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Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of August, 2008
 

 
TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
TELE NORTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 



Rua Levindo Lopes, 258 - Funcionários
Cep: 30.140-170 - Belo Horizonte (MG) – Brazil

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



(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 

 


FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE     
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION     
QUARTERLY INFORMATION - ITR    Corporate Law 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY    June 30, 2008 

REGISTRATION WITH CVM SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY. 
COMPANY MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. 

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE 
01760-4 
2 - COMPANY NAME 
TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. 
3 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID)
02.558.154/0001-29 
4 - NIRE (Corporate Registry ID)
53.300.005.761 

01.02 - HEADQUARTERS

1 – ADDRESS 
Rua Levindo Lopes, 258 - 8th floor 
2 - DISTRICT             
Funcionários 
3 - ZIP CODE 
30140-170 
4 – CITY 
Belo Horizonte 
5 - STATE 
MG 
6 - AREA CODE 
31 
7 - TELEPHONE 
9933-3077 
8 - TELEPHONE 
9 - TELEPHONE 
10 - TELEX 
11 - AREA CODE 
31 
12 - FAX 
9933-3152 
13 - FAX 
14 - FAX 
 
15 - E-MAIL 

01.03 - INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company Mailing Address)

1- NAME 
José Luiz Magalhães Salazar 
2 - ADDRESS 
Rua Humberto de Campos, 425 
3 - DISTRICT
Leblon 
4 - ZIP CODE 
22430-190 
5 - CITY
Rio de Janeiro 
6 - STATE 
RJ 
7 - AREA CODE 
21 
8 - TELEPHONE 
3131-1123 
9 - TELEPHONE 
10 - TELEPHONE 
11 - TELEX

12 - AREA CODE 
21 
13 - FAX 
3131-1123 
14 - FAX 
15 - FAX 
 
16 - E-MAIL 
jls@oi.net.br 

01.04 - ITR REFERENCE AND AUDITOR INFORMATION

CURRENT YEAR  CURRENT QUARTER  PREVIOUS QUARTER 
1 - BEGINNING  2 - END  3 - QUARTER  4 - BEGINNING  5 - END  6 - QUARTER  7 - BEGINNING  8 - END 
01/01/2008  12/31/2008  04/01/2008  06/30/2008  01/01/2008  03/31/2008 
09 - INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT 
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes 
10 - CVM CODE 
00385-9 
11 - TECHNICIAN IN CHARGE 
Paulo Roberto Marques Garrucho 
12 - TECHNICIAN’S CPF (INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER’S REGISTER)
373.525.127-72 

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01.05 - CAPITAL STOCK

Number of Shares 
(in thousands)
1 - CURRENT QUARTER 
06/30/2008 
2 - PREVIOUS QUARTER
03/31/2008 
3 - SAME QUARTER, 
PREVIOUS YEAR
06/30/2008 
Paid-up Capital       
       1 – Common  2,493  2,493  124,623,842 
       2 – Preferred  4,209  4,209  210,460,313 
       3 – Total  6,702  6,702  335,084,155 
Treasury Stock 
       4 – Common 
       5 – Preferred 
       6 – Total 

01.06 - COMPANY PROFILE

1 - TYPE OF COMPANY 
Commercial, Industry and Other Types of Company 
2 - STATUS 
Operational 
3 - NATURE OF OWNERSHIP 
National Holding 

4 - ACTIVITY CODE 
1130 – Telecommunications 

5 - MAIN ACTIVITY 
Cellular Mobile Telephone 
6 - CONSOLIDATION TYPE 
Total 
7 - TYPE OF REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS 
Unqualified 

01.07 - COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 - ITEM  2 - CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer’s ID) 3 - COMPANY NAME 

01.08 - CASH DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER

1 - ITEM  2 - EVENT  3 - APPROVAL  4 - TYPE  5 - DATE OF PAYMENT  6 - TYPE OF SHARE  7 - AMOUNT PER SHARE 
01  AGO/E  03/28/2008  Dividend  04/14/2008  Preferred  0.7596700000 

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01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

1 – ITEM  2 - DATE OF CHANGE  3 - CAPITAL STOCK 
(in thousands of Reais)
4 - AMOUNT OF CHANGE 
(in thousands of Reais)
5 - NATURE OF CHANGE  7 - NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED 
(Thousands)

8 -SHARE PRICE WHEN ISSUED 
(in Reais)

10/29/2007  84,851  0 Reverse Share Split  0 0.0000000000

01.10 - INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER

1 – DATE 
2 – SIGNATURE 

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02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Reais)

1 – CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 06/30/2008  4 – 03/31/2008 
Total Assets  106,549  117,427 
1.01  Current Assets  4,443  15,139 
1.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  3,490  14,199 
1.01.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  35  35 
1.01.01.02  Short Term Investments  3,455  14,164 
1.01.02  Credits 
1.01.02.01  Customers 
1.01.02.02  Miscellaneous Credits 
1.01.03  Inventories 
1.01.04  Others  952  940 
1.02  Non-current assets  102,106  102,288 
1.02.01  Long Term Receivables  2,980  3,242 
1.02.01.01  Miscellaneous Credits  2,727  2,689 
1.02.01.01.01  PIS and COFINS Recoverable – Law 9718/98  1,551  1,533 
1.02.01.01.02  Income Tax and Social Contribution Recoverable  1,176  1,156 
1.02.01.01.03  Other Taxes Recoverable 
1.02.01.02  Credits with Related Parties  197  497 
1.02.01.02.01  Affiliates 
1.02.01.02.02  Subsidiaries 
1.02.01.02.03  Other Related Parties  197  497 
1.02.01.03  Others  56  56 
1.02.02  Permanent Assets  99,126  99,046 
1.02.02.01  Investments  99,126  99,046 
1.02.02.01.01  In Affiliates 
1.02.02.01.02  In Affiliates/Goodwill 
1.02.02.01.03  In Subsidiaries  99,126  99,046 
1.02.02.01.04  In Subsidiaries/Goodwill 
1.02.02.01.05  Other Investments 
1.02.02.02  Property, Plant and Equipment 
1.02.02.03  Intangible 
1.02.02.04  Deferred Charges 

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02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (in thousands of Reais)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 06/30/2008  4 – 03/31/2008 
Total Liabilities  106,549  117,427 
2.01  Current Liabilities  14,729  25,564 
2.01.01  Loans and Financing  4,917 
2.01.02  Debentures 
2.01.03  Suppliers  716  550 
2.01.04  Taxes, Charges and Contributions 
2.01.05  Dividends Payable  106  3,297 
2.01.06  Provisions  24 
2.01.07  Debts with Related Parties 
2.01.08  Other  13,907  16,776 
2.01.08.01  Accounts Payable and other provisions  11  24 
2.01.08.02  Accounts Payable – hedge operations  2,791 
2.01.08.03  Reverse Share Split  13,892  13,947 
2.01.08.04  Other Liabilities  14 
2.02  Non-current assets  25 
2.02.01  Long Term Liabilities  25 
2.02.01.01  Loans and Financing 
2.02.01.02  Debentures 
2.02.01.03  Provisions 
2.02.01.04  Debts with Related Parties  25 
2.02.01.05  Advance for Future Capital Increase 
2.02.01.06  Others 
2.02.01.06.01  Accounts Payable – Hedge Operations 
2.02.02  Deferred Income 
2.04  Shareholders’ Equity  91,820  91,838 
2.04.01  Paid-in Capital  84,851  84,851 
2.04.02  Capital Reserves 
2.04.03  Revaluation Reserves 
2.04.03.01  Own Assets 
2.04.03.02  Subsidiaries/Affiliates 
2.04.04  Profit Reserves  160  160 
2.04.04.01  Legal  160  160 
2.04.04.02  Statutory 
2.04.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.04.04.04  Realizable Profits 
2.04.04.05  Profit Retention 
2.04.04.06  Special for Non-Distributed Dividends 
2.04.04.07  Other Profit Reserves 
2.04.05  Retained Earnings/Accumulated Losses  6,809  6,827 
2.04.06  Advance for Future Capital Increase 

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03.01 - STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of Reais)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 04/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
4 – 01/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
5 – 04/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
6 – 01/01/2007 to 
06/ 30/2007 
3.01  Gross Revenue from Sales and/or Services 
3.02  Gross Revenue Deductions 
3.03  Net Revenue from Sales and/or Services 
3.04  Cost of Goods and/or Services Sold 
3.05  Gross Profit 
3.06  Operating Expenses/Revenue  (18) 3,691  (4,675) (10,268)
3.06.01  Selling 
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (175) (689) (307) (505)
3.06.03  Financial  77  344  (211) (328)
3.06.03.01  Financial Income  93  585  74  214 
3.06.03.02  Financial Expenses  (16) (241) (285) (542)
3.06.04  Other Operating Revenues 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses 
3.06.06  Equity in Subsidiary and Affiliated Companies  80  4,036  (4,157) (9,435)
3.07  Operating Income  (18) 3,691  (4,675) (10,268)
3.08  Non-Operating Income 
3.08.01  Revenues 
3.08.02  Expenses 
3.09  Income Before Taxes/Profit Sharing  (18) 3,691  (4,675) (10,268)
3.10  Provision for Income Tax and Social Contribution 
3.11  Deferred Income Tax 
3.12  Profit Sharing/Statutory Contributions 
3.12.01  Employee Profit Sharing 
3.12.02  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity 

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03.01 - STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of Reais)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 04/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
4 – 01/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
5 – 04/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
6 – 01/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
3.15  Net Income/Loss for the Period  (18) 3,691  (4,675) (10,268)
  NUMBER OF SHARES, EX-TREASURY (in thousands) 6,702  6,702  335,084,155  335,084,155 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE (Reais)   0.55073     
  LOSS PER SHARE (Reais) (0.00269)   (0.00001) (0.00003)

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04.01 – NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 

1 Operations

Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (TNCP) is a publicly-held corporation, operating as holding of Amazônia Celular S.A. (Amazônia) Its equity interest in the operating subsidiary on June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008 was 89.78% of voting capital and 74.96% of the total capital.

Amazônia holds five authorizations to provide cellular mobile services and all the activities necessary or useful to carry out these services, in accordance with the aforementioned authorizations in the States of Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará and Roraima.

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

(a) Concessions

On February 19, 2004, Amazônia and ANATEL signed Authorization Instruments for migration to the Personal Mobile Service (SMP), which became effective as from the publication of Act 42,671 in the Federal Official Gazette on March 1, 2004.

The SMP authorizations granted to Amazônia are effective for an undefined term. The radio frequency authorizations have the following maturities:

   Region / Sector    Expiration 
   
 
Region 1 
   
   Sector 13 – Maranhão    April 2009 
   Sector 14 – Pará    March 2009 
   Sector 15 – Amapá    May 2009 
   Sector 16 – Amazonas    August 2009 
   Sector 17 – Roraima    July 2009 

On March 5, 2008, Anatel published act Nr. 1,261 which granted consent to the transfer of TNCP’s equity control and, consequently Amazônia’s, to Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (“TMAR”), and set forth guidelines for the return of Amazônia’s radio frequencies. This act had set forth, among other points, that:

i) Amazônia became part of the same TNL PCS’s controlling group (“Oi”), however the conditions for service providing to the customers should remain the same;

ii) Amazônia has Anatel’s consent to use, for a period of 18 months, the radio-frequencies granted to Oi for providing Personal Mobile Service under the terms of the Regulation, in the bands of 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz;

iii) It extinguished the authorization for use of the radio-frequencies held by Amazônia, and consequently, its authorization for the SMP, granting the period of 90 days (extendable for equal period) in order for the users of Amazônia’s radio-frequencies of 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz to be transferred to the corresponding radio-frequencies granted to Oi, and a period of 18 months for the occupation of a 10MHz band of the 850 MHz radio-frequency (the remaining 15 MHz shall be returned immediately);

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iv) It allowed Oi to start using the numbering resources assigned to Amazônia.

In meeting these determinations, Amazônia returned the 1,800 MHz band of radio-frequencies and the 15 MHz of the band of radio-frequency of 850 MHz. The band of radio-frequencies of 900 MHz will be returned up to September 5, 2008.

The facts described above did not interfere in the provision of services to Amazônia’s customers. The definition on Amazônia’s operations depends on the conclusion of TNCP and Amazônia’s corporate restructuring which is under analysis by the Management and will be carried out to the best interest of the Companies shareholders, as disclosed in Note 4.

(b) Regulation

On March 7, 2007 the Director Council of ANATEL approved the numerical portability in fixed and mobile telephones. The rule will allow the users of the Exchanged Fixed Telephone Service (STFC) and the Personal Mobile Service (SMP) to change carriers keeping their fixed or cellular phone number, as many times as they request.

The initial offer of portability, in experimental character, will start within 16 months, in capital cities to be chosen for implementation of the pilot-project and it will be totally available throughout the country within 24 months, counted from the publishing of the General Regulation of Portability in the Federal Official Gazette, occurred on March 21, 2007.

Amazônia has already contracted network and Information Technology solutions, as well as reviewed all operating processes required for the introduction of the portability in August, 2008.

