SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 NOVEMBER 2001
(Commission File No. 001-14489)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
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(Translation of registrant's name in English)
SCS-QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, EDIFICIO ANEXO-TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
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-7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
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FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
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(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
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by
furnishing the information contained in this form
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
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TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
NIRE NUMBER 53 3 0000 580 0
CNPJ NUMBER 02 558 132 / 0001 - 69
Publicly Held Company
GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
CALL FOR ATTENDANCE
In conformity with his legal and statutory attributions, the President of the
Board of Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes S.A. hereby invites all its
shareholders to attend the General Extraordinary Meeting to be held by the
Company on December 4th, 2001 at 10:00 A.M., at the Company's headquarters in
the city of Brasilia, Federal District of Brazil, located at SETOR COMERCIAL
SUL, QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, ACESSO 226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA CELULAR, 7 ANDAR, with
the following order of the day:
To alter the following articles of the Company's Bylaws: Article 1: to include
NBT as a controlled company; Article 2: to modify the provisions of subsections
I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and include subsections: X - "to render
value-added services, including but not limited to Internet-access service using
such networks as fixed telephone lines, cellular telephone lines, cable-TV,
wireless telephoning and private lines, among others"; XI - "to provide
companies that have been officially authorized and companies that have been
granted a concession for rendering telecommunications services, as well as other
suppliers of value-added services, with telecommunications capacity,
telecommunications means and other related services"; XII - "to participate in
the capital of other civil or for-profit organizations, as either a shareholder,
a quota-holder or a partner, as well as in consortiums, for the purposes of
carrying out the propositions described above"; and XIII - "to exercise other
activities related to its corporate object". Article 18: to alter the number of
Members of the Board (Counselors) from "7" to "a number between 5 and 7".
Article 22: to include one more Director, and the text will then read as
follows: "The Board will be formed by 1 (one) Chairman, who will also occupy the
position of Head of Investor Relations and 5 (five) Directors, namely Operations
Coordination Director, Engineering Director, Business Director, Finance Director
and Management and Human Resources Director, elected and removable from office
at any time by the Board". Article 29: to alter the frequency of the Regular
Fiscal Council from "one time per month" to "one time per quarter".
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Requests for representation at the Assembly should be filed with the
Company's Headquarters, located in the city of Brasilia, Federal District of
Brazil, at SCS, QUADRA 02, BLOCO C, ACESSO 226 ED. TELEBRASILIA CELULAR 7 ANDAR
CEP 70302-916, up to 24 (twenty-four) hours prior to the time of the Assembly;
2. The shareholders participating in the Fungible Custody of the Stock
Exchanges'Nominal Shares who wish to take part in this Assembly are required to
provide a statement issued by the custodian no later than 02 (two) days prior to
the date of the Assembly and containing their respective shareholding.
Brasilia-DF, November 12, de 2001.
ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
SIGNATURE
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.
Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company
Date: November 19, 2001 By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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Name: Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
Title: President