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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2009







UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 20-F





| ̈ |  | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OR



|x |  | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

OR



| ̈ |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OR



| ̈ |  | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Commission file number: 001-14477





BRASIL
TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)







|                                                |  |                                                
|----------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------
|Brazil Telecom Holding Company                  |  | The Federative Republic of Brazil              
|(Translation of Registrants Name into English) |  | (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)



SIA/Sul, ASP, Lote D,
Bloco B 

71215-000  Setor de Indústria, Brasília, DF, Brazil

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



Roberto Terziani

Investor Relations
Director

Rua Humberto de Campos, 425

7o andar

Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 22430-190

Tel: +55 21 3131-1208

RTerziani@oi.net.br

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



|                                                                                    |  |  |  |                                          
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  |  | -----------------------------------------
|Title of Each Class                                                                 |  |  |  | Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
|                                                                                    |  | 
|Preferred Shares, without par value, each represented by American Depositary Shares |  |  |  | New York Stock Exchange                  

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

The total number of issued shares of each class of stock of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. as of December 31, 2008 was:

134,031,688 common shares, without par value

229,937,525 preferred shares, without par
value

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes  x No   ̈

If this report is an annual or
transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes   ̈ No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes   ̈ No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x                Accelerated filer   ̈                Non-accelerated filer   ̈

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:



|             |  |                                          |  |         
|------------ |  | ---------------------------------------- |  | --------
|U.S. GAAP   ̈ |  | International Financial Reporting        |  | Other  x
|             |  | Standards as issued by the International |  |         
|             |  | Accounting Standards Board   ̈            |  |         

If Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial
statement item the registrant has elected to follow.   ̈ Item 17 x  Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   ̈ No  x









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|PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION                 |  | ii                                                                          
|CAUTIONARY STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |  | iv                                                                          
|                                                                |  |                                                                             
|PART I                                                          |  |                                                                              |  |    
|Item 1.                                                         |  | Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers                        |  | 1  
|Item 2.                                                         |  | Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable                                      |  | 1  
|Item 3.                                                         |  | Key Information                                                              |  | 1  
|Item 4.                                                         |  | Information on the Company                                                   |  | 22 
|Item 4A.                                                        |  | Unresolved Staff Comments                                                    |  | 64 
|Item 5.                                                         |  | Operating and Financial Review and Prospects                                 |  | 64 
|Item 6.                                                         |  | Directors, Senior Management and Employees                                   |  | 111
|Item 7.                                                         |  | Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions                            |  | 122
|Item 8.                                                         |  | Financial Information                                                        |  | 129
|Item 9.                                                         |  | The Offer and Listing                                                        |  | 137
|Item 10.                                                        |  | Additional Information                                                       |  | 142
|Item 11.                                                        |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                   |  | 163
|Item 12.                                                        |  | Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities                       |  | 164
|PART II                                                         |  |                                                                              |  |    
|Item 13.                                                        |  | Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies                              |  | 165
|Item 14.                                                        |  | Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds |  | 165
|Item 15.                                                        |  | Controls and Procedures                                                      |  | 165
|Item 16A.                                                       |  | Audit Committee Financial Expert                                             |  | 168
|Item 16B.                                                       |  | Code of Ethics                                                               |  | 168
|Item 16C.                                                       |  | Principal Accountant Fees and Services                                       |  | 168
|Item 16D.                                                       |  | Exemptions From the Listing Standards for Audit Committees                   |  | 169
|Item 16E.                                                       |  | Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers       |  | 169
|Item 16F.                                                       |  | Change in Registrants Certifying Accountant                                 |  | 169
|Item 16G.                                                       |  | Corporate Governance                                                         |  | 169
|PART III                                                        |  |                                                                              |  |    
|Item 17.                                                        |  | Financial Statements                                                         |  | 173
|Item 18.                                                        |  | Financial Statements                                                         |  | 173
|Item 19.                                                        |  | Exhibits                                                                     |  | 173
|SIGNATURES                                                      |  | 175                                                                         



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PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

All references herein to real, reais or R$ are to the Brazilian real, the official currency of
Brazil.All references to U.S. dollars, dollars or US$ are to U.S. dollars.

On July 6,
2009, the exchange rate for reais into U.S. dollars was R$1.971 to US$1.00, based on the selling rate as reported by the Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil), or the Central Bank. The selling rate was R$2.337 to US$1.00 at
December 31, 2008, R$1.771 to US$1.00 at December 31, 2007 and R$2.138 to US$1.00 at December 31, 2006, in each case, as reported by the Central Bank. Thereal/U.S. dollar exchange rate fluctuates widely, and the selling rate
at July 6, 2009 may not be indicative of future exchange rates. See Item 3. Key InformationExchange Rates for information regarding exchange rates for the real since January 1, 2004.

Solely for the convenience of the reader, we have translated some amounts included in Item 3. Key InformationSelected Financial
Information and elsewhere in this annual report from reais into U.S. dollars using the selling rate as reported by the Central Bank at December 31, 2008 of R$2.337 to US$1.00. These translations should not be considered
representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or at any other exchange rate.

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires:



| |  |  | all references to Brasil Telecom Holding are to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.;
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| |  |  | all references to Brasil Telecom are to our subsidiary, Brasil Telecom S.A.;
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| |  |  | all references to our company, we, our, ours, us or similar terms are to Brasil Telecom
Participações S.A. and its consolidated subsidiaries;
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| |  |  | all references to Brazil are to the Federative Republic of Brazil; and
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| |  |  | all references to the Brazilian government are to the federal government of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
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Financial Statements

We maintain our books and
records in reais.

Our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the three years ended
December 31, 2008, as adjusted and restated for the changes in accounting practices described below, have been audited, as stated in the report appearing herein, and are included in this annual report.

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil, or Brazilian GAAP, which are based on:



| |  |  | Brazilian Law No. 6,404/76, as amended, which we refer to as the Brazilian Corporation Law; and
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| |  |  | the rules and regulations of the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários), or the CVM.
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On December 28, 2007, the Brazilian government enacted Law No. 11,638/07, which became effective on January 1, 2008, amended the
Brazilian Corporation Law and changed certain accounting policies under Brazilian GAAP. In December 2008, the CVM issued Deliberação 565/08, or Deliberation 565/08, implementing these changes in accounting policies. For a
discussion of the principal changes introduced by Law No. 11,638/07 and Deliberation 565/08 as they relate to our financial statements, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsFinancial Presentation and Accounting
PoliciesPresentation of Financial Statements and notes 2(a) and 2(f) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.



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In order to make our financial statements at December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended
December 31, 2007 comparable to our financial statements at December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008, we have restated our previously issued financial statements at December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended
December 31, 2007 included in our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008 to conform to the changes in accounting policy introduced by Law No. 11,638/07 and Deliberation
No. 565/08.

Brazilian GAAP differs in certain important respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States,
or U.S. GAAP. For a discussion of certain differences relating to our financial statements, see note 36 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

The U.S. GAAP reconciliation of our financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007 included in our
audited consolidated financial statements has been restated to correct errors in the calculation of our net income and shareholders equity under U.S. GAAP. For a discussion of these errors and their effect on our U.S. GAAP net income and
shareholders equity, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsU.S. GAAP Reconciliation and note 36(n) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

Share Split

On April 27, 2007, we authorized
the reverse split of all of our issued common shares and preferred shares into one share for each 1,000 issued shares. This reverse share split became effective on May 30, 2007. In connection with this reverse share split, we authorized a
change in the ratio of our American Depositary Shares, or ADSs. Upon the effectiveness of our reverse share split and the ratio change, the ratio of our preferred shares to ADSs changed from 5,000 preferred shares per ADS to five preferred shares
per ADS. All references to numbers of shares and dividend amounts in this annual report have been adjusted to give effect to the 1,000-for-one reverse share split.

Market Share and Other Information

We make statements in this annual report about our market share and other information
relating to the telecommunications industry in Brazil. We have made these statements on the basis of information obtained from third-party sources and publicly available information that we believe are reliable, such as information and reports from
the Brazilian federal telecommunications regulator (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações), or ANATEL, among others. Notwithstanding any investigation that we may have conducted with respect to the market share, market size
or similar data provided by third parties or derived from industry or general publications, we assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any such information.

Rounding

We have made rounding adjustments to reach some of the figures included in this annual
report. As a result, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be arithmetic aggregations of the figures that precede them.



