20-F 1 a07-18533_120f.htm 20-F

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


 

Form 20-F

o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from            to

OR

o SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

Commission file number


 

Tevecap S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

TEVECAP INC.

THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Av. das Nações Unidas, 7221 - 7º andar

São Paulo, SP Brazil

05425-902

(Telephone:  55-11-3037-5127)

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)


 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

12-5/8% Senior Notes due 2009 of Tevecap S.A. and guarantees thereof by each of TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., TVA Communications Ltd., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., TVA Sul Paraná S.A. and CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:

485,220,440 Common Shares

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

YES   o       NO x

If this report is an annual or transitional report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

YES   o       NO x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:

YES   x       NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

LARGE ACCELERATED FILER o

 

ACCELERATED FILER o

 

NON-ACCELERATED FILER x

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES   o       NO x

Indicate by check mark which financial statements item the registrant has elected to follow:

ITEM 17  o  ITEM 18  x

 




TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 1.

IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

KEY INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4A.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

 

 

 

 

ITEM 7.

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 9.

THE OFFER AND LISTING

 

 

 

 

ITEM 10.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 11.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

 

 

 

ITEM 12.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN DEBT SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

ITEM 13.

DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

 

 

 

 

ITEM 14.

MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 15.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

 

 

ITEM 16.

[RESERVED]

 

 

 

 

ITEM 16A.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 16B.

CODE OF ETHICS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 16C.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

 

 

 

ITEM 17.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 18.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

ITEM 19.

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

GLOSSARY

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Presentation of Certain Information

This Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 is referred to herein as the Annual Report.

Tevecap S.A., which we refer to as Tevecap and, together with our subsidiaries, TVA or the Company, is a corporation (sociedade anônima) organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil.  Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “our,” or “us” refers to TVA.  Our accounts, which are maintained in Brazilian reais, were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP, and translated into U.S. dollars on the basis set forth in Note 2.3 of our consolidated financial statements, or the Tevecap Financial Statements and, together with the financial statements of CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda. included in this Annual Report, the Financial Statements.  Certain amounts stated herein in U.S. dollars (other than as set forth in the Financial Statements and financial information derived therefrom) have been translated, for the convenience of the reader, from reais at the rate in effect on December 31, 2006 of R$2.1380 = U.S.$1.00.  Such translations should not be construed as a representation that reais could have been converted at such rate on such date or at any other date.  See Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data—Exchange Rates.”

Capitalized terms used in this Annual Report are defined, unless the context otherwise requires, in the Glossary attached hereto.  All references in this Annual Report to (i) ”U.S. Dollars,” “dollars,” or “U.S.$” are to United States dollars and (ii) “reais, real” or “R$” are to Brazilian reais.

Unless otherwise specified, data regarding population or homes in a licensed area are projections based on 2000 population census figures compiled by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, or IBGE and our knowledge of our markets.  There can be no assurance that the number of people or the number of households in a specified area has not increased or decreased by a higher or lower rate than those estimated by the IBGE since the 2000 census.  Unless otherwise indicated, references to the number of our subscribers are based on our data as of December 31, 2006.  Data concerning total MMDS and cable subscribers and penetration rates represent estimates made by us based on the data of Pay TV Survey, Associação Brasileira de Telecomunicações por Assinatura (ABTA), Kagan World Media, Inc., IBGE data, our knowledge of our pay television systems and public statements of other Brazilian pay television providers.  Although we believe such estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be made as to their accuracy.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report contains statements which are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements appear in a number of places in this Annual Report and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company or our officers.  Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.  Neither our independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined, or performed any procedures, with respect to the prospective financial information contained herein, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the prospective financial information.

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PART I

ITEM 1.  IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 2.  OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE.

Not applicable.

ITEM 3.  KEY INFORMATION

A.  Selected Financial Data

The selected financial data presented herein as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006 have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.  The selected financial data as of December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2003 have been derived from our audited financial statements that are not included elsewhere in this Annual Report.

On October 29, 2006, we, TVA Sistema, Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., TVA Sul Paraná S.A., Abril Comunicações (our shareholder) and certain entities affiliated with Abril Comunicações entered into certain convergence and sale agreements with Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A.-Telesp (an affiliate of Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications concern), including an interim operating agreement for the period up to the approval of the transaction.  Under these agreements, we expect to transfer all of our MMDS licenses and operations to a company to be owned by Telesp and to transfer our Cable operations and licenses (other than those related to CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda., a Cable operator in the city of Camboriú, in which we hold a 60% equity interest) to certain entities to be owned by a joint venture company formed between Telesp and certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações.  The transaction was structured such that upon consummation Telesp will become the owner of a minority stake in the Cable entities, within the limits set forth in applicable regulations and in Telesp’s concession agreement for telephony services, while certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações will continue to have a majority stake in the Cable entities.  We may also transfer CCS Camboriú under the agreements described above if we are able to reach an agreement with our minority shareholder in CCS Camboriú regarding such transfer.  The disposition of assets under these agreements is not expected to result in a loss to us.

The closing of the transaction described above is subject to regulatory approvals and certain other conditions precedent, including:  (i) prior approval of ANATEL (the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency) and (ii) the implementation of a corporate reorganization in order to transfer all target assets free and clear of encumbrances.   In addition, the transaction is also subject to the analysis of CADE (the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense), Brazil’s federal antitrust authority.  Our agreements with Telesp provide that Telesp and Tevecap will begin to jointly market their telephony, pay television and/or broadband internet and pay television services during the approval process period.

In addition, under our agreements with Telesp, we and our parent company, Abril Comunicações S.A., have assumed responsibility for potential contingencies that may arise after the sale of the operations described above relating to periods prior to the consummation of the sale.

On December 28, 2006, Telesp made an advance payment to us in the amount of U.S.$93.5 million (R$200.0 million).   In addition, Telesp has granted us a line of credit of up to U.S.$52.6 million (R$112.5 million) for capital expenditure purposes, of which we have already borrowed U.S.$38.4 million (R$82.0 million) as of June 30, 2007.  In the event the transaction does not close, we are obligated to return by April 30, 2008 the advance payment and any amounts borrowed under the line of credit together with, in each case, interest accrued thereon at the rate of 103% of the CDI rate (the interbank certificate of deposit rate in Brazil) from the date of the determination that the transaction will not close.  Our obligation to repay these amounts was guaranteed by a pledge of our Cable networks.  In addition, our operating agreements with Telesp will terminate on July 31, 2007 in the event the transaction does not close.

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The Senior Notes are not being transferred under the above agreements and will remain obligations of ours together with the following liabilities:  (i)  U.S.$119.1 million in obligations with respect to transactions with related companies (see note 6 to the Tevecap Financial Statements), (ii) U.S.$31.2 million in provisions for fiscal contingencies (see note 17 to the Tevecap Financial Statements) and (iii) US$59.5 million in deferred tax liabilities (see note 7.2 to the Tevecap Financial Statements).

Our direct and indirect subsidiaries TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., TVA Communications Ltd., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo Ltda., TVA Sul Paraná Ltda. and CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda. are Guarantors of our Senior Notes.   We expect that as a result of our transaction with Telesp, substantially all of the assets of TVA Sistema de Televisão S,A., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná S.A. (other than TVA Sul Paraná’s equity interests in CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.), will be transferred to the purchasers under the above agreements, although Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná S.A. will not continue to be Guarantors under the Senior Notes.  Our management is analyzing the effects of the transaction as a whole on the Senior Notes and firmly expects that, following the consummation of the transaction, we will continue to honor our payment obligations under the Senior Notes.

As a result of this anticipated disposition and the materiality of the operations being transferred, we have classified the operations being transferred as “Discontinued Operations,” the selected financial data of which is discussed separately under “Selected Financial and Other Data – Discontinued Operations” below.  For more information on this transaction, see Item 4, “Information on the Company” and note 20 to the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

As required by Brazilian law, and in accordance with local accounting practices, our financial records are maintained in the applicable Brazilian currency, or the real.  However, the Financial Statements are presented in U.S. dollars in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  In order to prepare the Financial Statements, our accounts have been translated from Brazilian reais, on the basis described in Note 2.3 to the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.  Because of the differences between the evolution of the rates of inflation in Brazil and the changes in the rates of devaluation, amounts presented in U.S. dollars may show distortions when compared on a period-to-period basis.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA – CONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands of US$ unless otherwise stated)

 

Consolidated Statement of Operation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

4,518

 

$

3,556

 

$

2,447

 

$

3,241

 

$

4,139

 

Installation

 

51

 

32

 

26

 

50

 

81

 

Advertising

 

107

 

110

 

16

 

609

 

158

 

Additional services (a)

 

102

 

69

 

45

 

291

 

637

 

Taxes on revenue (b)

 

(706

)

(519

)

(367

)

(482

)

(550

)

Net revenue

 

4,072

 

3,248

 

2,167

 

3,709

 

4,465

 

Direct operating expenses (c)

 

1,422

 

1,329

 

1,090

 

1,861

 

3,387

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,656

 

948

 

766

 

1,774

 

752

 

Depreciation

 

579

 

161

 

195

 

1,012

 

1,138

 

Amortization

 

238

 

430

 

428

 

410

 

400

 

Other operating expense, net

 

4,609

 

341

 

216

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(4,432

)

39

 

(528

)

(1,348

)

(1,212

)

Interest income

 

(1,190

)

(523

)

(367

)

(1,503

)

(1,114

)

Interest expense

 

25,108

 

22,977

 

16,252

 

10,860

 

11,273

 

Foreign Currency transaction (income) loss, net

 

(3,819

)

(6,157

)

(3,496

)

(9,549

)

23,321

 

Other nonoperating expenses (income), net

 

 

 

(8,443

)

6,414

 

74

 

Loss before income taxes, equity in affiliates and minority interest

 

(24,531

)

(16,258

)

(4,474

)

(7,570

)

(34,766

)

Equity in (losses of) affiliates, net (d)

 

 

 

468

 

(3,585

)

6,338

 

Minority interest

 

341

 

240

 

255

 

82

 

64

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(24,872

)

(16,498

)

(5,197

)

(4,067

)

(41,168

)

Income tax from continuing operations - current

 

493

 

308

 

304

 

328

 

79

 

Income tax from continuing operations – deferred

 

8,613

 

27,424

 

8,866

 

19,054

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(33,978

)

(44,230

)

(14,367

)

(23,449

)

(41,247

)

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

5,326

 

(18,782

)

(5,276

)

(16,550

)

(30,169

)

Income taxes on discontinued operations

 

(962

)

(314

)

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

4,364

 

(19,096

)

(5,276

)

(16,550

)

(30,169

)

Net loss

 

(29,614

)

(63,326

)

(19,643

)

(39,999

)

(71,416

)

 

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Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands of US$ unless otherwise stated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

161

 

26,583

 

13,608

 

11,223

 

11,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Operating Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Subscribers (f)

 

11,330

 

10,535

 

9,802

 

9,070

 

9,334

 

Average monthly revenue per Subscriber (g)

 

$

37.71

 

$

32.16

 

$

26.60

 

$

22.04

 

$

14.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

1,754

 

9,753

 

1,368

 

292

 

245

 

Current assets held for sale

 

135,647

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

2,352

 

71,898

 

68,220

 

76,317

 

76,907

 

Total assets

 

246,932

 

118,853

 

102,564

 

107,931

 

111,475

 

Liabilities directly associated with current assets held for sale

 

97,113

 

 

 

 

 

Loans payable to related companies

 

119,122

 

68,196

 

49,634

 

39,712

 

12,117

 

Long-term liabilities

 

240,417

 

231,175

 

152,084

 

69,380

 

86,298

 

Redeemable common stock

 

 

30,380

 

27,599

 

24,201

 

99,365

 

Total shareholders’ deficiency

 

216,067

 

199,655

 

120,317

 

89,431

 

119,618

 

 


Notes to Selected Financial and Other Data

(a)          Includes revenues (such as cable modem fee, frequencies lease, wholesale and technical assistance).

(b)         Represents various non-income based taxes paid on certain of our gross revenue items with rates ranging from 3.65% to 15.15%.

(c)          Represents costs directly related to the subscriber base and new installations evolution.

(d)         Represents our pro rata share of the Net loss or income of our equity investments and minority interest.

(e)          For the five years ended December 31, 2006, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by U.S.$24,531 U.S.$16,259, U.S.$4,475, U.S.$7,570 and U.S.$34,766, respectively.  In calculating the Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represents pre-tax Net loss from continuing operations before minority interest, Equity income in (losses of) affiliates, plus fixed charges.

(f)            Represents the number of subscribers as of the last day of each period.

(g)         Average monthly revenue per subscriber refers to the average monthly subscription fee as of the last day of each period.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands of US$ unless otherwise stated)

 

Monthly subscriptions revenues

 

$

150,353

 

$

123,085

 

$

91,616

 

$

80,553

 

$

78,999

 

Installation revenues

 

2,713

 

2,053

 

964

 

1,160

 

1,018

 

Advertising revenues

 

5,037

 

3,534

 

1,833

 

1,976

 

1,466

 

Additional services revenues (a)

 

9,767

 

6,725

 

6,151

 

3,491

 

3,270

 

Taxes on revenue (b)

 

(23,842

)

(19,466

)

(14,026

)

(12,556

)

(11,894

)

Direct operating expenses (c)

 

(47,207

)

(42,670

)

(36,116

)

(35,358

)

(40,575

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(47,596

)

(47,015

)

(24,101

)

(19,575

)

(17,906

)

Depreciation

 

(25,197

)

(23,146

)

(19,634

)

(17,482

)

(20,103

)

Amortization

 

(3,508

)

(5,800

)

(4,099

)

(4,778

)

(6,376

)

Other operating expenses, net

 

(986

)

(6,587

)

(3,096

)

(3,671

)

(4,281

)

Interest income

 

1,566

 

487

 

333

 

8

 

594

 

Interest expense

 

(16,140

)

(10,205

)

(5,165

)

(7,274

)

(5,668

)

Foreign Currency transaction income (loss), net

 

366

 

223

 

64

 

1,469

 

(8,199

)

Other nonoperating income, net

 

 

 

 

(4,513

)

(514

)

Income tax expense

 

(962

)

(314

)

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

4,364

 

(19,096

)

(5,276

)

(16,550

)

(30,169

)

 

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Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands of US$ unless otherwise stated)

 

Select Operating Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Subscribers (d)

 

315,950

 

290,040

 

283,746

 

275,120

 

291,287

 

Average monthly revenue per Subscriber (e)

 

$

39.25

 

$

35.51

 

$

29.67

 

$

25.61

 

$

21.44

 

Internet Broadband - Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Subscribers (d)

 

58,159

 

42,202

 

28,410

 

18,773

 

14,116

 

Average monthly revenue per Subscriber (e)

 

$

30.64

 

$

30.73

 

$

28.31

 

$

27.39

 

$

21.65

 

Internet Broadband – SOHO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Subscribers (d)

 

3,739

 

2,174

 

1,780

 

1,410

 

839

 

Average monthly revenue per Subscriber (e)

 

$

151.87

 

$

185.79

 

$

167.56

 

$

161.12

 

$

162.59

 

 


Notes to Selected Financial and Other Data

(a)          Includes revenues (such as cable modem fee, frequencies lease, wholesale and technical assistance).

(b)         Represents various non-income based taxes paid on certain of our gross revenue items with rates ranging from 3.65% to 15.15%.

(c)          Represents costs directly related to the subscriber base and new installations evolution.

(d)         Represents the number of subscribers as of the last day of each period.

(e)          Average monthly revenue per subscriber refers to the average monthly subscription fee as of the last day of each period.

Exchange Rates

Until March 2005, there were two legal foreign exchange markets in Brazil: the commercial rate exchange market, or the Commercial Market, and the floating rate exchange market, or the Floating Market.  The rate for the Commercial Market, or the Commercial Market Rate, was reserved primarily for foreign trade transactions and transactions that generally required prior approval from Brazilian monetary authorities, such as the purchase and sale of registered investments by foreign persons and related remittances of funds abroad.  The rate for the Floating Market, or the Floating Market Rate, generally applied to transactions to which the Commercial Market Rate did not apply.  On March 4, 2005, the National Monetary Council issued Resolution No. 3,265 unifying the Floating Market and the Commercial Market.  Despite such unification of the foreign exchange markets, the transactions that used to be carried out in the Commercial Market generally still require prior registration with and the approval of the Central Bank.

Foreign exchange rates are freely negotiated but are strongly influenced by the Central Bank.  After the implementation of the Real Plan in 1994, the Central Bank initially allowed the real to float with minimal intervention.  On March 6, 1995, the Central Bank announced that it would intervene in the market and buy or sell U.S. dollars, establishing a trading band (faixa de flutuação) in which the exchange rate between the real and the U.S. dollar would fluctuate.  From 1995 through 1998, the Central Bank periodically adjusted the trading band upward.

On January 13, 1999, the Central Bank attempted a limited devaluation of the real by modestly elevating the band width in which the real was allowed to trade.  When this limited devaluation proved unsuccessful, the

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Central Bank announced that it would no longer use its foreign currency reserves to protect the value of the real (with the exception of limited interventions to restrain abrupt fluctuations in the exchange rate), thereby allowing the real to float freely against other currencies.  Consequently, in the weeks following the initial devaluation, the real lost more than 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar.  There can be no assurance that the Central Bank will not institute a new band in the future or that the real will not devalue further.

On January 25, 1999, in the wake of the devaluation and the adoption of a floating exchange regime, the National Monetary Council adopted Resolution No. 2588, effective as of February 1, 1999.  Pursuant to such resolution, the Central Bank ordered the banks authorized to operate in the Commercial Market to unify their positions in the two different markets then in place.  During the period from the unification of the banks’ positions in the Commercial Market and the Floating Market until the final unification of such markets into one single foreign exchange market in 2005, the exchange rates offered in both markets had identical pricing and liquidity.

The following table provides the foreign exchange rate for the purchase of U.S. dollars expressed in reais per U.S. dollar for the periods and dates indicated.

 

Exchange Rates of reais per U.S.$1.00

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Average(1)

 

Period End

 

Year Ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2002

 

2.2709

 

3.9552

 

2.9236

 

3.5333

 

December 31, 2003

 

2.8219

 

3.6623

 

3.0783

 

2.8892

 

December 31, 2004

 

2.6544

 

3.2051

 

2.9262

 

2.6544

 

December 31, 2005

 

2.1633

 

2.7621

 

2.4352

 

2.3407

 

December 31, 2006

 

2.0586

 

2.3711

 

2.1761

 

2.1380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month Ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 31, 2007

 

2.1247

 

2.1556

 

2.1385

 

2.1247

 

February 28, 2007

 

2.0766

 

2.1182

 

2.0963

 

2.1182

 

March 31, 2007

 

2.0504

 

2.1388

 

2.0882

 

2.0504

 

April 30, 2007

 

2.0231

 

2.0478

 

2.0320

 

2.0339

 

May 31, 2007

 

1.9289

 

2.0309

 

1.9816

 

1.9289

 

June 30, 2007

 

1.9047

 

1.9638

 

1.9319

 

1.9262

 

 


(1)  Calculated as the average of the month-end exchange rates during the relevant period.

Source: Central Bank.

On July 10, 2007, the Commercial Market rate (sell) as reported by the Central Bank was R$1.8947 per U.S.$1.00.

For a description of certain applicable exchange controls, see Item 10, “Additional Information—Exchange Controls.”  See also Item 3, “Key Information—Risk Factors—Factors Relating to Brazil.”

B.  Capitalization and Indebtedness

Not applicable.

C.  Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

D.  Risk Factors

The following discussion is based on our operations as of December 31, 2006 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the convergence and sale agreements entered into as of October 29, 2006, by us, TVA Sistema, Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A ., TVA Sul Paraná S.A., Abril Comunicações (our shareholder), certain entities

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affiliated with Abril Comunicações and Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A.-Telesp (an affiliate of Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications concern) pursuant to which, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions precedent, we have agreed to transfer substantially all of our operating assets to certain entities controlled by Telefonica and certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações.  We expect that our gross revenues will significantly decrease as a result of this transaction.  For more information on this transaction, see Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data,” Item 4, “Information on the Companyand note 20 to the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

Before making any investment decision, investors should carefully read this entire Annual Report and should consider carefully, in light of their own financial circumstances and investment objectives, all the information set forth herein and, in particular, certain matters with respect to debt securities issued by Brazilian companies, including, without limitation, those set forth below.

Factors Relating to the Company

In the event our transaction with Telesp is consummated, substantially all of our assets, including substantially all of the assets of the Guarantors, will be transferred to entities that are not obligors of our Senior Notes.

Our Senior Notes are obligations of Tevecap S.A. and are guaranteed by our Guarantors (TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., TVA Communications Ltd., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., TVA Sul Paraná S.A. and CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.).  We expect that as a result of our agreements with Telesp, substantially all of the assets of TVA Sistema de Televisão S,A., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná S.A. (other than TVA Sul Paraná’s equity interests in CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.), will be transferred to the purchasers under these agreements.  As a result, following the consummation of our transaction with Telesp, we expect that our gross revenues will significantly decrease, and investors will have no recourse to the assets being transferred, or the cash flow generated by these assets.

We have incurred substantial operating losses and have a working capital deficiency.

Since our inception in 1989, we have been developing our businesses and continue to sustain substantial operating losses due primarily to insufficient revenue with which to fund build-out, interest expense and charges for depreciation and amortization.  Net losses incurred have been funded principally by capital contributions from shareholders, borrowings under shareholder loans, dispositions of non-strategic assets, bank loans and other borrowings made from time to time.  Our management has undertaken efforts to generate the cash flow necessary to meet our cost structure, including the sale of non-strategic assets, the reduction of indebtedness and internal cost-cutting measures.  We cannot assure that these efforts will be successful in the long term.

Voice over Internet Protocol is an uncertain regulatory area, and changes in regulation may affect our ability to succeed in this market.

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is a new industry in Brazil, and the regulatory environment with respect to this technology is still uncertain.  Changes in the regulation of our business activities with respect to VoIP, including decisions by regulators affecting our operations (such as the granting or renewal of licenses or decisions as to the telephone rates we may charge our customers) or changes in interpretations of existing regulations by courts or regulators, could adversely affect our ability to succeed in the VoIP market and hurt our financial position.  Although we have attempted to minimize this risk by utilizing our own SCM license and entering into a partnership with a telephony provider licensed for STFC services by the Brazilian federal telecommunications agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações or ANATEL) in the provision of VoIP services, any new regulations could have a material adverse effect on the VoIP industry as a whole and on us in particular.

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We must experience growth in our subscriber base in order to sustain our business operations and prospects.

Over the past three years, we have pursued a strategy of reduction of the number of unprofitable customers, allowing us to improve the programming and customer service that we are able to provide to profitable customers.  In 2004 our pay television subscriber base returned to growth, with a 3% increase during the year (7% in our cable operations in São Paulo), while the broadband internet customer base grew by 51% (71% in São Paulo).  This growth continued in 2005 and 2006, with a growth of 2.5% and 8.9%, respectively, in our pay television subscriber base and a growth of 47% and 38%, respectively, in our internet customer base.  In order for us to sustain our business operations and prospects, we must continue to experience growth in the ensuing years.  We cannot assure you that we will experience growth in our subscriber base, or that the rate of growth will be sufficient to allow us to continue our operations.

Our activities are extensively regulated.

Substantially all of our business activities are regulated by ANATEL.  Such regulation relates to, among other things, licensing, local access to cable and MMDS systems, commercial advertising, and foreign investment in cable and MMDS systems.  Changes in the regulation of our business activities, including decisions by regulators affecting our operations (such as the granting or renewal of licenses or decisions as to the subscription rates we may charge our customers) or changes in interpretations of existing regulations by courts or regulators, could adversely affect us.  ANATEL has the authority to grant cable and MMDS licenses pursuant to public bidding processes.  We are unable to predict what impact, if any, such public bidding will have on our ability to launch and operate new systems.  Any new regulations could have a material adverse effect on the subscription television industry as a whole and on us in particular.

We have a high level of indebtedness and a current deficit.

We had approximately U.S.$81.3 million of net consolidated indebtedness to unaffiliated third parties as of December 31, 2006.  As of the same date, we had current assets of approximately U.S.$138.1 million and current liabilities of approximately U.S.$221.8 million, resulting in negative working capital of approximately U.S.$83.7 million.   In the event our transaction with Telesp is not consummated, we may not be able to repay our debts, implement our business strategy or obtain financing for working capital or investments or other purposes.  Furthermore, our indebtedness may limit our ability to implement strategies or adapt to market changes, such as downturns in economic activity, which would adversely affect our ability to face those competitors of lower leverage, resulting in adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations.

We may require additional financing, which may not be readily available when necessary.

If we fail to generate sufficient operating results, or if our capital needs exceed our projected capital requirements, we may require substantial additional investment on a continuing basis to finance our corresponding capital expenditures.  In addition, in order to implement our business strategies, we may require substantial additional capital to acquire new pay television licenses or entities holding such licenses, or to make any investments in or acquire other existing pay television operations.  Also, our future cash requirements may increase as a result of unexpected developments in the Brazilian pay television or broadband internet markets and the amount and timing of our future capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, many of which are not within our control, including subscriber growth and retention, capital costs, currency devaluation, regulatory changes and competitive conditions.  Our failure to obtain any needed financing in the future may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

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Our debt obligations are subject to foreign exchange risk.

A significant portion of our debt obligations (i.e., our senior notes) are denominated in U.S. dollars, while we generate revenues only in Brazilian reais.  We also incur a significant portion of our programming costs in U.S. dollars.  Consequently, a significant devaluation of the real against the U.S. dollar can significantly affect our ability to meet our obligations and fund our capital expenditures, and could adversely affect our results of operations.  In addition, shifts in currency exchange rates may have a material adverse effect on us and may force us to seek additional capital, which may not be available to us.  While we may consider entering into transactions to hedge or otherwise share with programmers the risk of exchange rate fluctuations, it may not be possible for us to obtain such arrangements on commercially satisfactory terms.

Tevecap has limited assets and depends on its subsidiaries to repay indebtedness.

Tevecap’s operations are conducted through, and substantially all of Tevecap’s assets are owned by, Tevecap’s direct and indirect subsidiaries.  In the event our transaction with Telesp is not consummated, the ability of Tevecap to meet its obligations in respect of its indebtedness, including the Senior notes, will depend on, among other things, the future performance of such subsidiaries (including the Guarantors) and the ability of Tevecap to refinance such indebtedness at maturity (or upon early redemption or otherwise).  In addition, the ability of Tevecap’s subsidiaries to pay dividends and make other payments to Tevecap may be restricted by, among other things, applicable corporate and other laws and regulations and by the terms of agreements to which such subsidiaries may become subject.  In particular, Brazilian companies are allowed to distribute dividends only if, after a given fiscal year, their net profits exceed accumulated losses.  In addition, the property and assets (including receivables) of certain of Tevecap’s subsidiaries have, and may in the future have, liens placed upon them pursuant to existing and future financings.

Because we have engaged in a significant number of related party transactions, our financial statements may not be truly representative of our financial position.

We have engaged in a significant number and variety of related party transactions, including, without limitation, transactions with respect to administrative services, including payroll, human resources, accounting, tax, finance and legal services; publishing and advertising; financing transactions; and licenses.  Although we believe such transactions are conducted on an arm’s-length basis, we have not performed any studies or analyses to determine whether the terms of past transactions with related parties have been equivalent to arm’s-length transactions and cannot state with any certainty the extent to which such transactions are comparable to those which might have been obtained from a non-affiliated third party.  If we were to be unable to obtain these services from our affiliates, our financial position may be adversely or positively affected.

We may experience high churn rates among our pay television and internet subscribers.

Our ability to generate pay television and broadband internet subscription revenues is dependent on our attraction and retention of subscribers, which requires us to incur acquisition and installation costs, including sales commissions, marketing costs and equipment installation costs.  Our ability to recover these costs requires us to retain our clients as subscribers of our services.

High rates of subscriber churn could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and profitability given the costs that we incur to attract each new subscriber.  We may experience high churn rates in the future and we cannot assure you that we will experience growth in our subscriber base that will offset subscriber customer churn rates.  If this occurs, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

We face significant competition in the pay television and broadband internet industries.

The pay television industry and broadband internet segment in Brazil are, and are expected to continue to be, highly competitive.  New competitors may emerge as a result of changing technology, changes in regulations governing the pay television and high-speed data industries or as a result of new licenses granted by ANATEL in markets in which we currently operate.  Similarly, if we expand into additional services, we will face competition from other service providers.

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For pay television services, we primarily compete with other main pay television service providers in the markets in which we operate, as well as with satellite direct-to-home, or DTH, service providers and Brazilian broadcast networks and their local affiliates.  For broadband internet services, we compete with fixed line telephony carriers that provide digital subscriber line, or DSL, service, a technology that transmits data through copper lines used in telephone networks, and with other dial-up internet service providers.  For pay television and broadband internet services, cable and MMDS services, we compete indirectly with movie theaters and video rental stores, as well as with other entertainment and leisure activities.

For VoIP services, we presently compete with fixed line telephony carriers, including Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. – Telesp in the State of São Paulo and Telemar Norte Leste S.A. in the State of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to other pay television and broadband internet service providers.

Some of our competitors have greater financial resources than we do.  In addition, further consolidation among our competitors may increase the economies of scale of certain of our competitors.  As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Existing and future technological developments may allow new competitors to emerge.

Technology in the communications industry is subject to rapid and significant change.  Technological advances could require us to expend substantial financial resources to develop or implement new technologies or to upgrade our existing equipment in order to ensure that our existing equipment and services do not become obsolete.  We may not have sufficient financial resources to fund new technology or access new resources.  Our failure to introduce new technology and services as rapidly as those of our competitors could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We have upgraded our cable and MMDS systems to offer digital services and believe that, for the foreseeable future, existing and developing alternative technologies will not materially adversely affect the viability or competitiveness of our pay television business.  Although we believe that our recently implemented technological changes have produced and will continue to produce positive results, future technological advances may require us to expend substantial financial resources in the development or implementation of new competitive technologies.

We may be subject to substantial additional taxes or obligations.

We may be subject to substantial additional taxes on our network, the most significant of which is a charge (preço público or tarifa) on the use of public thoroughfares (which includes the installation and passage of cables, as well as the use of soil, subsoil and aerial space) which has been approved by several Brazilian municipalities.  This tax is assessed per meter of cable installed in the relevant municipality, with the tax rate varying widely by municipality.  We have over 4,394 kilometers of installed cable in municipalities that have approved this tax.  We have challenged the application of this tax and have not made any judicial deposits or provisions for our payment based on the favorable opinion of our lawyers as to the merits of the challenge.  In a related lawsuit, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça) recently ruled that municipalities do not have the power to create charges or taxes on the use of public thoroughfares.

In addition, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice recently judged that internet service is not a communication service, and therefore, is not subject to state value-added tax (Imposto sobre a Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços or ICMS).  If this decision is confirmed, it may result in our being subject to municipal services tax (Imposto sobre Serviços de Qualquer Natureza or ISS) taxation at a rate of 5.0% on our gross revenues, for as long as internet services are included on a list of services under Supplementary Law No. 116/03.  On the other hand, if internet services are deemed to be a type of communication services, these activities would be subject to ICMS taxation, with a rate that is currently reduced.  If we become subject to increased tax obligations as a result of the taxes described above or otherwise, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

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We may have to remove our aerial cables and transfer them underground.

The municipalities in which we operate may require us to remove our aerial cables and transfer them underground.  In July 2005, the municipality of São Paulo enacted Municipal Law No. 14,023, requiring that all cables and wire (including the electricity, telecommunications and pay television cables) poles be transferred underground to the extent of 250 kilometers per year.   This law was followed by a regulatory decree stipulating that the burying costs should be borne entirely by the owners of such cable and wire networks.  TVA and other telecommunications and electricity companies intend to challenge, administratively or judicially, as the case may be, the validity of this decree.  Currently, all of our cable network in São Paulo is installed through aerial poles.  In addition, we cannot assure that other municipalities in which we operate will not enact similar laws.  If we are required to transfer a significant portion of our cables underground, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Factors Relating to Brazil

The Brazilian government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant influence over the Brazilian economy.

Since substantially all of our operations and customers are located in Brazil, our financial condition and results of operations are substantially dependent on Brazil’s economy and may be negatively affected as a result of the intervention by the Brazilian government in the economy.

The Brazilian economy has been characterized by significant volatility and by frequent and significant interventions by the Brazilian government.  During the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, in response to periods of high inflation, recession and fiscal imbalances, the Brazilian government often changed monetary, tax, credit, tariff and other policies to influence the course of Brazil’s economy.  Governmental actions to control inflation and implement other policies have, at times, involved wage and price controls as well as other interventionist measures, such as raising interest rates, freezing bank accounts, imposing capital controls and inhibiting international trade in Brazil.  Changes in policy involving tariffs, exchange controls, regulation and taxation could adversely affect our business and financial results, as could inflation, currency devaluation, social unrest and other political, economic or diplomatic developments, and the Brazilian government’s response to such developments.  In particular, a number of members of the Brazilian Congress and the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are presently under investigation regarding allegations of corruption.  In October 2006, presidential elections were held and President da Silva was re-elected.  We cannot predict what policies will be maintained or adopted by the Brazilian government and whether these policies will negatively affect the Brazilian economy or our results of operations.

Government intervention in the Brazilian economy may increase our costs and restrict our capacity to conduct our business as presently being conducted.  Moreover, social, political or economic developments resulting from the Brazilian government’s imposition of new economic policies, or the Brazilian government’s response to those developments, could also adversely affect our operations.

Brazilian political and economic conditions have been unstable in the past.

The Brazilian government’s political and economic policies may have important effects on Brazilian corporations and other entities, including us, and on market conditions and prices of Brazilian securities.  Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by the following factors and the Brazilian government’s response to these factors:

·             devaluations and other exchange rate movements;

·             inflation;

·             exchange control policies;

·             social instability;

·             price instability;

·             energy shortages;

·             interest rates;

·             liquidity of domestic capital and lending markets;

 

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·             tax policy; and

·             other political, diplomatic, social and economic developments in or affecting Brazil.

 

The Brazilian currency has fluctuated significantly in the past.

The Brazilian currency has been devalued repeatedly during the last four decades primarily as a result of inflationary pressures.  Throughout this period, the Brazilian government has implemented various economic plans and utilized a number of exchange rate policies, including sudden devaluations, periodic mini-devaluations (with the frequency of adjustments ranging from daily to monthly), floating exchange rate systems, exchange controls and dual exchange rate markets.  Although over long periods of time devaluations of the Brazilian currency generally have correlated with the rate of inflation in Brazil, such governmental actions over shorter periods have resulted in significant fluctuations in the real exchange rate between the Brazilian currency and the U.S. dollar.

The exchange rate between the real and the U.S. dollar, the relative rates of real devaluation and the prevailing rates of inflation have affected our financial results and may continue to do so in the future.  A substantial portion of our indebtedness and some of our operating expenses and capital expenditures are, and are expected to continue to be, denominated in or indexed to the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies.  See Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data—Exchange Rates.”

Devaluations of the real relative to the U.S. dollar also create additional inflationary pressures in Brazil that may negatively affect us.  In addition, a significant devaluation generally results in a curtailment of access to foreign financial markets for Brazilian issuers and can lead to government intervention, including recessionary government policies.

The Brazilian economy has experienced extreme inflation in the past.

Until mid-1994 Brazil experienced extremely high rates of inflation, with annual rates of inflation reaching as high as 2,708.6% in 1993 and 909.61% in 1994, as measured by the General Price Index—Domestic Availability (Índice Geral de Preços Disponibilidade Interna, or the IGP-DI).  Inflation contributed materially to economic uncertainty in Brazil and to heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities markets.

After the introduction of the Real Plan in 1994, the rate of inflation as measured by the IGP-DI fell steadily to 1.71% in 1998.  Inflation increased to 19.98% in 1999 as a result of the devaluation of the real in January 1999, decreased to 9.81% for 2000, and reached 10.40% in 2001 and 26.41% in 2002.  In 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 the annual inflation rate was 7.7%, 12.1%, 1.2% and 3.79%, respectively.  Inflation itself and governmental actions taken to combat inflation have in the past had significant negative effects on the Brazilian economy.  Inflation, actions taken to combat inflation and public speculation about possible future actions have also contributed to economic uncertainty in Brazil and heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities markets.  In an effort to control the inflationary pressures derived from the devaluation of the real, the Brazilian government has taken deflationary actions, such as raising interest rates and imposing credit restrictions, which are highly unpopular and may be unsustainable for long periods of time.  Periods of substantial inflation may in the future have material adverse effects on the Brazilian economy, the Brazilian market for television advertising and on our business, condition (financial or other), properties, prospects and results of operations.

The availability of credit in the Brazilian market may be limited by external events.

A number of developments or conditions have significantly affected the availability of credit in the Brazilian economy.  External events have from time to time resulted in considerable outflows of funds and declines in the amount of foreign currency invested in Brazil.  Such events include the devaluation of the Mexican peso in December 1994, the Asian economic crisis of 1997, the Russian currency crisis of 1998, the currency instability that Brazil faced in 1999, and the recent recession in Argentina.  To defend the real during such events and to control inflation, the Brazilian government has maintained a tight monetary policy, with associated high interest rates, and has constrained the growth of credit.  It is uncertain whether these disruptions in the Brazilian economy will adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

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The Brazilian government has enacted tax and social security reforms in the past.