On August 13, 2007, ANATEL published in the Federal Official Gazette the New Regulation of the Personal Mobile Service (SMP). The new regulation sets forth new rules for customer service, plans migration, services suspension, validity of pre-paid credits, collection of messaging service, among others. The new regulation has become effective since February 13, 2008.

(c) Transfer of Control

On April 3, 2008, the transfer of the TNCP’s control (and, indirectly, of Amazônia) to TMAR under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement entered into between Vivo Participações S.A. (“Vivo”) (which had acquired TNCP’s control through the Stock Purchase Agreement with Telpart Participações S.S. (“Telpart”) entered into on August 2, 2007) and TMAR was effected.

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In Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 3, 2008 at TNCP and Amazônia, the board of directors members indicated by TMAR were elected in both Companies and the resignations presented by the fiscal council members were accepted. At the same date, the first meetings of the new board of director were held, when the new executive boards of TNCP and Amazônia have been assigned. In meetings held on May 5, 2008, new fiscal council members of Amazônia and TNCP have been assigned.

The transaction will also be submitted to the Administrative Council of the Economic Law – CADE, under the provisions of the applicable legislation.

(d) Tender Offers (TO’s)

On May 5, 2008, TMAR submitted to the Brazilian Exchange Commission (“CVM”), together with Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A. Corretora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, in the quality of agents, requests for the registration of public tender offers for the acquisition of any and all common shares outstanding (“Mandatory TO’s”) of TNCP and Amazônia, in compliance with article 254-A of Law No. 6,404/76 and CVM Ruling No. 361/02. The documentation is under analysis by CVM.

The Mandatory Tender Offer for TNCP common shares will be at the price of R$79.51 per common share, and the Mandatory Tender Offer for Amazônia common shares will be at the price of R$121.61 per common share. The prices to be offered for these shares in the Tender Offers are equal to 80% of the amount paid by TMAR to Vivo under the Stock Purchase Agreement for the common shares of TNCP and Amazônia, in compliance with the provisions of article 254-A of Law No. 6,404/76.

Additionally, TMAR also submitted for registration in the CVM and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) the Public Notices of the Voluntary TO’s for up to the totality of TNCP and Amazônia preferred shares outstanding, however these are still under analysis. The Voluntary Tender Offers will be made for the acquisition of any and all preferred shares of TNCP and Amazônia and will be made at the price of R$33.00 per preferred share of TNCP and R$25.55 per preferred share of any class of preferred share of Amazônia. The commencement of the Voluntary Tender Offers is subject to the non-occurrence of any material adverse event that might affect TMAR’s decision to commence the Voluntary Tender Offers and to the approval of the notices of the Voluntary Tender Offers by the BOVESPA.

The Voluntary Tender Offers are not intended to cancel the registration of TNCP or Amazônia as publicly traded companies with the CVM.

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2 Significant Accounting Practices (Holding and consolidated)

(a) Presentation of the quarterly information and consolidation criteria

The quarterly information was prepared and is being presented in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, which are based on the provisions of the Corporate Law, the rules set forth by CVM and rules applicable to the telecommunications operators.

The consolidated quarterly information includes the quarterly information of the holding, TNCP of its direct subsidiary Amazônia and the special purpose entities mentioned in Note 20, proportionally to their interest in this entity. The consolidation process of the equity accounts and results related to the sum of the Companies’ balances of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses accounts, according to the nature of each balance, plus disposal of (i) interest in capital, reserves and accrued revenues kept among the Companies; (ii) current accounts balances and other balances comprising the assets and/or liabilities, kept among the Companies; and (iii) identification of the minority shareholders.

In the preparation of quarterly information it is necessary to use estimates to account for certain assets, liabilities and other transactions. The TNCP’s quarterly information includes, therefore, estimates referring to the selection of useful lives of property, plant and equipment, accounts receivable of services rendered and not invoiced until balance sheet date, necessary provisions for contingent liabilities, determination of provisions for income tax, provisions for doubtful accounts and other similar items. The actual results may differ from the estimates.

The referred quarterly information is presented in thousands of reais, except as otherwise indicated.

(b) Change to the Brazilian Corporate Law, effective as of January, 2008

On December 28, 2007 Law Nr. 11638 was enacted, which modifies the provisions of the Corporations Law - Law nr. 6404/76. The referred law sets forth several changes about the preparation of financial statements, aiming at alignment with the international accounting standards and assigns to the CVM the power to issue norms to the public traded corporations. The main changes introduced by the Law are applicable as of 2008 and refer to: (i) replacement of the statements of changes in financial position by the statements of cash flows; (ii) obligation of the preparation of statement of value added; (iii) possibility to include the tax recording into the accounting booking, with segregation between the accounting and tax statements; (iv) creation of the sub-group valuation adjustments to shareholders’ equity, in the Shareholders’ Equity section; (v) establishment of the evaluation and classification criteria for the financial instruments; (vi) obligation of perform impairment evaluation of the non current assets; (vii) changes in the application of the equity method of accounting; (viii) donations and investment subventions recognition criteria; (ix) obligation of recording the new assets at fair market value, in case of mergers, acquisitions or spin-offs. and (x) introduction of the present value adjustment for the long term assets and liabilities transactions and for the significant short term operations.

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TNCP already adopts the disclosure of the statements of cash flows, on its end of year financial statements and the segregation of intangibles in the fixed assets section.

On May 02, 2008, CVM issued the Instruction nr. 469 which provides for the application of Law nr. 11638. This instruction, among other aspects, confirms the position of the referred entity that it is optional the full application of Law 11638 to the quarterly financial information, however, the companies that elect for its not application should disclose in explanatory note, the changes that might impact the year-end financial statements. Additionally, the Instruction CVM nr. 469 required immediate application of some provisions, among which: (i) the mandatory disclosure of information about stock-based compensation; (ii) the mandatory adjustments to present value for long term assets and liabilities transactions and for relevant short term transactions, and (iii) the change to the affiliate evaluating parameters to the equity method of accounting.

TNCP assessed the impacts of the provisions of immediate and mandatory application of the Instruction CVM nr. 469 and, except for the disclosure of information about the stock-based compensation that is under Note 18 to these quarterly financial information, the application of the referred Instruction has not generated material impacts to the income statement of the period, to shareholders’ equity or to the TNCP disclosures.

Still in compliance to Instruction CVM nr. 469, the TNCP assessed the impacts of the changes provided by Law 11,638, the Company, at this moment, believes that the following items may be of certain relevance to its financial statements: (i) the preparation of statement of value added in its annual financial statements; (ii) the accounting treatment to be given to the deferred assets presented in non current assets of this quarterly information and (iii) the recognition of fair value of certain financial instruments, disclosed in comparison to the accounting values in Note 19 to this quarterly information.

With regards to the other changes not yet introduced, TNCP’s management understands it depends on the regulations to be issued by the competent entities to estimate the effects resulting of the referred Law and, in its assessment, based on the currently existing local and international pronouncements, the effects would not be relevant to its financial statements.

(c) Cash and cash equivalents and Short Term Investments

Mainly comprised by highly liquid temporary investments which original maturity dates is no later than 90 days . The other investments are stated at cost, plus income earned up to the balance sheet date.

Short-term investments are represented by investments in an exclusive investment fund, with original maturity in excess to 90 days. The investments are shown at the value of the unit of the fund on the date of the balance sheet, and the portfolio of the exclusive fund is recorded at its realization value.

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(d) Accounts receivable

Mainly represented by services and products billed to customers, by services rendered up to the balance sheet date but not yet billed, and by amounts arising from the use of Amazônia’s operations network by subscribers from other telecommunications carriers.

(e) Allowance for doubtful accounts

Management, based on its most recent experience, periodically evaluates the estimated loss percentages in order to record Amazônia’s allowance for doubtful accounts when the recovery of a receivable is considered unlikely.

(f) Inventories

Mainly comprised by mobile telephone handsets stated at average acquisition cost, net of a provision to adjust to market value for handsets and accessories out of line or whose acquisition costs are higher than the realization value.

(g) Investment in subsidiary

Evaluated at the equity method of accounting, calculated on the result of the year and other equity variations of Amazônia.

(h) Property, plant and equipment and Intangible

Property, plant and equipment and Intangibles are stated at acquisition and/or construction cost, less accumulated depreciation / amortization. Depreciation and Amortization is calculated on the straight-line method when assets enter into operation, at the rates mentioned in Note 11.

Amazônia reviews the recovery value of property, plant and equipment and intangibles by means of its future operations, when there are facts that may affect them. The purpose of this procedure is to verify if the recovery value is lower than the net book value.

When this occurs, Amazônia reduces the net book value to the recovery value. No provision was deemed necessary on June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008.

Interests and financial charges on loans and financing obtained for investment in Amazônia´s construction in progress (Assets and Facilities in Progress) are capitalized until such assets start to operate. Costs incurred with maintenance and repair are capitalized when they represent an increase in installed capacity or of the useful life of the asset. In the first semester of 2008 and 2007, no interests and financial charges were capitalized.

(i) Other assets

Other current assets and non current assets are stated at cost or realizable values, including, when applicable, earnings, foreign exchange rate variations and monetary variations accrued.

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(j) Foreign currency transactions

These are recorded at the rate prevailing on the date of transactions and restated based on the foreign exchange rate effective at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange gains/losses immediately recognized in the current year’s results.

(k) Income tax and social contribution

Income tax and social contribution on net income are calculated pursuant to prevailing laws. Deferred tax credits and liabilities are calculated based on the estimated amount of realization of the tax benefit of goodwill acquired from the Holding, through a process of restructuring, the tax losses, and the negative basis of social contribution and temporary differences arising mainly from allowance for doubtful accounts, provisions for contingencies and provision for accounts payable – hedge operations, provision for accounts payable and provision for profit sharing, as shown in Note 4.

As required by CVM Instruction 371/2002, the TNCP and Amazônia carry out technical feasibility study regarding the future realization of the deferred tax assets, considering the possible capacity of taxable income generation. These studies are performed yearly and, when necessary, TNCP and Amazônia record a loss provision for the installment of deferred social contribution and income tax realizable after the ten-year term allowed by the aforementioned Instruction. These studies are approved by the management bodies of the Companies.

(l) Provision for contingencies

Provisions for contingencies are recorded, based on the opinion of the legal advisors to cover probable losses and legal obligations of the TNCP and Amazônia resulting from tax, civil and labor claims, as required by CVM Instruction nº. 489/2005.

(m) Other liabilities

Other current and non current liabilities are stated at known or estimated amounts, plus, when applicable, corresponding charges, foreign exchange rate variations and monetary variations incurred.

(n) Determination of income and revenue recognition

Income is determined on the accrual basis. Revenues from telecommunications services are recorded at the rate prevailing on the date the services are rendered. Revenues from mobile telephony services comprise fees of subscription, usage, network usage, maintenance and other services rendered to subscribers. All services are billed monthly. Services rendered between the invoicing date and the end of each month are calculated and recorded as revenue in the month services are rendered. Revenues from credit recharge of prepaid cell phones are deferred and recorded in income as services are effectively provided or when the credits expire. The free minutes resulting from the reload promotions are deferred at the moment of their concession and recognized to income statements simultaneously as gross service revenues and deductions of service revenues when they are effectively used by the client. Revenues from sales of handsets and accessories are recorded when products are delivered and accepted by consumer or dealer.

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(o) Pension plan

Amazônia participates in pension plans offering its employees pensions and other post-employment benefits. Actuarial liabilities were calculated and recorded based on the projected unit credit method, pursuant to CVM Resolution nº. 371/2000.

(p) Employees’ profit sharing

TNCP and Amazônia record profit sharing based on the achievement of goals established for the year, subject to approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting.

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3 Transactions with related parties

        Holding        Consolidated 
     
    06.30.08    03.31.08    06.30.08    03.31.08 
         
 
   Assets                 
   Current Assets  Accounts                 
   receivable                 
       Telemig Celular S.A.          20 
       Telemar Norte Leste S.A.        7,735   
       TNL PCS S.A.        3,407   
       Brasil Telecom S.A.          2,345 
         
        11,142    2,365 
         
   Non-Current Assets - Long-term                 
   Receivables                 
       Amazônia Celular S.A.    197    497     
         
 
Liabilities 
               
 
   Current Liabilities – Accounts                 
   Payable                 
       Telemig Celular S.A.          11 
       Telemar Norte Leste S.A.        2,489   
       TNL PCS S.A.        73   
       Brasil Telecom S.A.          1,628 
         
        2,562    1,639 
         
 
   Non-Current Liabilities - Long-term                 
   Liabilities                 
       Amazônia Celular S.A.         
       Telemig Celular S.A.      25      20,443 
       Telemig Celular Participações S.A.          2,953 
         
      25      23,396 
         


    06.30.08    06.30.07    06.30.08    06.30.07 
         
Accumulated Results                 
 
   Service revenue 
               
       Telemig Celular S.A.          334 
       Telemar Norte Leste S.A.        15,274   
       TNL PCS S.A.        15,399   
       Brasil Telecom S.A.          4,732 
         
        30,673    5,066 
         
Interconnection Expenses:                 
Telemar Norte Leste S.A.        1.602   
Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A.        10.263   
         
        11.865   
         

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Revenue (expenses) from sharing                 
   of resources                 
   Amazônia Celular S.A.    1,090    1,038    -  
   Telemig Celular S.A.      (164)   -   (9,280)
   Telemig Celular Participações S.A.        -   (916)
           
    1,090    874    -   (10,196)
           

TNCP carries out transactions with Amazônia and other related parties concerning certain services. Related-party transactions are carried out under conditions agreed among parties, which, in Management’s understanding, are in market conditions.

