Market Summary - Brazil

Nextel Telecomunicações Ltda.
Rua Bela Cintra, 1196
01415-908 Sao Paulo - SP
Brazil
tel 55 11 2145 1000
www.nextel.com.br

Language: Portuguese
President: Sergio Borges Chaia
Number of Employees: 5,876 employees. Reflective as of Q3, 2011
Covered Population: 86 million
Primary Cities of Operation: Araquari, Araras, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campinas, Contagem, Curitiba, Duque de Caxias, Goiânia, Guarulhos, Ibaté, Nova Iguaçu, Osasco, Portão, Porto Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro, Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, Santos, São Gonçalo, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, São Sebastião do Caí, Sorocaba, Uberaba and Uberlândia.
Population in licensed areas: 176 million
% GDP covered: 67%

In 2011, Nextel Brazil, for the sixth consecutive year, was chosen by Você S/A magazine as one of the "Best Companies to Work For." The company was also named the "Most Innovative Company of the Year in South America" by 2011 International Business Awards.

In 2010, Nextel Brazil was recognized as “One of the Most Trusted Brands in the Telecommunications Sector” in Brazil, according to research from Pesquisa Info de Marcas by Info Exame magazine. Nextel ranked first in mobile telephony and customer service.

The company’s outstanding performance also earned regional notice with Nextel Brazil being recognized as one of the top five companies in customer service in 2009, according to Exame magazine / IBRC (Brazilian Institute for Customer Relationship). The company was also voted by Info Exame magazine readers as the brand of the year in the Mobile Phones category in 2010.

Nextel Brazil invests in social responsibility with Instituto Nextel, a non-governmental organization focused on the professional education of adolescents. The NGO has activities in São Paulo, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro and has already benefited around 500 youths in social risk conditions in the three states where it operates.