the restrictions applicable to, a company’s executive officers and directors. Although our directors meet the qualification requirements of Brazilian Corporate Law and the CVM, we do not believe our directors would be considered independent under the NYSE test for director independence. Brazilian Corporate Law and our bylaws require that our directors be elected by our shareholders at a general shareholders meeting.

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Executive Sessions

     NYSE rules require that the non-management directors must meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management. Brazilian Corporate Law does not have a similar provision. According to Brazilian Corporate Law, up to one-third of the members of the board of directors can be elected from management. The remaining non-management directors are not expressly empowered to serve as a check on management and there is no requirement that those directors meet regularly without management. All of our directors are non-management directors.

Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee

     NYSE rules require that listed companies have a Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee composed entirely of independent directors and governed by a written charter addressing the committee’s required purpose and detailing its required responsibilities, which include, among other things, identifying and selecting qualified board member nominees and developing a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the company. We are not required under applicable Brazilian law to have a Nominating Committee/Corporate Governance Committee, and accordingly, to date, have not established such a committee. Pursuant to our bylaws, our directors are elected by our shareholders at a general shareholders’ meeting. Our corporate governance practices are adopted by the entire board.

Compensation Committee

     NYSE rules require that listed companies have a Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors and governed by a written charter addressing the committee’s required purpose and detailing its required responsibilities, which include, among other things, reviewing corporate goals relevant to CEO compensation, evaluating CEO performance and approving CEO compensation levels and recommending to the board non-CEO compensation, incentive-compensation and equity-based plans. We are not required under applicable Brazilian law to have a Compensation Committee. Under Brazilian Corporate Law, the total amount available for compensation of our directors and executive officers and for profit-sharing payments to our executive officers is established by our shareholders at the annual general meeting. The board of directors is then responsible for determining the individual compensation and profit sharing of each executive officer, as well as the compensation of our board members. In making such determinations, the board reviews the performance of the executive officers, including the performance of our CEO.

Audit Committee

     NYSE rules require that listed companies have an audit committee that (i) is composed of a minimum of three independent directors who are all financially literate, (ii) meets the SEC rules regarding audit committees for listed companies, (iii) has at least one member who has accounting or financial management expertise and (iv) is governed by a written charter addressing the committee’s required purpose and detailing its required responsibilities. However, as a foreign private issuer, we need only to comply with the requirement that the audit committee, or fiscal council in our case, meet the SEC rules regarding audit committees for listed companies. Brazilian Corporate Law requires companies to have a permanent or non-permanent fiscal council (conselho fiscal) composed of three to five members who are elected at the general shareholders’ meeting. The fiscal council operates independently from management and from a company’s external auditors. Its main function is to monitor the activities of management, examine the financial statements of each fiscal year and provide a formal report to our shareholders.

     On July 29, 2005, our board of directors decided that our fiscal council would also undertake the responsibilities of an Audit Committee, including, among others, making recommendations to the board of directors on appointment and retention of independent auditors, processing complaints regarding accounting and auditing, authority to engage advisers. See “Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.”

     We have a permanent fiscal council that consists of three to five members. Beginning in April 2006, our fiscal council holds ordinary meetings on a quarterly basis and, extraordinarily, whenever necessary. The members of our fiscal council are all financially literate and one member has accounting expertise that qualifies him as audit committee financial expert.

Shareholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans

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     NYSE rules require that shareholders be given the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation plans and material revisions thereto, with limited exceptions. Under Brazilian Corporate Law, shareholders must approve all stock option plans. In addition, any issuance of new shares that exceeds our authorized share capital established in our by-laws is subject to shareholder approval.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

     NYSE rules require that listed companies adopt and disclose corporate governance guidelines. We have not adopted any formal corporate governance guidelines beyond those required by applicable Brazilian law. We have adopted and observe a disclosure policy which requires the public disclosure of all relevant information pursuant to guidelines set forth by the CVM, as well as an insider trading policy, which, among other things, establishes black-out periods and requires insiders to inform management of all transactions involving our securities.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

     NYSE rules require that listed companies adopt and disclose a code of business conduct and ethics for directors and certain officers, and promptly disclose any waivers of the code for directors or executive officers. Applicable Brazilian law does not have a similar requirement. However, in December 2003, we adopted a code of ethics and conduct applicable to our officers, directors and employees, including at the subsidiary level, providing a whistleblower protection for those who reports violations to the code terms.

Internal Audit Function

     NYSE rules require that listed companies maintain an internal audit function to provide management and the audit committee with ongoing assessments of the company’s risk management processes and system of internal control. Our internal audit function is the responsibility of our chief executive officer. Our financial department is supported in its internal audit function by our quality control department, which is responsible for the evaluation and effectiveness of our internal procedures and reporting systems.

C. Material Contracts

Personal Mobile Service Authorizations

     We obtained a mobile cellular service concession from the Brazilian Ministry of Communications on November 4, 1997. On February 19, 2004, we signed an Authorization Contract with Anatel to migrate to the SMP regime, which replaced the SMC. We also acquired from Anatel additional spectrum on the 1,800 MHz frequency and the 900 MHz frequency ranges. The terms of our Authorization are described in “Item 4B. Business Overview—Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry.” In order to extend the area of Telemig Celular to provide the SMP to the whole Minas Gerais State, we also recently acquired an Authorization to the sector 3 of the Area 4 of the Plano Geral de Outorgas – PGO of Anatel.

     In December 2004, Anatel granted us a license to provide Multimedia Communication Services (Serviço de Comunicação Multimídia), allowing us to provide this high speed data service throughout Brazil and increase our product portfolio.

Network Agreements

Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A. and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda.

     On March 31, 2005, Telemig Celular S.A., Amazônia Celular S.A., Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A. and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. entered into a new agreement to provide and implement the expansion of our GSM CORE network. Under the terms of this agreement, Ericsson will provide the equipment, material, software and services necessary for the expansion of our GSM CORE network. The total amount payable to Ericsson under the terms of the agreement is R$72.6 million, of which Telemig Celular S.A. will pay R$50.6 million and Amazônia Celular S.A. will pay R$22.0 million.

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     On March 31, 2005, Telemig Celular S.A. entered into a new agreement with Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A. and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. to provide and implement the expansion of our GSM ACCESS network. Under the terms of this agreement, Ericsson has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessary for the expansion of our GSM ACCESS network. The total amount payable to Ericsson under the terms of the agreement is R$87.4 million.

     On October 11, 2005, Telemig Celular S.A. and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. entered into a new agreement to provide services related to the usage of so-called SEVEN technology. This technology allows the client to interact, through their cellular phone, with email tools and information located in their personal or corporate computer. The total amount payable to Ericsson under the terms of the agreement is established in accordance with the utilization rate.

     On May 19, 2006, Telemig Celular S.A. entered into a new agreement with Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A. and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. to provide and implement the expansion of our GSM CORE network. Under the terms of this agreement, Ericsson has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessary for the expansion of our GSM CORE network. The total amount payable to Ericsson under the terms of the agreement is R$30 million.

     On May 19, 2006, Telemig Celular S.A. entered into a new agreement with Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. and Ericsson Gestão e Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. to provide and implement the expansion of our GSM ACCESS network. Under the terms of this agreement, Ericsson has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessary for the expansion of our GSM ACCESS network. The total amount payable to Ericsson under the terms of the agreement is R$62 million.

Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações

     On December 23, 2005, Telemig Celular S.A. entered into a new agreement with Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda and Huawei Serviços do Brasil Ltda to provide and implement the expansion of our GSM network in the Triângulo Mineiro region. Under the terms of this agreement, Huawei has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessaries to the expansion of our GSM network (CORE, ACCESS and network management) in the Triângulo Mineiro region. The total amount payable to Huawei under the terms of the agreement is R$6.6 million.

     On March 12, 2006, Telemig Celular S.A. entered into a new agreement with Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda. and Huawei Serviços do Brasil Ltda. to provide and implement the expansion of our GSM network in the Triângulo Mineiro region. Under the terms of this agreement, Huawei has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessaries to the expansion of our GSM network (ACCESS and CORE) in the Triângulo Mineiro region. The total amount payable to Huawei under the terms of the agreement is R$11 million.

D. Exchange Controls

     The right to convert dividend or interest payments and proceeds from the sale of shares into foreign currency and to remit such amounts outside Brazil is subject to restrictions under foreign investment legislation which generally requires, among other things, that the relevant investments have been registered with the Central Bank and the CVM. Such restrictions on the remittance of foreign capital abroad may hinder or prevent the custodian for our preferred shares represented by our ADSs or the holders of our preferred shares from converting dividends, distributions or the proceeds from any sale of these preferred shares into U.S. dollars and remitting the U.S. dollars abroad. Holders of our ADSs could be adversely affected by delays in, or refusal to grant any, required government approval to convert Brazilian currency payments on the preferred shares underlying our ADS and to remit the proceeds abroad.

     Resolution No. 1,927 of the National Monetary Council provides for the issuance of depositary receipts in foreign markets in respect of shares of Brazilian issuers. It restates and amends Annex V to Resolution No. 1,289 of the National Monetary Council, known as the Annex V Regulations. The ADS program was approved under the Annex V Regulations by the Central Bank and the CVM prior to the issuance of the ADSs. Accordingly, the proceeds from the sale of ADSs by ADR holders outside Brazil are not subject to Brazilian foreign investment controls, and holders of the ADSs are entitled to favorable tax treatment under certain circumstances.

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     Under Resolution 2,689 of the CMN, of January 26, 2000, foreign investors registered with the CVM may buy and sell Brazilian securities, including our preferred shares, on Brazilian stock exchanges without obtaining separate certificates of registration for each transaction. Registration is available to qualified foreign investors, which principally include foreign financial institutions, insurance companies, pension and investment funds, charitable foreign institutions and other institutions that meet certain minimum capital and other requirements. Resolution 2,689 also extends favorable tax treatment to registered investors. See “Item 10E. Taxation—Brazilian Tax Considerations.”

     Pursuant to the Resolution 2,689 foreign investors must: (i) appoint at least one representative in Brazil with the ability to perform actions regarding the foreign investment; (ii) complete the appropriate foreign investor registration form; (iii) obtain registration as a foreign investor with CVM; and (iv) register the foreign investment with the Central Bank.

     The securities and other financial assets held by a foreign investor pursuant to Resolution 2,689 must be registered or maintained in deposit accounts or under the custody of an entity duly licensed by the Central Bank or by the CVM or be registered in register, clearing and custody systems authorized by the Central Bank or by the CVM. In addition, the trading of securities is restricted to transactions carried out on the stock exchanges or over-the-counter markets licensed by the CVM.

     A certificate of registration has been generated in the name of the depositary with respect to the ADSs and is maintained by the custodian on behalf of the depositary. Pursuant to the registration, the custodian and the depositary are able to convert dividends and other distributions with respect to the preferred shares represented by ADSs into foreign currency and remit the proceeds outside Brazil. In the event that a holder of ADSs exchanges such ADSs for preferred shares, such holder will be entitled to continue to rely on the depositary’s certificate of registration for five business days after such exchange following which such holder must seek to obtain its own certificate of registration with the Central Bank. A holder of preferred shares may not be able to convert into foreign currency and remit outside Brazil the proceeds from the disposition of, or distribution with respect to, the preferred shares, unless such holder qualifies under Resolution No. 2,689 regulations or obtains its own certificate of registration.

     If the shareholder does not qualify under Resolution 2,689 by registering with the CVM and the Central Bank and appointing a representative in Brazil, the holder will be subject to less favorable Brazilian tax treatment than a holder of ADSs. Regardless of qualification under Resolution 2,689, residents in tax haven jurisdictions are subject to less favorable tax treatment than other foreign investors. See “Item 10E. Taxation—Brazilian Tax Considerations.”

     Under current Brazilian legislation, the federal government may impose temporary restrictions on remittances of foreign capital abroad in the event of a serious imbalance or an anticipated serious imbalance in Brazil’s balance of payments. For approximately six months in 1989 and early 1990, the federal government froze all dividend and capital repatriations held by the Central Bank that were owed to foreign equity investors in order to conserve Brazil’s foreign currency reserves. These amounts were subsequently released in accordance with federal government directives. There can be no assurances that the federal government will not impose similar restrictions on foreign repatriations in the future.

E. Taxation

     The following discussion is a summary of the material Brazilian and U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of preferred shares or ADSs. This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase preferred shares or ADSs. This summary is based upon the tax laws of Brazil and related regulations and on the Federal income tax laws of the United States and related regulations as in effect on the date of this annual report. These laws and regulations may change in the future possibly with retroactive effect and may be subject to differing interpretations.

     Although there is at present no income tax treaty between Brazil and the United States, the tax authorities of the two countries have had discussions that may culminate in such a treaty. We cannot assure you, however, as to whether or when a treaty will enter into force or how it will affect the U.S. holders of preferred shares or ADSs. In some circumstances, due to internal provisions of each country, a tax in Brazil (see below “—Brazilian Tax Considerations—Distribution of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity”), can generate a tax credit for the holder. Prospective holders of preferred shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of preferred shares or ADSs in their particular circumstances including the effect of any state, local or other tax laws including U.S. Federal estate, gift and alternative minimum taxes.

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Brazilian Tax Considerations

     The following discussion summarizes material Brazilian tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of preferred shares or ADSs by a holder not deemed to be domiciled in Brazil for Brazilian tax purposes (a “non-Brazilian holder”). This discussion does not address all the Brazilian tax considerations that may be applicable to any such particular non-Brazilian holder, and each non-Brazilian holder should consult his or her own tax advisor about the Brazilian tax consequences of investing in preferred shares or ADSs.

Taxation of Dividends

     Dividends paid by us in cash or in kind from profits for periods beginning on or after January 1, 1996 (i) to the depositary in respect of preferred shares, underlying ADSs or (ii) to a non-Brazilian holder in respect of preferred shares, will not be subject to Brazilian withholding income tax, in accordance with Law No. 9.249/95, article 10.

Taxation of Capital Gains

     According to Law No. 10,833/03, the disposition of assets located in Brazil, by a non-Brazilian holder, whether to a resident in Brazil or not, may be subject to taxation in Brazil. In this sense, on the disposition of the preferred shares, as defined as an asset located in Brazil, the non-Brazilian holder may be subject to income tax on the gains assessed, following the rules described below, no matter if the transaction is conducted in Brazil or abroad and with a Brazilian resident or not. Regarding ADSs, although we believe that the ADSs do not fall within the definition of assets located in Brazil, for purposes of Law No. 10,833/03, considering the general and unclear scope of such provisions and the lack of a judicial court ruling in respect thereto, we are unable to predict whether such understanding will ultimately prevail in the courts of Brazil. Thus, the gain on the disposition of ADSs by a non-Brazilian holder to a resident in Brazil (or even to a non-Brazilian holder in case the argument above do not prevail) may be subject to income tax in Brazil according to the rules described below the disposition of preferred shares, when applicable.

     As a general rule, capital gain or loss is defined as the difference between the amount realized on the sale or exchange and the acquisition cost of the shares sold, measured in nominal reais (without correction for inflation).