Up to March 31, 2008, Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (“Telemig Part.”), Telemig Celular S.A. (“Telemig”) and Brasil Telecom S.A. were related parties, therefore have been maintained in the note and commented below only for purposes of comparison.

(a) Roaming agreements

Amazônia is a member of the Brazilian roaming committee of mobile operators, which includes the related Company on June 30, 2008, Oi (related company as of April 3, 2008, through the transfer of TNCP’s equity control to TMAR, as detailed in note 1). The purpose of this committee is to oversee technical and system aspects to ensure the high quality of the roaming service. As required by Brazilian regulations, Amazônia, Oi and other mobile operators facilitate roaming to their respective subscribers.

(b) Cost sharing

On March 20, 2003, TNCP and Amazônia entered into a new agreement for sharing human and administrative resources, and established a jointly-owned unit. This agreement was approved at the General Shareholders’ Meetings of the respective companies, both held on March 19, 2003.

The balances recorded in long-term assets and long-term liabilities are exclusively related to the cost sharing and jointly-owned unit creation agreement mentioned above.

The balances are adjusted by the variation of the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI).

(c) TNL PCS S.A. and Telemar Norte Leste S.A.

Accounts payable to Oi and Telemar refer to pass-through of domestic and international long-distance calls made by subscribers of Amazônia using OI/TMAR’s CSP. Accounts receivable and service revenues refer mainly to the revenue from interconnection for the use of Amazônia’s network in these long-distance calls and sharing of infrastructure.

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(d) Brasil Telecom S.A.

TNCP and Brasil Telecom S.A. (“BrT”) were considered related parties due to, on March 31, 2008, common shareholders in their control chain.

Accounts payable to BrT on March 31, 2008 refer to the pass-through of domestic and international long-distance calls made by Amazônia’s subscribers using the CSP of BrT. Accounts receivable and service revenues mainly refer to the interconnection revenues for the use of Amazônia’s network in such long-distance calls.

(e) Telemig Celular S.A. and Telemig Celular Participações S.A.

On March 20, 2003 TNCP, Amazônia and the related companies on March 31, 2008, Telemig Part. and Telemig, entered into a new agreement for sharing human and administrative resources, and established a jointly-owned unit. This agreement was approved at the General Shareholders’ Meetings of the respective companies, both held on March 19, 2003.

The balances presented in long term liabilities on March 31, 2008 are exclusively related to the cost sharing and establishment of a jointly-owned unit described above and are remunerated by the variation of the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI). On June 30, 2008, these amounts were classified as “Other Obligations”, as current liabilities.

Other accounts receivable and payable recorded, respectively, in current assets and current liabilities, and service revenues with Telemig Part. on March 31, 2008, refer to the pass-through of call add-ons and displacement of subscribers of the carrier in roaming in Telemig Part.’s operating area.

On April 7, 2008 TMAR, Vivo and Telemig entered into a Memorandum of Understanding through which the parties determined a procedure to segregate the activities of Amazônia from the activities of Telemig Part. The agreement requires Telemig Part. and Amazônia to: (i) enter into a services agreement, pursuant to which Telemig Part. will provide certain services to Amazônia, including accounting, information technology, network maintenance, systems control, engineering, development of marketing programs, products and services, among others; (ii) define together certain key performance indicators and service level agreements; (iii) determine a timeframe for segregation of these processes; (iv) determine which assets will be segregate; (v) keep confidential any information obtained from the other party during this transition period; and (vi) independently to contract auditors to assist in the segregation process and for transparency purposes. This memorandum is valid for a nine-month term, renewable for additional tree-month term.

4 Income tax and social contribution

(a) Income Tax and Social Contribution Recoverable

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    Holding    Consolidated 
         
    06.30.08    03.31.08    06.30.08   03.31.08 
             
                 
Advances and Other Income Tax Recoverable    1,176    1,156    1,176    2,001 
Amounts                 
Advances and Other Social Contribution                 
Recoverable Amounts        1,537    122 
         
    1,176    1,156    2,713    2,123 
Less: Portion classified as long term    (1,176)   (1,156)   (1,176)   (1,156)
         
Portion classified as current        1,537    967 
         

(b) Deferred income tax and social contribution - assets

Deferred income tax and social contribution assets have the following nature:

    Holding    Consolidated 
     
    06.30.08    03.31.08    06.30.08    03.31.08 
         
Deferred income tax and Social Contribution –                 
Assets                 
   Deferred Income Tax                 
   Tax loss    33,570    31,889    46,714    46,205 
   Allowance for doubtful accounts        11,633    11,429 
   Provision for contingencies        38,434    37,199 
   Goodwill (CVM Instruction 349)   5,239    6,164    5,239    6,164 
   Provision for accounts payable – hedge operations      698    16,363    12,890 
   Provision for accounts payable    84    118    4,592    3,963 
   Provision for profit sharing        459    391 
   Other expenses        2,664    2,764 
         
    38,893    38,869    126,098    121,005 
         
 
Deferred social contribution                 
   Negative calculation basis    12,085    11,480    22,673    22,335 
   Allowance for doubtful accounts        4,188    4,115 
   Provision for contingencies        2,712    2,780 
   Goodwill (CVM Instruction 349)   1,886    2,219    1,886    2,219 
   Provision for accounts payable – hedge operations      251    5,891    4,640 
   Provision for accounts payable    30    42    1,653    1,427 
   Provision for profit sharing        165    141 
   Other expenses    24    24    1,017    1,019 
         
    14,025    14,016    40,184    38,676 
         
Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution –                 
Liabilities                 
Income Tax - foreign exchange variation – cash basis        (10,460)   (7,158)
Social Cont. – foreign exchange variation – cash basis        (3,766)   (2,577)
         
Total Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution    52,918    52,885    152,055    149,946 
         
Portion of credits not recorded    (3,642)   (3,609)   (5,798)   (3,689)
         
Provision for loss    (49,276)   (49,276)   (64,126)   (64,126)
         
        82,131    82,131 
         

Amazônia has 75% tax benefit reduction in the income tax generated in the ADA’s inventive areas – Amazon Development Areas – in the Units of Pará, Amazonas and Roraima, for a period of 10 years counted from 2004. With regards to the Units of Amapá and Maranhão, the obtaining of the tax benefit is in phase of confirmation by the Federal Revenue Service.

In the fiscal year of 2007, Amazônia changed the tax regime on foreign exchange gains, from the accrual basis regime to cash regime. The deferred income tax and social contribution liabilities refer to the gains from foreign exchange variation calculated by the accrual regime not yet taxed.

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Pursuant to CVM Instruction nº. 371/2002, at the end of 2007, the management of TNCP and Amazônia prepared technical feasibility studies on the future realization of the deferred tax assets, considering the probable capacity of future taxable income generation by TNCP and Amazônia, in the scope of the main variables of its businesses that may, therefore, undergo changes. These studies were approved by the Board of Directors of TNCP and Amazônia on February 25, 2008 and examined by the Fiscal Council on February 26, 2008.

Through the referred technical study, on December 31, 2007, it was identified that a portion of the deferred income tax and social contribution balance of TNCP, in the amount of R$49,276, and Amazônia, in the amount of R$14,850 will be realized beyond the ten-year horizon allowed by CVM Instruction 371/2002. Therefore, a provision for loss in the realization of these assets, in these amounts, was booked.

As a consequence of the change in shareholding control mentioned in Note 1 (c), TNCP’s holding intends to implement a corporate restructuring aiming at simplifying TNCP’s and Amazônia’s corporate structure, reducing operating costs, according to the strategy disclosed in the Tender Offer of July 18, 2008, mentioned in Note 1 (d). Management is analyzing some alternative methods to implement the corporate restructuring in such a way it is performed to the best interest of TNCP and Amazônia shareholders. The definition about the corporate restructuring depends on external factors for its full implementation, mainly, the conclusion of the tender offers to purchase shares (TO’s) mentioned in Note 1 (d). Therefore, during upcoming quarters, after the conclusion of the TO’s and the definition about the corporate restructuring, the studies will be updated according to the results achieved in the next months. In function of the described above, Management believes in using the tax credits recorded, including those resulting from tax loss carry-forwards and negative basis in the amount of R$23,733.

In the first semester of 2008 and during the year of 2007, in function of the inexistence of profitability history (generation of taxable income) by TNCP, a credit of deferred income tax and social contribution was recorded only on the tax loss and negative basis generated by the goodwill amortization. The credit recorded equals to the amount of tax credit on the goodwill realized in the quarter, in such a way that the total balance of deferred income tax and social contribution assets has not been changed.

The tax credits on tax loss and negative basis generated by other operations and on temporary additions have not been recorded. On June 30, 2008, the unrecorded tax credits totaled R$2,274 (March 31, 2008 – R$3,689).

Despite the technical study prepared by Amazônia indicates that the taxable income in the 10 year period will be enough for the realization of the tax credit in the amount of R$89,354, Management decided, in observance to the CVM Instruction 371/2002, not review the additional reversal of the provision in the amount of R$7,223, in function of the inexistence of profitability history (generation of taxable income) in the past years by Amazônia.

According to the projections made by Amazônia’s management, long term deferred income tax and social contribution will be realized in the following years:

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Year of Use    Consolidated 
   
2010    2,500 
2011    5,548 
2012    7,616 
2013    9,871 
2014    12,967 
2015 to 2017    43,629 
   
Total (As of 06/30/2008)   82,131 
   

As the taxable base of the income tax and social contribution arises not only from the profit that may be generated but also from the existence of non-taxable revenues, non-deductible expenses, tax incentives and other variables, there is no immediate correlation between the TNCP’s net income and the tax income and social contribution results. Therefore, the expectation of use of the tax credits must not be taken as the only indication of the TNCP’s and Amazônia’s future results.

In the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for the year ended on December 31, 2007, the TNCP’s Management at that time, having in view the losses accumulated in the last years and considering the expectation of negative results in near future, decided, pursuant SFAS 109 – Accounting for Income Taxes, to record a provision for losses for the totality of the deferred asset (including the Company’s balances), notwithstanding the fact that the components of the deferred tax asset do not expire and that the projections of future results are more favorable as from the full depreciation of the TDMA equipment network and of the actions implemented by the Management mentioned above.

(c) Reconciliation of income tax and social contribution in the income statement

The amounts of income tax and social contribution in the quarter, shown in the results, are reconciled to their amounts at the nominal rate as below:

        Holding        Consolidated 
     
    06.30.08    06.30.07    06.30.08    06.30.07 
         
 
Income before income tax, social contribution                 
and profit sharing    3,691    (10,268)   9,105    (14,000)
(-) Equity accounting    (4,036)   9,435     
Permanent additions (exclusions), net        (378)   1,886 
         
Calculation basis    (345)   (833)   8,727    (12,144)
         
Income tax and social contribution (34%)   117    283    (2,967)   4,119 
Income tax and social contribution on tax loss                 
     and negative basis and temporary additions                 
     unrecorded    (117)   (283)   (2,274)   (4,119)
Supplement (Reversal) of previous year –                 
     income tax and current social contribution        1,175   
         
        (4,066)  
         

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5 Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short Term Investments

        Holding        Consolidated 
     
    06.30.08    03.31.08    06.30.08    03.31.08 
         
Cash and Cash Equivalents                 
Cash and Banks    35    35    8,854    972 
 Financial Investments – (original maturity less                 
than 90 days)       30,369    2,945 
         
    35    35    39,223    3,917 
         
Short Term Investment                 
 Investment Fund    2,975    14,164    3,413    24,961 
 Other    480      480   
         
    3,455    14,164    3,893    24,961 
         

On March 31, 2008, the investment funds were mainly represented by investments in an “Investment Fund in Quotas of Investment Funds – FIC” (formed by Amazônia, TNCP and by the related parties on March 31, 2008, Telemig and Telemig Part), which also invests in quotas of other exclusive Investment Funds, as mentioned in Note 20. During the quarter ended on June 30, 2008, these investments were called and reinvested, mainly in fixed income securities of prime financial institutions (Banking Deposit Certificates – CDB).

On June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, the portfolios of the Investment Funds were substantially comprised of highly liquid federal government securities and also by private securities of prime financial institutions, also of high liquidity, recorded at their realization amounts.

The Investment Funds carry out operations with financial instruments with the purpose of reducing the exposure to interest risk, which are also recorded at realization amounts.

With the consolidation of the Investment Fund, the balance of short term Investments would have the following break-down:

    Consolidated 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Fixed Income Securities – substantially Federal Public securities    3,413    24,961 
Banking Deposit Certificates    480   

As of June 30, and March 31, 2008 there was no guarantees, mortgages, pledges or other sureties granted in favor of the exclusive funds.

