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Tele Norte Celular
Participações S.A. (Holding)
and Tele Norte Celular Participações
S.A. and its subsidiary (Consolidated)
Financial Statements as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006 and
Report of Independent Auditors
2007 Management Report Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.
Shareholders,
Under the terms of legal and statutory provisions, the Management of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Amazonia Celular, the Company or Society) submits to your appreciation the Companys Management Report and Financial Statements, with the Independent Auditors and Fiscal Councils opinion, referring to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2007.
MESSAGE TO THE SHAREHOLDERS |
The year of 2007 was marked by the achievement of the purpose that we assumed, at the end of previous year, to reposition the conduction of the business to regain Amazonia Celulars financial growth. For the first time since 2003, result of a significant growth of total net revenues, 11.6% over 2006 and reduction of operating costs and expenses, 8.9% below previous year. Simultaneously, the company made a huge effort to reduce its indebtedness, with pre-payment and renegotiation of debts. With this, the net debt to EBITDA ratio demonstrated significant improvement, reaching 1.11 in 2007.
The result improvement happened in parallel to the growth of the client portfolio, which did not happen since 2004. We closed 2007 with 1.4 million active users, 17.0% more than previous year. The indicators are even more expressive in view of we have lived, during 2007, the process of sale of the Companys control. In 2007, we increased our net additions to 725,436 clients, 8.9% over 2006, and we reduced the consolidated churn rate in 14.5 percentage points, totaling 40.4% . With this, the loss in market share, which in 2006 reached 3.5 percentage points, was reduced to only 1.9 percentage point and we close the period with 20.3% of estimated market share.
Amazonia Celular, together with the related company Telemig Celular, appeared as the best ranked in meeting the quality indicators targets of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) reflecting the care we have in serving our customers. The strategy that allowed this achievements included the elaboration of a new operating and commercial agenda, and the reformulation of the organizational structure and the internal incentives plan.
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In the operating and commercial plans of this agenda, we were effective in using the resources what promoted lower costs. Among the examples we highlight (i) the transfer of the Call Center from Belem to Belo Horizonte, with improvement in the quality of service. (ii) the renegotiation of contracts; (iii) the anticipation of payments to strategic suppliers with financial gains to the company and (iv) the priority direction of marketing expenditures for commercial actions which allowed to a series of promotions with the offer of differentiated advantages to the consumers, and more aggressive characteristics than the previous ones. The fact that we offer to the users that are already in our base access to the same benefits offered to attract new consumers was, and still is, an important differential, which reveals our respect and zeal in the customer relationship.
The higher efficiency of the commercial actions allowed the acquisition of new clients and to the enhancement in the use of the services in the prepaid segment, which have translated into 11.6% growth in total net revenue, which closed the period in R$486.7 million.
We revised our the distribution channels, with the introduction of new contracts with the dealers and the adoption of a new model of incentives to them; and we the reentered into major national retail chains. We adjusted the strategy directed to the corporate segment, with the establishment of new corporate targets for data and voice volumes and we restructured the dealers in all States where the Company operates. We also enhanced and reformulated our portfolio of products and services to boost consumption and gring more facilities to our clients. We launched the subscription plans both to the individual and corporate segment, we introduced new portfolio of reloads and distribution channel, the sale of reload via handset. The Poupo, product that had major highlight and its directed to residential client, providing great mobility with low investment, was paramount to halt the loss of postpaid clients, raising the capacity to also compete with the fixed telephone carriers. We incentive, during 2007, the sale of chips and reloads and we made the selective offer of handsets, at more affordable costs and with differentiated advantages.
The changes also encompassed the way we relate ourselves with our employees, who represent the main changing agents of the Company. In 2007, we adopted a policy that appraises them even further, paying bonus to the managers in a aggressive way for reaching the targets associated to the fulfillment of the Companys internal agenda. In order to set them, we analyzed case by case, with the participation of representatives of each area, the results likely to be achieved. And as a way to support the employees in this challenge, we placed at disposal of these employees resources that allow its improvement, and we provided 84 thousand hours of virtual and presence qualification.
The Amazonia Celular Institute has also gone through reformulation. Its action is more comprehensive and it embeds social activities and cultural ones promoted by the Company. The entity kept acting in the transformation of the life of young people, being the project To Ligado, the one that awaken the most their entrepreneurship instinct feeling, it formed its second group and starts to achieve good results. Additionally, other projects were started, like the Imagetag, which has the objective to incentive and broadcast the production of visual and audio-visual works by mobile telephone.
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The success in the fulfillment of the objectives established for the year reinforced our capacity to turnaround scenarios, overcome challenges and keep us as reference in quality and pioneering in service providing to the society in the States of Maranhao, Para, Amazonas, Roraima and Amapa. Therefore, we look towards 2008 with optimism and the centainty that, keeping the work started in 2007, and with the support of our shareholders, employees, suppliers and customers, we will keep ourselves in the path of growth.
STRATEGY |
Under a strategy that combines the largest coverage of the locations in the States of Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao, Para and Roraima, excellence in service providing and customer relationship, Amazonia Celular seeks to reach good operating and financial results.
Technology, quality and coverage - The investments in the enhancement and/or qualification of the network to promote growth of the client base and profitability are constant. In 2007, the Company carried out the first tests to the offer of 3G.
Qualification of the team - The search for qualification of the teams, by initiatives that enhance communication and promote knowledge sharing in another pillar of excellence in service providing. The Company offers distance and presence training, conducted by the Corporate University, not only to the employees, but also to members of its value chain. It adopts, as incentive to results commitment, a policy of variable compensation to the managers associated to the performance of each employee and/or area.
Relationship with customers - The Company establishes with its users a close and transparent relationship, as a way to retain them in its base and make them to be defenders and broadcasters of its trademark. Among actions to this sense, the Programa Voce and Programa de Contatos stand out, both already awarded as the best consumer relationship initiatives of the Country.
Acquisition and Retention - The Company chooses for the rationality even in a highly competitive scenario, that is, it does not add clients to its base at any cost. Even with the adoption of more aggressive campaigns in 2007, the level of subsidies are applied in a way to not put the result in jeopardy. The use of segmentation based on life time value (value of the client according to the amount of time he/she has been in the Companys base) and clients social and demographic profile is paramount in this process, which has the support of the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, one of the most advanced of the world and that contributes to the identification of the needs and the desires of the clients. Additionally, the system allows the sharing of information among all relationship channels of the Company with its clients, which ensures the faithfulness of data and the alignment of the information passed.
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THE CELULAR TELEPHONE INDUSTRY IN 2007 |
The number of cellular telephones in operation in Brazil reached 120.9 million in 2007, 21% growth as compared to the previous year, when the accesses totaled 99.9 million. Thus, the mobile density in the Country increased ten percentage points, reaching 63.6 units per 100 inhabitants.
The most used technology keeps being GSM, which closed the year with 78.5% market share. Now, CDMA covers 17.26% of the accesses in operation, followed by TDMA with 4.26% . The AMPS analogical technology occupies only 0.01% of the market.
The prepaid segment had a small growth in comparison to 2006, closing the year of 2007 with 80.6% of the total portfolio (97.5 million users). The no obligation of paying the bill and the priority for receiving calls keep being strong appeals to justify the preference of the Brazilians for the service. The postpaid plan users, who represent 19.4% of the market, total 23.4 million consumers.
OPERATING PERFORMANCE |
Amazonia Celular closed 2007 with 1,416,620 clients, 17.0% growth in relation to 2006, reverting the downstream trend occurred in the last two years. At the end of the period, 85% of the base was in the prepaid segment and 15% in the postpaid.
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The Companys market share in 2007 was 20.3%, a 1.9 percentage point drop as compared to 2006 and well below the drop of 3.5 percentage points occurred between 2006 and 2005. The gross sales share reached 24.0% in 2007, a 3.3 percentage points reduction in relation to the 27.3% recorded in the previous year, having in view a better balance between the financial and client targets. Even so, the commercial performance reached 799 thousand net sales, a 20% growth in relation to the previous year.
Market Share | ||||||||
1Q07 | 2Q07 | 3Q07 | 4Q07 | |||||
Market Share (%) | 22.3% | 21.9% | 21.1% | 20.3% | ||||
Gross Sales Share (%) | 26.2% | 24.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | ||||
The companys capability to retain its best customers improved significantly. The annual consolidated churn rate was 40.4%, which represents a 14.5 percentage points reduction in relation to the previous year. In the prepaid segment, the reflections of the campaigns for attracting and retaining customers were evident: the churn rate decreased 18.8 percentage points in comparison to 2006 and closed the period in 43.6% . In the postpaid segment, the indicator reached 24.7% , below 25.1% recorded in 2006.
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Networks
In 2007, Amazonia Celular maintained the leadership in GSM/EDGE coverage in the States of Amazonas, Maranhao, Para, Amapa and Roraima, with 159 locations. Adding up the GSM/EDGE and TDMA networks, Amazonia Celular reaches 213 locations, which means 69.1% reach of the population resident in its area of operation. The GSM network grew in traffic volume, while TDMA maintained a gradual reduction in use, in view of the volunteer migration of the consumers to a more advanced technology.
Coverage | ||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
Locations Served (TDMA & GSM/EDGE) | 203 | 212 | 210 | 212 | 213 | |||||
Number of ERBs (Radio Base Stations) | 401 | 711 | 715 | 690 | 706 | |||||
Number of CCCs (Control and & Commuting Center) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | |||||
% of population covered in the area of authorization (TDMA & GSM/EDGE) | 69% | 68% | 69% | 69% | 69% | |||||
The Company has repeatedly appeared among the best ranked in Anatels monthly indicators ranking. Additionally, it appeared together with the related company Telemig Celular, by the accumulated index of the year disclosed by Teleco (web site specialized in telecom information) , as the best ranked in meeting the Anatels quality indicators targets. In October, 2007, it obtained the renewal of the certification of the method of gathering SMP quality indicators, according to the established by the Anatels regulation.
Distribution Network
The Company constantly invests in the qualification of its sales channels and in the diversification of ways to enhance commercialization. In the year 2007, it performed a series of actions with the purpose to reduce the costs involved in the points of sale and enhance its presence. An example was the constitution of the Dealers Premium, outsourced stores which work exclusively with the Amazonia Celular trademark, inclusively its visual identity, that contributed to the reinforcement of the image. These units also offer the services available in the owned stores.
The year was marked by the re-entrance of Amazonia Celular into major national retail networks, such measure that, in addition to enhance the access of the consumer to the products, it reduces the exposure of the Company to the risk of credit concession which is assumed by the dealers.
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There was also a significant enhancement of points of virtual recharge, incentive to physical distributors to adopt POS (equipment for sale of virtual recharge) which allows to perform transactions and the acquisition of new partners for recharges. This modality of purchase of credits closed the year with a share of 73%; while in 2006 the share was 54%. Additionally, it was performed a wide work of renegotiation related to the compensation of the channels, which led to a significant cost reduction.
Wholly-owned stores - They ere 15 at the end of 2007 - two more than previous year -. One of the stand out actions was the intensification to the incentive to self-serving. Today, more than 60% of the post-sale service is made this way in the stores, allowing to direct the attention of the sales team to the commercial service.
Tele-sales - In the year, it was responsible for the acquisition of more than 2 thousand postpaid clients. The tele-sales team performed an average of 49.200 monthly contacts with consumers, in active and receptive telemarketing service.
Accredited partners - The number of accredited partners reached 242 points of sale, all Amazonia Celular exclusive.
Retailers/dealers -There was an increase of capillarity with the installation of 261 points of sale. The year was marked by the resume of sales in the major retail networks, like Carrefour, Lojas Americanas, C&A, among others.
Recharge distributors - The Company holds 196 distribution channels of physical and virtual recharges.
PRODUCTS
The main launching of the year was Poupo, telephone that may be use at home, at work or any space that has an electric power outlet, with no cost, need of specialized technical visit or telephone exclusive inlet. The product offers tariffs up to 40% lower in comparison to the existing telephony, and in includes telephone device, minutes and intelligent services.
SERVICES
One of the innovations in the area was the Credit Transfer service, which allows that customers transfer R$3.00, R$5.00, R$10.00 or R$50.00 among them, by means of their own handset, via SMS. The credits received may be used for services of voice, data and message remittance, and they are valid for seven days. It was also launched a mobile media application with no precedent in Latin America, the Se Liga, which discloses products, services and promotions in the cellular screen when the equipment is idle, by means of silent and no intrusive messages.
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Plans and Promotions
Strong investments were made in marketing, with more frequent and aggressive promotions than those carried out in prior years. Among the Companys differentials is the fact to allow customers that already are in its base have access to the same benefits offered as attractive to new consumers.
Amazonia Celular also renewed the prepaid credit portfolio, creating the product Pra falar facil, with amounts of R$3.00, R$5.00, R$10.00 and $15.00. The option of a lower price recharge, which at first sight could result in a reduction of the average ticket, has positive effects in creating in the clients the habit to purchase credits more frequently.
Another new was the Me Liga, also for the prepaid segment, which allows to add credits of R$20.00, R$35.00 and R$50.00 and granting R$1.00 bonus for each minute of incoming call, up to limits of R$35.00, R$70.00 and R$125.00, respectively. It was also enhanced the portfolio of accounts plans - which started to be offered with franchises of 20, 40, 60, 150, 300, 600 and 900 minutes - as well as the plans Familia 100, Familia 200, Controle 40 and Controle 80.
The new postpaid plans introduced the concept of Flat tariffs, which ensure unique tariff at any time and in the local call to any fixed or mobile telephone carrier in the States where the Company operates.
In addition to that, it was launched the Controle Extra, which offers credits in addition to the franchise to customers of the plans Controle 40 and 80. The user needs to activate the service one time and indicate the amount he/she wishes to receive monthly. Such amounts are charged, regularly, in the next invoice.
Also innovative were the SMS and MMS packages launched during the year with 10, 25 or 50 messages and that represent savings of up to 31% to the clients. The Mais Mensagens package, for example, allowed the users to send messages in unlimited quantity in the night period and during week-ends for only R$6.90 per month.
The following promotions also stood out in 2007:
Amazonia Celulars Christmas - The clients who activated a Amazonia Celulars chip in one of the cellular card plans will receive 20 times the amount of the first activated credit in the month, during 12 months. This promotion is valid for a minimum recharge of R$20.00 each month. The users of the Conta and Control Plans will be exempt from the plan franchise and subscription, in alternate months, during 20 months, in addition to have access to handsets at R$10.00.
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Buy a Amazonia Celular chip and earn 15 times the amount of activated credit per month - The campaign was launched in September, as of the first credit activated by the client, each month, was multiplied by 15, during one year. This promotion is valid for a minimum recharge of R$20.00 each month. Additionally, for each minute of incoming call, the user earned R$1.00 as bonus.
Valentines Day - It brought as benefit to the subscribers the possibility to talk at R$0.05 per minute up to the end of the year, in local calls (among terminals within the same area code) and from Amazonia Celular to Amazonia Celular.
Mothers Day - The promotion allowed customers to choose a number of Amazonia Celular to talk free of charge, while he/she is in the Operating Companys base. The benefit grants right up to 200 minutes per month in local calls, to the number of same area code, previously filed.
Turbinated Chip -In acquiring the GSM chip, the client received a R$15.00 bonus, valid for use in any service. It could also receive bonus of up to R$15.00 per incoming calls, being that each incoming minute was equal to R$1.00. It also earned the same activated credit in up to 48 hours after the acquisition to any of the amounts of credits of the Amazonia Celulars portfolio.
Corporate Market
In 2007, the Operating Company prioritized the conquest of clients with commitment of traffic volume and the protection of its corporate base. For such, it enhanced its portfolio, with the launching of the Flex plans, which combine tariff facilitation with simplicity and attractive payment forms. They are of three types: Flex Individual, where franchises and handsets are contracted for each employee; Flex 600 Shared, where the employees of the company use the same franchise; and Flex Control, with fixed monthly expenditure. The new plans ensure decreasing tariffs according to the client franchise, as well as discounts in the monthly amount according to the number of cellular contracted. At the end of 2007, the new plans of Amazonia Celular Companies portfolio already represented 12% of the Companys portfolio.
With regards to corporate clients protection, the Company exceeded the milestone of 78% of its client base with contracts renewed. Among the initiatives that favored this result is the strengthening of the active telemarketing, which anticipates to the demands of the corporations. The promotions were also important for securing the base. According to the duration of new contracts, they become more aggressive and are extended for longer periods. While in 2006, 98% of the promotions had 12-month term, at the end of 2007, 35% they already reached periods of 15, 18 or 24 months.
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Additionally, in all corporate client there is a manager with whom Amazonia Celular keeps a closer contact, by means of e-mail, mailing (distribution list) of SMS, in a way to narrow the relationship.
Roaming
At the end of 2007, Amazonia Celular accounted for 129 international GSM roaming agreements in force, which represented 99% of the traffic interest of its users. In addition to enhance its coverage, the Company also started to offer to the clients the option to select among more than one carrier in the countries with larger traffic demand, which will allow the offer of lower tariffs. In 2007, the service was extended to the main nations of Central America, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It also entered into roaming agreements of GPRS data with carriers from Europe, North America and South America. In the year the prepaid international roaming and Controle plans were launched. The service allows receiving calls abroad and receiving and sending free text messages. Now, the national GSM automatic roaming covers all Brazil by means of agreements with the telephone carriers Claro, TIM, Brasil Telecom Celular, CTBC Celular and Amazonia Celular, including for prepaid accesses and roaming of data service. In 2007, the GSM roaming with Vivo was launched, which allowed the offer of more competitive tariffs.