     It is important to note that, for purposes of Brazilian taxation, the income tax rules on gains related to the disposition of preferred shares or ADSs vary depending on the domicile of the non-Brazilian holder, the form by which it has registered its investment before the Central Bank and/or how the disposition is carried out, as described below. The deposit of preferred shares in exchange for ADSs may be subject to Brazilian income tax on capital gains at the rate of 15% if the amount previously registered with the Central Bank, as a foreign investment in the preferred shares is lower than (1) the average price per preferred share on a Brazilian stock exchange on which the greatest number of such shares were sold on the day of deposit; or (2) if no preferred shares were sold on that day, the average price on the Brazilian stock exchange on which the greater number of preferred shares were sold in the 15 trading sessions immediately preceding such deposit. In such a case, the difference between the amount previously registered and the average price of the common shares calculated as above, will be considered a capital gain. There is ground to argue that such taxation is not applicable in case of non-Brazilian holder registered under Resolution 2,689/00 of the National Monetary council (“2,689 holder”) that is not domiciled in a country or location that does not impose income tax or where the income tax rate is lower than 20% or where the local legislation imposes restrictions on disclosing the shareholding composition or the ownership of the investment (a “tax haven holder”). The withdrawal of preferred shares upon cancellation of ADSs is not subject to Brazilian tax as far as the regulatory rules are appropriately observed in respect to the registration of the investment before the Brazilian Central Bank.

     Capital gains realized by non-Brazilian holders on dispositions of preferred shares carried out on the Brazilian stock exchange (which includes the transactions carried out on the organized over-the-counter market):

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   Any other gains assessed on the disposition of the preferred shares that are not carried out on the Brazilian stock exchange are subject to income tax at a rate of 15%, except for a tax haven resident who, in this case, is subject to income tax at a rate of 25%. In case these gains are related to transactions conducted on the Brazilian non-organized over-the-counter market with intermediation, the withholding income tax of 0.005% will also be applicable and can be offset against with the eventual income tax due on the capital gain.

     In the case of redemption or capital reduction of preferred shares or ADSs, the positive difference between the amount effectively received by the non-Brazilian holder and the acquisition cost of the securities reduced/redeemed is treated as gains from the disposition of such preferred shares not carried out on a Brazilian stock exchange market being therefore subject to income tax at a rate of 15%, or 25%, as the case may be.

     Any exercise of preemptive rights relating to the preferred shares or ADSs will not be subject to Brazilian taxation. Gain realized by a non-resident holder on the disposition of preemptive rights will be subject to Brazilian income tax according to the same rules applicable to the sale or disposition of preferred shares.

Distribution of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity

     Brazilian corporations may make payments to shareholders characterized as interest on the shareholders’ equity of the company as an alternative form of making dividend distributions. Distributions of interest on shareholders’ equity in respect of the preferred shares, including distributions to the depositary in respect of preferred shares underlying ADSs, may be converted into U.S. dollars and remitted outside of Brazil, subject to applicable exchange controls. Law No. 9,249, dated December 26, 1995, as amended, permits a Brazilian corporation to make distributions to shareholders of interest on shareholders’ equity. These distributions may be paid in cash and are deductible for purposes of calculating Brazilian corporate income tax and social contribution on net profits. For tax purposes, this interest is limited to the daily pro rata variation of the TJLP, as determined by the Central Bank from time to time, and may not exceed the greater of:

     Payments of interest on shareholders’ equity are decided by the shareholders on the basis of the recommendations of a company’s board of directors.

     Distributions of interest on shareholders’ equity paid to non-Brazilian holders of preferred shares, including payments to the depositary in respect of preferred shares underlying ADSs, are subject to Brazilian withholding tax at the rate of 15%, or 25%, if the non-Brazilian holder is a tax haven holder.

     We cannot assure you that our board of directors will not recommend that future distributions of profits should be made by means of interest on shareholders’ equity instead of by means of dividends.

Other Brazilian Taxes

     There are no Brazilian taxes applicable to the ownership, transfer or disposition of preferred shares or ADSs by a non-Brazilian holder except for gift and inheritance taxes levied by some states in Brazil on gifts made or inheritances bestowed by such non-Brazilian holder to individuals or entities that are resident or domiciled within such state in Brazil.

     Conversion of Brazilian currency into foreign currency, such as for purposes of paying dividends and interest, and the conversion into Brazilian currency of proceeds received by a Brazilian entity is subject to Tax on Foreign Exchange Transactions (“IOF/Exchange”). The tax rate on transactions involving preferred shares or ADSs is currently 0%, but the Minister of Finance has the legal power to increase the rate to a maximum of 25%. Any such increase will be applicable only prospectively.

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     Tax on Transactions with Bonds or Securities (“IOF/Bonds and Securities”) may be imposed on any transactions involving bonds and securities, even if these transactions are performed on the Brazilian stock, futures or commodities exchange. As a general rule, the rate of this tax is currently 0% for transactions involving preferred shares and ADSs, but the Minister of Finance may increase such rate up to 1.5% per day, but only with respect to future transactions.

      In addition, as a general rule, Tax on Bank Accounts (“CPMF”) is imposed on any debit to bank accounts at the rate of 0.38% . Therefore, transactions carried out by the depositary or by holder of the preferred shares which involve the transfer of Brazilian currency through Brazilian financial institutions could be subject to CPMF. Currently, funds transferred for the acquisition of shares on Brazilian stock exchange and the remittance abroad of the proceeds earned from the disposition of preferred shares in Brazil are exempt of the CPMF.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

     The following discussion is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations of the ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs that may be relevant to you if you are a U.S. holder (as defined below) of such shares or ADSs. This discussion is based on provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), existing and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and judicial decisions, all as now in effect, and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, and to different interpretations. This discussion does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances, and does not discuss any application of state, local or non-U.S. tax law or any aspect of U.S. federal tax law other than income taxation. Moreover, this discussion deals only with our preferred shares or ADSs that you will hold as capital assets (generally, property held for investment), and it does not apply to U.S. holders subject to special U.S. federal income tax rules, such as banks or other financial institutions, insurance companies, securities dealers, partnerships or other entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, tax-exempt organizations, persons that hold our preferred shares or ADSs as a hedge or as part of an integrated investment (including a straddle), persons owning directly, indirectly or constructively, 10% or more of our voting stock and persons whose “functional currency”, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is not the U.S. dollar. For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of our preferred shares or ADSs that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

     If a partnership holds preferred shares or ADSs, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners of partnerships holding preferred shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisers.

     In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holders of American Depositary Receipts evidencing ADSs will be treated as the beneficial owners of the preferred shares represented by those ADSs. Accordingly, deposits and withdrawals of our preferred shares by U.S. holders in exchange for ADSs will not result in the realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Taxation of Distributions

     In general, distributions with respect to our preferred shares or ADSs (which likely would include distributions of notional interest charges attributed to shareholders’ equity, as described above under “—Brazilian Tax Considerations—Distribution of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity”) will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to the extent made from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. If a distribution exceeds the amount of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of your tax basis in our preferred shares or ADSs, and thereafter as capital gain. As used below, the term “dividend” means a distribution that constitutes a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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     The gross amount of any taxable dividend (including amounts withheld in respect of Brazilian taxes) paid with respect to our preferred shares or ADSs generally will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as ordinary dividend income and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to corporations. Taxable dividends paid in Brazilian currency will be included in your gross income in a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the date you receive the dividends, or, in the case of dividends you receive in respect of ADSs, on the date the dividends are received by the depositary, whether or not converted into U.S. dollars. You will have a tax basis in any distributed Brazilian currency equal to the amount included in gross income, and any gain or loss recognized upon a subsequent disposition of such Brazilian currency generally will be ordinary income or loss. If dividends paid in Brazilian currency are converted into U.S. dollars on the day you or the depositary, as the case may be, receive such dividends, you generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividend income. Such foreign currency gain or loss, if any, will be U.S. source ordinary income or loss. We urge you to consult your own tax advisers regarding the treatment of any foreign currency gain or loss if any Brazilian currency received by you or the depositary is not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt.

     Subject to certain exceptions for short-term and hedged positions, the U.S. dollar amount of dividends received by an individual with respect to the ADSs will be subject to taxation at the current rate of 15% if the dividends represent “qualified dividend income.” Dividends paid on the ADSs will be treated as qualified dividend income if (i) the ADSs are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States and (ii) we were not in the year prior to the year in which the dividend was paid, and are not in the year in which the dividend is paid, a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”). Under current guidance issued by the IRS, the ADSs should qualify as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States so long as they are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. However, no assurances can be given that the ADSs will be or remain readily tradable under future guidance. Based on our audited financial statements, financial projections, relevant market and shareholder data, and current estimates regarding the value and nature of our assets, we do not believe that we were a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to the current taxable year. However, because these determinations are based on the nature of our income and assets, and involve the application of complex tax rules, no assurances can be provided that we will not be considered a PFIC for the current, or any past or future tax year. See “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules” below.

     Based on existing guidance, it is not entirely clear whether dividends received with respect to the preferred shares to the extent not represented by ADSs will be treated as qualified dividend income, because the preferred shares are not themselves listed on a U.S. exchange. In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department has announced its intention to promulgate rules pursuant to which holders of ADSs or preferred stock and intermediaries though whom such securities are held will be permitted to rely on certifications from issuers to establish that dividends are treated as qualified dividend income. Because such rules have not yet been issued, we are not certain that we will be able to comply with them. U.S. holders of ADSs and preferred shares should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the preferential U.S. federal income tax rates for qualified dividend income in the light of their own particular circumstances.

     For foreign tax credit purposes, dividends paid with respect to our preferred shares or ADSs generally will be treated as income from sources outside the United States. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for the credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. Subject to generally applicable limitations under U.S. federal income tax law, Brazilian withholding tax imposed on such dividends, if any, will be eligible for credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability (or at your election, all foreign income taxes paid may instead be deducted in computing your taxable income provided that you elect to deduct, rather than credit, all foreign income taxes paid during the taxable year). In general, special rules will apply to the calculation of foreign tax credits in respect of dividend income that is subject to preferential rates of U.S. federal income tax. You should be aware that the IRS has expressed concern that parties to whom ADSs are released may be taking actions that are inconsistent with the claiming of foreign tax credits by U.S. holders of ADSs. Accordingly, the discussion above regarding the creditability of Brazilian withholding tax on dividends could be affected by future actions that may be taken by the IRS. The rules with respect to foreign tax credits are complex and you should consult your own tax advisers regarding the availability of foreign tax credits in light of your particular circumstances.

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Taxation of Capital Gains

     In general, gain or loss, if any, realized upon a sale or other taxable disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized (including the gross amounts of the proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition before deduction of any Brazilian tax) on the sale or other taxable disposition and your adjusted tax basis in our preferred shares or ADSs. Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if at the time of sale or other taxable disposition you held our preferred shares or ADSs for more than one year. Certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals) are eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation in respect of long-term capital gains. The deduction for capital losses is subject to certain limitations under the Code. Gain (or loss), if any, realized by a U.S. holder on the sale or other taxable disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs generally will be treated as U.S. source gain (or loss) for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Consequently, if a Brazilian withholding tax is imposed on the sale or other taxable disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs, a U.S. holder that does not receive sufficient foreign source income from other sources may not be able to derive effective U.S. foreign tax credit benefits in respect of such Brazilian withholding tax. U.S. holders of our preferred shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisers regarding the application of the U.S. foreign tax credit rules to their investment in, and disposition of, such shares or ADSs.

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

     Special U.S. federal income tax rules apply to U.S. persons owning shares of a PFIC. A non-U.S. corporation generally will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying the relevant look-through rules with respect to the income and assets of subsidiaries, either:

     For this purpose, passive income generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, gains from the disposition of passive assets and gains from commodities transactions.

     Based on current estimates of our income and assets, we do not expect our preferred shares or ADSs to be considered shares of a PFIC for our current fiscal year or for foreseeable future fiscal years. However, because the determination of whether our preferred shares or ADSs constitute shares of a PFIC will be made by us on an annual basis, is based upon the composition of our income and assets (including, among others, entities in which we hold at least a 25% interest), and the nature of our activities, from time to time, and because there are uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules, we cannot assure you that our preferred shares or ADSs will not be considered shares of a PFIC for any fiscal year. Moreover, we will not obtain an opinion of counsel, and no ruling will be sought from the IRS, regarding our annual PFIC determination. If our preferred shares or ADSs were shares of a PFIC for any fiscal year, U.S. holders (including certain indirect U.S. holders) may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences upon a sale or other disposition of such preferred shares or ADSs, or upon the receipt of certain distributions from us (including imposition of an interest charge on gains or “excess distributions” attributable to prior years in the U.S. holder’s holding period during which we were determined to be a PFIC), unless such U.S. holders made certain available elections, generally for the first taxable year for which shares of a PFIC were considered to be held.

     If you are a U.S. holder of “marketable stock” in a PFIC, you may make a “mark-to-market” election, provided the PFIC stock is regularly traded on a “qualified exchange.” Under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, a “qualified exchange” includes a national securities exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange, that is registered with the SEC or the national market system established under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Also, under applicable Treasury Regulations, PFIC stock traded on a qualified exchange is regularly traded on such exchange for any calendar year during which such stock is traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. We cannot assure you that our stock will be treated as regularly traded for this purpose.

     If the “mark-to-market” election is made, you, as the electing U.S. holder, generally would (i) include in gross income, entirely as ordinary income, an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the PFIC stock as of the close of such taxable year and its adjusted tax basis, and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of the adjusted tax basis of the PFIC stock over its fair market value at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the amount previously included in gross income as a result of the mark-to-market election. Any loss in excess of the amount previously included in gross income would generally be deductible as a capital loss.

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     The mark-to-market election is made with respect to marketable stock in a PFIC on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can only be revoked with the consent of the IRS. If we are deemed to be a PFIC for a taxable year, dividends on our ADSs would not constitute “qualified dividend income” subject to preferential rates of U.S. federal income tax, as discussed above. Special rules would apply if the mark-to-market election is not made for the first taxable year in which a U.S. person owns stock of a PFIC. You should consult with your tax advisor regarding the application of the PFIC rules to our preferred shares or ADSs and the availability and advisability of making an election to avoid the adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences of the PFIC rules should we be considered a PFIC for any taxable year.

U.S. Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

     If you are a U.S. holder of our preferred shares or ADSs, you may, under certain circumstances, be subject to information reporting and “backup withholding” (currently at the rate of 28%), with respect to certain payments to you, such as dividends or the proceeds of a sale of our preferred shares or ADSs, unless you (i) are a corporation or come within certain other exempt categories, and demonstrate this fact when so required, or (ii) provide a correct taxpayer identification number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, and otherwise comply with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld under these rules will be creditable against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the requisite information is timely furnished to the IRS.

F. Dividends and Paying Agents

     Not applicable.

G. Statement by Experts

     Not applicable.

H. Documents on Display

     We are subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to which we file reports and other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission. Reports and other information filed by us with the Commission may be inspected and copied at the public reference room at the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission’s Regional Offices at 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279 and Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60661-2511. You may obtain copies of this material by mail from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. You may also inspect these reports and other information at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, on which our ADSs are listed. We also file financial statements and other periodic reports with the CVM.