6 Accounts Receivable, net

    Consolidated 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Telecommunications services    106,414    107,177 
Handsets and accessories sales    9,556    12,394 
     
    115,970    119,571 
Allowance for doubtful accounts    (45,624)   (44,597)
     
    70,346    74,974 
     

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The activity of the allowance for doubtful accounts, in the quarter, may be summarized as below:

        Consolidated 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Beginning Balance    44,597               42,780 
Provision complement in the quarter    5,058    4,914 
Write-off of accounts due over 180 days and         
recoveries     (4,031)              (3,097)
     
Ending balance    45,624               44,597 
     

On June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, 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 Amazônia’s subscribers using the Carrier Selection Code (CSP) of the long-distance carriers, according to the SMP.

On June 30, 2008, Amazônia had overdue accounts receivable from telephone operators in the amount of approximately R$19,898 (March 31, 2008 – R$16,847), resulting from the use of its network. The overdue amounts are in process of collection and negotiation with the operators, which also involve amounts payable offset by Amazônia in the amount of R$9,383 (March 31, 2008 – R$9,318), due to the lack of collection in portion of the referred overdue amounts. Amazônia’s management considers that the recovery of these overdue amounts is probable.

7 Inventories

        Consolidated 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Handsets and accessories    23,903    22,272 
Provision for adjustment to market value    (10,655)   (11,056)
     
    13,248    11,216 
     

8 PIS and COFINS Recoverable – Law 9,718/98 (long-term and short-term)

In the year of 2006, TNCP and Amazônia were successful in the legal action that questioned the constitutionality of the increase in the calculation basis of PIS and COFINS introduced by Paragraph 1, Article 3 of Law 9,718 of November 27, 1998. Accordingly, considering that the decision is final and non appealable, the TNCP and Amazônia recognized, in the last quarter of 2005, the credit of these taxes, in the amounts of R$1,343 and R$9,066, respectively.

The updated value of these credits on June 30, 2008 is R$1,551 in TNCP and R$17,162 in Amazônia, totaling R$18,713 on a consolidated basis. The credits are recorded in the item “PIS and COFINS Recoverable – Law 9,718/98” in current assets of Amazônia and long term assets of TNCP. TNCP and Amazônia will perform the offset of the credits after their confirmation by the Federal Revenue Secretary.

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9 ICMS recoverable – property, plant and equipment (long-term) - Consolidated

This refers to recoverable ICMS installments, to be offset as from April 2009 at the ratio of 1/48, relating to the credits arising from the acquisition of equipment for property, plant and equipment, in accordance with Complementary Law 102 of July 11, 2000. The balance on June 30, 2008 amounted to R$3,108 (March 31, 2008 – R$3,602).

10 Investment in Subsidiary

(a) The details of the equity interest in Amazônia Celular S.A. are as follows:

        Holding 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Capital stock    231,432    231,432 
Shareholders’ equity    132,243    132.136 
Interest in capital stock    74.96%    74.96% 
Interest in voting capital    89.78%    89.78% 
Amount of shares held (in millions)        
  Preferred    2,374    2,374 
  Common    2,039    2,039 
 
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Result for the period – accumulated of Amazônia    5,384    (13,167)
Equity Interest    74.96%    74.96% 
Equity Result         
Accumulated equity accounting from the result of Amazônia    4,036    (9,870)
Items that are not charged to Amazônia’s result      435 
     
Total    4,036    (9,435)
     

(b) Investment activity

    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Balance at the beginning of the period    99,046    95,090 
Equity accounting of the period    80    3,956 
     
Balance at the end of the period    99,126    99,046 
     

(c) Other information

The quarterly information of Amazônia was reviewed by the same independent auditors of the Holding.

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11 Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible (Consolidated)

        Consolidated 
     
                06.30.08    03.31.08 
       
    Annual                 
    depreciation/        Accumulated         
    amortization    Cost    depreciation/       Net       Net 
Property, Plant and Equipment    rate - %        amortization    amount    amount 
Equipment and transmission means    12.5 to 20.0    447,006    384,666    62,340    72,534 
Switching and control centers    12.5 to 20.0    254,090    180,706    73,384    78,721 
Power supply equipment    20.0    30,067    26,364    3,703    4,197 
Buildings    5.0    8,870    6,293    2,577    2,612 
Towers and other support and                     
protection devices    10.0    39,485    25,768    13,717    14,508 
Information technology equipment    20.0    20,548    17,607    2,941    2,283 
Terminal equipment    20.0    8,898    5,268    3,630    3,124 
Other assets    10.0 to 20.0    39,821    29,301    10,520    11,066 
           
Total assets and facilities in service        848,785    675,973    172,812    189,045 
Assets and facilities in progress (*)       26,473      26,473    27,790 
           
Total Property, Plant and Equipment        875,258    675,973    199,285    216,835 
           

Intangible                     
Software    20.0    128,951    102,951    26,000    29,685 
Authorizations – Personal Mobile Service    21.1 to 22.8    14,067    11,340    2,727    3,512 
Other    10.0 to 20.0    12,617    12,575    42    47 
           
Total Intangibles in Service        155,635    126,866    28,769    33,244 
Intangibles in progress (**)       4,281      4,281    2,002 
           
Total Intangibles        159,916    126,866    33,050    35,246 
           

(*) Refers mainly to equipment and means of transmission which installation by the vendor and/or acceptance by the Amazônia have not been completed yet. The amounts include the civil works, towers, supports, protectors and equipment of electric energy necessary for the installation and operation of the equipment.

(**) Refers mainly to management application, billing and customer service software in development or implantation stage.

At the occasion of the technological migration process, Amazônia’s management performed the evaluation of the recoverable amounts of TDMA network equipments through its future operations, based on the present value of future cash flows and concluded that no obsolescence reserve would be necessary. Substantially, all the assets of TDMA network will be totally depreciated up to the end of 2008.

On June 30, 2008, Amazônia had equipment, properties and other assets pledged or indicated as attachments in court proceedings, in the amount of R$2,281 (March 31, 2008 – R$2,571).

12 Suppliers

        Consolidated 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
 
Material and service suppliers    43,206    51,127 
Interconnection and amounts to transfer – SMP    22,385    23,038 
     
    65,591    74,165 
     

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(a) Material and service suppliers

On June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, the balance includes mainly the liabilities with suppliers for the supply of handsets, equipment, services and execution of civil construction related to the expansion of the GSM/EDGE network.

(b) Interconnection and amounts to transfer - SMP

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

On June 30, 2008, Amazônia had outstanding payable amounts with other carriers totaling R$9,383 (March 31, 2008 – R$9,318), which are being negotiated (see Note 6).

13 Loans and Financing

On June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, the principal amount of loans and financing was as below:

        Consolidated 
     
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
ABN AMRO Real – Resolution 2770 – The outstanding balance is         
adjusted by the U.S. dollar exchange fluctuation, plus annual         
interest of 6.04%. Interest and principal are due on September,         
2008.    68,263    75,004 
 
Unsecured Senior Notes – The outstanding balance is adjusted         
by the U.S. dollar exchange fluctuation, plus annual interest of         
8.750%. Interests are payable semi-annually. Principal is repayable         
in January 2009.    63,676    69,964 
 
Unibanco - The outstanding balance is adjusted by the U.S. dollar         
exchange fluctuation, plus annual interest of 1%. Payment is in a         
single installment due on April 2008.      4,917 
     
    131,939    149,885 
Less: short term installments    (131,939)   (149,885)
     
Long-term Portion     
     

Interest on loans and financing in the amounts of R$3,776 and R$1,278 on June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, respectively, are shown in the account “Provisions” under current liabilities.

On March 26, 2008 Amazônia made the payment of interests accrued up to that date referring to the ABN AMRO Real loan. Upon this interest payment, the maturity of the principal amount was automatically extended to September, 2008 according to the provision of contractual clause.

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The loan contracted with Unibanco was settled on April 07, 2008.

The Unsecured Senior Notes (“Notes”) funding program and the Loan and Financing Agreements obtained from ABN AMRO Real have restrictive covenants regarding the use of funds for the purposes specified in the agreements, certain related-party transactions, merger and takeover transactions, and achievement of certain limits substantially based on balance sheet financial ratios, among others. The Notes have further restrictive clauses as to the compliance of certain limits, based substantially on balance sheet financial indicators and EBITDA (Earning before Interests, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization). In case of non compliance of these clauses, the Notes may have their maturities accelerated.

On June 30, 2008 by all financial covenants of the ABN AMRO REAL loan and the Notes were complied with by Amazônia.

14 Concession Contracts Payable

            Consolidated     
     
    06.30.08            03.31.08 
         
    Short    Long    Short    Long 
    Term    Term    Term    Term 
         
 
Concession Contracts Payable                 
Concession of Use of Radio-frequency blocks                 
   1,800 MHz (Region I, Sectors 13 to 17)                
    2,656    7,971    2,502    10,008 
Concession of Use of Radio-frequencies sub-                 
ranges of 900 MHz extension (Region I,                 
Sectors 13 to 17)   835    3,340    777    3,109 
         
    3,491    11,311    3,279    13,117 
         

The amounts refer to the values payable to Anatel for the concessions of radio-frequencies and authorization of SMP provision, obtained through auctions.

The contracts are paid in annual installments started in 2007 and with final maturities in 2012. The outstanding balance is restated by the IGP-DI, added by 1% interest per month.

15 Provision for Contingencies

        Consolidated 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
Tax contingencies    170,598    169,577 
Civil and labor contingencies    4,995    4,942 
     
    175,593    174,519 
     
Court deposits    (145,967)   (144,203)
     
    29,626    30,316 
     

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(a) Tax contingencies

i. Tax on Sales and Services (ICMS) on monthly subscription, value added services and activation

Amazônia’s management, supported by its legal advisors, understands that ICMS should be levied only on telecommunications services and, therefore, the assessment on monthly subscriptions and activation is illegal, since these are not deemed telecommunications services. On June 11, 2008, the First Section of the Superior Court of Justice approved the text of Resolution 350, confirming the understanding that ICMS is not incidental on the activation service of mobile telephone. Amazônia filed five judicial lawsuits, being one for each state where Amazônia operates, to discuss the legality of the ICMS assessment on services of monthly subscription, value added services and other five judicial lawsuits, also one for each state, to discuss the ICMS incidence on the amounts referred to activation.

Regarding the actions challenging the ICMS levied on activation fees, the legal actions filed in the States of Amazonas, Roraima, Amapá and Maranhão were favorable to Amazônia, and are final and non appealable. With regards to the State of Pará, Amazônia is still expecting final decision of process.

With regards to the ICMS on subscription and value added services, in the State of Amapá, the processed has gone through final sentence in 2004. In the other states, the situation is as follows:

State of Pará

On February 21, 2005, the Court of Justice of the State of Pará rendered a decision in favor of Amazônia. On April 18, 2005, the Court of Justice of the State of Pará issued an order authorizing the release of the judicial deposits, given that the decision became final and non appealable in view of expiration of the statute of limitation. Deposits in the amount of R$6,944 were released and the corresponding provision was reversed.
However, the Decision was reissued and the State Attorney General filed an appeal, which was ruled to be timely. The Office of the State Attorney General filed another appeal, however, the Court of Justice of Pará, by unanimous decision, judged the theme favorably to Amazônia.

In the year of 2006 and from January to November, 2007 in function of the appeal filed by the State Attorney’s Office, and while there was no final decision of the decision favorable to Amazônia, Management made the provision for this obligation.

On December 27, 2007, Amazônia and the State of Pará entered into an agreement to settle the legal suit. At that date, the Pará’s State Attorney General filet a petition of waiver of the judicial litigation and recognized Amazônia’s right in not paying ICMS on subscription fees and value added services. Therefore, in December, 2007 Amazônia made the reversal of the amounts provisioned for. The amount reversed in 2007, net of judicial deposits written-of in the amount of R$1,803, totaled R$30,557, being that R$5,253 were recorded as sales deductions, R$21,358 as administrative expenses and R$3,946 as financial expenses.

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On March 31, 2008, Amazônia and the State of Pará executed a new term of agreement, where the Pará’s State Government recognized the right and authorized Amazônia to credit the amount of R$12,811, unduly paid in the period from 1998 to 2004 as ICMS on “Subscription Fees and Value-Added Services”. This credit was recorded in Amazônia’s balance sheet as ICMS Recoverable (current assets), in counterparty to other operating income in the statement of income.

State of Amazonas

The Court of Justice of the State rendered a decision against Amazônia on June 18, 2003, against which Amazônia filed Special and Extraordinary appeals with the Higher Courts (Superior Court of Justice and Federal Supreme Court). The provision recorded on June 30, 2008 amounted to R$15,276 (March 31, 2008 - R$14,267), with corresponding judicial deposits in the same amount (March 31, 2008 - R$14,267).

Despite the opinion of the legal counsel of Amazônia that the chances of loss in this proceeding are possible, the Management understands it is a legal obligation, under the terms of Resolution CVM Nº 489/2005.