REGULATORY ASPECTS |
Among the regulatory events of the year, the following stand out:
In July, 2007 an agreement was signed among the Commuted Fixed Telephone Service carriers and Personal Mobile Service (with the exception of Embratel, Intelig, GVT and TIM-LD), ratifying the provisional pact set forth in 2006, which provided for the 4.5% adjustment in the VU-M and determined new 1.97% adjustment on the VU-M practiced in 05/31/2007. In the same negotiation, the terms for the adjustment in 2008 were decided, in an amount equivalent to 68.5% of the index that may be applied and confirmed by Anatel for the tariffs of VC-1 local calls Fixed-Mobile of the Basic Plan of Local Concessionaires.
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The publication of the New SMP Regulation, in force as of February, 2008 required that Amazonia Celular got prepared, along with the last quarter, to serve and meet the established deadlines and minimize possible impacts resulting from the alterations required, mainly related to customer service.
The Portability Implementation Group (CIP), leaded by Anatel with the participation of all telephone carriers, decided in a joint way about the operation of the model provided by the regulation of Numerical Portability and elected the Brazilian Association of Telecom Resources (ABRT) as Managing Entity of the Portability Data Base, taking a large step forward to make the new model viable, within the foreseen deadline. Amazonia Celular has already contracted network and Information Technology solutions, as well as it revised all operational processes needed to the introduction of the portability in November, 2008.
INVESTMENTS |
In the year, the Companys investments in property, plant and equipment reached R$28.0 million, in line with the Companys estimates.
Out of the total, R$23.2 million were invested in networks, with focus in the enhancement of capacity, coverage expansion in new municipalities and roads and improvement of quality of the GSM/EDGE network, which presented a significant traffic growth during.
Investments (R$ million) | ||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
Network | 14.2 | 123.0 | 57.9 | 38.1 | 23.2 | |||||
Information Technology | 9.8 | 20.1 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 0.7 | |||||
Others | 2.1 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 4.1 | |||||
Total | 26.1 | 152.0 | 65.2 | 51.3 | 28.0 | |||||
The Amazonia Celular investments are always evaluated and defined considering the EVA (Economic Value Added), indicator capable to point out the return on capital destined to specific programs of the business units and to align the interests of managers and shareholders.
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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE |
Net revenues
Net service revenues in 2007 was the all-time record already registered by the Company, totaling R$462.6 million in 2007, increase of 20.1% in relation to R$385.0 million recorded in 2006 as a consequence mainly of the expansion of R$58.6 million, or 36.5% in interconnection revenues., This variation is the result (i) of the improvement in the clients use profile and the growth of the base, both in prepaid and postpaid segments, and (ii) the adoption of the full billing rule.
Data revenues, which portfolio was enhanced and improved in view of the GSM/EDGE technology, reached R$27.1 million in 2007, above the R$26.1 million recorded in previous year.
Net equipment services totaled R$24.1 million in 2007, 53.0% drop in relation to R$51.2 million recorded in 2006. This drop is related to the lower participation of handsets in new activations
As a result, total net revenue reached R$486.7 million in the year, that is 11.6% growth in relation to previous year.
Average revenue per user.
The postpaid average revenue per user totaled 243 minutes in 2007, exceeding 221 minutes recorded in 2006, due to the efficiency of the campaigns of incentive to use and to the better quality of acquisition. As a result, the average revenue per user (ARPU) of the postpaid segment was R$89.3 in 2007, above the R$76.9 recorded in the previous year. This increase is consequence of the success achieved with the campaigns of incentive to use and the adoption, in July 2006, the full billing rule.
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In the prepaid segment, the average use per month was 44 minutes per user, above the 36 minutes recorded in previous year, as a consequence of the efficiency of the campaigns of incentive to use. As a result, the monthly average revenue per customer (ARPU) in the prepaid segment was R$17.1 in the year, exceeding R$12.3 recorded in the previous year. This increase is consequence of the success achieved with the campaigns of incentive to use which caused higher incoming and outgoing traffic volume and the adoption of the full billing rule.
As a result, the blended average monthly use per user was 77 minutes in 2007, indicator higher than the 73 minutes recorded in 2006. The average revenue per user, considering the two segments, went up from R$29.1 in the year to R$25.2 recorded in 2006.
Operating costs and expenses
In 2007, the operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization and cost of handsets sod) in 2007 reached R$309.7 million, a R$30.3 million reduction or 8.9% in relation to the R$340.0 million recorded in 2006. Excluding the ICMS provisions recorded in 2006 and the reversal of ICMS provision in the State of Para in 2007, there was an increase of R$25.6 million in operating costs and expenses, which was already expected, due to the increase in traffic and higher interconnection expenses associated to the adoption of full billing. The Companys commitment to rationalize costs may be evidenced by the 13.5% drop in other expenses (excluding cost of services) with highlight to the optimization of selling and marketing expenses.
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Acquisition and Retention Cost
The acquisition cost per client increased by 13%, reaching R$138 in 2007. This increase is the result of the higher volume of discounts and the Fistel fee as a consequence of the increase in the client portfolio. In the fourth quarter, the acquisition cost per client reached R$130, the smallest in the year.
The retention costs reached R$56.0 million in 2007, a decrease of 12.1% in relation to the R$ 63.7 million recorded in 2006. This decrease is the result of more efficient expenses with personnel and relationship program, without prejudice of the reduction of customers churn rate. In the fourth quarter, the retention cost reached R$12.3 million, the lowest in the year, demonstrating the better efficiency of the commercial actions and the rationalization of the retention expenses.
Acquisition Costs | ||||||||
1Q07 | 2Q07 | 3Q07 | 4Q07 | |||||
Acquisition Costs per Client (R$) | 139 | 141 | 142 | 130 | ||||
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Bad Debts
In 2007, the bad debt was reduced by 20.3%, from R$16.3 million in 2006 to R$13.0 million in 2007. This reduction is consequence of the establishment of rules for the acquisition of customers focused in credit analysis, of incentives adequate to the distribution channels and the application of new collection actions. As a percent to net service revenues, the bad debt reached 2.8% in 2007, a 1.4 percentage point reduction in relation to the 4.2% recorded in the previous year.
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Profitability
EBITDA (Earnings before Interests, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) de 2007 reached R$144,6 million, equivalent to 31,3% on net service revenues or 29,7% on total net revenues, well above the amount recorded in 2006. EBITDA was positively impacted by the reversal of the provision of ICMS in the State of Para in the amount of R$26.6 million (net of provision for legal fees).
EBITDA | (R$ million) |
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1Q07 | 2Q07 | 3Q07 | 4Q07 | |||||
EBITDA (R$ million) | 28.4 | 28.9 | 26.3 | 61.0 | ||||
% on net service revenues | 26.2% | 25.6% | 23.0% | 48.1% | ||||
EBITDA Statement - Consolidated (R$ thd) | ||||
2006 | 2007 | |||
Operating Profit / (Loss) | (129,502) | 6,280 | ||
Financial Income | (11,965) | (9,989) | ||
Financial Expenses | 88,587 | 74,478 | ||
Foreign Exchange Expense (Income) | (21,341) | (36,081) | ||
Depreciation and Amortization | 110,970 | 109,943 | ||
EBITDA | 36,749 | 144,631 | ||
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Net Income
The net income recorded in 2007 was R$3.2 million (R$0.477 per share)
Depreciation and Amortization
In 2007, the depreciation and amortization expenses reached R$109.9 million, result 0.9% below the R$111.0 million recorded in 2006.
Financial Position
The Company arrived at the end of 2007 with a total indebtedness balance of R$151.8 million, being its totality denominated in North-American dollars. Out of the debt denominated in foreign currency, 100% was covered by hedging transactions which have the objective to reduce the foreign exchange risks.
Debt Maturity | Amount(R$ million) | % denominated in US$ | ||
2008 | 80.9 | 100% | ||
2009 | 70.9 | 100% | ||
At the end of 2007, the total debt was partially offset by the resources available in cash (cash, cash equivalents and short term investments) in the amount of R$44.8 million, but under the impact of accounts payable and hedge transactions in the amount of R$53.3 million, resulting in net debt of R$160.2 million.
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Indebtedness (R$ million) | ||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
Total Debt | 254.1 | 285.9 | 248.3 | 241.1 | 151.8 | |||||
Net Debt | 243.1 | 197.9 | 222.0 | 229.6 | 160.2 | |||||
% of debt in US$ | 60% | 82% | 99.5% | 100% | 100% | |||||
% of debt US$ hedged | 100% | 56% | 91% | 80% | 100% | |||||
% of debt in currency debt | 15% | 6% | 0.5% | - | - | |||||
% of debt in US$ and currency basket | 74% | 88% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
% of debt in US$ and currency basket hedged | 90% | 52% | 90% | 80% | 100% | |||||
The improvement of the Companys performance can be demonstrated by the indicator net debt / EBITDA which was reduced from 6.25 in 2006 to 1.11 in 2007 and by the interest coverage ration (EBITDA / interests paid) which increased from 1.6 in 2006 to 7.7 in 2007.
Interest Coverage Ratio and Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.62 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 6.25 | 1.41 | |||||
Net Debt / total assets | 38% | 25% | 31% | 36% | 39% | |||||
Interest Coverage Ratio | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 7.7 | |||||
Current Liquidity Ratio | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |||||
Free cash flow in 2007 was positive in R$56.7 million compared to the negative amount of R$2.4 million recorded in 2006. This difference is consequence, mainly, of the increase in EBITDA.
Free Cash Flow (R$ million) | ||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
EBITDA | 149.7 | 107.3 | 124.6 | 36.7 | 144.6 | |||||
Investiments | (26.1) | (152.0) | (65.2) | (51.3) | (28.0) | |||||
Taxes | 1.7 | 5.8 | (28.5) | 33.6 | 1.3 | |||||
Minority Interests | (2.2) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 25.6 | (1.0) | |||||
Net Financial Expenses | (28.7) | (5.9) | (23.4) | (59.7) | (42.1) | |||||
Working Capital Variation | (24.3) | 110.2 | (21.8) | 12.7 | (18.1) | |||||
Free Cash Flow | 70.1 | 66.8 | (12.9) | (2.4) | 56.7 | |||||
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Main taxes, fees and contributions paid (R$thd) |
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Descrição | 2006 | 2007 | ||
PIS | 2,930 | 3,422 | ||
COFINS | 13,523 | 16,900 | ||
Social Contribution | - | - | ||
Corporate Income Tax | - | - | ||
ICMS | 82,721 | 93,818 | ||
Fistel | 17,799 | 20,817 | ||
Fust / Funttel | 2,935 | 3,058 | ||
CPMF | 2,332 | 2,776 | ||
CIDE | 297 | 113 | ||
Total | 122,539 | 140,905 | ||
THE STOCK MARKET |
For the fifth consecutive year, the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) closed 43.65% high in 2007 and it was the best investment in the country. Trading volume in the year exceded R$1,000 billion and the number of share offerings grew by 149% when compared to 2006, with R$67.2 billion in primary and secondary issues. The Telecommunications Sector Index (Itel) presented a 16.11% growth in the year.
The Companys common shares, traded under the ticker symbol TNCP3 closed at R$72.8, which represented a 77.6% appreciation in relation to R$41.0 recorded in 2006 closing. Now, the preferred shares (ticker TNCP4) showed appreciation and closed the period at R$26.49 (39.4% over 2006). In the year, the monthly average volume was 563 thousand while in 2006 it was 272 thousand per month. Now, the financial volume of the transactions reached R$17.5 million, significantly above R$6.7 million recorded in the previous year. The securities of Tele Norte Celular Participações listed in the United States under the ticker TCN closed 2007 at US$14.5 per ADR, which represents 64.0% growth in comparison to last year. The monthly average volume traded was 116 thousand of ADRs, above the 113 thousand recorded in 2006. The average financial volume was US$1.5 million, while in previous year it was US$1.2 million.
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Dividends
For the fiscal year of 2007, the Company presented proposal of dividend payment in the amount of R$3.2 million, which will be confirmed in General Shareholders Meeting. The dividends shall be paid, except decided otherwise by the general shareholders meeting, within 60 days from the date they are approved and, in any case, within the fiscal year when their payment is declared.
Reverse Share Split
The Tele Norte Celulars General Extraordinary Meeting, held on July 12, 2007, approved the performance of reverse share split of its capital stock, to meet a request made by the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange and adjust the unit price of the shares to a more appropriate level under the market point of view, once the unit quotation provides more visibility in relation to the quotation per 1,000 (one thousand) shares, as well as to reduce operating costs and increase the effectiveness of the recording, control and disclosure systems of the information to shareholders. The reverse share split occurred in the proportion of 50 thousand shares per each share of the respective type. The remaining fractions were grouped in integral numbers and sold in auction at the Bovespa. The resulting amounts will be placed at the disposal of the shareholders that held the fractions. The holders of ADRs representing the Companys preferred shares started to have their securities represented by one share per ADR.
Shareholders Structure
Shareholders' Structure (31/12/2007) | ||||||||||||
Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. | Common | % | Preferred | % | Total | % | ||||||
Telpart Participações S.A. | 1,292,679 | 51.86% | 3,715 | 0.09% | 1,296,394 | 19.34% | ||||||
19.29% | 0.06% | 19.34% | ||||||||||
Minority Interests | 1,199,797 | 48.14% | 4,205,491 | 99.91% | 5,405,288 | 80.66% | ||||||
17.90% | 62.75% | 80.66% | ||||||||||
Total | 2,492,476 | 100.00% | 4,209,206 | 100.00% | 6,701,682 | 100.00% | ||||||
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
The Company is driven by the best practices of corporate governance, in a way to ensure the transparence of its relations with shareholders and the market. With the appearance of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sox), in 2002, the Company started to adopt the necessary measures to fulfill all sections applicable to the foreign issuers that trade stock in the United States stock exchange.
In 2006, with the creation of a Risk Management area, responsible for promoting the fitting and consequent certification, sequence was given to the activities that were already being developed since March, 2004, as of the retaining of a specialized consulting company which helped identifying the risks and mapping and assessing the internal controls of key processes, which was completed by mid-2005.
Even with the attestation occurring when the Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. 2007 Annual Report (Form 20-F) is filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States, Tele Norte Celular and its operating subsidiary performed the works during the year, once more coordinated by the Risk Management area.
For the 26 internal business process mapped, 294 key controls have been defined, which were assessed and tested by the internal and external auditors.
These Internal Audits works, together with the External Auditors team, had as objective to correct eventual deficiencies, validate their operation and attest their effectiveness.
The project involved all areas of the Company and has also contributed to once more emphasize the concepts of risk and internal controls to all employees.
In addition to keep the Company compliant to the Sox requirements, the attestation is also an opportunity to demonstrate the Companys concern in acting in a business context where ethics, consistency and, mainly, the transparence of the information transmitted to the market and shareholders must prevail.
The Company keeps an Investor Relations (RI) area to serve the shareholders and market analysts by telephone (31 9933-3535), Internet (ri@telepart.com.br) or personally. The RIs web page (www.telenorteholding.com.br) concentrates the disclosure of the main facts and reports referring to the Companys events.
Amazonia Celulars management is attributable to two bodies: the Board of Directors and the Executive Management.
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Board of Directors
It is comprised by 11 members who meet ordinarily each quarter and extra-ordinarily when convened by the chairman of the Board or by two board members (in 2007, 11 meetings were held). The board members are elected in General Shareholders Meeting - where the president and vice-president are elected - for three-year tenure.
Among the main attributions of the Board of Directors are: to set up the Companys overall commercial strategies and policies; to elect and dismiss officers; to supervise the Management and examine the corporate records; to convene general shareholders meetings; to issue an opinion on the Annual Report and the Managements financial statements; to assign the independent auditors; to set the payment of interests on shareholders equity; and to authorize the purchase of Companys stock, to the extent allowed by law.
Fiscal Council
It has a permanent character and it is annually elected by the shareholders. Its main function is to monitor the Managements activities, to examine the financial statements of each fiscal year and to issue an official report about them. The body acts in an independent way in relation to the Board of Directors and to the external auditors. Currently, it is comprised by four members. In 2005, it went through an adaptation to also assume the functions provided by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for audit committees. During the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2007, 14 Meetings of the Companys Fiscal Council were held.
Executive Management
The Companys Executive Management is comprised by a Director-President, who accumulates the function of Financial Officer as well as the functions of Director of Investor Relations and a Human Resources Director. It is attributable to the Executive Management the quotidian management of the Company, carrying out the decisions of the Board of Directors. The executive officers are elected by the Board of Directors for three-year mandate, and they can be re-elected.
Compensation of board members and executive officers
As provided by the Corporation Law, the overall amount available to compensate board members and officers, the overall amount available to the individual compensation of the fiscal council members as well as to the payment of profit sharing to the administrators, is decided in the General Shareholders Meeting. The Board of Directors is responsible for setting up the individual compensation and the participation in the profits of each director, as well as by the compensation of the board members themselves.
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Disclosure Committee - Supporting entity to the Board of Directors, It has as objective to provide to the Investor Relations area the support necessary for the complete and punctual disclosure of the information related to the Company and its operating subsidiary and their businesses. It is comprised by four members assigned by the Executive Officers for one-year tenure, with possibility of reelection. It meets regularly each quarter and, extraordinarily when needed.
Managing Committee of the Granting Plan of Stock Option Plan
It is comprised by four members indicated by the Board of Directors, it is responsible for the management and operation of the stock options program. The Company closed, in 2007, its first stock options plan, created on October 05, 2000. The second plan, most recent, of December 29, 2003, will be concluded on January 15th, 2008.
Policies and codes
Aligned with the best practices of corporate governance, the Company designed codes and policies that determine standards of conduct and responsibility desired in developing businesses and in the relationship of the parties concerned. Among them are:
Investor Relations Policy - It has the objective to discipline and align the efforts of all involved with the Investor Relations program in search of adoption of measures that contribute to increase the price and liquidity of the Companys shares and result in return on the strategies adopted in conducting the IR strategies. At the same time, it seeks to provide more visibility to the Company and to its differentials in the capital market, and, further, to ensure the Full Disclosure to keep the equality in the negotiations of securities issued and traded in stock exchange, protecting the shareholders, the investors and the capital market itself.
