2Q05 Results - Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes S.A. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TSD"), (Bovespa: TSEP3 (ON = Common Shares); TSEP4 (PN = Preferred Shares); NYSE: TSD), announced its consolidated results for the second quarter of 2005 (2Q05). R$ million 2Q05 1Q05 2Q04 Net Operating Revenue 521.0 476.1 469.0 Total Operating Costs (430.8) (323.7) (340.2) EBITDA 90.2 152.4 128.8 EBITDA Margin (%) 17.3% 32.0% 27.5% Net Result 4.1 40.7 25.6 Number of customers (thousand) 4.665 4.424 3.924 Market share (source: Anatel) 45.9% 47.3% 48.7% Net Additions (thousand) 241 47 150 Strong competition and intense commercial activity during the 2Q05, with the campaigns for the Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. Post-paid customer base rose 21.9% over 2Q04, while TSD's customer base grew 18.9% in the same period, reaching 4,665 thousand customers. The growth in post-paid net additions in 2Q05 over the same period of last year shows the success of the commercial campaigns. Churn at 2.3%, a reduction 0.7 p.p. in relation to 2Q04, shows the results of customer retention campaigns. New increase of post-paid MOU by 1.6% over 1Q05. Increase of 3.7% in relation to 2Q04. Increase of services revenue by 7.6% over 2Q04. Data revenues grew 159.4% over 2Q04, reaching 4.9% of the net services revenue in 2Q05. Launching of VIVO Play 3G, service based on a 3rd Generation technology that offers cellular access to multimedia contents, reaffirming the absolute Leadership in innovative and diversity of services launched on the market. Successful in the differentiation strategy as regards its competitors as a result of the provision of innovating services. Accumulated EBITDA in 2005 of R$ 242.6 million, representing a margin of 24.3% in the first half of the year. 100% coverage in the municipalities within its area of operation with CDMA 1xRTT digital technology and use of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO technology in the city of Rio de Janeiro. To download the complete version of the Company

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