State of Roraima

In Roraima, the Superior Court of Justice rendered a decision in favor of Amazônia on December 14, 2004. The Office of the Attorney General of the State of Roraima filed a Motion for Clarification, which was denied by the Superior Court of Justice on April 7, 2005. The State Attorney General filed a Divergence Motion, which was also denied by the Superior Court of Justice on September 29, 2005. The State Office of the Attorney General filed a Regulatory Appeal, equally denied by the Superior Court of Justice on March 22, 2006. For this reason, they filed an Extraordinary Appeal with the Federal Supreme Court, or STF, which was once again denied. Finally, on December 14, 2006 the State Office of the Attorney General filed an Interlocutory Appeal with the Federal Supreme Court, which is pending judgment. The Federal Supreme Court, on September, 21 2007 denied the continuity of the interlocutory appeal. On October 19, 2007 the State of Roraima filed a Regimental Appeal at the Federal Supreme Court against this decision.

On June 30, 2008, the provision for this obligation totaled R$13,918 (March 31, 2008 – R$13,551) with the judicial deposits corresponding to the same amount (March 31, 2008 – R$13,551).

Despite the opinion of the legal counsel of Amazônia that the chances of loss in this proceeding are possible, the Management keeps a provision for the amounts being discussed because it understands this is a legal obligation, under the terms of Resolution CVM Nº 489/2005.

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State of Maranhão

On August 6, 2002, the Court of Justice of Maranhão rendered a decision in favor of Amazônia. Accordingly, the judicial deposits were released in January 2003 and the provision was reversed in 2002. Despite the issuance, by the Court of Justice of the State of Maranhão, of the res judicata certificate, the Office of the Attorney General of the State Treasury filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court and with the Superior Court of Justice, which remanded the case to the Court of Justice of Maranhão for a new judgment. Amazônia filed a motion for clarification, which was denied by the Superior Court of Justice. On May 03, 2007, the process returned to new trial by the Maranhão’s Court of Justice.

On June 30, 2008 the provision for this obligation totaled R$23,135 (March 31, 2008 – R$23,648), without the corresponding judicial deposits.

Despite the opinion of the legal counsel of Amazônia that the chances of loss in this proceeding are possible, the Management keeps a provision for the amounts being discussed because it understands this is a legal obligation, under the terms of Resolution CVM Nº 489/2005.

ii. Telecommunications Inspection Fee - FISTEL

Amazônia filed a writ of mandamus questioning the responsibility for the payment of inspection fees on mobile stations, which are not owned by Amazônia, and started to accrual and deposit in court the amounts related to the Operating Inspection Fee (TFF) and the Installation Inspection Fee (TFI).

In the understanding of Management of Amazônia and its legal advisors, the chances of loss in these processes are possible. However, for being a legal obligation under the terms of the Resolution CVM Nº 489/2005, Amazônia recorded a provision for this obligation. The provision recorded on June 30, 2008 was R$116,633 (March 31, 2008 - R$116,245), with corresponding court deposits in the same amount.

iii. Fund for Universalization of Telecommunication Services - FUST

Based on Article 6 of Law 9998/2000, which instituted the FUST, Amazônia does not include in the calculation base for the contribution the revenues obtained by providers of telecommunication services on account of remuneration for interconnection and for the use of its network resources.

On December 15, 2005 the ANATEL’s Management Board approved Compendium 7, which determines the inclusion of the mentioned revenues in the calculation base for FUST, with application retroactive to January 2001.

In the understanding of Management and of its legal counsel, the ANATEL Compendium 7 violates the principles of Law 9998/2000, as well as certain constitutional provisions. On January 2006 the mobile carriers filed a Writ of Mandamus with the purpose of protecting their legitimate rights of continuing to pay FUST without any broadening of the calculation base not provided by law.

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On November 16, 2006 Amazônia received 48 Assessment Notices related to FUST on the revenues from interconnection in 2001. On November 17, 2006, it received another 36 Assessment Notices that were duplicates of those received on November 16. The Notices total R$7,633. The pertinent Administrative Appeals were filed on December 14, 2006. On September 03, 2007 Amazônia received 12 additional Assessment Notices in the amount of R$1,069 related to FUST on the revenues from interconnection of 2002, being that the appeals to the assessments will be filed by the law firm retained.

Corroborating the above understanding, on March 5, 2007, The Honorable Federal Judge of the 3rd Lower Court of the Federal District judged the action in favor of Amazônia, permitting calculation and payment of the FUST contribution on the total amount of the gross operating revenue deriving from rendering of telecommunication services, without inclusion of the amounts for transfer of interconnection charges. ANATEL filed interlocutory appeal in Court which is still pending judgment.

On December 21, 2007, Amazônia received 36 more Assessment Notices in the amount of R$2,624 referring to FUST on interconnection revenues of the year 2002, being that appeals have already bee filed by the law firm retained.
Therefore, the FUST obligation on interconnection revenues has been suspended.

Additionally, In the understanding of Management and of its legal counsel, the chances of success in these proceedings are possible, both in the administrative and in the legal levels.

Therefore, no provision for this contingency has been recorded. On June 30, 2008 the total amount involved was R$12,040 (March 31, 2008 – R$11,951).

iv. Fund for Telecommunications Technological Development - FUNTTEL

Based on the provisions of Law 10,052/2000 and Decree . 3,737/2001, which instituted FUNTELL, Amazônia does not include in the calculation of its contribution, the revenues obtained by providers of telecommunication services on account of remuneration for interconnection and for the use of its network resources.

The Ministry of Communications took advantage of the interpretation given by ANATEL in publishing the Compendium 07/2005 to also assess and collect the FUNTELL on revenues from interconnection, however, without any regulation that authorizes this collection.

This way, on December 11, 2006 Amazônia received 04 Assessment Notices from the Ministry of Communications related to the FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues in 2001, amounting to R$ 2,100. The legal advisors has filed administrative appeal which is still pending judgment.

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In the understanding of Management and its legal advisors, the interpretation of the Ministry of Communications is against the provisions of Law . 10,052/2000 and Decree 3,737/2001, in addition to several constitutional provisions.

On October 11, 2007 Amazônia filed, together with the other cellular carriers, an Interlocutory Injunction to question the collection of FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues.

On November 12, 2007 the preliminary decision favorable was given by the Judge of the 4th Federal Court allowing Amazônia to calculate and pay the contribution to the FUNTTEL on the total amount of its gross operating revenue from telecommunications services, without the inclusion of the amounts of the interconnection transfers.

Therefore, in function of the preliminary decision, the requirement to collect FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues has been suspended.

On November 29, 2007, Amazônia received 01 Assessment Notice from the Ministry of Communications referring to the FUNTELL (year 2002) on interconnection revenues, the amount of R$750. The legal advisors has presented the administrative appeal which is still pending judgment.

Additionally, In the understanding of Management and of its legal advisors, the chances of success in these proceedings, both in the administrative and judicial levels, are possible.

Thus, no provision was recorded for this contingency. On June 30, 2008, the total amount involved was R$6,961 (March 31, 2008 - R$6,963).

v. Other tax contingencies

Amazônia is party to other tax proceedings for which a provision of R$1,636 on June 30, 2008 (March 31, 2008 – R$1,866). The corresponding judicial deposits amounted to R$140 on June 30, 2008 (R$140 on March 31, 2008). Management, based on the opinion of its legal advisors, understands that the provision recorded is sufficient to cover losses that might result from these proceedings.

(b) Civil and labor contingencies

Amazônia is party to certain labor and civil proceedings. Civil contingencies refer mainly, in their majority, to proceedings underway in Civil Special Courts and Civil Courts, of consumer nature, filed by customers (legal entities and individuals). Labor contingencies to proceedings filed by former Amazônia’s call center employees, which has been extinguished. Management, based on the opinion of its legal advisors understands that the provision recorded of R$4,995 (March 31, 2008 – R$4,942) is sufficient to cover losses that might result from these proceedings.

(c) Possible and remote tax contingencies not provisioned

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Amazônia has tax claims involving risks of loss classified by management and its legal advisors as possible or remote amounting to R$32,477 and R$1,080 (March 31, 2008 – R$37,651 and R$1,091), respectively, for which no provision for contingencies has been recorded.

16 Shareholders’ Equity

(a) Paid-in capital stock

On June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, paid-in capital stock was R$84,851 and was represented by 6,702 thousand shares (March 31, 2008 – 6,702 thousand), of which 2,493 thousand are common (March 31, 2008 – 2,493 thousand) and 4,209 thousand are preferred (March 31, 2008 – 4,209 thousand), all nominative non-par shares. The Company’s authorized capital is 700,000,000 thousand shares.

On December 19, 2002, taking into account the new wording of Article 17 of Law 6,404/76, as per amendments introduced by Law 10,303/01, the Shareholders General Meeting approved amendments in the rules of payment of dividends of the TNCP’s preferred shares, without voting rights, and with priority in capital reimbursement, without premium, and the payment of the minimum, non-cumulative dividends, according to the criteria below, alternatively, considering that which represents the highest amount:

I – 6% (six per cent) p.y. over the amount resulting from the division of the subscribed capital by the total number of TNCP’s shares; or

II - right to receive the minimum mandatory dividend, according to the following criteria:

a) priority to receive minimum, non-cumulative dividends corresponding to 3% of the shareholders’ equity; and

b) right to receive profit distributions under equal conditions with common shares, after these are assured dividends equal to the minimum priority dividend established in conformity with item “a”.

Preferred shares will acquire voting right should TNCP fails to pay minimum dividends for 3 (three) consecutive years.

(b) Reverse Share Split

In the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on July 12, 2007 the reverse share split of the shares representing the TNCP’s capital stock was approved. The shares will be grouped in the proportion of 50,000 (fifty thousand) existing shares to 01 (one) share of the respective type.

In Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on October 29, 2007, the change of the capital stock composition of the TNCP’s capital stock, in function of the above mentioned reverse share split was approved. Since then, TNCP’s capital stock started to be comprised by 2,492,476 common shares and 4,209,206 preferred shares.

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On October, 2007 TNCP carried out auctions for the sale of 156,221 common shares and 124,977 preferred shares related to the fractions resulting from the reverse share split. The amount of sale, net of brokerage, fees and income tax, reached R$70.3660 per common share and R$25.3733 per preferred share. The amounts mentioned were made available to the respective shareholders as of October 26, 2007.

The amounts already made available to the shareholders, but not yet claimed, in the amount of R$13,892 (holding) on June 30, 2008 (March 31, 2008 – R$13,947) are recorded in current liabilities as “Reverse Share Split”.

The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on July 04 and October 29, 2007 approved the reverse share split and the change of the shareholders’ composition of Amazônia’s capital stock. On October, 2007, the process for alienation of the fractions resulting from the reverse share split was started by the Bovespa. On June 30, 2008, the process was not completed. After the completion of the auctions, Amazônia will make available the proceeds to the respective shareholders.

(c) Dividends

The shareholders are assured a minimum dividend of 25% on the adjusted net income for each year, in accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law and the by-Laws, being increased up to the amount necessary for payment of the priority minimum dividend on the preferred shares.

The General Extraordinary Meeting held on March 28, 2008, approved the payment of dividends in the amount of R$3,198 related to the minimum mandatory dividend of 6% on the capital stock pursuant Art. 11, I, of the By-Laws, which payment started on April 14, 2008.

17 Insurance Coverage

On June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, Amazônia had insurance coverage against fire and sundry risks for inventories, leased assets, property, plant and equipment and loss of profits, in amounts contracted based on the evaluation of management, considering the risks and amounts involved (operating risks policy).

On June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, the amounts at risk insured were approximately the following:

    Consolidated 
   
    06.30.08    03.31.08 
     
Inventories    14,373    14,373 
Leased assets and property and equipment    564,766    567,192 
Loss of profit    248,482    248,482 
     
    827,621    830,047 
     

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Additionally, Amazônia has insurance for general civil liability and for national transportation.

18 Stock-based compensation plan

On October 5, 2000, the Board of Directors of the TNCP approved two long-term incentive plans, described as below:

(a) Plan A – This plan covered the key executives who were granted preferred or common shares of the TNCP. The bonuses will be earned and shares would be issued only to the extent that the TNCP achieve its performance goals determined by the Board of Directors during a five-year performance period. On June 30, 2008, all the options granted were expired.

(b) Plan B – This plan covers some of TNCP and Amazônia’s key-executives and other employees. Options granted in such plan refer to preferred shares of TNCP exercised at the market price at the time they are granted. The option exercise is 20% during the second year, 60% during the third year and 100% during the fourth year, and they could be exercised up to October, 2007. The options expired in October 2007 with no exercise performed by the executives.

The Board of Directors of Amazônia and the TNCP, at meetings held on December 29 and 30, 2003, respectively, approved changes to plan B, introducing new grants.

The plan continues to cover some of the Amazônia’s key-executives and the new stock options granted remain related to the preferred shares of the TNCP. However, these new options have an exercise price corresponding to the market price at the time they are granted, with a discount of 20%. The right to option exercise is 40% as from January 2004, 70% as from January 2005, and 100% as from January 2006. These options may be exercised until January 2008. The options expired on January, 2008 without being exercised by the executives.

19 Financial Instruments (consolidated)

TNCP and Amazônia participate in transactions involving financial instruments in order to reduce the exposure to interest and currency risks. Management of these risks is conducted by definition of strategies and determination of limits of exposure.