To implement its fiscal policies, the Brazilian government regularly enacts reforms to the tax and other assessment regimes to which we are subject.  These reforms include the enactment of new taxes or assessments, changes in the bases of calculation or rates of assessment and, occasionally, enactment of temporary taxes, the proceeds of which are earmarked for designated governmental purposes.  The effects of these changes and any other changes that could result from enactment of additional tax reforms cannot be quantified but may reduce our volume of transactions, increase our costs or limit our profitability.  There can be no assurance that these changes will occur in the future.  If these changes do occur, they may adversely affect our operations or financial condition.

President da Silva’s coalition controls less than a majority of the Senate and less than the 60% required in each house to approve constitutional amendments.  President da Silva’s success in enacting his initiatives will, therefore, depend on his ability to form and maintain alliances with other major parties in the Brazilian Congress.  The success of President da Silva’s initiatives will also be influenced by public opinion toward the reforms and the strength of any opposition to the reforms by affected interest groups.  If the reforms are not approved by the Congress, Brazil’s economic growth may be impeded, which in turn could have a negative impact on our business.

The Brazilian currency is subject to exchange controls and restrictions.

The purchase and sale of foreign currency in Brazil is subject to governmental control through the Central Bank.  Brazilian law provides that, in the event of a serious imbalance in Brazil’s balance of payments or a foreseeable likelihood of such an imbalance, the Brazilian government may, for a limited period of time, impose restrictions on the remittance of foreign currency and on the conversion of Brazilian currency into foreign currencies.  Brazil has not restricted the remittance of foreign currency since 1990.  However, no assurance can be given that such measures, which could affect our ability to make principal and interest payments with respect to the Senior notes will not be instituted in the future.

Many factors beyond our control could affect the likelihood of the Brazilian government imposing exchange control restrictions.  Among these factors are:

·                  the level of Brazil’s foreign currency reserves;

·                  the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due;

·                  the size of Brazil’s debt service burden relative to the economy as a whole; and

·                  political constraints to which Brazil may be subject.

ITEM 4.  INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

The following discussion is based on our operations as of December 31, 2006 and is qualified in its entirety by the following information:

On October 29, 2006, we, TVA Sistema, Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., TVA Sul Paraná S.A., Abril Comunicações (our shareholder) and certain entities affiliated with Abril Comunicações entered into certain convergence and sale agreements with Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A.-Telesp (an affiliate of Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications concern), including an interim operating agreement for the period up to the approval of the transaction. Under these agreements, we expect to transfer all of our MMDS licenses and operations to a company to be owned by Telesp and to transfer our Cable operations and licenses (other than those related to CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda., a Cable operator in the city of Camboriú, in which we hold a 60% equity interest) to certain entities to be owned by a joint venture company formed between Telesp and certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações. The transaction was structured such that upon consummation Telesp will become the owner of a minority stake in the Cable entities, within the limits set forth in applicable regulations and in Telesp’s concession agreement for telephony services, while certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações will continue to have a majority stake in the Cable entities. We may also transfer CCS Camboriú under the agreements described above if we are able to reach an agreement with our minority shareholder in CCS Camboriú regarding such transfer.  The disposition of assets under these agreements is not expected to result in a loss to us.

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The closing of the transaction described above is subject to regulatory approvals and certain other conditions precedent, including:  (i) prior approval of ANATEL (the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency) and (ii) the implementation of a corporate reorganization in order to transfer all target assets free and clear of encumbrances.  In addition, the transaction is also subject to the analysis of CADE (the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense), Brazil’s federal antitrust authority.  Our agreements with Telesp provide that Telesp and Tevecap will begin to jointly market their telephony, pay television and/or broadband internet and pay television services during the approval process period.

In addition, under our agreements with Telesp, we and our parent company, Abril Comunicações S.A., have assumed responsibility for potential contingencies that may arise after the sale of the operations described above relating to periods prior to the consummation of the sale.

On December 28, 2006, Telesp made an advance payment to us in the amount of U.S.$93.5 million (R$200.0 million).  In addition, Telesp has granted us a line of credit of up to U.S.$52.6 million (R$112.5 million) for capital expenditure purposes, of which we have already borrowed U.S.$38.4 million (R$82.0 million) as of June 30, 2007.  In the event the transaction does not close, we are obligated to return by April 30, 2008 the advance payment and any amounts borrowed under the line of credit together with, in each case, interest accrued thereon at the rate of 103% of the CDI rate (the interbank certificate of deposit rate in Brazil) from the date of the determination that the transaction will not close.  Our obligation to repay these amounts was guaranteed by a pledge of our Cable and MMDS networks.  In addition, our operating agreements with Telesp will terminate on July 31, 2007 in the event the transaction does not close.

The Senior Notes are not being transferred under the above agreements and will remain obligations of ours following the corporate reorganization of the Abril group mentioned above, together with the following liabilities:  (i) U.S.$119.1 million in obligations with respect to transactions with related companies (see note 6 to the Tevecap Financial Statements), (ii) U.S.$31.2 million in provisions for fiscal contingencies (see note 17 to the Tevecap Financial Statements) and (iii) US$59.5 million in deferred tax liabilities (see note 7.2 to the Tevecap Financial Statements).

Our direct and indirect subsidiaries TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., TVA Communications Ltd., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo Ltda., TVA Sul Paraná Ltda. and CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda. are Guarantors of our Senior Notes.  We expect that as a result of our transaction with Telesp, substantially all of the assets of TVA Sistema de Televisão S,A., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná S.A. (other than TVA Sul Paraná’s equity interests in CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.), will be transferred to the purchasers under the above agreements, although Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná S.A. will not continue to be Guarantors under the Senior Notes.  Our management is analyzing the effects of the transaction as a whole on the Senior Notes and firmly expects that, following the consummation of the transaction, we will continue to honor our payment obligations under the Senior Notes.

For more information in respect of the assets and liabilities being transferred under our agreements with Telesp, please refer to Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data” and note 20 to the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

A.  History and Development

We are one of the major multiservice telecommunications operators in Brazil.  We provide the following services to our subscribers:

·                  pay television services (through digital and analog MMDS and cable technologies);

·                  broadband internet services; and

·                  VoIP and other telecommunications services.

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In 1991 we launched the first pay television service in Brazil and, in 1999, became the first high speed internet services provider in Brazil under the name Ajato.  Today Ajato offers broadband internet access and Editora Abril content to residential and corporate subscribers.  In 2004 we became the first Brazilian pay television operator to offer digital services by launching TVA Digital, our digital pay television service, to our cable subscribers in São Paulo.  In 2005 we digitalized our MMDS network in São Paulo, which permitted the supply of digital service to the city’s entire metropolitan region.  In February and April 2007 we also digitalized our MMDS networks in Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, respectively.

With the launching of TVA Voz (“TVA Voice,” a VoIP service) in 2005, we became the first “triple-play” operator in the Brazilian market, offering pay television, broadband internet and voice services.  In 2005 we also became the first Brazilian pay television operator to offer digital video recorder (DVR) service, which is a first step towards the launch of video-on-demand (VOD) services for our digital TVA subscribers.  Being the triple-play pioneer in Brazil strengthens our reputation as an innovator in the segments in which we operate.

In terms of number of subscribers, according to Pay TV Survey, as of December 31, 2006 we were among the largest terrestrial pay television companies and digital television operators in Brazil, and one of the main broadband internet providers in the country.

Through our digital and analog MMDS and cable networks, we serve both residential and corporate customers.  We offer services in seven cities (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Foz do Iguaçu, Florianópolis and Balneário Camboriú), with a total population of approximately 26.9 million people as of December 31, 2006.  In Balneário Camboriú, we are the only terrestrial pay television operator.  According to IBGE statistics, the States of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná (the capital of which is Curitiba) alone represented approximately 51% of Brazil’s GDP in 2004.  Residents of these areas have substantially higher average household income, per capita consumption and receptivity to products with technological innovations than the respective national averages.  In addition, the population density in these states is substantially higher than the national average and has a higher concentration of classes with greater purchasing power.  Thus, we believe we are active in the largest and most attractive markets in Brazil.

From 2001 to 2003 we implemented a strategic and financial restructuring, following which we significantly improved our results, increased our profitability and subscriber base and created a new business model with the launch of new products and services focused on the triple-play concept.

We believe that the profitability of our operations in São Paulo, where we operate in the triple play business model, is in line with benchmarks worldwide.  With the recent digitalization of MMDS networks in Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba (and the expected digitalization of our MMDS network in Porto Alegre, where we expect to roll out services in the near future), we expect significant improvements in our profitability through our offer of bundled services and new products to our subscriber base.

We believe that there is high potential for growth in the markets in which we operate because, with the digitalization of our MMDS network in São Paulo (2005), Rio de Janeiro (2007) and Curitiba (2007), we will have a highly competitive product in metropolitan areas with more than 4.5 million class ABC households, of which more than 3.2 million did not have pay television services as of December 31, 2006. In addition, when compared with cable, our MMDS network requires lower infrastructure development and operating costs, while allowing us to supply the same services as cable, plus mobile services.

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The chart below shows the evolution of our subscriber base in each of the services that we provide:

We believe the increase in our subscriber base and profitability is due in large part to the flexibility of options we offer to our subscriber base and our dedication to customer service.  We take a long-term approach to our relations with our subscribers by offering bundled video, voice and data services, with a wide variety of pricing options.

We hope to expand our portfolio of innovative and quality products and services with WiMAX technology, which will add restricted portability and mobility to our video, data and voice services.  In 2006 we tested WiMAX technology in São Paulo, thereby becoming the first company to conduct such tests in Latin America using the IEEE standard 802.16e, which allows the offer of fixed access broadband service with wireless technology.

We believe that MMDS has gained increasing importance as a distribution platform. Our digital MMDS network, together with the use of WiMAX technology, makes it possible to add portability and restricted mobility to the video, voice and data services we already offer.  This should provide a new experience and entertainment concept for our subscribers, as we will be able to offer access to our content in different platforms and terminals (“anytime, anywhere, any device”).  This development of our business model will expand the market of consumers for our services beyond households as a whole and into different consumers in each household.  We also believe that there are significant barriers to entry for new service providers in this segment, including regulatory issues (such as the limited MMDS radiofrequency spectrum available to new providers, especially in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where we hold concessions for the entire MMDS spectrum.

Through our cable and MMDS licenses, we are able to provide multiservices in our major markets until the expiration date of these licenses.  We believe that, as we use the MMDS spectrum in an efficient manner, and satisfy other applicable requirements, we will obtain the renewal of each of our licenses for a further 15 years.  In 2006, we requested renewal of our MMDS licenses (which presently expire in 2009) by ANATEL, together with the permission to supply wireless multiservices with portability and restricted mobility in the 2.5GHZ band of the MMDS spectrum.  To date there has been no final decision of ANATEL on the renewal of our MMDS licenses.  With the renewal of these MMDS licenses, we expect to obtain the first wireless multiservices license in Brazil.

As of December 31, 2003, we also held a minority interest in several companies known as “Canbras TVA”, which collectively provided cable television services to an additional 19 cities in southern Brazil with a total population of 2.9 million.  In October 2003, we entered into an agreement to sell our entire equity interest in each of the Canbras TVA companies to Horizon Cablevision do Brasil S.A.  The federal Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Brazilian Telecommunications Agency, or ANATEL) approved this sale on June 16, 2004, and all other conditions precedent to the closing of the sale were waived by the parties during the first half of 2004.  Abril Comunicações S.A., our main shareholder, received the entire proceeds of the sale in the amount of US$5.5 million, for which we recognized a shareholders’ receivable.  In addition, upon the consummation of this sale, we and the Canbras TVA companies terminated our Association Agreement, dated June 14, 1995.

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During the three years ended December 31, 2006, we incurred capital expenditures of $82.0 million, primarily in connection with the purchase of reception equipment, converters for installation throughout our cable and MMDS systems, other equipment required to upgrade our cable and MMDS networks (including the introduction of digital services in São Paulo) and the increase of our pay television and internet subscriber base.  We estimate that approximately $85.0 million will be required in 2007, principally in connection with the purchase of installation materials and equipment, technological upgrades (including the introduction of digital services in Rio de Janeiro) and the increase of our pay television and internet subscriber base.  We estimate that approximately 85% of these investments are variable (due to growth of the subscriber base and Churn replacement) and that the payback for such investments will occur within a six-month period (for analog services and broadband internet services) or a 12 to 15-month period (for digital services).

On October 29, 2006 we, TVA Sistema, Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., TVA Sul Paraná S.A., Abril Comunicações (our shareholder) and certain entities affiliated with Abril Comunicações entered into certain convergence and sale agreements with Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A.-Telesp (an affiliate of Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications concern), as described above.  For more information on this transaction, see Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data” and note 20 to the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

Tevecap S.A. is a corporation of unlimited duration under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil.  Our registered office is located at Av. das Nações Unidas, 7221 - 7º andar, São Paulo, 05425-902 SP, Brazil (telephone: +55-11-3037-5127).

B. Business Overview

Our Strategy

Our business strategy is focused on creating long-term relationships with our customers by offering quality programming and multiple communications services for all age groups.  We are taking advantage of technological developments to use our core cable and MMDS infrastructure to provide high speed data transmission, interactive services and other telecommunications services and expect to take advantage of possible deregulation and the growing demand for these services in Brazil.  We were the first company in Brazil to provide customers with a single source of “triple-play” (video, data and voice) multimedia services, and through the development of our WiMAX services we expect to become the first company in Brazil to provide a single source of “quadruple-play” (video, data, voice and portability) services.

The Brazilian Pay Television Market

Brazil is the largest television and video market in Latin America with an estimated 51.8 million TV Homes which, as of December 31, 2006, watched on average approximately 3.4 hours of television per day.  In residences that have access to free television, pay television, Internet services, newspapers and magazines, pay television is the leader in terms of share of time, with a 24% share, in spite of its relatively recent entry into the market.  Approximately 11 million television sets (10.5 million common television sets and 350,000 plasma and LCD television sets) and 8 million DVD players were sold in Brazil in 2006.

The pay television industry in Brazil began in 1989 with the commencement by TVA of UHF service in São Paulo (which was followed by the introduction by TVA of MMDS services in São Paulo in 1991).  As of December 31, 2006, there were an estimated 4.5 million pay television subscribers, representing approximately 8.8% of Brazilian TV Homes.  By comparison, as of December 31, 2006, 75% of TV Homes in Argentina, 18.9% of TV Homes in Mexico and 82% of TV Homes in the United States of America subscribed to pay television.  Management believes that the number of pay television subscribers in Brazil will continue to grow as pay television reaches more households both through the expansion of existing and new MMDS and cable systems and through development of nationwide Ku-Band transmission systems.  In addition, management expects that the pay television industry in Brazil will undergo a period of consolidation in the near future due to the failure of the industry to grow as expected since its inception and the need by pay television companies to increase numbers of subscribers and revenue in order to reach or maintain profitability.

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Our Services

Pay television

We offer diverse pay television and video services, catering to various audiences in a flexible manner.  We deliver these services through digital and analog MMDS and cable distribution networks.

The following table sets forth information regarding the markets in which we operate pay television systems and distribute programming, as of December 31, 2006:

 

 

Service Launch
Date

 

TV
Homes(a)

 

Class ABC
TV
Homes(a)

 

Subscribers

 

Average Revenue
per Month per
Subscriber

 

Pay Television
Programming
Channels
Offered

 

MMDS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TVA Sistema

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

São Paulo (digital & analog)

 

September

1991

 

3,042,126

 

2,472,619

 

51,530

 

U.S.$

44.49

 

10 analog/

108 digital

 

Rio de Janeiro

 

March 1992

 

1,193,311

 

1,618,809

 

64,821

 

U.S.$

35.36

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TVA Sul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curitiba

 

March 1992

 

542,620

 

445,826

 

4,948

 

U.S.$

25.69

 

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Cable(b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TVA Sistema

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

São Paulo (analog & digital)

 

October 1994

 

3,042,126

 

2,472,619

 

157,724

 

U.S.$

40.57

 

69 analog/
108 digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TVA Sul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curitiba

 

January 1995

 

542,620

 

445,826

 

22,575

 

U.S.$

38.07

 

69

 

Camboriú

 

June 1996

 

32,008

 

26,863

 

11,330

 

U.S.$

37.71

 

61

 

Foz do Iguaçu

 

June 1996

 

85,475

 

65,043

 

7,950

 

U.S.$

26.77

 

66

 

Florianópolis

 

September
1996

 

127,526

 

107,707

 

6,402

 

U.S.$

34.10

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total MMDS and Cable
Subscribers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

327,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribers Awaiting
Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Subscribers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

328,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a)          This data is based on information provided by Pay TV Survey and IBGE.

(b)         TVA’s cable systems in São Paulo, Curitiba, Camboriú, Foz do Iguaçú and Florianópolis have approximately 668,191, 201,615, 19,890, 18,060 and 29,822 Homes Passed, respectively, as of December 31, 2006.

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MMDS

We operate Brazil’s largest MMDS network and serve the country’s major metropolitan areas.  We own four MMDS licenses and operate MMDS systems in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Porto Alegre, which have an aggregate population of approximately 26.1 million.  As of December 31, 2006, we served 121,299 MMDS subscribers in these cities.  All of our MMDS systems use addressable converters, which allow us to offer tiered pricing options that allow us to attract new customers, retain existing customers and reduce Churn.

In 2005 we launched our digital MMDS service in São Paulo.  Our digital MMDS service offers 108 pay television channels plus 20 audio channels. Our analog MMDS systems offer 10 analog channels in São Paulo and 29 analog channels in Rio de Janeiro, although in the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro metropolitan areas our concession permits us to use all 31 frequencies currently available in these markets.

MMDS systems are typically easier to deploy and require relatively little capital investment for construction and maintenance as compared to cable systems.  Content is broadcast by signals through the air from microwave transmitters to a small receiving antenna located at a subscriber’s home or dwelling unit.  At the subscriber’s location, the microwave signals are converted to frequencies that can pass through a conventional coaxial cable into a decoder located near a television set.

In accordance with Brazilian regulations, each MMDS license allows an MMDS operator to provide service to households in a circular area within a radius of 35 kilometers, expandable to 50 kilometers, depending on operator’s technical capability and viable economic business models.  Tall buildings and other tall structures may block reception of MMDS signals, although we are experimenting transmissions with NLOS (non-line of sight) MMDS technology that would avoid such blockages and allow us to defer costly investments, in particular for Internet services.

Since 2000 we have also had ANATEL authorization to utilize, under our MMDS licenses, the frequencies corresponding to the return channels of our MMDS systems in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.  We use these frequencies, which range from 2170 to 2182 MHz, to provide bi-directional broadband Internet services.

Cable

Through our subsidiaries TVA Sistema, Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., CCS Camboriú Cable System de Televisão Ltda. and TVA Sul,, we own five cable licenses and operate cable systems in São Paulo, Curitiba, Camboriú, Florianópolis and Foz do Iguaçú, which have an aggregate population of approximately 15.9 million.  As of December 31, 2006, we served 205,981 cable subscribers in these cities.  Our cable systems use fully addressable converters in São Paulo and Curitiba (85% of our cable subscriber base), which allow the provision of pay-per-view services and enable TVA to upgrade, downgrade or disconnect a subscriber’s service from the headend on short notice.

In 2004 we launched our digital cable service in São Paulo.  Our digital cable service offers 108 pay television channels plus 20 audio channels.  We currently offer between 61 to 69 analog channels of programming (including off-air channels) on our cable systems, depending on the market, and have the capability of offering up to 77 analog and digital channels using up to 550 MHz and 110 analog and digital channels using up to 750 MHz.  In 2006 the number of net subscribers grew by approximately 40%.  Following a restructuring period, during which we eliminated unprofitable subscribers, our cable subscriptions have grown at a profitable and sustainable pace.

Cable service involves a broadband network employing radio frequency transmission through coaxial and/or fiber optic cable.  Cable systems consist of four major parts: a headend, a distribution network, a subscriber network and a house terminal.  The content is collected from providers in the headend, then processed and fed into the distribution path (trunk and distribution cable), which consists of coaxial and/or fiber optic cables.  The signal is then fed into a subscriber network that is either located in an apartment building or a subscriber’s house.  Most of our cable systems are constructed with 750 MHz bandwidth capacity, which allow a larger data transmission as compared to other Brazilian operators and enables us to provide interactive services, including Internet and telecommunications services.  In São Paulo, our entire network is constructed with 750 MHz capacity.  Those systems that are not constructed with 750 MHz capacity are equipped with 550 MHz capacity, which is readily

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upgradeable to 750 MHz capacity.  We have used our cable system in São Paulo to provide our Ajato high-speed internet service since 1999.

As of December 31, 2006, we had deployed approximately 4,394 kilometers of our cable network, including 819 kilometers of fiber optic cable, consisting of a 701 kilometer fiber optic loop in São Paulo and a 118 kilometer fiber optic network serving Curitiba, Camboriú, Foz do Iguaçú and Florianópolis.  As of December 31, 2006, our cable systems passed 937,578 homes, consisting of 668,191 homes in São Paulo, 201,615 homes in Curitiba and 67,772 homes in Florianópolis, Camboriú and Foz do Iguaçu.

TVA Digital

We offer digital pay television services to our cable and MMDS subscribers under the brand name “TVA Digital”. Digital services allow customers to access an electronic programming guide, view additional channels, including pay-per-view and audio channels, and select a number of languages and subtitles in which to view programs.

The digitalization of the cable and MMDS networks in São Paulo increased ARPU and reduced the disconnection rate, as well as permit renewed growth in the areas covered by MMDS, at competitive prices. In the cable network in São Paulo, the availability of already amortized analog decoders, together with the large number of households covered by our cable network, permits the supply of low-cost products targeted at classes B- and C+.

The development of Digital TVA was based on various studies and usability surveys.  The principal innovations of our digital service are:

·                  program synopses on the screen;

·                  Dolby Digital 5.1 audio;

·                  mosaico TVA, a channel selection system which arranges channels by various types;

·                  option to change the audio and subtitle language;

·                  pay-per-view with purchase by remote control;

·                  programming guide of all channels;

·                  timer programming / notices of favorite programs;

·                  creation of favorite channel lists; and

·                  20 audio channels of various kinds (with the name of the author and music on the screen).

We offer our digital subscribers a number of programming package options and the flexibility to choose channels in accordance with their user profiles.

We periodically launch innovative video products and premium products, designed for our customers with greater purchasing power, who have high definition television sets or who desire greater interaction and control of their programming. Among these products are included digital video recording (DVR) and high definition television (HDTV).

We launched our DVR service in 2005, allowing our digital subscribers to experience a high level of interactivity with our programming.

Among the principal functions of DVR, are:

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·                  recording of Digital TVA programming events, which permit the customer to watch them at the most convenient time;

·                  pausing events (including live television), at any time, which allows the customer to watch them later, as of the pause point;

·                  instant replay (including live television) with the touch of a button;

·                  possibility of recording an event while watching another (dual tuner);

·                  picture in picture features (two channels at the same time, one of which displays on a smaller screen);

·                  enhanced navigability (TVA Portal and guides), and

·                  set up of a “Digital Videolibrary” with favorite programs to watch when and as often as desired.

We launched the first transmission of HDTV in Brazil in June 2006 with a broadcast of the World Cup for subscribers with high definition television sets (such as plasma and LCD sets).  Transmission in HDTV brings the following innovations to the Brazilian market:

·                  high image definition - “Full HD” (1920 x 1080i);

·                  HDMI interface – video and audio digital quality in a unique digital interface, and

·                  transmission of television signals in HDTV.

Programming

We offer more than 120 channels throughout our pay television network, catering to substantially all interest groups (films, series, documentaries, sports, children’s programming, adult programming, news and variety, including audio channels, Pay-per-view, a la carte, and others).  We offer a series of tiered programming options, with more than 70 packages ranging from 35 – 108 channels for digital service and 10-69 channels for analog service, depending on a subscriber’s marketplace.  This provides our subscribers with a large range of programming, platform and pricing choices.

Our main content suppliers are HBO, Discovery, Turner, Fox, ESPN, Viacom and Digital Latin America.

Among others, we offer ten HBO/Cinemax channel together with TNT, Sony, Warner and FOX channels, with more than 1,000 movie titles shown per month. The news segment includes such channels as CNN, BBC and Band News (Brazilian and world news) and, in the sports segment, ESPN, ESPN Brasil, Bandsports, RAI, RTPi, TV5 and local broadcast television channels, which among other events, broadcast the World Cup and other international soccer matches.

The synergies between our programming area and the other areas of the Abril Group (our controlling shareholder), in particular in relation to content, permit the development of local channels based on Abril’s magazine brands, such as Veja SP Recommends and Placar Cup.

In 2002, in partnership with other pay television operators, we created Associação Neo TV (“NeoTV”), with the objective of purchasing content from programmers under more favorable conditions.  Today the association has various members, which, together, have more than 910,000 subscribers in various states in Brazil.

In recent years Neo TV has led a movement against Globosat to end an exclusivity arrangement that has prevented us from making available Brazilian soccer games that are not available on broadcast television to our pay television subscribers.  In May 2006 the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Conselho Administrativo de

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Defesa Econômica – CADE) entered into an agreement with Globosat under which other pay television providers will be able to acquire soccer games from Globosat.

The majority of our programming contracts have a duration of two to three years.  Most of our programming comes from international programmers, whose prices are generally denominated in U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies, with the remainder being furnished by domestic programmers.  Our contracts with international programmers generally contain clauses protecting us against exchange rate losses above a certain determined level in the event of a significant devaluation of the real in relation to the currency in which the programming agreement is denominated.

Broadband Internet

In July 1999, we launched Brazil’s first broadband internet service and an Internet service provider (ISP), offering broadband access and a content portal, in a package providing centralized service.  We presently provide bi-directional broadband Internet access and service using our MMDS and cable networks in the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro under the “Ajato” brand.  Unlike our primary competitors, Ajato provides both Internet access and Internet service, thereby avoiding the need for our customers to contract a separate access provider.  With the digitalization of our MMDS network, we will be offering broadband Internet services in new areas covered by our wireless infrastructure.

Ajato can be purchased with or without a pay television subscription and permits the user to make live video transmissions and downloads.  Ajato currently offers users thirteen speed options, ranging from 200 Kbps to 2 Mbps, access to the Veja São Paulo portal (using content based on Editora Abril’s Veja magazine, Brazil’s most widely-read news magazine) and to the diversified content of other Editora Abril magazines, as well as e-mail services.  In addition to residential customers, Ajato also provides services to the corporate market, through Ajato Empresas and Ajato Negócios.

Ajato also offers pay-per-band services to its corporate and residential customers, which enables customers to increase connection speed for a specific period, without the need to the customer’s originally contracted speed.

As of December 31, 2006, we had 58,159 residential Internet subscribers and 3,739 corporate Internet clients with a monthly subscription fee of $30.64 and $151.87, respectively, for unlimited internet service.  In the São Paulo metropolitan area, where bidirectional cable services are provided, approximately 48% of our cable pay television subscribers also subscribe to Ajato.

VoIP

We also offer telephony service under the “TVA Voz” (TVA Voice) brand using VoIP technology, which is the third element of our “triple-play” strategy (i.e., pay television (TVA), broadband internet (Ajato) and telephony (TVA Voz)). This technology permits the customer to make calls using a broadband internet connection, instead of a standard telephone line. With this service, customers receive and make calls from and to any telephone, including local, long-distance, mobile and international numbers.  TVA Voz customers may also make calls free of charge to other TVA Voz customers.  With an adapter connected to a common telephone and a broadband internet connection, there is no need to use a computer to make or receive calls.  The chief advantage of this technology is the extremely low cost in comparison to the prices charged for long distance calls using conventional telephony.

In 2006, we signed an agreement with Telemar and Neo Voice pursuant to which we provide VoIP service that offers domestic and international coverage, the option of numbers in Brazil and the world, account control with fixed minute plans per month and portability, which permits a user to take his or her number to any place in Brazil or the world.

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Commercial and Marketing Strategy

We operate in an integrated and segmented manner, based on our knowledge of household profiles and the characteristics of each of the markets in which we operate, exploiting the following concepts:

·      joint offer of various services (bundling);

·      quality in the provision of services;

·      flexible programming packages with a variety of content and pricing options (over 70 programming packages for pay television and 17 broadband internet plans), and

·      leadership in the launch of innovative services.

We have a commercial team of approximately 450 sales consultants, distributed in active and receptive telemarketing, field team and website channels and also planning launch TVA services in biggest retail chain, looking for exposure and TVA experiences in theirs sales office.  We have developed a sales and service concept for condominiums (including pre-wiring arrangements with residential housing developers) in differentiated offers and personalized after-sale service.  In Brazil a “condominium” refers to residential and non-residential buildings or building complexes that have entered into a legal association.  This collective subscriber base currently accounts for 35% of our total subscribers, with a high satisfaction index, a low delinquency rate and reduced churn rate compared with our total subscriber base.

In accordance with Brazilian law, we can adjust the pricing on our contracts with current subscribers every 12 months based on the general market price index (IGPM) index.

Customer Service

We use a call center, operated by CSU Cardsystem, one of the largest call center companies in Brazil, where calls from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other areas of the southern region of Brazil are answered.  As of December 31, 2006, we had 254 service consultants, segmented in cells by type of product and customer characteristics

We also have back office areas, personal service and exclusive service for collective and corporate contracts. Communication with the customer is done through the programming magazine, web sites, chat, customer relationship center and local channels.

In 2000 we launched an innovative customer loyalty program in the pay television market in which we offer to our subscribers the ability to attend events (such as theater shows, movie premieres and children’s events) and redeem points for benefits (such as magazine subscriptions and movie tickets).  In 2006 more than 150,000 subscribers participated in this program, which allows us to conduct cross-selling and up-selling of products and services and secure subscriber loyalty, all of which significantly contribute to retaining subscribers.

Churn Rate

Churn is measured through spontaneous cancellation requests and delinquency of subscribers.  Our monthly average churn fell from 2.4% in 2002 to 1.5% in both 2005 and 2006, reaching a level we believe to be consistent with international standards.  The churn rate for our digital technology subscribers is lower than the overall averages stated above.

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Suppliers and Partners

The provision of our services depends on the licensing of content, the contracting of network and equipment installation and maintenance services and post installation and rental services with suppliers.

Our main suppliers are:

·      programming content: HBO, Turner, Discovery, ESPN, Bandsports, Disney, FOX, among others;

·      technology: Samsung, Intel and NAGRA;

·      infrastructure: Cisco, Furukawa, GI, and Pirelli;

·      supplier of IP ports for access to internet: Global Crossing and Embratel.;

·      outsourced services: Telefônica (network maintenance); and

·      customer service and sales: CSU and SERCOM.

We entered into a contract with Samsung in March 2006 to test the commercial feasibility and implementation in São Paulo of WiMAX technology through our digital MMDS distribution network.  In addition, we have worked with other companies in the development of innovative products for our market.  For example, we have worked with Intel in the utilization of WiMAX technology and the digitalization of content, and with NAGRA, a leading supplier of conditional access solutions, in the development of our digital service and DVR service. In addition, we also developed a new High Definition Set Top Box with NAGRA and PRIME which was launched during 2006 Word Cup.  We are currently studying the possibility of expanding our portfolio with a new product by the name of Sling Box to be provided by SlingMedia Corporation.  This product would enable subscribers to watch their pay television channels through a standard broadband internet connection regardless of their geographical location.

Infrastructure

Distribution Infrastructure

Addressable Network

Unlike many other pay television operators, our network in the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Curitiba are fully addressable, thus enabling flexible programming options and minimizing the ratio of irregular connections, in addition to a more effective collection of fees and lower operational costs related thereto.

Adapting network capacity

We designed and built our distribution network with a view to satisfying current and future market requirements.  To this end, our network allows us to:

·                  adapt the network to adequately distribute the volumes of information characteristic of current market requirements;

·                  rapidly expand capacity, in line with market requirements;

·                  introduce upgrades and technological innovations with the minimum possible disturbance for subscribers.

As a result, our network allows users to have one source of digital and analog pay television services and broadband internet services and VoIP.  In addition, our network will allow users to access future interactive services, including video on demand, games, home banking and home shopping.

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Cable Network

Our cable network uses HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial) topology, which uses fiber optic technology to transport signals from the various optical nodes of the network.  From this point it uses coaxial cable for the distribution of signals to subscribers. The coaxial cables transport radio frequency signals and, in some cases, also feed amplifiers.

Our cable network in São Paulo covers approximately 670,000 homes passed (HPs), implemented in 2,000 HP per node and prepared for segmentation in 500 HPs with the addition of optical transmitters.  The network, which consists of 2400 km of coaxial cable, 701 km of fiber optic cable in optical ring and sub-ring topology distributed in 330 optical nodes, is designed to ensure reliability and eliminate the risk that one single event might affect the provision of services on a widespread basis.  We believe that this distribution network structure allows us to offer all video and telecommunications services.

We believe that we occupy a unique position in the multiservices area because of the following factors:

·                  node architecture, which permits expansion, introduction of updatings and technological innovations without affecting the services offered, as well as the location of failures in the network, through the checking of the centers responsible for each area;

·                  expandable network, which permits the increase of band IP with the installation of IP equipment in the Network Operations Center (NOC).

·                  high penetration of pay television and broadband internet subscribers;

·                  all the equipment is of open technology of the principal international manufacturers (Harmonic, Philips, GI, Cisco.);

·                  centralized management and monitoring, which reduces operating costs and places our network within international standards of reliability and availability, and

·                  optical ring with a separate structure for pay television and data with 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology.

Our network was designed with a transport capacity of 750 MHz, sufficient for the provision of pay television services, permitting roughly 70 analog channels and the distribution of digital video, using 64QAM and 256 QAM modulation with 40Mbps band capacity per channel of 6 MHz, in addition to broadband internet access and voice.

The digital distribution is allocated in the 500 to 700MHz band, permitting roughly 250 digital channels; the telephony services are allocated in the 700 to 750MHz band. Systems equipped with 550 MHz capacity (Curitiba, Camboriú, Foz do Iguaçú and Florianópolis) are immediately upgradable to 750 MHz capacity.

As of December 31, 2006, our cable network consisted of 4,394 km, of which 819 km are constructed of fiber optic cables.  In São Paulo, we constructed a fiber optic loop of 55 km, plus 7 optical sub-rings, totaling 701 km.

As of December 31, 2006, our cable network reached a total of 937,578 homes, consisting of 668,191 homes in São Paulo, 201,615 homes in Curitiba and 67,772 homes in Florianópolis, Camboriú and Foz do Iguaçu.

MMDS Network

MMDS technology has been acquiring greater importance in recent years, with large companies investing in research and development in the wireless technology.  The frequency plan designated in Brazil for MMDS services consists of the band between 2500 to 2686 MHz, comprising 31 frequencies of 6 MHz (plus 12 MHz for return channels), modulated and codified.  The codified signal is irradiated from the transmission system (principal

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station) and captured by the subscriber’s receiving antenna.  Next, it is converted into another frequency, which is amplified and demodulated to be delivered and processed by the subscriber’s television receiver.

Many leading companies have invested in digital MMDS networks for such new technologies as WiMAX in the 2.5 to 2.7GHz spectrum. This distribution network is of great importance for convergence, portability and mobility. MMDS requires a lower capital investment for the construction of its infrastructure, and has a lower operating cost than those of the cable and DTH systems, besides permitting rapid service in areas not covered by the physical network (time to market) and the supply of bundles with innovative services such as:

·                  Fixed and mobile broadband with QoS (quality of service);

·                  WiMAX for mobile, portable and fixed devices;

·                  VoIP with restricted mobility;

·                  multimedia services, and

·                  mobile business.

We have a license in the most “noble” band of 2.5GHz and operate the largest MMDS network in Brazil (198 MHz in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and 90 MHz in Curitiba and in Porto Alegre).

To optimize signal reception in shady areas (i.e., areas not reached by the signal of the principal station), signal reinforcers (repeaters) are installed, which can only be installed within the service rendering area.  The WiMAX NLOS (non-line of sight) technology in the digital MMDS network avoids shady areas, permitting greater coverage, operations in new areas and better quality services, as well as the possibility of multiservices with restricted portability and mobility.

Our MMDS network in São Paulo was digitalized in 2005. In February 2007 and April 2007 we digitalized our MMDS networks in Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, respectively.  With the digitalization of our MMDS networks in these additional markets, we now offer the same quality digital services in the São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba markets.

In the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, we hold all the 31 currently available MMDS frequencies, and, in Curitiba, we have 15 frequencies.  Each frequency permits the supply of up to 8 digital channels, through the use of compression technology.  The MMDS frequencies can also be allocated to the data traffic for broadband internet.

In 2000, we obtained authorization from ANATEL to use the frequencies corresponding to the return channels of our MMDS systems in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. We currently use these frequencies, which vary between 2170 and 2182 MHz, to provide broadband internet services.

