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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F:   ý      Form 40-F:   o 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)):

Yes:   o      No:   ý 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)):

Yes:   o      No:   ý 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes:   o      No:   ý 

 

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Belo Horizonte, March 20, 2008.

Mr. Nelson Barroso Ortega
Monitoring of Companies Management
Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo S.A. – BVSP (São Paulo Stock Exchange)

With copy
CVM – Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission
Mrs. Elizabeth Lopes Rios Machado – Corporate Relations Superintendence
Mr. Waldir de Jesus Nobre – Market Relations and Brokers Superintendence

Re.: official letter GAE/SRE #527/08

“GAE/SRE 527/08
March 18, 2008

TELEMIG CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Mr. André Machado Mastrobuono
Investor Relations Officer

Dear Sirs,

In view of the proposal to be submitted to the Annual and Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on March 28, 2008 to increase the capital stock in the total amount of R$22,964,494.95, by capitalizing a portion of credit held by the controlling shareholder Telpart Participações S.A. (“Telpart”) before the Company, as Special Goodwill Reserve and that new common and preferred shares will be issued, and pursuant to the Material Fact as of August 2, 2007, Vivo Participações S.A. will conduct a public offering for the acquisition of common shares owned by non-controlling shareholders of said company, as well as a public offering for the voluntary acquisition of up to 1/3 of each class of outstanding preferred shares owned by non-controlling shareholders of the company, we request you to inform us if the common and preferred shares to be issued in view of such capital stock increase may integrate such public offerings.

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Sincerely yours,

Nelson Barroso Ortega
Monitoring of Companies Management
Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo S.A. – BVSP
Telephone: (5511)3233-2222”

Dear Sir,

     In view of the aforementioned official letter, reproduced above, related to Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (“Company”) Management’s proposal, to be submitted to the resolution of the Annual and Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on March 28, 2008, related to the capital stock increase by capitalizing a portion of the goodwill tax benefit referring to the fiscal year of 2007, we hereby inform you that we enquired Telpart Participações S.A., Company’s controlling shareholder, on the matter, which forwarded us the following reply:

“Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 2008

Telemig Celular Participações S.A.
Rua Levindo Lopes, n° 258
Belo Horizonte – MG
Fax (5531) [9933-3152]
Attn.: André Mastrobuono (Chief Executive Officer)

Re.: Capitalization of goodwill recorded by Telemig Celular Participações S.A.

Dear Sirs,

In reply to your enquiry in view of the BOVESPA’s query sent on March 6, we hereby clarify the following:

Since the matter mentioned in item (ii.2) of the agenda of the Annual and Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting of Telemig Participações S.A. (‘Telemig Participações’), to be held on March 28, 2008 (‘AGOE’) was mistakenly included therein, we inform you that Telpart will propose and will vote favorably to remove from the agenda the proposal of capitalizing a portion of goodwill tax benefit related to the calendar year of 2007.

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In view of the aforementioned, Telpart will propose to Telemig Participações’ shareholders at the AGOE, an adjustment in the capital increase proposal, as follows:

		Balances on		Capitalization of		Balances After
Description		December 31, 2007		Profit Reserves		Capitalization
				(R$)
Legal Reserve		56,130,064.19		-		56,130,064.19
Statutory Reserve for Investments		6,198,536.22		(6,198,536.22)		-
Retained Earnings		577,385,000.81		(56,301,463.78)		521,083,537.03
Total Profits Reserve		639,713,601.22		(62,500,000.00)		577,213,601.22
Capital Stock		515,000,000.00		62,500,000.00		577,500,000.00
Surplus Portion of Capital Stock		124,713,601.22		-		-

Sincerely yours,

Telpart Participações S.A.”

Sincerely yours,

André Machado Mastrobuono
Investor Relations Officer
Telemig Celular Participações S.A.

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