TIM Participações S.A. – TIM – is a holding company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, providing telecommunications services throughout Brazil through its subsidiaries, TIM Celular S.A. and Intelig Telecomunicações Ltda. The Company’s Brazilian operations began in 1998 and it consolidated itself as a Brazilian company as of 2002, becoming the first mobile operator to be present in all states of Brazil.
TIM functions as a mobile and fixed long-distance telephony and data transmission services operator, always focusing on the quality of the services rendered. Using GSM technology, its national reach is approximately 94% of the urban population, with the largest GSM coverage in Brazil, and presence in 2,958 cities. It also has extensive data coverage throughout the country, of which 100% with GPRS and 77% with EDGE, in addition to a sophisticated Third Generation (3G) network available to over 30% of the urban population. The Company also has international roaming arrangements for TIM customers. There are over 430 networks available in over 200 countries on six continents, and a 23.6% share of the Brazilian mobile telephony market.
The TIM brand is strongly associated with the attributes of innovation and quality. Throughout its trajectory in Brazil, it has become a pioneer in launching a variety of products and services, like introducing MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) and the Blackberry in Brazil. Continuing this trajectory, the Company renewed its portfolio of offers in 2009, seeking to position itself as the operator providing “Planos e Promoções que Revolucionam” (Breakthrough Plans and Promotions). TIM launched two families of plans – Infinity and Liberty, in addition to the sophisticated Da Vinci plan. The new portfolio is based on an innovative concept that strongly encourages use (charging per call, unlimited use) while always exploring the TIM community concept, which entails over 40 million lines throughout Brazil.
TIM Participações is a company controlled by TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A., a subsidiary of the Telecom Italia Group. Innovation and quality are two of the strategic pillars it shares with its parent company. To do so, it makes substantial investments in networks and IT, building synergies with its controlling group by sharing experiences and adopting policies of best practices, always assuring all its customers of innovative experiences. At the end of 2009, the company had 10,140 employees, of whom 9.231 were own staff.
In December 2009, the Company concluded the process of 100% merger with Intelig, which operates as a provider of long-distance land-line telephony and data transmission in Brazil. Announced in April of the same year, the merger will enable TIM to expand its network infrastructure, reducing expenses with leasing of means, accelerating the development of the 3G network and improving the Company’s competitive positioning in the telephony market.
TIM Participações is a publicly-held company with shares listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange and ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Company is also a member of a select group of companies comprising the ISE (Corporate Sustainability Index) portfolio of the BM&FBOVESPA.
For more information, see also the Annual Report and the company’s consolidated financial statements.
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TIM functions as a mobile and fixed long-distance telephony and data transmission services operator, always focusing on the quality of the services rendered. Using GSM technology, its national reach is approximately 94% of the urban population, with the largest GSM coverage in Brazil, and presence in 2,958 cities. It also has extensive data coverage throughout the country, of which 100% with GPRS and 77% with EDGE, in addition to a sophisticated Third Generation (3G) network available to over 30% of the urban population. The Company also has international roaming arrangements for TIM customers. There are over 430 networks available in over 200 countries on six continents, and a 23.6% share of the Brazilian mobile telephony market.
The TIM brand is strongly associated with the attributes of innovation and quality. Throughout its trajectory in Brazil, it has become a pioneer in launching a variety of products and services, like introducing MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) and the Blackberry in Brazil. Continuing this trajectory, the Company renewed its portfolio of offers in 2009, seeking to position itself as the operator providing “Planos e Promoções que Revolucionam” (Breakthrough Plans and Promotions). TIM launched two families of plans – Infinity and Liberty, in addition to the sophisticated Da Vinci plan. The new portfolio is based on an innovative concept that strongly encourages use (charging per call, unlimited use) while always exploring the TIM community concept, which entails over 40 million lines throughout Brazil.
TIM Participações is a company controlled by TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A., a subsidiary of the Telecom Italia Group. Innovation and quality are two of the strategic pillars it shares with its parent company. To do so, it makes substantial investments in networks and IT, building synergies with its controlling group by sharing experiences and adopting policies of best practices, always assuring all its customers of innovative experiences. At the end of 2009, the company had 10,140 employees, of whom 9.231 were own staff.
In December 2009, the Company concluded the process of 100% merger with Intelig, which operates as a provider of long-distance land-line telephony and data transmission in Brazil. Announced in April of the same year, the merger will enable TIM to expand its network infrastructure, reducing expenses with leasing of means, accelerating the development of the 3G network and improving the Company’s competitive positioning in the telephony market.
TIM Participações is a publicly-held company with shares listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange and ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Company is also a member of a select group of companies comprising the ISE (Corporate Sustainability Index) portfolio of the BM&FBOVESPA.
| Common | % | Prefered | % | total | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brasil | 650,537,118 | 77.14 | 990,098,812 | 60.65 | 1,640,635,930 | 66.27 |
| Others | 192,744,359 | 22.86 | 642,354,771 | 39.35 | 835,099,130 | 33.73 |
| Total | 843,281,477 | 100.00 | 1,632,453,583 | 100.00 | 2,475,735,060 | 100.00 |
For more information, see also the Annual Report and the company’s consolidated financial statements.
| Top Nikkey 2009 Award – Londrina (State of Paraná) Award for Largest Payer of ICMS/ISS Tax (Brasília) 2009 Best Bronze Store Award 2009 Wall tile Award (State of Maranhão) Correio de Uberlândia/State of Minas Gerais newspaper Top of Mind Award (“cellular telephony” category) CE 2009 Taxpayers Award (State of Ceará) Paraná Top of Mind Award 2009 |
University Top of Mind Award Maringá Top of Mind Award 2009 (State of Paraná) Londrina Top of Brands Award 2009 (State of Paraná) Ímpar Magazine Award (State of Santa Catarina) Empreendedor Magazine Award (State of Santa Catarina) Entrepreneur José Paschoal Baggio Award (State of Santa Catarina) Award – The companies showing most respect for consumers in Brazil (Consumidor Moderno) |
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