Documents Retention Policy - it sets forth preservation terms for documents on file, under the form established by the Brazilian legislation and recommended by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Dividends Policy - Tele Norte Celular Participações By-laws determine the payment to the shareholders of, at least, 25% of the annual net income as dividends, referring to each fiscal year ended on December 31, in line with the Corporations Law. The profit may be adjusted and capitalized, used for absorbing losses or have another destination, according allowed under the terms of the Corporations Law.
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Thus, it may not be paid as dividend, in case the Board of Directors so decides, to preserve, if needed, the Companys financial health. The by-laws also allows the payment of interim dividends in the current year, with the use of net income referring to a six-month period or shorter, based on a balance sheet prepared by the Management or with the use of pre-existing or retained earnings contained in the Annual Balance Sheet or the Semi-Annual Balance Sheet of the previous fiscal year. The shareholders may claim dividends in a period of up to three years after the date where they have been made available.
Code of Ethics - It is broadcasted among the employees and all of them formalize their acceptance committing themselves to act in accordance with it. It sets forth standards of conduct which regulate the behavior in the Companys environment in relation to its various publics. It has been made available a channel to receive denouncements of violations of the code, ensuring secrecy to whoever reports the events. In 2007 a campaign was held to broadcast this channel, which can be accessed via Internet, by means of the Companys web site or by the call-center.
RISK MANAGEMENT |
Tele Norte Celular Participações maintains a Risk Management area, which objective is to disseminate the good practices of corporate governance among the operating teams, in such a way to ensure that its actions properly consider and size the business risks. The area is responsible to ensure the reach of the objectives and the fulfillment of the strategies, observing and reporting the needs to adequate the operating procedures, to reduce and exposure do possible negative events.
Product Risks - In order to guide the formatting of its products and services, as well as to earn the consumers perception with regards to the trademark, Amazonia Celular performs the Focus Panel, which comprises interviews with approximately 53 thousand clients of its base and users from the competition. The Companys Customer Relationship Management system, SOL, is one of the most advanced of the world, it allows the elaboration of products and services adequate to the consumers expectations and needs. Having such instrument as basis, the Operating Company constantly updates is portfolio of solutions.
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Market Risks - Amazonia Celular does not get into irrational disputes of prices nor neglects the growth of its base or the search for retention of consumers, making its promotions smoother or more aggressive according to the market rhythm, but always ensuring margins of return. Thus, it bets on differentials, as the largest signal coverage, quality in service providing and offering of a wide and consolidated portfolio of solutions capable to attract and retain customers, even if its prices are equal to or higher than the competition. It also constantly improves its distribution channels, increasing its penetration capacity in the markets and, in parallel, reducing costs involved in these operations.
Commercial Processes Risks - The Operating Company adopts the concept of remunerable sales in all its distribution channels, which deducts from gross revenues of postpaid activation all contracts with irregularities, cancelled or suspended by fraud, the migrations descending from plans and the cancels occurred for the lack of payment of one of the first two bills. Knowledge and ability to fight frauds make part of this basic curriculum of sales force formation.
Technological Risks - Committed to the growth of network and the GSM/EDGE services, the Company also invests in the Information Technology area and in the development of technological platforms. Additionally, it performs continuous tests involving technologies that appear in the market, as the 3G, in such a way to be prepared to launch them at the right moment. It is also introducing, according to the regulation, the resources to adequate the network to the new SMP regulation as well as to ensure the numerical portability, which will be effective by mid-2008.
Bad debt Risks - The Company has credit policy defined for the entrance of new clients into its base, in a way to qualify it and minimize the risk of bad debt. To the same sense, it adopts the proactive behavior and indicates the plan most adequate to the customers income and consumption profile. It also has a defined collection policy, it contracts services of specialized companies to achieve better recovery indexes of the bad debt portfolio, and it periodically reviews its negotiation policies to enhance the possibilities to settle the debt.
Environmental Risks - The Companys action is based on an Environmental Policy, which determines the fulfillment of all legal requirements, in addition to preventive practices and/or those that contribute for the preservation of the natural resources.
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Disasters or Weather Risks - The Company has a backup site of the Data Processing Center, which ensures, even in case of disaster or malfunction, the maintenance of the information stored. It also has an ITs Disaster Recovery Plan, which records the processes, procedures, and the responsibilities for use in case of disaster, meeting the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and a disaster recovery plan in its communication networks, which identifies the risks of interruption of service providing and it maps the solutions for relevant events. Additionally, all assets of higher value are duly covered by insurance.
Regulatory Risks - It is kept a team exclusively dedicated to the follow-up of the regulatory events, which ensures agility and flexibility to promote adaptations required by eventual changes in the rules of the industry. In addition to the institutional relationship with Anatel, the Company keeps dialogue with the other players of the industry by means of the National Association of Cellular Carriers (ACEL), entity that debates themes related to the cellular telephony and protects the interests of its affiliates which, in many cases, work together to defend their positions.
Investment Risks - The investment decisions take into consideration the incremental cash flows of the projects, assessed under the criteria of net present value (VPL), internal rate of return (TIR) and pay-back period. The assessment of discounted cash flows is also made by means of analysis of scenarios and sensitivity to confirm the projects creation potential or value addition.
Financial and Liquidity Risks -The Company and its operating subsidiary adopt a conservative policy in the use of the interest bearing resources, mainly in foreign currency. Out of the total of the North-American dollar denominated debt, 100% had foreign exchange protection at the end of the period.
HUMAN RESOURCES |
Its 419 employees represent, for the Company, an important competitive edge. The Company constantly invests to incentive them by means of offering learning opportunities, adoption of ethical and non discriminatory practices, maintenance of a nice and high productivity working environment and fair compensation.
In the Organizational Climate Research held in 2007, the satisfaction index of the employees was 7.86 points (within a range of 10 points), result above the average recorded by other companies, according to the market research made by the institute that applied the questionnaire. 91% of the Companys professionals participated in the survey. In the year, the Company intensified initiatives of recognition of the value of the employees. The Targets Program, for example, involved 47 managers and it consists in setting up quantitative results to be achieved in the year. One of the differentials is the fact of being participative: Amazonia Celulars President meets with representatives of each area and defines indicators possible of being achieved. The bonus for exceeding targets is aggressive.
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Now, the Program of Strategic Resources elects, based on the managers indication, associated to the performance of the professional and to the relevance of their activities, those employees that reveal themselves fundamental to the Company. They can earn up to two salaries of bonus based on the results. In 2007, 21 people were indicated.
The Company is also concerned to provide conditions so that the employees develop competences, being that in 2007 it offered 508 thousand hours of training, virtual or presence, in which it invested R$1.3 million. It keeps a Corporate University, the Campus, which promoted in the year the qualification of 15.7 thousand attendances, including own employees of from companies that integrate its value chain. Standing out initiative was the Leader Training, which objective was to qualify managers towards an excellent performance in peoples management and, thus, forming, developing and retaining high performance teams. The leaderships attended three presence modules: Labor Relations Management, Projects Management and Communication Management. The average attendance of the leadership was 92% and the satisfaction was 88%.
One of the main instruments of the Corporate University is the Virtual Campus, which concentrates the most part of the actions, with solutions of personalized trainings for each employee, developed from its trajectory and need to develop competences. Its quality was confirmed once more with the achievement of the E-Learning Award Brazil 2007/2008, one of the most important of Latin America.
Still in the virtual environment, there is the ClicNet, the Companys Intranet, which is the Amazonia Celulars main internal communication channel. It makes available to all employees the information about the business, the knowledge about processes and internal procedures and makes available management systems, as the Vacation Scheduling System and Opinion Research, improved in 2007. The Intranet accounted for, in 2007, a monthly average of 58.6 thousand accesses. In accordance to a survey with the employees, the most relevant points of the tool are the fact that it provides wider knowledge about the company in addition to reduction of the time to seek for information and requesting the service providing.
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Another initiative to inform the employees and incentive event further their participation in the business it is also held the event Meeting with the President, where there is the presence contact of most of them with Companys chief executive officer, where the Companys results and the upcoming challenges are discussed about.
Selection
In order to select its employees, Amazonia Celular uses as criteria the identification of the competences it considers fundamental to the business, as customer drive, results orientation, leadership, communication, innovation, mobility to move, domain of the business and response speed.
The program Young Talents selects interns to act in several areas and provides them the conditions for professional development. The participants are guided by the Companys managers and assessed each quarter. The interns also evaluate the manager and attend lectures related to the area they work. In 2007, nine youngsters were hired, being seven in the State of Para, one in Amazonas e one in Maranhao. Additionally, four of them were hired by the Operating Company.
Another action that introduces youngsters into the labor market is the Learning do Work program, which allows the development of competences and capabilities by means of theoretical and practical activities, thus enhancing the cultural and social horizons. The program meets the Labor Public Ministrys request with regards to the apprentices quota, which, at the end of 2007, totaled five people.
It is also maintained a program of inclusion of handicapped people. Rehabilitated to work, the professionals receive medical and psychological assistance to develop even further their working capabilities. Currently, Amazonia Celular is 100% compliant with the quota required by the legislation.
Health
The Vida Legal program incentive the self-management of life style of the employees, broadcasting information about healthy habits and performing activities that provide wellness. Among them are the offer of space for the participation of 42 athletes in the SESIs Champinship, the Cirio Race (traditional Paras athletic competition, where 20 employees participated in 2007) and the Vida Legal tournament, which involved 550 people, among the Companys professionals and their family members. To these actions are added those of vaccine (450 people taken vaccine in the five States, in 2007), the III Fire Brigade Seminar (13 participants), the fire extinguishers training (20 participants) and SIPATs actions - Internal Week of Labor Accidents Prevention, such as blood donations (74 people), lectures and workshops (350 employees involved), ecological walk (52 participants) and food donation campaign (collection of 450 Kg to be donated).
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AMAZONIA CELULAR INSTITUTE |
In 2007, the Company invested R$329 thousand (own resources) in the development of social and cultural activities. Amazonia Celular Institute enhanced its action in the year, starting to manage, in addition to the social initiatives, also cultural initiatives developed or supported by the Company, and started projects that ally the themes of education, culture and technology, seeking, this way, to contribute with actions that are more aligned to the Companys businesses and know-how. The institute also maintains the proposal to constantly improve its relationship with public and private agents interested in developing activities that promote the social wellness, increasing the strength of the actions and direct focus to a restrict number of initiatives with great transforming potential, which benefit young people as a priority.
One of the main programs is the To Ligado, which objective is to contribute for young people to create ways for income generation, self-employment and small associative businesses. The program adopts methodology that combines entrepreneurship formation and practical training to the financing and working of small ventures. In 2007, the second group of the Entrepreneurship Formation course was formed, which benefited 20 youngsters from 16 to 21 years resident in the Belems Metropolitan area, from families with per capita income of up to half minimum wage who were in high school. It also included youngsters who are doing social educational measures at the Fundação da Criança e do Adolescente of Para (Funcap) and in the professional courses of the Escola Salesiana do Trabalho, or who have already been forgiven by the Attorneys Office. With three-month duration, the course contemplated modules of Human Development, Micro-company Development and Advisory to construction of Business Plans. In 2007, the project resulted in the preparation of 13 business plans, which were evaluated by the Sebrae and, after their technical analysis, they were forwarded by Amazonia Celular Institute to the obtaining of financing of facilitated small credits with the Banco do Cidadao (Paras Government).
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Culture
During the year, Amazonia Celular developed or supported several ways of artistic expression by means of own resources of the Culture Incentive Law. One of the stand outs, already aligned to the new social cultural action proposed, was the Amazonia Celular ImageTag project, which objective is to broadcast the production of visual and audio-visual works by means of mobile telephone, exploring different possibilities of language and format, as well as motivating new ways to look at culture from the Amazons Bio-diversity and Cultural Diversity. R$40 thousand were awarded as prizes among the authors of the best works.
It also sponsored a series of shows and the launching of the Dual Disc (media that gathers, in only one disc, CD and DVD) of the Mosaico de Ravena group, which had origin in the 80s and keeps contributing to confer identity to the local musical production. Amazonia Celular also took over the sponsorship of the Espaço Cuira, a theater located in Belem (PA).
ENVIRONMENT |
Amazonia Celular bases its actions and procedures searching for ecologically correct practices. They encompass all facilities of the Company (administrative buildings, systems, telecommunication networks and owned stores). The Company directs its action by the following guidelines, widely disclosed among the employees:
Fulfill the legal requirements and other requirements applicable to its activities, products and services;
Promote continuous actions of awareness of its employees and service providers as to the importance of the environment;
Consider the environmental aspect as high relevance factor in all of its processes of planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of its ventures;
Keep the constant search to improve its processes aiming at adopting the procedures and techniques that prevent pollution and minimize the impacts to the environment;
Use in a rational way any natural or nature derived inputs;
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Take into consideration, in projecting and implementing its telecommunication stations, solutions that reduce the visual impact to the urban landscape surrounding its ventures;
Ensure that levels of electromagnetic emissions from its stations are within the limits set forth by Anatel.
The Virtual Campus, Companys e-learning instrument, is the main channel for the environmental education of the employees. There, there is a hot site with courses permanently at the employees disposal.
In its administrative buildings, Amazonia Celular performs the selective collection of garbage. Monthly, more than 2 thousand kilos of waste are destined to an organization of collectors, which commercializes it. Additionally, in all of its units, it performs the collection of cellular telephones batteries that, in 2007, totaled 10 thousand items.
The Company also invests in the implementation of conic structures and sharing of spaces with other carriers for the installation of their anthems, which substantially reduces the number of installations and their visual impact. It also performs the monitoring of noise in its radio-base stations, ensuring that they are within the legal standards, and it promotes acoustic treatment in the units that register indexes in excess to those permitted. There is still the electro-magnetic emission control of the ERBs and in the roads that lead to them are performed in the maintenance work, which minimizes the possibility of erosion. The Company adopts CFC-free air conditioners and, also with the intent to minimize the gas emissions, promotes the preventive maintenance of the stationary engines and diesel-powered vehicles. It also performs trainings to qualify and form new fire brigades to fight possible fires in its installations.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS IN 2007 |
E-learning Brazil 2007 Award - The Operating Company was once again recognized with one of the most important awards in Latin America in the area of distance learning: the E-learning Brazil 2007.
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DISCLOSURE OF OTHER NON INDEPENDENT AUDIT SERVICES |
In the year 2007, besides the independent audit of the financial statements, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes provided other audit-related services referring to the review of the Document of Separation and Allocation of Accounts(DSAC) of the Company according to the requirement by the resolution 396 of Anatel. The fees related to this service totaled R$48 thousand. This information meets the provision by CVM Instruction nr. 381.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
Tele Norte Celulars Management acknowledges the shareholders, the regulating entities, customers and suppliers and financial institutions for the support and confidence. And to its employees by the dedication and efforts, responsible, in good portion, by the results achieved.
Belo Horizonte, February 26, 2008
Management
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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A.
Belo Horizonte - MG
1. We have audited the accompanying individual (holding company) and consolidated balance sheets of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of income, changes in shareholders equity (holding company) and changes in financial position for the years then ended, prepared under the responsibility of Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements.
2. Our audits were conducted in accordance with auditing standards in Brazil and comprised: (a) planning of the work, taking into consideration the significance of the balance, volume of transactions, and the accounting and internal control systems of the Company and its subsidiary; (b) checking, on a test basis, the evidence and records that support the amounts and accounting information disclosed, and (c) evaluating the significant accounting practices and estimates adopted by Companys management and its subsidiary, as well as the presentation of the financial statements taken as a whole.
3. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 present fairly, in all material respects, the individual (holding company) and consolidated financial position of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its subsidiary, as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the results of their operations, the changes in shareholders equity (holding company) and the changes in financial position for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting practices adopted in Brazil.
4. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 taken as a whole. The accompanying individual and consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements in conformity with accounting practices adopted in Brazil. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures described in paragraph 2 and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 taken as a whole.
5. The accompanying financial statements have been translated into English for the convenience of readers outside Brazil.