IP Network

The technology used for our IP network is DOCSIS, with an open standard and adopted worldwide by multiple service operators (MSOs).  The DOCSIS cable modems permit the supply of high-speed broadband with 10 Mbps of downstream per user. This capacity permits high quality multimedia services and differentiates itself from the ADSL networks installed in São Paulo.

The decentralized topology of the network and the five points of presence (POP) of the distribution of data minimize noise and interference.

The main technologies deployed in our network are:

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·                  CMTS - Cable Modem Termination System: this equipment is responsible for connecting broadband users to our core back bone. We currently have 200 downstream ports and 46 upstream ports;

·                  Core back-bone: responsible for transporting the data from the IP port with the carriers (Embratel, Globalcrossing, Brasil Telecom, etc.) to the CMTS.  Our core uses Ethernet technology.  We are expanding this core tenfold, from 1 Giga Bit to 10 GigaBit Ethernet; and

·                  QoS/Traffic Shapping:  These tools provide network analysis and control, and are responsible for analyzing all the protocols and applications that are transmitted in our core individually by subscriber, supplying detailed information of the consumer profile by user, day and time of the week, as well as accounting information including the volume of traffic used per hour/day/week. These tools allow us to comply with our QoS level agreement.

NOC / IDC

To guarantee a quality level of internet services, we are the only pay television operator in Brazil that maintains a sophisticated Network Operations Center (NOC) and Internet Data Center (IDC), based in São Paulo, which monitors all active network equipment, including CMTS, routers, switches, multiplexers, etc.  This management platform is supported by a software system developed in-house.  It is possible to also monitor the volume of users and data by equipment, the number of on-line and provisioned users, signal/noise level of the network, and the opening and monitoring of trouble tickets between the various areas including the relationship center, Engineering, headend, external and internal network.  The platform is also responsible for the provisioning and diagnosis of network users, working as an Operation Support System – OSS, an interface between the billing system and the DHCP servers, which is responsible for the IP addressing assignment policy and Ajato users.

Monitoring and Management

Our network command and control is conducted by the Network Operations Center, one of the largest and most advanced network management centers in the world, operated by Telefônica, which provides us with the following:

·                  SLA – Service Level Agreement of 99.98% for hosting and infrastructure services;

·                  datacenter with 250m2 of area, with total capacity of 80 racks (Racks 19” x 44U);

·                  professional infrastructure for feeding electrical current, electrical fixtures, air conditioning system, security and maintenance.

Under Brazilian law, the providers of public electric power, telecommunications and petroleum services have the right to share with one another the necessary infrastructure for the rendering of these services, in a non-discriminatory manner and at just and reasonable prices and conditions.  As such, we have entered into non-exclusive contracts with various electricity distribution service providers for the use of part of the excess occupation capacity of the light posts belonging to the electricity distribution system.  Currently, 99.6% of our cable network is aerial.  These are long term contracts (normally five years, renewable for an equivalent period) and establish a fixed monthly price, calculated per fixing point used by us.  Pursuant to our contracts, the prices we pay are adjusted annually in accordance with the IGP-M (general market price index) or INPC (national consumer price index) and was R$2.21 per fixing point in São Paulo as of December 31, 2006.

Installation and Technical Assistance

The objective of our installation and technical assistance process is for sales and technical assistance requests made prior to 3:00 p.m. to be concluded on the same day, and sales and technical assistance requests made after 3:00 p.m. to be concluded up to 24 hours from the moment of the respective request.

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We outsource installation services in all the cities where we are present.  We contract with eight different companies, divided by operating area, to assure the highest quality and lowest costs possible.

IT Infrastructure

Subscription System

Our integrated subscription system (Si@) was developed in web technology, in conformity with advanced standards, using Oracle technology, thus enabling significant productivity gains.

The architecture of our system meets our needs derived from the entry of new products and services, from the prospecting of new subscribers to self-service (via internet or telephone service).  The Si@ system is equipped to serve the entire organization, incorporating information in real time in support of the operating and financial areas.  It also has functions relating to billing, collection, CRM, provisioning and management of the relationship with the subscriber.

Collections

Our collection process is completely automated and integrated with Si@.  Its objective is the retention and loyalty of customers, as well as the recovery of debtors’ balances.  It is a segmented process, based on the profile and past records of each subscriber. The methods of approach vary from letters and telephone contacts to offers of packages with more affordable prices and automatic payment plans.

All the information relating to the collection process is stored in the system, which permits us to have a complete history of each subscriber for customer service, relationship actions and cross promotion.

We have a high recovery index of subscribers that enter the collection process, which contributed towards our having a churn rate that is comparable with international rates and relatively low delinquency rates.

Competition

Pay television

The pay television industry in Brazil is presently undergoing a consolidation phase, with recent mergers between NET and Vivax in the cable and MMDS market and Sky and DirecTV in the DTH satellite market.  In addition, the pay television industry is being affected by the participation of large telephony providers, such as the investment of Telmex in NET and the proposed transaction between us and Telesp.

We compete with providers of pay television services that use cable, MMDS and DTH cable transmission technologies.  We expect to continue facing competition from existing and future operators, including possible competition derived from new and developing technologies and the easing of regulations in the pay television industry.  We believe that competition is and will continue to be primarily based on program offerings, customer satisfaction, network quality and price of services.  We believe our competitive position will improve significantly as a result of the May 2006 decision by CADE requiring Globosat to provide soccer programming rights to pay television operators other than NET.

We also compete with national broadcast networks and regional and local broadcast stations.

MMDS and Cable Service

We compete with other major cable and MMDS operators in each of our principal markets, with the exception of Camboriú, where we are the only provider of pay television service.  Our main competitors are cable and MMDS systems operated by Net, which is controlled by Globopar and Telmex.  Net competes with cable systems in the metropolitan areas of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu and Florianópolis.  In the overbuilt cable areas (i.e., areas where customers have a choice between providers), the Net and TVA cable systems

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have similar penetration rates. We are the leaders of the MMDS market in the metropolitan area of Curitiba, with a market share of 91% in 2005, as compared to Net’s 9% in the same period.  We also compete with the cable system of TV Cidade in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro.

With the digitalization of our MMDS services and the resulting increase in coverage area, we began to compete with other operators in pay television services.  In the “ABCDOG” region, a region of the state of São Paulo comprising the cities of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, São Caetano do Sul, Diadema, Osasco and Guarulhos, we compete with NET/Vivax, Adatel and Big TV.

DTH Satellite Service

We also compete with DTH satellite service operators in Brazil, especially Sky, as well as TECSAT.  Sky is controlled by News Corporation Plc, a subsidiary of The News Corporation Limited and Globopar. Sky currently offers 123 audio and video programming channels (including pay-per-view channels). After the acquisition of DirecTV in the United States by News Corporation, DirecTV was absorbed by Sky Brasil (this transaction was approved by ANATEL in November 2005 and CADE in May 2006).

Broadcast Television

Broadcast television services are currently available to substantially all of the Brazilian population without payment of a subscription fee by six privately-owned national broadcast television networks and a government-owned national public television network.  The national broadcast television networks and local broadcast stations receive nearly all of their revenues from the sale of television advertising, the price of which is based in part on the audience share and ratings for the networks’ programs.  Programming offered by pay television providers, including us, directly competes for audience share and ratings with the programming offered by broadcast television networks as well as regional and local television broadcasters.  The six national broadcast television networks are Globo, SBT, TV Band, Rede TV, TV Record and CNT.  The national television networks utilize one or more satellites to retransmit their signals to their local affiliates throughout Brazil.

Broadband Internet Services

We compete with fixed telephony carriers, cable television operators and other broadband providers in the broadband internet market, in addition to providers of dial-up internet on a smaller scale. We believe that competition depends especially on the speed, price, technical support and quality of the network.

In 2006, approximately 80% of all residential broadband internet service in Brazil was provided by ADSL providers, while approximately 20% was provided by cable providers (such as our Ajato).  Our main competitors in this market are Internet providers of companies from Grupo Telefonica (Speedy), with a market share of approximately 28.4%, Brasil Telecom (Br Turbo), with a market share of 23.3%, Telemar (Velox), with a market share of 19.9%, and NET-Virtua, with a market share of approximately 12.9%. Ajato currently has a market share of approximately 1.1%.

Voice Services

In voice service we compete with fixed telephony carriers, such as Telefônica, that utilize fixed residential and commercial lines, and with carriers that offer fixed telephony and VoIP, as is the case of GVT, which supplies integrated local and long distance voice, data, internet and VoIP services.

Embratel recently formalized the acquisition of an equity interest in Net, with the hope of unifying their service infrastructure and preparing Net to supply VoIP to the residential segment.

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Regulatory Framework

The subscription television industry in Brazil is subject to regulation by the Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), an independent federal agency, pursuant to Law No. 9472/97 (“Law 9472”), Law No. 9295/96 (“Law 9295”) and Law No. 8977/95 (“Law 8977”).  ANATEL is authorized to grant concessions for MMDS, cable, and DTH licenses.

MMDS Regulations

General.  Law 9472 authorizes ANATEL, among other things, to issue, revoke, modify and renew licenses within the spectrum available to MMDS systems, to approve the assignments and transfer of control of such licenses, to approve the location of channels that comprise MMDS systems, to regulate the kind, configuration and operation of equipment used by MMDS systems, and to impose certain other reporting requirements on channel license holders and MMDS operators.  The licensing and operation of MMDS channels are currently governed by Decree No. 2196/97 (“Decree 2196”), Ordinance No. 254/97 (as amended by Ordinance No. 319/97, “Ordinance 254”), Rule No. 002/Rev. 97 (“Rule 002”) and Resolution 429/2006.  Under these regulations, MMDS is defined as the special service of telecommunication which uses microwaves to transmit codified signals to be received in pre-established points on a contractual basis.

Licenses.  ANATEL grants licenses and regulates the use of channels by MMDS operators to transmit video programming, entertainment services and other information.  A maximum of 31 MMDS channels (constituting a spectrum bandwidth of 186 MHz) may be authorized for use in an MMDS market, employing analog technology.  With the adoption of digital technology, one MMDS analog channel can be turned into approximately five or six digital channels in standard definition.  While licenses are usually granted for the use of up to 16 channels, depending on technical feasibility and the existence of competition, ANATEL can grant a license for all 31 channels available in one specific area.  If the license is for 16 or more channels, at least two channels must be reserved for educational and cultural programming.  If the license involves 15 or fewer channels, there is no obligation to reserve any channel for educational and cultural purposes.  In each of the Company’s São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro markets, up to 31 MMDS channels are available for MMDS (in addition to any local off-air VHF/UHF channels which are offered).  Employing digital technology in the provision of MMDS, as of December 31, 2006, TVA offered 108 pay TV digital channels in São Paulo, and had 10 analog channels and five channels for Internet services and trials of new technologies.

A license to use MMDS frequencies is granted for a renewable period of up to 20 years.  TVA’s MMDS licenses were granted for a renewable period of 15 years.  The application for renewal of a license must be filed with ANATEL during the period beginning three years before the end of the license term.  To renew the license, the license holder must (i) meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements, (ii) have complied with all legal and contractual obligations during the term of such license and (iii) meet certain technical and financial requirements.  Our MMDS licenses presently expire in 2009, and we filed requests for their renewal with ANATEL in February 2006.  To date there has been no final decision of ANATEL on the renewal of our MMDS licenses.

Under the provisions of Rule 002, each license holder and its affiliates may be granted permission to operate MMDS systems in different areas of Brazil, provided that no holder may be granted licenses for (i) more than seven municipalities with a population equal to or exceeding 700,000 inhabitants and (ii) more than 12 municipalities with a population between 300,000 and 700,000 inhabitants.  The restrictions only apply to areas in which the MMDS system operator (or an affiliate thereof) faces no competition from other pay television services, excluding services that utilize a satellite to transmit their signal.  Rule 002 grants ANATEL full discretion to alter or eliminate the restrictions.  The term affiliate is defined by Rule 002 as any legal entity that directly or indirectly holds at least 20% of the voting capital.  We currently control four MMDS licenses in cities of more than 700,000 inhabitants (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Porto Alegre), but in each of these cities we have at least one competitor.  Prices for pay television services may be freely established by the system operator, although ANATEL may interfere in the event of abusive pricing.  ANATEL may impose penalties including fines, suspension or revocation of the license if the license holder fails to comply with applicable regulations or becomes legally, technically or financially unable to provide MMDS service.  ANATEL also may intervene to the extent operators engage in unfair practices intended to eliminate competition.

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ANATEL awards licenses to use MMDS channels based upon applications demonstrating that the applicant is qualified to hold the license, that the proposed market is viable and that the operation of the proposed channels will not cause impermissible interference to other permitted channels.  After ANATEL determines that an application has met these requirements, it publishes a notice requesting comments from all parties interested in providing the same services in the same or a near area.  Depending on the comments received, ANATEL may decide to open a public bid for the service in that area, although it has not done so in the past.  In the case of a public bid, applicants would be evaluated based on a number of factors including the applicant’s proposed schedule for implementing commercial operations, the applicant’s commitment to local programming and the extent to which the applicant provides free programming to local cultural and educational institutions.  Once an MMDS license application is granted by ANATEL, the license holder must finalize construction and begin operations within 12 months, which period may be extended by an additional 12 months.

In addition to qualifying under the application process described above, a license holder must also demonstrate that its proposed signal does not violate interference standards in the area of another MMDS channel license holder.  To this end, existing license holders are given a 30-day period in which to ascertain and comment to ANATEL whether the new license holder’s proposed signal will interfere with existing signals.  The area covered by the services is to a radius of five to 50 kilometers around the transmission site, depending on the technical capability of the operator.

Other Regulations.  MMDS license holders are subject to regulation with respect to the construction, marketing and lighting of transmission towers pursuant to the Brazilian Aviation Code and certain local zoning regulations affecting construction of towers and other facilities.  There may also be restrictions imposed by local authorities.  The subscription television industry also is subject to the Brazilian Consumer Code.  The Consumer Code entitles the purchasers of goods or services to certain rights, including the right to discontinue a service and obtain a refund if the services are deemed to be of low quality or not rendered adequately.  For instance, in case of a suspension of the transmission for a given period, the subscriber shall be entitled to a discount on the monthly fees.  Rule No. 002 contains certain provisions relating to consumer rights, including a provision for mandatory discounts in the event of interruption of service.

Due to the regulated nature of the subscription television industry, the adoption of new, or changes to existing, laws or regulations or the interpretations thereof may impede our growth and may otherwise have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Cable Regulation

General.  Cable services in Brazil are licensed and regulated by ANATEL pursuant to Law No. 8977/95 (“Law 8977”), Decree No. 2206/97 (“Decree 2206”), which authorized the regulation of cable services, and Ordinance 256/97 (“Ordinance 256”), which approved the Norma Complementar do Serviço de TV a Cabo regulating the granting of licenses for, and the operation of, cable services.  Until Law 8977 was enacted in 1995, the Brazilian cable industry had been governed by two principal regulatory measures since its inception in 1989: Ordinance No. 250, issued by the Ministry of Communications on December 13, 1989 (“Ordinance 250”), and its successor, Ordinance No. 36, issued by the Ministry of Communications on March 21, 1991 (“Ordinance 36”).

Ordinance 250 regulated the distribution of television signals (“DISTV”) by physical means (i.e., by cable) to end-users.  DISTV services generally are limited only to the reception and transmission of signals without any interference by a DISTV operator with the signal content.  Under Ordinance 250, 101 authorizations were granted by the Ministry of Communications to local operators to commercially exploit DISTV services.  Although Ordinance 250 did not specifically address cable services, a number of DISTV operators (including the Company’s cable systems) began to offer cable services based on DISTV authorizations.

Licenses.  Under Law 8977, a cable operator must obtain a license from ANATEL in order to provide cable services in Brazil.  All cable licenses are nonexclusive licenses to provide cable services in a service area.  Cable licenses are granted by ANATEL for a period of 15 years and are renewable for equal and successive periods.  Renewal of the cable license by ANATEL is mandatory if the cable system operator has (i) complied with the terms of the license grant and applicable governmental regulations and (ii) agrees to meet certain technical and economic requirements relating to the furnishing of adequate service to subscribers, including system modernization standards.

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Ordinance No. 256/97 (“Ordinance 256”) imposes restrictions on the number of areas that can be served by a cable television system operator (or an affiliate thereof).  Pursuant to Ordinance 256, a cable system operator (or an affiliate thereof) may only hold licenses with respect to (i) a maximum of seven areas with a population of 700,000 and above and (ii) a maximum of 12 areas with a population of 300,000 or more and less than 700,000.  The restrictions only apply to areas in which the cable system operator (or an affiliate thereof) faces no competition from other pay television services, excluding services that utilize a satellite to transmit their signal.  Ordinance 256 grants ANATEL full discretion to alter or eliminate the restrictions.  The term affiliate is defined by Ordinance 256 as any legal entity that directly or indirectly holds at least 20% of the voting capital of another legal entity or any of two legal entities under common ownership of at least 20% of their respective voting capital.  The Company currently controls two cable licenses in cities of more than 700,000 inhabitants (São Paulo and Curitiba), but in each such city TVA has at least one competitor.

Generally, only legal entities that are headquartered in Brazil and that have 51% of their voting capital by Brazilian-born citizens or persons who have held Brazilian citizenship for more than 10 years are eligible to receive a license to operate cable systems in Brazil.  In the event that no private entity displays an interest in providing cable services in a particular service area, ANATEL may grant the local public telecommunications operator a license to provide cable services.

Cable operators that previously provided cable services under a DISTV authorization granted under Ordinance 250 were required under Law 8977 to file applications to have their DISTV authorizations converted into cable licenses.  Ordinance 256 grants a one year period from the date a DISTV authorization is converted into a cable television license for any cable system operator to comply with the restrictions.  Our cable systems, all of which were operating under DISTV authorizations, applied for conversion of their DISTV authorizations and received approval for such conversion from the Ministry of Communications.

Cable licenses for service areas not covered by existing authorizations are granted pursuant to a public bidding process administered by ANATEL after prior public consultation.  All such licenses are nonexclusive licenses.  In order to submit a bid for a license, a bidder must meet certain financial and legal prerequisites.  After such prerequisites are met, a bidder must then submit a detailed bid describing its plan to provide cable services in the service area.  In the qualification phase of the bidding process, ANATEL assigns a number of points to each bid based on certain weighted criteria, including the timetable for offering subscription programming; the time allocated to local public interest programming; the number of channels allocated to educational and cultural programming; and the number of establishments, such as schools, hospitals and community centers, to which basic service programming will be offered free of charge.  After calculating the number of points awarded to each bidder, ANATEL will then apply a formula based on the population of the service area to select the winning bid from among those bidders that meet certain defined minimum qualifying thresholds.  For service areas with a population of 700,000 or more inhabitants, the qualified bidder that submits the highest bid for the license will be selected.  For service areas with a population between 300,000 and 700,000 inhabitants, the winning bid is selected based on the highest product obtained by multiplying the number of points awarded in the qualification phase and the amount bid for the license.  For service areas with less than 300,000 inhabitants, the winning bid is selected on the basis of the number of points awarded in the qualification phase and the payment of a fixed fee.

Once a cable license is granted, the licensee has an 18 month period from the date of the license grant to complete the initial stage of the installation of the cable system and to commence providing cable services to subscribers in the service area.  The 18 month period is subject to a single 12 month extension for cause at the discretion of ANATEL.

Any transfer of a cable license is subject to the prior approval of ANATEL.  A license generally may not be transferred by a licensee until it has commenced providing cable services in its service area.  Transfers of shares causing a change in the control of a license or the legal entity which controls a license also is subject to the prior approval of ANATEL.  ANATEL must receive notice of any change in the capital structure of a licensee, including any transfer of shares or increase of capital that do not result in a change of control.

A license can be revoked, upon the issue of a judicial decision, in the event the licensee lacks technical, financial or legal capacity to continue to operate a cable system; is under the management of individuals, or under

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the control of individuals or corporations who, according to Law 8977, do not qualify for such positions; has its license transferred, either directly or by virtue of a change in control, without the prior consent of ANATEL; does not start to provide cable services within the time limit specified by Law 8977; or suspends its activities for more than thirty consecutive days without justification, unless previously authorized by ANATEL.

Cable Related Service Regulation

General.  Brazilian telecommunications services are governed primarily by (i) Article 21 of the Federal Constitution, as amended by Amendment No. 8 of August 15, 1995 (“Amendment 8”), (ii) Law 9472, (iii) Law 9295 and (iv) Law 8977.  The Brazilian Government also has issued detailed regulations covering specific areas of telecommunications services, including radio broadcasting, paging, trunking, subscription television, cable television, cellular telephony and multimedia communications services.  ANATEL is responsible for the regulation of telecommunications services in Brazil.  Prior to its amendment in 1995, Article 21 of the Federal Constitution required the Brazilian Government to operate directly, or through concessions granted to companies whose shares are controlled by the Brazilian Government, all telephone, telegraph, data transmission and other public telecommunications services.  This constitutional requirement was the basis for the establishment of the state-owned telephone monopoly, Telebrás, which held controlling interests in 27 regional telephone operating companies.  With the adoption of Amendment 8, Article 21 was modified to permit the Brazilian Government to operate telecommunications services either directly or through authorizations, concessions or permissions granted to private entities.  In particular, Amendment 8 removed the constitutional requirement that the Brazilian Government must either directly operate or control the shares of companies which operate telecommunications services.  Even with the adoption of Amendment 8, the Brazilian Government still retains broad regulatory powers over telecommunications services.

Private companies have been permitted under Brazilian law to provide a number of telecommunications services, including telephony, radio broadcasting, paging, trunking, subscription television, cable television services and SCM (Serviço de Comunicação Multimídia).  In 1998 the Ministry of Communications and ANATEL concluded the privatization of all public fixed and cellular telephone companies.

High-Speed Cable Data Services.  Law 8977 and Decree 2206, among other things, authorize cable television operators, such as the Company, in addition to furnishing video and audio signals on their cable networks, to utilize their networks for the transmission of meteorological, banking, financial, cultural, price and other data.  This broad grant of authority is understood to permit cable television operators to furnish services such as interactive home banking and high-speed cable data services to subscribers through their cable television networks, although a simplified licensing procedure for high-speed cable data services may be installed by ANATEL in the future.

On November 29, 1999, ANATEL issued Regulation 190, which authorized the use of subscriber communication networks (such as cable systems) by unidirectional or bi-directional value-added service providers.  Regulation 190 also regulates certain terms between value-added service providers and subscriber network operators.  Initially, we were subject to Resolution 190 both as a cable operator (through TVA Sistema) and a provider of high speed internet service (through Ajato).  With the passage of Anatel Resolution 272/2001, which regulated SCM (multimedia communications services), our Internet service began to be provided directly by TVA Sistema (and Ajato became a division of TVA Sistema).

Cable Telephony.  In accordance with Law 8977, no entity is permitted to furnish fixed telephone services in Brazil without a specific license to do so.  There are, however, certain limited regulatory exceptions pursuant to which private entities other than telephone operating companies have been permitted to provide limited fixed telephony services in Brazil.

In November 2001 ANATEL revised regulations concerning the provision of fixed telephony services to the general public (Servico Telefônico Fixo Comutado, or “STFC”).  These regulations provide that any company meeting certain criteria can provide STFC services throughout Brazil.  In March 2002 we requested authorizations to provide STFC services in the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Porto Alegre.  In November 2002 we received ANATEL approval to offer STFC services in these areas.  In February 2004 we voluntarily returned our STFC license to ANATEL due to the lack of investment opportunity partners in this sector and our focus on other strategic investments.  The license can be returned to us upon request.

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In August 2001 ANATEL revised regulations concerning the provision of telecommunications services other than STFC, radio and television broadcasting, pay television and cellular services to the general public (Servico de Comunicação Multimídia, or “SCM”).  In January 2002 we requested that our existing license for such services be converted into an SCM license.  This request was approved by ANATEL in November 2002.

On July 14, 2005, ANATEL issued Resolution 411, which established quality standards to be followed by pay television operators.  As a result, since January 2006, TVA has been providing information monthly to ANATEL relating to the quality standards adopted by TVA in connection with its pay television operations in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu, Florianópolis, Balneário de Camboriú and Porto Alegre.

Other.  On November 24, 1999, ANATEL and ANEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica, or National Electric Energy Agency) published Joint Resolution No. 001, which sets guidelines for the use of infrastructure among the electric energy, telecommunications and oil industries in order to maximize the use of resources and reduce operating costs.  We are involved in legal proceedings against Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina—CELESC and Companhia Paranaense de Energia Elétrica—COPEL in order to resolve certain questions relating to our contracts with these entities, particularly with respect to increases in pole rental fees requested by these entities.  We discuss these proceedings in more detail below under “Legal Proceedings.”

In July 2005, the municipality of São Paulo enacted Municipal Law No. 14,023, requiring that all cables and wire (including the electricity, telecommunications and pay television cables) poles be transferred underground to the extent of 250 kilometers per year.  This law was followed by a regulatory decree stipulating that the burying costs should be borne entirely by the owners of such cable and wire networks.  In addition, other municipalities in which we operate may enact similar laws.  TVA and other telecommunications and electricity companies intend to challenge, administratively or judicially, as the case may be, the validity of this decree and any other decree passed by other municipalities.

Legal Proceedings

We are party to certain legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business which, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position.  As of December 31, 2006, we had provisioned approximately $31.2 million in connection with certain litigation contingencies, involving primarily claims by persons arising in connection with the termination of their employment and ICMS (state value-added tax), for which the likelihood of loss is probable.

We are involved in litigation against Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina–CELESC and Companhia Paranaense de Energia Elétrica–COPEL in order to resolve certain questions relating to our contracts with these entities, particularly with respect to increases in pole rental fees requested by these entities.

Until May 2006 we were challenging before Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica–CADE, the Brazilian antitrust authority, certain exclusivity rights with respect to Brazilian soccer programming enjoyed by Globosat, an affiliate of one of our main competitors.  During the first half of 2004, we received two favorable decisions from Secretaria de Direito Econômico, the Secretariat of Economic law, and in 2006 CADE entered into an agreement with Globosat under which other pay television providers will have the right to purchase rights to broadcast Brazilian soccer programming.  We believe our purchase of Brazilian soccer will significantly help us attract new subscribers and maintain current subscribers.

We are judicially disputing the payment of ICMS (sales tax on operations relating to the provision of goods and services) before the São Paulo Court of Justice.  The State of São Paulo asserts that ICMS is due at the rate of 25% with respect to the provision of advertising on pay television.  On the other hand, the Municipality of São Paulo asserts that the provision of advertising on pay television constitutes the rendering of services and therefore that only ISS (tax over services), and not ICMS, is due at the rate of 5.0%.  We consider an unfavorable outcome in this claim to be probable and have made a provision of $14.3 million with respect thereto.  Currently, we pay ICMS in connection with advertising on pay television.

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In addition, in November 1998, in response to an assessment by Brazilian tax authorities, we filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ICMS on cable television services.  The amount of the contingency, which was fully provisioned as of December 31, 2005, is $11.2 million as of December 31, 2006.  We made judicial deposits amounting to $8.3 million in 2005 related to this contingency.

We received a tax assessment notice from Brazilian federal tax authorities demanding the payment of income tax in the amount of $12.2 million and social contribution charges of $4.5 million (in each case as of December 31, 2006) relating to the deductibility of financial expenses arising from exchange variation on dividends receivable, profits of foreign subsidiaries and uncollected interest on loans granted to our subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1999 and 2001.  We recorded a provision for this contingency in the amount of $16.7 million as of December 31, 2006, as the likelihood of loss was determined as probable based on the opinion of our external legal counsel.

Certain municipalities in the States of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina have announced their intention to charge us for the use of public highways where telecommunication equipment necessary for the rendering of our services is installed.  We are currently involved in seven claims relating to this issue.  Five of these claims are in the appeals phase in the Courts of Justice of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina, and two of these claims are in the Appeal Court of the State of São Paulo.  We have made no provision in this respect.  Based on the opinion of our external counsel, we believe that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome relating to these claims is remote.

Our operating companies are currently defending a lawsuit brought by the Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição (Central Collection and Distribution Office, or “ECAD”), entity authorized to enforce copyright laws relating to musical works.  ECAD filed a lawsuit in 1993 against all pay-television operators in Brazil seeking to collect royalty payments in connection with musical works broadcast by the operators.  ECAD is seeking a judgment award of 2.55% of all past and present revenues generated by the operators.  The suits are currently being submitted to the Superior Tribunal de Justiça in order to determine whether ECAD is entitled to benefit from the copyrights relating to musical works broadcast on pay television.  Suits were filed against TVA Sul in the 1a Vara Cível Forum Central de Curitiba and against TV Brasil in the 14a Vara Cível Forum Central de São Paulo.  The suit against TVA Sul has been initially ruled in TVA’s favor, while the suit against TVA Brasil is currently awaiting judgment.  Our maximum liability in respect of these lawsuits was $0.7 million as of December 31, 2006.  Based on the opinion of our attorneys, we believe that the likelihood of loss in these lawsuits is remote.

In addition, we are party to several administrative proceedings before ANATEL, which may result in the imposition of penalties.  These proceedings relate primarily to

·      license transfers;

·      area irradiation limit;

·      signal distribution;

·      stoppage of services;

·      approval of equipment;

·      communication of corporate acts; and

·      channel inclusion.

Tax Recovery Program

On April 5, 2000, we and our subsidiaries opted to participate in the Government’s Tax Recovery Program (REFIS), implemented by Decree No. 3,342 dated January 25, 2000, later converted into Law No. 9,964 dated April 10, 2000.  In addition, TVA Sistema used its credits for tax loss carryforwards amounting to $7.1 million for

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amortization of interest and fines.  As guarantee of the payment of the debts included in the program, TVA Sistema pledged property with an aggregate value of $16.4 million as collateral.

On July 31, 2003, certain of our subsidiaries, including TVA Sistema, through a protocol filed with the Federal Revenue Service, opted to refinance certain tax obligations under the Federal Tax Financing Program (PAES), established by Law No. 10,684 dated May 30, 2003.  The main reasons for this action were the extension of maturity dates, refinancing through PAES (special installment program), inclusion of new taxes, and the use of TJLP (long-term interest rate) for monetary restatement.  Management believes that this payment will be made in approximately 99 monthly installments, adjusted by TJLP.

UHF Licenses

On December 17, 2003, we signed an agreement of intent to sell the licenses of Televisão Show Time Ltda., TVA Brasil Radioenlaces Ltda. and TV Delta Curitiba Ltda. relating to UHF services to an unrelated party.  We received advances of $2.7 million which are recorded as advances from customers.  This balance has been monetarily restated using the IGPM + CDI indexes and amounted to U.S.$7.0 million as of December 31, 2006 (US$5.4 million as of December 31, 2005).  The consummation of the transaction is still subject to the approval of ANATEL.

C.  Organizational Structure

The following chart sets forth the significant subsidiaries comprising the corporate structure of our cable, MMDS and Internet businesses as of December 31, 2006.

TVA Sistema and TVA Sul operate our MMDS and cable businesses.  TVA Sistema operates our MMDS operations in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and cable operations in São Paulo.  TVA Sistema also operates the business of Ajato, our high speed Internet service.  TVA Sul operates our MMDS operations in Curitiba and cable operations in Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçú and Florianópolis.  TVA Sul holds a 60% equity interest in CCS-Camboriú

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Cable System Telecomunicações Ltda., the operating company for our services in Balneário de Camboriú.  An unaffiliated third party holds the remaining 40% equity interest in CCS.

D.  Property, Plant and Equipment

We own most of the assets essential to our operations.  Our major fixed assets are coaxial and fiber optic cable, converters for subscribers’ homes, electronic transmission, receiving, processing and distribution equipment, microwave equipment and antennae.  We lease certain distribution facilities from third parties, including space on utility poles, roof rights and land leases for the placement of certain of our hub sights and head ends and space for other portions of our distribution system.  We lease offices from third parties, with the exception of certain offices of TVA Sul, located in Curitiba, State of Paraná, which are owned by us.  We also own our data processing facilities and test equipment.

ITEM 4A.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

The following discussion is based on our operations as of December 31, 2006 and is qualified in its entirety by the following information:

On October 29, 2006 we, TVA Sistema, Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., TVA Sul Paraná S.A., Abril Comunicações (our shareholder) and certain entities affiliated with Abril Comunicações entered into certain convergence and sale agreements with Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A.-Telesp (an affiliate of Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications concern) pursuant to which, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions precedent, we have agreed to transfer substantially all of our operating assets to certain entities controlled by Telefonica and certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações.  As a result of this anticipated disposition, we have classified these operations as “Discontinued Operations,” the operating review and prospects of which we discuss below under “Discontinued Operations.”  The operating review and prospects of our continuing operations are discussed below under “Continuing Operations.”  For more information on this transaction, see Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data,” Item 4, “Information on the Company” and note 20 to the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) included in this Annual Report.  For the purposes of the following discussion, all dollar amounts, with the exception of average installation and subscriber fees, are set forth in thousands of U.S. dollars.

A.  Results of Operations

Overview

Since our inception in 1989, we have been developing our businesses.  Despite positive operating cash flows since 2002, we continued to sustain substantial net losses until 2006 due primarily to insufficient revenue with which to fund build-out, interest expense and charges for depreciation and amortization.  Our operations have been funded principally by (i) net contributions from our shareholders, (ii) borrowings from Editora Abril S.A., or Editora Abril, under a revolving credit facility, dated December 6, 1995, between us, as the borrower, and Editora Abril, as the lender, or the Abril Credit Facility, (iii) dispositions of non-strategic assets, and (iv) bank loans and other borrowings made from time to time.

Our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 were significantly affected by the following factors:  (i) the acquisition costs related to the growth of our subscriber base in our pay television and internet businesses; (ii) non-recurring costs and expenses associated with the migration of our MMDS subscribers in Rio de Janeiro to our digital service and our planned initial public offering in Brazil, which was suspended upon the

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execution of the convergence and sale agreements with Telesp described above; (iii) the depreciation of investments in the construction and modernization of infrastructure used to improve current services and develop new services, (iv) the relatively high cost of local financing, (v) the impact of the appreciation of the real, as discussed below, and (vi) an increase in income tax expense.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  As such, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that management believes are reasonable based upon the information available.  These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented.  The significant accounting policies which management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

Deferred income taxes.  We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.  We regularly review the deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized, based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences.  As of December 31, 2006, we had approximately U.S.$382.4 million of accumulated tax losses to offset against regular taxes.  These accumulated tax losses do not expire.  We have a limited operating history and have generated losses since our inception.  In view of this, we have established a full valuation allowance for the amount of the deferred tax assets attributable to the accumulated tax losses carryforwards and other deductible differences.

Impairment of long-lived assets.  We review our property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  In order to estimate the fair value of long-lived assets, we typically make various assumptions about the future prospects for the business that the asset relates to, consider market factors specific to that business and estimate future cash flows to be generated by that business.  Based on these assumptions and estimates, we determine whether we need to take an impairment charge to reduce the value of the asset stated on our balance sheet to reflect its estimated fair value.  Assumptions and estimates about future values and remaining useful lives are complex and often subjective.  They can be affected by a variety of factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy and internal forecasts.  A change in assumptions and estimates in the future could materially impact our reported financial results in the event that we are required to recognize impairment charges, which would decrease net income and result in lower asset values on our balance sheet.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment.  Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets disclosed in Note 8 to the Tevecap Financial Statements.  Given the complex nature of our property, plant and equipment, the estimates of useful lives require considerable judgment and are inherently uncertain.  In the event that we change our estimates of useful lives, the amount of future depreciation expense could be materially different and have a significant impact on our results of operations.

Provision for doubtful accounts.  A provision for doubtful accounts is established on the basis of an analysis of the accounting receivable, in light of the risks involved, and is considered sufficient to cover any losses incurred in realization of credits.  If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required, having a negative impact on our results of operations.

Provisions for contingencies. We are subject to proceedings, lawsuits and other claims related to tax, labor and civil matters. We are required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of reserves required, if any, for these contingencies is made after careful analysis of each individual issue, based on legal advice. The required reserves may change in the future due to new developments in each matter or changes in our approach in dealing with these matters, such as a change in settlement strategy. Future possible changes in the recorded reserve amounts would impact our results of operations in the period that such changes are recorded.

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Impact of Real Fluctuation

All forms of our revenue were affected in dollar terms as a result of the significant fluctuation of the Brazilian real against other major currencies.  The devaluation of the real, which occurred primarily in 1999 and continued through 2002, resulted in a loss in the value of the real against the U.S. dollar of approximately 18.7% during the year ended December 31, 2001 and approximately 52.3% during the year ended December 31, 2002.  This devaluation also resulted in an increase in our U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities.

For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, however, the real appreciated approximately 8.1%, 11.8% and 8.7%, respectively, against the U.S. dollar.  The average real/U.S. dollar exchange rate in 2004, 2005 and 2006 was R$2.9262/U.S.$1.00, R$2.4352/U.S.$1.00 and R$2.1761/U.S.$1.00, respectively, reflecting an average appreciation of the real of 16.8% from 2004 to 2005 and 10.6% from 2005 to 2006.