     Copies of our annual report on Form 20-F and documents referred to in this annual report and our bylaws will be available for inspection upon request at our offices at Rua Levindo Lopes, 258, Funcionários, 30140-170, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.

I. Subsidiary Information

     Not applicable.

ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     We are primarily exposed to market risk from changes in both foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We are exposed to foreign exchange rate risk because certain of our costs and debt are denominated in currencies, primarily the U.S. dollar, other than the real, which is the currency in which we earn our revenues. Similarly, we are subject to market risk resulting from changes in interest rates, which may affect the cost of our financing. Except for swap instruments relating to foreign currency denominated debt, as described below, we do not use derivative instruments, such as foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign currency options and forward rate agreements, to manage these market risks, nor do we hold or issue derivative or other financial instruments for trading purposes.

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Exchange Rate Risk

     We have exchange rate exposure with respect to the U.S. dollar. At December 31, 2006, all of our indebtedness (R$171.0 million) was indexed to the U.S. dollar. As of December 31, 2006, we had cross-currency interest swap agreements in effect for 100% of our total foreign currency indexed debt to mitigate foreign exchange rate risks.

     Significant costs relating to our network infrastructure and handsets are linked to payment in U.S. dollars. However, other than revenues derived from cross-curency interest rate swap agreementes, all of our revenues are generated in reais. If the value of the real decreases relative to the U.S. dollar, our debt becomes more expensive to service. Such decreases also make it more costly for us to pay for the U.S. dollar-denominated technology and goods that are necessary to operate our business, and we may be unable to pass the increased costs on to our customers.

Interest Rate Risk

     At December 31, 2006, we had no loans and financing outstanding and bearing interest at floating rates. We invest our excess cash (which was R$527.8 million at December 31, 2006) mainly in short-term instruments. At December 31, 2006, we had swap instruments in place in a notional amount of R$171.0 million to manage our interest rate risk. The potential loss in earnings to us over one year that would result from a hypothetical, instantaneous and unfavorable change of 100 basis points in the interest rates applicable to financial assets and liabilities on December 31, 2006 would be approximately R$3.7 million.

     The above sensitivity analysis is based on the assumption of an unfavorable 100 basis point movement of the interest rates applicable to each homogeneous category of financial assets and liabilities and sustained over a period of one year. A homogeneous category is defined according to the currency in which financial assets and liabilities are denominated and assumes the same interest rate movement within each homogeneous category (e.g., U.S. dollars). As a result, our interest rate risk sensitivity model may overstate the impact of interest rate fluctuations for such financial instruments as consistently unfavorable movements of all interest rates are unlikely.

ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

     Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

     Currently, we are not in default under any of our obligations nor are any payment of dividends in arrears. In 2004, Telemig Celular issued US$80 million of 8.75% unsecured senior notes due 2009, combined as units with an issuance by Amazônia Celular of US$40 million of 8.75% notes due 2009. For more information, see “Item 5B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Indebtedness.” On December 31, 2006, Amazônia Celular was in breach of the financial covenants set forth in the indenture related to the notes. On April 16, 2007, management of Telemig Celular and Amazônia Celular obtained waivers by the requisite amount of holders of the notes, thereby curing any event of default. In addition, the financial covenants were amended on terms more favorable to us. As such, we did not breach the financial covenants as of March 31, 2007 and we do not expect to breach these covenants on the following quartes of 2007.

ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

     Not applicable.

ITEM 15. DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     Management with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, after evaluating, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rules 13a-15(e)) as of December 31, 2006, the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is collected and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

     Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

     Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

     Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2006, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

     Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, the independent registered public accounting firm who also audited our consolidated financial statements. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, as our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an auditor’s report on our assessment of and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006.

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Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     The auditors report on our assessment of and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, issued by our independent auditors, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, an independent registered public accounting firm, is presented on page F-6.

Changes in Internal Controls

     There were no changes in our Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 16.

A. Audit Committee Financial Expert

     We have determined that José Arthur Escodro, member of our fiscal council (conselho fiscal) is the “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

B. Code of Ethics

     Our board of directors has adopted a code of ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and controller, providing a whistleblower protection for those who report violations to the code terms. There were no waivers of compliance with our code of ethics in 2006.

C. Principal Accountants Fees and Services

     The following table sets forth by category of service the total fees for services performed by Deloitte Touche Tohamatsu Auditores Independentes and PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively:

    2006    2005 
     
    (in thousands of reais)
Audit Fees    589    418 
Audit-Related Fees    ¯    ¯ 
Tax Fees    ¯    ¯ 
All Other Fees    ¯    ¯ 
     
    Total    589    418 
     

Audit Fees

     Audit fees in 2006 and 2005 consisted of the aggregate fees, including expenses, billed by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes and PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, respectively, in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP and included in our annual report on Form 20-F, and in connection with the audit of our annual statutory financial statements prepared under Brazilian GAAP and reviews of our quarterly financial information filed with the CVM. Audit fees in 2006 also include fees related to the audit of the management assessment and the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes. Out of the R$589 thousand audit fees in 2006, R$51 thousand were paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes in connection with the review of first quarter of 2006 financial information filed with the CVM.

Audit-Related Fees

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     None.

Tax Fees

     None.

All Other Fees

     None.

D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees

     Pursuant to the exemption under Rule 10A-3 (c)(3) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have a fiscal council (conselho fiscal), which is a board of statutory auditors that follows the requirements of Rule 10A-3(c)(3). In addition, on July 29, 2005, our board of directors decided that our fiscal council would undertake the responsibilities of an Audit Committee, including making recommendations to the board of directors on appointment and retention of independent auditors, processing complaints regarding accounting and auditing, authority to engage advisers.

E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

     None.

PART III

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     We have responded to Item 18 in lieu of responding to this Item.

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ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Telemig Celular Participações S.A.

    Page 
   
     
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting    F-3 
     
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms    F-4 and F-5 
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on Internal Control over Financial     
     reporting    F-6 
     
Consolidated Financial Statements     
     
Balance Sheets    F-8 
     
Statements of Operations    F-9 
     
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity    F-11 
     
Statements of Cash Flows    F-12 
     
Notes to Financial Statements    F-13 

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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

1.  Bylaws in English of Telemig Celular Participações S.A, as amended.  * 
 
2(a).  Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of December 3, 2002 among Telemig Celular   
  Participações S.A., The Bank of New York, as depositary, and owners and beneficial owners of   
  American Depositary Receipts.  (1)
 
4(a).  Letter of Authorization for Operation of Personal Communications Systems Services between   
  Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency—Anatel and Telemig Celular S.A.  (2)
 
4(b) Term of Authorization for the Use of Radio Frequency Blocks between Anatel and Telemig Celular   
  S.A  (2)
 
4(c).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated July 1, 2004 among Amazônia Celular S.A.,   
  Telemig Celular S.A., Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações   
  Ltda. (English translation) (3)
 
4(d).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated July 16, 2004 between Telemig Celular   
  S.A., Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda.   
  (English translation) (3)
 
4(e).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated December 29, 2004 among Telemig   
  Celular S.A., Huawei Serviços do Brasil Ltda., and Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda.   
  (English translation) (3)
 
4(f).  Authorization Agreement for Personal Mobile Phone Service between Anatel and Telemig   
  Celular S.A.  (3)
 
4(g).  Authorization Agreement for Exploring Multimedia Communication Service, between Anatel   
  and Telemig Celular S.A.  (3)
 
4(h).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated March 31, 2005 among Amazônia Celular   
  S.A., Telemig Celular S.A., Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., and Ericsson Serviços de   
  Telecomunicações Ltda. (English translation) (4)
 
4(i).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated March 31, 2005 among Telemig Celular   
  S.A., Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda.   
  (English translation) (4)
 
4(j).  Agreement of Rendering of Services dated October 11, 2005 between Telemig Celular S.A. and   
  Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltd. (English translation) (4)
 
4(k).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated May 19, 2006 between Telemig Celular   
  S.A., Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A. and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda.   
  (English translation) (4)
 
4(l).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated May 19, 2006 between Telemig Celular   
  S.A., Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. and   
  Ericsson Gestão e Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. (English translation) (4)
 
4(m).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated December 23, 2005 among Telemig   
  Celular S.A., Huawei Serviços do Brasil Ltda., and Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda.   
  (English translation) (4)

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4(n).  Agreement for Supply and Rendering of Services dated March 12, 2006 among Telemig Celular   
  S.A., Huawei Serviços do Brasil Ltda., and Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda. (English   
  translation) (4)
     
4(o).  First Supplemental Indenture dated April 16, 2007 among Amazônia Celular S.A., Telemig   
  Celular S.A. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee  (4)
     
6.  Computation of earnings per share (See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements)  
     
8.  List of subsidiaries (See “Item 4C. Organizational Structure”)  
     
9.  Code of Ethics  (2)
     
12.1  Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  * 
     
12.2  Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  * 
     
13.1  Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C.   
Section 1350 as Enacted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  * 
     
13.2  Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
Section 1350 as Enacted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  * 


(1) Previously filed in Registration Statement on Form F-6 (333-101446) on November 25, 2002. 
   
(2) Previously filed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on June 30, 2004. 
   
(3) Previously filed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on June 30, 2005. 
   
(4) Previously filed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Commission on April 30, 2007. 
   
*  Filed herewith. 

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GLOSSARY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS

AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System):   
The analogue mobile phone technology used in North and South Americas and in approximately 35 countries. Analogue technology represents information by a continuously variable physical quantity such as voltage. It operates in the 800MHz band using FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access) technology, which is a transmission technique where the assigned frequency band for a network is divided into sub-bands that are allocated to a subscriber for the duration of their calls. 
 
base station:   
A radio transmitter/receiver that maintains communications with the cellular telephones within a given cell. Each base station is interconnected with one MSO (Mobile Switch Office). 
 
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access):   
Also known as spread spectrum, CDMA cellular systems use a single frequency band for all traffic, differentiating individual transmissions by assigning them unique codes before the transmission. There are a number of CDMA variations. 
 
CDMA ONE:   
The first commercial CDMA cellular system, deployed in North America and Korea and also known as IS-95. 
 
CDMA 2000:   
A member of the IMT-2000 family, compatible with CDMA ONE. 
 
cell:   
The area covered by a cellular base station. A cell site may allocate its antennas to service several cells from one location.
 
Cellular service:   
A mobile telecommunications service provided by means of a network of interconnected base stations, each of which covers one small geographic cell within the total cellular telecommunications system service area. 
 
Channel:   
One of a number of discrete frequency ranges utilized by base stations and cellular phones. 
 
digital:   
A method for representing information as numbers with discrete values; usually expressed as a sequence of bits. 
 
exchange:   
See switch. 
 
GSM (Global System for Mobile):   
Global system for mobile communications, the second-generation digital technology originally developed for Europe. Initially developed for operation in the 900MHz band and subsequently modified for the 850, 1800 and 1900MHz bands. GSM originally stood for Groupe Speciale Mobile, the CEPT (Conference of European Post and Telecommunications) committee that began the GSM standardization process. 
 
IMT 2000:   
The family of third-generation technologies approved by the ITU (International 
 
Telecommunications Union). 
 
network:   
An interconnected collection of elements. In a telephone network, these consist of switches connected to each other and to customer equipment. The transmission equipment may be based on fiber optic or metallic cable or point-to-point radio connections. 
 
network usage charge:   
Amount paid per minute charged by network operators for the use of their network by other network operators. Also known as “interconnection fee.” 

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penetration:   
The percentage of a given total population that owns a mobile phone. 
 
repeater:   
A device that amplifies an input signal for retransmission. 
 
roaming:   
A function that enables subscribers to use their cellular telephones on networks of service providers other than the one with which they signed their initial contract. 
 
SMP (Serviço Móvel Pessoal):   
A specific Brazilian set of rules for advanced digital cellular service, enacted by Anatel through Resolution no. 316, dated September 27, 2002, to replace the former SMC (Serviço Móvel Celular) cellular service rules. SMP is also an independent technology definition of service to which was originally allocated the 1.8GHz frequency band, almost equivalent to the North American PCS. 
 
switch:   
A device that opens or closes circuits or selects the paths or circuits to be used for transmission of information. Switching is the process of interconnecting circuits to form a transmission path between users. Switches may also record information for billing and control purposes.
 
TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access):   
A technique for multiplexing multiple users onto a single channel on a single carrier by splitting the carrier into time slots and allocating these on an as-needed basis. 
 
UMTS:   
Third-generation wireless telecommunications system designed by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standard Institute) in accordance with ITU’s (International Telecommunication Union) standard. It is viewed as the most likely upgrade of GSM systems. 

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, the registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing this annual report on Form 20-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
     
     
     
     By: /s/ Oscar Thompson 
 
     Name: Oscar Thompson 
     Title: Chief Executive Officer and Responsible of 
    Investor Relations, accumulating the function of Chief 
    Financial Officer 

Dated: June 29, 2007.

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Telemig Celular
Participações S.A.
Consolidated Financial Statements at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, and for
Each of the Three Years in the period
ended December 31, 2006

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting  F-3 
     
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms  F-4 and F-5 
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, on Internal Control over 
   Financial reporting  F-6 
     
Consolidated Financial Statements     
     
Balance Sheets  F-8 
     
Statements of Operations  F-9 
     
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity  F-11 
     
Statements of Cash Flows  F-12 
     
Notes to Financial Statements  F-13 

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a -15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2006, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, the independent registered public accounting firm who also audited our consolidated financial statements. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, as our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an auditor’s report on our assessment of and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006.

