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| Investors Relations | |
| (55 61) 3415-1140 | |
| ri@brasiltelecom.com.br | |
| Media Relations | |
| (55 61) 3415-1378 | |
| cesarb@brasiltelecom.com.br |
| BRASIL TELECOM S.A. | BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
| Publicly traded Company | Publicly traded Company |
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| 76.535.764/0001-43 | 02.570.688/0001-70 |
| Board of Trade 53 3 0000622-9 | Board of Trade 53 3 0000581-8 |
Brasil Telecom Clarifies Bovespa’s and CVM’s inquiries
In compliance with notices BOVESPA GAE 628/07 and CVM/SEP/GEA-2/No. 119-07, both issued on April 09, 2007, regarding to the news released in the press today and in the last weekend involving the companies Brasil Telecom and Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. (“Telemar”), Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (“Companies”) clarify that the Companies did not sign any memorandum of understanding, even in preliminary stages, regarding merger, acquisition or sale of assets with Telemar or any of its related companies.
The Companies inform that have asked to the companies of Brasil Telecom’s controlling block (Solpart Participações S.A., Techold Participações S.A., Invitel S.A. and Zain Participações S.A.) that informed to have nothing to add in the abovementioned clarifications.
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