This appreciation resulted in an increase in all amounts presented in our consolidated statement of operations.  In particular, this appreciation significantly affected our foreign currency gains and losses, which represented in our consolidated income statement (considering both continued and discontinued operations) a gain of U.S.$3.6million (or 4% of consolidated net revenue) in 2004, a gain of U.S.$6.4 million (or 5% of consolidated net revenue) in 2005, and a gain of U.S.$4.2 million (or 3% of consolidated net revenue) in 2006.  See Item 3, “Key Information—Risk Factors—Factors Relating to the Company” and “—Factors Relating to Brazil.”

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”).SAB 108 provides guidance on how prior year misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements for purposes of assessing materiality. SAB 108 requires that registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that, when relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. SAB 108 permits companies to initially apply its provisions by either restating prior financial statements or recording a cumulative effect adjustment to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2006 with an offsetting adjustment to retained earnings for errors that were previously deemed immaterial but are material under the guidance in SAB 108. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles,and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Upon adoption, the provisions of SFAS 157 are to be applied prospectively with limited exceptions. The Company is in the process of evaluating the financial impact of adopting SFAS 157.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. While we are still evaluating our tax positions, we do not anticipate it will have a material impact on our retained earnings at the time of adoption.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS No. 159), which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. For us, SFAS No. 159 is effective as of1, 2008 and will have no impact on amounts presented for periods prior to the effective date. We cannot currently estimate the impact of SFAS No.

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159 on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position and have not yet determined whether or not we will choose to measure items subject to SFAS No. 159 at fair value.

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

The following section highlights the operating review and prospects of our continuing operations.  As a result of our anticipated disposition and the materiality of the operations being transferred under our transaction with Telesp as described above, we have classified the operations being transferred as “Discontinued Operations,” the operating review and prospects of which are discussed separately under “Discontinued Operations” below.

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

Amount

 

% of Net 
Revenue

 

Amount

 

% of Net 
Revenue

 

Amount

 

% of Net 
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

4,518

 

111.0

%

$

3,556

 

109.5

%

$

2,447

 

112.9

%

Installation

 

51

 

1.3

%

32

 

1.0

%

26

 

1.2

%

Adverting

 

107

 

2.6

%

110

 

3.4

%

16

 

0.7

%

Additional services

 

102

 

2.5

%

69

 

2.1

%

45

 

2.1

%

Taxes on revenue

 

(706

)

(17.3

)%

(519

)

(16.0

)%

(367

)

(16.9

)%

Net revenue

 

4,072

 

100.0

%

3,248

 

100.0

%

2,167

 

100.0

%

Direct operating expenses

 

1,422

 

35.0

%

1,329

 

40.9

%

1,090

 

50.3

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,656

 

40.6

%

948

 

29.2

%

766

 

35.3

%

Depreciation

 

579

 

14.2

%

161

 

5.0

%

195

 

9.0

%

Amortization

 

238

 

5.8

%

430

 

13.2

%

428

 

19.8

%

Other operating expense, net

 

4,609

 

113.2

%

341

 

10.5

%

216

 

10.1

%

Income (loss) from operations

 

(4,432

)

(108.8

)%

39

 

1.2

%

(528

)

(24.4

)%

Interest income

 

(1,190

)

(29.2

)%

(523

)

(16.1

)%

(367

)

(17.0

)%

Interest expense

 

25,108

 

616.6

%

22,977

 

707.4

%

16,252

 

750.1

%

Foreign currency transaction income, net

 

(3,819

)

(93.8

)%

(6,157

)

(189.5

)%

(3,496

)

(161.3

)%

Other nonoperating income, net

 

 

0.0

%

 

0.0

%

(8,443

)

(389.6

)%

Loss before income taxes, equity in affiliates and minority interest

 

(24,351

)

(598.0

)%

(16,258

)

(500.6

)%

(4,474

)

(206.5

)%

Equity in (losses of) affiliates, net

 

 

0.0

%

 

0.0

%

468

 

21.6

%

Minority interest

 

341

 

8.4

%

240

 

7.4

%

255

 

11.7

%

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(24,872

)

(610.8

)%

(16,498

)

(507.9

)%

(5,197

)

(239.8

)%

Income tax from continuing operations - current

 

493

 

12.1

%

308

 

9.5

%

304

 

14.0

%

Income tax from continuing operations - deferred(1)

 

8,613

 

211.5

%

27,424

 

844.3

%

8,866

 

409.2

%

Loss from continuing operations

 

(33.978

)

(834.4

)%

(44,230

)

(1,361.8

)%

(14,367

)

(663.0

)%

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

5,326

 

130.8

%

(18,782

)

(578.3

)%

(5,276

)

(243.4

)%

Income taxes on discontinued operations

 

(962

)

(23.6

)%

(314

)

(9.7

)%

 

0

%

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

4,364

 

107.2

%

(19,096

)

(587.9

)%

(5,276

)

(243.4

)%

Net loss

 

(29,614

)

(727.3

)%

(63,326

)

(1,949.7

)%

(19,643

)

(906.3

)%

 


(1)    Includes provision for deferred income taxes in 2006, 2005 and 2004 due to foreign currency gains in respect of our senior notes.

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Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005

The table below sets forth the number of our cable subscribers in the city of Camboriú at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

Cable Subscribers

 

December 31, 
2006

 

December 31, 
2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable

 

11,330

 

10,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid subscribers awaiting installation

 

20

 

2

 

Total

 

11,350

 

10,537

 

 

Gross revenues.  Gross revenues consist primarily of monthly subscription revenue (which principally consists of monthly fees paid by subscribers to us for video services), installation revenue and additional services and others (which consist of advertising revenues and other revenues).  For the year ended December 31, 2006, gross revenues for the pay television segment in Camboriú were U.S.$4.8 million (or 100% of total revenues), as compared with U.S.$3.8 million for the previous year.

Monthly subscription revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$4.5 million, an increase of 27.1%, as compared to U.S.$3.6 million for the same period in 2005.  The increase in revenue was due to the growth in our pay television subscriber base in Camboriú of 8% and in average monthly fees of 17.3%, from U.S.$32.16 in 2005 to U.S.$37.71 in 2006.

Installation revenue.  For the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$0.05 million, as compared to U.S.$0.03 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of 59.4%.  This increase was primarily due to the increase of 60% in the average hook-up fee, which was U.S.$19.89 in 2006 as compared to U.S.$12.43 in 2005.

Advertising, additional services and other revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 remained the same at U.S.$0.2 million for 2006 and 2005.

Taxes on revenue consist of a 3.65% tax on advertising revenue and a 15.15% tax on revenues other than advertising revenue.  Taxes on revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 were U.S.$0.7 million, as compared to U.S.$0.5 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of 36%.  The increase in taxes on revenue is attributable to our increase in revenues.  Taxes on revenue as a percentage of gross revenues were 14.8% in 2006, as compared to 13.8% in 2005.

Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$4.1 million, as compared to U.S.$3.2 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$0.9 million or 25.4%.

Direct operating expenses.  Direct operating expenses include expenses in connection with payroll and benefits for non-administrative employees, programming, technical assistance, TVA magazine, pole rental, network and other operations.  These expenses are variable and related to the subscriber base evolution and are also dependent on the type of service subscribers select.  Direct operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were U.S.$1.4 million, as compared to U.S.$1.3 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$0.1 million, or 7.1%.  As a percentage of net revenues, direct operating expenses represented 35% in 2006, as compared to 41% in 2005.  This significant decrease in direct operating expenses demonstrates the positive results of our restructuring efforts with gains in productivity being incorporated into our cost structure.

Selling, general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses include payroll and benefits for administrative and selling employees, advertising and promotion expense, rent, and other general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were U.S.$1.7 million, as compared to U.S.$0.9 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$0.8 million or 74%,

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Depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation of systems, equipment and installation materials and amortization of concessions.  Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$0.8 million, as compared to U.S.$0.6 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$0.2 million or 38%.

Operating income(loss).  Operating losses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were U.S.$4.4 million as compared to U.S.$0.04 million income for the same period in 2005, a increase in loss of U.S.$4.4 million.  The improvement in 2006 was primarily a consequence of the increase of U.S.$4.0 million in general and administrative expenses in 2006 related to our planned initial public offering in Brazil, which was suspended upon the execution of the convergence and sale agreements with Telesp described above.

Interest income.  Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$1.2 million, as compared to U.S.$0.5 million for the same period in 2005, a increase of U.S.$0.7 million, or 127.5%.

Interest Expense.  Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$25.1 million, as compared to U.S.$23.0 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$2.1 million or 9.1%, principally attributable to fluctuations in prime interest rates in Brazil (14.82% in 2006 and 19.12% in 2005) and the appreciation of the real.

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, net.  Foreign currency transaction loss, net decreased from U.S.$6.2 million in 2005 to U.S.$3.8 million in 2006 as a result of the appreciation of the real against the dollar of 8.7% in 2006 compared to an appreciation of 11.8% in 2005.

Minority interest.  Minority interest was U.S.$0.3 million in 2006, as compared to U.S.$0.2 million in 2005 due to the operational performance in our Camboriú operation.

Income taxes.  Income tax expense in 2005 was U.S.$27.7 million compared to U.S.$9.1 million in 2006. Income tax expense is principally related to the impact of the appreciation of the real against the dollar, which reduced our U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness.

Net income (loss).  Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$29.6 million, as compared to a net loss of U.S.$63.3 million for the same period in 2005, an improvement of U.S.$33.7 million, primarily related to a reduction in income taxes of U.S.$18.6 million and an increase in net income from discontinued operations of U.S.$23.5 million.

Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004

The table below sets forth the number of our cable subscribers in the city of Camboriú at December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

Cable Subscribers

 

December 31,
2005

 

December 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable

 

10,535

 

9,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Subscribers Awaiting Installation

 

2

 

4

 

Total

 

10,537

 

9,806

 

 

Gross revenues.  For the year ended December 31, 2005, gross revenues for the pay television segment in Camboriú were U.S.$3.8 million (or 100% of total revenues), as compared with U.S.$2.5 million for the previous year.

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Monthly subscription revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$ 3,6 million, an increase of 45.3%, as compared to U.S.$2.4 million for the same period in 2004.  The increase in revenue was due to the growth in our pay television subscriber base in Camboriú of 7.5% and in the average monthly fees of 20.9%, from U.S.$26.60 in 2004 to U.S.$32.16 in 2005.

Installation revenue, advertising, additional services and other revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$0.2 million as compared to U.S.$0.09 million for the previous year.

Taxes on revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 were U.S.$0.5 million, as compared to U.S.$0.4 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of 41%.  The increase in taxes on revenue is attributable to our increase in revenues.  Taxes on revenue as a percentage of gross revenues were 13.8% in 2005, as compared to 14.5% in 2004.

Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$3.2 million, as compared to U.S.$2.2 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$1.0 million or 49.8%.

Direct operating expenses.  Direct operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 were U.S.$1.3 million, as compared to U.S.$1.1 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$0.2 million, or 21.9%.  As a percentage of net revenues, direct operating expenses represented 41% in 2005, as compared to 50.3% in 2004.  This decrease in direct operating expenses demonstrates the positive results of our restructuring efforts with gains in productivity being incorporated into our cost structure.

Selling, general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 were U.S.$0.9 million, as compared to U.S.$0.8 million for the same period in 2004.

Depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 remained the same at U.S.$0.6 million.

Operating income(loss).  Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$0.04 million compared to U.S.$0.5 million loss for the same period in 2004, an increase in income of U.S.$0.5 million.

Interest income.  Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$0.5 million, as compared to U.S.$0.4 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$0.1 million, or 42.5%.

Interest Expense.  Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$23.0 million, as compared to U.S.$16.3 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$6.7 million or 41.4%, principally attributable to fluctuations in prime interest rates in Brazil (19% in 2005 and 18% in 2004) and the appreciation of the real.

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, net.  Foreign currency transaction loss, net increased from U.S.$3.5 million in 2004 to U.S.$6.2 million in 2005 as a result of the appreciation of the real against the dollar of 11.8% in 2005 compared to an appreciation of 8.1% in 2004.

Other nonoperating expenses.  Other nonoperating expenses (income), net for the year ended December 31, 2004 was an income of U.S.$8.4 million, principally attributable to the sale of our Canbras investment.  We recorded no other nonoperating expenses (income), net in 2005.

Minority interest.  Minority interest was U.S.$0.2 million in 2005, as compared to U.S.$0.3 million in 2004 due to our operating performance in Camboriú.

Income taxes.  Income tax expense in 2004 was U.S.$9.2 million compared to U.S.$27.7 million in 2005. Income tax expense is principally related to the impact of the appreciation of the real against the dollar, which reduced our U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness.

Net income (loss).  Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 63.3 million, as compared to a net loss of U.S.$19.6 million  for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$43.7 million, primarily related to non-

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operating expenses (U.S.$8.4 million), the increase in income taxes (U.S.$18.5 million) and losses from discontinued operations (U.S.$13.8 million).

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

As a result of our anticipated disposition and the materiality of the operations being transferred under our transaction with Telesp as described above, we have classified the operations being transferred as “Discontinued Operations,” the operating review and prospects of which are discussed below.

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Monthly subscriptions revenues

 

$

150,353

 

$

123,085

 

$

91,616

 

Installation revenues

 

2,713

 

2,053

 

964

 

Advertising revenue

 

5,037

 

3,534

 

1,833

 

Additional services revenues

 

9,767

 

6,725

 

6,151

 

Taxes on revenue

 

(23,842

)

(19,466

)

(14,026

)

Direct operating expenses

 

(47,207

)

(42,670

)

(36,116

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(47,596

)

(47,015

)

(24,101

)

Depreciation

 

(25,197

)

(23,146

)

(19,634

)

Amortization

 

(3,508

)

(5,800

)

(4,099

)

Other operating expenses, net

 

(986

)

(6,587

)

(3,096

)

Interest income

 

1,566

 

487

 

333

 

Interest expense

 

(16,140

)

(10,205

)

(5,165

)

Foreign currency transaction income, net

 

366

 

223

 

64

 

Income tax expense

 

(962

)

(314

)

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

4,364

 

(19,096

)

(5,276

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005

The table below sets forth the number of our cable and MMDS subscribers at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

Cable/MMDS Subscribers

 

December 31,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

MMDS(1)

 

121,299

 

99,742

 

Cable

 

194,651

 

190,298

 

 

 

315,950

 

290,040

 

Paid subscribers awaiting installation

 

984

 

815

 

Total

 

316,934

 

290,855

 

 


(1)   Includes UHF subscribers.

The table below sets forth the number of our internet subscribers at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

Internet Subscribers

 

December 31,
2006

 

December 31,
2005

 

Ajato(1)

 

61,898

 

44,376

 

Paid Subscribers Awaiting Installation

 

795

 

249

 

Total internet Subscribers

 

62,693

 

44,625

 

 


(1)          Excludes subscribers that formerly subscribed separately to Acesso for internet access, and who now receive both internet access and internet service through Ajato.

Monthly subscription revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$150.4 million, an increase of 22.2%, as compared to U.S.$123.1 million for the same period in 2005.  The increase in revenue was due to the

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large growth in our internet subscriber base of 39%, together with a growth of 9% in the pay television subscriber base.  Average monthly fees for existing pay television subscribers increased 11%, from U.S.$35.51 in 2005 to U.S.$39.25 in 2006, largely due to the upgrade in our programming offerings and higher ARPUs for digital subscribers, which represented 39% of total pay television subscribers (as opposed to 18% in 2005).  The average monthly subscription price for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$38.84 for MMDS service, U.S.$39.50 for cable service, U.S.$ 30.64 for residential internet service and U.S.$151.87 for corporate internet service, as compared to U.S.$33.89, U.S.$36.36, U.S.$30.73 and U.S.$185.79, respectively, for the same period of 2005.

Installation revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$2.7 million, as compared to U.S.$2.1 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$0.6 million or 32.1%.  This increase was primarily due to the increase of 29% in new sales, the higher average hook-up fee charged to new digital subscribers and the one time hook-up fee charged for the digital subscribers in Rio de Janeiro, which reduced the subsidy for installing a new set top box.  The average installation fee in 2006 was U.S.$24.63 for MMDS service and U.S.$5.63 for cable service, as compared to U.S.$16.33 and U.S.$10.12, respectively, in 2005

Advertising, additional services and other revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$14.8 million, as compared to U.S.$10.3 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of 44%.  This increase was due primarily to an increase in advertising revenue of 42.5%, from U.S.$3.5 million in 2005 to U.S.$5.0 million in 2006 due to a new segmented approach in the market.  Additionally, other revenues increased 45.2% from U.S.$6.7 million in 2005 to U.S.$9.8 million in 2006, principally due to the increase in the internet subscriber base and related cable modem rental and new contracts for the wholesale segment.

Taxes on revenue consist of a 3.65% tax on advertising revenue and a 15.15% tax on revenues other than advertising revenue.  Taxes on revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 were U.S.$23.8 million, as compared to U.S.$19.5 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of 22.5%.  The increase in taxes on revenue is attributable to our increase in revenues and a new valued added tax (ICMS) applied to adverting revenue.

Direct operating expenses.  Direct operating expenses include expenses in connection with payroll and benefits for non-administrative employees, programming, technical assistance, TVA magazine, pole rental, network and other operations.  These expenses are variable and related to the subscriber base evolution and are also dependent on the type of service subscribers select.  Direct operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were U.S.$47.2 million, as compared to U.S.$42.7 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$4.5 million, or 10.6%.  As a percentage of monthly subscriptions revenues, direct operating expenses represented 31% in 2006, as compared to 35% in 2005.  This significant decrease in direct operating expenses demonstrates the continuing positive results of our restructuring efforts with gains in productivity being incorporated into our cost structure.

Selling, general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses include payroll and benefits for administrative and selling employees, advertising and promotion expense, rent, and other general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were U.S.$47.6 million, as compared to U.S.$47.0 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$0.6 million or 1%.

Depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation of systems, equipment and installation materials and amortization of concessions.  Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$28.7 million, as compared to U.S.$28.9 million for the same period in 2005, a decrease of U.S.$0.2 million, due primarily to new capital expenditures of U.S.$42.7 million during 2006 which were partially offset by the fact that certain items of property, plant and equipment were fully depreciated and by the depreciation of investments made in the last two years.  In addition, this decrease reflects the investment made to digitize our cable operations in São Paulo in 2004.

Interest income.  Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$1.6 million, as compared to U.S.$0.5 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$1.1 million, or 222%.

Interest Expense.  Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$16.1 million, as compared to U.S.$10.2 million for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$5.9 million, principally attributable

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to fluctuations in prime interest rates in Brazil (14.82% in 2006 and 19.12% in 2005) and the appreciation of the real.

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, net.  Foreign currency transaction gain, net increased from U.S.$0.2 million in 2005 to U.S.$0.4 million in 2006 as a result of the appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar of 8.7% in 2006 compared to an appreciation of 11.8% in 2005.

Net income (loss).  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was U.S.$4.4 million income, as compared to a net loss of U.S.$19.1 million loss for the same period in 2005, an increase of U.S.$23.5 million.  This improvement is primarily due to an increase in our pay television and internet subscriber bases and ARPU, resulting in a 22% increase in monthly subscriptions revenues (U.S.$27.3 million).

Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004

The table below sets forth the number of our cable and MMDS subscribers at December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

Cable/MMDS Subscribers

 

December 31,
2005

 

December 31,
 2004

 

MMDS(1)

 

99,742

 

102,966

 

Cable

 

190,298

 

180,780

 

 

 

290,040

 

283,746

 

Paid Subscribers Awaiting Installation

 

815

 

402

 

Total

 

290,855

 

284,148

 

 


(1)   Includes UHF subscribers

The table below sets forth the number of our internet subscribers at December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

Internet Subscribers

 

December 31,
2005

 

December 31,
2004

 

Ajato(1)

 

44,376

 

30,044

 

Paid Subscribers Awaiting Installation

 

249

 

394

 

Total internet Subscribers

 

44,625

 

30,438

 

 


(1)          Excludes subscribers that formerly subscribed separately to Acesso for internet access, and who now receive both internet access and internet service through Ajato.

Monthly subscription revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$123.1 million, an increase of 34.3%, as compared to U.S.$91.6 million for the same period in 2004.  The increase in revenue was due to the large growth in our internet subscriber base of 39%, together with a growth of 2% in the pay television subscriber base.  Average monthly fees for existing pay television subscribers increased 20%, from U.S.$29.67 in 2004 to U.S.$35.51 in 2005, largely due to the upgrade in our programming offerings and higher ARPUs for digital subscribers, which represented 18% of total pay television subscribers (as opposed to 1.4% in 2004).  The average monthly subscription price for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$33.85 for MMDS service, U.S.$36.36 for cable service, U.S.$30.73 for residential internet service and U.S.$185.79 for corporate internet service, as compared to U.S.$27.74, U.S.$30.78, U.S.$28.31 and U.S.$167.56, respectively, for the same period of 2004.  In November 2005 our MMDS operation in São Paulo was fully digitized, thereby impacting favorably our ARPU and churn indicators.

Installation revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$2.1 million, as compared to U.S.$1.0 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$1.1 million or 113%.  This increase was primarily due to the increase of 8% in new sales  and the higher average hook-up fee charged to new digital subscribers (including charges to analog subscribers to migrate to digital), which reduced the subsidy for installing a new set top box.  The

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average installation fee in 2005 was U.S.$16.33 for MMDS service and U.S.$10.12 for cable service, as compared to U.S.$ 14.67 and U.S.$ 23.49, respectively, in 2004 (2005 average installation fee does not consider the analog migration into digital charge).

Advertising, additional services and other revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$10.3 million, as compared to U.S.$ 8.0 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of 28%.  This increase was due primarily to an increase in advertising revenue of 93%, from U.S.$ 1.8 million in 2004 to U.S.$ 3.5 million in 2005 due to a new segmented approach in the market. Additionally, other revenues increased 9.3% from U.S.$6.2 million in 2004 to U.S.$6.7 million in 2005, principally due to the increase in the internet subscriber base and related cable modem rental and new contracts for the wholesale segment.

Taxes on revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 were U.S.$ 19.5 million, as compared to U.S.$14.0 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of 39%.  The increase in taxes on revenue is attributable to our increase in revenues and a new valued added tax (ICMS) applied to adverting revenue.

Direct operating expenses.  Direct operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 were U.S.$42.7 million, as compared to U.S.$36.1 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$6.6 million, or 18.1%.  As a percentage of monthly subscriptions revenues, direct operating expenses represented 35% in 2005, as compared to 39% in 2004.  This relative decrease in direct operating expenses demonstrates the positive results of our restructuring efforts with gains in productivity being incorporated into our cost structure.

Selling, general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 were U.S.$47.0 million, as compared to U.S.$24.1 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$22.9 million or 95%, primarily due to higher sales commission expenses attributed to an increase in the subscriber base level, resulting in 6,294 new net pay television connections and 14,332 new net Internet connections in 2005. With the migration of our MMDS customers from analog to digital service in 2005, we encouraged the cancellation of approximately 5,000 relatively unprofitable customers. Marketing expenses also increased in 2005 due to the launching of new digital products for our São Paulo MMDS operation and new communication and institutional strategies. As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses represented 29.9% in 2005, as compared to 27.9% in 2004.  Fixed costs were practically the same in 2005 as compared to 2004 (in local currency adjusted for inflation), an impact of the continuous cost control program that we have implemented since 2002. The increase was primarily due to a non-recurring provision of U.S.$12.2 million in 2005 in respect of value added taxes (ICMS) applicable to advertising revenues.

Depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$28.9 million, as compared to U.S.$23.7 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$5.2 million due primarily to new capital expenditures of U.S.$25.5 million during 2005 which were partially offset by the fact that certain items of property, plant and equipment were fully depreciated in 2005.  In addition, this increase reflects the investment made to digitize our cable operations in São Paulo in 2004.

Interest income.  Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$0.5 million, as compared to U.S.$0.3 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$0.2 million, or 46%.

Interest Expense.  Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$10.2 million, as compared to U.S.$5.2 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$5.0 million, principally attributable to fluctuations in prime interest rates in Brazil (19.12% in 2005 and 16.24% in 2004) and the appreciation of the real.

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, net.  Foreign currency transaction gain, net increased from U.S.$0.1 million in 2004 to U.S.$0.2 million in 2005 as a result of the appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar of 11.8% in 2005 compared to an appreciation of 8.1% in 2004.

Net income (loss).  Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2005 was U.S.$19.1 million, as compared to a net loss of U.S.$5.3 million for the same period in 2004, an increase of U.S.$13.8 million.  The increase in net loss was primarily due to a non-recurring provision of U.S.$12.2 million in 2005 in response to a assessment by Brazilian tax autorities related to value added taxes (ICMS).

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B.  Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have sustained losses primarily due to insufficient revenue to fund start-up costs, interest expense and charges for depreciation and amortization arising from the development of our pay television and broadband internet systems.  As of December 31, 2006, we had cumulative net losses of U.S.$696.3 million and cumulative tax losses of U.S.$382.4 million (these cumulative tax losses will not be transferred in the event our transaction with Telesp is consummated).  During the periods under review, we required external funds to finance our capital expenditures and operating activities and make payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness.  The sources of such funds have been as follows:  (i) borrowings from Editora Abril under the Abril Credit Facility, of which U.S.$77.4 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2006, (ii) borrowings under short/long-term revolving credit facilities, of which U.S.$ 33.0 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2006, (iii) net capital contributions of approximately U.S.$515.8 million from shareholders and (iv) an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$48.3 million in senior notes outstanding to unaffiliated parties as of December 31, 2006.

As of December 31, 2006, we had U.S.$ 200.4 million of indebtedness outstanding, consisting of senior notes held by third parties in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$48.3 million, U.S.$77.4 million outstanding under the Abril Credit Facility, loans amounting U.S.$41.7 million from related parties, and short/long-term revolving credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$33.0 million.  We will likely require capital for (i) the continued funding of losses and working capital requirements, (ii) the installation of equipment at subscribers’ locations, (iii) the construction/maintenance of additional/existing transmission and head end facilities and related equipment purchases, (iv) the launching of digital services for analog MMDS customers and related expenses, (v) the development of our internet businesses and (vi) the payment of the principal amount of our indebtedness.

We made purchases of fixed assets in the aggregate amount of U.S.$ 42.9 million and U.S.$26.6 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively.  Management estimates that approximately U.S.$ 85.0 million (assuming an exchange rate of U.S.$1.00 = R$2.0) of capital expenditures will be required in 2007, principally related to new subscriber installations and set-top boxes, which expenditures are variable in accordance with the increase in new pay television and internet subscribers.

Our principal sources of liquidity are borrowings under the Abril Credit Facility and our short-term revolving credit facility, together with net cash provided by operating activities.  In addition, we received an advance payment of U.S.$93.5 million (R$200 million) from Telesp under the convergence and sale agreements described above.  In addition, Telesp has granted us a line of credit of up to U.S.$52.6 million  (R$112.5 million) for capital expenditure purposes, of which we have already borrowed U.S.$38.4 million (R$82.0 million) as of June 30, 2007.  In the event the transaction does not close, we are obligated to return by March 31, 2008 the advance payment and any amounts borrowed under the line of credit together with, in each case, interest accrued thereon at the rate of 103% of the CDI rate (the interbank certificate of deposit rate in Brazil) from the date of the determination that the transaction will not close.  Our obligation to repay these amounts was guaranteed by a pledge of our Cable and MMDS networks.

Our liquidity needs arise primarily from capital expenditures, debt service requirements and, during certain periods, the funding of our working capital requirements.  Until sufficient net cash flow is generated to satisfy our liquidity needs, we will be required to utilize our current sources of debt funding to supplement our cash flow.  We had approximately U.S.$1.8 million of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2006.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, net cash provided by operating activities was U.S.$37.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2006, net cash used in investing activities was U.S.$49.0 million (taking into account the advance payment of US$ 93.5 million received from Telesp), as the result of capital expenditures for the purchase of fixed assets.  The purchases of fixed assets were principally related to the beginning of the digitalization of our MMDS operation in Rio de Janeiro, our subscriber base growth, the maintenance of cable and MMDS networks and the subscriber base, the purchase of reception equipment (spare parts), which includes hardware,

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materials and labor used for new subscriber installations, and the development of our internet operations. For the year ended December 31, 2006, net cash used in financing activities was U.S.$83.4 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, net cash provided by operating activities was U.S.$31.9 million.  For the year ended December 31, 2005, net cash used in investing activities was U.S.$26.6 million, as the result of capital expenditures for the purchase of fixed assets.  The purchases of fixed assets were principally related to the digitalization of our MMDS operation in São Paulo, our subscriber base growth, the maintenance of cable and MMDS networks and the subscriber base, the purchase of reception equipment (spare parts), which includes hardware, materials and labor used for new subscriber installations, and the development of our internet operations.  For the year ended December 31, 2005, net cash provided by financing activities was U.S.$4.1 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2004, net cash provided by operating activities was $24.4 million.  For the year ended December 31, 2004, net cash used in investing activities was $13.1 million, as the result of capital expenditures for the purchase of fixed assets.  The purchases of fixed assets were principally related to the maintenance of cable and MMDS networks and the subscriber base, the purchase of reception equipment (spare parts), which includes hardware, materials and labor used for new subscriber installations, and the development of our internet operations.  For the year ended December 31, 2004, net cash used in financing activities was $10.1 million, reducing our indebtedness levels.

Our liquidity may also be adversely affected by statutory minimum dividend requirements, which are 25% of profits under applicable Brazilian law.

C.  Research and Development

We are engaged in research and development activities with respect to the digitalization of our cable and MMDS systems and the introduction of new technologies, such as DVR, pay-per-view and WiMAX technologies through our distribution networks.  For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, we incurred expenses of approximately U.S.$1.5 million, U.S.$12.0 million and U.S.$8.4 million, respectively, in connection with these activities.

D.  Trend Information

Our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 have been affected by Brazilian economic conditions.  In 2006, the real appreciated by 8.7% to R$2.138 per U.S.$1.00.  During 2006, the Brazilian economy performed favorably, with the rate of increase in industrial production increasing from 2.5% in 2005 to 3.0% in 2006 and GDP growth increasing from 2.3% in 2005 to 2.9% in 2006.  Our results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2007 will be influenced generally by Brazilian economic conditions, including the effects arising from policies implemented by the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the performance of the Brazilian real against other major currencies, and the roll-out of our new digital services.  See Item 3, “Key Information—Risk Factors—Factors Relating to Brazil.”

In addition, we have invested substantial amounts in the development of “triple-play” digital technology through which we can offer to our customers a single source of video, data and voice services through our cable and MMDS systems, as well as the deployment of digital video recorders, or DVRs and HDTV.  In addition, we expect to launch new MMDS services incorporating wireless and worldwide interoperability for microwave access, or WiMAX, technologies.  As a result, our results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2007 and thereafter will be significantly affected by the development and marketability of “triple-play” and other new technologies in our principal markets.

E.  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

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F.  Contractual Obligations

The following table sets forth our principal contractual obligations during the periods indicated. As a result of our anticipated disposition and the materiality of the operations being transferred under our transaction with Telesp as described above, we have classified the operations being transferred as “Discontinued Operations,”.

 

 

 

 

Payment due by Period
(thousands of dollars)

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than 1
year

 

1-3 years

 

3-5 years

 

Over 5
years

 

Debt obligations(1)

 

59,815

 

21,948

 

37,867

 

 

 

Purchase obligations(2)

 

2,335

 

1,157

 

1,178

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

227

 

126

 

101

 

 

 

Total from continued operations

 

62,377

 

23,231

 

39,146

 

 

 

Debt obligations(3)

 

33,012

 

13,220

 

19,792

 

 

 

Operating lease obligations

 

9,732

 

2,787

 

6,945

 

 

 

Purchase obligations(2)

 

51,520

 

24,537

 

26,983

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

5,599

 

3,445

 

2,154

 

 

 

Total from discontinued operations

 

99,863

 

43,989

 

55,874

 

 

 

Total

 

162,240

 

67,220

 

95,020

 

 

 

 


(1)

 

This debt obligation refers to the Senior Notes and includes interests until the maturity date.

 

 

 

(2)

 

Purchase obligations include primarily obligations under programming agreements.

 

 

 

(3)

 

Not including interest payments on debt obligations.  We are not able to determine such future interest payments because we cannot accurately predict future interest rates nor our future cash generation and future business decisions that could significantly affect our debt levels and consequently this estimate.  For an understanding of the impact of a change in interest rates applicable to our debt obligations, see Item 11, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

 

In addition to the obligations described above, we will be obligated to repay the advance payment (U.S.$93.5 million) and drawings under the line of credit ($38.4 million) granted to us by Telesp in the event our transaction with Telesp does not close.  See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

The figures set forth above represent estimates made by us using various assumptions for the years indicated, including (i) that our present programming and supply contracts will remain in effect at the current rates set forth in such contracts during such years, (ii) that our subscriber base will not fall below its present level during such years and (iii) that the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate will remain stable during such years.  As a result, our actual contractual obligations during the years indicated above could vary materially based upon, among other things, changes in our programming line-up, capital expenditure needs, subscriber base and the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate.

ITEM 6.  DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

A.  Directors and Senior Management

We are managed by our board of directors (Conselho de Administração) and committee of officers (Diretoria).  Our day-to-day operations are managed by our executive officers (Executivos).  See Item 10, “Additional Information—Estatuto Social.”

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Board of Directors

 

Member

 

Position

 

Current Position Held Since

 

Roberto Civita

 

President

 

2006

 

Victor Civita

 

Member

 

2007

 

Leila Abraham Loria

 

Member

 

2004

 

Arnaldo Figueiredo Tibyriçá

 

Member

 

2003

 

Douglas Duran

 

Member

 

2007

 

Francisco Sávio Couto Pinheiro

 

Member

 

1995

 

Marcelo Vaz Bonini

 

Member

 

2004

 

 

Committee of Officers

 

Member

 

Position

 

Current Position Held Since

Carlos Eduardo Malagoni

 

Member

 

2004

Virgílio José Carreira Amaral

 

Member

 

2004

Marcelo Vaz Bonini

 

Member

 

2001

 

Executive Officers

 

Member

 

Position

 

Current Position Held Since

Leila Abraham Loria

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

1999

Carlos Eduardo Malagoni

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

2002

Antonio Vieira de Araujo Filho

 

Customer Relationship & Sales Officer

 

2006

Virgílio José Carreira Amaral

 

Strategy & Technology Officer

 

1999

Alex Bonalda Jucius

 

Programming Officer

 

2006

Leila Cocito

 

Marketing and Advertisement Officer

 

2004

 

Roberto Civita.  Mr. Civita was appointed as president of our board of directors in 2006 and has been a member of the board of directors of the Abril Group since 2001.  He has been president and editor-in-chief of Editora Abril since 1990.  He was the first publisher of Veja, which he created and launched in 1968.  He was born in Italy in 1936, and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and economics from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a postgraduate degree in sociology from Columbia University.

Victor Civita became a member of our board of directors in 2007.  Mr. Civita also became a member of the board of directors of the Abril Group and Managing Director of Abril Digital in 2006.  He joined Abril in 1990 as Programming and Production Director of MTV, having been responsible for the implementation of the broadcasting company in Brazil.  He also served as Programming and Production Director of TVA, Director of Abril Produções and Vice-President of the Youth Unit at Editora Abril.  He is a political science graduate of Columbia University.

Leila Abraham Loria has been our Chief Executive Officer since June 1999 and a member of our board of directors since 2004.  Previously, Ms. Loria was Business Director at the retail operation of Mesbla Lojas de Departamentos S.A.  Ms. Loria also held managing positions at Wal-Mart Brasil and Galaxy Brasil and was responsible for the development and implementation of these operations in Brazil.  Ms. Loria has also been the President of the Brazilian Association of Pay Television Operators (ABTA) and currently presides over Neo TV (an association dedicated to matters of programming and content) and Neotec (an association of MMDS systems operators).  She is also in charge of the Abril Group’s Electronic Distribution Division, which includes us, Abril Sem Fio and the coordination of the Abril Group’s internet activities.  Ms. Loria graduated with a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getulio Vargas and received a master’s degree in business administration from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Arnaldo Figueiredo Tibyriçá has been a member of our board of directors since March 2003.  Mr. Tibiryçá previously served as Vice President of Legal, Regulatory, and Institutional Affairs of BCP S.A.  He has also been associated with Grupo C & A and Banco Itaú.  Mr. Tibyriça received his law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Douglas Duran became a member of our board of directors in 2007.  Mr. Duran has been the Shared Services Vice-President of Abril since 2006 and in 2007 also assumed the role of Vice-President of Finance and Control of the Abril Group.  He joined the Abril Group in 1978 and has served as Chief Treasurer of Abril, CFO of TVA, Planning and Business Director of Abril Entertainment, Managing Director of Dinap and International

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Relations Director of Abril.  He received a finance degree from USP (University of São Paulo), having also attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.

Francisco Sávio Couto Pinheiro has been a member of our board of directors since 1995.  Mr. Pinheiro is a former Secretary of Communications who has also held posts at Embratel and Radiobrás, the Brazilian government-owned broadcasting company.  He has also been appointed twice as a member of the ANATEL Consulting Committee, acting as its chairman for two terms.  Mr. Pinheiro was elected chairman of the World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSA), a sector of the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union.  He is currently a consultant and General Manager of SP Communications.  Mr. Pinheiro is an engineer and holds a masters of science in telecommunications.