Belo Horizonte, February 26, 2008
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU | Paulo R. Marques Garrucho | |
Independent Auditors | Accountant |
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Balance Sheets as of December 31 |
In thousands of Reais |
Holding | Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 5) | 115 | 43 | 9,884 | 22,674 | ||||
Short-term investments (Note 5) | 14,864 | 872 | 34,953 | 28,726 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net (Note 6) | - | - | 81,296 | 104,899 | ||||
Inventories (Note 7) | - | - | 9,721 | 10,535 | ||||
Income and social contribution taxes | ||||||||
recoverable (Note 4) | - | - | 1,477 | 6,180 | ||||
PIS and COFINS recoverable - Law No. | ||||||||
9718/98 (Note 8) | - | - | 14,437 | 9,728 | ||||
Other taxes recoverable | - | - | 2,239 | 6,109 | ||||
Prepayments and other assets | 548 | 478 | 4,381 | 5,086 | ||||
Total current assets | 15,527 | 1,393 | 158,388 | 193,937 | ||||
Non-current assets | ||||||||
Long-term assets | ||||||||
Deferred income and social contribution taxes | ||||||||
(Note 4) | - | - | 82,131 | 82,131 | ||||
Transactions with related parties (Note 3) | 138 | 1,751 | - | - | ||||
ICMS recoverable property & equipment (Note 9) | - | - | 3,784 | 6,071 | ||||
Income and social contribution taxes | ||||||||
recoverable (Note 4) | 1,076 | 1,075 | 1,076 | 1,075 | ||||
PIS and COFINS recoverable - Law No. | ||||||||
9718/98 (Note 8) | 1,515 | 1,435 | 1,515 | 1,435 | ||||
Other credits | 57 | 79 | 5,669 | 4,221 | ||||
Total long-term receivables | 2,786 | 4,340 | 94,175 | 94,933 | ||||
Investiments | ||||||||
Investment in subsidiary (Note 10) | 95,090 | 90,381 | - | - | ||||
Other investments | - | - | 77 | 77 | ||||
Total Investments | 95,090 | 90,381 | 77 | 77 | ||||
Property and equipment (Note 11) | - | - | 236,279 | 300,565 | ||||
Intangible assets (Note 11) | - | - | 37,850 | 56,365 | ||||
Deferred assets | - | - | 2,442 | - | ||||
Total non-current assets | 97,876 | 94,721 | 370,823 | 451,940 | ||||
Total assets | 113,403 | 96,114 | 529,211 | 645,877 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais |
Holding | Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Liabilities and shareholders equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Suppliers (Note 12) | 341 | 760 | 83,694 | 138,264 | ||||
Loans and financing (Note 13) | 4,980 | 6,010 | 80,936 | 241,137 | ||||
Accounts payable and other provisions | 25 | 13 | 10,620 | 12,428 | ||||
Taxes, fees and contributions | - | - | 8,228 | 6,577 | ||||
Dividends | 3,297 | 238 | 3,297 | 819 | ||||
Accounts payable hedge transactions (Note 23) | 2,516 | 6 | 7,449 | 17,429 | ||||
Reverse share split (Note 15) | 14,041 | - | 15,052 | - | ||||
Other liabilities | 15 | 13 | 8,807 | 5,634 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 25,215 | 7,040 | 218,083 | 422,288 | ||||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
Long-term liabilities | ||||||||
Loans and financing (Note 13) | - | - | 70,852 | - | ||||
Transactions with related parties (Note 3) | 59 | 446 | 26,076 | 13,159 | ||||
Provision for contingencies (Note 14) | - | - | 30,514 | 54,568 | ||||
Pension plan (Note 17) | - | - | 2,250 | 2,064 | ||||
Accounts payable hedge transactions (Note 23) | - | 631 | 45,815 | 22,400 | ||||
Authorizations for use payable | - | - | 12,612 | 10,491 | ||||
Other liabilities | - | - | 3,112 | 2,715 | ||||
Total non-current liabilities | 59 | 1,077 | 191,231 | 105,397 | ||||
Minority interests | - | - | 31,768 | 30,195 | ||||
Shareholders equity (Note 15) | ||||||||
Capital stock | 84,851 | 84,851 | 84,851 | 84,851 | ||||
Capital reserve | - | - | - | - | ||||
Proft reserve | 160 | 13,496 | 160 | 5,928 | ||||
Reatined earnings (Losses) | 3,118 | (10,350) | 3,118 | (2,782) | ||||
Total shareholders equity | 88,129 | 87,997 | 88,129 | 87,997 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 113,403 | 96,114 | 529,211 | 645,877 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except earnings (loss) for share |
Holding | Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Gross operating revenues | ||||||||
Telecommunication services | - | - | 785,316 | 630,259 | ||||
Sales revenues | - | - | 34,397 | 74,006 | ||||
- | - | 819,713 | 704,265 | |||||
Deductions from gross revenue | ||||||||
Telecommunication services | - | - | (322,700) | (245,219) | ||||
Sales revenues | - | - | (10,305) | (22,768) | ||||
- | - | (333,005) | (267,987) | |||||
Net operating revenues | ||||||||
Telecommunication services | - | - | 462,616 | 385,040 | ||||
Sales revenues | - | - | 24,092 | 51,238 | ||||
Net operating revenues | - | - | 486,708 | 436,278 | ||||
Cost of services | - | - | (284,793) | (239,668) | ||||
Cost of sales | - | - | (32,383) | (59,515) | ||||
Gross profits | - | - | 169,532 | 137,095 | ||||
Operating revenues (expenses): | ||||||||
Sales of services | - | - | (94,414) | (105,836) | ||||
Expenses with uncollectible accounts | ||||||||
receivable (Note 6) | - | - | (13,014) | (16,325) | ||||
General and administrative expenses | (1,132) | (1,363) | (27,416) | (89,155) | ||||
Equity accounting income | 4,709 | (76,670) | - | - | ||||
Operating income (loss) before financial result | ||||||||
3,577 | (78,033) | 34,688 | (74,221) | |||||
Financial result (Note 16) | ||||||||
Financial income | 673 | 409 | 9,989 | 11,965 | ||||
Financial expenses | (2,089) | (965) | (74,478) | (88,587) | ||||
Result from foreign exchange variation | 1,033 | (4) | 36,081 | 21,341 | ||||
Operating gain (loss) | 3,194 | (78,593) | 6,280 | (129,502) | ||||
Non-operating result | - | (282) | 255 | (793) | ||||
Profit (Loss) before income tax and social | ||||||||
contribution, and minority interests | ||||||||
3,194 | (78,875) | 6,535 | (130,295) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. .
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Statement of Income as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except earnings for share |
Holding | Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Income tax (Note 4) | - | 2,071 | - | 20,967 | ||||
Social contribution (Note 4) | - | 723 | - | 7,636 | ||||
Income (loss) before profit sharing | 3,194 | (76,081) | 6,535 | (101,692) | ||||
Employees profit sharing | - | - | (2,349) | - | ||||
Minority interests | - | - | (1,573) | 25,611 | ||||
Changes in shareholders equity not resulting from | - | - | 581 | - | ||||
income | ||||||||
Income (Loss) of the Holding | 3,194 | (76,081) | 3,194 | (76,081) | ||||
Earnings (loss) per one thousand shares | ||||||||
outstanding at the end of the year (*) | ||||||||
476.60 | (0.23) | |||||||
(*)Reverse Share Split - In an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting (AGE) held on July 12, 2007, the reverse share split was approved in the proportion of 50,000 (fifty thousand) existing shares to 01 (one) share of the respective type. The change of the shareholders structure of the capital stock of the Company in function of the reverse share split was approved in AGE held on October 29, 2007 (Note 15 b). In case the profit per one thousand shares in 2006 was calculated using the reverse share split factor (50,000 shares), the earnings per one thousand shares would total R$11,352.52
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
Statement of changes in shareholders equity as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais |
Capital reserve | Profit reserves | ||||||||||||||
Special | |||||||||||||||
reserve for | Retained | ||||||||||||||
Capital | Goodwill | Tax | Unrealized | payment of | earnings | ||||||||||
stock | reserve | incentives | Legal | profits | dividends | (losses) | Total | ||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2005 | 84,851 | 49,276 | 264 | 7,500 | 11,856 | 7,568 | 17,832 | 179,147 | |||||||
Transfer from provision for loss in deferred income tax and | |||||||||||||||
social contribution (Note 4) | - | (34,207) | - | - | - | - | 34,207 | - | |||||||
Provision for Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution | |||||||||||||||
(Note 4) | - | (15,069) | - | - | - | - | - | (15,069) | |||||||
Realization of profit reserve | - | - | - | - | (5,928) | - | 5,928 | - | |||||||
Loss of the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | (76,081) | (76,081) | |||||||
Loss offset | - | - | (264) | (7,500) | - | (7,568) | 15,332 | - | |||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2006 | 84,851 | - | - | - | 5,928 | - | (2,782) | 87,997 | |||||||
Lapsed Dividends | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 135 | |||||||
Realization of profit reserve | - | - | - | - | (5,928) | - | 5,928 | - | |||||||
Profit of the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,194 | 3,194 | |||||||
Profit allocation proposal: | |||||||||||||||
Legal Reserve | 160 | (160) | |||||||||||||
Dividends Proposed | (3,197) | (3,197) | |||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2007 | 84,851 | - | - | 160 | - | - | 3,118 | 88,129 | |||||||
The accompanying notes are na integral part of the financial statements.
Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Statement of changes in financial position as of and for the |
Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais |
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Sources of funds | |||||||
Funds from operations (as below) | - | - | 130,069 | 72,066 | |||
Decrease in long term receivables | 1,734 | 231 | - | 6,598 | |||
Increase in long term liabilities | - | 6,931 | - | 18,416 | |||
Lapsed dividends | 135 | - | 135 | - | |||
Transfer from current liabilities to long term liabilities | |||||||
- | - | 123,054 | - | ||||
Transfer from long-term receivables to current assets | - | - | 6,744 | 6,299 | |||
Total sources of funds | 1,869 | 7,162 | 260,002 | 103,379 | |||
Application of funds | |||||||
Funds applied in operations (as below) | 1,206 | 2,015 | - | - | |||
Increase in long-term receivables | - | 1,446 | 5,885 | 1,446 | |||
Transfer from long term liabilities to current liabilities | 1,093 | 6,034 | 38,401 | 198,326 | |||
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets | - | - | 27,979 | 51,281 | |||
Additions to deferred assets | - | - | 2,570 | - | |||
Decrease in long term liabilities | 414 | - | 13,314 | 34,287 | |||
Dividends | 3,197 | - | 3,197 | - | |||
Total application of funds | 5,910 | 9,495 | 91,346 | 285,340 | |||
Increase (decrease) of working capital | (4,041) | (2,333) | 168,656 | (181,961) | |||
Represented by: | |||||||
Changes in working capital | |||||||
Current assets | |||||||
End of year | 15,527 | 1,393 | 158,388 | 193,937 | |||
Beginning of year | 1,393 | 591 | 193,937 | 196,095 | |||
14,134 | 802 | (35,549) | (2,158) | ||||
Current liabilities | |||||||
End of year | 25,215 | 7,040 | 218,083 | 422,288 | |||
Beginning of year | 7,040 | 3,905 | 422,288 | 242,485 | |||
18,175 | 3,135 | (204,205) | 179,803 | ||||
Increase (Decrease) in net working capital | (4,041) | (2,333) | 168,656 | (181,961) | |||
Statement of Funds from (used) operations | |||||||
Funds from (used) operations | |||||||
Profit (loss) for the year | 3,194 | (76,081) | 3,194 | (76,081) | |||
Expenses (income) that do not affect working capital | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | - | 63 | 109,943 | 110,970 | |||
Residual value of property and equipment written-off | - | - | 965 | 2,741 | |||
Residual value of intangible assets written-off | - | 328 | - | 598 | |||
Set up (reversal) of long term provisions, net | |||||||
- | - | (4,295) | 81,776 | ||||
Equity accounting income | (4,709) | 76,670 | - | - | |||
Minority interests | - | - | 1,573 | (25,612) | |||
Monetary variations and long term interests, net | 309 | (201) | 18,689 | 6,422 | |||
Deferred long term income tax and social | |||||||
contribution | - | (2,794) | - | (28,748) | |||
Total funds from (used) operations | (1,206) | (2,015) | 130,069 | 72,066 | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
1 Operating context
(a) Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Company) is a publicly-held joint stock company holding of Amazonia Celular S.A.. Its equity interest in the carrier, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, was 89.78% of its voting capital and 74.96% of the total capital.
The subsidiary has five authorizations for operation of cellular mobile telephony services and activities that are necessary and useful for performing these services in the States of Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará and Roraima.
The services offered and the rates charged by the subsidiary are regulated by the National Telecommunications Agency - ANATEL, which is the regulatory authority for the Brazilian telecommunications industry, according to the General Law of Telecommunications and applicable regulations.
On February 19, 2004 the subsidiary and ANATEL executed Instruments of Authorization for migration to Personal Mobile Service (SMP), which became effective as from the publication of Act No. 42,671 in the Official Federal Gazette on March 1, 2004.
The SMP authorizations granted to the subsidiary shall be effective for an indefinite term. The authorizations related to the use of radiofrequencies, in turn, expire as follows:
Region / Sector | Maturity | |
Region 1 - radiofrequencies of 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz | ||
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 |
The authorizations for use of the radiofrequencies can be renewed for an additional period of 15 years, and the extensions are granted on a remunerated basis. On August 16, 2006, the subsidiary filed with ANATEL an application for extension of the right of use of radiofrequencies, associated with the instrument of authorization for personal mobile service. The application is being analyzed by ANATEL.
(b) The subsidiary has been recording negative net working capital. The Management has then implemented several measures in order to improve its financial efficiency, seeking an increment in revenues from services and reduction in costs and expenses so as to ensure the subsidiarys improved operating margin.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
In February 2007, the Customer Service Centers of Amazônia Celular S.A. and of the related company Telemig Celular S.A. were integrated and have since been operating solely in Belo Horizonte (head office of Telemig Celular). This measure is in line with the national market trend shown by carriers to concentrate their customer service in large Service Centers, thus enabling standardization and economies of scale. As a result of this integration, the subsidiary reduced its staff by approximately 370 employees.
On October 2007, the operating subsidiary launched Poupo product, a telephone that may be used at home, at work or anywhere that has a power outlet, at no cost, without need of a specialized technical visit or specific telephone inlet and with competitive fares as compared to the fixed telephony carriers.
Additionally, the subsidiary has been reassessing its investment needs with the purpose to the maintenance of its financial balance. The results of these actions have made possible the obtaining of resources with financial institutions and the extension of maturity dates of its loans and financing. In March, 2007 the subsidiary obtained a loan with Banco ABN AMRO Real in the amount of US$48.6 million. In the third quarter, at its own option, the operating subsidiary anticipated the settlement of a portion of the principal amount of the loan obtained with Banco ABN AMRO Real in the amount of US$5.8 million.
In the second quarter 2007, the subsidiary, also at its own option, performed the early settlement of the financings obtained with Unibanco/NIB and Unibanco/Nordea.
The subsidiary has been consistently able to reduce its net debt and improve its operating results.
The subsidiarys Management believes that the cash flow from operations, together with new loans and financing to be obtained with the financial institutions and capital markets, will allow the subsidiary to meet its financial and operating commitments along with upcoming years.
(c) On March 7, 2007 the Management Council of the National Telecommunications Agency (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, from the publishing of the General Regulation of Portability in the Union Official Gazette, occurred on March 21, 2007.
The subsidiary has already contracted network and Information Technology solutions, as well as reviewed all operating processes needed to the introduction of the portability in August, 2008, initially in the locations with Area Code 37. The other cities of the service provision area will be served as of November, 2008.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(d) On August 2, 2007 Telpart Participações S.A. (Telpart), the Companys controlling entity, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Vivo Participações S.A. (Vivo), which objective is the alienation of the total of the equity interest of Telpart in the Companys capital stock and of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. .
Vivo Participações S.A. is the controlling shareholder of Vivo S.A., cellular mobile service and personal mobile service operator, in the areas 7 and 8 of Regions I and II, in the service area 7 of region II and of the SMP, in Region I (service areas 3 and 9), in Region II (service area 6) and Region III (service areas 1 and 2).
The execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement was approved in Telparts Board Meeting held on August 2, 2007 and also by shareholders representing 99% of the total capital stock of Telparts controlling entity - Newtel Participações S.A. (Newtel) in a previous meeting held on August 2, 2007, under the provisions of the Newtels Shareholders Agreement.
Thereafter, the alienation of the equity interest was approved in an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Telpart held on August 21, 2007 which, accordingly, confirmed the Stock Purchase Agreement.
On December 20, 2007 Vivo entered into a stock purchase agreement with Telemar Norte Leste S.A. aiming at selling the shares of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. which Telpart committed to sell and transfer to Vivo under the terms of the stock purchase agreement dated August 2, 2007.
The transfer of the shareholders control of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. is still under process of approval by ANATEL.
The transaction will also be submitted to the Administrative Council of the Economic Law CADE, under the provisions of the applicable legislation.
(e) 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, service suspension, validity of pre-paid credits, collection of messaging service, among others. The new regulation became effective as from February 13, 2008.
2 Significant accounting policies (Holding and Consolidated)
(a) Presentation of the financial statements and consolidations criteria
The financial statements were prepared and are being presented in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, based on the provisions of the Corporate Law, under the supplementary norms of the Securities and Exchange Commissions CVM and under the norms applicable to the telecommunication carriers.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The financial statements include the financial statements of the holding company, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A., of the subsidiary Amazonia Celular S.A. and the specific purpose entities mentioned in Note 24. The consolidation process of the balance sheet accounts corresponds to the sum of balances of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, according to the nature of each balance, complemented by the eliminations (i) of the equity interest in the capital stock, reserves and accumulated results kept among the companies; (ii) the inter-company balances and other balances that integrate assets and/or liabilities kept between the companies and (iii) the identification of the participation of minority shareholders.
For preparation of financial statements it is necessary to use estimates in order to book certain assets, liabilities and other transactions. The Companys financial statements thus include estimates related to the selection of the useful lives of the permanent assets, unbilled revenues, provisions that are necessary for contingent liabilities, determinations of provisions for income tax and other similar provisions. Actual results may vary from the estimates.
Amendment to Brazilian Corporate Law, effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2008
In 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 Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) to issue regulations to the publicly traded corporations. The main changes introduced by the Law are applicable as of 2008 and refer to: (a) 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; and (ix) obligation of recording the new assets at fair market value, in case of mergers, acquisitions or spin-offs.
The Company already adopts the disclosure of the statements of cash flows and the segregation of intangibles in the fixed assets section. As of the date of preparation of these financial statements, it was not possible to estimate the effects resulting from the adoption of the remaining changes contemplated by the referred law, applicable to the Company, which could impact its financial statements.
(b) Reclassification statement of income
In 2007, only for purposes of presentation of the financial statements, the Company made a reclassification of the amortization expense of the tax credit related to the goodwill transferred from the holding company Telpart Participações S.A. The expense was reclassified from the item General and Administrative Expenses to Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution Expenses in the statement of income. For comparison purposes, the statement of income related to the year of 2006 was also reclassified. The amount reclassified was R$5,030.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(c) Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments
Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of highly liquid temporary investments with original maturities of less than 90 days. Other investments are shown at cost, plus any earnings obtained up to the date of the balance sheet.
Short-term investments are represented by investments in an exclusive investment fund, with original maturity of more than 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.
