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SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- We hereby inform the shareholders that, in regard to the General Shareholders' Meetings of Telesp Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TCP") (NYSE:TCP), Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TCO") (NYSE:TRO), Tele Leste Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TLE") (NYSE:TBE), Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TSD") (NYSE: TSD) and Celular CRT Participacoes S.A. ("Celular CRT" and, collectively, the "Companies") initially called to be held on February 8, 2006, at 2:00 PM, in order to approve the mergers described in the Relevant Fact published on December 6, 2005 and the Prospectus (the "Prospectus") contained in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 of TCP, as amended January 24, 2006, the management of the Companies have decided to transfer the meeting date to February 22, 2006, at 2:00 PM, on account of the process for the registration with the Securities Exchange Commission -- SEC of the securities of TCP to be delivered in connection with the merger to holders of American Depositary Shares of TCO, TLE and TSD and to U.S. holders of common and preferred shares of TCO, TLE, TSD and Celular CRT, which registration process has been completed. Upon approval of the mergers at the shareholder meetings, the mergers will be legally effective, subject to all the terms and conditions described in the Prospectus. We also inform that the call notices for said shareholders' meetings were released today with all the specific information regarding the new dates and the same agendas as the call notices that were previously published. Important Notice: This press release is not an offering document and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. Investors in American Depositary Shares of TCP, TCO, TSD and TLE and U.S. holders of ordinary shares and preferred shares of TCP, TCO, TSD, TLE and Celular CRT are urged to read the U.S. prospectus (which also serves as an information statement for holders of ADSs or U.S. holders of shares of TCP), which is now available, because it contains important information. The U.S. prospectus was filed with the SEC as part of a Registration Statement on Form F-4, as amended, of TCP. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the U.S. prospectus and other documents filed by TCP with the SEC at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/. A copy of the U.S. prospectus may also be obtained for free from TCP. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: carlos.lazar@vivo.com.br DATASOURCE: Telesp Celular Participacoes S.A. CONTACT: Charles Allen, Head of Investor Relations of Telesp Celular Participacoes S.A., +55-11-5105-1172, Web site: http://www.vivo.com.br/

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