Marcelo Vaz Bonini has been a member of our board of directors since 2004 and a member of our committee of officers since 2001.  Mr. Bonini joined TVA in 1993 and has since then participated in joint ventures with strategic partners, the launching of bond offerings in the U.S. market, and various corporate reorganizations (mergers, acquisitions and takeovers).  Prior to his involvement with TVA, he was an auditor at Cooper & Lybrand.  Mr. Bonini received a degree in accounting sciences from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Carlos Eduardo Malagoni has been our Chief Financial Officer since November 2002 and a member of our committee of officers in 2004.  Mr. Malagoni joined TVA in 1993 and has participated in our new businesses development, bond offerings, and mergers and acquisitions.  Prior to his involvement with TVA, Mr. Malagoni was associated with Unibanco and Samsung.  Mr. Malagoni received a degree in economics from the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, or FAAP, and a master’s degree in business administration from IBMEC.

Virgílio José Carreira Amaral has been with TVA since 1995, and has served as our Strategy and Technology Officer since 1999 and as a member of our committee of officers since 2004.  Mr. Amaral has participated in the implementation of DirecTV (Galaxy Brasil), Ajato Broadband and the expansion of MMDS and cable infrastructure.  Prior to joining TVA, Mr. Amaral worked for 18 years at TV Globo, holding management positions.  Mr. Amaral received a degree in electric engineering from the Universidade de São Paulo.

Antonio Vieira de Araujo Filho has been our Customer Relationship and Sales Officer since 2006. Mr. Araujo graduated in social communication from the Universidade Gama Filho in Rio de Janeiro.  Mr. Araujo was previously associated with Ediouro for eight years.  He started his career at TVA working as São Paulo Relationship Manager.  He has also worked as the General Manager of our operations in Rio de Janeiro for 3 years.  Since July 2005 he has been the São Paulo Commercial Manager, where he was in charge of managing the sales process, including administering channels, installation and technical assistance.  At TVA Mr. Filho is responsible for sales operations in Rio de Janeiro and the south of Brazil.

Alex Bonalda Jucius has been our Programming Officer since 2006.  Mr. Jucius graduated in Engineering from the Universidade of São Paulo and has an MBA in Corporate Finance from IBMEC.  For the previous four years he worked at Vivo as the New Product and Services Development Manager of the Marketing Department.  Mr. Jucius also worked for four years as a management consultant at Accenture, focusing on the internet, retail and telecommunications industries.  At TVA, Mr. Jucius is responsible for the new business and programming areas, where he is in charge of negotiations with partners and programmers and identifying expansion opportunities for new business and services

Leila Cocito has been our Marketing and Advertisement Officer since April 2004.  Ms. Cocito has participated in marketing and communication development and advertisement sales.  Prior to her involvement with TVA, Mrs. Cocito was associated with Louis Dreyfus Group and worked for eight years at the Abril Group.  Ms. Cocito received a master’s degree in business administration from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and post-graduate degree from the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing.

B.  Compensation

For the year ended December 31, 2006, the aggregate compensation, including bonuses, of all our directors, officers and executive officers was U.S.$0.5 million.  Members of our board of directors and our committee of officers do not receive a salary from us.

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For the year ended December 31, 2006, we did not set aside any amounts to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to our directors, officers and executive officers.

C.  Board Practices

Members of our board of directors and committee of officers are elected for a two-year period, currently expiring on April 2008.  Executive officers are appointed and removed by the board of directors and do not have a stated term of office.  Directors, officers and executive officers do not enter into service contracts with us.  See Item 7, “Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Major Shareholders—Board of Directors” and Item 10, “Additional Information—Estatuto Social.”

D.  Employees

The following table sets forth the number of our officers, managers and other permanent employees as of the dates indicated.

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

City

 

Officers

 

Management

 

Others

 

Officers

 

Management

 

Others

 

Officers

 

Management

 

Others

 

São Paulo

 

12

 

25

 

399

 

11

 

21

 

359

 

7

 

17

 

363

 

Rio de Janeiro

 

1

 

1

 

108

 

 

1

 

78

 

 

2

 

78

 

Curitiba

 

 

1

 

64

 

 

1

 

60

 

 

1

 

60

 

Camboriú

 

 

1

 

10

 

 

1

 

10

 

 

1

 

11

 

Florianópolis

 

 

1

 

9

 

 

1

 

9

 

 

1

 

10

 

Foz do Iguaçú

 

 

1

 

10

 

 

1

 

8

 

 

1

 

12

 

Total

 

13

 

30

 

600

 

11

 

26

 

524

 

7

 

23

 

534

 

 

As of December 31, 2006, we also employed 20 interns and 23 temporary employees, as compared to 18 interns and 5 temporary employees as of December 31, 2005 and 21 interns and 12 temporary employees as of December 31, 2004.  Most of our interns and temporary employees are located in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

E.  Share Ownership

No director, officer or executive officer listed above owns more than 1% of the common shares of Tevecap.  See Item 7, “Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.”

ITEM 7.  MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

A.  Major Shareholders

Tevecap has one class of capital stock, common shares, authorized and outstanding.  As of December 31, 2006, 485,220,440 common shares were outstanding, representing authorized social capital of R$837,601,700 (equivalent to U.S.$446.0 million).  The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2006, information regarding the beneficial ownership of Tevecap’s common shares:

Shareholder

 

Number of
Common 
Shares
Owned

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abril Comunicações S.A.

 

485,220,432

 

99.99

%

All directors and executive officers as a group

 

8

 

(1)

Total

 

485,220,440

 

100.0

%

 


(1)          Less than 1%.

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In December 2006 Abril Comunicações S.A. purchased from Falcon International and the JP Morgan Parties the 5.7% and 3.7% equity interests in TVA held by Falcon International and the JP Morgan Parties, respectively.  As a result, the stockholders agreement dated December 6, 1995, among us, Robert Civita, Abril Comunicações, the JPMorgan Parties and Falcon International was terminated.

In the first half of 2004, the board of directors of Abril Comunicações approved a capital increase in TVA.  This amount corresponds to existing indebtedness between us and Editora Abril which will be cancelled once the capital increase is effected.  Accordingly, if this capital increase is effected it will not be available for our use in future investments.

Required dividend.  We are required by the terms of the Stockholders Agreement to pay annual dividends equal to our net cash flow or 25% of our net consolidated profit (as defined by Brazilian law).  Since inception, we have never declared a dividend.

B.  Related Party Transactions

Overview

We are engaged in a significant number and variety of related party transactions, including, without limitation, the transactions described below.  Although we believe such transactions are conducted on an arm’s-length basis, we have not performed any studies or analyses to determine whether the terms of past transactions with related parties have been equivalent to arm’s-length transactions and cannot state with any certainty the extent to which such transactions are comparable to those which might have been obtained from a non-affiliated third party.

Transactions Among Related Parties

Editora Abril service agreement

We outsource a number of administrative services, including payroll, human resources, accounting, tax, finance and legal services, to Editora Abril pursuant to a services agreement.  Under this service agreement, we pay to Editora Abril a monthly fee of approximately U.S.$201,000 as of December 31, 2006 (compared to U.S.$184,000 and U.S.$130,000 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively).

Publishing and advertising

We publish a monthly programming guide detailing our programming options in a given month.  In connection with this magazine, TVA Sistema has entered into an agreement with Editora Abril, dated September 1992, pursuant to which Editora Abril publishes approximately 155,000 copies of our monthly programming guide in return for a monthly payment of approximately U.S.$230,000 as of December 31, 2006 (compared to U.S.$173,000 and U.S.$127,000 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively).

TVA Sistema and Editora Abril also have a reciprocal advertising agreement in which we publish advertisements for Editora Abril in our monthly magazine in exchange for advertisements for us (and third parties through us) in the magazines published by Editora Abril.

Abril Credit Facility

We have entered, as borrower, into a revolving credit facility with Editora Abril as lender.  The Abril Credit Facility, effective December 6, 1995, allows us to draw down amounts not to exceed a maximum aggregate principal amount of U.S.$60.0 million.  Since June 1996, we have from time to time requested, and Editora Abril has provided, funding in excess of the aggregate maximum principal amount.  The loans provided under the Abril Credit Facility are denominated in reais, unless the loan is a pass-through loan that Editora Abril has funded in U.S. dollars, in which case the loan is funded in a real-equivalent amount.  Editora Abril has agreed to use its reasonable

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commercial efforts to obtain the lowest possible interest rates for its loans to us under the Abril Credit Facility.  In 2006 we intend to capitalize our indebtedness under the Abril Credit Facility, which will significantly reduce our total outstanding indebtedness.  The aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Abril Credit Facility was U.S.$77.1 million as of December 31, 2006 (compared to U.S.$59.5 million as of December 31, 2005 and U.S.$41.7 million as of December 31, 2004).

Other intercompany/shareholder loans

We have used the proceeds from loans under the Abril Credit Facility to make capital contributions to TVA Sistema and TVA Sul, as well as to extend loans to various subsidiaries.  The aggregate outstanding amount under these loans as of December 31, 2006 was U.S.$119.1 million (compared to U.S.$68.2 million as of December 31, 2005 and U.S.$28.4 million as of December 31, 2004).

Service agreement with license holders

Pursuant to a service agreement dated July 22, 1994, as amended, Abril Comunicações, TVA Brasil and TV Show Time (referred to as the license holders) agreed to transfer to us all the rights and benefits associated with their current and future pay-television licenses, with the exception of licenses operated by companies in which we have minority interests.  While the license holders retained the title to such licenses, the license holders promised to take all steps necessary to transfer the title of such licenses to us.  Such steps included the appropriate procedures required by the Ministry of Communications and any other governmental authority regulating the transfers.  The transfer of the title to such licenses is currently either pending, subject to approval by Anatel, or waiting for the passage of certain statutory or regulatory waiting periods.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 19 contains all financial statements required to be filed as part of this Annual Report.

ITEM 9.  THE OFFER AND LISTING

A.  Offer Listing and Details

We have one class of capital stock, common shares, authorized and outstanding.  Our common stock is not listed on any exchange and is not publicly traded.  See Item 7, “Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Major Shareholders.”

B.  Plan of Distribution

Not applicable.

C.  Markets

Our outstanding registered securities consist of our senior notes that were originally registered under the Securities Act pursuant to exchange offers which expired in May 1997, December 1997, December 2004 and December 2005.  There is no formal trading market for such securities.

We do not have any publicly traded class of equity securities.  See Item 9(A) above, “The Offer and Listing – Offer Listing and Detail”.

D.  Selling Shareholders

Not applicable.

E.  Dilution

Not applicable.

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F.  Expenses of the Issue

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A.  Share Capital

Not applicable.

B.  Estatuto Social

1.                                       Our corporate purpose, as set forth in Subsection 3 of Chapter I of our Estatuto Social, is as follows: (i) the production, acquisition, licensing, distribution, import and export of television programs; (ii) the rendering of telecommunication services, in particular pay television services, as well as other services relating to signal transmission, reception and distribution systems and television programs; (iii) advertisement and publicity exploitation; and (iv) investment in other companies, especially those in the telecommunication field.

2.                                       We are managed by our board of directors and our committee of officers.  Day-to-day management, however, is carried out by our executive officers.  See Item 6, “Directors, Senior Management and Employees.”

Our board of directors can be composed of up to nine regular members, and can include up to nine alternates, each elected by the general shareholders meeting.  Our board of directors meets whenever necessary and at least every three months, upon the request in writing by any of its regular or alternate directors (such request to be delivered at least ten business days before the date of the meeting and upon presentation of the agenda to be discussed).  The meeting of our board of directors shall be convened only with the attendance of at least six of its regular members, in person or as represented by their respective alternates.  The resolutions shall be taken by the favorable vote of the majority of the directors present at the meeting.

Our committee of officers comprises a minimum of two and a maximum of five members.  The committee of officers manages our business in general and practices any and all acts necessary or advisable, except those which, pursuant to applicable law and the Estatuto Social, are the responsibility of the shareholders or our board of directors.

(a)                                  There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social relating to the power of directors or officers to vote on a proposal in which a conflict of interest exists or may exist.

(b)                                 The aggregate compensation of the board of directors and the committee of officers is fixed pursuant to a general shareholders meeting and is distributed among the directors and officers as determined by our board of directors at a duly convened meeting.

(c)                                  Pursuant to Subsection 20 of Chapter V of the Estatuto Social, the incurrence of the following indebtedness must be approved by all directors appointed by minority shareholders:  (i) indebtedness with a maturity of less than one year and in an amount greater than U.S.$1,000,000; and (ii) indebtedness with a maturity of more than one year (except trade debt in an aggregate amount lower than U.S.$500,000).  Any other incurrence of indebtedness can be approved by a majority of the directors present at a meeting of the board of directors or by any two officers in the ordinary course of business.  Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) our expenditures or projects that are included in approved Business Plans do not require any additional board of directors or shareholder approval and (ii) we are allowed to incur indebtedness of up to U.S.$10,000,000 (or the reais equivalent) or guarantee loans in such amounts, without the need to obtain specific

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approval from the board of directors or shareholders, provided such loans or guarantees are within the limits of approved Business Plans and are in the ordinary course of business.

(d)                                 There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social setting forth age limits or retirement requirements for directors and officers.  Directors are elected for a period of two years (with the opportunity of reelection) by a shareholders meeting and remain as directors until the appointment of their respective successors.  In case of a vacancy, a general shareholders meeting shall be called to elect a substitute.

Officers are elected by the board of directors for a period of two years and can be reelected.  In case of a vacancy, a meeting of the board of directors shall be immediately called to elect the substitute, who shall complete the term of the officer so replaced.

(e)                                  All directors, pursuant to Brazilian Law, whether regular or alternates, must be shareholders of Tevecap, although the Estatuto Social does not require ownership of a minimum number of shares to qualify as a director.  Officers do not need to be shareholders of Tevecap.

3.                                       Our capital is divided into and represented by 485,220,440 shares, all of which are common shares entitled to one vote in shareholders meetings.

(a)                                  There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social setting forth a time limit for dividend entitlements to lapse.  All shares are entitled to the same dividend payments.  Under Brazilian law, we are required to pay dividends in an amount equal to 25% of our net consolidated profit (as defined by Brazilian law).  In addition, upon resolution of the board of directors, interim dividends may be distributed out of net profits declared in annual or semiannual financial statements.

(b)                                 There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social concerning staggered intervals for the reelection of directors or permitting or requiring cumulative voting.

(c)                                  All shares have the right to share in our net profits.  At the end of any fiscal year, from the net profits earned, 5% shall be deducted to from the legal reserve (which shall not exceed 20% of outstanding social capital).

(d)                                 All shares have the same right to share any surplus in case of our liquidation after settlement of all outstanding debts.  In the event of liquidation, a general shareholders meeting shall determine the form of liquidation, appoint the liquidator and an audit committee to operate during the liquidation period.

(e)                                  There are no sinking fund provisions in the Estatuto Social.

(f)                                    All of our shares are issued and fully paid.  Consequently, the shareholders are not subject to further capital calls.

(g)                                 There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social discriminating against any existing or prospective holder of such securities as a result of such shareholder owning a substantial number of shares.

4.                                       In order to modify the rights of shareholders, the Estatuto Social must be amended to reflect such modification.  The Estatuto Social can be amended only through a resolution passed at a general shareholders meeting.

5.                                       General shareholders meetings can be ordinary or extraordinary.  Ordinary general shareholders meetings shall be held within four months following the closing of the fiscal year, whereas the extraordinary general shareholders meetings are held whenever necessary.  All general shareholders meetings shall be called by the board of directors.  Only the shareholders whose shares are subscribed to in their respective names, in the applicable register, up to three days before the date fixed for the general shareholders meeting, may participate and vote in such meeting.

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6.                                       Under Brazilian law, non-Brazilians are not entitled to own on a combined basis more than 49% of our voting stock.

7.                                       There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social that would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing our change in control.

8.                                       There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social governing the ownership threshold above which shareholders ownership must be disclosed.

9.                                       Brazilian corporate law is significantly different from U.S. corporate law in a number of areas.  The Brazilian form of articles of incorporation (Estatuto Social) includes both the Anglo-Saxon concept of articles of incorporation and the concept of “by-laws.”  We, like other large Brazilian companies, have a two-tier governance system, which typically involves a management or executive board (committee of officers) and a supervisory board (board of directors).  The committee of officers is the executive body.  Its members are appointed by the board of directors and are employed by Tevecap.  The board of directors has supervising and advising functions only.  Its members are representatives of shareholders and cannot be employed by us.  The board of directors’ duties include supervision of the committee of officers and the general course of our business.  The board of directors also performs advisory functions vis-à-vis the committee of officers.

10.                                 There are no provisions in the Estatuto Social imposing more stringent conditions than those required by law to change our capital.

C.  Material Contracts

On October 29, 2006 we executed certain convergence and sale agreements with Telesp, as described above.  For more information on this transaction, see Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data,” Item 4, “Information on the Company” and note 20 to the Tevecap Financial Statements included in this Annual Report.

D.  Exchange Controls

Brazilian law provides that, whenever there is, or is a serious risk of, a material imbalance in Brazil’s balance of payments, the Brazilian government may, for a limited period of time, impose restrictions on the remittance to foreign investors of the proceeds of their investments in Brazil, as it did for approximately six months in 1989 and early 1990, as well as on the conversion of the Brazilian currency into foreign currencies.

The Brazilian government currently restricts the ability of Brazilian or foreign persons or entities to convert reais into foreign currencies other than in connection with certain authorized transactions.  There can be no assurance that the Brazilian government will not in the future impose more restrictive foreign exchange regulations that would have the effect of eliminating or restricting our access to foreign currency that would be required to meet its foreign currency obligations, including payments under our senior notes.  The likelihood of the imposition of such restrictions by the Brazilian government may be affected by, among other factors, the extent of Brazil’s foreign currency reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign currency on the date a payment is due, the size of Brazil’s debt service burden relative to the economy as a whole, Brazil’s policy towards the International Monetary Fund and political constraints to which Brazil may be subject.

For a description of the foreign exchange markets in Brazil, see Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data—Exchange Rates.”  See also “Risk Factors—Factors Relating to Brazil.”

E.  Taxation

Brazil

The following is a summary of our material Brazilian income tax consequences in connection with the sale and repayment of our senior notes including any interest thereon and to beneficial owners of our senior notes that are

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non-residents of Brazil in connection with the purchase, ownership and disposition of such senior notes.  This summary is limited to us and to non-residents of Brazil which acquire our senior notes at the original issue price, and does not address investors who purchase our senior notes at a premium or market discount.  In addition, this summary is based on the Brazilian tax regulations as presently in effect and does not take into account possible future changes in such tax laws.

Individuals domiciled in Brazil and Brazilian companies are taxed in Brazil on the basis of their worldwide income (which includes earnings of Brazilian companies’ foreign subsidiaries, branches and affiliates).  The earnings of branches of foreign companies and non-Brazilian residents in general are taxed in Brazil only when derived from Brazilian sources.  Interest, fees, commissions and any other income (which for the purposes of this paragraph includes any deemed income on the difference between the issue price of our senior notes and the price at which our senior notes are redeemed) payable by a Brazilian obligor to an individual, company, entity, trust or organization domiciled outside Brazil is considered derived from Brazilian sources and is therefore subject to income tax withheld at the source.  Brazilian tax laws expressly authorize the paying source to pay the income or earnings net of taxes and, therefore, to assume the cost of the applicable tax.  The rate of withholding is 15% or such other lower rate as is provided for in an applicable tax treaty between Brazil and such other country where the recipient of the payment has its domicile.  If the beneficiary of the payment is located in a country in which the effective tax rate on net income is lower than 20%, the withholding rate is 25%.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable withholding tax rate for negotiable instruments such as our senior notes was reduced to zero, pursuant to Resolutions 1853 of July 31, 1991 and 644 of October 22, 1980 of the Central Bank, subject to Central Bank Circular 2661 of February 8, 1996, which restricts such withholding tax reductions to negotiable instruments having a minimum maturity of 96 months.  As a result, since our senior notes have an original maturity of 96 months, such reduction will apply to payments of interest and other income with respect to our senior notes.

Any earnings or capital gains resulting from the sale (whether inside or outside Brazil) of any senior notes by a non-resident of Brazil to another non-resident of Brazil are not subject to tax in Brazil.  Earnings or capital gains resulting from the sale (whether inside or outside Brazil) of any senior notes by a non-resident of Brazil to a resident of Brazil should not be subject to tax in Brazil, although the matter is not free from doubt.

On February 8, 1996, the Brazilian federal government issued Decree No. 1,815, which imposed a tax on Brazilian issuers with respect to foreign exchange transactions, or IOF tax, related to the entering into Brazil of proceeds resulting from foreign loans (including the issue of securities such as our senior notes).  The rate of IOF tax paid by us with respect to the issuance of our senior notes was 0%.  Decree No. 1,815 was revoked by Decree No. 2,219 of May 2, 1997 which currently regulates the IOF tax.  The IOF tax rate was reduced to zero upon the adoption of Ordinance No. 85 on April 24, 1997.  However, under Law No. 8.894 dated June 21, 1994, such tax rate may be increased up to 25%.

On August 15, 1996, the Brazilian Congress approved Constitutional Amendment No. 12 creating a new temporary tax, the Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentação Financeira  or CPMF.  Based on such amendment, Law No. 9,311 of October 24, 1996, or Law 9,311, was enacted, creating the CPMF tax.  Under Law No. 9,311, as amended, all financial debit and money transfers through Brazilian bank accounts effected as from January 23, 1997 until December 31, 1998, including payments made by us with respect to our senior notes, will be subject to the assessment of the CPMF tax at the rate of 0.2%.  Funds arising from the collection of CPMF tax will be applied only in the public health system.  Since January 23, 1999, CPMF was extinguished and Congress approved Constitutional Amendment No. 21, on March 19, 1999, in order to reestablish CPMF at the rate of 0.38%, starting on June 19, 1999, for a period of one year, and subsequently at the rate of 0.38%, for a period of two years.  The Constitutional Amendment No. 37 of June 2001 extended the CPMF leviance until December 31, 2004 at 0.38%. This rate is still in effect as of the date hereof.

There is no stamp, transfer or other similar tax in Brazil with respect to the transfer, assignment or sale of any debt instrument outside Brazil (including our senior notes).

United States

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to a beneficial owner of our senior notes that is a citizen or resident of the United States or a corporation created or organized in or under the

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laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, as well as other persons subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of the purchase, ownership and disposition of a senior note, or U.S. Holders.  Such tax treatment may vary depending upon the particular situation of a U.S. Holder.  This summary does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to certain types of investors subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (such as individual retirement accounts and other tax deferred accounts, banks, securities broker-dealers, life insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, non-U.S. persons, persons whose “functional currency” is other than the U.S. dollar or persons that hold senior notes as part of a “straddle” or “conversion transaction” or otherwise as part of a “synthetic security” or other integrated transaction) and is limited to investors that hold senior notes as capital assets.  In addition, this summary is limited to U.S. Holders that acquire our senior notes at their issue price and does not address investors that purchase senior notes at a premium or market discount.  This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, final, temporary and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations thereunder, or the Regulations, revenue rulings, court cases, and other legal authorities as now in effect (or proposed) and as currently interpreted, and does not take into account possible changes in such tax laws or other legal authorities or such interpretations, which changes may have retroactive effect.  No rulings on any of the issues discussed below will be sought from the United States Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS.

PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE SENIOR NOTES ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISERS AS TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF A PURCHASE AND SALE OF SENIOR NOTES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, (I) THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAX LAWS TO WHICH THEY MAY BE SUBJECT, AND OF ANY POSSIBLE LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN LAW, (II) THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF OUR POSSIBLE DEDUCTION OF BRAZILIAN TAXES (AND OF THE PAYMENT BY US OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WITH RESPECT THERETO) FROM PAYMENTS ON THE SENIOR NOTES, (III) THE AVAILABILITY, FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, OF A CREDIT OR DEDUCTION FOR ANY BRAZILIAN TAXES SO DEDUCTED AND (IV) THE CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING THE SENIOR NOTES AT A PRICE OTHER THAN THEIR ISSUE PRICE.

Interest on our senior notes

Interest on our senior notes will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary income at the time it accrues or is received in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  The amount includible in the income of a U.S. Holder will be the gross amount of interest, including any Additional Amounts, if any, payable to holders of senior notes (i.e., the amount before deduction of any Brazilian withholding taxes).

Disposition of a senior note

Generally, any sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of a senior note by a U.S. Holder will result in taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the amount of cash and the fair market value of other property received with respect to such taxable sale, redemption or other taxable disposition (other than consideration attributable to accrued interest not previously taken into account, which consideration would be treated as interest received) and (2) the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the senior note.  Any gain or loss upon a sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of a senior note will be capital gain or loss (which will be long-term if the senior note is held for more than one year).

Effect of Brazilian withholding taxes

Any Brazilian tax withheld generally will be treated as a foreign income tax that U.S. Holders may elect to deduct in computing their taxable income or, subject to the limitations on foreign tax credits generally, to credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability.  No such deduction or credit will be available to the extent Brazil pays a subsidy to a U.S. Holder, a related person or us, the amount of which is determined (directly or indirectly) by reference to the amount of the withholding tax.  While Brazil does not have a program or policy of paying such subsidies at present, it has had programs of that nature in the past and could implement such programs again in the future.

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For purposes of determining a U.S. Holder’s U.S. foreign tax credit, the gain or loss on the sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of a senior note will generally constitute U.S. source income.  Interest (including any Additional Amounts payable by us) will generally constitute foreign source passive income or financial services income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes.

In any event, because the amount of foreign taxes for which the foreign tax credit may be taken for the taxable year is generally limited to an amount equal to the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax rate multiplied by its foreign source income for the taxable year, a U.S. Holder may have insufficient foreign source income to utilize fully any foreign tax credit attributable to such Brazilian withholding taxes (but such U.S. Holder may be entitled to utilize the foreign tax credit attributable to such withholding taxes for the holder’s previous two or succeeding five taxable years, or such withholding taxes may instead be deductible by the U.S. Holder).  A U.S. Holder may be required to provide the IRS with a certified copy of the receipt evidencing payment of withholding tax imposed in respect of payments on our senior notes in order to claim a foreign tax credit in respect of such withholding tax.

Information reporting and backup withholding

For each calendar year in which our senior notes are outstanding, each Depository Trust Corporation, or DTC, participant or indirect participant holding an interest in a senior note on behalf of a U.S. Holder and each paying agent making payments in respect of a senior note will generally be required to provide the IRS with certain information, including such U.S. Holder’s name, address and taxpayer identification number (either such U.S. Holder’s social security number or its employer identification number, as the case may be), and the aggregate amount of interest and principal paid to such U.S. Holder during the calendar year.  These reporting requirements, however, do not apply with respect to certain U.S. Holders, including corporations, securities dealers, other financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, qualified pension and profit sharing trusts, and individual retirement accounts.

In the event that a U.S. Holder fails to establish its exemption from such information reporting requirements or is subject to the reporting requirements described above and fails to supply its correct taxpayer identification number in the manner required by applicable law, or underreports its tax liability, the direct or indirect DTC participant holding such interest on behalf of such U.S. Holder or paying agent making payments in respect of a senior note may be required to “backup” withhold a tax (currently at a rate of 28%) from each payment of interest and principal with respect to our senior notes.  This backup withholding tax is not an additional tax and may be credited against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability if the required information is furnished to the IRS.

F.  Dividends and Paying Agents

Not applicable.

G.  Statement by Experts

Not applicable.

H.  Documents on Display

We are a foreign issuer subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.  We file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, in electronic format via EDGAR.  These reports can be accessed through the Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) and can also be inspected at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549.  You may call the Commission at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on its public reference facilities.  Copies of such materials may be obtained at prescribed rates.  Other information regarding us can be accessed through our website (www.tevecap.com.br).  All information obtained through our website is expressly not incorporated by reference herein.

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I.  Subsidiary Information

Not applicable.

ITEM 11.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk.  As of December 31, 2006, we had dollar-denominated debt of U.S.$48.3 million, which is due in three equal annual installments commencing November 26, 2007 and ending November 26, 2009.

During January 1999, the Brazilian real experienced a significant devaluation after the Central Bank abandoned the exchange band within which the real was permitted to trade.  Since that time, the exchange rate has been volatile, ranging up to R$3.9552 per U.S. dollar in 2002 but appreciating to R$2.138 as of December 31, 2006.  See Item 3, “Key Information—Selected Financial Data—Exchange Rates.”

Although our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, the cash flow required to service our indebtedness is generated in local currency, Brazilian reais (R$).  Using the year end 2006 exchange rate R$2.138 per U.S.$1.00), the cash flow in reais to pay the interest due in 2007 would be R$12.9 million.  A 25% devaluation of the real to R$2.673 per U.S. dollar would require cash flow of R$16.1 million.  If the real devalued 50% to R$3.207 per U.S. dollar, the cash flow in reais to pay the interest due in 2007 would be R$ 19.4 million.

We are also subject to interest rate risk on our loans in local currency.  As of December 31, 2006, we had U.S.$119.1 million of loans from an affiliate denominated in Brazilian reais, which bears interest at the average cost of funds of the affiliate.  The majority of the affiliate’s debt is in reais and bears interest at the CDI rate (the interbank certificate of deposit rate in Brazil).

During 2006, the CDI rate ranged from 17.94% to 13.08%.  The average rate for the year was 15.2%, and the rate at December 31, 2006 was 13.17%.  If the CDI rate rose to 20%, interest payments on the U.S.$ 119.1 million would be approximately U.S.$18.8 million annually.  If the CDI rate rose to 35%, the annual interest payments would be U.S.$ 21.2 million.  Most of the interest due on these loans in the past has been added to principal rather than paid in cash.

We do not hedge any of our market risks (other than entering into certain programming agreements that place ceilings on the U.S. dollar/real exchange rate used to calculate monthly programming costs) and do not utilize derivative financial instruments.

ITEM 12.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN DEBT SECURITIES

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 13.  DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

In October 2004 we launched an exchange offer for our 12 5/8% Senior Notes due 2004 in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$48.0 million that were held by third parties.  On November 26, 2004, the original maturity date of such senior notes, the exchange offer was still outstanding, as a result of which we did not pay the outstanding principal amount of such notes (although we paid interest accrued until such date).  The exchange offer was consummated in December 2004, as a result of which approximately U.S.$40.7 million of the senior notes due 2004 were exchanged for senior notes due 2009.  We subsequently conducted a second exchange offer, launched in March 2005 and consummated in May 2005, under which an additional U.S.$7.0 million in senior notes due 2004 were exchanged for senior notes due 2009.  We subsequently repaid the U.S.$0.3 million in outstanding senior notes due 2004.  As of December 31, 2006, we were not in default under the terms of our senior notes due 2009.

ITEM 14.  MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

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ITEM 15.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of December 31, 2006, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures.  Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.  Based upon and as of the date of our evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 16.  [RESERVED]

ITEM 16A.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

We do not presently have, and are not required to have, an audit committee.

ITEM 16B.  CODE OF ETHICS

We do not presently have a code of ethics applicable to our senior executive officers.  We are presently considering the adoption of a code of ethics, and will, upon its adoption, either: (i) provide a copy thereof to the Commission, (ii) post the text thereof on our website (www.tevecap.com.br) or (iii) provide a copy thereof to any person upon request.

ITEM 16C.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table summarizes the aggregate fees billed to us by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, or DTT, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Audit fees

 

247.0

 

385.0

 

Audit-related fees

 

513.3

 

0

 

Tax fees

 

0

 

0

 

All other fees

 

0

 

0

 

Total

 

760.1

 

385.0

 

 

Audit fees are the aggregate fees billed by DTT for the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements that are provided in connection with regulatory filings.

Audit-related fees in the above table for fiscal year 2006 are fees billed by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes for services rendered in connection with our initial public offering in Brazil, which was aborted upon the execution of the convergence and sale agreements with Telesp described above.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

We have adopted pre-approval policies and procedures under which all audit and non-audit services provided by our external auditors must be pre-approved by our board of directors.  Any service proposals submitted by external auditors need to be discussed and approved by our board of directors during its meetings, which take

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place at least four times a year.  Once the proposed service is approved, we or our subsidiaries formalize the engagement of services.  The approval of any audit and non-audit services to be provided by our external auditors is specified in the minutes of our board of directors meetings.

ITEM 16D.  EXEMPTION FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

Not applicable.

ITEM 16E.  PURCHASE OF EQUITY BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

PART III

ITEM 17.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We are furnishing financial statements pursuant to the instructions in Item 18 of Form 20-F.

ITEM 18.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See Item 19(a) (Exhibits – Financial Statements) for a list of financial statements filed as part of this Form 20-F.

ITEM 19.  EXHIBITS

(a)           Financial Statements.  The following financial statements and schedules are filed as part of this Annual Report, together with the report of the independent registered accounting firm.

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INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TEVECAP S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES - Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm

CCS—CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA. -

Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm

(b)           Other Exhibits

Exhibit 12.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302 Certifications

 

 

 

Exhibit 13.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 906 Certifications

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TEVECAP S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Leila Abraham Loria

 

Name:

Leila Abraham Lória

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Carlos Eduardo Malagoni

 

Name:

Carlos Eduardo Malagoni

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 11, 2007

 

 

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Tevecap S.A. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for
the Three Years in the Period Ended

December 31, 2006 and

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes

F-1




TEVECAP S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Contents

 

Page

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

F-3

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

F-4

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Losses for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006

 

F-6

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency and Redeemable Common Stock for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006

 

F-7

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006

 

F-8

 

 

 

Notes to The Consolidated Financial Statements

 

F-10

 

F-2




TEVECAP S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

TEVECAP S.A.

São Paulo — SP - Brazil

1.               We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TEVECAP S.A. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of losses, change in shareholders’ deficiency and redeemable common stock and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, all expressed in United States dollars. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

2.               We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3.               In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

4.               As discussed in Note 20, on October 29, 2006, the Company entered into a binding agreement to sell principally all of its operations. The sale is subject to approval by the Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações — Anatel, the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency, and the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica — CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense or “CADE”), the Brazilian anti-trust governmental entity.