(d) Accounts receivable
These are represented primarily by services and products billed to customers, by services provided up to the date of the balance sheet but not yet invoiced, as well as by amounts that derive from the use of the subsidiarys operations network by subscribers and other telecommunication carriers.
(e) Allowance for doubtful accounts
Based on recent experience, Management periodically assesses the estimated percentages of losses, with the purpose of setting up a provision for subsidiarys credits for which recovery is considered improbable.
(f) Inventories
Inventories are basically represented by mobile telephone handsets and are shown at average acquisition cost, net of the provision for adjustment to market value for cellular handsets and accessories that are obsolete, or the acquisition costs of which are higher than replacement costs or realization values.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(g) Investment in subsidiary
Evaluated at the equity method of accounting, calculated on the result of the year and other equity variations of the subsidiary.
(h) Property and equipment and intangible assets
Property and equipment and intangible assets are shown at acquisition and/or construction cost, less accumulated depreciation/amortization. Depreciation and amortization are calculated by the straight-line method from the moment the assets begin to operate, at the rates described in Note 11.
The subsidiary revises the recovery value of property and equipment and intangible assets for its future operations upon occurrence of any facts that could affect such value. The purpose of this procedure is to verify whether the recovery value is less than the net book value. When this occurs, the subsidiary writes the net book value down to the recovery value. No provision was deemed necessary on December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Interest and financial charges related to subsidiarys loans and financing secured for use in works in progress (Assets and Installations in Progress) are capitalized up to the moment when the assets begin to operate. Expenditures incurred with maintenance and repairs are capitalized when they represent an increase of installed capacity or of the useful life of the asset. In the years 2007 and 2006, no such capitalization was recorded.
(i) Other assets
Other current and non-current assets are shown at cost or realization value, including when applicable, income, foreign exchange rate variations and monetary variations earned.
(j) Foreign currency transactions
They are recorded at the rates that are effective on the date of the transactions and restated based on the rate effective at the end of the month, with the exchange gain/loss immediately recognized to income for the year.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(k) Income tax and social contribution
Income and social contribution taxes on net income are calculated according to the legislation in force. The deferred credits and obligations are calculated taking as basis the expected realization value of the tax benefic from the goodwill acquired from the holding company, through a reorganization process, on tax losses, negative base for social contribution tax and temporary differences that mainly derive from provisions for doubtful accounts, provisions for contingencies, the provision for accounts payable - hedge transactions, the provision for accounts payable and the provision for profit sharing, as shown in Note 4.
As required by CVM Instruction No. 371/2002, the Company and its subsidiary conducts technical feasibility studies concerning future realization of deferred tax assets, considering the probable capability of generating taxable income. These studies is updated on an annual basis and, when necessary, the Company and the subsidiary set up a provision for loss for the portion of deferred income tax and social contribution to be realized beyond a horizon of ten years, as permitted by said Instruction. This study is approved by the management bodies of the companies.
(l) Provision for contingencies
The provision is set up based on opinions of legal advisors and Management, so as to cover probable losses and legal obligations of the Company and its subsidiary that could arise from any legal questioning in tax, civil and labor claims, as required by CVM Resolution Nr. 489/2005.
(m) Other liabilities
Other current and non-current liabilities are shown at known or computable amounts, plus, when applicable, the corresponding charges, exchange rate variations and monetary variations incurred.
(n) Determination of income and revenue recognition
Income is determined by the accrual system. Revenues from telecommunication services are stated at the amount of the rate effective on the date when the service is provided. Revenues from cellular mobile telephony services consist of rates for subscription, utilization, use of the network, maintenance and other services provided to the subscribers. All services are billed monthly. Services provided from the date of billing to the end of each month are assessed and booked as revenue for the month when the service is provided. Revenues from credit reloads for prepaid mobile telephone handsets are deferred and recognized to income as the services are actually provided. Revenues from the sale of mobile telephone handsets and accessories are recognized when the products are delivered and accepted by the consumer or distributor.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(o) Pension plan
The subsidiary participates in pension plans that provide pensions and other post-employment benefits to its employees. The actuarial liabilities were calculated and recorded adopting the projected unit credit method, as provided for in CVM Resolution No. 371/2000.
(p) Employees profit sharing
The Company and its subsidiary books profit sharing based on achievement of the targets defined for the period, subject to approval by the Shareholders Meeting.
3 Transactions with related parties
Holding | Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets - accounts receivable | ||||||||
Telemig Celular S.A. | - | - | 27 | 29 | ||||
Brasil Telecom S.A. | - | - | 2,182 | 1,542 | ||||
- | - | 2,209 | 1,571 | |||||
Non-current assets Long term | ||||||||
receivables | ||||||||
Amazônia Celular S.A. | 138 | 1,751 | - | - | ||||
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
Holding | Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Current liabilities Accounts payable | ||||||||
Telemig Celular S.A. | - | - | 3 | 4 | ||||
Brasil Telecom S.A. | - | - | 2,229 | 2,359 | ||||
- | - | 2,232 | 2,363 | |||||
Non-current liabilities Long term | ||||||||
payables | ||||||||
Telemig Celular S.A. | 59 | 75 | 23,179 | 11,059 | ||||
Telemig Celular Participações S.A. | - | 371 | 2,897 | 2,100 | ||||
59 | 446 | 26,076 | 13,159 | |||||
Result | ||||||||
Revenues from services | ||||||||
Telemig Celular S.A. | - | - | 672 | 660 | ||||
Brasil Telecom S.A. | - | - | 9,753 | 13,809 | ||||
- | - | 10,425 | 14,469 | |||||
Revenue (expense) with sharing of | ||||||||
resources | ||||||||
Amazônia Celular S.A. | 1,966 | 2,319 | - | - | ||||
Telemig Celular S.A. | (409) | (394) | (21,974) | (9,764) | ||||
Telemig Celular Participações S.A. | - | - | (1,333) | (2,504) | ||||
1,557 | 1,925 | (23,307) | (12,268) | |||||
The Company and its subsidiary carry out transactions with its controlling shareholder and with other related parties for certain services. Transactions with related parties are carried out on conditions that are agreed upon between the parties, which, in the understanding of the Management, are in market conditions.
(a) Roaming Agreements
The subsidiary is a member of the national roaming committee for cellular operators, which includes the related company Telemig Celular Partipações S.A. (Telemig Celular S.A.). The purpose of this committee is to supervise technical and systems aspects, to ensure high quality for the roaming service. As required by the Brazilian regulations, the subsidiary, the Telemig Celular S.A. and other cellular operators enable roaming for their relevant subscribers.
Accounts receivable and payable (short term), as well as revenues from services with Telemig Celular S.A., concern the transfer of call surcharges and displacement of subscribers that are operating in roaming.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(b) Cost sharing
On March 20, 2003, Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its subsidiary (Amazonia Celular S.A.) and the related companies, Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and Telemig Celular S.A., executed and instrument for sharing of human and administrative resources and creation of a condominium. The instrument was approved in the Shareholders Meetings of each of the companies, which were held on March 19, 2003.
The balances shown in long term assets and long-term liabilities are exclusively related to the instrument for sharing of resources and the creation of the condominium described above.
The balances are remunerated according to the variation of the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI).
(c) Brasil Telecom S.A.
The Company and Brasil Telecom S.A. are considered related parties because, up to the change of shareholders control, mentioned in Note 1d, they had common shareholders in their control chain.
On August 1, 2004 the subsidiary began to offer some convenience services for customers that elected for the use of the Carrier Selection Code (CSP) of Brasil Telecom S.A. As a result, the subsidiarys customers began to use the CSP for domestic (VC2 and VC3) and international long-distance calls on their mobile telephone handsets, according to the requirements of the Personal Mobile Service - SMP rules.
Accounts payable to Brasil Telecom S.A. refer to the transfer of charges for domestic and international long-distance calls made by the subsidiarys subscribers using Brasil Telecom S.A.s CSP. Accounts receivable and revenue from services mainly refer to interconnection revenue for the use of the subsidiarys network for such long-distance calls.
4 Income tax and social contribution
(a) Income tax and social contribution
Holding | Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Advances and other income tax recoverable | ||||||||
Income tax | 1,076 | 1,075 | 2,534 | 6,100 | ||||
Social contribution | - | - | 19 | 1,155 | ||||
1,076 | 1,075 | 2,553 | 7,255 | |||||
Less: Long term portion | (1,076) | (1,075) | (1,076) | (1,075) | ||||
Portion classified as current | - | - | 1,477 | 6,180 | ||||
(b) Deferred income and social contribution tax - Assets
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
Deferred income and social contribution taxes have the following nature:
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Deferred income tax and social contribution - Assets | |||||||
Deferred income tax | |||||||
Tax loss | 29,144 | 25,445 | 44,309 | 39,193 | |||
Provision for doubtful accounts | - | - | 10,954 | 10,932 | |||
Provision for contingencies | - | - | 35,641 | 36,091 | |||
Goodwill (Instruction CVM 349) | 7,088 | 10,787 | 7,088 | 10,787 | |||
Provision for accounts payable - hedge | - | - | 12,687 | 9,798 | |||
Provision for accounts payable | - | - | 3,992 | 3,015 | |||
Provision for profit sharing | - | - | 940 | 968 | |||
Other expenses | - | - | 1,991 | 1,692 | |||
36,232 | 36,232 | 117,602 | 112,476 | ||||
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
Deferred social contribution tax | |||||||
Negative calculation base | 10,492 | 9,161 | 21,474 | 16,995 | |||
Provision for doubtful accounts | - | - | 3,944 | 3,936 | |||
Provision for contingencies | - | - | 2,772 | 5,086 | |||
Goodwill (Innstruction CVM 349) | 2,552 | 3,883 | 2,552 | 3,883 | |||
Provision for accounts payable - hedge transactions | - | - | 4,567 | 3,527 | |||
Provision for accounts payable | - | - | 1,437 | 1,086 | |||
Provision for profit sharing | - | - | 338 | 348 | |||
Provision for loss in investment | - | - | - | 554 | |||
Other expenses | - | - | 717 | 606 | |||
13,044 | 13,044 | 37,801 | 36,021 | ||||
Deferred income tax and social contribution - Liabilities | |||||||
Income tax | |||||||
Foreign exchange variation - cash basis | - | - | (6,724) | - | |||
Social contribution | |||||||
Foreign exchange variation - cash basis | - | - | (2,422) | - | |||
49,276 | 49,276 | 146,257 | 148,497 | ||||
Provision for Loss | (49,276) | (49,276) | (64,126) | (66,366) | |||
- | - | 82,131 | 82,131 | ||||
The subsidiary has 75% tax benefit reduction in the income tax generated in incentive areas of ADAs - Amazon Development Areas - in the Units of Para, Amazonas and Roraima, for a period of 10 years counted from 2004. With regards to the Units of Amapa and Maranhao, the obtaining of the tax benefit is in phase of confirmation by the Federal Revenue Service.
In the year of 2007, the subsidiary changed the tax regime of gains with foreign exchange variation, from the accrual basis to cash basis. The deferred income tax and social contribution liabilities refer to gains with foreign exchange variation calculated by the accrual basis not yet taxed.
The Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting, held on December 28, 1999, approved the corporate restructuring plan prepared by the Company and its holding Telpart Participações S.A. with the objective to transfer to the Company the goodwill recorded in Telpart, resulting from the difference between the book values and the amount paid for the acquisition of the Companys shares, in the privatization process.
Accordingly, a new company was organized, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telpart, with capital subscribed with the shares of the Company and the corresponding goodwill paid upon acquisition, following which this company was absorbed by the Company. This restructuring was accomplished according to the provisions of Law No. 6404/76 and the rules of the Securities Commission, specifically CVM Instruction No. 319/99.
The Company chose to adopt CVM Instruction 349/2001 as from the beginning of the year 2000, adjusting its financial statements of 2000 to reflect, as an asset and as special goodwill reserve, only the amount related to the tax benefit expected from the tax utilization of the goodwill originally accounted for in Telpart. The main accounting effects may be summarized as follows:
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
i) Accrual of provision to reflect the maintenance of integrity of the shareholders equity, equivalent to the difference between the amount of the goodwill and the tax benefit resulting from its amortization, presented as reduction of the goodwill account. This provision was recorded with a counter-entry in the special goodwill reserve account.
ii) Recognition of tax credit, related to deferred income tax and social contribution, as a counter-entry to the special goodwill reserve.
iii) Reversal of the provision to reflect the maintenance of integrity of the shareholders equity for the results for the year.
The composition of the balances is shown as follows:
2007 | 2006 | |||
Goodwill | 147,932 | 147,932 | ||
Less: Accumulated amortization | (119,578) | (104,689) | ||
Tax credits | (9,640) | (14,670) | ||
Provision for shareholders equity integrity | (18,714) | (28,573) | ||
- | - | |||
In compliance with CVM Instruction 371/2002, the Management of the Company and of the subsidiary prepared a technical feasibility studies concerning future realization of deferred tax assets, taking into account the probable capability of future generation of taxable income by the Company and the subsidiary, within the context of the principal variables of their businesses, which, however, are subject to changes. These studies were approved by the Companys and subsidiarys Boards of Directors on February 25, 2008, and were examined by its Fiscal Council on February 26, 2008.
Through the referred technical study, on December 31, 2006, it was identified that the total deferred income and social contributions taxes of the Company in the amount of R$49,276 and the subsidiary, in the amount of R$17,090, will be realized beyond the ten-year time frame permitted by CVM Instruction No. 371/2002. Accordingly, a provision for loss in the realization of such assets was accrued in these amounts.
In the year of 2007, in function of lack of history of profitability (generation of taxable profit), by the Company, it was set up the deferred income tax and social contribution credit only on tax loss and negative base generated by the goodwill amortization. The credit set up equals to the amount of tax credit on the goodwill realized in the year, so that the total deferred income tax and social contribution asses have not been changed.
The tax credits on tax loss and negative base generated by other operations and on temporary additions have not been set up. On December 31, 2007, the tax credits not recorded totaled R$3,510 (2006 R$2,995).
In the case of the subsidiary, Amazônia Celular S.A., in the year 2007, the total tax credit before the provision for loss was reduced in R$2,240. Consequently, the subsidiary made a reversal of the provision for loss in the same amount in such a way that the total tax credit, net of provision for loss, remained unchanged.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
Despite the subsidiary technical study indicates that the taxable profits in the 10-year horizon will be enough to realize tax credit in the amount of R$89,354, the Management decided, in a conservative way, not making the additional reversal of the provision in the amount of R$7,223, in function of the inexistence of profitability history (generation of taxable profits) in the last few years.
Credits related to provisions that are temporarily non-deductible, particularly for tax contingencies and doubtful credits, will be realized as each of the corresponding matters are resolved.
As mentioned in Note 1(b), the Management of Amazonia Celular S.A. has implemented several actions aiming at improving the subsidiarys operating margin. Management believes that the actions already implemented in 2006 and 2007, together with new measures that will be implemented along 2008, will be enough for the future taxable profits generation by the subsidiary.
According to the projections developed by the Management of the subsidiary, long-term deferred income and social contribution taxes will be realized in the following years:
Year of use | Consolidated | |
2010 | 2,500 | |
2011 | 5,548 | |
2012 | 7,616 | |
2013 | 9,871 | |
2014 | 12,967 | |
2015 a 2017 | 43,629 | |
Total (As of 12/31/2007) | 82,131 | |
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
As the taxable base for income and social contribution taxes on net income arises not only from the income that can 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 Companys net income and the result of income and social contribution taxes. Thus, the expected use of tax credits should not be taken as a sole indication of the Companys and subsidiarys future results.
In the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with the US GAAP as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006, the Companys Management at the time, in view of the accumulated losses in the past years and considering the expected negative results in the coming years, decided, in compliance with SFAS 109 - Accounting for income taxes, to keep a provision for loss in the total amount of the deferred assets, despite the fact that the elements comprising the deferred tax assets had not lapsed and more favorable forecasted future results as from the full depreciation of the TDMA network equipment and the actions implemented by the Management mentioned above.
(c) Results for the year
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Income tax | |||||||
Deferred | - | - | (1,346) | 31,672 | |||
Supplement (Reversal) from previous year deferred | - | 2,071 | (253) | 1,970 | |||
Supplement from previous year - current | - | - | - | (108) | |||
Reversal (Set up) of provision for loss in the | - | ||||||
realization of deferred income tax | - | 1,599 | (12,567) | ||||
- | 2,071 | - | 20,967 | ||||
Social contribution | |||||||
Deferred | - | - | (551) | 11,508 | |||
Supplement (Reversal) from previous year | 723 | 687 | |||||
deferred | - | (90) | |||||
Supplement from previous year - current | - | - | (36) | ||||
Reversal (Set up) of provision for loss in the | |||||||
realization of deferred income tax | - | - | 641 | (4,523) | |||
- | 723 | - | 7,636 | ||||
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(d) Reconciliation of the income tax and social contribution benefit (expense)
The amounts for calculation of income and social contribution taxes shown in the statement of income present the following reconciliation between their amounts at nominal rate:
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Result before income and social contribution taxes | |||||||
and interests | 3,194 | (78,875) | 6,535 | (130,295) | |||
(-) Employees profit sharing | - | - | (2,349) | - | |||
Result before income tax and social contribution | 3,194 | (78,875) | 4,186 | (130,295) | |||
(-) Equity accounting income | (4,709) | 76,670 | - | - | |||
Permanent additions (exclusions), net | - | - | (122) | 1,323 | |||
Calculation base | (1,515) | (2,205) | 4,064 | (128,972) | |||
Income tax and social contribution (34%) | 515 | 749 | (1,382) | 43,850 | |||
Income tax and social contribution on tax loss, | |||||||
negative base and temporary additions not | |||||||
accrued | (515) | (749) | (515) | (749) | |||
Tax Incentives | - | - | - | 80 | |||
Supplement (Reversal) from previous year | - | 2,794 | (343) | 2,512 | |||
Reversal (set up) of provision for loss in the realization | |||||||
of deferred income tax and social contribution | - | - | 2,240 | (17,090) | |||
- | 2,794 | - | 28,603 | ||||
5 Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||
Cash and Banks | 115 | 43 | 4,265 | 4,267 | |||
Temporary financial investments (original | |||||||
maturity of less than 90 days) | - | - | 5,619 | 18,407 | |||
115 | 43 | 9,884 | 22,674 | ||||
Short-term investments | |||||||
Investment fund | 14,864 | 872 | 34,953 | 28,726 | |||
On December 31, 2007 and 2006, the financial investments in Investment Funds were primarily represented by investments in Investment in Units of Investment Funds - FIC (exclusive), which also invests in units of other exclusive investment funds, as mentioned in Note 24.