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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains forward-looking statements. Some of the matters discussed concerning our business operations and financial performance
include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which we refer to as the Securities Act, or the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act.

Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include words such as
expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are
based upon reasonable assumptions, these statements are subject to several risks and uncertainties and are made in light of information currently available to us.

Our forward-looking statements may be influenced by factors, including the following:



| |  |  | competition in the Brazilian telecommunications sector;
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| |  |  | our managements current expectations and estimates concerning our future financial performance, financing plans, and programs;
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| |  |  | changes in the legal and regulatory environment that affect the telecommunications industry and our business in general, including issues relating to the
remuneration for the use of our network;
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| |  |  | the Brazilian governments telecommunications policies, and changes in or developments of ANATEL regulations applicable to us;
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| |  |  | the cost and availability of financing;
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| |  |  | the general level of demand for, and changes in the market prices of, our services;
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| |  |  | our ability to implement our corporate strategies in order to increase our average revenue per user;
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| |  |  | our ability to implement our corporate strategies in order to increase our average revenue per user;
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| |  |  | political, regulatory and economic conditions in Brazil and the specific Brazilian states in which we operate;
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| |  |  | a longer than anticipated continuation of the current worldwide economic downturn or further deterioration in the Brazilian and world economies;
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| |  |  | inflation and fluctuations in exchange rates;
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| |  |  | legal and administrative proceedings to which we are or become a party; and
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| |  |  | other factors identified or discussed under Item 3. Key InformationRisk Factors.
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Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and our actual results or other developments may differ materially from the
expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. As for forward-looking statements that relate to future financial results and other projections, actual results will be different due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts and
projections. Because of these uncertainties, potential investors should not rely on these forward-looking statements.

We undertake no
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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PART I



|ITEM 1. | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
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Not applicable.



|ITEM 2. | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
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Not
applicable.



|ITEM 3. | KEY INFORMATION
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Selected Financial Information

The following selected financial data have been derived from our consolidated financial statements. The selected financial data at December 31,
2008 and 2007 and for the three years ended December 31, 2008 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The selected financial data at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
and for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements that are not included in this annual report, other than the U.S. GAAP reconciliation of this selected financial data as
described below.

On December 28, 2007, the Brazilian government enacted Law No. 11,638/07, which became effective on
January 1, 2008, amended the Brazilian Corporation Law, and changed certain accounting policies under Brazilian GAAP. In December 2008, the CVM issued Deliberation 565/08 implementing these changes in accounting policies. For a discussion of
the principal changes introduced by Law No. 11,638/07 and Deliberation 565/08 as they relate to our financial statements, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsFinancial Presentation and Accounting
PoliciesPresentation of Financial Statements and notes 2(a) and 2(f) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

In order to make our financial statements at December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007 comparable to our financial
statements at December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008, we have restated our previously issued financial statements at December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007 included in our consolidated
financial statements at December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008 to conform to the changes in accounting policy introduced by Law No. 11,638/07 and Deliberation No. 565/08. We have not restated our financial
statements at December 31, 2006, 2005 or 2004 and for the two years ended December 31, 2005 to conform these changes in accounting policy because we cannot provide this information without unreasonable effort and expense and, therefore,
the selected financial data at and for these periods may not be comparable.

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in
accordance with Brazilian GAAP, which differs in certain important respects from U.S. GAAP. For a discussion of certain differences relating to our financial statements, see note 36 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere
in this annual report.

The U.S. GAAP reconciliation of our financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended
December 31, 2007 included in our audited consolidated financial statements has been restated to correct errors in the calculation of our U.S. GAAP net income and shareholders equity at this date and for these periods. The U.S. GAAP
reconciliation of the selected financial data at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 have also been restated to correct errors in the calculation of our U.S. GAAP net income and
shareholders equity at this date and for these periods, however, the restatement of the U.S. GAAP reconciliation of this selected financial data has not been audited. For a discussion of these errors and their effect on our U.S. GAAP net
income and shareholders equity, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsU.S. GAAP Reconciliation and note 36 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

We have included information with respect to the dividends and/or interest attributable to shareholders equity paid to holders of
our common shares and preferred shares since January 1, 2004 in reaisand in U.S. dollars translated from reaisat the commercial market selling rate in effect as of the payment date under the caption Item 8. Financial
InformationDividends and Dividend PolicyPayment of Dividends.



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This selected financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 5. Operating and Financial
Review and Prospects and our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.



|                                                                                   |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
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|                                                                                   |  | For the Year Ended December 31,                                            |        
|                                                                                   |  | 2004                                                                       |         |   | 2005                                        |    |         | 2006as restated |  |    | 2007as restated |   |  | 2008 |         |   | 2008(1) |   
|                                                                                   |  | (in millions ofreais, except per share amounts and as otherwise indicated) |         |   | (in millions ofUS$, exceptper shareamounts) |   
|Statement of Operations Data                                                       |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Brazilian GAAP:                                                                    |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Net operating revenue                                                              |  | R$                                                                         | 9,065   |   |                                             | R$ | 10,139  |                 |  | R$ | 10,297          |   |  | R$   | 11,059  |   |         | R$ | 11,297  |   |  | US$ | 5,731   |  
|Cost of sales and services                                                         |  |                                                                            | (5,840  | ) |                                             |    | (6,521  | )               |  |    | (6,460          | ) |  |      | (6,382  | ) |         |    | (6,209  | ) |  |     | (3,150  | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Gross profit                                                                       |  |                                                                            | 3,225   |   |                                             |    | 3,618   |                 |  |    | 3,837           |   |  |      | 4,677   |   |         |    | 5,088   |   |  |     | 2,581   |  
|Operating expenses                                                                 |  |                                                                            | (2,181  | ) |                                             |    | (3,580  | )               |  |    | (2,995          | ) |  |      | (3,332  | ) |         |    | (3,224  | ) |  |     | (1,636  | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Operating income before financial expense, net                                     |  |                                                                            | 1,044   |   |                                             |    | 38      |                 |  |    | 842             |   |  |      | 1,345   |   |         |    | 1,864   |   |  |     | 945     |  
|Financial expense, net                                                             |  |                                                                            | (400    | ) |                                             |    | (387    | )               |  |    | (105            | ) |  |      | (50     | ) |         |    | (154    | ) |  |     | (78     | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Operating income (loss)                                                            |  |                                                                            | 644     |   |                                             |    | (349    | )               |  |    | 737             |   |  |      | 1,295   |   |         |    | 1,710   |   |  |     | 867     |  
|Non-operating income (expenses), net                                               |  |                                                                            | (168    | ) |                                             |    | (147    | )               |  |    |                |   |  |      |        |   |         |    |        |   |  |     |        |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Income (loss) before taxes and minority interest                                   |  |                                                                            | 476     |   |                                             |    | (496    | )               |  |    | 737             |   |  |      | 1,295   |   |         |    | 1,710   |   |  |     | 867     |  
|Income tax and social contribution tax benefit (expense)                           |  |                                                                            | (121    | ) |                                             |    | 373     |                 |  |    | (114            | ) |  |      | (359    | ) |         |    | (591    | ) |  |     | (300    | )
|Minority interest                                                                  |  |                                                                            | (102    | ) |                                             |    | 94      |                 |  |    | (145            | ) |  |      | (262    | ) |         |    | (337    | ) |  |     | (171    | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                  |  | R$                                                                         | 253     |   |                                             | R$ | (29     | )               |  | R$ | 478             |   |  | R$   | 674     |   |         | R$ | 782     |   |  | US$ | 396     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                                                            |         |   |                                             |    |         |                 |  |    |                 |   |  |      |         |   |         |    |         |   |  |     |         |  
|Number of shares outstanding at year end, excluding treasury shares (in thousands) |  |                                                                            | 358,559 |   |                                             |    | 362,488 |                 |  |    | 362,488         |   |  |      | 362,488 |   |         |    | 362,488 |   |  |     | 362,488 |  
|Net income per share at year end                                                   |  | R$                                                                         | 0.70    |   |                                             | R$ | (0.08   | )               |  | R$ | 1.32            |   |  | R$   | 1.86    |   |         | R$ | 2.16    |   |  | US$ | 1.09    |  
|Net income per ADS at year end                                                     |  |                                                                            | 3.52    |   |                                             |    | (0.41   | )               |  |    | 6.07            |   |  |      | 9.31    |   |         |    | 10.79   |   |  |     | 5.46    |  