5.               As discussed in Note 6, the Company has recorded intercompany receivables and loans amounting to $106 million. The realization of these amounts is contingent upon the completion of the sale of principally all of its operations and the corporate restructuring that is currently in progress as described in Note 6.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes

 

 

 

Sao Paulo, Brazil,

 

 

 

June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

F-3




TEVECAP S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2006 and 2005
in thousands of U.S. dollars

 

 

December 31, 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,754

 

$

9,753

 

Accounts receivable, net (Note 3)

 

172

 

3,846

 

Inventories, net (Note 4)

 

97

 

8,478

 

Recoverable taxes

 

458

 

552

 

Prepaid and other assets (Note 5)

 

11

 

984

 

Other accounts receivable

 

 

82

 

Current assets held for sale (Note 20)

 

135,647

 

—  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

138,139

 

23,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 8)

 

2,352

 

71,898

 

Recoverable taxes

 

47

 

81

 

Intangible assets, net (Note 9)

 

 

3,165

 

Loans receivable from related companies (Note 6)

 

105,845

 

8,127

 

Judicial deposits (Note 17.2)

 

549

 

11,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

246,932

 

$

118,853

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

F-4




 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (Note 10)

 

$

16,488

 

$

26,836

 

Film suppliers

 

194

 

5,322

 

Other suppliers

 

213

 

8,027

 

Tax recovery program – PAES/REFIS (Note 12)

 

32

 

1,963

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes (Note 11)

 

314

 

4,434

 

Income tax payable

 

491

 

589

 

Deferred income tax (Note 7.2)

 

1,960

 

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

26

 

2,553

 

Advances from customers (Note 2.12)

 

7,029

 

5,375

 

Advance on sale of Tevecap’s operations (Note 20)

 

93,545

 

 

Other accounts payable

 

4,396

 

918

 

Liabilities directly associated with current assets held for sale (Note 20)

 

97,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

221,801

 

56,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (Note 10)

 

31,838

 

54,309

 

Loans payable to related companies (Note 6)

 

119,122

 

68,196

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes (Note 11)

 

494

 

3,906

 

Accrual for contingencies (Note 17.1)

 

31,234

 

43,190

 

Tax recovery program – PAES/REFIS (Note 12)

 

339

 

15,697

 

Deferred income tax (Note 7.2)

 

57,390

 

45,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

$

240,417

 

$

231,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

781

 

936

 

Redeemable common stock, no par value 46,294,949 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 (Note 15)

 

 

30,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ deficiency

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value, 485.220.440 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. (Note 16)

 

515,776

 

446,026

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(35,538

)

(18,360

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(696,305

)

(627,321

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ deficiency

 

(216,067

)

(199,655

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficiency

 

$

246,932

 

$

118,853

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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TEVECAP S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Losses

for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
in thousands of U.S. dollars

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Gross revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

4,518

 

$

3,556

 

$

2,447

 

Installation

 

51

 

32

 

26

 

Advertising

 

107

 

110

 

16

 

Additional services

 

102

 

69

 

45

 

Taxes on revenues

 

(706

)

(519

)

(367

)

 

 

4,072

 

3,248

 

2,167

 

Direct operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization stated separately below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

33

 

65

 

32

 

Programming

 

1,190

 

1,058

 

834

 

Technical assistance

 

45

 

14

 

3

 

TVA magazine

 

14

 

14

 

28

 

Pole rental

 

37

 

36

 

25

 

Other costs

 

103

 

142

 

168

 

 

 

1,422

 

1,329

 

1,090

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

118

 

70

 

49

 

Advertising and promotion

 

27

 

20

 

12

 

Rent

 

39

 

6

 

 

Other selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,472

 

852

 

705

 

 

 

1,656

 

948

 

766

 

Depreciation

 

579

 

161

 

195

 

Amortization

 

238

 

430

 

428

 

Other operating expense, net (Note 13)

 

4,609

 

341

 

216

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(4,432

)

39

 

(528

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

(1,190

)

(523

)

(367

)

Interest expense

 

25,108

 

22,977

 

16,252

 

Foreign currency transaction income, net

 

(3,819

)

(6,157

)

(3,496

)

Other nonoperating income, net (Note 14)

 

 

 

(8,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes, equity in affiliates and minority interest

 

(24,531

)

(16,258

)

(4,474

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses of affiliates, net

 

 

 

468

 

Minority interest

 

341

 

240

 

255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(24,872

)

(16,498

)

(5,197

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax from continuing operations–current (Note 7.1)

 

493

 

308

 

304

 

Income tax from continuing operations–deferred (Note 7.1)

 

8,613

 

27,424

 

8,866

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(33,978

)

(44,230

)

(14,367

)

Discontinued operations (Note 20)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

5,326

 

(18,782

)

(5,276

)

Income taxes on discontinued operations

 

(962

)

(314

)

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

4,364

 

(19,096

)

(5,276

)

Net loss

 

(29,614

)

(63,326

)

(19,643

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss - Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(17,178

)

(13,231

)

(7,845

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(46,792

)

$

(76,557

)

$

(27,488

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

F-6




TEVECAP S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit and Redeemable

Common Stock

for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

in thousands of U.S. dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Total

 

Redeemable

 

 

 

Common

 

Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

Shareholders’

 

Common

 

 

 

Stock

 

Deficit

 

Income (Loss)

 

Deficit

 

Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2003

 

446,026

 

(538,173

)

2,716

 

(89,431

)

24,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0

 

 

 

 

 

(7,845

)

(7,845

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

(19,643

)

 

 

(19,643

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment of redeemable common stock to redemption price

 

 

 

(3,398

)

 

 

(3,398

)

3,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

 

446,026

 

(561,214

)

(5,129

)

(120,317

)

27,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0

 

 

 

 

 

(13,231

)

(13,231

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

(63,326

)

 

 

(63,326

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment of redeemable common stock to redemption price

 

 

 

(2,781

)

 

 

(2,781

)

2,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2005

 

446,026

 

(627,321

)

(18,360

)

(199,655

)

30,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0

 

 

 

 

 

(17,178

)

(17,178

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

(29,614

)

 

 

(29,614

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment of redeemable common stock to redemption price

 

 

 

7,082

 

 

 

7,082

 

(7,082

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of redeemable common stock

 

69,750

 

(46,452

)

 

 

23,298

 

(23,298

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2006

 

$

515,776

 

$

(696,305

)

$

(35,538

)

$

(216,067

)

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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TEVECAP S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
in thousands of U.S. dollars

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(29,614

)

$

(63,326

)

$

(19,643

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

579

 

161

 

195

 

Amortization

 

238

 

430

 

428

 

Net gain on sale of equity method investments

 

 

 

(8,443

)

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

61

 

19

 

21

 

Provision for inventory obsolescence

 

2

 

33

 

 

Loss on sale of obsolete inventories

 

6

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

341

 

240

 

255

 

Allowance for loans receivable from related companies

 

460

 

 

 

Disposal and write-off of property, plant and equipment

 

50

 

 

 

Equity in (income) losses of affiliates

 

 

 

468

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

(3,819

)

(6,157

)

(3,496

)

Current income taxes

 

493

 

308

 

304

 

Deferred income taxes

 

8,613

 

27,424

 

8,866

 

Accrued interest

 

23,180

 

35,055

 

16,125

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

662

 

480

 

(196

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

641

 

761

 

(215

)

Recoverable taxes

 

(135

)

 

 

Inventories

 

11

 

(2

)

103

 

Suppliers

 

150

 

(359

)

244

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

(410

)

6,061

 

6

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

(165

)

(242

)

(120

)

Current income taxes

 

(3

)

 

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

1

 

7

 

(3

)

Advances received from subscribers

 

(485

)

(389

)

 

Judicial deposits

 

(66

)

(112

)

(28

)

Other

 

4,755

 

(408

)

(1,342

)

Cash Flow from Discontinued operations

 

31,473

 

31,928

 

30,880

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

37,019

 

31,912

 

24,409

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(161

)

(88

)

262

 

Short-term investments

 

 

 

(1

)

Advance on sale of Tevecap’s operations

 

93,545

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Discontinued operations

 

(44,382

)

(26,495

)

(13,346

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

$

49,002

 

$

(26,583

)

$

(13,085

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from bank loans

 

 

 

30

 

Repayment of loans from banks

 

(6,034

)

(5,972

)

(6,186

)

Repayments of program PAES/REFIS

 

(200

)

(56

)

(73

)

Loans to related parties

 

(112,644

)

6

 

 

Repayment of loans made to related parties

 

4,991

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

(1,489

)

(674

)

 

Proceeds from loans from related parties

 

53,211

 

10,569

 

54,117

 

Repayments of loans from related parties

 

(11,910

)

(11,090

)

(46,894

)

Cash Flow from Discontinued operations

 

(9,340

)

11,345

 

(11,125

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(83,415

)

4,128

 

(10,131

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

(5,966

)

(1,072

)

(117

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(3,360

)

8,385

 

1,076

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

9,753

 

1,368

 

292

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

6,393

 

$

9,753

 

$

1,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operation

 

825

 

701

 

165

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operation

 

8,928

 

667

 

127

 

Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of the period

 

9,753

 

1,368

 

292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operation

 

1,754

 

825

 

701

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operation

 

4,639

 

8,928

 

667

 

Cash and cash equivalent at end of the period

 

6,393

 

9,753

 

1,368

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

6,144

 

$

6,885

 

$

6,123

 

Income tax paid

 

$

411

 

$

252

 

$

281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental non-cash financing and investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest bank loans

 

 

785

 

597

 

Accrued interest on loans from related parties

 

14,412

 

11,476

 

 

Accrued interest on tax payable other income tax

 

1,477

 

127

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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TEVECAP S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars,

Unless otherwise indicated)

1.                            The Company and its principal operations

1.1.                  General

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared to reflect the consolidated results of Tevecap S.A. (“Tevecap”) and its subsidiaries (the “Company”).

Tevecap is a holding company, the subsidiaries of which render services related to wireless cable, cable and high-speed internet, including marketing and advertising, production, distribution and licensing of domestic and foreign television programs. The Company has wireless cable channel rights primarily in major urban markets in Brazil.

As described in Note 20, on October 29, 2006 the Company entered into an agreement with Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. – Telesp (“Telesp”) for the sale of principally all of the operations of the Company.

As of December 31, 2006, the Company was wholly-owned by Abril Comunicações S.A. (“Abrilcom”), a printing and distribution company.

2.                            Summary of significant accounting policies

Significant policies followed in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are described below:

2.1.                  Basis of presentation and consolidation

a) Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which differ in certain respects from accounting principles applied by the Company in its local currency financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Brazil (“Brazilian GAAP”).

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the financial statement dates and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting

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periods. Since management’s judgment involves making estimates concerning the likelihood of future events, the actual results could differ from these estimates.

b) Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tevecap and all majority-owned subsidiaries.

Investments in affiliated companies of from, 20% to 50%, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Intercompany transactions and accounts are eliminated in consolidation.

As described in Note 20, on October 29, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with, Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. – Telesp (“Telesp”) for the sale of principally all of the operations of the Company. These financial statements present the portion of the Company subject to this agreement as discontinued operations.

2.2.      Accounting records

As required by Brazilian Law and in accordance with local accounting practices, the accounting records of the Company are maintained in Brazilian currency (real). In order to present the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, the Company maintains additional accounting records that are used solely for this purpose.

2.3.      Currency remeasurement

As of January 1, 2000, based on changes in the Company’s capital and operational structure and a move to using the Brazilian real for a substantial portion of the Company’s business, the Company changed its functional currency from the United States dollar to the Brazilian real (R$). This change was made in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation.”

Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the reporting period, and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated into U.S. dollars at the average rates prevailing in the period. The shareholder’s deficit was translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of the transaction date and the resulting net translation gains and losses are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ deficit.

2.4.      Consolidated financial statements

The Company’s operating subsidiaries are as follows:

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Ownership Interest as of
December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

OwnedSystems

 

 

 

 

 

TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

TVA Sul Paraná Ltda.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

CCS Camboriú Cable Systems de Telecomunicações Ltda.

 

60.00

%

60.00

%

Rede Ajato S.A.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

License Subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo Ltda. (a)

 

99.99

%

99.99

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

TVA Inc.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

TVA Overseas Ltd.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

TVA Communications Ltd.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

TVA Continental S.A.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

TVA Pelicano S.A.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

TVA Network Participações S.A.

 

100.00

%

100.00

%

 


(a).    0.00149% of the common shares in this entity is owned by the controlling shareholder of the parent company Roberto Civita, pursuant to local legislative requirements.

As described in Note 20, on October 29, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with, Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. – Telesp (“Telesp”) for the sale of principally all of the operations of the Company, representing TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná Ltda. These companies are presented as discontinued operations in these financial statements.

2.5.      Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and cash in banks and short-term investments in interest-bearing securities. Such short-term investments have original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase and are readily convertible to cash.

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2.6.      Financial instruments

In accordance with SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 107”), information is provided about the fair value of certain financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

For the purposes of SFAS 107, the estimated fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

·              The fair value of certain financial assets carried at cost, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other accounts receivable and certain other short-term assets, is considered to approximate their respective carrying value due to their short-term nature.

·              The fair value of payables to film suppliers and other suppliers, other accounts payable and certain other short-term liabilities are considered to approximate their respective carrying value due to their short-term nature.

·              The fair value of loans receivable from and loans payable to related companies approximates the carrying value, as interest on these loans is variable and based on market rates.

·              The fair value of third party loans, except for Senior Notes, approximates the carrying value as the interest rates on these loans are either fixed at a rate comparable with the current market rate or variable based on market rates.

·              The fair value of Senior Notes represents 104.5% of its carrying value as of December 31, 2006 (105% of its carrying value as of December 31, 2005). Fair value is estimated based on quoted market prices.

2.7.      Accounts receivable

Allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded based on an analysis of historical losses, on the knowledge and monitoring of the individual situation of its customers and of the canceling of pay TV subscribers, and is considered sufficient to cover possible losses on the realization of credits.

2.8.      Inventories

Inventories consist of materials and supplies and imports in transit. Materials and supplies are used to provide service to new customers, and to ensure continuity of service to existing

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customers. Imports in transit represent materials purchased from foreign countries that have not yet been received.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally under the average cost method.

A provision for obsolescence has been established on the basis of an analysis of slow-moving materials and supplies.

2.9.      Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method, over the remaining useful lives of the assets, as described in Note 8.

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets and identifiable intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. In estimating future undiscounted net cash flows, assets are grouped at the level of each cable television system. If an asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company has not recognized any impairment as a result of the application of this policy.

2.10.    Advertising and promotion expenses

Costs of advertising and promotion are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, advertising and promotion expenses amounted to $5,010, $5,143 and $1,475 respectively.

2.11.    Revenue recognition

Subscription revenues are recognized monthly at the amount billed to subscribers for service subscribed to and earned during the month.

Installation fees are recognized as revenue on the equipment installation date to the extent of direct selling costs incurred, which are higher than the revenue.

Advertising revenues are recognized, and the production cost of commercials and programming are charged to expense, when the commercial is telecast.

Others revenues are recognized as services are rendered.

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2.12.    Licenses

Televisão Show Time Ltda. (“TV Show Time”) and TVA Brasil Radioenlaces Ltda. (“TVA Brasil”) hold licenses covering certain operations of the Company. The use of such licenses is provided to the Company, for a nominal fee, under a Service Agreement dated July 22, 1994, as amended, among Tevecap, TV Show Time, TVA Brasil and Abril S.A. Since TV Show Time and TVA Brasil are under common control with the Company, the financials statements of these companies have been combined with the Company’s financial statements for all periods presented.

On December 17, 2003, the Company signed an agreement of intent to sell the licenses of Televisão Show Time Ltda., TVA Brasil Radioenlaces Ltda. and TV Delta Curitiba Ltda. relating to the “Pay TV Special Service” to an unrelated party. The Company received an advance of $2,723 which is recorded as advances from customers. This balance has been monetarily restated using the IGPM + CDI and amounted to $7,029 as of December 31, 2006 ($5,375 as of December 31, 2005). The consummation of the transaction is still subject to the approval of ANATEL (Brazilian Telecommunications Agency).

2.13.    Intangible assets

Concessions represent the right to engage in various telecommunications services in defined areas or cities in Brazil. The cost of these concessions is being amortized on the straight-line basis over 10 years, representing the term of the respective concessions. Such costs were fully amortized on December 31, 2006.

Software is stated at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life, which is 5 years.

2.14.    Deferred income taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

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2.15.    Debt issuance costs

Debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the underlying debt on a straight-line basis. The results of amortization on a straight-line basis do not differ materially from those obtained by using the interest method.

2.16.    Comprehensive income (loss)

SFAS no. 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and disclosing comprehensive income and its components in a full set of financial statements. Comprehensive income/loss is being presented together with the statements of losses.

2.17.    Barter transactions

The Company enters into transactions that exchange advertising for advertising and for products and services. Such transactions are recorded at the estimated fair value of the advertising received or given in accordance with the provisions of the EITF Issue No. 99-17, “Accounting for Advertising Barter Transactions”. Revenue from barter transactions is recognized when advertising is provided, and services received are charged to expense when used. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, revenue from barter transactions amounted to $991, $600 and $1,608 respectively and expenses to $1,941, $632 and $1,298, respectively.

2.18.    Accrual for contingencies

An accrual for contingence is recognized by management of the Company based on their assessment of probable losses, supported by external legal opinions on lawsuits and other contingent events known at the balance sheet date.

2.19.    Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

3.         Accounts receivable, net

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, accounts receivable were comprised of:

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2006

 

2005

 

Subscriptions and installation fees

 

$

473

 

$

9,498

 

Advertising

 

9

 

512

 

Barter transactions

 

 

13

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

(310

)

(6,177

)

 

 

$

172

 

$

3,846

 

 

No single customer accounted for more than 10% of total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

4.         Inventories, net

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, inventories were comprised of:

 

2006

 

2005

 

Materials and supplies

 

$

137

 

$

11,289

 

Provision for obsolescence

 

(40

)

(2,811

)

 

 

$

97

 

$

8,478

 

 

5.         Prepaid and other assets

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, prepaid expenses were comprised of:

 

2006

 

2005

 

Advances to employes

 

$

1

 

$

581

 

Other

 

10

 

403

 

 

 

$

11

 

$

984

 

 

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6.         Related party transactions

The following tables summarize the transactions between the Company and its related parties as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for the three years ended December 31, 2006:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editora Abril S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

 

$

181

 

Accounts payable

 

 

1,223

 

Loans payable

 

77,418

 

59,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abril Comunicações S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

57

 

Loans receivable

 

105,779

 

8,070

 

Loans payable

 

1,403

 

1,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abril Investments Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

Loans payable

 

8,015

 

7,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abril S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Loans payable

 

32,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

52

 

Accounts payable

 

 

5

 

Loans receivable

 

66

 

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

 

$

290

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

1,228

 

Loans receivable

 

$

105,845

 

$

8,127

 

Loans payable

 

$

119,122

 

$

68,196

 

 

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2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Editora Abril S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest expense

 

$

13,095

 

$

12,443

 

$

7,330

 

Administrative services

 

40

 

 

 

Printing costs and distribution

 

14

 

12

 

5

 

Advertising

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paraná Participações S/C Ltda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

(460

)

(395

)

(175

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abril Investments Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (income)

 

(73

)

(288

)

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abril S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (income)

 

2,168

 

 

 

 

The Company and its related parties maintain a cash management system centralized at Editora Abril S.A. (affiliated company). The centralized cash management system results in accounts receivable from and payable to related parties depending on the cash needs of the companies.

Loans granted to or obtained from related companies, under loan agreements, are denominated in Reais and subject to variable interest of 1.69% per month as of December 31, 2006 (2.04% per month as of December 31, 2005 and 2.03% per month as of December 31, 2004). These loans do not have defined maturity dates.

As described in Note 20, on December 28, 2006 the Company received $93,545 as an advance on the sale of substantially all of the Company’s operations. On the same date, the Company transferred $93,078 to its controlling shareholder, Abril Comunicações S.A.

The realization of the loans granted to the Company’s controlling shareholder amounting to $105,779 is subject to the conclusion of the sale of substantially all of the Company’s operations as described in Note 20 and the corporate restructuring that is currently in progress. The Company’s management does not expect the recognition of losses relating to these receivables.

Related Party Transactions

Publishing and Advertising

The Company publishes a monthly programming guide detailing the Company’s programming options in a given month. In connection with this magazine, TVA Sistema has entered into an agreement with Abril, dated September 1992, pursuant to which Abril

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publishes copies of the Company’s monthly programming guide in return for a monthly payment of approximately $2 during the year ended December 31, 2006 ($1 and $1 during the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004) to printing costs, distribution and advertising. TVA Sistema and Abril also have a reciprocal advertising agreement in which the Company publishes advertisements for Abril in the Company’s monthly magazine in exchange for advertisements for the Company (and third parties through the Company) in the magazines published by Abril.

Abril Credit Facility

Tevecap has entered, as the borrower, into a revolving credit facility (the “Abril Credit Facility”) with Editora Abril S.A., as the lender. The Abril Credit Facility, effective December 6, 1995, allows the Company to draw down amounts not to exceed a maximum aggregate principal amount of $60,000. Since June 1996, Tevecap has from time to time requested, and Abril has provided, funding in excess of the aggregate maximum principal amount. The loans provided under the Abril Credit Facility are denominated in reais, unless the loan is a “pass-through” loan that Abril has funded in U.S. dollars, in which case the loan is funded in a real equivalent amount. Abril has agreed to use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the lowest possible interest rates for its loans to Tevecap under the Abril Credit Facility. In 2007, Tevecap intends to capitalize its indebtedness under the Abril Credit Facility, which will significantly reduce its total outstanding indebtedness. The aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Abril Credit Facility was $77,148 as of December 31, 2006, ($59,500 as of December 31, 2005).

Service Agreement with License holders

Pursuant to a Service Agreement, dated July 22, 1994, as amended, Abril Comunicações S.A., TVA Brasil and TV Show Time (the “License holders”) agreed to transfer to TVA all the rights and benefits associated with their current and future pay-television licenses, with the exception of licenses operated by companies in which TVA has minority interests. While the License holders retained the title to such licenses, the License holders promised to take all steps necessary to transfer the title of such licenses to the Company. Such steps included the appropriate procedures required by the Ministry of Communications and any other governmental authority regulating the transfers. The transfer of the licenses is currently subject to approval by the Ministry of Communications or subject to the passage of certain statutory or regulatory waiting periods.

7.         Income taxes

7.1.                    The amounts charged to the provision for income tax in results for the year ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, are comprised as follows:

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2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current income tax provision

 

493

 

308

 

304

 

Deferred income taxes

 

8,613

 

27,424

 

8,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,106

 

27,732

 

9,170

 

 

7.2.              The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

54,335

 

$

119,268

 

Provision for obsolescence

 

11

 

3,185

 

Provision for claims

 

(461

)

9,342

 

Other

 

(2,356

)

8,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax asset

 

51,529

 

139,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less valuation allowance

 

(51,360

)

(139,869

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset

 

$

169

 

$

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability:

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange gains on Senior Notes taxable on final settlement

 

(59,519

)

(45,988

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability

 

$

(59,350

)

$

(45,877

)

 

7.3.                    Management has established a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets as it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized, with exception of the deferred tax assets recorded on CCS Camboriú Cable Systems de Telecomunicações Ltda.

As of December 31, 2006 the Company and its subsidiaries have accumulated tax losses of $382,376 ($ 333,469 in 2005) that do not expire.

 

7.4.                    The consolidated income taxes are different from the amount computed using the Brazilian statutory income tax rate for the reasons set forth in the following table:

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2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(24,872

)

$

(16,498

)

$

(5,197

)

Statutory income tax rate

 

34

%

34

%

34

%

Computed income tax benefit

 

(8,456

)

(5,609

)

(1,767

)

Amortization of deferred charges

 

238

 

430

 

428

 

Translation (gain) loss on tax losses

 

(299

)

(1,875

)

(2,622

)

Losses in foreign affiliates

 

7,833

 

12,419

 

1,238

 

Provision for income tax contingencies (note 19 c)

 

 

14,431

 

 

Other

 

520

 

269

 

442

 

Increase in valuation allowance

 

9,271

 

7,667

 

11,450

 

Total income tax expense per consolidated statements of operations

 

$

9,106

 

$

27,732

 

$

9,170

 

 

Income tax expense represents amounts owed by subsidiaries calculated on a stand-alone basis, as Brazilian income tax law does not allow consolidated tax returns.

8.                            Property, plant and equipment, net

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, property, plant and equipment were comprised of:

 

 

Annual 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation Rate

 

December 31,

 

 

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reception equipment

 

20

 

1,152

 

137,035

 

Cable plant

 

10

 

1,354

 

64,406

 

Machinery and equipment

 

10

 

5,966

 

54,465

 

Decoders

 

10

 

153

 

79,419

 

Leasehold improvements

 

25

 

329

 

2,208

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

10

 

59

 

1,515

 

Premises

 

10

 

 

1,376

 

Vehicles

 

20

 

28

 

797

 

Building

 

4

 

2,756

 

2,901

 

Other

 

0

 

31

 

1,148

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(9,476

)

(273,372

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,352

 

$

71,898

 

 

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9.                            Intangible assets subject to amortization

Following is a summary of the Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Software

 

Concession

 

Total

 

Software

 

Concession

 

Total

 

Gross

 

$

23

 

6,973

 

$

6,996

 

$

17,161

 

$

12,977

 

$

30,138

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(23

)

(6,973

)

(6,996

)

(14,545

)

(12,435

)

(26,980

)

Net

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,616

 

$

542

 

$

3,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks and patents

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,616

 

$

542

 

$

3,165

 

 

Aggregate amortization expense for the above intangible assets amounted to $238, $430 and $428 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

10.                      Loans

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, loans were comprised of:

 

December 31, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Short-term

 

Long-term

 

Short-term

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes (a)

 

$

16,488

 

$

31,838

 

$

569

 

$

47,764

 

Bank loans (b)

 

 

 

26,002

 

6,545

 

Accrued interest

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

 

$

16,488

 

$

31,838

 

$

26,836

 

$

54,309

 

 


(a)                        On November 26, 1996, Tevecap raised funds in the foreign market through a private placement of Senior Notes amounting to $250,000. These Senior Notes matured on November 26, 2004 and were guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Tevecap (see Note 23). Interest accrues at 12.625% per annum and is payable on May 25 and November 25 of each year commencing on May 25, 1997.

On July 28, 1999, the subsidiary TVA Communications Ltd. repurchased in the foreign market $201,978 aggregate principal amount of Tevecap’s Senior Notes. At the time the

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Senior Notes were repurchased, Tevecap obtained consent from the remaining note holders to eliminate significant restrictive covenants of the Senior Notes agreements.

On October 13, 2004, Tevecap filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to exchange the original Senior Notes due November 26, 1996, amounting to $48,022, to extend the 12.625% Senior Notes due 2009. On November 26, 2004, the original maturity date of the senior notes, the exchange offer was still outstanding, as a result of which the Company did not pay the outstanding principal amount of such notes, although the Company paid interest accrued until such date. The new Notes are payable in three annual installments commencing November 26, 2007. The new Senior Notes are denominated in U.S. dollars and accrue interest at a rate of 12.625% per year, with interest payable on May 26 and November 26.

On December 21, 2004, the Company completed the exchange offer with the participation of 85% of the Note holders, which held Notes amounting to $40,749 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004. The new Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Tevecap (see Note 23). One of the conditions for the exchange of the notes was that the maturity of the $201,978 in Notes held by the subsidiary TVA Communications Ltd., should be modified on terms less favorable than the terms offered to the other noteholders. On March 3, 2005, the renegotiation of the Notes held by TVA Communications Ltd. was registered with the SEC, retroactive to November 26, 2004, changing the maturity to November 26, 2011, with annual interest based on LIBOR plus 3%, limited to 12.625% per year, above exchange variation, to be paid upon the payment of the principal of the debt.

On November 7, 2005, an exchange offer proposal was filed with SEC (US- Securities and Exchange Comission) for the residual balance in the amount of $7,008. The conditions for this renegotiation were similar to those determined on October 13, 2004.

On September 13, 2005, the Company paid $265 to the creditors for which renegotiation had not been made. This amount is available to the creditors in an account of the depositary bank, JP Morgan Trust Bank.

Short-term financing in local currency is collateralized by 41% of receivables of the Company’s subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005.

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The Company’s long-term financing matures as follows:

 

Maturity

 

US$

 

% of total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

$

15,919

 

50.0

%

2009

 

15,919

 

50.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,838

 

100.00

%

 

b)                           Bank loans are comprised of the following:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco ABC do Brasil S.A. - interest of 0.53% L-T. and 0.60% S-T. plus CDI rate per month 1.39% as of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

5,222

 

2,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Safra – annual interest 0.37% Plus CDI rate per month 1.39% as of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

6,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco J.Safra – interest of 0.57% plus CDI rate per month 1.39% as of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

8,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bic – interest of 0.60% plus CDI rate per month 1.39% as of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

2,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco HSBC–interest of 0.64% plus CDI rate per month 1.39% as of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

2,176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco GM – interest of 1.77% per month

 

 

 

34

 

15

 

Banco Pine – interest of 1.10% per month

 

 

 

823

 

2,198

 

Banco ABC do Brasil S.A. interest of 1.14% per month

 

 

 

958

 

1,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

26,002

 

6,545

 

 

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11.                     Taxes payable other than income taxes

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, taxes payable other than income taxes were comprised of:

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax on revenue (COFINS)

 

$

14

 

 

$

458

 

 

VAT state tax (ICMS)

 

54

 

 

3,473

 

3,906

 

Tax on revenue (PIS)

 

4

 

 

101

 

 

Other

 

242

 

494

 

402

 

 

 

 

$

314

 

494

 

$

4,434

 

3,906

 

 

On July 28, 1999, as a result of the agreement for sale of 100% in Galaxy Brasil Ltda. and TVA Banda C Ltda., the Company assumed liabilities referring to taxes that were accrued as a charge on the gain recognized on the sale of these companies. The balance related to these taxes as of December 31, 2006 is presented in discontinued operations in Note 20 in the amount of $3,728 classified as ICMS ($4,728 as of December 31, 2005). The payment terms of these taxes were approved in 2004, under which the balance will be settled in 54 monthly payments commencing in May, 2004. The balance classified as long-term amounted to $1,859 at December 31, 2006 in discontinued operations in Note 20.

12.                   Tax recovery program (REFIS) and special installment program (PAES)

On April 5, 2000, Tevecap S.A. and its subsidiaries opted for the Government’s Tax Recovery Program (REFIS), implemented by Decree No. 3,342 of January 25, 2000, later converted into Law No. 9,964 of April 10, 2000. In addition, the direct subsidiary TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A. used its credits for tax loss carryforwards amounting to $7,113 for amortization of interest and fines.

In guarantee of the payment of the debts included in the program, the subsidiary pledged property items as collateral in the amount of $16,440.

On July 31, 2003, certain subsidiaries of the Company, including TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., through a protocol filed with the Federal Revenue Service, opted for the Federal Tax Financing Program (PAES), established by Law No. 10,684 of May 30, 2003.

The main reasons for this option were the extension of maturity dates, refinancing through PAES (Special Installment Program), inclusion of new taxes, and the use of TJLP (long-term interest rate) for monetary restatement.

Management believes that this payment will be made in approximately 99 monthly installments, adjusted by TJLP.

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As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, this accounts payable is segregated between short and long-term as follows:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term

 

32

 

1,963

 

Long-term

 

339

 

15,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

371

 

17,660

 

 

13.                     Other operating expense , net

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

 

$

50

 

 

 

Provision for inventory obsolescence

 

2

 

33

 

 

Expenses with commissions

 

4,199

 

 

 

Other

 

358

 

308

 

216

 

 

 

$

4,609

 

$

341

 

$

216

 

 

14.                     Other nonoperating income, net

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain on sale of equity method investments

 

 

 

(8,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

$

 

$

(8,443

)

 

As of December 31, 2003, TVA also held a minority interest in each of Canbras TVA Cabo Ltda., TV Cabo Santa Branca Comércio Ltda. and Canbras Paraná Ltda. (collectively, “Canbras TVA”), which together provide cable television services to an additional 19 cities with a total population of 2.9 million. In October 2003, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its entire equity interest in Canbras TVA to Horizon Cablevision do Brasil S.A. Anatel approval was received on June 16, 2004, at which time the sale was recognized. The proceeds from the sale were paid directly to Abril Comunicações S.A. in 2003, the Company’s principal shareholder for which the Company recognized a receivable from its

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shareholder. In connection with the sale, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $8,811  during 2004.

On September 27, 2004, ANATEL – Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações approved the contract dated October 08, 2003 for the sale of the Company’s investments in Paraná Participações Ltda, Zerelda Participações S/C Ltda and its wholly subsidiary TVA Cabo Guarapuava Ltda, and TV Jacarandá Ltda. The net loss on sale of these investment recorded in 2005 amounted to $368.

15.                     Redeemable Stock

As of December 31, 2005, 9.5% of the common stock of Tevecap was subject to an event put, i.e., “triggering event” under the Stockholders’ Agreement pursuant to which each of the stockholders (other than Abril Comunicações S.A. (“Abril”)) may, in certain circumstances, demand that Tevecap purchase all or a portion of its shares, unless the shares of capital stock held by such stockholders becomes publicly registered, listed or traded. In addition, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, 5.8% of the same common stock of Tevecap (27,930 thousand shares) are also subject to a time put whereby, pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, Falcon International Communications (“Falcon”) may also demand that Tevecap buy all or a portion of Falcon’s shares of capital stock held in Tevecap if such shares are not publicly registered, listed or traded by September 22, 2002. On July 15, 2005, the Stockholders Agreement was amended to change the term of the time put to September 22, 2006. The time put is redeemable at fair value as determined by appraisal. In the event that Tevecap does not have the funds to pay the amounts due under the time put, subject to certain conditions, Abril becomes ultimately responsible payment under the terms of the put.

On December 22, 2006, Abril acquired 9.5% of the Company’s shares held by minority shareholders pursuant to an event put and became owner of 100% of the Company. The minority shareholders signed an agreement under which the obligation under the time put was cancelled. Accordingly, the balance relating to the time put amounting to $30,380, recorded as Redeemable Common Stock, was reversed against the shareholders’ deficiency for the year ended December 31, 2006.

16.                     Capital Stock

The capital stock of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, held entirely by Brazilian stockholders, is comprised of 485,220,440 common shares.

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The shares of Tevecap held by Abril have been pledged in connection with certain debentures issued by Abril.

The Company’s bylaws provide that stockholders are entitled to a minimum dividend of 25% of annual net income in accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law, after deduction of the allocation to the legal reserve.

Additionally, Law No. 9,249/95 introduced the option of paying interest on capital, calculated based on the TJLP in effect for the period, which may also be considered as part of the minimum mandatory dividend.

On December 22, 2006 Abril acquired 9.5% of the Company’s shares from the minority shareholders, and became the owner of 100% of the Company outstanding common shares.

17.                     Accrual for contingencies

The Company records provisions for contingences for probable estimable losses based on the opinion of management and external legal counsel.

17.1.              The accrued amounts of the contingencies under litigation, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, are as follows:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Long-term

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor lawsuits (a)

 

93

 

2,740

 

Civil lawsuits (b)

 

 

199

 

Income tax (c)

 

12,240

 

10,566

 

Social contribution tax (c)

 

4,470

 

3,865

 

VAT state tax (ICMS) (d)

 

14,346

 

23,246

 

Social security compulsory deposit (FGTS)

 

 

19

 

Other

 

85

 

2,555

 

 

 

$

31,234

 

$

43,190

 

 


(a)              Labor lawsuits

These are part of various labor claims against certain subsidiaries, especially due to terminations occurred in the normal course of their businesses. The most frequent claims refer to proportional vacation pay, salary differences, night shift premiums, overtime, social charges, among others. There are no individual claims of significant amounts.

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(b)             Civil lawsuits

Certain subsidiaries are defendants in civil claims at various legal levels, there are no individual claims of significant amounts.

(c)              Income tax

December 18, 2003 for the year 1998 and in March 11, 2004 for the years 1999 and 2001, the Company was served a tax assessment notice demanding the payment of income tax ($12,240 in 2006, $10,566 in 2005) and the social contribution tax ($4,470 in 2006, $3,865 in 2005) for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1999 and 2001, relating to the deductibility of financial expenses arising from exchange variation on dividends receivable, profits of foreign subsidiaries and uncollected interest on loans granted to its subsidiaries. During 2005, the Company recorded a provision for this contingency amonting to $16,710 in 2006 ($14,431 in 2005), since the likelihood of loss was changed from possible to probable based on the opinion of the Company’s external legal counsel.

(d)             ICMS

d.1)        In November 05, 1998, in response to a fiscal inquiry, the Company filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ICMS on cable television services. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company recorded a provision amounting to $110 in 2006 ($11.191 in 2005). The Company has made fiscal deposits amounting to $208 in 2006 ($8,264 in 2005) related to this contingency as described in Note 17.2.

d.2)        In January 23, 2001, TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A. consulted with the Brazilian tax authorities as to whether ICMS should be applied to advertising revenues in response to a fiscal inquiry. Prior to 2005, the probability of loss relating to this matter was remote. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company recorded a provision amounting to $14,236 in 2006 ($12.055 in 2005) based on the opinion of its external legal counsel, which determined that the likelihood of loss relating to this item changed from remote to probable.

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17.2.              With respect to certain claims for which provisions have been recorded. The Company’s subsidiaries have judicial deposits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, as follows:

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Long-term

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor lawsuits

 

18

 

1,510

 

Civil lawsuits

 

 

737

 

Income tax

 

 

119

 

Social security (INSS)

 

28

 

335

 

Tax on revenue (PIS)

 

 

32

 

Tax on revenue (COFINS)

 

 

59

 

VAT state tax (ICMS)

 

208

 

8,264

 

Other

 

295

 

831

 

 

 

549

 

11,887

 

 

17.3.              Following are the contingencies for which the Company has not recorded a provision since the likelihood of loss is possible:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Civil contingency (a)

 

6,850

 

6,267

 

Tax contingency (b)

 

3,993

 

4,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,843

 

11,219

 

 

(a)     Civil contingencies

Certain subsidiaries are defendants in civil claims at various legal levels refers to the sum of many requests for indemnities for pain and suffering and/or material damages and claim for occupational damages. There are no individual claims of significant amounts needing specific disclosure.

(b)    Tax contingencies

Tax contingencies for which no provisions have been recorded are dispersed and Management understands that there are no individual claims of significant amounts needing specific disclosure.

17.4.              Following are the contingencies for which the Company has not recorded a provision since the likelihood of loss is remote:

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a)         Tax on use of public roads, and aerial and underground space

Certain municipalities in the States of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina which the Company is operating promulgated orders or laws levying contributions on the utilization of public, aerial and underground spaces, including laying and passage of cables, also known as the “Shadow Tax”. Power and telecommunications companies, among others, are liable for this tax. The Company currently involved in seven claims relating to this issue and has taken legal action questioning the constitutionality and legality of this tax. Five of these claims are in the appeals phase in the Courts of Justice of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina, and two of these claims are in the Appeal Court of the State of São Paulo. If our appeals fail and we are forced to pay this tax, our operational earnings may be adversely and substantially affected. The maximum potential loss relating to this lawsuit amounted to $43 million as of December 31, 2006. The Company based on the opinion of its external counsel that classify the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome relating to these claims are remote.

b)        ECAD

The Company’s operating companies are currently defending a lawsuit brought by the Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição (Central Collection and Distribution Office, or “ECAD”), entity authorized to enforce copyright laws relating to musical works.  ECAD filed a lawsuit in 1993 against all pay-television operators in Brazil seeking to collect royalty payments in connection with musical works broadcast by the operators.  ECAD is seeking a judgment award of 2.55% of all past and present revenues generated by the operators.  The suits are currently being submitted to the Superior Tribunal de Justiça in order to determine whether ECAD is entitled to benefit from the copyrights relating to musical works broadcast on pay television.  Suits were filed against TVA in the 1 Vara Cível Forum Central de Curitiba (against TVA Sul) and the 14 Vara Cível Forum Central de São Paulo (against TVA Brasil).  The suit against TVA Sul has been initially ruled in TVA’s favor, while the suit against TVA Brasil is currently awaiting judgment. The maximum potential loss relating to this lawsuit amounted to $686 as of December 31, 2006. The Company based on the opinion of its external counsel that classify the likelihood of loss is remote related to these lawsuits.