(a) Foreign exchange rate and interest rate risk

Foreign exchange rate and interest rate risks relate to the possibility of the TNCP and Amazônia incurring losses arising from exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations, increasing its debt balance for loans and financing obtained in the market and corresponding interest expenses. In order to reduce such risks, TNCP carries out hedging transactions, through currency and interest rate swap contracts.

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On June 30, 2008, the restated amount of swap contracts totaled R$133,073 (March 31, 2008 – R$149,393). The contracts mature between September, 2008 and January, 2009.

Gains and losses in operations arise from differences in variations of contracted indicators against reference indexes and are accounted for on the accrual basis under interest income or expenses. In the first semester of 2008, net losses on swap operations amounted to R$22,122 (First semester, 2007 - R$26,514). In the same period the gain with foreign exchange variation, mainly related to the foreign denominated debt, totaled R$15,271 (First semester, 2007 – R$22,212).

On June 30, 2008, the net amount payable relating to swap contracts amounted to R$65,450, classified as current liabilities (March 31, 2008 – R$51,561).

On June 30, 2008, TNCP and Amazônia had loans and financing in the amount of R$131,939 (March 31, 2008 - R$149,885) denominated in foreign currency, of which 100% (March 31, 2008 – 100%) were covered by hedge operations.

(b) Credit risk

Credit risk associated with accounts receivable arises from telecommunications services billed and to be billed, resale of handsets and distribution of prepaid cards. Amazônia continuously monitors credit granted to its customers and the delinquency level.

Customer access to telecommunications services is blocked when a 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. Amazônia maintains credit limits for handset resellers and prepaid card distributors which are defined based on potential sales, risk history, payment promptness and delinquency levels. On June 30, 2008, Amazônia had provision to cover eventual losses on accounts receivable amounted to R$45,624 (March 31, 2008 – R$44,597) – (Note 6).

Transactions with financial institutions (financial investments and swap contracts) are distributed among prime financial institutions, minimizing the credit risk and avoiding concentration.

There is no concentration of funds available that have not been mentioned above, which could, if suddenly eliminated, severely impact TNCP and Amazônia operations.

(c) Market value of financial instruments

The market values of the financial assets and liabilities are determined based on available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could cause a different effect on the estimated market values.

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The accounting balances of financial investments on June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008 are equivalent to market values, as they are recorded at realization value. The market values of loans and financing and of swap operations were calculated according to the present value of these financial instruments, considering the interest rate practiced by the market for operations of similar nature, term and risk, as shown below:

            Consolidated 
   
        06.30.08        03.31.08 
     
    Book    Market    Book    Market 
    value    value    value    value 
         
 
Financial investments    30,369    30,369    2,945    2,945 
Short Term Investments    3,893    3,893    24,961    24,961 
Accounts payable – hedge operations    65,450    63,749    51,561    50,005 
Loans and financing    131,939    133,628    149,885    152,213 

The hedge operations are recognized on a monthly basis in the income statement, considering the yield curve (Note 19 (a)).

20 Special Purpose Entities (EPE)

TNCP, together with its Subsidiary, Amazônia invests in an Investment Fund in Quotas of Investment Funds - FIC (exclusive), managed by Banco Itaú S.A., which, in turn, invests in quotas of exclusive Financial Investment Funds.

The main information on Investment Fund in Quotas of Investment Funds – FIC (exclusive), is summarized as below:

    Holding    Consolidated 
     
    06.30.08    03.31.08    06.30.08    03.31.08 
         
Consolidated Portfolio                 
National Treasury Bonds – LTN    70,327    299,995    70,327    299,995 
Financial Treasury Bonds – LFT    125,818    179,585    125,818    179,585 
Notes of National Treasury – NTN    11,465    9,626    11,465    9,626 
Private Risk – CDB / Others    27,027    403,614    27,027    403,614 
Committed/Over/Cash Dep. Transactions    43,877    71,282    43,877    71,282 
Liabilities    44    (57)   44    (57)
         
    278,558    964,045    278,558    964,045 
         
% share at the end of the quarter    1.07%    1.47%    1.22%    2.59% 
Participation amount    2,975    14,164    3,413    24,961 
 
    Holding    Consolidated 
     
    06.30.08    06.30.07    06.30.08    06.30.07 
         
 
FIC result – in the periods    38,065    16,691    38,065    16,691 
Share in FIC result    490    55    1,291    55 

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For information purposes, the proportional consolidated balance of the short term investments considering the nature of the investments in exclusive funds, is presented in Note 5.

21 Other Information

(a) Proceeding referring to the General Law of Telecommunications

In June 2005, the TNCP and its Subsidiary filed a judicial action against Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil - PREVI and Banco do Brasil S.A., for understanding, the claimants, that the defendants are part of the controlling group (through indirect interest) both of the TNCP and its competitor at that time Oi. The action aimed to prevent the defendants from exercising their voting rights in the TNCP and its control chain until the matter concerning the cross shareholding is resolved.

On October 16, 2006, after the taking over of its new Board, the Company presented petition in the records of the action described above, through which it waived the rights on which the referred demand was based. On June 27, 2007, the process was extinguished upon judicial confirmation of the waiver. The abatement of the action will be concluded after final decision.

(b) Communication to the banks about the transfer of shareholding control

On March 13 and 14, 2008, TNCP and Amazônia communicated to the financial institutions with which they have loans, swap contracts and foreign exchange contracts in force about the transfer of the shareholding control effective on April 3, 2008, where TMAR acquired Vivo’s controlling shares (as detailed in Note 1). In the same communication, it was requested to these institutions the maintenance of terms and conditions agreed upon when the companies’ control belonged to Telpart. These correspondences were replied by the banks, being maintained the requested conditions.

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08.01 - COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER 
 

See – “Comments on the Company’s Consolidated Performance”

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06.01 – CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (in thousands of Reais)

1 – CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 06/30/2008  4 – 03/31/2008 
Total Assets  493,036  509,739 
1.01  Current Assets  165,104  160,297 
1.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  43,116  28,878 
1.01.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  39,223  3,917 
1.01.01.02  Short Term Investments  3,893  24,961 
1.01.02  Credits  95,398  101,586 
1.01.02.01  Customers  70,346  74,974 
1.01.02.02  Miscellaneous Credits  25,052  26,612 
1.01.02.02.01  Income Tax and Social Contribution Recoverable  1,537  967 
1.01.02.02.02  PIS/COFINS Recoverable – Law 9718/98  17,162  14,872 
1.01.02.02.03  Other Taxes Recoverable  6,353  10,773 
1.01.03  Inventories  13,248  11,216 
1.01.04  Others  13,342  18,617 
1.02  Non-current Assets  327,932  349,442 
1.02.01  Long Term Receivables  93,335  94,971 
1.02.01.01  Miscellaneous Credits  87,966  88,422 
1.02.01.01.01  Deferred Income Tax  82,131  82,131 
1.02.01.01.02  ICMS Recoverable  3,108  3,602 
1.02.01.01.03  Income Tax and Social Contribution Recoverable  1,176  1,156 
1.02.01.01.04  PIS and COFINS Recoverable – Law 9718/98  1,551  1,533 
1.02.01.01.05  Other Taxes Recoverable 
1.02.01.02  Credits with Related Parties 
1.02.01.02.01  Affiliates 
1.02.01.02.02  Subsidiaries 
1.02.01.02.03  Other Related Parties 
1.02.01.03  Others  5,369  6,549 
1.02.02  Permanent Assets  234,597  254,471 
1.02.02.01  Investments  77  77 
1.02.02.01.01  In Affiliates 
1.02.02.01.02  In Affiliates/Goodwill 
1.02.02.01.03  In Subsidiaries 
1.02.02.01.04  In Subsidiaries/Goodwill 
1.02.02.01.05  Other Investments  77  77 
1.02.02.02  Property, Plant and Equipment  199,285  216,835 
1.02.02.03  Intangible  33,050  35,246 
1.02.02.04  Deferred Charges  2,185  2,313 

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06.02 – CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (in thousands of Reais)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 06/30/2008  4 – 03/31/2008 
Total Liabilities  493,036  509,739 
2.01  Current Liabilities  321,520  312,518 
2.01.01  Loans and Financing  131,939  149,885 
2.01.02  Debentures 
2.01.03  Suppliers  65,591  74,165 
2.01.04  Taxes, Charges and Contributions  1,162  303 
2.01.05  Dividends Payable  106  3,297 
2.01.06  Provisions  8,111  5,330 
2.01.07  Debts with Related Parties 
2.01.08  Other  114,611  79,538 
2.01.08.01  Accounts Payable – Hedging Operations  65,450  51,561 
2.01.08.02  Reverse Share Split  14,893  14,970 
2.01.08.03  Concession Contracts Payable  3,491  3,279 
2.01.08.04  Other Liabilities  30,777  9,728 
2.02  Non-current Liabilities  46,579  72,293 
2.02.01  Long Term Liabilities  46,579  72,293 
2.02.01.01  Loans and Financing 
2.02.01.02  Debentures 
2.02.01.03  Provisions  29,626  30,316 
2.02.01.04  Debts with Related Parties  23,396 
2.02.01.05  Advance for Future Capital Increase 
2.02.01.06  Others  16,953  18,581 
2.02.01.06.01  Accounts Payable – Hedging Operations 
2.02.01.06.02  Pension Plan – CVM 371  2,250  2,250 
2.02.01.06.03  Concession Contracts Payable  11,311  13,117 
2.02.01.06.04  Other Liabilities  3,392  3,214 
2.02.02  Deferred Income 
2.03  Minority Interests  33,117  33,090 
2.04  Shareholders’ Equity  91,820  91,838 
2.04.01  Paid-in Capital  84,851  84,851 
2.04.02  Capital Reserves 
2.04.03  Revaluation Reserves 
2.04.03.01  Own Assets 
2.04.03.02  Subsidiaries/Affiliates 
2.04.04  Profit Reserves  160  160 
2.04.04.01  Legal  160  160 
2.04.04.02  Statutory 
2.04.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.04.04.04  Realizable Profits 
2.04.04.05  Profit Retention 
2.04.04.06  Special for Non-Distributed Dividends 
2.04.04.07  Other Profit Reserves 
2.04.05  Retained Earnings/Accumulated Losses  6,809  6,827 
2.04.06  Advance for Future Capital Increase 

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07.01 - STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of Reais)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 04/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
4 - 01/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
5 – 04/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
6 – 01/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
3.01  Gross Revenue from Sales and/or Services  324,250  600,454  196,724  398,298 
3.02  Gross Revenue Deductions  (197,951) (360,034) (76,969) (163,104)
3.03  Net Revenue from Sales and/or Services  126,299  240,420  119,755  235,194 
3.04  Cost of Goods and/or Services Sold  (82,581) (156,039) (78,416) (155,931)
3.05  Gross Profit  43,718  84,381  41,339  79,263 
3.06  Operating Expenses/Revenue  (39,964) (75,332) (48,029) (93,295)
3.06.01  Selling  (23,507) (50,628) (27,729) (54,229)
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (10,859) (25,688) (11,811) (23,015)
3.06.03  Financial  (5,598) (11,827) (8,489) (16,051)
3.06.03.01  Financial Income  2,738  4,727  2,192  5,000 
3.06.03.02  Financial Expenses  (8,336) (16,554) (10,681) (21,051)
3.06.04  Other Operating Revenues  12,811 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses 
3.06.06  Equity in Subsidiary and Affiliated Companies 
3.07  Operating Income  3,754  9,049  (6,690) (14,032)
3.08  Non-Operating Income  56  46  32 
3.08.01  Revenues  12  128  68  86 
3.08.02  Expenses  (5) (72) (22) (54)
3.09  Income Before Taxes/Profit Sharing  3,761  9,105  (6,644) (14,000)
3.10  Provision for Income Tax and Social Contribution  (3,752) (4,066)
3.11  Deferred Income Tax 
3.12  Profit Sharing/Statutory Contributions  581  581 
3.12.01  Employee Profit Sharing  581  581 
3.12.02  Subsidiary’s Equity Variation not from Results 
3.12.03  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity  581  581 

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03.01 – CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of Reais)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 04/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
4 – 01/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
5 – 04/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
6 – 01/01/2007 to 
06/ 30/2007 
  Contributions 
  Reversal of Interests on Shareholders’ Equity 
  Minority Interest  (27) (1,348) 1,388  3,151 
3.15  Net Income/Loss for the Period  (18) 3,691  (4,675) (10,268)
  NUMBER OF SHARES, EX-TREASURY (in thousands Reais) 6,702  6,702  335,084,155  335,084,155 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE (Reais)   0.55073     
  LOSS PER SHARE (Reais) (0.00269)   (0.00001) (0.00003)

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Scope 
 

The present performance report includes the accounts of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. for the period of 04/01/08 to 06/30/08 comparative to the preceding quarters and the same period of last year. The summations presented are subject to rounding differences.

Statement of income 
 

The comments on economic and financial performance are based on the model statement of income shown below: (non accounting figures not reviewed by the independent accountants).