|(1) | Translated for convenience only using the selling rate as reported by the Central Bank at July 6, 2009 for reais into U.S. dollars of R$1.971=US$1.00.
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|                                     |  | For the Year Ended December 31,                                           
|                                     |  | 2004 (1)as restated                                                        |       | 2005 (1)as restated                        |    | 2006 (1)as restated |  | 2007 (1)as restated |        | 2008 |    | 2008(2)
|                                     |  | (in millions ofreais, except per share amounts and as otherwise indicated) |       | (inmillions ofUS$, exceptper shareamounts)
|Statement of Operations Data         |  |                                                                            |       |                                            |    |                     |  |                     |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |      
|U.S. GAAP:                           |  |                                                                            |       |                                            |    |                     |  |                     |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |      
|Net operating revenue                |  | R$                                                                         | 9,070 |                                            | R$ | 10,149              |  | R$                  | 10,306 |      | R$ | 11,058  |  | R$ | 11,298 |  | US$ | 5,732
|Net income (loss)                    |  |                                                                            | 235   |                                            |    | 255                 |  |                     | 568    |      |    | 778     |  |    | 875    |  |     | 444  
|Net income per share: (3)            |  |                                                                            |       |                                            |    |                     |  |                     |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |      
|Common shares  basic and diluted    |  |                                                                            | 0.66  |                                            |    | 0.71                |  |                     | 1.57   |      |    | 2.15    |  |    | 2.41   |  |     | 1.22 
|Preferred shares  basic and diluted |  |                                                                            | 0.66  |                                            |    | 0.71                |  |                     | 1.57   |      |    | 2.15    |  |    | 2.41   |  |     | 1.22 



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|                                                    |  |                                                                            |  |                                             |  |                     |  |                     |  |         |  |        
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------- |  | ------------------- |  | ------- |  | -------
|                                                    |  | For the Year Ended December 31,                                           
|                                                    |  | 2004 (1)as restated                                                        |  | 2005 (1)as restated                         |  | 2006 (1)as restated |  | 2007 (1)as restated |  | 2008    |  | 2008(2)
|                                                    |  | (in millions ofreais, except per share amounts and as otherwise indicated) |  | (in millions ofUS$, exceptper shareamounts)
|ADSs  basic and diluted                            |  | 3.30                                                                       |  | 3.55                                        |  | 7.85                |  | 10.75               |  | 12.05   |  | 6.11   
|Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands): |  |                                                                            |  |                                             |  |                     |  |                     |  |         |  |        
|Common shares  basic and diluted                   |  | 132,551                                                                    |  | 132,551                                     |  | 132,551             |  | 132,551             |  | 132,551 |  | 132,551
|Preferred shares  basic and diluted                |  | 226,008                                                                    |  | 229,938                                     |  | 229,938             |  | 229,938             |  | 229,938 |  | 229,938



|(1) | Subsequent to the issuance of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, our management identified certain errors relating to the U.S. GAAP adjustments for
capitalized interest and the depreciation of the step-up in basis of companies under common control that are included in the reconciliation of shareholders equity and net income between Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2007 and
for the two years in the period then ended. These errors relate to the calculations used to determine the U.S. GAAP adjustments relating to (1) capitalized interest and (2) the step-up in the basis of the fixed assets of certain entities under
common control that were contributed to our company, as described in Notes 36(a) and 36(k)(vi), respectively, to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The errors related to the U.S. GAAP adjustment
for capitalized interest arose from miscalculations of (1) the rates used to depreciate capitalized interest and (2) the inclusion of fully depreciated assets in the calculation. This resulted in a restatement to the components of the calculation
for this difference included in Note 36(a) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. While the Brazilian GAAP numbers in this disclosure have been restated, our financial statements prepared under
Brazilian GAAP were not impacted as these amounts are estimates used solely for the purpose of the U.S. GAAP adjustment. The error relating to the U.S. GAAP adjustment for the step-up in basis of fixed assets arose from an error in the calculation
of the rates used to calculate the depreciation for this item. As a result, the related adjustments in the reconciliation of shareholders equity and net income have been restated from the amounts previously reported. The following table sets
forth the reconciliation between our net income under U.S. GAAP as previously reported and as restated.
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|                                                                   |  |                                                 |      |   |      |    |      |      |  |    |      |   |  |    |       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------------------------------- | ---- | - | ---- | -- | ---- | ---- |  | -- | ---- | - |  | -- | ----- | -
|                                                                   |  | For the Year Ended December 31,                 |     
|                                                                   |  | 2004                                            |      |   | 2005 |    |      | 2006 |  |    | 2007 |  
|                                                                   |  | (in millions ofreais, except per share amounts) |     
|Net income under U.S. GAAP (as previously reported)                |  | R$                                              | 271  |   |      | R$ | 291  |      |  | R$ | 647  |   |  | R$ | 702   |  
|Difference in:                                                     |  |                                                 |      |   |      |    |      |      |  |    |      |   |  |    |       |  
|Capitalized interest                                               |  |                                                 | 6    |   |      |    | 1    |      |  |    | 1    |   |  |    | (0    | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                               |  |                                                 | (84  | ) |      |    | (76  | )    |  |    | (148 | ) |  |    | 160   |  
|Depreciation of Step-up in basis of companies under common control |  |                                                 | (6   | ) |      |    | (6   | )    |  |    | (29  | ) |  |    | 11    |  
|Deferred tax effect on adjustments                                 |  |                                                 | 29   |   |      |    | 28   |      |  |    | 60   |   |  |    | (58   | )
|Minority interest on US GAAP adjustments                           |  |                                                 | 19   |   |      |    | 18   |      |  |    | 38   |   |  |    | (37   | )
|                                                                   |  |                                                 |      |   |      |    |      |      |  |    |      |   |  |    |       |  
|U.S. GAAP net income (as restated)                                 |  | R$                                              | 235  |   |      | R$ | 255  |      |  | R$ | 568  |   |  | R$ | 778   |  
|                                                                   |  |                                                 |      |   |      |    |      |      |  |    |      |   |  |    |       |  
|Net income per share: (a)                                          |  |                                                 |      |   |      |    |      |      |  |    |      |   |  |    |       |  
|As previously reported:                                            |  |                                                 |      |   |      |    |      |      |  |    |      |   |  |    |       |  
|Common shares  basic and diluted                                  |  |                                                 | 0.76 |   |      |    | 0.80 |      |  |    | 1.78 |   |  |    | 1.94  |  
|Preferred shares  basic and diluted                               |  |                                                 | 0.76 |   |      |    | 0.80 |      |  |    | 1.78 |   |  |    | 1.94  |  
|ADSs  basic and diluted                                           |  |                                                 | 3.80 |   |      |    | 4.00 |      |  |    | 8.90 |   |  |    | 9.70  |  
|As restated:                                                       |  |                                                 |      |   |      |    |      |      |  |    |      |   |  |    |       |  
|Common shares  basic and diluted                                  |  |                                                 | 0.66 |   |      |    | 0.71 |      |  |    | 1.57 |   |  |    | 2.15  |  
|Preferred shares  basic and diluted                               |  |                                                 | 0.66 |   |      |    | 0.71 |      |  |    | 1.57 |   |  |    | 2.15  |  
|ADSs  basic and diluted                                           |  |                                                 | 3.30 |   |      |    | 3.55 |      |  |    | 7.85 |   |  |    | 10.75 |  