On December 31, 2007 and 2006 the portfolios of the Investment Funds substantially consisted of high-liquidity federal government bonds, recorded at their realization values. On December 31, 2007, the funds portfolio also included private securities of prime financial institutions, also with high liquidity. The securities are recorded at realization values.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The Investment Funds carry out transactions with financial instruments with the purpose of reducing exposure to interest risks, which are also recorded at their realization values.
With consolidation of the Investment Fund, the following would be the breakdown of the balance of short-term Investments:
2007 | 2006 | |||
Fixed income securities - substantially federal government bonds | 34,953 | 28,726 |
At December 31, 2007 and 2006 there were no sureties, guarantees, mortgages or other types of guarantees granted in favor of the exclusive funds.
6 Accounts Receivable, net
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Telecommunication services | 110,014 | 129,167 | ||
Sales of handsets and accessories | 14,062 | 18,226 | ||
124,076 | 147,393 | |||
Provision for doubtful accounts | (42,780) | (42,494) | ||
81,296 | 104,899 | |||
Changes in the provision for doubtful accounts are as follows:
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Beginning balance | 42,494 | 38,982 | ||
Supplement of provision in the year | 13,014 | 16,325 | ||
Write-offs of past due accounts over 180 days and recoveries | (12,728) | (12,813) | ||
Ending balance | 42,780 | 42,494 | ||
On December 31, 2007 and 2006 accounts receivable for telecommunication services also included amounts receivable from customers related to the transfer of charges for domestic and international long-distance calls made by subscribers of the subsidiary through the Carrier Selection Code (CSP) of the long-distance carriers, according to the Personal Mobile Service (SMP) rules.
On December 31, 2007 the subsidiary had accounts receivable from carriers in arrears of approximately R$15,002 (2006 - R$20,647), deriving from the use of its network. The amounts in arrears are undergoing a process of collection and negotiation with the carriers, which also involves amounts payable offset by the subsidiary amounting to R$9,176 (2006 - R$13,616) on account of non-collection of a portion of said amounts in arrears. The subsidiarys Management believes that collection of the amounts in arrears is probable.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
7 Inventories
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Handsets and accessories | 17,573 | 16,731 | ||
Provision for adjustment to market value | (7,852) | (6,196) | ||
9,721 | 10,535 | |||
8 PIS and COFINS recoverable - Law 9.718/98 (short and long term)
In the year 2006, before the issuance of the financial statements, the Company and its subsidiary were successful in the Federal Supreme Court in actions challenging the constitutionality of broadening of the tax base for PIS and COFINS promoted by Paragraph One of Article 3 of Law No. 9,718, of November 27, 1998. Accordingly, considering that the said decisions are final and unappealable, the Company and the subsidiary recognized in the last quarter of 2005 the credit for these taxes, in the amount of R$1,343 and R$9,066, respectively.
The restated amounts of these credits at December 31, 2007 are R$1,515 in the Company and R$14,437 in the subsidiary, totaling R$15,952 in the consolidated. The credits are recorded in line item PIS and COFINS recoverable - Law No. 9,718/98 under under long term receivable for the Company and current assets for the subsidiary. The companies will offset the credit after it is confirmed by the Federal Revenue Office.
9 ICMS recoverable - property and equipment (long-term)- Consolidated
Refers to the amounts of ICMS recoverable that as from 2009 may be offset in installments of 1/48 each, related to credits arising from the acquisition of property and equipment, as established by Supplementary Law No. 102, of July 11, 2000. The balance on December 31, 2007 totaled R$3,784 (2006 - R$6,071).
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
10 Investment in subsidiary
(a) The details of the equity interest in the subsidiary Amazônia Celular S.A. are summarized as follows:
Holding | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Capital stock | 231,431 | 231,431 | ||
Shareholders equity | 126,858 | 120,576 | ||
Profit (loss) for the year | 5,701 | (102,281) | ||
Interest in capital stock | 74.96% | 74.96% | ||
Interest in voting capital | 89.78% | 89.78% | ||
Number of shares held (in thousands) | ||||
Preferred (*) | 2,374 | 5,935,415 | ||
Common (*) | 2,039 | 5,098,287 | ||
Accumulated equity income | ||||
From the subsidarys results | 4,274 | (76,670) | ||
From items not recorded in the subsidiarys results | 435 | - | ||
4,709 | (76,670) | |||
(*) Reverse Share Split In the year 2007, the subsidiarys shares have been grouped in the proportion of 2,500 existing shares to 01 share of the respective class.
(b) Investment activity
2007 | 2006 | |||
Balances at the beginning of the year | 90,381 | 167,051 | ||
Equity accounting income | 4,709 | (76,670) | ||
Balances at the end of the year | 95,090 | 90,381 | ||
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(c) Other information
The subsidiarys financial statements have been audit by the same auditors of the holding company, which issued an unqualified opinion dated February 26, 2008.
11 Property and equipment and intangible assets
Consolidated | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||||
Annual | Cost | Accumulated | Net | Net | |||||
depreciation/ | depreciation / | Amount | Amount | ||||||
amortization rate | amortization | ||||||||
% | |||||||||
Property and equipment | |||||||||
Equipment and transmission means | 12.5 to 20.0 | 440,527 | 366,114 | 74,413 | 106,599 | ||||
Switching and control stations | 12.5 to 20.0 | 245,166 | 162,137 | 83,029 | 98,877 | ||||
Electric power equipment | 20.0 | 30,042 | 25,401 | 4,641 | 5,747 | ||||
Buildings | 5.0 | 8,779 | 6,150 | 2,629 | 2,927 | ||||
Towers and other supports and protectors | 10.0 | 39,455 | 24,147 | 15,308 | 18,465 | ||||
Information technology equipment | 20.0 | 19,530 | 17,036 | 2,494 | 3,247 | ||||
Terminals equipment | 20.0 | 6,577 | 3,849 | 2,728 | 2,240 | ||||
Other assets | 10.0 to 20.0 | 39,809 | 27,819 | 11,990 | 15,289 | ||||
Total assets and facilities in service | 829,885 | 632,653 | 197,232 | 253,391 | |||||
Assets and facilities construction in progress (*) | 39,047 | - | 39,047 | 47,174 | |||||
Total property and equipment | 868,932 | 632,653 | 236,279 | 300,565 | |||||
Intangible assets | |||||||||
Software | 20.0 | 128,188 | 95,024 | 33,195 | 41,601 | ||||
Authorizations for use - Personal Mobile Service | 21.1 to 22.8 | 14,067 | 9,769 | 4,298 | 7,441 | ||||
Others | 10.0 to 20.0 | 12,616 | 12,556 | 60 | 113 | ||||
Total operating assets | 154,902 | 117,349 | 37,553 | 49,155 | |||||
Assets in progress (**) | 297 | - | 297 | 7,210 | |||||
Total intangible assets | 155,199 | 117,349 | 37,850 | 56,365 | |||||
(*) Primarily refers to equipment and transmission means for which installation by the supplier and/or acceptance by the Subsidiary have not yet been completed. The amounts include civil works, towers, supports, protectors and electric power equipment necessary for installation and operation of the equipment.
(**) Primarily refers to software for management, billing and relationship with customers undergoing development or implementation.
As a result of the technological migration, the subsidiary Management assessed the recovery amounts of the TDMA network equipment through future operations, based on the future cash flows discounted at present value, and concluded that no provision for obsolescence was required. Substantially all TDMA network assets should be fully depreciated by the end of 2008.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The net changes in 2007 and 2006 can be summarized as follows:
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Property and equipment | ||||
Beginning balance | 300,565 | 357,759 | ||
Additions | 26,888 | 35,113 | ||
Residual amount written off | (965) | (2,741) | ||
Depreciation | (90,209) | (89,566) | ||
Ending Balance | 236,279 | 300,565 | ||
Intangible assets | ||||
Beginning balance | 56,365 | 62,198 | ||
Additions | 1,091 | 16,168 | ||
Residual amount written off | - | (598) | ||
Amortization | (19,606) | (21,403) | ||
Ending Balance | 37,850 | 56,365 | ||
The depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and intangible assets allocated to the cost of services total R$90,304 (2006 R$91,876), to selling expenses R$1,462 (2006 R$3,009) and to general and administrative expenses R$18,049 (2006 R$16,084)
At December 31, 2007 the subsidiary owned equipment, real estate property and other fixed assets listed or appointed for attachment in legal proceedings, in the amount of R$2,807 (2006 - R$3,799).
12 Suppliers (Consolidated)
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Materials and service suppliers | 59,609 | 101,163 | ||
Interconnection charges to be transferred SMP | 24,085 | 37,101 | ||
83,694 | 138,264 | |||
(a) Materials and service suppliers
On December 31, 2007 and 2006 the balance mainly included the obligation with suppliers on account of supply of handsets, equipment, services and civil works related to expansion of the GSM/EDGE network.
(b) Interconnection charges to be transferred - SMP
Includes accounts payable to other mobile, fixed and long-distance telephony carriers, related to network remuneration, transfer of additional call charges, displacement and long-distance calls.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
On December 31, 2007 the subsidiary had outstanding amounts payable with other carriers amounting to R$9,176 (2006 - R$13,616), which are undergoing a negotiation process (see Note 6).
13 Loans and financing
On December 31, 2007 and 2006 the principal amount of loans and financing consisted of the following:
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
ABN - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate variation of the U.S. dollar, | ||||
plus annual interest of 7.13% changed to 8.36% due to the renewal. Interest and principal are | ||||
due on March, 2008 (*) | 75,956 | - | ||
Unsecured Senior Notes - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate variation | ||||
of the U.S. dollar, plus interest of 8.750% p.a. The interest matures every half-year and the | ||||
principal in January 2009. | 70,852 | 85,520 | ||
Unibanco/NIB - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate variation of the U.S. | ||||
dollar, plus interest of 5.25% p.a. above the Libor. Interest and principal mature every half-year, | ||||
and the final maturity is in October 2010. | - | 34,208 | ||
Votorantim - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate variation of the U.S. | ||||
dollar, plus interest of 7.46% p.a. The interest matures every half-year and the principal, in | ||||
February 2007. | - | 37,148 | ||
Votorantim - Resolution 2770 - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate | ||||
variation of the U.S. dollar, plus interest of 5.5% p.a. Maturity in February, 2007, in a lump sum. | ||||
- | 21,577 | |||
Itaú - BBA - Resolution 2770- The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate | ||||
variation of the U.S. dollar, plus interest of 7.45% p.a. Maturity in February, 2007, in a lump | ||||
sum. | - | 20,311 | ||
Safra IV - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange variation of the U.S. dollar, plus | ||||
interest of 6.5% p.a. Maturity in January 2007, in a lump sum. | - | 19,734 | ||
Unibanco/NORDEA - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate variation of the | ||||
U.S. dollar, plus interest of 5.25% p.a. above the Libor. The interest and the principal mature | ||||
every half-year, with final maturity in April 2010. | - | 16,629 | ||
Unibanco - The outstanding balance is restated by the exchange rate variation of the U.S. | ||||
dollar, plus interest of 1.0% p.a. The interest and principal mature in a lump sum in April, 2008. | 4,980 | 6,010 | ||
151,788 | 241,137 | |||
Less: short term installments | (80,936) | (241,137) | ||
Long term installments | 70,852 | - | ||
(*) At the date of maturity of the loan transaction, in case interests have been duly paid at the agreed upon dates, the transaction will be automatically renewed for additional six-month period, with the consequence rolling forward of principal amount of the debt.
On December 31, 2007, the long term portion of loans and financing fully matures in 2009.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
Interests on loans and financing in the amount of R$4,656 and R$6,277 on December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are presented as Accounts payable and other provisions in current liabilities.
The program for funding with Unsecured Senior Notes (or Notes) and the financing agreements executed with Unibanco and ABN AMRO have restrictive clauses concerning the application of the funds for the allocations specified in the agreements, certain transactions carried out with related parties, consolidation and merger transactions and compliance with certain limits substantially based on balance sheet financial indicators and EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). In the event of non-compliance with such clauses, the Notes and the loans and long-term financing granted by such institutions may be subject to early maturity.
In December 31, 2006, the subsidiary had not met the financial covenants provided by the Notes. On April 2007, the subsidiary, together with Telemig Celular S.A., obtained express consent of almost the totality of the Notes holders, with regards to the non compliance of the financial indicators by Amazônia Celular S.A., curing, therefore, any event of default. The consent included changes in the financial indicators in more favorable conditions to the companies.
In December 31, 2006, the Company and the subsidiary had also not met the financial covenants provided by the financing contracts that had been obtained with Unibanco (financing settled in advance during second quarter of 2007, at the subsidiarys discretion).
At the time of closing the financial statements of 2006, the companies had not obtained the consent of the creditors with regards to the non compliance of the financial indicators provided by the Notes and Unibancos loan contracts. Therefore, on December 31, 2006, the portion of the financing that originally had long-term maturity, amounting to R$6,010 (holding) and R$129,064 (consolidated), was reclassified to current liabilities.
On June 28, 2007, the subsidiary obtained consent from Unibanco with regards to the non compliance and exemption of the obligation to comply them in the quarters ended on June 30 and September 30, 2007. After that date, as a default would only be characterized if the subsidiary fails to meet the covenants for two consecutive quarters, followed by a 90-day curing period, the debt will not be accelerated to a date earlier than the original maturity date of the contract (April, 2008).
On December 31, 2007 all covenants of ABN AMROs loan and the Notes (altered by the respective consent) were also complied with by the subsidiary and by Telemig Celular S.A. (in relation to the Notes).
The loan obtained with ABN AMRO Real is guaranteed by Telpart Participações S.A., the Company´s controlling holding.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
14 Provision for contingencies
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Tax contingencies | 148,794 | 147,666 | ||
Civil and labor contingencies | 4,691 | 4,512 | ||
153,485 | 152,178 | |||
Judicial deposits | (122,971) | (97,610) | ||
30,514 | 54,568 | |||
Changes in Provision and judicial deposits:
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Contingencies | ||||
Beginning balance | 152,178 | 69,406 | ||
Additions | 32,854 | 82,930 | ||
Write-offs | (37,732) | (1,956) | ||
Interest and monetary restatement | 6,185 | 1,798 | ||
Ending balance | 153,485 | 152,178 | ||
Judicial deposits | ||||
Beginning balance | 97,610 | 61,532 | ||
Additions | 24,365 | 34,287 | ||
Write-offs | (1,803) | - | ||
Interest and monetary restatement | 2,799 | 1,791 | ||
Ending balance | 122,971 | 97,610 | ||
(a) Tax contingencies
i. ICMS on monthly subscriptions and on value-added and activation services
Supported by its legal counsel, the susbsidiarys management understands that ICMS applies only to telecommunication services and, thus, its levy on the monthly subscriptions, added-value and activation services is illegal, inasmuch as they are not telecommunication services. The subsidiary filed five legal actions, one for each State where the subsidiary operates, challenging the illegality of the ICMS levied on subscription and added-value services, and other five actions, one for each State, also, challenging the legality of the ICMS levied on activation fees.
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 the subsidiary, and are final and unappealable. With regards to the State of Pará, the subsidiary is expecting the judgment of the Interlocutory Injunction.
With regards to the ICMS on subscription and value added services, in the State of Amapa, the processed has gone through final sentence in 2004. In the other states, the situation is as follows:
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
ii. | Telecommunications inspection fee - FISTEL |
The subsidiary filed a writ of mandamus questioning the responsibility for the payment of inspection fees on mobile stations, which are not owned by the subsidiary, and started to accrual and deposit in court the amounts related to the Operating
Inspection Fee (TFF) and the Installation Inspection Fee (TFI). |
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In the understanding of Management of the subsidiary and its legal councilors, the chances of loss in these proceedings are possible. However, for being a legal obligation under the terms of the Resolution CVM Nº 489/2005, the subsidiary
recorded a provision for this obligation. The provision recorded in 2007 was R$96,418 (2006 - R$74,779), with corresponding court deposits in the same amount. |
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iii. | Fund for unversalization of telecommunication services - FUST |
Based on Article 6 of Law No. 9,998/2000, which instituted the FUST, the subsidiary 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. |
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On December 15, 2005 the ANATELs Management Board approved Compendium No. 7, which determines the inclusion of the mentioned revenues in the calculation base for FUST, with application retroactive to January 2001. |
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In the understanding of Management and of its legal counsel, the ANATEL Compendium No. 7 violates the principles of Law No. 9,998/2000, in addition to a number of 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 the subsidiary 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$7,633. The pertinent Administrative Appeals were filed on December 14, 2006. On September 03, 2007 the subsidiary received 12 additional Assessment Notices in the amount of R$ 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. |
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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 the subsidiary, 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. |
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
On December 21, 2007, the subsidiary 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.
In such case, the FUST obligation on interconnection revenues has been suspended.
Additionally, in the understanding of Management and its legal counsel, the chances of success in these processes are possible, both in the administrative and judicial levels.