/s/ Oscar Thompson
Chief Executive Officer and Responsible of
Investor Relations, accumulating the function of Chief
Financial Officer

June 29, 2007

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Management of
Telemig Celular Participações S.A.
Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (a Brazilian corporation) and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Notes 3 and 19 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)”, effective December 31, 2006. As discussed in Notes 3 and 24 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (R), “Share-Based Payment”, effective January 1, 2006.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated June 29, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on management's assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes

Belo Horizonte, Brazil
June 29, 2007

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Telemig Celular Participações S.A.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income, of changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and its subsidiary at December 31, 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes

Brasília, Brazil
March 30, 2007

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Management of
Telemig Celular Participações S.A.
Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil

We have audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting, that Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and subsidiary (the "Company") maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management's assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

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We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended and our report dated June 29, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s adoption of new accounting standards.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes

Belo Horizonte, Brazil
June 29, 2007

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

    December 31,
       
    2006    2005 
     
ASSETS         
Current assets         
Cash and cash equivalents    21,368    29,317 
Temporary cash investments (Note 4)   506,405    677,014 
Accounts receivable (includes R$3,688 (2005 - R$3,453) of receivable from related parties),         
   net of allowance for doubtful accounts of R$27,970 (2005 - R$22,899) (Note 5)   249,281    226,403 
Inventories (Note 6)   16,571    18,308 
Deferred income taxes (Note 17)   69,819    60,684 
PIS and COFINS taxes recoverable (Note 7)   22,970    21,303 
Temporary cash investments (restricted deposits)   -    3,913 
Other    11,701    7,668 
     
    898,115    1,044,610 
     
Non-current assets         
Property and equipment, net (Note 8)   784,778    697,978 
Deferred income taxes (Note 17)   181,723    190,608 
Pension plan surplus (Note 19)   40,080    13,787 
Judicial deposits for legal proceedings (Note 14)   807,750    644,143 
PIS and COFINS taxes recoverable (Note 7)   17,973     
Other recoverable taxes    76,402    45,425 
Other (includes R$13,158 (2005 – R$5,187) receivable from related parties)   15,916    32,393 
     
    1,924,622    1,624,334 
     
 
    2,822,737    2,668,944 
     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY         
Current liabilities         
Accounts payable (includes R$8,346 (2005 - R$8,315) payable to related parties) (Note 9)   297,114    302,672 
Accrued liabilities    32,376    42,508 
Value-added and other taxes payable (Note 10)   19,374    56,404 
Interest on shareholders’ equity and dividends payable    43,738    55,451 
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 11)   -    48,897 
Cross-currency interest rate swap agreements (Note 22)   -    13,771 
Authorization contracts payable (Note 12)   9,803    - 
Other    39,318    33,385 
     
    441,723    553,088 
     
Non-current liabilities         
Long-term debt (Note 11)   171,040    187,324 
Provision for contingencies (Note 14)   816,011    649,572 
Authorization contracts payable (Note 12)   19,067    25,529 
Cross-currency interest rate swap agreements (Note 22)   48,669    11,436 
Asset retirement obligations (Note 13)   10,295    7,020 
Pension plan obligations (Note 19)   -    51 
     
    1,065,082    880,932 
     
 
Minority interest    165,335    151,603 
     
 
Shareholders’ equity (Note 15)        
Capital stock, 700,000,000 thousand shares authorized at December 31, 2006 and 2005         
 Preferred shares, no par value, 224,669,035 thousand shares issued and outstanding at         
     December 31, 2006 (2005 - 222,294,831 thousand shares)   286,625    259,963 
 Common shares, no par value, 133,037,521 thousand shares issued and outstanding at         
     December 31, 2006 (2005 - 131,631,638 thousand shares)   169,725    153,937 
Additional paid-in capital    15,154    15,154 
Capital reserves    346,086    372,196 
Retained earnings    319,051    282,071 
Accumulated other comprehensive income    13,956    - 
     
    1,150,597    1,083,321 
     
 
    2,822,737    2,668,944 
     

The accompanying notes are integral part of these financial statements

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

        Years ended December 31, 
       
    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Gross operating revenue             
     Services provided    1,667,129    1,496,700    1,484,491 
     Sale of handsets and accessories    125,053    117,570    123,893 
       
    1,792,182    1,614,270    1,608,384 
       
Sales deductions, taxes and returns             
   On services provided, includes taxes of R$273,857 (2005 –             
        R$271,036, 2004 – R$269,947)   (556,511)   (400,854)   (359,979)
   On sale of handsets and accessories, includes taxes of R$13,583             
       (2005 – R$24,405, 2004 – R$25,378)   (18,931)   (30,088)   (30,290)
       
    (575,442)   (430,942)   (390,269)
       
Net operating revenue             
   Services provided    1,110,618    1,095,846    1,124,512 
   Sale of handsets and accessories    106,122    87,482    93,603 
       
    1,216,740    1,183,328    1,218,115 
       
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation classified separately below)   (350,240)   (295,303)   (356,491)
Cost of handsets and accessories    (157,683)   (138,488)   (123,566)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation             
   classified separately below)   (347,528)   (369,260)   (266,921)
Cost sharing agreement – related party    12,268    14,864    15,079 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (Note 5)   (41,429)   (21,094)   (20,153)
Depreciation    (179,888)   (205,734)   (257,997)
Other operating (expense) income, net    11    (4,101)   458 
       
Operating profit    152,251    164,212    208,524 
 
Non-operating income (expenses)            
Financial income (Note 23)   99,732    145,152    150,314 
Financial expense (Note 23)   (51,318)   (79,707)   (123,957)
Foreign exchange gain (Note 23)   21,099    49,066    33,330 
       
Income before taxes and minority interest    221,764    278,723    268,211 
 
Taxes on income (Note 17)   (69,179)   (85,593)   (86,210)
       
 
Income before minority interest    152,585    193,130    182,001 
 
Minority interest    (23,838)   (32,421)   (31,406)
       
 
Net income    128,747    160,709    150,595 
       

The accompanying notes are integral part of these financial statements

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
Continued 
 

        Year ended December 31, 
       
 
    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (thousands)            
   Basic             
     Preferred    223,661,370    221,525,464    219,275,724 
     Common    132,440,833    131,176,058    129,843,878 
   Diluted             
     Preferred    225,031,863    221,886,289    219,275,724 
     Common    133,252,369    131,176,058    129,843,878 
 
Basic earnings per thousand shares (in reais)            
     Preferred    0.36    0.46    0.43 
     Common    0.36    0.46    0.43 
 
Diluted earnings per thousand shares (in reais)            
     Preferred    0.36    0.46    0.43 
     Common    0.36    0.46    0.43 

The accompanying notes are integral part of these financial statements

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

    Capital stock                     
             
                        Accumulated     
                        other     
    Preferred   Common    Additional    Capital    Retained   comprehensive   Total 
    shares    shares    paid-in capital   reserves    earnings    income     
             
 
Balance at December 31, 2003    165,211    97,829    15,154    418,146    236,885    -    933,225 
               
 
Capital increase    46,139    27,321    -    (22,881)   (50,579)   -    - 
Expired dividends (Note 15(c))   -    -    -    -    669    -    669 
Net income    -    -    -    -    150,595    -    150,595 
Dividends paid and proposed    -    -    -    -    (38,486)   -    (38,486)
               
 
Balance at December 31, 2004    211,350    125,150    15,154    395,265    299,084    -    1,046,003 
               
 
Capital increase    48,613    28,787    -    (23,069)   (54,331)   -    - 
Expired dividends (Note 15(c))   -    -    -    -    1,264    -    1,264 
Net income    -    -    -    -    160,709    -    160,709 
Dividends paid and proposed    -    -    -    -    (124,655)   -    (124,655)
               
 
Balance at December 31, 2005    259,963    153,937    15,154    372,196    282,071    -    1,083,321 
               
 
Capital increase    26,662    15,788    -    (26,110)   (16,340)   -    - 
Expired dividends (Note 15(c))   -    -    -    -    1,155    -    1,155 
Net income    -    -    -    -    128,747    -    128,747 
Dividends paid and proposed    -    -    -    -    (76,582)   -    (76,582)
Initial application of SFAS 158, net                             
        of income taxes (Note 3 (m))   -    -    -    -    -    13,956    13,956 
               
 
Balance at December 31, 2006    286,625    169,725    15,154    346,086    319,051    13,956    1,150,597 
               

The accompanying notes are integral part of these financial statements.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

        Year ended December 31, 
       
 
    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Operating activities             
Net income    128,747    160,709    150,595 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating             
        activities:             
   Depreciation    179,888    205,734    257,997 
   Losses (gains) on disposal of property and equipment, net    1,266    1,246    (418)
   Deferred income taxes    (8,888)   (25,966)   (9,150)
   Minority interest    23,838    32,421    31,406 
   Unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains) and indexation             
       charges on debt, net    (20,604)   (47,478)   (30,918)
   Unrealized losses on cross-currency interest swaps    37,582    31,624    48,503 
   Unrealized gains on temporary cash investments    (61,723)   (98,571)   (118,861)
   Provision for contingencies, net of judicial deposits    2,121    1,237    9,955 
   PIS and COFINS recoverable    (16,622)   (21,303)   - 
   Reversal of value-added taxes payable    (20,792)   -    - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities             
   Temporary cash investments    232,332    371,327    (240,747)
   Trade receivables    (22,878)   (28,049)   (48,083)
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    (118,258)   (165,697)   114,348 
   Value-added and other taxes payable    (16,238)   28,609    (5,504)
   Other    (29,271)   (26,929)   (35,239)
       
Cash provided by operating activities    290,500    418,914    123,884 
       
 
Investing activities             
   Temporary cash investments (restricted deposits)   3,913    -    - 
   Additions to property and equipment    (159,529)   (118,622)   (146,449)
   Cash proceeds from disposals of property and equipment    441    1,907    579 
       
Cash used in investing activities    (155,175)   (116,715)   (145,870)
       
 
Financing activities             
   Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt    -    -    228,637 
   Payment of long-term debt    (44,577)   (199,101)   (204,013)
   Dividends paid    (98,697)   (83,986)   (44,412)
       
Cash used in financing activities    (143,274)   (283,087)   (19,788)
       
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents for the year    (7,949)   19,112    (41,774)
       
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year    29,317    10,205    51,979 
       
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year    21,368    29,317    10,205 
       
 
Supplemental cash flow information             
   Taxes on income paid    80,038    87,098    99,123 
   Interest paid    19,945    36,824    43,885 
Disclosure of non-cash investing activity             
   Accounts payable for property and equipment    90,996    179,088    160,376 

The accompanying notes are integral part of these financial statements.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

1 Background and Description of Business

Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (the “Company”) is a publicly held company listed on the Brazilian and New York stock exchanges and the parent company of Telemig Celular S.A., a Brazilian listed company, in which it holds 89.18% (2005 – 89.18%) of its subsidiary’s voting capital and 83.25% (2005 – 83.25%) of its total capital stock.

The Company is part of a group of companies controlled by Telpart Participações S.A. (“Telpart”), a consortium comprised of: (i) Newtel Participações S.A., which owns 51.07% of Telpart, and is controlled indirectly by investment and mutual funds, and several Brazilian pension funds; (ii) TPSA do Brasil Ltda. (“TPSA do Brasil”), which owns 48.90% of Telpart, and is controlled indirectly by investment and mutual funds; and (iii) others, who own 0.03% of Telpart.

Telpart also owns a controlling interest in the Company’s affiliate, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A., the controlling shareholder of Amazônia Celular S.A., which is the A Band cellular service provider in the northern region of Brazil operating in the states of Pará, Amazonas, Maranhão, Amapá and Roraima.

Telemig Celular S.A. (the “Operating Subsidiary”) is mainly engaged in providing cellular mobile services and any complementary activities required to perform such services, in conformity with the authorizations granted in the state of Minas Gerais under the terms of a concession granted by the Brazilian Federal Government on November 4, 1997, which expires in 2008 (except for the Triângulo Mineiro Region which expires in 2020).

The services offered and the tariffs charged by the Operating Subsidiary are regulated by the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL), the regulatory authority for the Brazilian telecommunications industry, according to the General Law of Telecommunications and pertinent regulations.

In 2002, ANATEL promoted modifications to the December 2000 Personal Mobile Service Contract (SMP - Serviço Móvel Pessoal), encouraging companies operating under the Cellular Mobile Service Contract (SMC - Serviço Móvel Celular) to migrate to the SMP regime. SMP is an authorization contract and it replaces the SMC (concession contract). New rules are applicable to companies that migrate to the SMP regime, including changes on long-distance traffic billing and free negotiation between telecommunication service providers on network usage remuneration.

The Operating Subsidiary and ANATEL entered into an Authorization Instrument for the migration to the SMP, which became effective from March 1, 2004. The SMP authorization granted to the Operating Subsidiary is effective for an undetermined term. The radio frequency authorization that expires in 2008 is effective for the previously granted remaining period of the concession, and may be renewed for an additional 15-year period, with extensions being remunerated.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

On October 20, 2005 the Company filed with ANATEL an application for extending the right of use of radio frequencies, associated with the instrument of authorization for personal mobile service. According to the regulations, the extension is automatically granted.

From August 2004, new rules governing the collection of interconnection fees became effective. Under the new rules, interconnection fees for local wireless traffic were due only if the traffic balances between any two companies operating in the same area were either less than 45% or in excess of 55% ("bill & keep” regime).

On July 13, 2006, ANATEL released Resolution No. 438 which approved the "Regulation on Remuneration for Network Usage of Personal Mobile Service Providers (SMP)". Amongst other amendments, Resolution No. 438 sets forth new rules for concession, pass-through and disclosure of discounts granted over the Value of Usage of SMP Network (VU-M) and established the end of the “bill & keep” regime mentioned above. Therefore, beginning July 14, 2006, the new regulation on SMP network usage fees issued by ANATEL established that interconnection payments between SMP operators for traffic in the same registration area should occur for the full amount of traffic between operators ("full billing” regime).

The creation of the “full billing” regime has resulted in an increase of interconnection costs and revenues in 2006.

2 Presentation of the Financial Statements

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and rules and regulations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company has also prepared and issued consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil, Brazilian Corporate Law and rules and regulations of the Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”) (“Brazilian GAAP”), not included herewith.

The Brazilian GAAP distributable reserves are the basis out of which dividends are payable.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used for, but not limited to: selection of useful lives of the property, plant and equipment, provisions necessary for contingent liabilities, determination of provisions for income tax, allowance for doubtful accounts and other similar items. Actual results may vary from those estimated.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

3 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and of the Operating Subsidiary Telemig Celular S.A..

All intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. The main consolidation procedures include:

(b) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

(c) Temporary cash investments

Securities that are bought and held primarily for the purpose of resale in the near term are classified as temporary cash investments assets and are stated at fair value.

Instruments utilized in trading activities include securities stated at fair value in accordance with SFAS N°. 115, "Accounting for Investments in Debt and Equity Securities." Fair value is generally based on quoted market prices. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated based on dealer quotes, pricing models or quoted pricing models or quoted prices for instruments with similar characteristics.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses are recognized to financial income/expenses.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(d) Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

Trade receivables are mainly represented by services and products billed to customers, for services provided up to the balance sheet date but not yet billed, and by amounts arising from the use of the Operating Subsidiary’s network, by subscribers of other telecommunications carriers.

Allowances are provided, when necessary, in an amount considered by management to be sufficient to meet expected losses.

(e) Inventories

Inventories mainly comprise mobile telephone handsets and are stated at the average acquisition cost, net of allowances for market value adjustment for handsets and accessories or in the event acquisition costs are higher than realizable values.

(f) Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at acquisition and/or construction cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets as follows:

    Years 
   
 
Buildings    20 
Network equipment    3 to 5 
Software    5 
Mobile service authorization    10 
Other    5 to 10 

Interest accrued on loans and financing is capitalized as part of property and equipment through the date the asset is placed in service, and to the extent that loans and financing do not exceed construction-in-progress.

The Operating Subsidiary reviews property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

As the wireless telecommunications industry is rapidly evolving it is reasonably possible that property and equipment could become impaired as a result of technological or other industry changes. For assets the Operating Subsidiary intends to hold for use, if the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the assets. For assets the Operating Subsidiary intends to dispose of, a loss is recognized for the amount that the estimated fair value, less costs to sell, is less than the carrying value of the assets. The Operating Subsidiary uses the discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of long-lived assets.

(g) Income taxes

Income taxes in Brazil comprise federal income tax and social contribution taxes, as recorded in the Company's statutory accounting records. There is no state or local income taxes in Brazil. The Company and the Operating Subsidiary have applied FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standard - SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes", for all years presented. The effect of adjustments made to reflect the requirements of US GAAP, as well as differences between the reporting basis of assets and the amounts included in the tax records, are recognized as temporary differences for the purpose of recording deferred income taxes. Net operating loss carryforwards are recognized as deferred tax assets as losses are incurred to the extent that realization is considered to be more likely than not.