|(a) | In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share, or SFAS 128, basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated,
for U.S. GAAP purposes, using the two class method. See note 36(d) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
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|(2) | Translated for convenience only using the selling rate as reported by the Central Bank at July 6, 2009 for reais into U.S. dollars of R$1.971=US$1.00.
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|(3) | In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share, or SFAS 128, basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated,
for U.S. GAAP purposes, using the two class method. See note 36(d) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
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|                                                                             |  | At December 31,      
|                                                                             |  | 2004                  |        | 2005                |    | 2006   |  | 2007as restated |        | 2008 |    | 2008(1)
|                                                                             |  | (in millions ofreais) |        | (in millionsof US$)
|Balance Sheet Data                                                           |  |                       |        |                     |    |        |  |                 |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |      
|Brazilian GAAP:                                                              |  |                       |        |                     |    |        |  |                 |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |      
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                    |  | R$                    | 3,227  |                     | R$ | 2,614  |  | R$              | 3,974  |      | R$ | 730     |  | R$ | 2,710  |  | US$ | 1,375
|Trade accounts receivable                                                    |  |                       | 2,112  |                     |    | 2,153  |  |                 | 2,128  |      |    | 2,190   |  |    | 2,210  |  |     | 1,121
|Total current assets                                                         |  |                       | 6,629  |                     |    | 6,314  |  |                 | 7,498  |      |    | 7,462   |  |    | 7,591  |  |     | 3,851
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                           |  |                       | 8,289  |                     |    | 7,588  |  |                 | 6,535  |      |    | 5,691   |  |    | 5,903  |  |     | 2,995
|Intangible assets                                                            |  |                       | 1,136  |                     |    | 1,220  |  |                 | 1,163  |      |    | 1,249   |  |    | 1,638  |  |     | 831  
|Total assets                                                                 |  |                       | 18,722 |                     |    | 17,581 |  |                 | 17,794 |      |    | 17,388  |  |    | 19,437 |  |     | 9,896
|Short-term loans and financing (including current portion of long-term debt) |  |                       | 577    |                     |    | 816    |  |                 | 947    |      |    | 399     |  |    | 671    |  |     | 340  
|Short-term debentures                                                        |  |                       | 255    |                     |    | 328    |  |                 | 46     |      |    | 9       |  |    | 12     |  |     | 6    
|Short-term swaps relating to loans and financing                             |  |                       | 24     |                     |    | 57     |  |                 | 116    |      |    | 119     |  |    | 90     |  |     | 46   
|Total current liabilities                                                    |  |                       | 4,501  |                     |    | 5,312  |  |                 | 4,852  |      |    | 4,762   |  |    | 4,971  |  |     | 2,522
|Long-term loans and financing                                                |  |                       | 2,990  |                     |    | 2,576  |  |                 | 2,381  |      |    | 3,603   |  |    | 3,993  |  |     | 2,026
|Long-term debentures                                                         |  |                       | 759    |                     |    | 500    |  |                 | 1,580  |      |    | 1,080   |  |    | 1,080  |  |     | 548  
|Long-term swaps relating to loans and financing                              |  |                       | 102    |                     |    | 292    |  |                 | 304    |      |    | 288     |  |    | 132    |  |     | 67   
|Shareholders equity                                                         |  |                       | 6,128  |                     |    | 5,246  |  |                 | 5,278  |      |    | 5,199   |  |    | 5,764  |  |     | 2,924



|(1) | Translated for convenience only using the selling rate as reported by the Central Bank at July 6, 2009 for reais into U.S. dollars of R$1.971=US$1.00.
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|                                                                                         |  |                       |        |                     |    |                     |  |                     |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |       
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ------ | ------------------- | -- | ------------------- |  | ------------------- | ------ | ---- | -- | ------- |  | -- | ------ |  | --- | ------
|                                                                                         |  | At December 31,      
|                                                                                         |  | 2004 (1)as restated   |        | 2005 (1)as restated |    | 2006 (1)as restated |  | 2007 (1)as restated |        | 2008 |    | 2008(2)
|                                                                                         |  | (in millions ofreais) |        | (in millionsof US$)
|Balance Sheet Data                                                                       |  |                       |        |                     |    |                     |  |                     |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |       
|U.S. GAAP                                                                                |  |                       |        |                     |    |                     |  |                     |        |      |    |         |  |    |        |  |     |       
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                |  | R$                    | 544    |                     | R$ | 362                 |  | R$                  | 423    |      | R$ | 730     |  | R$ | 2,710  |  | US$ | 1,375 
|Short-term investments                                                                   |  |                       | 2,683  |                     |    | 2,252               |  |                     | 3,641  |      |    | 3,163   |  |    | 776    |  |     | 394   
|Intangible assets                                                                        |  |                       | 1,826  |                     |    | 1,907               |  |                     | 1,889  |      |    | 2,582   |  |    | 3,058  |  |     | 1,551 
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                       |  |                       | 9,652  |                     |    | 8,872               |  |                     | 7,762  |      |    | 5,911   |  |    | 6,070  |  |     | 3,079 
|Total assets                                                                             |  |                       | 19,942 |                     |    | 19,002              |  |                     | 19,645 |      |    | 19,193  |  |    | 21,312 |  |     | 10,812
|Short-term loans, financing and debentures (including current portion of long-term debt) |  |                       | 597    |                     |    | 840                 |  |                     | 815    |      |    | 399     |  |    | 671    |  |     | 340   
|Short-term swaps relating to loans and financing                                         |  |                       | 17     |                     |    | 54                  |  |                     | 115    |      |    | 119     |  |    | 90     |  |     | 46    
|Long-term loans, financing and debentures                                                |  |                       | 3,520  |                     |    | 2,912               |  |                     | 3,945  |      |    | 3,603   |  |    | 3,993  |  |     | 2,026 
|Long-term swaps relating to loans and financing                                          |  |                       | 72     |                     |    | 275                 |  |                     | 301    |      |    | 288     |  |    | 132    |  |     | 67    
|Total liabilities (including funds for capitalization and minority interests)            |  |                       | 13,308 |                     |    | 13,017              |  |                     | 13,400 |      |    | 12,587  |  |    | 14,469 |  |     | 7,341 
|Shareholders equity                                                                     |  |                       | 6,634  |                     |    | 5,985               |  |                     | 6,244  |      |    | 6,606   |  |    | 6,842  |  |     | 3,471 



|(1) | Subsequent to the issuance of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, our management identified certain errors relating to the U.S. GAAP
adjustments for capitalized interest and the depreciation of the step-up in basis of companies under common control that are included in the reconciliation of shareholders equity and net income between Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP as of
December 31, 2007 and for the two years in the period then ended. These errors relate
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| | to the calculations used to determine the U.S. GAAP adjustments relating to (1) capitalized interest and (2) the step-up in the basis of the fixed assets of
certain entities under common control that were contributed to our company, as described in Notes 36(a) and 36(k)(vi), respectively, to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The errors related to the
U.S. GAAP adjustment for capitalized interest arose from miscalculations of (1) the rates used to depreciate capitalized interest and (2) the inclusion of fully depreciated assets in the calculation. This resulted in a restatement to the components
of the calculation for this difference included in Note 36(a) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. While the Brazilian GAAP numbers in this disclosure have been restated, our financial statements
prepared under Brazilian GAAP were not impacted as these amounts are estimates used solely for the purpose of the U.S. GAAP adjustment. The error relating to the U.S. GAAP adjustment for the step-up in basis of fixed assets arose from an error in
the calculation of the rates used to calculate the depreciation for this item. As a result, the related adjustments in the reconciliation of shareholders equity and net income have been restated from the amounts previously reported. The
following table sets forth the reconciliation between our net income under U.S. GAAP as previously reported and as restated.
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|                                                                                                    |  |                       |       |   |      |    |       |      |  |    |       |   |  |    |       |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ----- | - | ---- | -- | ----- | ---- |  | -- | ----- | - |  | -- | ----- | -
|                                                                                                    |  | At December 31,       |      
|                                                                                                    |  | 2004                  |       |   | 2005 |    |       | 2006 |  |    | 2007  |  
|                                                                                                    |  | (in millions ofreais) |      
|Total shareholders equity under U.S. GAAP (as previously reported)                                 |  | R$                    | 6,616 |   |      | R$ | 6,004 |      |  | R$ | 6,341 |   |  | R$ | 6,627 |  
|Difference in:                                                                                      |  |                       |       |   |      |    |       |      |  |    |       |   |  |    |       |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                                |  |                       | 27    |   |      |    | 29    |      |  |    | 30    |   |  |    | 29    |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                |  |                       | 18    |   |      |    | (58   | )    |  |    | (206  | ) |  |    | (46   | )
|Step-up in basis of companies under common control, net of amortization until 2001 and depreciation |  |                       | (6    | ) |      |    | (12   | )    |  |    | (42   | ) |  |    | (31   | )
|Deferred tax effect on adjustments                                                                  |  |                       | (13   | ) |      |    | 14    |      |  |    | 74    |   |  |    | 16    |  
|Minority interest on US GAAP adjustments                                                            |  |                       | (9    | ) |      |    | 9     |      |  |    | 47    |   |  |    | 10    |  
|                                                                                                    |  |                       |       |   |      |    |       |      |  |    |       |   |  |    |       |  
|Total shareholders equity under U.S. GAAP (as restated)                                            |  | R$                    | 6,634 |   |      | R$ | 5,985 |      |  | R$ | 6,244 |   |  | R$ | 6,606 |  
|                                                                                                    |  |                       |       |   |      |    |       |      |  |    |       |   |  |    |       |  



|(2) | Translated for convenience only using the selling rate as reported by the Central Bank at July 6, 2009 for reais into U.S. dollars of R$1.971=US$1.00.
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Exchange Rates

Prior to
March 14, 2005, there were two principal foreign exchange markets in Brazil:



| |  |  | the commercial rate exchange market; and
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------



| |  |  | the floating rate exchange market.
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Most trade and financial foreign-exchange transactions were carried out on the commercial rate exchange market.The floating rate exchange market generally applied to transactions to which the commercial market rate did not apply.