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18.       Abril Health Care Plan

In February 1996, the Abril Health Care Plan, Associação Abril de Benefícios (the "Health Care Plan"), was created to provide health care to Abril companies' employees and their dependents. Both the companies forming part of the Abril Group and the employees thereof contribute monthly to Associação Abril de Benefícios, the company responsible for management of the plan.

In 2006, contributions made by Tevecap’s subsidiaries of Associação Abril de Benefícios amounted to $11 ($11 in 2005 and $8 in 2004).

 19.      Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves

 

Provision

 

Provision

 

Deferred

 

 

 

Provision

 

 

 

for

 

for

 

taxation

 

Accrual

 

for

 

 

 

doubtful

 

inventory

 

valuation

 

for

 

equipment

 

 

 

accounts

 

obsolescence

 

allowance

 

contingencies

 

obsolescence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2003

 

3,248

 

263

 

92,807

 

11,272

 

5,625

 

Additions

 

1,414

 

368

 

21,842

 

1,953

 

2,117

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

432

 

61

 

 

1,319

 

691

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

 

5,094

 

692

 

114,649

 

14,544

 

8,433

 

Additions

 

385

 

1,948

 

25,220

 

25,660

 

3,519

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

698

 

171

 

 

2,986

 

2,281

 

Balance as of December 31, 2005

 

$

6,177

 

$

2,811

 

$

139,869

 

$

43,190

 

$

14,233

 

Additions

 

1,922

 

 

13,965

 

500

 

 

Deductions

 

 

(459

)

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

619

 

258

 

 

4,102

 

1,350

 

Discontinued operations

 

(8,408

)

(2,570

)

(102,474

)

(16,558

)

(15,583

)

Balance as of December 31, 2006

 

$

310

 

$

40

 

$

51,360

 

$

31,234

 

$

 

 

20.       Discontinued Operations

On October 29, 2006, the Company entered into certain agreements with Telesp for the sale of principally all of the operations of the Company. Under these agreements, the Company expects to transfer its MMDS, SCM (Internet and telephony) licenses and operations to Telesp and to transfer our Cable operations and licenses (other than those related to CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.) to certain entities to be owned by a

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joint venture company formed between Telesp and certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações. The transaction was structured such that upon consummation Telesp will become the owner of a minority stake in the Cable entities, within the limits set forth in applicable regulations and in Telesp’s concession agreement for telephony services, while certain affiliates of Abril Comunicações will continue to have a majority stake in the Cable entities. The agreements also stipulate the sale of CCS Camboriú if the Company is able to acquire the minority shareholders of CCS Camboriú. This sale of Tevecap’s operations is subject to approval by the Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações – Anatel, the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency, and the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense or “CADE”), the Brazilian anti-trust governmental entity. The sale is also subject to the implementation of a corporate reorganization by the Company and Abril and the ability to transfer the related assets free and clean of encumbrances. The Company’s Board of Directors believes that it is highly probable that the sale (other than CCS Camboriú) will be approved. The Company does not expect to recognize a loss in connection with the sale of the above operations of Tevecap. Additionally, the book values of the assets of these operations do not exceed their fair values.

The agreements also stipulate that Telesp and Tevecap will begin to participate in joint telephony, broad band and subscription TV services during the approval process period. In connection with these services, the Company and Telesp have established certain contractual commercial and operational relationships.

On December 28, 2006, Telesp made an advance payment of $93,545 million. In addition, Telesp granted the Company a line of credit of up to $52,619 million for capital expenditures, of which the Company had borrowed $38,371 million up to June 30, 2007. In the event the sale does not occur, the Company is obligated to return by April 30, 2008 the advance payment and any amounts borrowed under the line of credit together with, in each case, interest accrued thereon at the rate of 103% of the CDI rate (the interbank certificate of deposit rate in Brazil) from the date of the determination that the transaction will not close. Our obligation to repay these amounts was guaranteed by a pledge of our Cable networks. In addition, our operating agreements with Telesp will terminate on July 31, 2007 in the event that the transaction does not close.

The Senior Notes are not being transferred under the above agreements and will remain obligations of ours following the corporate reorganization mentioned above. Additionally, Tevecap S.A. and/or Abril, have assumed responsibility for potential contingencies that arise after the sale of Tevecap’s operations described above relating to periods prior to completion of the sale.

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In addition, the Company expects that as a result of the transaction, substantially all of the assets of TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná S.A. (other than TVA Sul Paraná’s equity interests in CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.), will be transferred to the purchasers under the above agreements, although they will not continue to be Guarantors under the Senior Notes. The Company’s management is analysing the effects of the transaction as a whole on the Senior Notes.

Following is selected financial information relating to Tevecap’s operations that are classified as discontinued operations as a result of this agreement:

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,639

 

$

8,928

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

8,300

 

3,371

 

Inventories, net

 

11,822

 

8,381

 

Recoverable taxes

 

974

 

293

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

300

 

780

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

91,492

 

69,299

 

Intangible assets, net

 

3,356

 

2,943

 

Judicial deposits

 

14,764

 

11,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets held for sale

 

$

135,647

 

$

105,443

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

33,012

 

$

32,819

 

Film suppliers

 

5,280

 

5,226

 

Other suppliers

 

10,030

 

7,708

 

Tax recovery program – PAES/REFIS

 

17,139

 

16,588

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

10,081

 

8,062

 

Income tax payable

 

895

 

297

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

2,847

 

2,531

 

Advances from customers

 

 

441

 

Other accounts payable

 

1,271

 

387

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

16,558

 

16,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities directly associated with current assets held for sale

 

$

97,113

 

$

90,566

 

 

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Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

150,353

 

$

123,085

 

$

91,616

 

Installation

 

2,713

 

2,053

 

964

 

Advertising

 

5,037

 

3,534

 

1,833

 

Additional services

 

9,767

 

6,725

 

6,151

 

Taxes on revenues

 

(23,842

)

(19,466

)

(14,026

)

Direct operating expenses (excluding depreciation and and amortization stated separately below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

(1,780

)

(1,620

)

(1,988

)

Programming

 

(31,652

)

(29,462

)

(25,483

)

Technical assistance

 

(1,782

)

(1,470

)

(1,246

)

TVA magazine

 

(571

)

(305

)

(1,265

)

Pole rental

 

(2,137

)

(2,090

)

(1,419

)

Other costs

 

(9,285

)

(7,723

)

(4,715

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

(11,276

)

(8,500

)

(5,503

)

Advertising and promotion

 

(4,983

)

(5,123

)

(1,463

)

Rent

 

(1,815

)

(1,170

)

(1,355

)

Other selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(29,522

)

(32,222

)

(15,780

)

Depreciation

 

(25,197

)

(23,146

)

(19,634

)

Amortization

 

(3,508

)

(5,800

)

(4,099

)

Other operating expense, net

 

(986

)

(6,587

)

(3,096

)

Interest income

 

1,566

 

487

 

333

 

Interest expense

 

(16,140

)

(10,205

)

(5,165

)

Foreign currency transaction income, net

 

366

 

223

 

64

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

5,326

 

(18,782

)

(5,276

)

Income tax expense

 

(962

)

(314

)

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

4,364

 

(19,096

)

(5,276

)

 

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CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts of cash flow relating to discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

$

25,197

 

23,146

 

19,634

 

Amortization

 

3,508

 

5,800

 

4,099

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

1,757

 

366

 

1,393

 

Provision for inventory obsolescence

 

460

 

 

 

Loss on sale of obsolete inventories

 

1,495

 

1,172

 

480

 

Write-off of assets related to cancellation of subscriptions

 

 

3,519

 

2,117

 

Disposal and write-off of property, plant and equipment

 

197

 

771

 

382

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

(366

)

(223

)

(64

)

Current income taxes

 

962

 

314

 

 

Accrued interest

 

6,158

 

(11,506

)

361

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(6,211

)

(3,062

)

1,615

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

573

 

409

 

480

 

Recoverable taxes

 

(660

)

 

 

Inventories

 

(2,143

)

2,177

 

(334

)

Suppliers

 

832

 

1,545

 

(1,373

)

Accrual for contingencies

 

1,138

 

5,547

 

1,955

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

142

 

741

 

919

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

75

 

973

 

(192

)

Advances received from subscribers

 

 

1,296

 

 

Judicial deposits

 

(2,177

)

(1,765

)

(1,376

)

Other

 

536

 

708

 

784

 

Cash flow from discontinued operations

 

31,473

 

31,928

 

30,880

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(42,739

)

(26,495

)

(13,346

)

Purchase of intangible assets

 

(1,643

)

 

 

Cash flow from discontinued operations

 

$

(44,382

)

$

(26,495

)

$

(13,346

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from bank loans

 

37,264

 

48,661

 

36,192

 

Repayment of loans from banks

 

(45,195

)

(33,226

)

(43,084

)

Repayments of program PAES/REFIS

 

(1,409

)

(4,090

)

(4,233

)

Cash flow from discontinued operations

 

(9,340

)

11,345

 

(11,125

)

 

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Related Party Transactions

Editora Abril Service Agreement

In January 2002, pursuant to a Service Agreement with its affiliate Editora Abril, the Company outsourced a number of administrative services, including payroll, human resources, accounting, tax, finance and legal services, to Editora Abril. Under this Service Agreement, the Company pays to Editora Abril a monthly fee of approximately $201 as of December 31, 2006 ($184 and $130 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004).

Publishing and Advertising

The Company publishes a monthly programming guide detailing the Company’s programming options in a given month. In connection with this magazine, TVA Sistema has entered into an agreement with Abril, dated September 1992, pursuant to which Abril publishes copies of the Company’s monthly programming guide in return for a monthly payment of approximately $228 during the year ended December 31, 2006 ($172 and $126 during the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004) to printing costs, distribution and advertising. TVA Sistema and Abril also have a reciprocal advertising agreement in which the Company publishes advertisements for Abril in the Company’s monthly magazine in exchange for advertisements for the Company (and third parties through the Company) in the magazines published by Abril.

Accounts receivable, net

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, accounts receivable were comprised of:

 

2006

 

2005

 

Subscriptions and installation fees

 

$

14,163

 

$

8,669

 

Advertising

 

869

 

626

 

Barter transactions

 

1,676

 

13

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

(8,408

)

(5,937

)

 

 

$

8,300

 

$

3,371

 

 

No single customer accounted for more than 10% of total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

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Inventories, net

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, inventories were comprised of:

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Materials and supplies

 

$

13,083

 

$

11,154

 

Imports in transit

 

$

1,309

 

$

 

Provision for obsolescence

 

(2,570

)

(2,773

)

 

 

$

11,822

 

$

8,381

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, property, plant and equipment were comprised of:

 

Annual 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation Rate

 

December 31,

 

 

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reception equipment

 

20

 

167,579

 

135,940

 

Cable plant

 

10

 

71,467

 

63,481

 

Machinery and equipment

 

10

 

54,446

 

49,482

 

Decoders

 

10

 

101,847

 

79,280

 

Leasehold improvements

 

25

 

2,103

 

1,907

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

10

 

1,732

 

1,461

 

Premises

 

10

 

1,499

 

1,376

 

Vehicles

 

20

 

704

 

748

 

Building

 

4

 

421

 

385

 

Other

 

0

 

5,730

 

1,087

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(316,036

)

(265,848

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

91,492

 

$

69,299

 

 

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Intangible assets subject to amortization

Following is a summary of the Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Software

 

Concession

 

Total

 

Software

 

Concession

 

Total

 

Gross

 

$

20,433

 

$

7,235

 

$

27,668

 

$

17,140

 

6,608

 

$

23,748

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(17,085

)

(7,235

)

(24,320

)

(14,524

)

(6,288

)

(20,812

)

Net

 

$

3,348

 

$

 

$

3,348

 

$

2,616

 

$

320

 

$

2,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks and patents

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

$

3,348

 

$

 

$

3,356

 

$

2,616

 

$

320

 

$

2,943

 

 

Aggregate amortization expense for the above intangible assets amounted to $3,508, $5,800, and $4,099 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:

 

Amount

 

2007

 

$

1,038

 

2008

 

1,038

 

2009

 

664

 

2010

 

441

 

2011

 

167

 

Total

 

3,348

 

 

Loans

 

December 31, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Short-term

 

Long-term

 

Short-term

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank loans (a)

 

$

13,220

 

$

19,792

 

$

26,002

 

$

6,552

 

Accrued interest

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,220

 

$

19,792

 

$

26,267

 

$

6,552

 

 

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(a) As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, loans were comprised of:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco ABC do Brasil SA - interest of 0,25% plus CDI rate per month 1,04% as of December 31, 2006

 

2,340

 

 

5,222

 

2,563

 

Banco Safra – annual interest 0,37% plus CDI rate per month 1,39% as of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

6,418

 

 

Banco J.Safra – interest of 0,21% plus CDI rate per month 1,04% as of December 31,2006

 

49

 

6,782

 

8,233

 

 

Banco Bic – interest of 0,60% plus CDI rate per month 1,39% as of December 31,2005

 

 

 

2,138

 

 

Banco HSBC–interest of 0,64% plus CDI rate per month 1,04% as of December 31, 2006

 

3,775

 

 

2,176

 

 

Banco GM – interest of 1,77% per month

 

 

 

34

 

22

 

Banco Pine – interest of 1,10% per month

 

1,407

 

1,056

 

823

 

2,198

 

Banco ABC do Brasil SA interest of 1,14% per month

 

3,351

 

4,704

 

958

 

1,769

 

Banco Itaú – interest of 0,17% plus CDI rate per month 1,04% as of December 31, 2006

 

2,170

 

7,250

 

 

 

Teeleap – interest of 2,2% per month

 

128

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

13,220

 

19,792

 

$

26,002

 

6,552

 

 

The Company’s long-term financing matures as follows:

Maturity

 

US$

 

% of total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

$

14,880

 

75.2

%

2009

 

4,912

 

24.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,792

 

100.00

%

 

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Taxes payable other than income taxes

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, taxes payable other than income taxes were comprised of:

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax on revenue (COFINS)

 

$

602

 

 

$

443

 

 

VAT state tax (ICMS)

 

4,510

 

4,465

 

3,322

 

3,908

 

Tax on revenue (PIS)

 

135

 

 

99

 

 

Other

 

369

 

 

290

 

 

 

 

$

5,616

 

4,465

 

$

4,154

 

3,908

 

 

On July 28, 1999, as a result of the agreement for sale of 100% in Galaxy Brasil Ltda. and TVA Banda C Ltda., the Company assumed liabilities referring to taxes that were accrued as a charge on the gain recognized on the sale of these companies. The balance related to these taxes as of December 31, 2006 is $3,728 classified as ICMS ($4,728 as of December 31, 2005). The payment terms of these taxes were approved in 2004, under which the balance will be settled in 54 monthly payments commencing in May, 2004. The balance classified as long-term amounted to $1,859 at December 31, 2006.

Tax recovery program (REFIS) and special installment program (PAES)

On April 5, 2000, Tevecap S.A. and its subsidiaries opted for the Government’s Tax Recovery Program (REFIS), implemented by Decree No. 3,342 of January 25, 2000, later converted into Law No. 9,964 of April 10, 2000. In addition, the direct subsidiary TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A. used its credits for tax loss carryforwards amounting to $7,113 for amortization of interest and fines.

In guarantee of the payment of the debts included in the program, the subsidiary pledged property items as collateral in the amount of $16,440.

On July 31, 2003, certain subsidiaries of the Company, including TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., through a protocol filed with the Federal Revenue Service, opted for the Federal Tax Financing Program (PAES), established by Law No. 10,684 of May 30, 2003.

The main reasons for this option were the extension of maturity dates, refinancing through PAES (Special Installment Program), inclusion of new taxes, and the use of TJLP (long-term interest rate) for monetary restatement.

Management believes that this payment will be made in approximately 99 monthly installments, adjusted by TJLP.

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As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, this accounts payable is segregated between short and long-term as follows:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term

 

2,052

 

1,841

 

Long-term

 

15,087

 

14,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

17,139

 

16,588

 

 

Other costs

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone and internet

 

$

2,981

 

$

2,205

 

$

1,109

 

Outside services – legal entities

 

2,168

 

2,371

 

666

 

Power sources

 

1,094

 

992

 

838

 

External network maintenance

 

1,846

 

1,403

 

1,162

 

Ancillary and consumable materials

 

276

 

191

 

459

 

Other

 

920

 

561

 

481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,285

 

$

7,723

 

$

4,715

 

 

Other operating expense, net

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of assets related to cancelation of subscriptions

 

$

 

$

3,519

 

$

2,117

 

Loss (Gain) on disposal of property and equipment

 

(61)

 

771

 

384

 

Loss on sale of obsolete inventories

 

1,472

 

1,172

 

480

 

Provision for inventory obsolescence

 

 

1,916

 

49

 

Other

 

(425)

 

(791)

 

66

 

 

 

$

986

 

$

6,587

 

$

3,096

 

 

Accrual for contingencies

The accrued amounts of the contingencies under litigation, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, are as follows:

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2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Long-term

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor lawsuits (a)

 

3,034

 

2,723

 

Civil lawsuits (b)

 

112

 

199

 

VAT state tax (ICMS) (c)

 

11,074

 

11,089

 

Social security compulsory deposit (FGTS)

 

36

 

19

 

Other

 

2,302

 

2,477

 

 

 

$

16,558

 

$

16,507

 

 


(a)              Labor lawsuits

These are part of various labor claims against certain subsidiaries, especially due to terminations occurred in the normal course of their businesses. The most frequent claims refer to proportional vacation pay, salary differences, night shift premiums, overtime, social charges, among others. There are no individual claims of significant amounts.

(b)             Civil lawsuits

Certain subsidiaries are defendants in civil claims at various legal levels, there are no individual claims of significant amounts.

(c)              ICMS

In November 05, 1998, in response to a fiscal inquiry, the Company filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ICMS on cable television services. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company recorded a provision amounting to $11,074 in 2006 ($11,089 in 2005). The Company has made fiscal deposits amounting to $10.392 in 2006 ($8,088 in 2005) related to this contingency.

With respect to certain claims for which provisions have been recorded, the Company’s subsidiaries have judicial deposits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, as follows:

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2006

 

2005

 

 

 

Long-term

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor lawsuits

 

2,165

 

1,506

 

Civil lawsuits

 

1,294

 

734

 

Income tax

 

139

 

119

 

Social security (INSS)

 

188

 

311

 

Tax on revenue (PIS)

 

35

 

32

 

Tax on revenue (COFINS)

 

65

 

59

 

VAT state tax (ICMS)

 

10,392

 

8,088

 

Other

 

486

 

599

 

 

 

14,764

 

11,448

 

 

Additionally, fixed assets in the amount of $1,385 as of December 31, 2006 ($10,028 in 2005), consolidated amounts, were offered as collateral in connection with the judicial proceedings described above.

Commitments

As of December 31, 2006, the Company has purchase obligations for programming costs through the year 2010 and minimum payments due under operating leases as follows:

 

Programming
costs

 

Operating
leases and others

 

2007

 

25,694

 

6,358

 

2008

 

19,739

 

5,042

 

2009

 

8,422

 

2,787

 

2010

 

 

1,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

53,855

 

15,558

 

 

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Pension plan

In April 1996, the Company became a co-sponsor of the private pension entity named Abrilprev Sociedade de Previdência Privada (“Abrilprev”), the primary objective of which is to grant employees benefits other than those provided by Social Security. The plan is optional to all employees of the sponsoring entities. Abrilprev operates as a Defined Contribution Plan. Company contributions are made based on a fixed percentage applied to the payroll of the sponsoring entities based on actuarial calculations. Contribution expenses amounted to $89 for the year ended December 31, 2006 ($45 in 2005 and $33 in 2004).

Abril Health Care Plan

In February 1996, the Abril Health Care Plan, Associação Abril de Benefícios (the “Health Care Plan”), was created to provide health care to Abril companies’ employees and their dependents. Both the companies forming part of the Abril Group and the employees thereof contribute monthly to Associação Abril de Benefícios, the company responsible for management of the plan.

In 2006, contributions made by Tevecap’s subsidiaries of Associação Abril de Benefícios amounted to $1,731 ($578 in 2005 and $454 in 2004).

Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves

 

Provision

 

Provision

 

Deferred

 

 

 

Provision

 

 

 

for

 

for

 

taxation

 

Accrual

 

for

 

 

 

doubtful

 

inventory

 

valuation

 

for

 

equipment

 

 

 

accounts

 

obsolescence

 

allowance

 

contingencies

 

obsolescence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2003

 

3,150

 

259

 

75,334

 

11,026

 

5,625

 

Additions

 

1,402

 

368

 

6,573

 

1,948

 

2,117

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

422

 

61

 

 

1,296

 

691

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

 

4,974

 

688

 

81,907

 

14,270

 

8,433

 

Additions

 

284

 

1,948

 

22,599

 

313

 

3,519

 

Deductions

 

 

(33

)

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

679

 

170

 

 

1,924

 

2,281

 

Balance as of December 31, 2005

 

$

5,937

 

$

2,773

 

$

104,506

 

$

16,507

 

$

14,233

 

Additions

 

1,875

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

(458

)

(2,032

)

(1,488

)

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

596

 

255

 

 

1,539

 

1,350

 

Balance as of December 31, 2006

 

$

8,408

 

$

2,570

 

$

102,474

 

$

16,558

 

$

15,583

 

 

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21.                     Recent accounting pronouncements

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 provides guidance on how prior year misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements for purposes of assessing materiality. SAB 108 requires that registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that, when relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. SAB 108 permits companies to initially apply its provisions by either restating prior financial statements or recording a cumulative effect adjustment to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2006 with an offsetting adjustment to retained earnings for errors that were previously deemed immaterial but are material under the guidance in SAB 108. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Upon adoption, the provisions of SFAS 157 are to be applied prospectively with limited exceptions. The Company is in the process of evaluating the financial impact of adopting SFAS 157.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. While we are still evaluating our tax positions, we do not anticipate it will have a material impact on our retained earnings at the time of adoption.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS No. 159), which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. For us, SFAS No. 159 is effective as of 1, 2008 and will have no impact on amounts presented for periods prior to the effective date. We cannot currently estimate the impact of SFAS No. 159 on our consolidated results of losses, cash flows or financial position and have not yet determined whether or not we will choose to measure items subject to SFAS No. 159 at fair value.

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22.       Segment information

The Company’s continuing operations relate to one operating segment, Pay Television.

23.                     Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries

Tevecap conducts a significant portion of its business through subsidiaries. The $250,000 12 5/8% Senior Notes issued to institutional buyers in November 1996 are jointly and severally, irrevocably and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by all of Tevecap's direct and indirect subsidiaries except for TVA Communications Aruba N.V., TVA Channels Ltda., Rede Ajato Ltda., Ypê Radio and Televisão Ltda., TVA Inc, TVA Overseas Ltd. and TVA TCG Sistema de Televisão Porto Alegre.

Presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for: i) Tevecap on a parent company only basis; ii) the Wholly Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries; iii) the Majority-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries; iv) Non-guarantor Subsidiaries; v) Eliminations; and vi) Consolidated Tevecap S.A. and subsidiaries.

The equity method has been used by Tevecap, the Wholly Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Majority-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries with respect to investments in their subsidiaries.

As discussed in Note 20, in the event that Tevecap sells substantially all of its assets to Telesp, substantially all of the assets of TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. and TVA Sul Paraná S.A. (other than TVA Sul Paraná’s equity interests in CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.), will be transferred to the purchasers under the above agreements, although they will not continue to be Guarantors under the Senior Notes. The Company’s management is analysing the effects of the transaction as a whole on the Senior Notes.

The following sets forth the Wholly Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Majority-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries:

a)    Wholly-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries

·                TVA Communications Ltd.

·                Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo Ltda.

·                TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A.

·                TVA Sul Paraná Ltda.

b)    Majority-Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries

·                CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.

c)    Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

·                TVA Communications Aruba N.V.

·                Rede Ajato Ltda.

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·                TVA Overseas Ltd.

·                TVA Inc

·                TVA Continental S.A.

·                TVA Pelicano S.A.

·                TVA Network Participações S.A.

Separate financial statements have been presented for CCS Camboriú Cable System Telecomunicações Ltda. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006.

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23.          Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

Wholly-

 

Majority-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owned

 

Owned

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Company

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

493

 

$

47

 

$

1,214

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,754

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

78

 

22

 

33

 

2,095

 

(2,056

)

172

 

Inventories, net

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

97

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

47

 

411

 

 

 

458

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

242

 

 

2

 

 

(233

)

11

 

Current assets held for sale

 

 

136,318

 

 

 

(671

)

135,647

 

Total current assets

 

813

 

136,434

 

1,757

 

2,095

 

(2,960

)

138,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

334

 

2,018

 

 

 

2,352

 

Investments

 

(1,250

)

1,172

 

 

 

78

 

 

Recoverable taxes

 

(5

)

 

7

 

45

 

 

47

 

Loans receivable from related companies

 

168,986

 

421,039

 

236

 

54,260

 

(538,676

)

105,845

 

Dividends receivable

 

446,471

 

 

 

 

(446,471

)

 

Judicial deposits

 

 

43

 

506

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

615,015

 

$

559,022

 

$

4,524

 

$

56,400

 

$

(988,029

)

$

246,932

 

 

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23.       Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

Wholly-

 

Majority-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owned

 

Owned

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’

 

Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

Equity (Deficiency)

 

Company

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

16,488

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

16,488

 

Filmsuppliers

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

194

 

Other suppliers

 

238

 

2,471

 

42

 

2

 

(2,540

)

213

 

Tax recovery program - PAES/REFIS

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

32

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

33

 

33

 

246

 

2

 

 

314

 

Income tax payable

 

 

 

491

 

 

 

491

 

Deferred income tax

 

1,960

 

 

 

 

 

1,960

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

26

 

Advances from customers

 

 

7,030

 

 

 

 

7,030

 

Advance on sale of Tevecap’s operations

 

93,545

 

 

 

 

 

93,545

 

Other accounts payable

 

3,808

 

600

 

1,019

 

 

(1,032

)

4,395

 

Liabilities directly associated with current assets held for sale

 

10,920

 

86,193

 

 

 

 

97,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

126,992

 

96,359

 

2,018

 

4

 

(3,572

)

221,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

31,838

 

 

 

 

 

31,838

 

Loans payable to related companies

 

450,863

 

179,278

 

 

27,657

 

(538,676

)

119,122

 

Taxes payable other than income

 

 

 

494

 

 

 

494

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

16,760

 

14,246

 

228

 

 

 

31,234

 

Tax recovery program - PAES/REFIS

 

 

339

 

 

 

 

339

 

Liability to fund equity investee

 

126,599

 

 

 

 

(126,599

)

 

Deferred income tax

 

57,559

 

 

(169

)

 

 

57,390

 

Dividends payable

 

 

381,147

 

 

65,324

 

(446,471

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

683,619

 

575,010

 

553

 

92,981

 

(1,111,746

)

240,417

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

781

 

781

 

Shareholders’ deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

515,774

 

283,365

 

1,860

 

15,068

 

(300,291

)

515,776

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(39,284

)

189,231

 

(45

)

(1,794

)

(183,646

)

(35,538

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(672,086

)

(584,943

)

138

 

(49,859

)

610,445

 

(696,305

)

Total shareholders’ equity (deficiency)

 

(195,596

)

(112,347

)

1,953

 

(36,585

)

126,508

 

(216,067

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficiency)

 

615,015

 

559,022

 

4,524

 

56,400

 

(988,029

)

246,932

 

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23.       Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the year ended December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

Wholly-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owned

 

Majority-

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Owned

 

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Company

 

Subsidiaries

 

Guarantor

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

 

$

32

 

$

4,486

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,518

 

Installation

 

 

7

 

44

 

 

 

51

 

Advertising

 

 

101

 

6

 

 

 

107

 

Addtional services

 

 

232

 

102

 

 

(232

)

102

 

Taxes on revenues

 

(6

)

(26

)

(674

)

 

 

(706

)

 

 

(6

)

346

 

3,964

 

 

(232

)

4,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

33

 

Programming

 

 

 

1,190

 

 

 

1,190

 

Technical assistance

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

45

 

TVA magazine

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Rent

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

37

 

Other costs

 

 

1

 

102

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

1

 

1,421

 

 

 

1,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

118

 

Advertising and promotion

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

27

 

Rent

 

2

 

4

 

33

 

 

 

39

 

Other selling, general and administrative expenses

 

561

 

535

 

599

 

9

 

(232

)

1,472

 

 

 

563

 

539

 

777

 

9

 

(232

)

1,656

 

Depreciation

 

 

646

 

345

 

 

(412

)

579

 

Amortization

 

238

 

 

 

 

 

238

 

Other operating expense, net

 

4,564

 

 

45

 

 

 

4,609

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(5,371

)

(840

)

1,376

 

(9

)

412

 

(4,432

)

Interest income

 

(1,733

)

(15,347

)

(49

)

 

15,939

 

(1,190

)

Interest expense

 

30,935

 

8,743

 

131

 

1,238

 

(15,939

)

25,108

 

Foreign currency transaction (income) loss, net

 

(36,634

)

29,578

 

15

 

3,222

 

 

(3,819

)

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in affiliates and minority interest

 

2,061

 

(23,814

)

1,279

 

(4,469

)

412

 

(24,531

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in (losses of) affiliates, net

 

(23,963

)

512

 

 

(1,678

)

25,129

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

341

 

341

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(21,902

)

(23,302

)

1,279

 

(6,147

)

25,200

 

(24,872

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax from continuing operations - current

 

 

10

 

483

 

 

 

493

 

Income tax from continuing operations - deferred

 

8,671

 

 

(58

)

 

 

8,613

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(30,573

)

(23,312

)

854

 

(6,147

)

25,200

 

(33,978

)

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

803

 

4,523

 

 

 

 

5,326

 

Income taxes on discontinued operations

 

 

(962

)

 

 

 

(962

)

Income from discontinued operations

 

803

 

3,561

 

 

 

 

4,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

(29,770

)

(19,751

)

854

 

(6,147

)

25,200

 

(29,614

)

 

 

F-52




23.       Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Statement's of Cash Flows
for the year ended December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

Wholly-

 

Majority-

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent

 

Owned

 

Owned

 

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(29,770

)

$

(19,751

)

$

854

 

$

(6,147

)

$

25,200

 

$

(29,614

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

646

 

345

 

 

(412

)

579

 

Amortization

 

238

 

 

 

 

 

238

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(28

)

89

 

 

 

61

 

Provision for inventory obsolescence

 

 

(1

)

 

3

 

 

2

 

Loss on sale of obsolete inventories

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

341

 

341

 

Allowance for loans receivable from related companies

 

460

 

 

 

 

 

460

 

Disposal and write-off of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

50

 

Equity in (income) losses of affiliates

 

23,963

 

(512

)

 

 

(23,451

)

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

(36,634

)

29,578

 

15

 

3,222

 

 

(3,819

)

Current income taxes

 

 

10

 

483

 

 

 

 

493

 

Deferred income taxes

 

8,671

 

 

(58

)

 

 

8,613

 

Accrued interest

 

26,729

 

(4,768

)

18

 

1,201

 

 

23,180

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

225

 

44

 

(94

)

4

 

483

 

662

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(228

)

 

729

 

 

140

 

641

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

 

(135

)

 

 

 

 

(135

)

Inventories

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

Suppliers

 

234

 

129

 

39

 

2

 

(254

)

150

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

3

 

(410

)

(3

)

 

 

(410

)

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

(154

)

(20

)

11

 

(2

)

 

(165

)

Current income taxes

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Advances received from customers

 

 

(485

)

 

 

 

(485

)

Judicial deposits

 

 

(16

)

(50

)

 

 

(66

)

Other

 

3,741

 

966

 

46

 

1,681

 

(1,679

)

4,755

 

Cash flow from Discontinued operations

 

803

 

30,670

 

 

 

 

31,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(1,719

)

36,052

 

2,357

 

(39

)

368

 

37,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

(161

)

 

 

(161

)

Advances on sale of Tevecap’s operation

 

93,545

 

 

 

 

 

93,545

 

Purchases of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from Discontinued operations

 

 

(44,382

)

 

 

 

(44,382

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

93,545

 

(44,382

)

(161

)

 

 

49,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of loans from banks

 

(6,034

)

 

 

 

 

(6,034

)

Repayment of program PAES/REFIS

 

 

(30

)

(170

)

 

 

(200

)

Loans to related parties

 

(93,773

)

(18,526

)

(345

)

 

 

(112,644

)

Repayments of loans made to related parties

 

228

 

4,418

 

345

 

 

 

4,991

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

(1,489

)

 

 

(1,489

)

Proceeds from loans from related parties

 

15,391

 

37,782

 

 

38

 

 

53,211

 

Repayments of loans from related parties

 

(4,418

)

(7,492

)

 

 

 

(11,910

)

Cash flow from Discontinued operations

 

(2,405

)

(6,935

)

 

 

 

(9,340

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(91,011

)

9,217

 

(1,659

)

38

 

 

(83,415

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

(327

)

(5,138

)

(133

)

 

(368

)

(5,966

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

488

 

(4,251

)

404

 

(1

)

 

(3,360

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

5

 

8,937

 

810

 

1

 

 

9,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

493

 

$

4,686

 

$

1,214

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operation

 

5

 

9

 

810

 

1

 

 

825

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operation

 

 

8,928

 

 

 

 

8,928

 

Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of the period

 

5

 

8,937

 

810

 

1

 

 

9,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operation

 

493

 

47

 

1,214

 

 

 

1,754

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operation

 

 

4,639

 

 

 

 

4,639

 

Cash and cash equivalent at end of the period

 

493

 

4,686

 

1,214

 

 

 

6,393

 

 

F-53




23.       Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

Wholly-

 

Majority-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owned

 

Owned

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Company

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

5

 

$

8,937

 

$

810

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

9,753

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

280

 

4,033

 

25

 

1,917

 

(2,409

)

3,846

 

Inventories, net

 

 

8,381

 

97

 

 

 

8,478

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

299

 

250

 

3

 

 

552

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

8

 

1,090

 

681

 

 

(795

)

984

 

Other accounts receivable

 

 

82

 

 

 

 

82

 

Total current assets

 

293

 

22,822

 

1,863

 

1,920

 

(3,203

)

23,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

69,562

 

2,077

 

 

259

 

71,898

 

Investments

 

(6,254

)

1,404

 

 

 

 

4,850

 

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

35

 

6

 

40

 

 

81

 

Intangible assets, net

 

222

 

2,943

 

 

 

 

3,165

 

Loans receivable from related companies

 

67,738

 

386,854

 

187

 

54,260

 

(500,912

)

8,127

 

Dividends receivables

 

407,807

 

 

 

 

(407,807

)

 

Judicial deposits

 

 

11,473

 

414

 

 

 

11,887

 

Total assets

 

$

469,806

 

$

495,093

 

$

4,547

 

$

56,220

 

$

(906,813

)

$

118,853

 

 

F-54




23. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

as of December 31, 2005

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’
Equity (Deficiency)

 

Parent
Company

 

Wholly-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Majority-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

569

 

$

26,267

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

26,836

 

Film suppliers

 

 

5,183

 

139

 

 

 

5,322

 

Other suppliers

 

 

10,184

 

40

 

1

 

(2,198

)

8,027

 

Tax recovery program - PAES/REFIS

 

541

 

1,328

 

94

 

 

 

1,963

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

1,759

 

2,617

 

57

 

1

 

 

4,434

 

Income tax payable

 

 

279

 

307

 

3

 

 

589

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

2,530

 

23

 

 

 

2,553

 

Advances from customers

 

 

5,779

 

 

 

(404

)

5,375

 

Other accounts payable

 

 

636

 

885

 

 

(603

)

918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

2,869

 

54,803

 

1,545

 

5

 

(3,205

)

56,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

47,757

 

6,552

 

 

 

 

54,309

 

Loans payable to related companies

 

413,132

 

130,282

 

 

25,694

 

(500,912

)

68,196

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

3,143

 

763

 

 

 

 

3,906

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

14,476

 

28,571

 

143

 

 

 

43,190

 

Tax recovery program - PAES/REFIS

 

6,222

 

8,842

 

633

 

 

 

15,697

 

Liability to fund equity investee

 

93,076

 

 

 

 

(93,076

)

 

Deferred income tax

 

45,988

 

 

(111

)

 

 

45,877

 

Dividends payable

 

 

348,140

 

 

59,667

 

(407,807

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

623,794

 

523,150

 

665

 

85,361

 

(1,001,795

)

231,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

936

 

936

 

Redeemable common stock

 

30,380

 

 

 

 

 

30,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

445,313

 

284,076

 

1,860

 

15,068

 

(300,291

)

446,026

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(23,020

)

198,233

 

(157

)