(h) Provision for contingencies

The Company and its Operating Subsidiary are party to a number of legal proceedings in the normal course of their businesses. Based on the opinion of its legal advisors, management records provisions for contingencies when it considers a loss to be probable and estimatable.

(i) Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currency are recorded at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the related transactions. Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences are recognized in the statement of income as they occur.

(j) Swaps

The Operating Subsidiary recognizes its cross-currency and interest rate swap agreements on the balance sheet at fair value; with changes in fair value recorded through income.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(k) Revenue recognition

Revenues from services and sales of handsets and accessories are recognized when the service is provided or when the equipment is sold and delivered in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB, No. 104, Revenue Recognition, and Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. Revenues from cellular telephone services consist of monthly subscription charges, usage charges, network usage charges, long distance charges and charges for maintenance and other customer services. Unbilled revenues from the billing date to the month-end are measured and recognized as revenue during the month in which the service was provided.

The service agreements signed by customers in connection with sales of subsidized handsets are considered to be revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. Total consideration received in these arrangements is allocated and measured using units of accounting within the arrangement (i.e., service and handset contracts) based on relative fair values. The Company does not charge activation fees in connection with its service agreements.

Revenues from the sales of prepaid cards are recognized according to the service used for each card or when credits contractually expire. The Company’s Plano Controle rate plans also include a feature whereby unused credits do not expire each month but rather are available for future use. The Company defers revenue based on unused credits in prepaid cards and in the Plano Controle rate plan. Unused credits are controlled and measured by systems. The balance of the deferral as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 was R$22,976 and R$17,798, respectively, and has been included as “Other” under current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

(l) Employees’ profit sharing

The Company and its Operating Subsidiary record employee profit sharing personnel expenses based on the achievement of performance goals established for the year, which is subject to the approval of the Shareholders’ Meeting.

(m) Pension and other post-retirement benefits

The Operating Subsidiary participates in (i) a multi-employer pension plan that covers employees who retired prior to January 30, 2000 and (ii) multiple employer pension plans that cover its active employees and employees who retired after 2000. The Operating Subsidiary also participates in a multi-employer post-retirement benefit plan for all of its employees.

Until December 31, 2005, the Operating Subsidiary accounted for such benefit costs in accordance with SFAS N° 87, “Employers Accounting for Pensions” (Note 19). Accounting for defined benefits plans requires the use of an actuarial method for determining defined benefit pension costs and provides for the deferral of actuarial gains and losses (in excess of a specific corridor) that result from changes in assumptions or actual results that may differ from that which was previously assumed.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

On December 31, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary adopted SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132R (‘‘SFAS 158’’). This statement requires an employer to recognize the over or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through other comprehensive income. The net effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 158 on other comprehensive income was R$13,956, net of taxes, on December 31, 2006.

For defined contribution plans, the Operating Subsidiary recognizes as an expense in the statement of operations, the contributions accrued in favor of the beneficiaries of the plans during the relevant periods.

(n) Advertising costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Such costs amounted to R$35,062, R$32,593 and R$26,820 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

(o) Interest on shareholders’ equity

Brazilian companies are allowed to pay limited amounts of interest attributable to capital to shareholders and treat such payments as a deductible expense for Brazilian income and social contribution tax purposes. This notional interest distribution is treated for accounting purposes as a deduction from shareholders' equity in a manner similar to a dividend. Interest attributable to capital is treated as a dividend for purposes of the mandatory dividend payable. A 15% tax is withheld and paid upon credit of the interest.

(p) Stock-based compensation plan

The Company grants stock options for a fixed number of shares to employees.

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.123(R), Share-Based Payment. SFAS 123(R) amended SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No.107 to provide guidance on the valuation of share-based payments for public companies. SFAS 123(R) requires companies to recognize all share-based payments, which include stock options and restricted stock, in compensation expense over the service period of the share-based payment award.

SFAS 123(R) establishes fair value as the measurement method in accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) effective January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective method in which compensation cost is recognized over the service period for all awards granted subsequent to the Company’s adoption of SFAS 123(R) as well as for the unvested portions of awards outstanding as of the Company’s adoption of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective method, results for prior periods have not been restated.

As required under this statement, costs resulting from all stock-based compensation transactions are recognized in financial statements. The amount of compensation cost recorded is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or the liability instruments issued. In addition liabilities awards are remeasured each reporting period. Compensation cost is recognized over the period that an employee provides services in exchange for the award.

Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for stock option grants in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees’ and related Interpretations.

Pro forma information regarding net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share was required by SFAS No.123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and had been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method (see Note 24).

The Company has primarily used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine fair value of options issued. The following table presents the pro forma impact on losses and losses per share for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No.123.

    2005    2004 
     
 
Net income as reported    160,709    150,595 
Basic earnings per thousand of shares (in reais)        
   Preferred    0.46    0.43 
   Common    0.46    0.43 
Diluted earnings per thousand of shares (in reais)        
   Preferred    0.46    0.43 
   Common    0.46    0.43 
 
Compensation expense under the fair value method (SFAS 123), net of taxes    (81)   (317)
Pro forma net income    160,628    150,278 
 
Pro forma basic earnings per thousand of shares (in reais)        
   Preferred    0.46    0.43 
   Common    0.46    0.43 
Pro forma diluted earnings per thousand of shares (in reais)        
   Preferred    0.46    0.43 
   Common    0.46    0.43 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options was amortized to expense over the options’ expected life.

(q) Segment information

The Company has adopted SFAS No 131 "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" which introduces a "management approach" concept for reporting segment information, whereby financial information is required to be reported on the basis that the chief operating decision-maker uses such information internally for deciding how to allocate resources to segments and in assessing performance. Management, however, has concluded that the Company and its Operating Subsidiary operate in a single segment – telecommunication services provider - and does not consider additional segment disclosures to be necessary.

(r) Asset Retirement Obligation

In March 2005, FASB issued FASB Interpretation N° 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations”. This statement requires companies to recognize a liability for the fair value of a legal obligation to perform asset retirement obligations that are conditional on a future event if the amount can be reasonably estimated. This statement became effective on December 31, 2005.

The Operating Subsidiary performed an analysis for the retirement of its cellular mobile site structures, switches and equipment (ground towers, roof top sites, and co-location sites) under FIN 47 to determine whether the Operating Subsidiary had any asset retirement obligations. Although the timing of the performance of the asset retirement activity is conditional on removing the towers and equipment and disposing them, the Operating Subsidiary has the responsibility to remove the towers and equipment, dispose of the assets and return the sites as originally found in accordance with the lease agreements.

The Operating Subsidiary determined an average price for removing the towers and equipment. The calculation was performed based on the number of sites and considered (i) for GSM sites, a period through 2023 and 2035 and (ii) for TDMA sites, a period through 2014. Since the Operating Subsidiary expects to assume the obligation for dismantling and removing the assets and restoring the site on which they are located, all sites were considered in the calculation. As of December 31, 2005 the cumulative effect of the adoption of FIN 47 in liability and in property and equipment amounted to R$7,020. The effect in the income statement was not significant. As of December 31, 2006, the updated liability for asset retirement obligations amounted to R$10,295 (Note 13). The accretion in the liability for asset retirement obligations and the depreciation of the related assets resulted in additional expenses of R$2,018 in 2006.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(s) New accounting pronouncements

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

4 Temporary Cash Investments

On December 31, 2006 and 2005, temporary cash investments were mainly represented by interests hold by the Company and by the Operating Subsidiary, together with the affiliated companies, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and Amazônia Celular S.A., in an exclusive quotas investment fund administered by Banco Itaú S.A., comprised of quotas of financial investment funds. On December 31, 2006 and 2005, the portfolios of the Investment Funds were substantially comprised of Brazilian federal government securities with original maturities of more than three months, as follows:

    2006    2005 
     
 
Brazilian Federal Treasury Bills - LTN    62.4%    54.4% 
Brazilian Financial Treasury Bills - LFT    26.7%    39.7% 
Other    10.9%    5.9% 
     
    100.0%    100.0% 
     

On December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were no guarantees, sureties, mortgages or other guarantees granted in favor of the exclusive funds.

5 Accounts Receivable, net

    2006    2005 
     
 
Telecommunications services    245,339    228,932 
Handset and accessories sales    31,912    20,370 
     
    277,251    249,302 
Allowance for doubtful accounts    (27,970)   (22,899)
     
    249,281    226,403 
     

The roll-forward of the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows:

    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Balance at beginning of year    22,899    18,200    16,312 
   Charged to cost and expenses    41,429    21,094    20,153 
   Write-off    (36,358)   (16,395)   (18,265)
       
Balance at end of year    27,970    22,899    18,200 
       

On December 31, 2006 and 2005, accounts receivable from telecommunications services also included amounts receivable from customers relating to the pass-through of domestic and international long-distance calls made by the Operating Subsidiary’s subscribers using the Carrier Selection Code (CSP) of the long-distance carriers, according to the SMP rules.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

On December 31, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary had past due accounts receivable from other operators in the amount of R$60,287 (2005 – R$36,100), resulting from the use of its network. The past due amounts are in the process of collection and negotiation with the operators, which also involve Company’s past due accounts payable amounting to R$49,266 (2005 – R$20,150) (Note 9 (b)) in view of not having collected a portion of the mentioned receivables. Management believes that the recovery of past due amounts is probable.

During 2007, the Operating Subsidiary concluded negotiation for a portion of the past due accounts receivable in the amount of R$56,996, which also included the settlement of the related accounts payable in the amount of R$49,266, without material impacts in Operating Subsidiary’s statements of operations. Management believes that the recovery of the remaining past due amounts is probable.

6 Inventories

    2006    2005 
     
 
Handsets and accessories    29,753    26,459 
Provision for adjustment to market value    (13,182)   (8,151)
     
    16,571    18,308 
     

7 PIS and COFINS Taxes Recoverable

In 2005, the Operating Subsidiary was successful in its legal action that questioned the constitutionality of the increase in the calculation base of PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenues) (Law 9,718). Accordingly, considering that the decision is final and unappealable, the Operating Subsidiary recognized the credit of these taxes as current assets, in the amount of R$21,303, against “Financial expense” in the statement of operations in 2005. The updated amounts of this credit at December 31, 2006 is R$22,970.

In 2006, the Company was successful in its legal action that questioned the constitutionality of the increase in the calculation base of PIS and COFINS (Law 9,718). Therefore, considering that the decision is also final and unappealable, the Company recognized the credit of these taxes, in the amount of R$16,622, against “Financial expense” in the statement of operations in 2006. The updated amounts of this credit at December 31, 2006 is R$17,973, which are recorded as non-current assets.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

8 Property and Equipment, net

        Accumulated    Net 
    Cost    Depreciation    Value 
       
December 31, 2006             
Buildings    36,715    26,788    9,927 
Network equipment    1,542,690    1,142,252    400,438 
Software    185,325    120,574    64,751 
Mobile service authorization    25,400    11,802    13,598 
Other    183,027    120,738    62,289 
Construction-in-progress (*)   233,775    -    233,775 
       
    2,206,932    1,422,154    784,778 
       
December 31, 2005             
Buildings    35,931    24,862    11,069 
Network equipment    1,399,253    1,021,702    377,551 
Software    169,184    90,018    79,166 
Mobile service authorization    25,400    5,541    19,859 
Other    164,786    99,552    65,234 
Construction-in-progress (*)   145,099    -    145,099 
       
    1,939,653    1,241,675    697,978 
       

(*)     
Primarily refers to network equipment for which installation by the supplier and/or acceptance by the Operating Subsidiary has not yet been completed. The amounts include civil works, towers, supports, protectors and electric power equipment necessary for installation and operation of the equipment.

The Operating Subsidiary capitalized interest of R$14,913, R$13,913 and R$7,552 in property and equipment in the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

In 2004, based on studies of the expected useful lives of its TDMA network, considering updated migration estimates of the Operating Subsidiary’s TDMA subscribers to GSM technology, management further accelerated the depreciation of TDMA network and related equipment. The expected useful lives of these assets were reduced from four to three years, beginning January 1, 2004. Accordingly, 2004 consolidated net income was reduced by the increase of R$34,200 in depreciation expense (R$18,720 net of taxes and minority interest), representing R$0.10 per thousand common and preferred shares (R$0.05 net of taxes and minority interest).

At December 31, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary had equipment, property and other fixed assets pledged or cited in court proceedings, the book value of which totaled R$3,392 (2005 – R$ 1,940).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

9 Accounts Payable

    2006    2005 
     
 
Materials and service suppliers    197,318    228,863 
Interconnection charges to be transferred to other         
   telecommunication service providers - SMP    99,796    73,809 
     
    297,114    302,672 
     

(a) Materials and service suppliers

On December 31, 2006 and 2005 the balance mainly included the liability to suppliers for handsets, equipment, services and execution of civil works related to expansion of the GSM/EDGE network.

(b) Interconnection charges to be transferred - SMP

Includes accounts payable to other mobile, fixed and long-distance telephony carriers, related to network usage charge, additional call pass-through, roaming and long-distance calls.

On December 31, 2006 the Operating Subsidiary had outstanding amounts payable with other carriers amounting to R$49,266 (2005 - R$20,150), which are undergoing a negotiation process (Note 5).

10 Value-added and other taxes payable

    2006    2005 
     
 
 
ICMS (value-added tax)   11,812    40,100 
PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenue)   3,407    8,370 
FUST and FUNTTEL*    675    719 
FISTEL**    -    4,028 
Incomes taxes    3,440    2,318 
Other    40    869 
     
    19,374    56,404 
     

*     
FUST – Universalization Fund of Telecommunications Services
FUNTTEL – Fund for Technological Development
**     
FISTEL – Telecommunications Inspection Fee

The decrease in the balance of ICMS payable in 2006 in relation to the previous year is mainly related to the reversal of ICMS on recharge fees for prepaid service, in the amount of R$20,792. The reversal was recorded in “General and Administrative expenses” in the Statement of Income.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

11 Long-Term Debt

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the principal amount of long-term debt was as follows:

    2006    2005 
     
Senior Notes - U.S. dollar denominated, plus annual interest of 8.75%.         
Interest is due semiannually. Principal is due January 2009.    171,040    187,256 
 
EDC (*) - U.S. dollar denominated, plus annual interest of 4.875% above         
LIBOR. Installments are due semiannually, with final maturity April 2006.    -    47,148 
 
BNDES (*) - Denominated in reais indexed to the BNDES currency         
basket, plus 3.8% p.a. until October 2004 and BNDES currency basket,         
plus 5.8% p.a. beginning October 2004. Installments are due monthly         
with final maturity January 2006.    -    1,612 
 
Other    -    205 
 
     
Total    171,040    236,221 
Less current portion    -    (48,897)
     
Long-term portion    171,040    187,324 
     

(*)     
EDC – Export Development Canada
BNDES – National Bank for Economic and Social Development

As of December 31, 2006 long-term debt installments fall due as follows:

2009    171,040 
   
Total    171,040 
   

At December 31, 2006, accrued interest on long-term debt in the amount of R$ 7,127 (2005 – R$ 8,555) is shown in the caption “Accrued liabilities” in current liabilities.