On March 4, 2005, the National Monetary Council (Conselho Monetário Nacional) enacted Resolution No. 3,265, as
well as additional regulations, that consolidated the two foreign exchange markets into a single foreign exchange market, effective as of March 14, 2005, in order to make foreign exchange transactions more straight-forward and efficient.Consequently, all foreign exchange transactions in Brazil are now carried out in this single foreign exchange market through authorized financial institutions.We cannot predict the impact of the enactment of any new regulations on the
foreign exchange market.

Foreign exchange rates continue to be freely negotiated, but may be influenced from time to time by Central Bank
intervention.From March 1995 through January 1999, the Central Bank allowed the gradual depreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar.In January 1999, the Central Bank allowed the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate to
float freely.Since then, the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate has been established mainly by the Brazilian interbank market and has fluctuated considerably.From December 31, 2000 through December 31, 2002, the
real depreciated by 80.6% against the U.S. dollar.From December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2007, the real appreciated by 49.9% against the U.S. dollar, and in 2008, the real depreciated by 31.9% against the
U.S. dollar.At July 6, 2009, the selling rate for U.S. dollars was R$1.971 per US$1.00.In the past, the Central Bank has intervened occasionally to control unstable movements in foreign exchange rates. We cannot predict
whether the Central Bank or the Brazilian government will continue to allow the real to float freely or will intervene in the exchange rate market through a currency band system or otherwise, or that the exchange market will not be volatile
as a result of political or economic instability or other factors.We also cannot predict whether the real will depreciate or appreciate in value in relation to the U.S. dollar in the future.



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The following table shows the commercial selling rate or selling rate, as applicable, for U.S. dollars
for the periods and dates indicated.The information in the Average column represents the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the periods presented.



|     |  |                       |       |     |    |         |  |            |       |  |    |      
|---- |  | --------------------- | ----- | --- | -- | ------- |  | ---------- | ----- |  | -- | -----
|     |  | Reais per U.S. Dollar
|Year |  | High                  |       | Low |    | Average |  | Period End
|2004 |  | R$                    | 3.205 |     | R$ | 2.654   |  | R$         | 2.917 |  | R$ | 2.654
|2005 |  |                       | 2.762 |     |    | 2.163   |  |            | 2.413 |  |    | 2.341
|2006 |  |                       | 2.371 |     |    | 2.059   |  |            | 2.168 |  |    | 2.138
|2007 |  |                       | 2.156 |     |    | 1.733   |  |            | 1.930 |  |    | 1.771
|2008 |  |                       | 2.500 |     |    | 1.559   |  |            | 1.834 |  |    | 2.337



|                           |  |                      |       |     |    |      
|-------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ----- | --- | -- | -----
|                           |  | Reaisper U.S. Dollar
|Month                      |  | High                 |       | Low
|January 2009               |  | R$                   | 2.380 |     | R$ | 2.189
|February 2009              |  |                      | 2.392 |     |    | 2.245
|March 2009                 |  |                      | 2.422 |     |    | 2.238
|April 2009                 |  |                      | 2.290 |     |    | 2.170
|May 2009                   |  |                      | 2.148 |     |    | 1.973
|June 2009                  |  |                      | 2.007 |     |    | 1.930
|July 2009 (through July 6) |  |                      | 1.971 |     |    | 1.934



Source: Central Bank

Risk Factors

You should consider the following risks as well as the other information set forth in this annual report when evaluating an investment in our company. In general, investing in the securities of issuers in emerging
market countries, such as Brazil, involves a higher degree of risk than investing in the securities of issuers in the United States. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or those that we currently deem to be immaterial, may
also materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. Any of the following risks could materially affect us. In such case, you may lose all or part of your original investment.

Risks Relating to Our Company and the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry

Our fixed-line telecommunications services face increased competition from mobile services providers, other fixed-line service providers and cable television service providers, which may adversely affect our
revenues and margins.

Our fixed-line telecommunications services in Region II face increasing competition from mobile services as the
prices for mobile services decline and approach those of fixed-line services. According to ANATEL, from December 2005 to December 2008, the number of fixed lines in service in Brazil increased from 39.8 million to 41.1 million. We expect
the number of fixed lines in service in Brazil to continue to stagnate or decline, as certain customers eliminate their fixed-line services in favor of mobile services, and the use of existing fixed lines to decrease as customers make additional
calls on mobile phones as a result of promotional rates (such as free calls within a mobile providers network). The rate at which the number of fixed lines in service in Brazil declines depends on many factors beyond our control, such as
economic, social, technological and other developments in Brazil. In addition, new fixed lines that we install are expected to be less profitable than existing ones because new fixed-line customers generally have lower incomes than our existing
customers, subscribe to our lower cost service plans and generate fewer chargeable minutes of usage. Because we derive a significant portion of our operating revenue from our traditional local fixed-line telecommunications services (for the year
ended December 31, 2008, these services represented 38.5% of our gross operating revenue), a reduction in the number of our fixed-lines in service would negatively affect our operating revenue and margins.



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We also compete in the market for local fixed-line services with other fixed-line service providers,
primarily with Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações  Embratel, or Embratel, and GVT S.A., or GVT, in Region II. Embratel competes with us for residential customers in Region II through services that it provides using the cable
infrastructure of its affiliate, Net Serviços de Comunicação S.A., or Net, as described below. In addition, we compete with smaller companies that have been authorized by ANATEL to provide local fixed-line services. In March
2007, ANATEL adopted the General Regulation of Portability (Regulamento Geral de Portabilidade), which established the general rules regarding portability of fixed-line numbers, which allow customers to move to a new home or office or switch
service providers while retaining the same fixed-line number. Implementation of number portability commenced in August 2008 and was completed in March 2009. We believe that number portability may negatively affect our local fixed-line business,
particularly our services to corporate customers, because it allows our customers to overcome their general resistance to changing their fixed-line telephone numbers and thereby allows our competitors to attract these customers.

In November 2005, Embratel, our main competitor in fixed-line services, announced a telecommunications services agreement with Net, a cable television
company that is our main competitor in the broadband services market. Both companies are affiliates of Teléfonos de México S.A.B. de C.V., or Telmex, one of the leading telecommunications service providers in Latin America. This
agreement supports the offering to the Brazilian residential market of integrated voice, broadband and pay television services through a single network infrastructure. This bundling strategy has increased competition in the local fixed-line services
and broadband businesses, which may require us to increase our marketing and capital expenditures, or reduce our rates to maintain market share, in each case leading to a reduction in our profitability.

Our loss of a significant number of fixed-line customers would adversely affect our gross operating revenue and may adversely affect our results of
operations. In addition, because callers in Brazil placing long-distance calls from their fixed-line telephones generally tend to select the long-distance carrier affiliated with the provider of their fixed-line service, our loss of a significant
number of fixed-line customers may adversely affect our revenues from long-distance services and our results of operations. For a detailed description of our competition in the local fixed-line services market, see Item 4. Information on the
CompanyCompetitionLocal Fixed-Line Services.

Our mobile services face strong competition from other mobile services providers, which
may adversely affect our revenues.