        (R$ thousand)
 
Consolidated Income Statements    2Q07    1Q08    2Q08 
 
         Service Revenues - GROSS    185,995    272,706    320,773 
         Equipment Revenues - GROSS    10,729    3,498    3,477 
 
   Total Revenues - GROSS    196,724    276,204    324,250 
 
         Service Revenues - NET    112,570    111,679    123,741 
         Equipment Revenues - NET    7,185    2,442    2,558 
 
   Total Revenues - NET    119,755    114,121    126,299 
 
         Costs & Operating Expenses             
               Cost of Services    47,083    47,419    55,668 
               Cost of Equipment    8,737    4,549    4,812 
               Selling & Marketing Expenses    24,535    22,074    17,825 
               Bad Debts Expenses    2,637    4,414    5,058 
               General & Administrative Expenses    9,655    11,918    8,572 
               Other operating expense (income)   (1,765)   (14,209)   (2,097)
 
   EBITDA    28,873    37,956    36,461 
 
         Margin %    25.6%    34.0%    29.5% 
         Depreciation & Amortization    27,074    26,432    27,109 
 
   EBIT    1,799    11,524    9,352 
 
         Interest Expense    24,297    10,440    21,653 
         Interest Income    (2,192)   (1,989)   (2,738)
         Non Operational Incomes (Expenses)   (14,243)   (2,271)   (13,324)
 
   Earning before Income and Minority Interests    (6,063)   5,344    3,761 
 
         Income Taxes      314    3,752 
         Minority Interests    (1,388)   1,321    27 
 
   Net Income (loss)   (4,675)   3,709    (18)
 
         Margin %    -4.2%    3.3%    0.0% 
   Number of shares (thousand)   335,084,155,357    6,701,682    6,701,682 
   Earnings per share (R$) *    (0.014)   0.553    (0.003)
 
* 2Q07 - earnings per thousand shares 

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Operating performance:

Client base (not reviewed by the independent accountants)
 

The clients base closed the quarter with 1,474 thousand subscribers, 4.9% up quarter-on-quarter and 14.1% up year-on-year. The prepaid segment reached 1,275 thousand clients in the 2Q08, 6.6% and 18.0% up on the 1Q08 and 2Q07 respectively, representing 87% of the total client base. The postpaid segment ended the quarter with 199 thousand clients, 4.7% and 5.9% down on the 1Q08 and 2Q07 respectively, representing 13% of the total client base.
Market share was estimated at 18.3% in the 2Q08, compared to 18.8% in the previous quarter and 21.9% in the 2Q07. Our share in 2Q08 gross additions was estimated at 17.3%, 4.0 p.p. and 6.7 p.p. down on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, respectively.

Churn Rate (not reviewed by the independent accountants)
 

Blended annualized churn rate fell significantly to 41.2%, versus 65.3% in the 1Q08 and 42.7% in the 2Q07. This performance was a result of the annualized churn rate in the prepaid segment, down by 29.4 p.p. on the 1Q08 and 2.7 p.p. on the 2Q07, associated with changes in the criteria related to definitions made by the Company’s controlling entity into Oi.

Operating Revenue 
 

Total net revenue reached R$126.3 million in the quarter, 10.7% and 5.5% up on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, respectively, due to higher service revenues.

Net service revenue moved up by 9.9% year-on-year due to higher outgoing traffic and interconnection revenue. The 10.8% quarter-on-quarter growth was associated with seasonal factors and higher interconnection revenue.

Consolidated ARPU (Average Revenue per User) totaled R$29.0 versus the R$26.0 recorded in the 1Q08 due to campaigns to incentive use.

Operating costs and expenses 
 

Cost of services totaled R$55.7 million in the 2Q08, 17.4% and 18.2% up on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, respectively, due to higher interconnection costs resulting from the growth in outgoing traffic.

Selling and marketing expenses reached R$17.8 million in the quarter, down by 19.2% and 27.3% on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, mainly due to synergies with OI.

General and administrative expenses came to R$8.6 million in the quarter, 28.1% down quarter-on-quarter due to lower expenses with advisory services, and 11.2% (-R$1.1 million) down year-on-year due to lower personnel and advisory service expenses.

Bad debt provisions amounted to R$5.1 million in the 2Q08, versus R$4.4 million in the 1Q08 and R$2.4 million up on the 2Q07, due to the increase in provisions of loss of interconnection amounts.

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Subscriber acquistion cost reached R$92 in the quarter, down by 2.2% on the R$94 recorded in the previous quarter due to lower selling and marketing expenses. On a year-on-year basis, subscriber acquisition cost fell by R$49 as a result of lower selling and marketing expenses and higher gross activation volume.

EBITDA (not reviewed by the independent accountants)
 

EBITDA totaled R$36.5 million in the 2Q08, 3.9% down quarter-on-quarter and 26.3% higher year-on-year. The EBITDA margin reached 29.5% of the total net revenues in the quarter, up by 3.9 p.p. over the same period last year although 4.5 p.p. lower compared to the 1Q08. It is worth noting that in the 1Q08 EBITDA was positively impacted by the reversal of ICMS tax provisions in the state of Pará in the amount of R$12.0 million.

Depreciation and Amortization 
 

In the 2Q08, depreciation and amortization expenses totaled R$27.1 million, virtually flat compared to the 1Q08 and 2Q07.

Financial Expenses, net 
 

Table 1 – Financial Performance

    R$ million 
   
    2Q07    1Q08    2Q08 
       
   Financial Expenses (a)   (24,3)   (10,4)   (21,7)
   Financial Revenues(b)   2,2    2,0    2,7 
   Gain (Loss) from Exchange Variation (c)   14,2    2,2    13,3 
   Net Financial Income (Expenses)   (7,9)   (6,2)   (5,7)
 
Note: a) Financial Expenses: include expenses related to debt, loss in hedge operations (if any), and taxes on financial operations; b) Financial Revenues: include results of cash investments and gains from hedge operations (if any); and, c) Gain (Loss) from Exchange Variation: reflects almost exclusively the currency appreciation/weakening and the interest on debt denominated in foreign currency. 

Net Result 
 

Net loss totaled R$ 18.0 thousand in the 2Q08, significantly below the R$ 4.7 million loss recorded in the same period in 2007. When compared to the 1Q08, the result fell by 100.5% . It is worth mentioning that the net income recorded in the previous quarter was positively impacted by the reversal of ICMS tax provisions in the amount of R$12 million.

Indebtedness 
 

At the end of 2Q08, total debt was R$131.9 million, 100% of it denominated in US dollars and fully hedged.

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The Company’s net debt totaled R$154.3 million in the 2Q08. Although gross debt was partially offset by available cash of R$43.1 million, it was impacted by accounts payable from hedge operations of R$65.5 million.

Investments 
 

During the second quarter of 2008, Amazônia Celular made investments of R$7.2 million. These investments were broken down as follows:

Table 2 – Breakdown of Investments

 
CAPEX (R$ million)   2Q07    1Q08    2Q08 
       
Network    (3,2)   1,0    2,3 
Technology/IT    0,1    2,0    3,2 
Others    0,6    1,3    1,7 

TOTAL 

  (2,5)   4,3    7,2 
 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are not statements of historical fact, and reflect the beliefs and expectations of Company's management. The words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects" and "targets" and similar words are intended to identify these statements, which necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the actual results of operations of Company may be different from Company's current expectations, and the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Company does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments.

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OPERATING INDICATORS
(not reviewed by the independent accountants)

        (R$ thousand)
 
Operational Data   2Q07    1Q08    2Q08 
 
         Licensed Pops (in millions)   17.6    18.0    18.8 
 
   Clients   1,291,482    1,405,149    1,473,734 
 
         Postpaid    211,077    208,453    198,572 
         Prepaid    1,080,405    1,196,696    1,275,162 
 
   Market Share   21.9%    18.8%    18.3% 
 
   Traffic            
 
         Total Outgoing Traffic (Million of Minutes)   153.3    231.2    263.1 
         Total Incoming Traffic (Million of Minutes)   139.7    126.9    151.8 
 
   Churn - Annualized Rate   42.7%    65.3%    41.2% 
 
         Psstpaid   26.7%    23.9%    28.9% 
         Prepaid   46.0%    72.7%    43.3% 
             
   Other Information            
             
         Acquisition / Retention Costs            
         Costs of Acquisition (R$)   141.2    93.5    92.4 
         Retention Costs   13,069.3    12,231.6    11,389.7 
     Universalization            
         Number of locations served   213    213    213 
         Number of cell sites   692    704    705 
         Number of switches   14    18    18 
     Headcount   359    400    357 
   Number of switches   14    18    18 

 

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09.01 INTEREST IN CONTROLLED AND/OR RELATED COMPANIES

           
1 - Item:    2 - Company name of  the    3 - CNPJ:    4 - Classification:    5 - % interest in the    6 - % stockholders' 
01    controlled/related company:    02.340.278/0001-33    open controlled    capital of the    equity of the investor: 
    AMAZÔNIA CELULAR S.A.        company    invested company:    107.85 
                74.96     
           
7 - Company type:    8 - Number of shares held in the current quarter    9 - Number of shares held in the previous 
commercial, industrial and other companies    (thousand):        quarter (thousand):     
        4.413        4.413     
     

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11.01 – PURCHASE ORDERS/CONTRACTS SIGNED

 
Company    (R$ Thousand)
 
1 – Balance of Purchase Orders/Contracts Signed at the End of Current Quarter    24 
 
2 – Balance of Purchase Orders/Contracts Signed at the End of Same Quarter Last Year    96 
 

 
Consolidated 
 
(R$ Thousand)
 
1 – Balance of Purchase Orders/Contracts Signed at the End of Current Quarter    6,137 
 
2 – Balance of Purchase Orders/Contracts Signed at the End of Same Quarter Last Year    14,964 
 

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12.01  COMMENTS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF CORPORATE PROJECTIONS 
 

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15.01  INVESTMENT PROJECTS 
 

In the quarter, Amazônia Celular carried out investments in the amount of R$7.2 million. In the table below, the Company shows the break-down of these investments:

 
Capex (R$ million)   2Q07    1Q08    2Q0B 
 
Network    (3,2)   1,0    2,3 
 
Information    0,1    2,0    3,2 
technology/systems             
 
Others    0,6    1,3    1,7 
 
Total    (2,5)   4,3    7,2 
 

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17.01  REPORT OF THE LIMITED REVIEW - UNQUALIFIED 
 

(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.
Belo Horizonte - MG

1. We have reviewed the accounting information included in the Quarterly Information (company and consolidated) of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (“Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 consisting of the balance sheet, the related statement of operations, the performance report, and the related notes , all prepared under the responsibility of the Company’s management. 

2. Our review was conducted in accordance with specific standards established by the Brazilian Institute of Independent Auditors (IBRACON), together with the Brazilian Federal Accounting Council (CFC), and consisted principally of: (a) inquiries of and discussions with certain officials of the Company who have responsibility for accounting, financial and operating matters about the criteria adopted in the preparation of the Quarterly Information; and (b) review of the information and subsequent events that had or might have had material effects on the financial position and results of operations of the Company. 

3. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the aforementioned accounting information included in the Quarterly Information referred in the paragraph 1 for them to be in conformity with the standards established by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), specifically applicable to the preparation of Quarterly Information, including CVM Instruction No. 469/08. 

4. As mentioned in note 2, on December 28, 2007, Law No. 11,638 was enacted and it is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2008. This Law altered, revoked and added new provisions to Law No. 6,404/76 (Brazilian Corporate Law) and introduced changes in Brazilian accounting practices. Although this Law has already become effective, certain changes introduced by it are subject to regulation by regulatory agencies before being applied by companies. Accordingly, during this transition phase, CVM, through Instruction No. 469/08, has permitted companies not to apply all the provisions of Law No. 11,638/07 in the preparation of the Quarterly Information. Thus, the accounting information included in the Quarterly Information for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 have been prepared in conformity with specific instructions of the CVM and do not include all changes in accounting practices introduced by Law No. 11,638/07. 

5. As mentioned in note 4 (b), Management has plans for a corporate restructuring aimed at simplifying the Company`s and its subsidiary`s structures. The implementation of said corporate restructuring and its potential accounting effects will depend on the result of the Tender Offers mentioned in note 1 (d). 

6. The accompanying Quarterly Information has been translated into English for the convenience of readers outside Brazil. 


