TIM Reports Its 2Q14 Results

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL--(Marketwired - Aug 1, 2014) - TIM Participações S.A. (BOVESPA: TIMP3) (NYSE: TSU) announces its 2Q14 results and invites you to join the Conference Call, scheduled for today at 11:00am - US EST.

Operational Highlights

• Data users grew 24% YoY reaching 39% of total base, with 3G users at 30.2 mln (+77% YoY);
• Postpaid customer base mix growing to 16.5%, from 15.7% in 2Q13;
• Leadership position in handset market with 41% of total operators sales on the 2Q14;
• Customer payback (SAC/ARPU) stood below 2 months, showing an efficient go-to market strategy;
• Live TIM customer base reached ~100k users, adding 20.2k clients in 2Q14. Addressable households reached ~1.2 mln homes;

Financial Highlights

• Net revenues of "business generated" (outgoing+VAS) grew by 7% YoY in 2Q14.
• Gross Data Revenues accelerated its pace to 22.2% YoY, reaching R$1.58 bln, or 27.2% of mobile gross service revenues;
• Total Opex reduced by -7% YoY;
• EBITDA totaled R$1.33 bln (+8% YoY) with EBITDA margin at 27.9% and Service margin (ex-handset) at 34.4%;
• Net Income in the 1^st half of 2014 totaled R$737.7 mln, an increase of 6.7% YoY;

Conference Calls Details:

English, August 1^st, 2014 (Friday)
11:00 AM (Brazil)
10:00 AM (US EST)

Phone: [phone] (USA) or [phone] (other countries)
[phone] or [phone] (Brazil)
Code: TIM
Replay: [phone] or [phone]
Code: 0973888

Portuguese, August 1^st, 2014 (Friday)
09:00 AM (Brazil)
08:00 AM (US EST)

Phone: [phone] or [phone] (Brazil)
Code: TIM
Replay: [phone] or [phone]
Code: 2193882

Contact IR:
Rogerio Tostes
Investor Relations Officer
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E-mail:[e-mail]
Website: www.tim.com.br/ir
Twitter: @TIM_RI
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