Thus, no provision for this proceeding has been set. On December 31, 2007, the total amount involved was R$11,939 (2006 - R$11,736).
iv. Fund for telecommunications technological development - FUNTTEL
On December 11, 2006 the subsidiary received 4 Assessment Notices related to the FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues in 2001, amounting to R$2,100. The contracted law firm presented the administrative appeals which is still pending of judgment On October 11, 2007 the subsidiary filed, together with the other mobile carriers, an Interlocutory Injunction to argue the collection of FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues. On November 12, 2007 the preliminary favorable decision was given by the TRF of the 1st Region allowing the subsidiary 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.
On November 29, 2007, the subsidiary received 01 Assessment Notice from the Ministry of Communications referring to the FUNTELL (year 2002) on interconnection revenues, the amount of R$750. The contracted law firm presented the administrative appeal which is still pending judgment.
In such case, in function of the decision of the TRF of the 1st Region, the requirement to collect FUNTTEL on interconnection revenues has been suspended.
Additionally, in the understanding of Management and of its legal counsel, the chances of loss in these administrative proceedings are possible, both in the administrative and judicial levels.
Thus, no provision was set up for this contingency. On December 31, 2007, the total amount involved was R$7,013 (2006 - R$7,136).
v. Other tax contingencies
The subsidiary is subject to other tax proceedings for which a provision of R$1,895 on December 31, 2007 (2006 - R$1,626). The corresponding judicial deposits amounted to R$140 on December 31, 2007 and 2006. 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.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(b) Civil and labor contingencies
The subsidiary is party to certain labor and civil proceedings. Civil contingencies refer mainly to proceedings filed by customers and labor contingencies to proceedings filed by former subsidiarys employees. Based on the opinion of its legal advisors, management understands that the provision recorded of R$4,691 (2006 - R$4,512) is sufficient to cover losses that might result from these proceedings.
(c) Other possible and remote contingencies not accrued
The subsidiary has tax claims involving risks of losses classified by management and its legal advisors as possible or remote amounting to R$33,556 and R$5,186 (2006 - R$13,107 and R$107,364), respectively, for which no provision for contingencies has been recorded.
15 Shareholders equity
(a) Subscribed and paid-in capital
On December 31, 2007 and 2006, the subscribed paid-in capital stock was R$84,851 and was represented by 6,702 thousand shares (2006 - 335,084,155 thousand), of which 2,493 thousand common shares (2006 - 124,623,842 thousand) and 4,209 thousand (2006 -210,460,313 thousand) are preferred non-par shares. The subsidiarys authorized capital is 700,000,000 thousand shares.
On December 19, 2002, in view of the new wording of Article 17 of Law No. 6,404/76, as amended by Law No. 10,303/01, the General Shareholders Meeting approved amendments to the rules for payment of dividends on the preferred shares issued by the Company, which have no voting rights and are assured priority for reimbursement of capital, without any goodwill, and, alternatively, for payment of minimum non-cumulative dividends,, according to the criteria set forth below, considering whichever represents the greater amount:
I - 6% per year on the amount that results from division of subscribed capital by the total number of Company shares; or
II - the right to participate in the minimum mandatory dividend, according to the following criteria:
a) priority for receiving minimum and non-cumulative dividends corresponding to 3% of the shareholders equity value ; and
b) the right to participate in distributed profits in equal conditions as for common shares, after the latter have been assured a dividend equal to the priority minimum established in accordance with item a.
The preferred shares will be entitled to voting rights if the subsidiary fails to pay the minimum mandatory dividends for three (3) consecutive years.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(b) Reverse Share Split
In an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on July 12, 2007 the reverse share split of the shares representing the Companys 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 subsidiarys capital stock, in function of the above mentioned reverse share split was approved. Since then, the Companys capital stock started to be composed by 2,492,476 common shares and 4,209,206 preferred shares.
In October, 2007, the Company started the process of selling 156,221 common shares and 124,977 preferred shares related to the fractions resulting from the reverse share split mentioned in Note 15 b. The amount of the sale, net of brokerage fees, taxes and income tax, reached R$70.3660 per common share and R$25.3733 per preferred share. The mentioned amounts were made available to the respective shareholders as of October 26, 2007.
The amounts already available but not yet claimed, in the amount of R$14,041 (holding) are recorded in current liabilities as Reverse Share Split.
(c) Capital reserves
The goodwill that derived from the restructuring mentioned in Note 4 was initially recorded fully as a counter-entry to the capital reserve - special goodwill reserve, according to CVM Instruction No. 319/99, and the amount corresponding to the effective tax benefit will be capitalized annually, inuring for the benefit of the controlling shareholder, through the issuance of common and preferred shares, in the same proportions of capital stock existing at the time. In respect of the issue price, one of the criteria established in Paragraph One of Article 170 of Law No. 6,404/76 will be observed. The minority shareholders will be assured the right of first refusal for acquisition of the shares issued, on the terms of Article 171, Paragraph Two of Law No. 6,404/76.
The Company opted to adopt CVM Instruction No. 349/2001 as from the initial date of the year 2000, adjusting its financial statement for 2000 to reflect, as assets and as a special goodwill reserve, only the amount relative to the expected tax benefit from tax utilization of the goodwill originally booked in Telpart Participações S.A., the controlling shareholder. In the years of 2007 and 2006, there was no effective tax benefit.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
As mentioned in Note 4(b), the Company provisioned the effects of the no realization of the tax benefit as an offset to the capital reserve, in accordance with the Accounting Norms and Procedures 25 Accounting for Income Tax and Social Contribution, issued by the IBRACON and confirmed by the Resolution CVM 273/98.
(d) Legal reserve
Set up in accordance with the Brazilian Corporation Law and the by-laws, on a basis of 5% of net income for each fiscal year, until it reaches 20% of capital stock.
(e) Reserve for unrealized profits
This reserve arose when the spin-off of Telebrás took place, where it represented revenues accounted for and not yet financially realized, and it is being realized over ten years, at the end of each fiscal year, as from 1998. This term is compatible with the remaining period of the concession, expired in the year ended on 12/31/2007, with the total realization of the remaining balance of the reserve and the inclusion, in this exercise, into the basis of the minimum mandatory dividend, which distribution is being proposed by Management for resolution by the Ordinary Shareholders General Meeting.
(f) Retained Earnings
The subsidiarys Management will propose that the remaining balance of retained earnings in the amount of R$3,118 is used to set up a reserve or unrealized profits under the terms of subsection I of article 197 of Law 6,404/76, as amended.
(g) 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.
For the year 2006, there was no proposition of mandatory minimum dividend in function of lack of retained earnings.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
On December 31, 2007, the minimum dividends were calculated as follows:
2007 | ||
I - 6% per year on capital stock | ||
Capital stock | 84,851 | |
Participation of preferred shares | 62.81% | |
53,293 | ||
% priority minimum dividend (Sub-section I article 11 of the By-Laws) | 6% | |
Minimum priority dividend of the preferred shares (option chosen) | 3,197 | |
II - 3% on the net worth value of the share | ||
Shareholders equity of the year, before deducting dividends | 91,326 | |
Participation of preferred shares | 62.81% | |
57,360 | ||
% priority minimum dividend (Sub-section II article 11 of the By-Laws ) | 3% | |
Minimum priority dividend of the preferred shares | 1,721 | |
Net income for the year | 3,194 | |
(-) Legal reserve | (160) | |
(+) Realization of unrealized profits reserve | 5,928 | |
Adjusted net income | 8,962 | |
25% | ||
Minimum mandatory dividend | 2,240 | |
Supplemental dividends | 957 | |
3,197 | ||
Management will propose to the General Shareholders Meeting the following dividend distribution:
2007 | ||
Dividends per class of shares | ||
Preferred shares - (R$759.67 per block of one thousand shares) | 3,197 |
In the second quarter of 2007, the subsidiary made the reversal of unclaimed dividends in the amount of R$135. The reversal was recorded at credit to retained earnings account in the shareholders equity section.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
16 Financial result
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Financial revenues | |||||||
Interest | 544 | 370 | 7,866 | 10,028 | |||
Others | 129 | 39 | 2,123 | 1,937 | |||
673 | 409 | 9,989 | 11,965 | ||||
Financial expenses | |||||||
Interest | (112) | (121) | (19,619) | (39,679) | |||
Expenses with hedge transactions | (1,896) | (639) | (47,739) | (42,883) | |||
Taxes | (81) | (36) | (4,961) | (4,059) | |||
Others | - | (169) | (2,159) | (1,966) | |||
(2,089) | (965) | (74,478) | (88,587) | ||||
Exchange variation of liabilities | 1,033 | (4) | 36,081 | 21,341 | |||
Financial result | (383) | (560) | (28,408) | (55,281) | |||
17 Pension plan
The subsidiary individually sponsors a Defined Benefits Pension Plan - the PBS Tele Norte Celular Plan. In addition to the private pension benefit, a medical plan (PAMA) is provided for retired employees and their dependents, on a shared-cost basis. The contributions to the PBS Tele Norte Celular and PAMA plans are determined based on actuarial studies prepared by independent actuaries, in accordance with norms that are applicable in Brazil. The system for determining the funding is of capitalization and the contribution paid by the sponsor is of 13.5% of the payroll for employees who participate in the plan, of which 12% is allocated to the funding of the PBS Tele Norte Celular plan.
The pension benefit is defined as being the difference between 90% of the average salary for the last thirty-six months, restated to the date of retirement, and the amount of the benefit paid by the National Social Security Institute - INSS.
In 2004 the subsidiary obtained approval from the Office for Private Pension Plans for creation of a new Pension Plan. The new plan, called CelPrev Amazônia, was offered to employees that did not participate in the PBS Tele Norte Celular plan, and was also offered to new professionals admitted by the subsidiary. For participants in the PBS Tele Norte Celular plan an offer was made and incentives were given for migration of the benefits and funds to Cel Prev.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The main characteristics of the CelPrev are: Defined Contribution Plan, except for sick-leave allowance, which benefit is defined as being for up to 24 months; the participants contribute with 50% and the subsidiary with 50% of the regular amount; regular retirement at 60 years of age and early retirement at 50; deferred proportionate benefit; retirement due to disability; medical-leave allowance; confinement allowance and pension due to death. The benefit at the time of retirement depends on the time and the amount of contributions, as well as on the results of the funds investments.
The participants can make three types of contributions to the new fund, to wit: (a) regular basic contribution: variable percentage of 0% to 2% of his/her participation monthly benefit; (b) additional regular contribution: variable percentage of 0% to 6% of the portion of his/her participation monthly benefit that exceeds 10 Standard Reference Units for the Plan; and (c) voluntary contribution: a percentage chosen freely by the participant and applied to his participation monthly benefit.
The sponsor can make four types of contributions, as follows: (a) regular basic contribution: contribution equal to the regular basic contribution of the participant, after deduction of the contribution for funding of the medical-leave allowance benefit and the amount allocated to funding of administrative expenses; (b) regular additional contribution: equal to the regular additional contribution of the participant, after deduction of administrative expenses; (c) sporadic contributions: made on a voluntary basis and with frequency determined by the sponsor; and (d) special contribution: a contribution intended exclusively for employees of the sponsor that do not belong to the PBS and that where admitted within a period of 90 days from the date of commencement of effectiveness of the CelPrev.
During fiscal year 2007 the subsidiary made contributions to the PBS Tele Norte Celular Plan - Active Participants and to the PAMA amounting to approximately R$128 (2006 - R$166), and to the CelPrev Amazônia Plan amounting to approximately R$228 (2006 - R$138).
The situation of PBS Tele Norte Celular - Active and Assisted Participants, of the PAMA and of the CelPrev Amazônia (plans defined benefit portion), on December 31, 2007 and 2006 is the following:
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
2007 | 2006 | |||
PBS - Tele Norte Celular - Active participants | ||||
Present value of actuarial obligation | (17,644) | (16,822) | ||
Fair value of the plan assets | 34,387 | 29,776 | ||
Funded obligation | 16,743 | 12,954 | ||
Actuarial gain not recognized | (8,833) | (6,852) | ||
Additional actuarial assets | 7,910 | 6,102 | ||
PBS - Tele Norte Celular - Assisted participants | ||||
Present value of actuarial obligation | (1,636) | (1,580) | ||
Fair value of the plan assets | 2,653 | 2,337 | ||
Funded obligation | 1,017 | 757 | ||
Actuarial gain not recognized | (411) | (298) | ||
Additional actuarial assets | 606 | 459 | ||
PAMA | ||||
Present value of actuarial obligation | (3,679) | (2,833) | ||
Fair value of assets of the plan | 1,684 | 1,517 | ||
Unfunded obligation | (1,995) | (1,316) | ||
Actuarial gain not recognized | (255) | (748) | ||
Additional actuarial liabilities | (2,250) | (2,064) | ||
CelPrev Amazônia | ||||
Present value of actuarial obligation | (8,333) | (6,866) | ||
Fair value of the plan assets | 9,459 | 7,435 | ||
Funded obligation | 1,126 | 569 | ||
Actuarial gain not recognized | (651) | (152) | ||
Additional actuarial assets | 475 | 417 | ||
As evidence of its obligations related to the PAMA, the subsidiary recorded on December 31, 2007 the current amounts of the contributions to be made at the level of present expenditures practiced (actuarial liabilities), amounting to R$2,250 (2006 - R$2,064).
In addition, on December 31, 2007 and 2006 the subsidiary decided not to record the additional actuarial assets related to the PBS Tele Norte Celular (active and assisted participants) and to the CelPrev Amazônia, recognizing only the obligation arising from the PAMA mentioned above.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The amount to be recognized in the statements of income for the portions of the defined benefit are shown below:
2008 | |||||||||
PBS Tele | PBS -Tele | ||||||||
Norte Celular | Norte Celular | ||||||||
Active | Assistend | CelPrev | |||||||
participants | participants | PAMA | Amazônia | Total | |||||
Expense (revenue) to be recognized | |||||||||
Current cost of service (with interest) | 245 | - | 89 | 20 | 354 | ||||
Interest on actuarial obligations | 1,848 | 170 | 393 | 24 | 2,435 | ||||
Expected earnings from the plan assets | (3,670) | (281) | (160) | (155) | (4,266) | ||||
Cost of amortizations | (353) | (7) | - | (27) | (387) | ||||
Expected contributions from participants | (115) | - | - | - | (115) | ||||
Net revenues to be recognized | (2,045) | (118) | 322 | (138) | (1,979) | ||||
2007 | |||||||||
PBS Tele | PBS -Tele | ||||||||
Norte Celular | Norte Celular | ||||||||
Active | Assistend | CelPrev | |||||||
participants | participants | PAMA | Amazônia | Total | |||||
Recognized expense (revenue) | |||||||||
Current cost of service (with interest) | 346 | - | 100 | 30 | 476 | ||||
Interest on actuarial obligations | 1,682 | 156 | 288 | 29 | 2,155 | ||||
Expected earnings from the plan assets | (3,367) | (300) | (160) | (101) | (3,928) | ||||
Cost of amortizations | (225) | (3) | (29) | (3) | (260) | ||||
Expected contributions from participants | (129) | - | - | - | (129) | ||||
Recognized revenues, net | (1,693) | (147) | 199 | (45) | (1,686) | ||||
The portion of actuarial gains or losses recognized as revenue or expense is the amount of the accumulated portion of the gains or losses that exceeds the greater of the amounts between: (i) 10% of the present value of the total actuarial obligation of the defined benefit; and (ii) 10% of the fair value of the assets of the plan. The surplus amount is amortized by the average remaining time of service of the participants in the plan, except for the plans where the participants are predominantly assisted, when their average life expectancy is used.
Net actuarial assets (liabilities) changes
2007 | 2006 | |||
PBS Tele Norte Celular - Active participants | ||||
Net actuarial assets at the beginning of the year | 6,102 | 4,285 | ||
Revenue recognized in the statement of income for the previous year | 1,693 | 1,651 | ||
Sponsors contributions made in the year | 115 | 166 | ||
Net actuarial assets at the end of the year | 7,910 | 6,102 | ||
PBS -Tele NorteCelular - Assisted participants | ||||
Net actuarial assets at the beginning of the year | 459 | 363 | ||
Revenue recognized in the statement of income for the previous year | 147 | 96 | ||
Net actuarial assets at the end of the year | 606 | 459 | ||
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
2007 | 2006 | ||
PAMA | |||
Net actuarial assets at the beginning of the year | (2,064) | (1,677) | |
Revenue recognized in the statement of income for the previous year | (199) | (387) | |
Sponsors contributions made in the year | 13 | - | |
Net actuarial assets at the end of the year | (2,250) | (2,064) | |
CelPrev Amazônia | |||
Net actuarial assets at the beginning of the year | 417 | 224 | |
Revenues recognized in the statement of income for the previous year | 45 | 193 | |
Contributions of sponsor recorded in the year | 13 | - | |
Net actuarial assets at the end of the year | 475 | 417 | |
The principal actuarial assumptions used are the following:
2007 | |||||||
PBS Tele Norte | PBS Tele | ||||||
Celular - Active | Norte Celular | ||||||
Participants | - Assisted | CelPrev | |||||
participants | Amazônia | PAMA | |||||
Actual discount rate for the actuarial obligation | 6.0% p.a. | 6.0% p.a. | 6.0% p.a. | 6.0% p.a. | |||
Actual earnings rate expected for the plan assets | 6.02% p.a. | 6.05% p.a. | 6.56% p.a. | 4.89% p.a. | |||
Estimated actual salary increases index | 2.0% p.a. | Not applicable | 2.0% p.a. | Not applicable | |||
Estimated long-term inflation rate | 4.5% p.a. | 4.5% p.a. | 4.5% p.a. | 4.5% p.a. | |||
Biometric table for general mortality | AT83 | AT83 | AT83 | AT83 | |||
Biometric table for entering disability | Mercer | Not applicable | Mercer | Mercer | |||
Disability | Disability | Disability | |||||
Expected turnover rate | Null | Not applicable | 0.15 / (time of | Null | |||
service +1); null | |||||||
as from 50 years | |||||||
of age | |||||||
Possibility of entering retirement | 100% upon first | Not applicable | 100% upon first | 100% upon | |||
eligibility to a | eligibility to a | eligibility for | |||||
benefit by the | benefit by the | retirement | |||||
plan | plan |
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
2006 | ||||||||
PBS Tele Norte | PBS TeleNorte | |||||||
Celular - Active | Celular - | |||||||
participants | Assisted | CelPrev | ||||||
participants | Amazônia | PAMA | ||||||
Actual discount rate for the actuarial obligation | 6.0% p.a. | 6.0% p.a. | 6.0% p.a. | 6.0% p.a. | ||||
Actual earnings rate expected for the assets of the | ||||||||
plan | 7.1% p.a. | 8.8% p.a. | 7.3% p.a. | 6.4% p.a. | ||||
Estimated actual salary increases index | 2.0% p.a. | Not applicable | 2.0% p.a. | Not applicable | ||||
Estimated long-term inflation rate | 4.0% p.a. | 4.0% p.a. | 4.0% p.a. | 4.0% p.a. | ||||
Biometric table for general mortality | AT83 | AT83 | AT83 | AT83 | ||||
Biometric table for entering disability | Mercer | Not applicable | Mercer | Mercer | ||||
Disability | Disability | Disability | ||||||
Expected turnover rate | Null | Not applicable | 0.15 / (time of | Null | ||||
service +1); null | ||||||||
as from 50 years | ||||||||
of age | ||||||||
Possibility of entering retirement | 100% upon first | Not applicable | 100% upon first | 100% upon | ||||
eligibility to a | eligibility to a | eligibility for | ||||||
benefit by the | benefit by the | retirement | ||||||
plan | plan |
The Projected Unit Credit Method was used for assessment of the benefit. This method complies with the requirements of CVM Resolution No. 371 and pronouncement NPC-26 of the IBRACON.
