- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2011

Commission File Number: 001-14487

TELE NORTE LESTE PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

Tele Norte Leste Holding Company

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Rua Humberto de Campos, 425 – 8 ^o andar

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Federative Republic of Brazil

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F: x Form 40-F: ¨

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)):

Yes : ¨ No: x

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)):

Yes : ¨ No: x

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes: ¨ No: x

TELE NORTE LESTE PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

Corporate Taxpayers’ Registry (CNPJ/MF) No. 33.000.118/0001-79

Board of Trade (NIRE) No. 33.3.0015258-0

Publicly-held Company

Annual Report Filed with the SEC on Form 20-F

Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. (NYSE: TNE; BOVESPA: TNLP3, TNLP4) announces that its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on May 4, 2011. The report can be directly accessed at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) or on our website ( www.oi.com.br/ir ).

Any investor or shareholder who wishes to receive a hard copy of the report, free of charge, may contact us by phone (+55 21 3131-1211) or by email at invest@oi.net.br.

Rio de Janeiro, May 4, 2011.

Alex Waldemar Zornig

Investor Relations Officer

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 4, 2011