The mobile services market in Brazil is extremely competitive. As of December 31, 2008,
according to information available from ANATEL, we had an estimated 14.4% share of the mobile services market in Region II, based on the total number of subscribers as of that date We face competition from in Region II from large competitors such as
Vivo Participações S.A., or Vivo, and Telecom Americas Group, which markets its services under the brand name Claro, and TIM Participações S.A., or TIM, which had estimated market shares of 32.8%, 27.7% and
24.9% in Region II, respectively, as of that date. Vivo, TIM and Telecom Americas Group are each controlled by multinational companies that may have more significant financial and marketing resources and a greater ability to access capital on a
timely basis and on more favorable terms than us.

Our ability to generate revenues from our mobile services business depends on our
ability to increase and retain our customer base. Each additional customer subscribing to our service entails costs, including sales commissions and marketing costs. Recovering these costs depends on our ability to retain such customers. Therefore,
high rates of customer churn could have a material adverse effect on the profitability of our mobile services business. During 2008, our average monthly churn rate in the mobile services segment, representing the number of subscribers whose service
is disconnected during each month, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, divided by the number of subscribers at the beginning of such month, was 4.1% per month.

We have experienced increased pressure to reduce our rates in response to pricing competition. This pricing competition often takes the form of special promotional packages, which may include, among other things,
mobile handset subsidies, traffic usage promotions and incentives for calls made within a mobile services providers own network. Competing with the service plans and promotions offered by our competitors may cause an increase in our marketing
expenses and customer-acquisition costs, which could adversely affect our results of operations. Our inability to compete effectively with these packages could result in our loss of market share and adversely affect our operating revenue and
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For a detailed description of our competition in the mobile services market, see Item 4.
Information on the CompanyCompetitionMobile Services.

Our long-distance services face significant competition, which may adversely
affect our revenues.

In Brazil, unlike in the United States and elsewhere, a caller chooses its preferred long-distance carrier for
each long-distance call, whether originated from a fixed-line telephone or a mobile handset, by dialing such carriers long-distance carrier selection code. The long-distance services market in Brazil is highly competitive. Our principal
competitors for long-distance services originating on fixed-line telephones in Region II are Embratel (an affiliate of Telecom Americas Group) and GVT. We compete for long-distance services originating on mobile telephones in Region II with
Embratel, Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A., or Telesp (an affiliate of Vivo), and TIM. Generally, callers placing fixed-line long-distance calls in Brazil tend to select the long-distance carrier affiliated with the provider
of their fixed-line service. Similarly, callers placing mobile long-distance calls in Brazil tend to select the long-distance carrier affiliated with the provider of their mobile or fixed-line service. Embratel, as the incumbent long-distance
service provider, is the most aggressive of these competitors, offering discounts and other promotions from time to time in an effort to increase its market share in the long-distance market. Competition in the long-distance market may require us to
increase our marketing expenses or provide services at lower rates than those we currently expect to charge for such services. If competition in the domestic long-distance market increases, it could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and
margins. See Item 4. Information on the CompanyCompetitionLong-Distance Services.

Data transmission services are not subject to
significant regulatory restrictions and, as a result, we face an increasing amount of competition in this business.

Competition in data
transmission services is not subject to significant regulatory restrictions and, therefore, the market is open to a large number of competitors. Some competitors, such as cable operators, offer telephone and broadband services, which does not
require them to use our network, thereby allowing them to reach our clients without paying interconnection and/or mobile network usage fees to our company. Additionally, we anticipate that ANATEL will auction radio frequency licenses, possibly in
2010, that may be used to establish Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, or WiMax, networks. The implementation of WiMax networks may allow other ISPs to deploy wireless Internet Protocol, or IP, networks over a much greater area, for a
much lower cost, than previously possible. This reduced deployment cost may give our competitors, or new entrants into the data transmission market, the ability to provide Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, and other data services over WiMax
networks at lower rates than we are able to offer.

Increasing competition in data transmission services may lead to rate reductions in
this segment, adversely affecting the operating revenue we generate from this business. Additionally, increased competition for data transmission customers may require us to increase our marketing expenses and our capital expenditures and may lead
to the loss of broadband customers, in each case leading to a decrease in our profitability. For a detailed description of our competition in the data transmission services market, see Item 4. Information on the
CompanyCompetitionData Transmission Services.

The telecommunications industry is subject to frequent changes in technology. Our
ability to remain competitive depends on our ability to implement new technology, and it is difficult to predict how new technology will affect our business.

Companies in the telecommunications industry must adapt to rapid and significant technological changes that are usually difficult to anticipate. The mobile telecommunications industry in particular has experienced
rapid and significant technological development and frequent improvements in capacity, quality and data-transmission speed. Technological changes may render our equipment, services and technology obsolete or inefficient, which may adversely affect
our competitiveness or require us to increase our capital expenditures in order to maintain our competitive position. For example, in 2008, we invested R$288 million in our network and R$487 million in licenses in connection with the implementation
of our Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, or UMTS, services, which we refer to as 3G services, in Region II. While we have been upgrading our fixed-line networks with technologically advanced fiber optic cable with a microwave overlay for
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ANATEL auctions radio frequency spectrum for use in the development of WiMax networks, we expect that we may be required to participate in these auctions and
deploy a WiMax network to remain competitive in the broadband services market. Even if we adopt new technologies in a timely manner as they are developed, the cost of such technology may exceed the benefit to us, and we cannot assure you that we
will be able to maintain our level of competitiveness.

Our industry is highly regulated. Changes in laws and regulations may adversely impact our
business.

Our industry is highly regulated by ANATEL. ANATEL regulates, among other things, rates, quality of service and universal
service goals, as well as competition among telecommunications service providers. Changes in laws and regulations, grants of new concessions, authorizations or licenses or the imposition of additional universal service obligations, among other
factors, may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In October 2008, ANATEL published items that
are on its regulatory agenda in the short-term (up to two years), medium-term (up to five years) and long-term (up to 10 years). In the short-term, ANATEL is expected to address the following items, among others: (1) review of and amendments to
concession agreements to include additional obligations to expand existing networks; (2) assessment of the adequacy of fixed-line regulations in light of the convergence of telecommunications services; (3) regulation of service providers
with significant market power; and (4) establishment of additional obligations to extend mobile networks, including broadband services, to rural areas. We cannot predict when regulations regarding these matters will be proposed, whether these
regulations will be adopted as proposed or whether ANATEL, the Brazilian Ministry of Communications or the Brazilian government will adopt other telecommunications sector policies in the future or the consequences of such policies on our business
and the business of our competitors.

Proposed laws seeking the termination of monthly subscription fees for local fixed-line services may adversely
affect our business and financial condition.

Certain legislative bills seeking to terminate monthly subscription fees charged by local
fixed-line service providers have been submitted to the Brazilian Congress and remain pending. In March 2008, a special committee was formed in the Brazilian House of Representatives to discuss the various proposed bills on this issue. As of the
date of this annual report, no action had been taken by the committee.

In 2008, monthly subscription fees represented 21.6% of our gross
operating revenue. The enactment of legislation terminating the monthly subscription fees would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our local fixed-line and domestic long-distance concession agreements are subject to periodic modifications by ANATEL and expire on December 31, 2025. Our bids for new concessions upon the expiration of our existing concessions may
not be successful.

We provide fixed-line telecommunications services in Region II pursuant to concession agreements with the Brazilian
government. Our concession agreements expire on December 31, 2025, and may be amended by the parties every five years prior to the expiration date. ANATEL will engage in public consultation in connection with each five-year amendment to discuss
its proposals for new conditions and quality and universal service targets. The first amendment to each of the concession agreements is expected to become effective on January 1, 2011. In connection with each of these amendments, we are
currently discussing modifications to our concession agreements with ANATEL. On March 30, 2009, ANATEL published a public notice of the proposed modifications to these concession agreements. In this public notice, ANATEL proposed amendment to
the General Plan on Universal Service that would (1) require the expansion of our fixed-line network to all municipalities (municípios), which are analogous to counties in the U.S, with more than 30,000 inhabitants,
(2) require us to provide service to a large number of additional areas, including indigenous villages, rural schools, health clinics, military bases, federal and state highway police stations, public aerodromes and environmental conservation
organizations, and (3) require the fixed-line concessionaires to install an aggregate of up to approximately 110,000 additional public telephones, which number may be reduced as a result of ongoing changes in ANATEL regulations decreasing the
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public notice ended on June 22, 2009, although the final amendments to our concession agreements have not yet been determined. Our obligations under the
concession agreements may be subject to revision in connection with each amendment. We cannot assure you that any of these amendments will not impose requirements on our company that will require us to undertake significant capital expenditures or
will not modify the rate setting procedures applicable to us in a manner that will significantly reduce the gross operating revenue that we generate from our fixed-line businesses. If the amendments to our concession agreements have these effects,
our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Our concession agreements will expire
on December 31, 2025. We expect the Brazilian government to offer new concessions in competitive auctions prior to the expiration of our existing concession agreements. We may participate in such auctions, but our existing fixed-line and
domestic long-distance concession agreements will not entitle us to preferential treatment in these auctions. If we do not secure concessions for our existing service areas in any future auctions, or if such concessions are on less favorable terms
than our current concessions, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.

