TIM Participacoes Announced That It Filed Its 2010 Annual Report on Form 20-F

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL--(Marketwire - Jul 14, 2011) - TIM Participações S.A. (the "Company") (BOVESPA: TCSL3) (BOVESPA: TCSL4) (NYSE: TSU) today announced that it filed its 2010 Annual Report on Form 20-F ("Form 20-F") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2011. The Form 20-F is available at www.tim.com.br/ir.

Hard copies of the Company's complete audited financial statements can also be requested by the Company's ADR holders, free of charge, by contacting the Company, orally or in writing, at the following address or email (ri@timbrasil.com.br):

Address:
Av. das Américas, 3434, Bloco 1, 6º andar
Barra da Tijuca - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil
55 21 22640-102