1,179

 

(194,595

)

(18,360

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(609,530

)

(565,169

)

634

 

(45,392

)

592,136

 

(627,321

)

Total shareholders’ equity (deficiency)

 

(187,237

)

(82,860

)

2,337

 

(29,145

)

97,250

 

(199,655

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficiency)

 

$

469,806

 

$

495,093

 

$

4,547

 

$

56,221

 

$

(906,814

)

$

118,853

 

 

F-55




23. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

for the year ended December 31, 2005

 

Description 

 

Parent
Company

 

Wholly-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Majority-
Owned
Guarantor

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Gross revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,556

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,556

 

Installation

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

32

 

Advertising

 

 

110

 

 

 

 

110

 

Addtional services

 

 

127

 

69

 

 

(127

)

69

 

Taxes on revenues

 

 

8

 

(527

)

 

 

(519

)

Net revenue

 

 

245

 

3,130

 

 

(127

)

3,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

65

 

Programming

 

 

 

1,058

 

 

 

1,058

 

Technical assistance

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

TVA magazine

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Rent

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

36

 

Other costs

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

 

 

1,329

 

 

 

1,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

70

 

Advertising and promotion

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

Rent

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Other general and administrative expenses

 

454

 

379

 

141

 

5

 

(127

)

852

 

 

 

454

 

379

 

237

 

5

 

(127

)

948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

229

 

308

 

 

(376

)

161

 

Amortization

 

430

 

 

 

 

 

430

 

Other operating expense, net

 

301

 

 

40

 

 

 

341

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(1,185

)

(363

)

1,216

 

(5

)

376

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

(1,550

)

(11,802

)

(51

)

(19

)

12,899

 

(523

)

Interest expense

 

27,881

 

6,479

 

343

 

1,173

 

(12,899

)

22,977

 

Foreign currency transaction (income) loss,net

 

(51,573

)

40,832

 

10

 

4,574

 

 

(6,157

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity and minority interest

 

24,057

 

(35,872

)

914

 

(5,733

)

376

 

(16,258

)

Equity in (losses of) affiliates, net

 

(60,000

)

360

 

 

(1,580

)

61,220

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

(240

)

(240

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(35,943

)

(35,512

)

914

 

(7,313

)

61,356

 

(16,498

)

Income tax from continuing operations - current

 

 

 

305

 

3

 

 

308

 

Income tax from continuing operations - deferred

 

27,416

 

 

8

 

 

 

27,424

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(63,359

)

(35,512

)

601

 

(7,316

)

61,356

 

(44,230

)

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

(1,081

)

(17,701

)

 

 

 

(18,782

)

Income taxes on discontinued operations

 

 

(314

)

 

 

 

(314

)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

(1,081

)

(18,015

)

 

 

 

(19,096

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(64,440

)

$

(53,527

)

$

601

 

$

(7,316

)

$

61,356

 

$

(63,326

)

 

F-56




 

23. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Wholly-
Owned
Subsidiaries

 

Majority-
Owned
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(64,440

)

$

(53,527

)

$

601

 

$

(7,316

)

$

61,356

 

$

(63,326

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

229

 

308

 

 

(376

)

161

 

Amortization

 

430

 

 

 

 

 

430

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

Provision for inventory obsolescence

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

33

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

240

 

Equity in (income) losses of affiliates

 

60,000

 

(360

)

 

1,580

 

(61,220

)

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

(51,573

)

40,832

 

10

 

4,574

 

 

(6,157

)

Current income taxes

 

 

 

305

 

3

 

 

308

 

Deferred income taxes

 

27,416

 

 

8

 

 

 

27,424

 

Accrued interest

 

22,322

 

11,387

 

232

 

1,114

 

 

35,055

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(17

)

21

 

(59

)

28

 

507

 

480

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

 

(3

)

 

764

 

761

 

Inventories

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Suppliers

 

(110

)

176

 

(122

)

 

(303

)

(359

)

Accrual for contingencies

 

6,061

 

 

 

 

 

6,061

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

(165

)

(12

)

(69

)

4

 

 

(242

)

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

(1

)

8

 

 

 

7

 

Advances received from subscribers

 

 

 

 

 

(389

)

(389

)

Judicial deposits

 

 

 

(112

)

 

 

(112

)

Other

 

314

 

(266

)

24

 

(47

)

(433

)

(408

)

Cash flow from Discontinued operation

 

 

31,928

 

 

 

 

31,928

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

238

 

30,440

 

1,148

 

(60

)

146

 

31,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

43

 

(131

)

 

 

(88

)

Cash flow from Discontinued operation

 

 

(26,495

)

 

 

 

(26,495

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(26,452

)

(131

)

 

 

(26,583

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of loans from banks

 

(5,972

)

 

 

 

 

(5,972

)

Repayment of program PAES/REFIS

 

 

 

(56

)

 

 

(56

)

Loans to related parties

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Dividends

 

 

375

 

(674

)

 

(375

)

(674

)

Proceeds from loans from related parties

 

12,949

 

(2,407

)

 

27

 

 

10,569

 

Repayments of loans from related parties

 

(2,035

)

(9,055

)

 

 

 

(11,090

)

Cash flow from Discontinued operation

 

 

11,345

 

 

 

 

11,345

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

4,942

 

258

 

(724

)

27

 

(375

)

4,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

(5,178

)

4,023

 

(172

)

26

 

229

 

(1,072

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

2

 

8,269

 

121

 

(7

)

 

8,385

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

3

 

668

 

689

 

8

 

 

1,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

5

 

$

8,937

 

$

810

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

9,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operation

 

3

 

1

 

689

 

8

 

 

701

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operation

 

 

667

 

 

 

 

667

 

Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of the period

 

3

 

668

 

689

 

8

 

 

1,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operation

 

5

 

9

 

810

 

1

 

 

825

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operation

 

 

8,928

 

 

 

 

8,928

 

Cash and cash equivalent at end of the period

 

5

 

8,937

 

810

 

1

 

 

9,753

 

 

F-57




 

23. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Balance Sheet
as of December 31, 2004

Assets 

 

Parent
Company

 

Wholly-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Majority-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3

 

$

668

 

$

689

 

$

8

 

$

 

$

1,368

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

234

 

1,270

 

(16

)

1,713

 

(1,506

)

1,695

 

Inventories, net

 

 

9,510

 

86

 

 

(124

)

9,472

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

8

 

1,312

 

3

 

 

 

1,323

 

Other accounts receivable

 

49

 

247

 

281

 

 

 

577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

294

 

13,007

 

1,043

 

1,721

 

(1,630

)

14,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

67,012

 

2,083

 

 

(875

)

68,220

 

Investments

 

16,066

 

1,319

 

 

 

(17,385

)

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

102

 

 

35

 

1

 

138

 

Intangible assets, net

 

598

 

3,933

 

 

 

 

4,531

 

Loans receivable from related companies

 

55,504

 

18,314

 

146

 

54,258

 

(121,742

)

6,480

 

Dividends receivable

 

362,063

 

 

 

 

(362,063

)

 

Judicial deposits

 

 

8,497

 

263

 

 

 

8,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

434,525

 

$

112,184

 

$

3,535

 

$

56,014

 

$

(503,694

)

$

102,564

 

 

F-58




 

23. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Balance Sheet

as of December 31, 2004

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficiency)

 

Parent
Company

 

Wholly-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Majority-
Owned
Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

7,846

 

$

11,628

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

19,474

 

Film suppliers

 

 

4,766

 

230

 

 

 

4,996

 

Other suppliers

 

102

 

7,174

 

40

 

 

(1,629

)

5,687

 

Tax recovery program - PAES/REFIS

 

439

 

1,082

 

60

 

 

 

1,581

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

1,427

 

1,988

 

45

 

2

 

 

3,462

 

Income tax payable

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

328

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

1,339

 

13

 

 

 

1,352

 

Advances from customers

 

 

3,939

 

 

 

 

3,939

 

Other accounts payable

 

 

1,288

 

172

 

40

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

9,814

 

33,204

 

888

 

42

 

(1,629

)

42,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

385,384

 

(344,324

)

 

 

 

41,060

 

Loans payable to related companies

 

34,595

 

113,027

 

 

23,753

 

(121,741

)

49,634

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

3,390

 

324

 

 

 

 

3,714

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

 

14,277

 

267

 

 

 

14,544

 

Tax recovery program - PAES/REFIS

 

5,530

 

8,248

 

302

 

 

 

14,080

 

Liability to fund equity investee

 

47,497

 

 

 

 

(47,497

)

 

Deferred income tax

 

29,171

 

 

(119

)

 

 

29,052

 

Dividends payable

 

 

309,448

 

 

52,615

 

(362,063

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

505,567

 

101,000

 

450

 

76,368

 

(531,301

)

152,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

879

 

879

 

Redeemable common stock

 

27,599

 

 

 

 

 

27,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

445,313

 

284,076

 

1,860

 

15,068

 

(300,291

)

446,026

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(10,380

)

204,466

 

(298

)

4,194

 

(203,111

)

(5,129

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(543,388

)

(510,562

)

635

 

(39,658

)

531,759

 

(561,214

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity (deficiency)

 

(108,455

)

(22,020

)

2,197

 

(20,396

)

28,357

 

(120,317

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficiency)

 

$

434,525

 

$

112,184

 

$

3,535

 

$

56,014

 

$

(503,694

)

$

102,564

 

 

F-59




 

23. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the year ended December 31, 2004

Description 

 

Parent
Company

 

Wholly-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Majority-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

 

$

164

 

$

2,447

 

$

 

$

(164

)

$

2,447

 

Installation

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

26

 

Advertising

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

16

 

Other

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

45

 

Taxes on revenue

 

 

(10

)

(357

)

 

 

(367

)

Net revenue

 

 

170

 

2,161

 

 

(164

)

2,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

32

 

Programming

 

 

 

834

 

 

 

834

 

Technical assistance

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

TVA Magazine

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

28

 

Rent

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

Other costs

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

 

 

1,090

 

 

 

1,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

(3

)

52

 

 

 

49

 

Advertising and promotion

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

12

 

Other general and administrative expenses

 

507

 

209

 

149

 

4

 

(164

)

705

 

 

 

507

 

206

 

213

 

4

 

(164

)

766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

266

 

261

 

 

(332

)

195

 

Amortization

 

428

 

 

 

 

 

428

 

Other operating expense, net

 

258

 

 

 

(42

)

 

216

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(1,193

)

(302

)

597

 

38

 

332

 

(528

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

(1,031

)

(25,893

)

(223

)

 

26,780

 

(367

)

Interest expense

 

36,833

 

5,451

 

63

 

685

 

(26,780

)

16,252

 

Foreign currency transaction (income) loss, net

 

(35,006

)

27,994

 

(63

)

3,579

 

 

(3,496

)

Other nonoperating income

 

(8,443

)

 

 

 

 

(8,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity and minority interest

 

6,454

 

(7,854

)

820

 

(4,226

)

332

 

(4,474

)

Equity in (losses of) affiliates, net

 

(17,039

)

382

 

 

(874

)

17,063

 

(468

)

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

255

 

255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(10,585

)

(7,472

)

820

 

(5,100

)

17,140

 

(5,197

)

Income tax from continuing operations - current

 

 

 

304

 

 

 

304

 

Income tax from continuing operations - deferred

 

8,985

 

 

(119

)

 

 

8,866

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(19,570

)

(7,472

)

635

 

(5,100

)

17,140

 

(14,367

)

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

(556

)

(4,720

)

 

 

 

(5,276

)

Income taxes on discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

(556

)

(4,720

)

 

 

 

(5,276

)

Net income (loss)

 

(20,126

)

(12,192

)

635

 

(5,100

)

17,140

 

(19,643

)

 

F-60




 

23. Financial information for subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries (Continued)

Consolidated Statement's of Cash Flows
for the year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Wholly-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Majority-
Owned
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(19,721

)

$

(12,597

)

$

635

 

$

(5,100

)

$

17,140

 

$

(19,643

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

266

 

261

 

 

(332

)

195

 

Amortization

 

428

 

 

 

 

 

428

 

Net Gain on sale of equity method investments

 

(8,443

)

 

 

 

 

(8,443

)

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

21

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

255

 

255

 

Equity in (income) losses of affiliates

 

17,039

 

(382

)

 

874

 

(17,063

)

468

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

(35,006

)

27,994

 

(63

)

3,579

 

 

(3,496

)

Current income taxes

 

 

 

304

 

 

 

304

 

Deferred income taxes

 

8,985

 

 

(119

)

 

 

8,866

 

Accrued interest

 

35,479

 

6,190

 

(364

)

710

 

(25,890

)

16,125

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(212

)

(39

)

(4

)

(81

)

140

 

(196

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(9,848

)

466

 

15

 

123

 

9,029

 

(215

)

Inventories

 

 

 

(9

)

 

112

 

103

 

Suppliers

 

79

 

48

 

83

 

 

34

 

244

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

6

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

(146

)

48

 

(25

)

3

 

 

(120

)

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

(2

)

(1

)

 

 

(3

)

Judicial deposits

 

 

(6

)

(22

)

 

 

(28

)

Other

 

2,464

 

8,288

 

36

 

(41

)

(12,089

)

(1,342

)

Cash flow from Discontinued operation

 

 

30,880

 

 

 

 

 

30,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(8,902

)

61,160

 

748

 

67

 

(28,664

)

24,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

349

 

(87

)

 

 

262

 

Short-term investments

 

 

2,476

 

 

 

(2,477

)

(1

)

Cash flow from Discontinued operation

 

 

(13,346

)

 

 

 

(13,346

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(10,521

)

(87

)

 

(2,477

)

(13,085

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from bank loans

 

25,988

 

 

 

 

(25,958

)

30

 

Repayment of loans from banks

 

(32,144

)

 

 

 

25,958

 

(6,186

)

Repayment of program PAES/REFIS

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(73

)

Loans to related parties

 

 

 

(7

)

 

7

 

 

Repayment of loans made to related parties

 

 

 

1,302

 

 

(1,302

)

 

Proceeds from loans from related parties

 

9,136

 

45,428

 

 

29

 

(476

)

54,117

 

Repayments of loans from related parties

 

175

 

(50,864

)

 

(15

)

3,810

 

(46,894

)

Capital Distribution

 

 

 

(940

)

 

940

 

 

Dividends

 

 

 

(576

)

 

576

 

 

Cash flow from Discontinued operation

 

 

(11,125

)

 

 

 

(11,125

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

3,155

 

(16,561

)

(294

)

14

 

3,555

 

(10,131

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

5,654

 

(33,537

)

261

 

(81

)

27,586

 

(117

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(93

)

541

 

628

 

 

 

1,076

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

96

 

127

 

61

 

8

 

 

292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

3

 

$

668

 

$

689

 

$

8

 

$

 

$

1,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operations

 

96

 

 

61

 

8

 

 

165

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operations

 

 

127

 

 

 

 

127

 

Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of the period

 

96

 

127

 

61

 

8

 

 

292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent - continuing operations

 

3

 

1

 

689

 

8

 

 

701

 

Cash and cash equivalent - discontinued operations

 

 

667

 

 

 

 

667

 

Cash and cash equivalent at end of the period

 

3

 

668

 

689

 

8

 

 

1,368

 

 

* * *

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CCS – CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM

TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.

Financial Statements for the Years Ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes

 

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CCS - CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Contents

 

Page

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

F-64

 

 

 

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

F-65

 

 

 

Statements of Income for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006

 

F-67

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006

 

F-68

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006

 

F-69

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

F-70

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
CCS - CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.
São Paulo – SP - Brasil

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of CCS – CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of income, change in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, all expressed in United States dollars. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes

 

Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

June 30, 2007

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CCS - CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2006 and 2005
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,214

 

$

810

 

Accounts receivable

 

34

 

25

 

Inventories

 

96

 

97

 

Prepaid and other assets

 

2

 

681

 

Recoverable taxes

 

418

 

256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

1,764

 

1,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5)

 

2,018

 

2,077

 

Deferred income taxes (Note 4)

 

169

 

111

 

Loans to related companies (Note 3)

 

236

 

187

 

Judicial deposits

 

506

 

414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

4,693

 

$

4,658

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Film suppliers

 

$

194

 

$

139

 

Other suppliers

 

42

 

40

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

246

 

149

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

26

 

23

 

Income taxes payable

 

491

 

307

 

Dividends payable

 

725

 

651

 

Other accounts payable - rentals

 

294

 

236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

2,018

 

1,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

494

 

633

 

Provision for claims (Note 10)

 

228

 

142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

722

 

775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value, 2,248,712 shares authorized, issued and outstanding (Note 6)

 

1,860

 

1,860

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

93

 

(157

)

Accumulated income

 

 

635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

1,953

 

2,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

4,693

 

$

4,658

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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CCS - CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.

Statements of Income

for the years ended December 31, 2006 , 2005 and 2004
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Gross revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly subscriptions

 

$

4,486

 

$

3,556

 

$

2,447

 

Installation

 

44

 

32

 

26

 

Advertising

 

6

 

 

 

Additional services

 

102

 

69

 

45

 

Taxes on revenues

 

(674

)

(527

)

(357

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,964

 

3,130

 

2,161

 

Direct operating expenses (excluding depreciation stated separately below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

33

 

65

 

32

 

Programming

 

1,190

 

1,058

 

834

 

Other costs

 

198

 

206

 

224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,421

 

1,329

 

1,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

118

 

70

 

52

 

Advertising and promotion

 

27

 

20

 

12

 

Other selling, general and administrative expenses

 

632

 

147

 

149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

777

 

237

 

213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

345

 

308

 

261

 

Other operating expense, net

 

45

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

1,376

 

1,216

 

597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

(49

)

(51

)

(223

)

Interest expense

 

131

 

343

 

63

 

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, net

 

15

 

10

 

(63

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

1,279

 

914

 

820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense – current (Note 4)

 

483

 

305

 

304

 

Income tax (benefit)– deferred (Note 4)

 

(58

)

8

 

(119

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

854

 

$

601

 

$

635

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) - Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

250

 

141

 

1,151

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

1,104

 

$

742

 

$

1,786

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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CCS - CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.

Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

Common 
Stock

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2003

 

$

4,012

 

$

288

 

$

(1,449

)

$

2,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0

 

 

 

1,151

 

1,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital distribution

 

(2,152

)

(288

)

 

(2,440

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

635

 

 

635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

 

1,860

 

635

 

(298

)

2,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0

 

 

 

141

 

141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital distribution

 

 

(601

)

 

(601

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

601

 

 

601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2005

 

1,860

 

635

 

(157

)

2,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0

 

 

 

250

 

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital distribution

 

 

(1,489

)

 

(1,489

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

854

 

 

854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2006

 

$

1,860

 

$

 

$

93

 

$

1,953

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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CCS - CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.

Statements of Cash Flows

for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

854

 

$

601

 

$

635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

345

 

308

 

261

 

Provision for doubtful accounts (Note 10)

 

89

 

19

 

21

 

Loss on sale of obsolete inventories

 

6

 

 

 

Disposal and Write-off of property, plant and equipments

 

50

 

 

 

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, net

 

15

 

10

 

(63

)

Current income taxes

 

483

 

305

 

304

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(58

)

8

 

(119

)

Accrued interest

 

18

 

232

 

(364

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(94

)

(59

)

(4

)

Prepaid and other assets

 

729

 

(3

)

15

 

Recoverable taxes

 

(135

)

 

 

Inventories

 

11

 

(2

)

(9

)

Suppliers

 

39

 

(122

)

83

 

Accrual for contingencies

 

(3

)

 

 

Taxes payable other than income taxes

 

11

 

(69

)

(25

)

Judicial deposits

 

(50

)

(112

)

(22

)

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

1

 

8

 

(1

)

Other

 

46

 

24

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,357

 

1,148

 

748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(161

)

(131

)

(87

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(161

)

(131

)

(87

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of program PAES/REFIS

 

(170

)

(56

)

(73

)

Loans to related parties

 

(345

)

6

 

(7

)

Repayments of loans made to related parties

 

345

 

 

1,302

 

Capital Distribution

 

 

 

(940

)

Dividends paid

 

(1,489

)

(674

)

(576

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(1,659

)

(724

)

(294

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(133

)

(172

)

261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

404

 

121

 

628

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

810

 

689

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year

 

$

1,214

 

$

810

 

$

689

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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CCS - CAMBORIÚ CABLE SYSTEM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES LTDA.

Notes to Financial Statements

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

1.                            The Company and its principal operations

CCS – Camboriú Cable System Telecomunicações Ltda. (the “Company”) renders services related to wireless cable and cable television systems, including marketing and advertising, production, distribution and licensing of domestic and foreign television programs. The Company has wireless cable channel rights primarily in the city of Camboriú. The Company’s operations are substantially dependent on the Tevecap Group regarding programming, marketing, financial and administrative systems.

2.                            Summary of significant accounting policies

Significant policies followed in the preparation of the financial statements are described below:

2.1.               Basis of presentation

The financial statements are presented in United States dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which differ in certain respects from accounting principles applied by the Company in its local currency financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Brazil (“Brazilian GAAP”).

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the financial statement dates and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Since management’s judgment involves making estimates concerning the likelihood of future events, the actual results could differ from these estimates.

2.2.               Accounting records

As required by Brazilian Law, and in accordance with local accounting practices, the accounting records of the Company are maintained in Brazilian currency (“real”). In order to present the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, the Company maintains additional accounting records that are used solely for this purpose.

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2.3.     Currency remeasurement

The Company uses the Brazilian real as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the reporting period, and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated into U.S. dollars at the average rates prevailing in the period. The shareholder’s deficit was translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of the transaction date and the resulting net translation gains and losses are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ deficit.

2.4.      Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash and cash in banks and short-term investments in interest-bearing securities. Such short-term investments have original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase and are readily convertible to cash.

2.5.      Financial instruments

In accordance with SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 107”), information is provided about the fair value of certain financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

For the purposes of SFAS 107, the estimated fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

·             The fair value of current financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other accounts receivable, accounts receivable from related parties, film suppliers, and other accounts payable approximates their respective carrying value due to their short-term nature.

·             The fair value of loans to and from related companies approximates their respective carrying value as interest on these loans is at market rates.

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2.6.     Accounts receivable

Allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded based on an analysis of historical losses, on the knowledge and monitoring of the individual situation of its customers and of the canceling of pay TV subscribers, and is considered sufficient to cover possible losses on the realization of credits.

2.7.     Inventories

Inventories consist of materials and supplies and imports in transit. Materials and supplies are used to provide service to new customers, and to ensure continuity of service to existing customers. Imports in transit represent materials purchased from foreign countries that have not yet been received.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally under the average cost method.

2.8.               Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method, over the remaining useful lives, as described in Note 5.

2.9.     Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. In estimating future undiscounted net cash flows, assets are grouped at the level of each cable television system. If an asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. There were no impairment write-downs made during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

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2.10.    Revenue recognition

Subscription revenues are recognized monthly at the amount billed to subscribers for service subscribed to and earned during the month.

Installation fees are recognized as revenue on the equipment installation date to the extent of direct selling costs incurred which are higher than the revenue.

Other revenues are recognized as services are rendered.

2.11.    Advertising and promotion costs

Costs of advertising and promotion are expensed as incurred.

2.12.    Deferred income taxes

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

2.13     Comprehensive income (loss)

SFAS no. 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and disclosing comprehensive income and its components in a full set of financial statements. Comprehensive income/loss is being presented together with the statements of income. As of December, the Company accumulated comprehensive income (loss) is represented by the effects of foreign currency translation adjustments.

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2.14.    Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

3.         Related party transactions

The following tables summarize the transactions between the Company and related parties as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

TVA Sul Paraná Ltda. (parent company)

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

 

$

236

 

$

187

 

 

The Company and its related parties maintain a cash management system centralized at TVA Sul Paraná Ltda. The centralized cash management system results in accounts receivable from and payable to related parties depending on the cash needs of the companies.

Loans granted to or obtained from related companies, under loan agreements, are denominated in Reais and subject to variable interest of 1,04% per month as of December 31, 2005 (2.02% per month as of December 31, 2004 and 1.96% per month as of December 31, 2003). These loans do not have defined maturity dates.

4.                            Income taxes

Deferred income taxes reflect the future tax consequences of net operating loss carryforwards and differences between the tax basis and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities.  A valuation allowance has not been established against the net deferred tax asset (primarily consisting of provisions) as management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.  Accordingly, a benefit has been recognized for the Company’s net operating income and other deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no net operating loss carryforwards.

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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

2006

 

2005

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for claims

 

29

 

4

 

Other

 

140

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax asset

 

169

 

111

 

 

The income tax expense was different from the amount computed using the Brazilian statutory income tax for the reasons set forth in the following table:

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

1,279

 

$

914

 

$

820

 

Statutory income tax rate

 

34

%

34

%

34

%

Computed income tax expense (benefit)

 

435

 

311

 

278

 

Deductible devaluation loss for Brazilian statutory purposes

 

 

(4

)

1

 

Other

 

(10

)

6

 

(17

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

 

(77

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense per statements of operations

 

$

425

 

$

313

 

$

185

 

 

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5.         Property, plant and equipment, net

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, property, plant and equipment were comprised of:

 

 

Annual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

December 31,

 

 

 

%

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reception equipment

 

20

 

$

1,010

 

$

965

 

Cable plant

 

10

 

991

 

906

 

Machinery and equipment

 

10

 

279

 

253

 

Decoders

 

10

 

151

 

137

 

Leasehold  improvements

 

25

 

6

 

6

 

Building

 

4

 

2,756

 

2,517

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

10

 

59

 

54

 

Vehicles

 

20

 

28

 

49

 

Software

 

20

 

13

 

12

 

Other

 

 

 

8

 

8

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(3,283

)

(2,830

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,018

 

$

2,077

 

 

6.         Shareholder’s equity

Common stock as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 was comprised of:

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

$

 

Shares

 

$

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construtora ENE ESSE Ltda.

 

$

744

 

899,485

 

$

744

 

899,485

 

TVA Sul Paraná Ltda.

 

1,116

 

1,349,227

 

1,116

 

1,349,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,860

 

2,248,712

 

$

1,860

 

2,248,712

 

 

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7.         Loan guarantees

In November 1996, Tevecap, the Company’s parent company, issued $250,000 12-5/8% Senior Notes to institutional buyers in a private placement. The Notes, which mature in November 2004, were subsequently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in May 1997. These Notes are jointly and severally, irrevocably and fully unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior basis, by Tevecap’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the Company. On July 28, 1999 the related company TVA Communications Ltd. repurchased 80.79% of these Notes.

On October 13, 2004, Tevecap filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to exchange the original Senior Notes due November 26, 1996, amounting to $48,022, for new 12.625% Senior Notes due 2009. On December 21, 2004, Tevecap completed the exchange offer with the participation of 85% of the Note holders, which held Notes amounting to $40,749. On November 7, 2005, an exchange offer proposal was filed with SEC (US-Securities and Exchange Commission) for the residual balance in the amount of $7,008 the conditions for this renegotiation were similar to those determined on October 13, 2004. On September 13, 2005, Tevecap paid $265 to the creditors for which renegotiation had not been made. This amount is available to the creditors in an account of the depositary bank, JP Morgan Trust Bank.  The new Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Tevecap, including the Company.

8.         Litigation contingencies

Certain claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business have been filed or are pending against the Company which were not recognized in the financial statements. The Company has provided for losses on all cases where, based on opinion of management and external legal counsel, the likelihood of loss is probable. Management believes that such legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of income, financial condition or cash flows.

9.         Abril Health Care Plan

In February 1996, the Abril Health Care Plan, Associação Abril de Benefícios (the “Health Care Plan”), was created to provide health care to Abril S.A. Group employees and their dependents. Both the companies forming part of the Abril Group and the employees

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thereof contribute monthly to the Health Care Plan, which is responsible for the management of the plan. In 2006, contributions made by the Company to the Health Care Plan amounted to $11 ($10 in 2005 and $7 in 2004).

10.       Supplementary information - valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves

 

Deferred
Taxation
Valuation
Allowance

 

Provision
for
Doubtful
Accounts

 

Provision
for
Claims

 

Balance as of December 31, 2003

 

77

 

97

 

165

 

Additions

 

42

 

21

 

102

 

Deductions

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2004

 

119

 

118

 

267

 

Additions

 

 

19

 

 

Deductions

 

(8

)

 

(155

)

Effect of exchange rate

 

 

17

 

30

 

Balance as of December 31, 2005

 

111

 

154

 

142

 

Additions

 

58

 

88

 

70

 

Deductions

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate

 

 

17

 

16

 

Balance as of December 31, 2006

 

$

169

 

$

259

 

$

228

 

 

11.       Recent accounting pronouncements

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 provides guidance on how prior year misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements for purposes of assessing materiality. SAB 108 requires that registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that, when relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. SAB 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. SAB 108 permits companies to initially apply its provisions by either restating prior financial statements or recording a cumulative effect adjustment to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2006 with an offsetting adjustment to retained earnings for errors that were previously deemed

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immaterial but are material under the guidance in SAB 108. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Upon adoption, the provisions of SFAS 157 are to be applied prospectively with limited exceptions. The Company is in the process of evaluating the financial impact of adopting SFAS 157.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. While we are still evaluating our tax positions, we do not anticipate it will have a material impact on our retained earnings at the time of adoption.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS No. 159), which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. For us, SFAS No. 159 is effective as of 1, 2008 and will have no impact on amounts presented for periods prior to the effective date. We cannot currently estimate the impact of SFAS No. 159 on our consolidated results of income, cash flows or financial position and have not yet determined whether or not we will choose to measure items subject to SFAS No. 159 at fair value.

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GLOSSARY

Abril Comunicações:  Abril Comunicações S.A.

Abril Credit Facility:  A revolving credit facility, dated December 6, 1995, between us, as the borrower, and Editora Abril, as the lender.

ADSL:  Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line.

ANATEL:  National Telecommunications Agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações), an independent Brazilian federal agency authorized to regulate the Brazilian subscription television industry.

Average Revenue per User (ARPU):  Total revenue derived from a subscriber television system divided by the average number of subscribers for that period.

BBC:  British Broadcasting Corporation.

C-Band:  A satellite transmission system which provides a signal on the “c” bandwidth.

Cable:  A cable network employs electromagnetic transmission over coaxial and/or fiber optic cable to transmit multiple channels carrying images, sound and data between a central facility and individual customers’ television sets.  Networks may allow one-way (from a head end to a residence and/or business) or two-way transmission from a head end to a residence and/or business with a data return path for the head end.

Cable License:  A license that is granted by the applicable governing body pursuant to its authority under the communications laws of a particular country for the purpose of providing cable services for a specific franchise/license area.

Cable Modem:  A type of modem designed to operate over cable television infrasturcture.

CADE:  Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Brazilian Antitrust Authority).

Carriers:  Companies offering telephone and data communcations between points in a state or country.

Celesc:  Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina.

Central Bank:  Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil).

Churn:  With respect to a pay television system for a given period, the quotient expressed as a percentage of (i) the number of subscribers disconnected from such system less the number of formerly disconnected subscribers reconnected to the system divided by (ii) the number of subscribers to the system as of the beginning of the period plus the number of subscribers added to the system.

CMTS:  Cable Modem Termination System.

Coaxial Cable:  Cable consisting of a central conductor surrounded by and insulated from another conductor.  It is the standard material used in traditional cable systems.  Signals are transmitted through it at different frequencies, giving greater channel capacity than is possible with twisted pair cable, but less than is allowed by optical fiber.

Company:  Tevecap, together with our consolidated subsidiaries.

Copel:  Companhia Paranaense de Energia Elétrica.

CPCT:  Centrais Privadas de Comutação Telefônica, certain private telephone networks comparable to private branch exchanges, or PBX, found in larger apartment complexes, hotels and businesses in the United States.

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CVM:  Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (Brazilian Securities Commission)

DBS:  Direct broadcast satellite service, operating in C-Band or Ku-Band width, by which television programming is transmitted to individual dwellings, each served by a single satellite dish.

Decoder:  A device or program that translates encoded messages so that the original information can be retrieved.

DHCP:  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, used for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.

DISTV:  The distribution of television signals by physical means (i.e., by cable) to end users, generally limited to signals without interference by a DISTV operator with the signal content.

DOCSIS:  Data Over Cable Services Interface Specification; a technology that defines interface requirements for cable modems involved in high-speed data distribution over cable television system networks.

DTH:  Direct To Home.

ECAD:  Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição (Central Collection and Distribution Office), an entity authorized to enforce copyright laws relating to musical works.

Editora Abril:  Editora Abril S.A., a Brazilian corporation controlled by Robert Civita.

Ethernet Technology:  A local area network technology which supports high data transfer rates.

Falcon International:  Falcon International Communications (Bermuda L.P.), a subsidiary of Falcon International Communications, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.

Fiber Optic Cable:  Cable made of glass fibers through which signals are transmitted as pulses of light.  Fiber optic cable has the capacity for a large number of channels.

Financial Statements:  The audited financial statements of Tevecap and our subsidiaries and the notes thereto included herein.

Globo:  Globopar and TV Globo, the owners of a number of Brazil’s over the air channels.

Globopar:  Globo Comunicações e Participações Ltda.

Guarantors:  TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., TVA Communications Ltd., Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A., TVA Sul Paraná S.A. and CCS Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda.

Head End:  A collection of hardware, typically including satellite receivers, modulators, amplifiers and videocassette playback machines.  Signals, when processed, are then combined for distribution within the Cable network.

Homes Passed:  Homes that can be connected to a Cable distribution system without further extension of the distribution network.

IBGE:  Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.

ICMS:  Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços (State Value-added Tax).

IDC:  Internet Data Center.

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IGP-M:  Índice Geral de Preços de Mercado (General Market Price Index).

INPC:   Índice Nacional de Preços ao Comsumidor (National Consumer Price Index).

Interactive Services:  Services commonly referred to as pay-on-demand, shop-at-home, video games, ATM services, or such other interactive services as video phone and telephony which can be more easily provided with the development of high-capacity hybrid fiber optic/coaxial distribution networks.

IP:   Internet protocol.

ISS:  Imposto sobre Serviços (Sales tax on operations relating to the provision of goods and services).

JPMorgan Parties:  Two wholly owned subsidiaries of JPM JPMorgan Partners LLC, an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Ku-Band:  A satellite transmission system which provides a signal over the “ku” bandwidth.

MMDS (multi-channel multi-point distribution system):  A one-way radio transmission of television channels over microwave frequencies from a fixed station transmitting to multiple receiving facilities located at fixed points.

MMDS license:  A license that is granted by the applicable governing body pursuant to its authority under the communications laws of a particular country for the purpose of providing MMDS services for a specific franchise/license area.

MSO:  Multiple Service Operator.

NLOS:  Non-line of sight.

NOC:  Network Operations Center, the command and control center for our network.

OSS:  Operating Support System.

Pay-per-view:  Payment made for individual programs rather than a monthly subscription for a whole channel or group of channels.  Pay-per-view channels currently provide certain popular sporting events or major motion pictures for which customers may be prepared to make a special payment.

Penetration Rate:  The measurement of the take-up of cable services.  The penetration rate as of a given date is calculated by dividing the number of subscribers connected to a system on such date by the total number of homes passed in such system.

POP:  Point of Presence.

QoS:  Quality of Service.

Real Plan:  A Brazilian government stabilization program, announced in December 1993, aimed at curtailing inflation and building a foundation for sustained economic growth.

SAP:  Second Audio Programming, which provides the option of audio in a second language for the programming on channels for which it is offered.

SCM:  Serviço de Comunicação Multimídia (multimedia communication services, including broadband Internet services).

Securities Act:  United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Senior Notes: our 12 5/8% Senior Notes due 2009.

Si@:  Sistema Integrado de Assinaturas (Integrated Subscription System).

SLA:  Service Level Agreement.

STFC:  Serviço Telefônico Fixo Comutado.

Telecommunications Code:  The Brazilian Telecommunications Code of 1962, as amended.

Tevecap:  Tevecap S.A.

TJLP: Taxa de juros de longo prazo (Long term interest rate).

TV Homes:  The number of households in a given area possessing at least one television set.

TV Show Time:  Televisão Show Time Ltda., a Brazilian limitada in which the estate of Matias Machline and an associate currently hold a 53% equity interest and in which the remaining 47% is currently held by various Abril Comunicações shareholders.

TVA:  Tevecap S.A. and its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates.

TVA Brasil:  TVA Brasil Radioenlaces S.A., a Brazilian limitada in which the estate of Matias Machline currently holds a 50% equity interest and in which the remaining 50% is currently held by various Abril Comunicações shareholders.

TVA Sistema:  TVA Sistema de Televisão S.A., a Brazilian corporation in which we hold a 100% equity interest.

TVA Sul:  The operations of TVA Sul Paraná S.A., a Brazilian corporationin which we hold a 100% equity interest, and CCS-Camboriú Cable System de Telecomunicações Ltda., a Brazilian limitada in which TVA Sul Paraná S.A. holds a 60% equity interest and an unaffiliated third party holds the remaining 40% equity interest.

UHF:  Broadcast of a television signal at an ultra-high frequency over a given geographical area.

VOD: Video on Demand.

VoIP:  Voice over Internet Protocol.

WiMAX:  Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access.

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