In 2004, the Operating Subsidiary issued US$80 million 8.75% unsecured senior notes due 2009, combined as units with issuance by Amazônia Celular S.A. of US$40 million 8.75% due 2009.

The Unsecured Senior Notes funding program includes restrictive covenants regarding the use of funds for the purposes specified in the agreements, certain related-party transactions, merger and takeover transactions, and certain limits substantially based on balance sheet financial ratios, among others. In the event of default by the Operating Subsidiary and/or Amazônia Celular S.A., the amortization of the notes may be accelerated.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

As of December 31, 2006, the Company was not in default in relation to its obligations under debt covenants. However, on December 31, 2006, Amazônia Celular S.A. breached the financial covenants contained in the Indenture related to the notes. On April 16, 2007, Management of the Operating Subsidiary and Amazônia Celular obtained waiver by the requisite amount of holders of the notes, thereby curing the effects of an event of default. The waiver included certain modifications on the covenant calculation terms that are more favorable to the companies. As such, the companies were not in breach of the financial covenants as of March 31, 2007 and Management does not expect to breach these covenants on the following quarters of 2007. Therefore, in these financial statements, the debt is presented as non-current liabilities in accordance with the original terms of the Indenture.

The EDC agreement was guaranteed by a surety of the Operating Subsidiary, property mortgages, promissory notes and lien on equipment with a book value of R$14,725 at December 31,2005.

The BNDES agreement was guaranteed by a surety of the Company, promissory notes and lien on receivables amounting to 1.4 times the highest installment falling due. At December 31, 2005, restricted financial investments linked to BNDES of R$3,913 were recorded as “Temporary cash investments (restricted deposits)” in current assets.

12 Authorization Contracts Payable

At December 31, 2006 and 2005 the Operating Subsidiary had the following authorization contracts payable to ANATEL:

    2006    2005 
     
 
Additional spectrum on the 900 MHz frequency range - Indexed to         
General Price Index (IGP-DI) plus 1% per month. Interest and principal         
are due in a single installment in September 2007. (*)   2,572    2,209 
 
Personal Mobile Service Authorization (SMP) – “Triângulo         
Mineiro” Region - Indexed to IGP-DI plus 1% per month. Installments         
are due annually beginning April 2008, with final maturity April 2013. (**)   11,801   10,642 
 
Personal Mobile Service Authorization (SMP) – State of Minas         
Gerais (excluding the “Triângulo Mineiro” region) - Indexed to IGP-         
DI plus 1% per month. Installments are due annually beginning March         
2007, with final maturity March 2008. (***)   14,497    12,678 
 
     
Total    28,870    25,529 
Less current portion    (9,803)   - 
     
Long-term portion    19,067    25,529 
     
(*)     
Authorization to expand GSM technology operations.
(**)     
Authorization required to render Personal Mobile Service in the “Triângulo Mineiro” region.
(***)     
Authorization required to migrate to the Personal Mobile Service in the state of Minas Gerais (excluding the “Triângulo Mineiro” region).

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

13 Asset Retirement Obligations

As of December 31, 2006, the estimated present value of the Company’s asset retirement obligations was R$10,295. The changes in the liability were as follows:

Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2005    7,020 
   Changes in estimates    852 
   Liabilities incurred    2,105 
   Accretion expense    318 
   
Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2006    10,295 
   

14 Contingencies and Judicial Deposits

    2006    2005 
     
Provision for contingencies         
 Tax contingencies    808,485    644,174 
 Civil and labor claims    7,526    5,398 
     
    816,011    649,572 
     
Court judicial deposits         
 Tax contingencies    802,724    641,348 
 Civil and labor claims    5,026    2,795 
     
    807,750    644,143 
     

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

Roll-forwards of the provision and the court judicial deposits were as follows:

    2006    2005 
     
Provision for contingencies         
Balance at beginning of year    649,572    489,658 
   Provisions    124,355    106,045 
   Interest    50,880    56,539 
   Reversal    (8,796)   (2,670)
     
Balance at end of year    816,011    649,572 
     
 
Court judicial deposits         
Balance at beginning of year    644,143    456,524 
   Deposits    118,769    136,769 
   Interest    50,169    51,362 
   Withdraw    (5,331)   (512)
     
Balance at end of year    807,750    644,143 
     

The provisions include not only the tax and other amounts allegedly due, but also interest that may be imposed in the event the Operating Subsidiary’s position does not prevail. The court judicial deposits accrue interest based on federal or state official rates.

(a) Tax contingencies

i. Value Added Tax on Sales and Services (ICMS) on montly subscription and value- added services

Management, supported by its legal advisors, believes that ICMS should be levied only on telecommunications services and, therefore, the levied on monthly subscriptions and value-added services is unlawful since these are not deemed telecommunications services. The Operating Subsidiary was granted an injunction that suspended the taxation on monthly subscriptions, however it was required to deposit in court the amounts involved against which a provision for loss was made. The provision recorded at December 31, 2006 was R$600,752 (2005 – R$499,524) with corresponding judicial deposits in the same amount (2005 – R$498,613).

ii. INSS

On July 2, 2002, the Operating Subsidiary received a tax assessment from the INSS (Brazilian Institute of Social Security) concerning its co-responsibility for the payment of the INSS contribution of service providers and the withholding of 11% as provided for by Law 9,711/98. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Operating Subsidiary had a provision of R$3,547 to cover probable losses arising from this tax assessment, based on the opinion of its legal advisors. The Operating Subsidiary has a judicial deposit in the amount of R$5,799 at December 31, 2006 and 2005.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

iii. Telecommunications Inspection Fee (FISTEL)

The Operating Subsidiary filed a writ of mandamus questioning the responsibility for the payment of inspection fees on mobile stations, which are not owned by the Operating Subsidiary. The Operating Subsidiary has provided for the obligation and deposited amounts in court related to the Operating Inspection Fee (TFF) and Installation Inspection Fee (TFI). The provision recorded at December 31, 2006 was R$187,421 (2005 - R$131,946), with corresponding court deposits in the same amount.

iv. Universalization Fund of Telecommunications Services - FUST

Pursuant to Article 6 of Law 9,998/2000, which instituted the FUST, the Operating Subsidiary does not include in the contribution calculation basis revenues from telecommunications service providers as interconnection remuneration and from use of its network resources. On December 15, 2005, the Board of ANATEL approved the Precedent No. 7 which determines the inclusion of such revenues in the calculation base of FUST, with retroactive application to January 2001.

In the understanding of management and its legal advisors, the Precedent No. 7 of ANATEL contravenes the provisions of Law 9,998/2000, in additioin to several constitutional provisions. In January 2006, the mobile telephone carriers filed for a Writ of Mandamus with the purpose of protecting their legal rights to continue to pay FUST without any increase of the calculation base not provided for by law.

Due to its technical complexity, the injunction request pleaded was denied by the first jurisdiction judge. The petitioners appealed this decision in the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region, by means of a Bill of Review, and in a decision handed down on March 10, 2006, the Superior Court Judge granted the injunction request to remove the application of the second part of the Precedent No. 7 of Anatel, up to the judgment of its merit.

On October 20, 2006 the Company received 12 Assessment Notices related to FUST on the revenues from interconnection in 2001. On October 27, 2006 it received additional 12 Assessment Notices that were duplicates of those received on October 20. The Notices total R$11,818. The pertinent Administrative Appeals were filed on November 27, 2006.

In the understanding of management and its legal advisors, there are possible chances of loss in this proceeding. Accordingly, no provision for contingency has been recorded. On December 31, 2006 the amount related to such proceeding was R$28,032 (2005 - R$26,494).

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

Corroborating the above understanding, on March 5, 2007, The Honorable Federal Judge of the Lower Court of the Federal District judged the action in favor of the Company, permitting calculation and payment of the FUST contribution on the total amount of the gross operating revenue arising from telecommunication services, without inclusion of the amounts for transfer of interconnection charges.

v. Fund for Telecommunications Technological Development - FUNTTEL

On December 11, 2006 the Operating Subsidiary received an Assessment Notice related to the FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues in 2001, amounting to R$2,999. The pertinent Administrative Appeals were filed on January 5, 2007.

In the understanding of management and its legal advisors, there are possible chances of loss in this proceeding. Accordingly, no provision for contingency has been recorded.

vi. Other tax contingencies

The Operating Subsidiary is subject to other tax proceedings for which provisions were made in the amounts of R$16,765 at December 31, 2006 (2005 – R$9,157) with the corresponding court deposits at December 31, 2006 totalling R$8,752 (2005 – R$4,990). Management, based on the opinion of its legal advisors, believes that the provision recorded is sufficient to cover probable losses that might result from these proceedings.

(b) Civil and labor contingencies

The Company and its Operating Subsidiary are parties to certain labor and civil lawsuits. Civil contingencies refer mainly to proceedings filed by the Operating Subsidiary’s customers and to labor contingencies proceedings filed by its former employees. Based on the opinion of its legal advisors, management believes that the provision recorded in the amount of R$7,526 at December 31, 2006 (2005 – R$5,398) is sufficient to cover probable losses that might arise from these proceedings. The corresponding court deposits totaled R$5,026 at December 31, 2006 (2005 – R$2,795).

(c) Possible loss contingencies not provisioned

The Operating Subsidiary has other tax claims involving risks of loss classified by managment and its legal advisors as possible in the amount of R$9,387 at December 31, 2006 (2005 – R$36,800) for which no provision for contingencies has been recorded.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

15 Shareholders’ Equity

(a) Capital Stock

The Company's authorized share capital at December 31, 2006 and 2005, comprised 700,000,000 thousand shares.

Changes in number of shares outstanding (thousands):

    Common shares   Preferred shares   Total
       
At December 31, 2003   128,963,301    217,788,637    346,751,938 
    Issued in April (Note 15(e)) 1,234,832    2,085,341    3,320,173 
At December 31, 2004  130,198,133    219,873,978    350,072,111 
    Issued in April (Note 15(e)) 1,433,505    2,420,853    3,854,358 
At December 31, 2005  131,631,638    222,294,831    353,926,469 
    Issued in April (Note 15(e)) 1,405,883    2,374,204    3,780,087 
At December 31, 2006  133,037,521    224,669,035    357,706,556 

During 2006, 2005 and 2004, R$16,340, R$54,331 and R$50,579, of retained earnings, respectively, were capitalized. Such capitalization did not affect the number of shares outstanding and did not involve issuance of additional shares.

(b) Share rights

The preferred shares are non-voting, except under limited circumstances, and are entitled to receive, (a) on a priority basis, minimum, annual non-cumulative dividends according to the greater of the following: (i) 6% of the stated value of the Company’s preferred shares; or (ii) (a) 3% of the stated value of the Company’s shareholders’ equity; and (b) the right to a portion of the profits to be distributed on the same basis as common shares, after common shares have been paid a dividend equal to the minimum preferred dividend mentioned in (a).

Preferred shares will acquire voting rights should the Company, during three (3) consecutive years, fail to pay the minimum dividends they are entitled to.

(c) Dividends

All shareholders are entitled to an annual dividend of not less than 25% of the net income of each year upon the existence of accumulated retained earnings, calculated in accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

Management is required by the Brazilian Corporate Law to propose dividends at year-end to conform to the mandatory minimum dividend regulations. At December 31, 2006, the proposed dividend of R$34,583 (2005 – R$91,000) was recorded as a liability in the statutory financial statements.

For purpose of US GAAP financial statements, the December 31, 2006 and 2005 liabilities reflect only the amount of the minimum mandatory dividend for 2006 (based on 25% of Brazilian GAAP adjusted net income) of R$30,237 (2005 – R$44,655). The supplementary dividends (over and above the minimum mandatory dividend) in the amount of R$4,346 (2005 – R$46,345) will only be recorded as an obligation in the US GAAP financial statements once approved and declared by the shareholders at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. In prior years the minimum and the supplementary dividends were recorded as an obligation only when declared and approved at the Annual Shareholders Meeting.

If dividends remain unclaimed for a period of three years, a shareholder’s right to receive the dividend expires. During 2006, 2005 and 2004, dividends totaling R$1,155, R$1,264 and R$669, respectively, expired and were reversed to shareholder’s equity.

In the event of winding-up of the Company, the preferred shares shall have priority to capital reimbursement.

Dividends provided per thousand shares were:

            (in reais)
   
    2006    2005    2004 
       
Preferred shares    0.22    0.35    0.11 
Common shares    0.22    0.35    0.11 

(d) Stock option plan

At December 31, 2006 the Company has reserved 97,718 shares of preferred stock for issuance in connection with its stock option grants (68,034 for the 2003 grants and 29,684 for the 2000 grants) (Note 24).

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(e) Capital reserves

On December 28, 1999, the shareholders approved a legal reorganization whereby Telpart contributed assets to the Company, resulting in future tax benefits. A deferred tax asset of R$212,045 was recorded as a direct credit to equity which may be realized over a period of up to ten years. Realization is dependent on the Company generating sufficient taxable income in the future. In accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law, the Company may issue shares (pro rata both common and preferred) to Telpart for the amount of the tax benefits recognized. In addition, minority shareholders are granted preemptive rights. If the minority shareholders do not elect to exercise these rights, the shares will be issued to and subscribed for by Telpart. As of December 31, the unrealized portion of the capital reserve related to the legal reorganization under U.S. GAAP amounted to R$94,102.

During 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company issued 2,374,204 thousand, 2,420,853 thousand and 2,085,341 thousand preferred shares, respectively, and 1,405,883 thousand, 1,433,505 thousand and 1,234,832 thousand common shares, respectively, to the shareholder that contributed the tax benefit. The issuances were reflected as a reduction in the Capital reserves accounts with a corresponding increase in contributed capital.

(f) Retained earnings

(i) Appropriated retained earnings

Appropriated retained earnings are reserve balances, which are restricted as to their distributions that reflect the amounts in the Brazilian GAAP financial statements. The tax incentive and statutory reserves may be transferred to capital or used to absorb losses in the statutory accounting records, but are not, generally, available for distribution as cash dividends.

The statutory reserve is formed based on (i) appropriations from retained earnings of 5% of annual net income in accordance with the Company's Brazilian GAAP financial statements and (ii) tax incentive reserve which arises from an option to apply for certain government approved projects. The amount so applied is credited to income tax and subsequently appropriated from retained earnings to this reserve.

The retained earnings balance includes appropriated retained earnings of R$49,092 at December 31, 2006 (2005 - R$43,421) in the Brazilian GAAP financial statements.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(ii) Unappropriated retained earnings

Brazilian law allows the payment of dividends only in reais limited to the retained earnings balances in the Brazilian GAAP financial statements. Distributable retained earnings aggregated R$514,034 at December 31, 2006 (2005 – R$456,059).

16 Earnings per share

Since preferred and common shareholders have different dividend, voting and liquidation rights, basic earnings per share has been calculated using the “two-class” method. The “two-class” method is an allocation formula that determines earnings per share for preferred and common shares according to the dividends to be paid as required by the Company’s by-laws and participation rights in undistributed earnings.

Basic earnings per common share are computed by reducing net income by distributable and undistributable net income available to preferred shareholders and dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Net income available to preferred shareholders is the sum of the preferred dividends and the preferred shareholders’ portion of undistributed net income.