18 Managements professional fees
In 2007 and 2006 the Companys professional fees paid to the management totaled R$579 and R$410, respectively, before the transfers provided in the service agreements for shared use of human resources and activities, with prorated
expenses as described in Note 3.
The consolidated managements professional fees totaled R$1,484 in 2007 and R$2,140 in 2006, after the transfers previously mentioned.
19 Commitments
(a) Capital expenditures
At December 31, 2007 the subsidiary had contracted commitments with capital expenditures for realization during the in next year (2006 - R$27).
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
(b) Lease agreements
The subsidiary has a number of lease agreements for properties, equipment and facilities, of which R$11,952 (2006 - R$12,872) were recorded as expenses for the year. The future commitments related to these agreements are the following:
Consolidated | ||
2008 | 6,901 | |
2009 | 5,139 | |
2010 | 2,596 | |
2011 | 1,131 | |
2012 a 2017 | 2,196 | |
Minimum amounts committed | 17,963 | |
(c) Targets established by the ANATEL (not audited)
The plan of targets agreed upon with ANATEL is monitored by Management and has been successfully met.
20 Insurance coverage
On December 31, 2007 and 2006 the subsidiary had insurance coverage for various operating risks, including assets in inventory, leased assets, property, plant and equipment and loss of profit, for amounts contracted based on assessment by Management, considering the risks and amounts involved (operating risk policy)
On December 31, 2007 and 2006 the insured amounts at risk were approximately the following:
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Inventories | 14,373 | 15,000 | ||
Leased assets and property, plant and equipment | 567,192 | 588,000 | ||
Loss of profits | 248,482 | 324,000 | ||
830,047 | 927,000 | |||
In addition, the subsidiary carries civil liability and countrywide transportation insurance.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
21 Profit sharing (Consolidated)
The Company and its subsidiary have a profit sharing program agreed upon with the Employees Commission and with the SINTTEL - Telecommunication Companies Workers Union of the State of Minas Gerais, which is effective for a term of one year that commenced in January 2007. This program was designed to stimulate the increment of operating productivity and to remunerate the workers for fulfilling the negotiated goals based on operating and financial indicators, approved by the Boards of Directors of Company and the subsidiary.
In the years 2006, despite the losses incurred by the Company and its subsidiary, the goals agreed with the SINTTEL were met, and profit sharing expenses (consolidated) in the amount of R$3,716 were accrued as operating costs/expenses, being R$603 charged to costs of services, R$2,015 to sales of services and R$1,098 to general and administrative expenses).
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the sharing of profits by the employees, as provided in the ByLaws and subject to approval by the Shareholders Meeting, consisted of the following:
Consolidated | ||||
2007 | 2006 | |||
Employees profit sharing | 1,239 | 2,920 | ||
Statutory executive officers profit sharing | 1,110 | 796 | ||
2,349 | 3,716 | |||
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
22 Stock-based compensation plan
On October 5, 2000 the Board of Directors of the Company approved two long-term incentive plans, which are described below:
(a) Plan A - This plan covered key executives of the Company who were granted preferred or common shares of the Company. The awards are earned and the shares are issued to the extent of accomplishment by the Company of the performance goals, as determined by the Board of Directors for a period of performance of five years. On December 31, 2007 all of the options granted had expired.
(b) Plan B - This plan covers part of the key executives of the Company and other employees. Options granted in this plan refer to preferred shares of the controlling Company with exercise at market value on the date of the grant. The exercise of the option is of 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 without being exercised by the executives.
The Boards of Directors of the Company and its controlling subsidiary, in meetings held on December 30 and 29, 2003, respectively, approved changes in plan B, providing for new grants.
The plan continues to cover part of the key executives of the subsidiary and the new granted options continue to involve the Companys preferred shares. However, these new options have an exercise price equivalent to the market value on the date of the grant, with a 20% discount. The vesting of the option is of 40% as from January 2004, 70% as from January 2005 and 100% as from January 2006, which may be exercised by January 2008. At December 31, 2007, the balance of options granted was 0.6218 options (31,091 before the reverse share split) under this plan. The exercise price for the options granted is R$24.50 (twenty-four reais and fifty cents) per thousand registered preferred shares of the Company. This price is restated in accordance with the IGP-M up to the date of exercise of the option. The estimated percentage of dilution for the Company is 0.01% throughout the 5 years of the approved plan. On December 31, 2007 the balance of exercisable stock options totaled 0.6218 options (31,091 before the reverse share split), the restated exercise price was R$31.19 and the market value of the share was R$26.49. No option was exercised up to December 31, 2007. The options expired in January, 2008 without being exercised by the executives.
23 Financial instruments (Consolidated)
The Company and the subsidiary participate in transactions involving financial instruments. The management of these risks is conducted by definition of strategies and determination of limits of exposure.
a) Exchange rate and interest rate risks
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The exchange rate and interest rate risks relate to the possibility of the Company and its subsidiary incurring losses deriving from fluctuations of exchange and interest rates, increasing the balances of debt with loans and financing obtained in the market and the corresponding financial expenses. In order to reduce these types of risks, the Company carries out transactions intended to protect against exchange variation (hedging), through currency and interest rate swap agreements.
On December 31, 2007 the restated amount of swap agreements was R$153,510 (2006 - R$191,897). The contracts mature between March 2008 and January 2009.
Earnings and losses for the transactions derive from the differences in the variations of the contracted indicators over the referential indicators and are recorded on an accrual basis in financial revenues or expenses. In fiscal year 2007 the net losses related to swap transactions totaled R$47,739 (2006 - R$42,883). In the same period the gain with foreign exchange variation, mainly related to the debt denominated in foreign currency agreements totaled R$36,081 (2006 - R$21,341).
On December 31, 2007, the net amount payable relating to swap contracts amounted to R$53,264 (2006 - R$39,829), of which R$45,815 (2006 - R$22,400) are recorded at long-term liabilities and R$7,449 (2006 - R$17,429) at current liabilities.
On December 31, 2007 the Company and the subsidiary had loans and financing in the amount of R$151,788 (2006 - R$241,137) denominated in foreign currency, of which 100% (2006 - 80%) was hedged.
(b) Credit risk
The credit risk associated with accounts receivable results from amounts billed and to be billed for providing of telecommunication services, resale of handsets and distribution of prepaid loading cards. The subsidiary continually monitors the credit granted to its customers and the level of default.
Access of telecommunication service customers is always blocked when their bills are past due for more than 15 days from their due dates. Exceptions include only telephony service that must be maintained for reasons of national security or defense. The credit risk of accounts receivable for rendering of mobile telecommunication services is diversified. The subsidiary maintains credit limits for the resellers of mobile telephone handsets and distributors of prepaid loading cards, which are defined based on the sales potential, risk history, punctuality of payments and default. At December 31, 2007 the subsidiary had a provision for covering any accounts receivable losses that amounted to R$42,780 (2006 - R$42,494) - Note 6
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The investment funds portfolio is comprised mainly by public federal bonds, and also by private securities of prime financial institutions, minimizing the credit risk.
Transactions with financial institutions (temporary financial transactions and swap agreements) are distributed among prime institutions, minimizing the credit risk and avoiding concentration.
There is no concentration of available funds that have not been mentioned above that, if suddenly eliminated, could severely impact the operation of the Company and its subsidiary.
(c) Fair value of financial instruments
The fair values of financial assets and liabilities are determined based on available market information and adequate valuation methodologies. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimating methodologies could have a different effect on the estimated market values.
The accounting balances for temporary financial investments and for short-term investments on December 31, 2007 and 2006 are equivalent to market values, as they are recorded at realization value. The market values of the loans and financing and of the hedge transactions were calculated according to the present value of these financial instruments, taking into account the interest rate practiced by the market for transactions of similar nature, term and risk, as shown below:
Consolidated | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Book value | Market | Book value | Market | ||||
value | value | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Financial temporary investments | 5,619 | 5,619 | 18,407 | 18,407 | |||
Short-term investments | 34,953 | 34,953 | 28,726 | 28,726 | |||
Liabilities | |||||||
Accounts payable - hedge transactions | 53,264 | 52,844 | 39,829 | 42,883 | |||
Loans and financing | 151,788 | 153,911 | 241,137 | 248,874 |
The hedge transactions are recognized to income on a monthly basis, taking into account the paper curve (Note 23a).
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
The market value of the investment in the subsidiary is calculated based on the closing quotes in the stock market showing the largest volume of trades for each instrument, or on the equity value of a non-traded class of shares. It is stressed that the market value calculated based on stock market quotes results from trading among minority shareholders, not necessarily representing the value that would be obtained in a transaction for transfer of equity control. Accordingly, the market value of the investment in the subsidiary is of R$264,484 on December 31, 2007 (2006- R$117,672).
24 Special purpose entities - SPEs
The Company, together with its subsidiary Amazonia Celular and with related companies Telemig Celular Participações S.A. and Telemig Celular S.A., makes financial investments in Brazil in a Fund for Investment in Units of Investment Funds - FIC (exclusive), which is managed by Banco Itaú S.A., which in turn invests in units of Investment Funds.
The financial statements of the FIC as of and for the year ended October 31, 2007 and 2006 were audited by the same independent accountants as for the Company, who issued an unqualified opinion.
The principal information on the Fund for Investment in Units of Investment Funds - FIC is summarized below:
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Consolidated portfolio | |||||||
Federal Treasury Bills - LTN | 401,349 | 334,150 | 401,349 | 334,150 | |||
Financial Treasury Bills - LFT | 235,187 | 143,029 | 235,187 | 143,029 | |||
Financial Treasury Notes - NTN | 4,895 | - | 4,895 | - | |||
Banking Deposit Certificates - CDs (*) | 92,997 | - | 92,997 | - | |||
Committed transactions/Cash deposits (*) | 18,177 | 58,127 | 18,177 | 58,127 | |||
Accounts payable | (78) | (175) | (78) | (175) | |||
752,527 | 535,131 | 752,527 | 535,131 | ||||
Amount of participation | 14,864 | 872 | 34,953 | 28,726 | |||
% Participation at the end of the year on | 1.98% | 0.16% | 4.64% | 5.37% | |||
Results of the FIC in the year | 68,640 | 85,046 | 68,640 | 85,046 | |||
Participation in the results of the FIC | 465 | 116 | 4,091 | 4,886 |
(*)Transactions performed with prime financial institutions
For information purposes, the consolidated balance for short-term investments, considering the nature of the investments in exclusive funds, is shown in Note 5.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
26 Other information
(a) Proceedings related to the General Law of Telecommunications
In June 2005 the Company and its subsidiary filed a legal action against the Banco do Brasil Employees Pension Fund - PREVI - and Banco do Brasil S.A., as the plaintiffs understood that the defendants make up a controlling group (through indirect participation) both in the Company and in its competitor TNL PCS S.A. (Oi). The action intended to avoid that the defendants could exercise their voting rights in the Company and in its entire chain of control until the issue pertinent to crossed equity participation can be resolved.
On October 16, 2006, upon investiture of its new Executive Board, the Company presented a petition in the case records for the action described above, through which it renounced the rights on which the relevant claim was based. On June 27, 2007 the process was extinguished upon judicial confirmation of the renouncement. The final judgment of the decision is still being expected.
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
27 Supplementary information
(a) Statement of cash flow
The statement of cash flow presented below has the purpose of showing supplementary information and was prepared based on the determinations of SFAS 95 - Statement of cash flows.
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Cash flow of operating activities | |||||||
Income (Loss) for the year | 3,194 | (76,081) | 3,194 | (76,081) | |||
Adjustments for reconciliation of the results to cash and cash | |||||||
equivalents generated from operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | - | 63 | 109,943 | 110,970 | |||
Results from the sale of property and equipment and | |||||||
intangible assets | - | 328 | 822 | 867 | |||
Deferred income tax and social contribution, net of | |||||||
provision for loss of the subsidiary | - | (2,794) | - | (28,748) | |||
Set up (reversal) of long-term provisions, net of judicial | |||||||
deposits | - | - | (27,254) | 47,074 | |||
Unrealized loss from hedge transactions | 1,879 | 637 | 30,857 | 28,868 | |||
Unrealized earnings from short-term investments | (352) | (68) | (792) | (2,424) | |||
Monetary and exchange variations, net | (1,106) | 4 | (28,226) | (20,967) | |||
Equity accounting income | (4,709) | 76,670 | - | - | |||
Lapsed dividends of the subsidiary | (581) | ||||||
Minority interests | - | - | 1,573 | (25,611) | |||
Variations in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Short term investments | (13,640) | (804) | (5,435) | 24,116 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | - | - | 23,603 | (16,138) | |||
Taxes recoverable | (81) | 48 | 5,777 | 11,350 | |||
Other current and non-current assets | 1,644 | (1,868) | 364 | 5,386 | |||
Suppliers | (419) | 351 | (69,754) | (4,823) | |||
Taxes payable | - | - | 2,048 | (244) | |||
Accounts payable and other provisions | 25 | - | (1,808) | (2,598) | |||
Accounts payable hedge transactions | - | - | (17,422) | (35,957) | |||
Reverse Share Split | 14,041 | - | 15,052 | ||||
Other current and non-current liabilities | (401) | 359 | 14,258 | 4,624 | |||
Net cash flow generated (used) in operating activities | 75 | (3,155) | 56,219 | 19,664 | |||
Cash flow from investment activities | |||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible | |||||||
assets | - | - | (12,795) | (25,297) | |||
Additions to deferred assets | - | - | (2,570) | - | |||
Funds deriving from sale of property and equipment | - | - | 143 | 2,472 | |||
Net cash flow used in investment activities | - | - | (15,222) | (22,825) | |||
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Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (Holding) |
and Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. and its |
subsidiary (Consolidated) |
Accompanying notes to the |
financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 |
In thousands of Reais, except as otherwise indicated |
Holding | Consolidated | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Cash flow of financing activities | |||||||
New loans and financing | - | 6,000 | 150,497 | 110,251 | |||
Payment of loans and financing | - | (68) | (204,281) | (96,478) | |||
Payment of dividends and interest on shareholders equity | (3) | (3,168) | (3) | (3,172) | |||
Cash flow from (used in) financing activities | (3) | 2,764 | (53,787) | 10,601 | |||
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 72 | (391) | (12,790) | 7,440 | |||
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the | |||||||
year | 43 | 434 | 22,674 | 15,234 | |||
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 115 | 43 | 9,884 | 22,674 | |||
Supplementary information: | |||||||
Interest paid | 54 | 51 | 18,306 | 23,026 | |||
Income tax and social contribution paid | - | - | - | - | |||
Non-cash Investment activities | |||||||
Accounts payable for acquisition of property and | |||||||
equipment | - | - | 15,184 | 25,984 |
* * *
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Board of Directors
Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior | |
Chairman | |
Alberto Ribeiro Güth | Kevin Michael Altit |
Vice-chairman | Board Member |
Elemér André Surányi | José Luiz Rodrigues |
Board Member | Board Member |
Sérgio Francisco da Silva | Jorge da Cunha Fernandes |
Board Member | Board Member |
Jacques de Oliveira Pena | Pedro Paulo Elejalde de Campos |
Board Member | Board Member |
Susana Hanna Stiphan Jabra | Paulo Conte Vasconcellos |
Board Member | Board Member |
Fiscal Council | |
José Arthur Escodro | |
Chairman | |
Marcos Rocha de Araújo | Reginaldo Ferreira Alexandre |
Council Member | Council Member |
Alexsandro de Souza Popovic | |
Council Member |
Executive Board
André Machado Mastrobuono
Chief Executive Officer, Finance and Investor Relations Officer
Marcus Roger Meireles Martins da Costa
Human Resources Director
Ricardo Antunes Agostini
Finance Executive Officer
Giuliano Augusto de Melo
Accountant CRC - MG-074244/0-0 S DF
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TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ André Mastrobuono | |||
Name: | André Mastrobuono | |||
Title: | CEO, CFO and Head of Investor Relations |
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.