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| I.   | The      Parties wish to amend certain terms and conditions of the Master Term Loan      Credit Facility Agreement ("Facility      Agreement") in order      to postpone the Maturity Date of the Facility A (as defined in the      Agreement) to August 05, 2010 and revise the interest rate applicable to      the Facility A: |
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| II.   | The      Parties wish to replace TIM BRASIL as Guarantor to TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.,      already qualified above; |
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| 1.1. | Capitalized      terms used herein and not otherwise defined or amended by this Agreement,      shall bear the same meanings assigned to them in the Facility      Agreement. |
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| 2.1. | The      Parties agree to replace TIM BRASIL by TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A., already      qualified above, as guarantor. TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. hereby undertakes      all the obligations arising from the Facility Agreement in respect of      which Guarantor expressly declares to have full knowledge, agrees to      comply with in its entirety. |
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| 2.2. | Due      to the replacement set forth in article 2.1. of this Amendment. the      Parties agree, in mutual agreement, to discharge TIM BRASIL of the      obligations of guarantor assumed by it under the Facility Agreement as      from the date hereof. |
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| 2.3. | Any      mentions to the Guarantor on the Facility Agreement shall mean TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.,      as the date hereof. |
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| 3.1. | Final Maturity Date      - The      Parties agree to postpone the Final Maturity Date of the Facility A to      August 05, 2010. The obligations of the Obligor to make payment of the      Facility A to the Lenders is absolute, irrevocable and unconditional. The      Final Maturity Date of the Facility B and all conditions set forth in      Article 5, Section 5.3.(v) will be in entire and fully    force. |
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| 3.2. | Interest      -- Due to      the postponement of the Final Maturity Date of the Facility A, the Parties      agree to amend the applicable interest margin to 1.80% per      annum. |
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| 3.3. | Fees — The      Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each      Lender, within five Business Days of the date hereof, a postponement      participation fee computed at the rate of 0.50% on that Lender's      Commitment for Facility A. |
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| 4.1. | The      following terms defined in the Appendix 1 – Definitions - of the Facility      Agreement shall hereby be amended to read as  follows: |
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| 5.1. | This      Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment to the Facility Agreement,      and the Facility Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby ratified,      approved and confirmed in each and every respect and all references to the      Facility Agreement in any other document, instrument, agreement or writing      shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Facility Agreement as amended      hereby. |
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| 5.2. | The      provisions of the Facility Agreement shall, except as hereby amended,      continue in full force and effect. |
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| 5.3. | The      Obligor represents and warrants to the Lenders  that: |
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| (i)   | Both      before and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and      warranties of the Obligor under the Facility Agreement are true on and as      of the date hereof as though made on suchdate; |
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| (ii)   | After      giving effect to this Amendment, no Potential Event of Default will then      have occurred and be continuing: |
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| (iii)   | It      has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to      execute and deliver this Amendment; |
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| (iv)   | The      execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance of its      obligations hereunder, will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach      of, or require any consent under, its organizational documents, (b)      violate any provision of any law„ rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment,      injunction, decree, determination or award presently in effect and      applicable to it, (c) result in a breach of or constitute a default under      any indenture or financing or credit agreement or any other agreement,      lease or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or its      properties may be bound or affected, or (d) result in, or require, the      creation or imposition of any lien upon or with respect to any of its      properties or assets; |
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| (v)   | No      authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing      with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the      due execution, delivery and performance by it of this Amendment:      and |
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| (vi)   | This      Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its      legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their      respective terms. |
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| 5.4. | This      Amendment is binding upon the Parties for themselves and their successors      for any purpose. |
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| 5.5. | The      Obligor expressly declares that all the conditions set forth in this      Amendment were negotiated accordingly with its Ethical Code available at      the Guarantor's web site (http://www.timpartri.com.br) — Corporate      Governance area and filed within its headquarters and all its      subsidiaries. |
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| 6.2. | The      Parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts sitting in      the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo to resolve any disputes or      controversies related to or arising from the Facility Agreement or from      this Amendment. |
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| 7.1. | This      Amendment has been executed by the duly authorized representatives of the      Parties to it on the date first mentionedabove. |
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