Undistributed net income is computed by deducting preferred dividends and common dividends from net income. Options issued under the Company’s 2000 stock options plan were out of the money in the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Therefore, they were not included in the diluted weighted average number of preferred shares on each of the years presented. Options issued under the 2003 stock option plan are dilutive and included in the diluted weighted average number of preferred shares for the year ended in December 31, 2005. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2004, these options were out of the money. Therefore, they are not included in the diluted weighted average number of preferred shares in these years.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The diluted denominator includes those contingently issuable shares in connection with the tax benefit obtained during the year arising from the shareholder contribution in the legal reorganization, as mentioned on Note 15 (e).

Under the Company’s by-laws, if the Company is able to pay dividends in excess of the minimum requirement for preferred shareholders and the remainder of the net income is sufficient to provide equal dividends to both common and preferred shareholders, then the earnings per share will be the same for both common and preferred shareholders.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per thousand common shares:

    2006    2005    2004 
       
Basic and diluted numerator             
   Net income    128,747    160,709    150,595 
       Net income available to preferred shareholders    80,864    100,938    94,586 
       Net income available to common shareholders    47,883    59,771    56,009 
 
Basic denominator (in thousands of shares)            
   Weighted-average number of shares             
       Preferred    223,661,370    221,525,464    219,275,724 
       Common    132,440,833    131,176,058    129,843,878 
 
Basic earnings per thousand shares (in reais)            
   Preferred    0.36    0.46    0.43 
   Common    0.36    0.46    0.43 
 
Diluted denominator (in thousands of shares)            
   Weighted-average number of shares             
       Preferred    225,031,863    221,886,289    219,275,724 
       Common    133,252,369    131,176,058    129,843,878 
 
   Diluted earnings per thousand shares (in reais)            
       Preferred    0.36    0.46    0.43 
       Common    0.36    0.46    0.43 

17 Income Taxes

(a) Statutory rates

Brazilian income taxes comprise federal income tax and the social contribution taxes. The statutory rates for federal income tax and for the social contribution tax are 25% and 9%, respectively.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The following is the income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:

    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Federal income tax    (63,431)   (89,493)   (75,138)
Social contribution tax    (14,636)   (22,066)   (20,222)
Deferred taxes    8,888    25,966    9,150 
       
Income tax expense    (69,179)   (85,593)   (86,210)
       

(b) Tax reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the reported income tax expense and the amount calculated by applying the composite statutory tax rate of 34%:

    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Income before taxes and minority interest    221,764    278,723    268,211 
Composite statutory rate    34%    34%    34% 
       
 
Tax expense at statutory rates    (75,400)   (94,766)   (91,192)
Adjustments to arrive at the effective rate:             
   Benefit arising from payment of interest on shareholders’             
       equity    3,883    4,061    3,551 
   Non-taxable income (non-deductible expenses) net    2,508    2,445    1,631 
   Other    (170)   2,667    (200)
       
 
Income tax expense    (69,179)   (85,593)   (86,210)
       

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(c) Tax assets and liabilities

The following is an analysis of deferred income tax assets and liabilities:

    2006    2005 
     
 
Deferred tax assets         
   Accrued expenses and provision for contingencies    189,054    143,747 
   Asset related to legal reorganization (Note 15(f))   63,146    84,797 
   Income tax loss carryforwards    11,508    13,852 
   Allowance for doubtful accounts    9,838    7,964 
   Other    772    6,406 
     
    274,318    256,766 
Deferred tax liabilities         
   Capitalized interest    (8,198)   (5,474)
   Pension Plan    (14,578)   - 
     
Net deferred tax asset    251,542    251,292 
     
 
   Current portion    69,819    60,684 
   Long-term    181,723    190,608 
     
Net deferred tax asset    251,542    251,292 
     

Brazilian tax legislation limits the use of tax loss carryforwards to 30% of taxable income per year; the tax loss carryforwards do not expire.

18 Transactions with related parties

The Company and the Operating Subsidiary entered into transactions with controlling shareholders and other related parties for certain services. Transactions with related parties are carried out based on amounts agreed upon by the respective related parties.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

        2006    2005 
     
Assets             
   Current Assets – Accounts receivable             
       Amazônia Celular S.A.        4    30 
       Brasil Telecom S.A.        3,684    3,423 
     
        3,688    3,453 
     
   Non-current – Other             
       Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.        446    72 
       Amazônia Celular S.A.    12,712    5,115 
     
    13,158    5,187 
     
 
Liabilities             
   Current Liabilities – Accounts payable             
       Amazônia Celular S.A.        29    16 
       Brasil Telecom S.A.        8,317    8,299 
     
        8,346    8,315 
     
 
 
    2006    2005    2004 
       
Statement of operations             
 
   Service revenue             
       Amazônia Celular S.A.    481    949    1,410 
       Brasil Telecom S.A.    38,323    39,320    19,491 
       
    38,804    40,269    20,901 
       
 
   Income from sharing of resources             
       Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.    394    781    784 
       Amazônia Celular S.A.    11,874    14,083    14,295 
       
    12,268    14,864    15,079 
       

(a) Roaming Agreements

The Operating Subsidiary is a member of a Brazilian roaming committee of cellular operators that includes Amazônia Celular S.A. The purpose of the committee is to oversee technical and system aspects to assure the quality of roaming service. As required by Brazilian regulations, the Operating Subsidiary and Amazônia Celular S.A. facilitate roaming to their respective subscribers.

Accounts receivable from and payable to, as well as services revenue with Amazônia Celular, refer to the transfer of the additional tariff and roaming services rendered by the subscribers of the companies.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(b) Cost Sharing Agreement

In order to optimize resource allocation efficiency among Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A., and its subsidiary, and the Company and its Operating Subsidiary, the Company entered into a cost sharing agreement pursuant to which certain costs that are incurred for the benefit of both companies and their subsidiaries are allocated to each company based on criteria designed to reflect the actual use by each company. The costs allocated under this agreement refer primarily to personnel, marketing and outside consulting fees.

The balances presented in other non-current assets and in the income from sharing of resources are related exclusively to the resource sharing and jointly-owned unit.

The balances are adjusted based on the Certificado de Depósito Interbancário (Interbank Certificates of Deposit) rate, or CDI.

(c) Brasil Telecom S.A.

Beginning August 1, 2004, the Operating Subsidiary started offering the Carrier Selection Code (CSP) option to its subscribers for intercity (VC2 and VC3) and international calls in conformity with the Personal Mobile Service (SMP) rules. The Operating Subsidiary entered into an agreement with Brasil Telecom S.A. under which its subscribers pay a lower rate to use long-distance services offered by Brasil Telecom S.A..

Brasil Telecom S.A. is considered a related party due to the existence of common partners in the Company’s control chain.

On December 31, 2006, accounts payable to Brasil Telecom S.A., refer to the transfer of intercity and international calls made by the Operating Subsidiary’s subscribers using the CSP service of Brasil Telecom S.A. Accounts receivable and service revenue mainly refer to the interconnection revenues for the Operating Subsidiary’s network usage in such long-distance calls.

19 Pension Plan and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

(a) Defined benefit plans

The Operating Subsidiary participates in a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan (PBS – Assistidos – “PBS-A”) and a post-retirement medical benefit plan (Plano de Assistência Médica ao Aposentado – PAMA) administered by Fundação Sistel de Seguridade Social (“Sistel”), a minority shareholder.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

In 1999, Sistel approved changes to the plan’s statutes resulting in the break up of plan assets and liabilities related to the active participants of each sponsor. Sistel did not break up plan assets and liabilities related to retired participants and, thus, the Operating Subsidiary will continue to sponsor the Sistel plan for such retired participants.

Effective January 2000, the plan was modified and changed into a multiple employer pension plan (PBS – Telemig Celular) with respect to active employees. The plan assets and liabilities related to active employees were transferred into this new plan and the benefits remained unchanged. The post-retirement benefit plans continue unchanged as multi-employer plans.

The pension benefit is generally defined as the difference between (i) 90% of the retiree’s average salary during the last 36 months indexed to the date of retirement and (ii) the value of the retirement pension paid by the Brazilian social security system. For retired participants the initial pension payment is adjusted to recognize cost of living increases and productivity awards granted to active employees. In addition to the pension supplements, post-retirement health care and life insurance benefits are provided to eligible pensioners and their dependents.

Contributions to the plans are based on actuarial studies prepared by independent actuaries. The Operating Subsidiary uses a measurement date of December 31 for its pension and other post-retirement benefit plans.

The Operating Subsidiary contributed R$2, R$146 and R$188 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, with respect to the multi-employer plans.

The Operating Subsidiary expects to contribute up to R$585 to the defined pension plans in 2007.

Funded status and amounts recorded

Based on the report of the Operating Subsidiary’s independent actuary, the funded status and amounts recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the multiple employer plan (PBS – Telemig Celular) are:

    2006    2005 
     
Change in plan assets         
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year    76,335    69,138 
   Actual return on plan assets    13,395    6,119 
   Sponsors’ and participants’ contributions    1,510    1,824 
   Benefits paid and expenses    (902)   (746)
     
Fair value of plan assets at end of year    90,338    76,335 
     

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

    2006    2005 
     
Change in benefit obligations         
Benefit obligation at beginning of year    46,887    46,201 
   Service cost    1,965    2,595 
   Interest cost    5,237    5,177 
   Actuarial gains    (320)   (6,340)
   Benefits paid and expenses    (902)   (746)
     
Benefit obligation at end of year    52,867    46,887 
     
 
    2006    2005 
     
Pension benefits recognized in the balance sheet         
Funded status    37,471    29,448 
Unrecognized net gains    -    (15,661)
     
Prepaid benefit cost    37,471    13,787 
     

The accumulated benefit obligation for the pension plans was R$48,719 and R$42,442 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Components of net periodic pension cost of the multiple employer plan (PBS Telemig Celular) are:

    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Service cost    1,965    2,595    2,327 
Interest cost    5,237    5,177    4,396 
Expected return on assets    (10,509)   (12,672)   (6,655)
Deferred gains amortization    (1,095)   (721)   (1,818)
Employee contributions    (721)   (934)   (1,039)
Effect of curtailment    -    -    (322)
Effect of settlement    -    -    (3,837)
Other    4,912    (355)   - 
       
Net periodic pension benefit    (211)   (6,910)   (6,948)
       

The changes in the accrued pension cost for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 areas follows:

    2006    2005 
     
Prepaid pension cost in the beginning of the year    13,787    6,076 
Net periodic pension benefit    211    6,910 
Company contributions during the year    598    801 
     
Prepaid pension cost at the end of the year    14,596    13,787 
Effect of adoption of SFAS 158    22,875    - 
     
Net amount recognized    37,471    13,787 
     

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The benefits expected to be paid in each of the next five fiscal years and in the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter are summarized as follow:

    PBS Telemig Celular 
   
2007    1,435 
2008    1,673 
2009    2,014 
2010    2,331 
2011    2,875 
2012 to 2016    28,530 

The net periodic pension cost for next year is summarized as follow:

    2007 
   
Service cost    1,951 
Interest cost    5,341 
Expected return on assets    (10,071)
Amortization gain    (1,304)
Employee contributions    (861)
   
Net periodic pension benefit    (4,944)
   

The effect of the adoption of SFAS 158 mentioned on Note 3 (m) on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the PBS Telemig Celular plan is shown below.

    Before        After 
    Adoption    Adjustments    Adoption 
       
Pension plan surplus    14,596    22,875    37,471 
Deferred income taxes    4,963    7,778    12,741 
Minority Interest    1,614    2,529    4,143 
Accumulated other comprehensive income    -    12,568    12,568 

(b) Defined contribution and defined benefit plan (CelPrev – Telemig Celular)

In March 2004, the Company offered to its employees a new benefit plan, which is also administered by Sistel. The new plan permitted, through June 16, 2004, the migration of the participants of the PBS Telemig Celular plan. The Company recognized, during 2004, a curtailment and settlement relating to the implementation of the new plan in the amounts of R$5,112 and R$4,790 within the Net Benefit Obligation and Fair Value of Plan Assets, respectively.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The new plan is a defined contribution plan, except for medical benefits, for which there is a defined benefit of up to 24 months. Participants and the Company will each contribute with 50% of the plan’s cost. The plan defines retirement at age 60, with early retirement at age 50, and includes disability, retirement, illness benefits and pension in case of casualty. Company matching contributions will range from 0.5% to 2% and additional contributions without Company matching may range from 0.5% to 6% of the participant’s salary. Benefits at the time of retirement will depend on the timing and amount of contributions, as well as on the performance of the fund’s investments.

Based on the report of the Company’s independent actuary, the funded status and amounts recorded in the Company’s balance sheet for the multiple employer plan (CelPrev – Telemig Celular) are:

    2006    2005 
     
Change in plan assets         
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year    2,742    1,053 
   Actual return on plan assets    1,112    1,689 
     
Fair value of plan assets at end of year    3,854    2,742 
     
 
    2006    2005 
     
Change in benefit obligations         
Benefit obligation at beginning of year    1,164    788 
   Service cost    187    175 
   Interest cost    128    86 
   Actuarial losses (gains)   (234)   115 
     
Benefit obligation at end of year    1,245    1,164 
     
 
    2006    2005 
     
Pension benefits recognized in the balance sheet         
Funded status    2,609    1,578 
Unrecognized net transition obligation    -    (1,382)
Unrecognized gain    -    (247)
     
Prepaid (accrued) benefit asset (liability)   2,609    (51)
     

Components of net periodic pension cost of the CelPrev - Telemig Celular for 2006 and 2005 are (2004 – not applicable):

    2006    2005 
     
 
Service cost    187    175 
Interest cost    128    86 
Expected return on assets    (377)   (192)
Deferred gains amortization    (72)   (18)
     
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)   (134)   51 
     

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The changes in the accrued pension cost for the ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 areas follows:

    2006    2005 
     
Prepaid (accrued) benefit asset (liability) in the beginning of the year    (51)   - 
Net periodic pension benefit    134    (51)
     
Prepaid (accrued) benefit asset (liability) at the end of the year    83    (51)
Effect of adoption of SFAS 158    2,526    - 
     
Net amount recognized    2,609    (51)
     

The benefits expected to be paid in each of the next five fiscal years and in the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter are summarized as follows:

        CelPrev - 
        Telemig Celular 
     
2007        80 
2008        163 
2009        177 
2010        193 
2011        210 
2012 to 2016        1,126 

The effect of the adoption of SFAS 158 mentioned on Note 3 (m) on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the PBS Telemig Celular plan is shown below.

    Before        After 
    Adoption    Adjustments    Adoption 
       
Pension plan surplus    83    2,526    2,609 
Deferred income taxes    28    859    887 
Minority Interest    9    279    288 
Accumulated other comprehensive income    -    1,388    1,388 

The net periodic pension cost for 2007 is estimated as follow:

    2007 
   
Service cost    171 
Interest cost    123 
Expected return on assets    (418)
Amortization gain    (95)
Transition obligation    (18)
   
Net periodic pension benefit    (237)
   

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(c) Main actuarial assumptions

The main actuarial assumptions used in the calculation of the PBS-Telemig Celular and CelPrev - Telemig Celular and PAMA are:

Weighted-average assumptions

    PBS-Telemig 
    Celular / CelPrev 
   
    2006    2005    2004 
       
 
Discount rate of actuarial liabilities (1)   10.24%    11.30%    11.30% 
Expected return on plan assets (1)   10.90%    13.75%    18.20% 
Salary increase rate (1)   6.08%    7.10%    7.10% 

(1) Expressed in nominal terms –- assumed future inflation of 4% for 2006 and 5% for 2005 and 2004.

