BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
CORPORATE TAXPAYER'S ID (CNPJ/MF): 02.570.688/0001 -70
CORPORATE REGISTRY (NIRE): 53 3 0000581 - 8
PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY

NOTICE TO THE MARKET

BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“Company”), pursuant to article12, caput, of CVM Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002, hereby announces that TELEMAR NORTE LESTE S.A. (“TELEMAR”), a publicly-held company with headquarters at Rua General Polidoro 99, Botafogo, in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, inscribed in the corporate roll of taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 33.000.118/0001 -79, informed the Company that its indirect subsidiary “COPART 1 PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.” (“COPART 1”), with headquarters at Rua Humberto de Campos, 425, 5° andar (parte), Leblon, in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, inscribed in the corporate roll of taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 09.338.797/0001 -06, on April 30, 2008, had acquired 13,609,000 preferred Company shares (BRTP4), thereby reaching a relevant interest equivalent to 5.92% of the Company’s total preferred capital.

TELEMAR further announced that:

(i) This acquisition of this position is in line with item V of the Material Fact of April 25, 2008, published by TELEMAR on April 28, 2008.

(ii) TELEMAR intends to acquire 76,645,842 Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. preferred shares (BRTP4) and has no intention of altering the Company’s ownership or management structure, except as disclosed in the Material Fact published by TELEMAR on April 28, 2008.

(i) Also as disclosed in the Material Fact, published by TELEMAR on April 28, 2008, the acquisition of indirect control of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom S.A. was concluded with the execution of the Share Purchase Agreement, with Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., acting as agent on behalf of TELEMAR, acting as principal, involving the future transfer, directly and indirectly, to TELEMAR, of 81,092,986 common Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. shares, representing 60.5% of the voting capital and 22.28% of the total capital of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., subject to the suspensive condition set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement as described in the Material Fact, published by TELEMAR on April 28, 2008. Once said suspensive condition is implemented, indirect share control of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom S.A. will be transferred to TELEMAR.

(ii) TELEMAR also announced that it did not retain, directly or indirectly any shares, warrants, share-convertible debentures, share subscription rights or stock options of any class or specie issued by Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

(iii) TELEMAR further announced that it had not entered into any agreement regulating the exercise of voting rights or the purchase or sale of securities issued by Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

Brasília, May 2, 2008.

Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Investor Relations Officer

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