Belo Horizonte, July 29, 2008

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU    Paulo R. Marques Garrucho 
Auditores Independentes    Engagement Partner 

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03.01 - STATEMENT OF INCOME (in thousands of Reais)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 04/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
4 – 01/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
5 – 04/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
6 – 01/01/2007 to 
06/ 30/2007 
3.01  Gross Revenue from Sales and/or Services  324,250  600,454  196,724  398,298 
3.02  Gross Revenue Deductions  (197,951) (360,034) (76,969) (163,104)
3.03  Net Revenue from Sales and/or Services  126,299  240,420  119,755  235,194 
3.04  Cost of Goods and/or Services Sold  (82,581) (156,039) (78,416) (155,931)
3.05  Gross Profit  43,718  84,381  41,339  79,263 
3.06  Operating Expenses/Revenue  (39,866) (74,987) (47,511) (92,462)
3.06.01  Selling  (23,507) (50,628) (27,729) (54,229)
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (10,684) (24,999) (11,504) (22,510)
3.06.03  Financial  (5,675) (12,171) (8,278) (15,723)
3.06.03.01  Financial Income  2,645  4,142  2,118  4,786 
3.06.03.02  Financial Expenses  (8,320) (16,313) (10,396) (20,509)
3.06.04  Other Operating Revenues  12,811 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses 
3.06.06  Equity Accounting Result 
3.07  Operating loss  3,852  9,394  (6,172) (13,199)
3.08  Non-Operating Income (loss) 56  46  32 
3.08.01  Revenues  12  128  68  86 
3.08.02  Expenses  (5) (72) (22) (54)
3.09  Income Before Taxes/Profit Sharing  3,859  9,450  (6,126) (13,167)
3.10  Provision for Income Tax and Social Contribution  (3,752) (4,066)
3.11  Deferred Income Tax 
3.12  Profit Sharing/Statutory Contributions 
3.12.01  Employee Profit Sharing 
3.12.02  Contributions 

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3.13  Reversal of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity 
3.15  Net Income/Loss for the Period  107  5,384  (6,126) (13,167)
1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 04/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
4 – 01/01/2008 to 
06/30/2008 
5 – 04/01/2007 to 
06/30/2007 
6 – 01/01/2007 to 
06/ 30/2007 
  No. SHARES, EX-TREASURY (in thousands) 5,888  5,888  14,720,245  14,720,245 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE (in Reais) 0.01817  0.91440     
  LOSS PER SHARE (in Reais)     (0.00042) (0.00089)

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Scope 
 

The present performance report includes the accounts of Amazônia Celular S.A. for the period of 04/01/08 to 06/30/08 comparative to the preceding quarters and the same period of previous year. Sums are subject to rounding differences.

Statement of income 
 

The comments on economic and financial performance are based on the model statement of income shown below: (non accounting figures not reviewed by independent accountants).

       
Income Statements    2T07    1T08    2T08 
       
Services Revenues    185.995    272.706    320.773 
Equipment Revenues    10.729    3.498    3.477 
       
Total Revenues    196.724    276.204    324.250 
Revenues Deductions    (76.969)   (162.083)   (197.951)
       
 
Services Revenues    112.570    111.679    123.741 
Equipment Revenues    7.185    2.442    2.558 
       
Total Revenues - Net    119.755    114.121    126.299 
       
 
Cost of Services    47.083    47.419    55.668 
Cost of Equipment    8.737    4.549    4.812 
Selling & Marketing Expenses    24.535    22.074    17.825 
Bad Debt Expenses    2.637    4.414    5.058 
General & Administrative Expenses    9.349    11.404    8.397 
Other Operating Expense (Income)   (1.765)   (14.209)   (2.097)
       
 
EBITDA    29.179    38.470    36.636 
  % 
  25,90%    34,40%    29,60% 
             
       
 
Depreciation & Amortization    27.073    26.432    27.109 
Financial Expenses    23.662    10.153    21.531 
Financial Revenue    (2.118)   (1.497)   (2.645)
Perda (ganho) com Variação Cambial    (13.266)   (2.160)   (13.211)
Others    (46)   (49)   (7)
Taxes      314    3.752 
       
 
Net Income (Loss)   -6.126    5.277    107 
             
       
 
       
Number of shares (thousand)   335.084.155    335.084.155    335.084.155 
Earnings per shares (R$)   (0,018)   0,016   
Earnings per ADS (R$)   (0,914)   0,787    0,016 
       

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Operating performance:

Client base (not reviewed by the independent accountants)
 

The clients base closed the quarter with 1,474 thousand subscribers, 4.9% up quarter-on-quarter and 14.1% up year-on-year. The prepaid segment reached 1,275 thousand clients in the 2Q08, 6.6% and 18.0% up on the 1Q08 and 2Q07 respectively, representing 87% of the total client base. The postpaid segment ended the quarter with 199 thousand clients, 4.7% and 5.9% down on the 1Q08 and 2Q07 respectively, representing 13% of the total client base.

Market share was estimated at 18.3% in the 2Q08, compared to 18.8% in the previous quarter and 21.9% in the 2Q07. Our share in 2Q08 gross additions was estimated at 17.3%, 4.0 p.p. and 6.7 p.p. down on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, respectively.

Churn Rate (not reviewed by the independent accountants)
 

Blended annualized churn rate fell significantly to 41.2%, versus 65.3% in the 1Q08 and 42.7% in the 2Q07. This performance was a result of the annualized churn rate in the prepaid segment, down by 29.4 p.p. on the 1Q08 and 2.7 p.p. on the 2Q07, associated with changes in the criteria related to definitions made by the Company’s controlling entity into Oi.

Operating Revenue 
 

Total net revenue reached R$126.3 million in the quarter, 10.7% and 5.5% up on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, respectively, due to higher service revenues.

Net service revenue moved up by 9.9% year-on-year due to higher outgoing traffic and interconnection revenue. The 10.8% quarter-on-quarter growth was associated with seasonal factors and higher interconnection revenue.

Consolidated ARPU (Average Revenue per User) totaled R$29.0 versus the R$26.0 recorded in the 1Q08 due to campaigns to incentive use.

Operating costs and expenses 
 

Cost of services totaled R$55.7 million in the 2Q08, 17.4% and 18.2% up on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, respectively, due to higher interconnection costs resulting from the growth in outgoing traffic.

Selling and marketing expenses reached R$17.8 million in the quarter, down by 19.2% and 27.3% on the 1Q08 and 2Q07, mainly due to synergies with OI.

General and administrative expenses came to R$8.4 million in the quarter, 26.4% down quarter-on-quarter due to lower expenses with advisory services, and 10.2% (-R$0.9 million) down year-on-year due to lower personnel and advisory service expenses.

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Bad debt provisions amounted to R$5.1 million in the 2Q08, versus R$4.4 million in the 1Q08 and R$2.4 million up on the 2Q07, due to the increase in provisions of loss of interconnection amounts.

Subscriber acquistion cost reached R$92 in the quarter, down by 2.2% on the R$94 recorded in the previous quarter due to lower selling and marketing expenses. On a year-on-year basis, subscriber acquisition cost fell by R$49 as a result of lower selling and marketing expenses and higher gross activation volume.

EBITDA (not reviewed by the independent accountants)
 

EBITDA totaled R$36.6 million in the 2Q08, 4.8% down quarter-on-quarter and 25.6% higher year-on-year. The EBITDA margin reached 29.6% of the total net revenues in the quarter, up by 3.7 p.p. over the same period last year although 4.8 p.p. lower compared to the 1Q08. It is worth noting that in the 1Q08 EBITDA was positively impacted by the reversal of ICMS tax provisions in the state of Pará in the amount of R$12.0 million.

Depreciation and Amortization 
 

In the 2Q08, depreciation and amortization expenses totaled R$27.1 million, virtually flat compared to the 1Q08 and 2Q07.

Financial Expenses, net 
 

Table 1 – Financial Performance

        R$ million     
    2Q07    1Q08    2Q08 
   Financial Expenses (a)   (23.7)   (10.2)   (21.5)
   Financial Revenues (b)   2.1    1.5    2.6 
   Gain (Loss) from Exchange Variation (c)   13.3    2.2    13.2 
   Net Financial Income (Expenses)   (8.3)   (6.5)   (5.7)
 
Note: a) Financial Expenses: include expenses related to debt, loss in hedge operations (if any), and taxes on financial operations; b) Financial Revenues: include results of cash investments and gains from hedge operations (if any); and, c) Gain (Loss) from Exchange Variation: reflects almost exclusively the currency appreciation/weakening and the interest on debt denominated in foreign currency. 

Net Result 
 

Net income totaled R$ 107.0 thousand in the 2Q08, a net income above the net loss presented at the same period in 2007, wich reached R$ 6.1 million. When compared to the 1Q08, the result fell by 100.5% . It is worth mentioning that the net income recorded in the previous quarter was positively impacted by the reversal of ICMS tax provisions in the amount of R$12 million.


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Indebtedness 
 

At the end of 2Q08, total debt was R$131.9 million, 100% of it denominated in US dollars and fully hedged.

The Company’s net debt totaled R$157.8 million in the 2Q08. Although gross debt was partially offset by available cash of R$39.6 million, it was impacted by accounts payable from hedge operations of R$65.5 million.

Investments 
 

During the second quarter of 2008, Amazônia Celular made investments of R$7.2 million. These investments were broken down as follows:

Table 2 – Breakdown of Investments

CAPEX (R$ million)   2Q07    1Q08    2Q08 
Network    (3,2)   1,0    2,3 
Technology/IT    0,1    2,0    3,2 
Others    0,6    1,3    1,7 
T O T A L 
  (2,5)   4,3    7,2 
 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are not statements of historical fact, and reflect the beliefs and expectations of Company's management. The words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects" and "targets" and similar words are intended to identify these statements, which necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the actual results of operations of Company may be different from Company's current expectations, and the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Company does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments.

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OPERATING INDICATORS

(not reviewed by the independent accountants)

Operational Data
  2Q07    1Q08    2Q08 
             
             
Licensed Pops (in millions)    17.6    18.0     18.0 
             
             
             
Clients   1,291,482    1,405,149    1,473,734 
             
           Postpaid   211,077    208,453    198,572 
           Prepaid   1,080,405    1,196,696    1,275,162 
             
Market Share   21.9%    18.8%    18.3% 
             
             
             
Traffic            
             
      Total Outgoing Traffic (Million of Minutes)   153.3    231.2    263.1 
      Total Incoming Traffic (Million of Minutes)   139.7    126.9    151.8 
             
             
Churn - Annualized Rate   42.7%    65.3%    41.2% 
             
           Postpaid   26.7%    23.9%    28.9% 
           Prepaid   46.0%    72.7%    43.3% 
             
             
Other Information            
             
    Acquisition / Retention Costs            
        Cost of Acquisition (R$)   141.2    93.5    92.4 
        Retention Costs   13,069.3    12,231.6    11,389.7 
    Universalization            
        Number of locations served   213    213    213 
        Number of cell sites   692    704    705 
        Number of switches   14    18    18 
    Headcount   359    400    357 
    Number of switches   14    18    18 

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GLOSSARY OF KEY INDICATORS

I) Average Customers

a) Average customers – monthly

Sum of customers at the beginning and the end of the month
2

b) Average customers – quarterly and year to date

Sum of the average customers for each month of the period
Number of months in the period

II) Churn Rate (Annualized)

a) Churn % quarterly

Sum of deactivations / Sum of average monthly opening customers for the 3 months x 12
3

b) Churn % - year to date

YTD deactivations / Sum of avg monthly opening customers since beginning of the year x 12
Number of months in the period

MOU – Minutes of Use (Monthly)

Number of total billable minutes for the period / Average customers for the period
Number of months in the periods

ARPU – Average Revenue per User

Net service revenues for the period (excluding roaming-in revenues)
Average customers for the period

Customer Acquisition Cost

(Sum of Marketing salaries, Selling salaries, Consulting (Sales and Marketing),
Commissions, Handsets subsidies, Advertising and promotions,
FISTEL tax (activation tax), less Activation fee for the period)
Number of gross activation in the period

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow = (EBITDA – CAPEX – Taxes – Net Financial Expenses* – Minority Interests – Working Capital Variation)

* Considers interest paid.

Working Capital Variation

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Working Capital Variation = ( ∆ Current Assets – ∆ Cash & Cash Equivalents) – (∆ Current Liabilities – ∆ Short Term Loans and Financing - ∆ Loan Interest - ∆ Dividends)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Interest Coverage Ratio = EBITDA / Interest Paid

III) Current Liquidity Ratio

Current Liquidity Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities

EBITDA

EBITDA = Operational Revenues - Operational Costs - Operational Expenses* - Bad Debt

* Does not include profit sharing.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GROUP TABLE  DESCRIPTION 
PAGE 
01  01  IDENTIFICATION 
01  02  HEADQUARTERS 
01  03  INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER (Company Mailing Address)
01  04  ITR REFERENCE 
01  05  CAPITAL STOCK 
01  06  COMPANY PROFILE 
01  07  COMPANIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
01  08  CASH DIVIDENDS 
01  09  SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR 
01  10  INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER 
02  01  BALANCE SHEET – ASSETS 
02  02  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES 
03  01  STATEMENT OF INCOME 
04  01  EXPLANATORY NOTES 
05  01  COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  42 
06  01  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS  43 
06  02  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES  44 
07  01  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME  45 
08  01  COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  47 
09  01  EQUITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES  54 
11  01  PURCHASE ORDERS/CONTRACTS SIGNED  55 
12  01  COMMENTS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF CORPORATE PROJECTIONS  56 
15  01  INVESTMENT PROJECTS  57 
17  01  REPORT ON THE LIMITED REVIEW  58 
   
AMAZÔNIA CELULAR S.A. 
 
18  01  STATEMENT OF INCOME OF SUBSIDIARY/AFFILIATE  60 
18  02  COMMENTS ON THE SUBSIDIARY’S/AFFILIATE’S PERFORMANCE  62/68 

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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 18, 2008

 
  TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
       
       
    By: /s/       José Luiz Magalhães Salazar
       
    Name: José Luiz Magalhães Salazar
    Title: Investor Relations Officer
 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates offuture economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.