The discount rate is based on the Brazilian government bonds rates and considers the timing of the expected benefit payment.

The expected return on plan assets for 2006 was set up based on the pension portfolio’s past average rate of earnings, discussion with portfolio managers and comparisons with similar companies, which was based on the following target asset allocation:

    PBS - Telemig 
    Celular/CelPrev 
   
Debt securities    73.4% 
Equity securities    15.1% 
Loans    0.4% 
Other    11.1% 
   
Total    100.0% 
   

The pension plan weighted-average asset allocations at December 31, 2006 and 2005, by asset category are as follows:

    PBS     
    Telemig Celular    CelPrev 
     
    2006    2005    2006    2005 
         
 
Debt securities    73.4%    80.8%    80.0%    91.1% 
Equity securities    15.1%    18.6%    7.9%    7.6% 
Loans    0.4%    0.6%    2.0%    1.3% 
Other    11.1%    -    10.1%    - 
         
Total    100.0%    100.0%    100.0%    100.0% 
         

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The Sistel PBS Telemig Celular and CelPrev Telemig Celular Benefit Plan Investment Policy sets forth the policy for application and management of funds supporting the Plan with the objective of meeting the profitability and social security goals in accordance with the related actuarial liability.

Based on the short, medium and long-term macroeconomic scenarios prepared by Sistel, the Plan Investment Policy sets out objectives, goals and restrictions to the plan fund’s investments. The Plan Investment Policy also determines and designs the strategic assignment of these funds in each segment and portfolio, as well as the assets that may be selected and the strategy to be adopted to manage these assets. The Plan Investment Policy sets forth the ceiling and floor limits to break down the asset portfolio into fixed-income and variable assets, as well as loans and financings to the members of the plan. The minimum actuarial rate forecast for the plan consists of a return at least equal to the INPC (Broad National Consumer Price Index) + 6% p.a.

20 Commitments

(a) Capital expenditures

At December 31, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary had capital expenditure commitments of R$4,419 (2005 - R$30,500) related to the continuing expansion and modernization of the network.

(b) Rental agreements

The Operating Subsidiary rents certain equipment and premises through a number of operating lease agreements that expire at different dates. Total rent expense under these agreements was R$38,578, R$36,573 and R$24,500 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with an initial term of one year or more are as follows at December 31, 2006.

2007        21,541 
2008        17,887 
2009        15,043 
2010        10,937 
2011        8,338 
2012        7,312 
2013        7,187 
2014 a 2019        13,018 
     
Total minimum payments    101,263 
   

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The Operating Subsidiary’s concession requires that certain network coverage requirements and service quality milestones be met to continue to be valid and allow the Operating Subsidiary to operate.

On May 19, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary entered into an agreement with Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A. and Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. to provide and implement the expansion of the GSM CORE network. Under the terms of this agreement, Ericsson has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessary for the expansion of the GSM CORE network. The total amount payable to Ericsson under the terms of the agreement is R$30,000.

On May 19, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary entered into an agreement with Ericsson Telecomunicações S.A., Ericsson Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. and Ericsson Gestão e Serviços de Telecomunicações Ltda. to provide and implement the expansion of the GSM ACCESS network. Under the terms of this agreement, Ericsson has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessary for the expansion of the GSM ACCESS network. The total amount payable to Ericsson under the terms of the agreement is R$62,000.

On March 12, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary entered into an agreement with Huawei do Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda. and Huawei Serviços do Brasil Ltda. to provide and implement the expansion of the GSM network in the Triângulo Mineiro region. Under the terms of this agreement, Huawei has agreed to provide all equipment, material, software and services necessaries to the expansion the GSM network (ACCESS and CORE) in the Triângulo Mineiro region. The total amount payable to Huawei under the terms of the agreement is R$11,000.

21 Financial Instruments

(a) Fair value of financial assets and liabilities

Estimated fair values of the Company and its Operating Subsidiary’s financial assets and liabilities have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimated fair values. Accordingly, the amounts presented below are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimated methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair values.

The fair value information as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 presented below is based on the Company and its Operating Subsidiary’s current loans and financing rates for similar types of loans and financing arrangements.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

    2006    2005 
     
    Book value    Fair value    Book value    Fair value 
         
 
Long-term debt    171,040    178,405    236,221    258,228 

The carrying value of cash, cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are a reasonable estimate of their fair value because of the short maturities of such instruments. Interest rates that are currently available to the Company and its Operating Subsidiary for issuance of debt with similar terms and maturities were used to estimate the fair value of loans and financing.

b) Concentration of risks

Credit risk connected with receivables derives from telecommunications services billed and unbilled amounts, resale of handsets and distribution of prepaid cards. The Operating Subsidiary continuously monitors credit granted to its customers and the delinquency level.

Customer access to telecommunications services is blocked when the bill is overdue for more than 15 days, except for telephone services to be maintained for security or national defense reasons. The credit risk of accounts receivable of telecommunications mobile services is diversified. The Operating Subsidiary sets credit limits for handset resellers and prepaid card distributors. These limits are defined based on potential sales, risk history, payment promptness and delinquency levels. On December 31, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary’s allowance for losses on receivables amounted to R$27,970 (2005 – R$22,899) – Note 5.

There are no concentrations of services, concessions or rights that could, if suddenly eliminated, severely impact the operations of the Company and its Operating Subsidiary.

22 Swaps

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Operating Subsidiary held cross-currency interest rate swap agreements related to its U.S. dollar denominated debt to mitigate risk against volatility of the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real exchange rate.

Through the swap agreements, at December 31, 2006, the Operating Subsidiary earns the exchange variation between the United States dollar and the Brazilian real and pays an amount based on 74.8% to 75.25% of the variation of the short-term interbank rate. The annualized short-term interbank rate was 15.0% and 19.0% in 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, these agreements have total updated notional amounts of R$171,040 and R$236,230, and expire on January 2009.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The fair values of the Operating Subsidiary’s cross-currency interest rate swap agreements were estimated based on quoted market prices of comparable contracts. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the unrealized gains and losses of the individual swap contracts are presented on the balance sheet on a gross basis, segregating assets and liabilities as follows:

    2006    2005 
     
 
Fair market value of asset portion of cross-currency interest         
   rate swap agreements    153,559    211,175 
Fair market value of liability portion of cross-currency interest         
   rate swap agreements    (202,228)   (236,382)
     
Cross-currency interest rate swap agreements    (48,669)   (25,207)
     
 
Current liabilities    -    (13,771)
Non-current liabilities    (48,669)   (11,436)
     
Cross-currency interest rate swap agreements    (48,669)   (25,207)
     

The losses arising from the swap agreements of R$43,699, R$50,612 and R$51,956 for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, are reflected in financial expenses. The Operating Subsidiary does not apply hedge accounting for any of these contracts.

23 Financial results

    2006    2005    2004 
       
Financial Income             
   Interest    97,231    145,047    150,116 
   Other    2,501    105    198 
       
    99,732    145,152    150,314 
       
Financial Expenses             
   Interest    (5,891)   (28,472)   (47,490)
   Loss on swap agreements    (43,699)   (50,612)   (51,956)
   Taxes on financial transactions    771    2,580    (23,829)
   Other    (2,499)   (3,203)   (682)
       
    (51,318)   (79,707)   (123,957)
       
 
Foreign exchange gain    21,099    49,066    33,330 
       
 
    69,513    114,511    59,687 
       

Taxes on financial transactions in 2006 and 2005 include gain of PIS and COFINS related to the legal action that questioned the constitutionality in the basis of these taxes, in the amount of R$16,622 and R$21,303, respectively, as mentioned on Note 7.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

24 Stock-Based Compensation Plan

On October 5, 2000, the Company’s Board of Directors approved two long-term incentive plans as follows:

(a) Plan A - covers certain key executives who may receive shares of the Company’s common or preferred stock. The options vest only to the extent that the Company achieves performance goals determined by the Board of Directors during a five-year performance period. On December 31, 2006 all of the options granted had been forfeited.

(b) Plan B - covers key executives (who can also participate in Plan A) and other employees. Options granted under this plan relate to preferred stock and are exercisable at the market price at the date of grant, adjusted by an inflation index. The vesting period is up to 20% during the second year, 60% during the third year and 100% during the fourth year. The options may be exercised through October 2007.

A summary of option activity for three years ended December 31, 2006 is presented below (amounts in reais per shares):

    Plan B – Options Granted on December, 2000 
   
        Initial         
    Number of    Exercise    Exercise    Market 
    Options    Price-R$    Price- R$    Price – R$ 
         
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2003    162,895    4.76    7.25    4.80 
     Forfeited    (38,980)   4.76    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2004    123,915    4.76    8.15    3.80 
     Forfeited    (2,394)   4.76    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2005    121,521    4.76    8.25    4.54 
     Forfeited    (91,837)   4.76    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2006    29,684    4.76    8.56    4.05 

At December 31, 2006 all the 29,684 options outstanding were exercisable at R$8.56 (2005 – 121,521 options; 2004 – 123,915 options). The remaining contractual terms of these options were 0.8 year and there were no aggregate intrinsic value at December 31, 2006 since exercise price was above market price. The fair value of these options at the date of grant was R$2.37.

During the meetings held on December 29 and 30, 2003, the Boards of Directors of the Company and its Operating Subsidiary, respectively, approved changes to Plan B, which did not affect the options granted on October 2000, as follows.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The new options granted under this plan relate to preferred stock and are exercisable at the market price at the date of the grant, discounted by 20%. Additionally, the exercise price is adjusted by an inflation index. The vesting schedule is 40% beginning on January 15, 2004, 70% on January 15, 2005 and 100% on January 15, 2006. The options may be exercised through January 2008.

A summary of option activity for three years ended December 31, 2006 is presented below (amounts in reais per shares):

    Plan B – Options Granted on December 2003 
   
        Initial         
    Number of    Exercise    Exercise    Market 
    Options    Price - R$    Price- R$    Price – R$ 
         
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2003    597,496    3.84    3.84    4.80 
   Forfeited    (132,913)   3.84    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2004    464,583    3.84    4.32    3.80 
   Forfeited    (103,758)   3.84    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2005    360,825    3.84    4.37    4.54 
   Forfeited    (292,791)   3.84         
Outstanding as of December 31, 2006    68,034    3.84    4.48    4.05 

At December 31, 2006 all the 68,034 options outstanding were exercisable at R$4.48 (2005 – 252,581 options). No options exercisable at December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2006, the remaining contractual terms of these options were 1.1 years and there were no aggregate intrinsic value since exercise price was above market price. The fair value of these options at the date of grant was R$2.77.

On December 31, 2005 the Company recognized compensation expense in the amount of R$43, which is recorded in the caption “Other operating (expense) income, net” in the statement of income.

The Company has a policy of issuing new shares upon share option exercise.

As a result of a significant amount of expected and actual forfeitures during 2006, the adoption of SFAS 123(R) did not materially impact Company’s consolidated financial statements at its adoption date, January 1, 2006, nor its stock-based compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2006. Additionally, no stock-based agreements were issued during the year ended December 31, 2006.

As of December 31, 2006, there were no unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements, since all options were vested.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

The remaining options outstanding at December 31, 2006 represent liability awards, as their exercise prices are indexed to inflation. The aggregate fair value of these outstanding awards was not material at December 31, 2006.

The fair value for the options was estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

    2006    2005    2004 
       
Risk-free interest rate    6%    6%    6% 
Dividend yield    6%    6%    6% 
Volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s             
   preferred stock    52%    54%    58% 
Weighted-average expected life of the option    6    6    6 

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock option.

25 Other Information

(a) Change in Management

In the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company held on March 20, 2006, shareholders resolved to dismiss certain members of the Board of Directors. On the same date, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously resolved to dismiss the Board of Executive Officers, electing new members as substitutes, who took office on the same day (March 20), and have been managing the business effective that date.

In the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of the Operating Subsidiary, Telemig Celular S.A., held on September 28, 2006, the shareholders resolved to remove certain members of the Board of Directors. On October 6, 2006 the Board of Directors of the subsidiary unanimously resolved to dismiss the Board of Executive Officers, electing new members as substitutes, who took office on the same day (October 6), and have been managing the business effective that date.

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Telemig Celular Participações S.A. 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(b) Proceedings related to the General Law of Telecommunications

The Brazilian telecommunications regulations prohibit a shareholder from having a controlling interest in more than one wireless telecommunications carrier operating in the same area in Brazil. On June 15, 2005, the Company initiated court proceedings seeking a court order to prevent PREVI and Banco do Brasil from exercising their voting rights in the Company, until the legality of their shareholding interest is resolved. The main argument in this lawsuit is that Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil - PREVI (which is the Banco do Brasil S.A. pension fund) and Banco do Brasil are a party to our controlling shareholder block and are also party to the controlling shareholder block of Tele Norte Leste Celular Participações S.A., which competes with us in our area under the “Oi” brand name. Since we currently believe that the claim has no legal grounds and therefore, would probably be rejected by the Brazilian courts, we relinquished our claim on October 18, 2006.

(c) Dispute among shareholders

On March 4, 2005, Highlake International Business Company Ltd. and Futuretel S.A., the latter of which was at that time managed by individuals appointed by Opportunity, announced the launch of a competitive bidding process for the sale of more than 50% of the Company’s voting capital. However, shortly thereafter, the limited partner of Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil, L.P. (formerly known as CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners L.P.), International Equity Investments, Inc, removed Opportunity Equity Partners, Ltd. (formerly known as CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners, Ltd.) as Limited Partner and secured an injunction to temporarily suspend the competitive bidding process.

Since then, the controlling shareholders have been litigating the control of the Company and its subsidiary. Currently, management is not able to assess when these disputes over the Company’s control will end.

26 Subsequent Events

(a) Number Portability

On March 7, 2007, ANATEL’s Steering Committee approved the Number Portability, which will allow customers to change the operator company keeping the original phone number. Number portability will be provided by fixed and mobile operators within 24 months after the publishing of the final regulation, occurred on March 21, 2007, with all incurring costs being borne by the operators. Management is analyzing the impact of number portability on the Company’s business and results of operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Expressed in thousands of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated 
 

(b) Dividends

The Annual General Meeting held on April 27, 2007 approved the payment of dividends amounting to R$34,583, of which R$30,237 for the minimum mandatory dividend of 25% out of adjusted net income and R$4,346 for supplementary dividends.

(c) Reverse share split

As approved by the board of director at a meeting held on May 31, 2007, Management will submit for approval by the shareholders at a extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting to be held on July 12, 2007, a proposal to effect a reverse share split of the shares issued by the Company. In the event the proposal is approved, every 10,000 shares issued by the Company will become one share of the same type and each ADS will represent two preferred shares, without par value.

 

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