Our local fixed-line
and domestic long-distance concession agreements, as well as our authorizations to provide personal mobile services, contain certain obligations and our failure to comply with them may result in various fines and penalties imposed on us by ANATEL.

Our local fixed-line and domestic long-distance concession agreements contain terms reflecting the General Plan on Universal Service
(Plano Geral de Metas de Universalização) and the General Plan on Quality Goals (Plano Geral de Metas de Qualidade) and other regulations adopted by ANATEL and implemented in 2006, the terms of which could affect our
financial condition and results of operations. Our local fixed-line concession agreements also require us to meet certain network expansion, quality of service and modernization obligations in each of the states in Region II. In the event of
noncompliance with ANATEL targets in any one of these states, ANATEL can establish a deadline for achieving the targeted level of such service, impose penalties, and, in extreme situations, terminate our concession agreements for noncompliance with
its quality and universal service obligations. Item 4. Information on the CompanyRegulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Fixed-Line Services.

On an almost weekly basis, we receive inquiries from ANATEL requiring information from us on our compliance with the various service obligations imposed
on us by our concession agreements. If we are unable to comply satisfactorily with those inquiries or our service obligations under our concession agreements, ANATEL may commence administrative proceedings in connection with such noncompliance. We
have received numerous notices of commencement of administrative proceedings from ANATEL, mostly due to our inability to achieve certain targets established in the General Plan on Quality Goals and the General Plan on Universal Service, among
others. We had recorded provisions in the amount of R$149 million as of December 31, 2008 in connection with fines sought to be imposed by ANATEL. Additional fines from ANATEL or fines in excess of the provisioned amount could adversely impact
our financial condition and results of operations. See Item 4. Information on the CompanyRegulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry and Item 8. Financial InformationLegal ProceedingsCivil
ClaimsAdministrative Proceedings.

In addition, our authorizations to provide personal mobile services contain certain
obligations requiring us to meet network scope and quality of service targets. If we fail to meet these obligations, we may be fined by ANATEL until we are in full compliance with our obligations and, in extreme circumstances, our authorization
could be revoked by ANATEL. See Item 4. Information on the CompanyRegulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Mobile ServicesObligations of Personal Mobile Services Providers.

We may be unable to implement our 3G network or our projects to upgrade and enhance our existing mobile networks in a timely manner or without unanticipated costs.

Following our receipt in December 2007 of the radio frequency licenses necessary to offer 3G services in Region II, we have undertaken
significant capital expenditure programs to implement the networks necessary for us to provide these services. In addition, we have undertaken a project to upgrade a portion of our mobile network to enable us to increase the capacity of this
network. Our ability to achieve our strategic objectives relating to our mobile services depends on and will depend on, in large part, the successful, timely and cost-effective implementation of these networks and projects. Factors that could affect
this implementation include:



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Although we believe that our cost estimates and implementation schedule are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the
actual costs or time required to complete the implementation of these networks will not substantially exceed our current estimates. Any significant cost overrun or delay could hinder or prevent the successful implementation of our business plan and
result in revenues and net income being less than expected.

We depend on key suppliers and vendors to provide equipment that we need to operate our
business.

We depend upon various key suppliers and vendors, including Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia and Huawei, to provide us with
network equipment, which we need in order to expand and to operate our business. These suppliers may, among other things, extend delivery times, raise prices and limit supply due to their own shortages and business requirements. If these suppliers
or vendors fail to provide equipment or service to us on a timely basis, we could experience disruptions, which could have an adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations, and we might be unable to satisfy the requirements contained in
our concession and authorization agreements.

We are permitted to negotiate rates for interconnection to our mobile networks with providers of fixed
line-services. ANATEL arbitration of these rates as a result of our failure to reach agreement with providers of fixed line-services may result in reductions of the interconnection rates that we currently charge.

In order to receive or send calls from or to customers of other Brazilian and international fixed-line and mobile networks, we must interconnect with the
networks of our competitors. The Brazilian General Telecommunications Law (Lei Geral das Telecomunicações) requires all telecommunications service providers to interconnect their networks with those of other providers on a
non-discriminatory basis. ANATEL sets the interconnection rates that fixed-line networks may charge.

Interconnection rates that mobile
networks charge have typically been higher than the rates set by ANATEL for fixed-line networks. As a result, mobile operators generally have received a large portion of revenues generated by fixed-to-mobile calls, while fixed-line networks
generally have received a small portion of revenues generated by mobile-to-fixed calls. Since July 2004, the interconnection rates that mobile networks may charge have been freely negotiable. Brazilian laws and regulations provide that if
interconnection rates for mobile networks are not agreed among telecommunications service providers, ANATEL is empowered to arbitrate, at its discretion, the interconnection rates that mobile telecommunications companies may charge.

When we began offering mobile services, we were each unable to agree with fixed-line service providers on the interconnection rates that we would charge
the fixed-line service providers. Similarly, none of the other mobile services providers were able to agree with fixed-line service providers on the interconnection rates that they would charge the fixed-line service providers at the time that their
authorizations to provide mobile services were granted. Each of the mobile services providers and the fixed-line service providers with which they interconnected commenced arbitration proceedings before ANATEL to establish the applicable
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An initial decision approving these provisional rates was rendered in September 2007, but an appeal
remains pending before ANATELs Council of Directors (Conselho Diretor). We cannot predict whether the final interconnection rates established by ANATEL will be equivalent to those currently applied by us. If ANATEL sets interconnection
rates that mobile operators may charge at a level that differs substantially from the current level, our results of operations may be materially adversely affected.

Our controlling shareholder, TmarPart, has control over us and our controlled companies.

We are
controlled indirectly by Telemar Participações S.A., or TmarPart, which, as of July 6, 2009 indirectly held 61.2% of the voting shares of Brasil Telecom Holding. TmarParts shareholders are parties to two shareholders
agreements governing their equity interests in TmarPart. See Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsMajor ShareholdersTmarPart Shareholders Agreements. Our controlling shareholder and its controlling
shareholders are entitled to appoint a majority of the members of our board of directors, and they have the power to determine the decisions to be taken at our shareholders meetings on matters of our management that require the prior
authorization of our shareholders, including in respect of related party transactions, corporate restructurings and the date of payment of dividends and other capital distributions. The decisions of our controlling shareholder and its controlling
shareholders on these matters may be contrary to the expectations or preferences of holders of our indebtedness, including holders of our preferred shares and ADSs.

We have a substantial amount of existing debt, which could restrict our financing and operating flexibility and have other adverse consequences.

At December 31, 2008, we had total consolidated indebtedness, excluding swap adjustments, of R$4,886 million and a ratio of debt to equity of 0.8:1.

We are subject to certain financial covenants that limit our ability to incur additional debt. Our existing level of indebtedness and the
requirements and limitations imposed by our debt instruments could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. In particular, the terms of some of these debt instruments restrict our ability, and the ability of our
subsidiaries, to:



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Furthermore, some of our debt instruments include financial covenants that require us and/or our subsidiaries to maintain certain specified financial ratios. As a result of adjustments in our provision for contingencies in 2009, including
in connection with Telemars acquisition of control of our company, we expect that we will not comply with certain covenants set forth in our debt instruments with the Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (Banco
Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social), or BNDES, and The Japan Bank of International Cooperation, or JBIC, and in our debentures as of June 30, 2009. Under each of these debt instruments the creditor has the right to accelerate
the debt if, at the end of any fiscal quarter, we are not in compliance with the covenants containing these ratios. We have received a waiver from BNDES and are currently seeking waivers from JBIC and the holders of our debentures in respect of the
anticipated breach of these covenants. We cannot provide investors with any assurance that these waivers will be obtained. See Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsIndebtedness and Financing StrategyLong-Term
Indebtedness. In general, the occurrence of an event of default under one of our debt instruments may trigger defaults under our other debt instruments. If we are unable to incur additional debt, we may be unable to invest in our business and
make necessary or advisable capital expenditures, which could reduce future operating revenue and adversely affect our profitability. In addition, cash required to serve our existing indebtedness reduces the amount available to us to make capital
expenditures.

