VIVO
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
VIVO
Holding Company
(Translation
of Registrant's name into English)
Av.
Roque Petroni Jr., no.1464, 6th floor –
part, "B"building
04707-000
- São Paulo, SP
Federative Republic
of Brazil
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F X
Form 40-F _____
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
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VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES
S.A.
Publicly-held
Corporation
CNPJ/MF nº
02.558.074/0001-73 - NIRE 353001587.9-2
NOTICE
TO THE MARKET
Vivo
Participações S.A. (“Vivo Participações”) informs that, with respect to the
Notice of Material Fact dated August 2nd,
2007, in which Vivo Participações informed that the share purchase
agreement with Telpart Participações S.A. (“Telpart”), for the acquisition of
the control of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. (“Telemig Participações”), and
Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (“Tele Norte Participações”), and to the
Notice of Material Fact dated December 21, 2007, in which it was noticed to the
market the execution of the agreement with Tele Norte Leste S.A., in order to
sell the shares of Tele Norte Participações that Telpart undertook to sell and
transfer to Vivo Participações, that:
According
to Act nº 1.261, dated as of March 05, 2008, published on DOU on March 7, 2008,
Anatel has granted its consent for the transfer of shares of Tele Norte
Participações to Vivo Participações and the subsequent consent for the transfer
of the same shares to Tele Norte Leste S.A. Considering that Anatel has approved
the transfer of control of Telemig to Vivo Participações in October of 2007, as
previously informed, the parties intend to complete the transfer of control of
Telemig Participações to Vivo Participações, and of Tele Norte
Participações to Tele Norte Leste S.A., once other conditions precedent stated
in the respective agreements are accomplished.
São Paulo,
March 10, 2008
Ernesto
Gardelliano
Investor
Relations Director
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:
March 10, 2008
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VIVO
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By:
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Ernesto Gardelliano
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Ernesto
Gardelliano
Investor
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