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TIM Participacoes S.A.: Announces Filing of Form 20-F

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^{Published in Science and Technology on Wednesday, June 30th 2010 at 16:50 GMT by Market Wire}  

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL--(Marketwire - June 30, 2010) - TIM Participações S.A. (Bovespa: TCSL3 and TCSL4) (NYSE: [ TSU ]), which retains direct control of TIM Celular S.A. and Intelig Telecomunicações Ltda., informs that the Company's Form 20-F, regarding the year ended on December 31^st, 2009, was already filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is already available for download at the Company's IR website ([ www.tim.com.br/ir ]) and at SEC's website ([ www.sec.gov ]).

In addition, shareholders may receive a hard copy of the Company's complete financial statements free of charge by requesting a copy within a reasonable period of time to the Investor Relations Department, Mr. Rogerio Tostes, at the e-mail address: [ ri@timbrasil.com.br ].

Any further information or questions regarding the 2009 Annual Report may be obtained by contacting Mr. Tostes.

Rio de Janeiro, June 30^th, 2010.

TIM Participações S.A.
Claudio Zezza
CFO and Investor Relations Officer

About TIM Participações S.A.

TIM Participações S.A. is a holding company that provides telecommunication services across Brazil through its subsidiaries TIM Celular S.A. and Intelig Telecomunicações LTDA. TIM Participações is a subsidiary of TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A., a Telecom Italia group company. TIM launched its operations in Brazil in 1998 and consolidated its nationwide footprint in 2002, becoming the first wireless operator to be present in all of Brazil's states.

TIM Participações' shares are traded at both the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa: TCSL3 and TCSL4) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: [ TSU ]).