SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
For the month of August, 2009
Commission File Number 1-14493
04707-000 - São Paulo, SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____
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Publicly-held Company CNPJ 02.558.074/0001-73 NIRE 35.3.0015879-2 |
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Vivo Participações S.A. (Vivo) hereby communicates that its subsidiary, Vivo S.A., on this date settled the amounts owed to Anatel referring to the following Authorization Instruments and areas listed in the table below.
Band |
Width MHZ |
Region (States) |
Authorization Period |
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7/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
BA |
15+15 |
8/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
SE |
15+15 |
9/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
RJ |
15+15 |
13/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
MT |
15+15 |
14/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
MS (except sector 22 of the PGO) |
15+15 |
18/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
RS (except sector 30 of the PGO) |
15+15 |
19/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
AM, AP, PA, MA and RR |
15+15 |
20/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
AL, CE, PB, PE, PI and RN |
15+15 |
21/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
SP (except sectors 32 and 33 of the PGO) |
15+15 |
59/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
SP (sector 32 of the PGO) |
15+15 |
60/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
SP (sector 33 of the PGO) |
15+15 |
61/2008/SPV-ANATEL |
J |
10+10 |
MS, GO and RS (sector 22, 25 and 30 of the PGO) |
15+15 |
The amount of R$ 902,205,813.06 was paid to the regulatory agency as settlement of most of the Authorization Instruments, which were signed on April 29, 2008, corresponding to 69.6% of the total amount payable to Anatel.
São Paulo, August 28, 2009.
Cristiane Barretto Sales
Investor Relations Officer
Av. Chucri Zaidan, 860 – Morumbi – SP – 04583-110
Information available from website: http://www.vivo.com.br/ri |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 31, 2009
VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
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By: |
/S/ Cristiane Barretto Sales
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Cristiane Barretto Sales
Investor Relations Officer |
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