If our growth in net operating revenue slows or declines in a significant manner, for any reason, we may not be able to
continue servicing our debt. If we are unable to meet our debt service obligations or comply with our debt covenants, we could be forced to renegotiate or refinance our indebtedness, seek additional equity capital or sell assets. We may be unable to
obtain financing or sell assets on satisfactory terms, or at all. For more information regarding our debt instruments and our indebtedness at December 31, 2008, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsLiquidity and
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We are subject to numerous legal and administrative proceedings, which could adversely affect our business, results of
operations and financial condition.

We are subject to numerous legal and administrative proceedings. It is difficult to quantify the
potential impact of these legal and administrative proceedings. We classify our risk of loss from legal and administrative proceedings as probable, possible or remote. We make provisions for probable claims but do
not make provisions for possible and remote claims. At December 31, 2008, we had provisioned R$1,453 million for probable claims relating to various tax, labor and civil legal and administrative proceedings against us.

At December 31, 2008, we had claims against us of approximately R$1,797 million in tax proceedings, R$635 in labor proceedings and R$1,221 million
in civil proceedings with a risk of loss classified as possible and for which we had made no provisions. See note 28 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. We do not include in our
financial statements the estimated contingency in connection with proceedings in respect of which we consider the risk of loss to be remote.

As the result of Telemars acquisition of control of our company in January 2009, we have changed our criteria for estimating probable losses in connection with labor proceedings and the recognition of tax
credits for the Tax on the Circulation of Merchandise and Services (Imposto Sobre a Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços), or ICMS (a state value-added tax on sales and services), in order to align our policies with those
of Telemar. As a result, we have recorded additional provisions for labor proceedings and tax proceedings in 2009 in the amount of R$325 million and R$387 million, respectively.

Additionally, as the result of certain judicial decisions in 2009, we have reclassified the probability of loss in certain civil proceedings involving
Companhia Riograndense de Telecomunicações, or CRT, the leading fixed-line telecommunications service company in the State of Rio Grande do Sul that we acquired in 2000, from possible to probable. As a result, we have recorded an
additional provision in 2009 in the amount of R$1,153 million in connection with the proceedings.

If we are subject to unfavorable
decisions in any legal or administrative proceedings and the losses in those proceedings significantly exceed the amount for which we have provisioned or involve proceedings for which we have made no provision, our results of operations and
financial condition may be materially adversely affected. For a more detailed description of these proceedings, see Item 8. Financial InformationLegal Proceedings.

We are subject to potential liabilities relating to our third-party service providers, which could have a material adverse effect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to potential liabilities relating to our third-party service providers. Such potential liabilities may involve claims by employees of
third-party service providers directly against us as if we were the direct employer of such employees, as well as claims against us for secondary liability for, among other things, occupational hazards, wage parity or overtime pay, in the event that
such third-party service providers fail to meet their employer obligations. We have not recorded any provisions for such claims, and significant judgments against us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.

We are subject to delinquencies of our accounts receivables.

Our business significantly depends on our customers ability to pay their bills and comply with their obligations to us. In 2007 and 2008, we
recorded provisions for doubtful accounts in the amount of R$348 million and R$370 million, respectively, primarily due to subscribers delinquencies. As a percentage of our gross operating revenue, our provision for doubtful accounts was 2.2%
at December 31, 2007 and 2.2% at December 31, 2008.

ANATEL regulations prevent us from implementing certain policies that could
have the effect of reducing delinquency, such as service restrictions or limitations on the types of services provided based on a subscribers credit record. If we are unable to successfully implement policies to limit subscriber delinquencies
or otherwise select our customers based on their credit records, persistent subscriber delinquencies and bad debt will continue to adversely affect our operating and financial results.

In addition, if the Brazilian economy declines due to, among other factors, a reduction in the level of economic activity, depreciation of the
real, an increase in inflation or an increase in domestic interest rates, a greater portion of our customers may not be able to pay their bills on a timely basis, which would increase our provision for doubtful accounts and adversely affect
our financial condition and results of operations. See Risks Relating to Brazil.

If key members of our senior management team were to
resign, or if we are unable to attract and retain skilled management, our business could be materially adversely affected.

Our ability
to remain competitive in our markets and achieve our growth strategy depends on our senior management team. We may not be able to continue to successfully attract and retain skilled management. If key members of our senior management team were to
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Our operations depend on our ability to maintain, upgrade and operate efficiently our accounting, billing, customer
service, information technology and management information systems and rely on the systems of other carriers under co-billing agreements.

Sophisticated information and processing systems are vital to our growth and our ability to monitor costs, render monthly invoices for services, process customer orders, provide customer service and achieve operating efficiencies. We cannot
assure you that we will be able to operate successfully and upgrade our accounting, information and processing systems or that these systems will continue to perform as expected. We have entered into co-billing agreements with each long-distance
telecommunications service provider that is interconnected to our networks to include in our invoices the long-distance services rendered by these providers, and they have agreed to include charges owed to us in their invoices. Any failure in our
accounting, information and processing systems, or any problems with the execution of invoicing and collection services by other carriers with whom we have co-billing agreements, could impair our ability to collect payments from customers and
respond satisfactorily to customer needs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Improper use of our
network can adversely affect our costs and results of operations.

We incur costs associated with the unauthorized and fraudulent use of
our networks, including administrative and capital costs associated with detecting, monitoring and reducing the incidence of fraud. Fraud also affects interconnection costs and payments to other carriers for non-billable fraudulent roaming. Improper
use of our network can also increase our selling expenses if we need to increase our provision for doubtful accounts to reflect amounts we do not believe we can collect for improperly made calls. Any increase in the improper use of our network in
the future could materially adversely affect our costs and results of operations.

Our operations are dependent upon our networks. A system failure
could cause delays or interruptions of service, which could cause us to suffer losses.

Damage to our networks and backup mechanisms may
result in service delays or interruptions and limit our ability to provide customers with reliable service over our networks. Some of the risks to our networks and infrastructure include: (1) physical damage to access lines; (2) power
surges or outages; (3) software defects; (4) disruptions beyond our control; (5) breaches of security; and (6) natural disasters. The occurrence of any such event could cause interruptions in service or reduce capacity for
customers, either of which could reduce our gross operating revenues or cause us to incur additional expenses. In addition, the occurrence of any such event may subject us to penalties and other sanctions imposed by ANATEL and may adversely affect
our business and results of operations.

The mobile telecommunications industry and participants in this industry, including us, may be harmed by
reports suggesting that radio frequency emissions cause health problems and interfere with medical devices.

Media and other entities
frequently suggest that the electromagnetic emissions from mobile handsets and base stations may cause health problems. If consumers harbor health-related concerns, they may be discouraged from using mobile handsets. These concerns could have an
adverse effect on the mobile telecommunications industry and, possibly, expose mobile services providers to litigation. We cannot assure you that further medical research and studies will refute a link between the electromagnetic emissions of mobile
handsets and base stations, including on frequency ranges we use to provide mobile services, and these health concerns. Government authorities could increase regulation on electromagnetic emissions of mobile handsets and base stations, which could
have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The expansion of our network may be affected by these perceived risks if we experience problems in finding new sites, which in turn may delay the expansion and
may affect the quality of our services. In July 2002, ANATEL enacted regulations that limit emission and exposure for fields with frequencies between 9 kHz and 300 GHz. Although these regulations did not have a material impact on our business, new
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Risks Relating to Brazil

The Brazilian government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant influence over the Brazilian economy. This involvement, as well as Brazilian political and economic conditions, could adversely impact
our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Substantially all of our operations and customers are located in Brazil,
except for minor services provided outside of Brazil. Accordingly, our financial condition and results of operations are substantially dependent on Brazils economy. The Brazilian government frequently intervenes in the Brazilian economy and
occasionally makes significant changes in policy and regulations. The Brazilian governments actions to control inflation and implement macroeconomic policies have often involved increases in interest rates, wage and price controls, currency
devaluations, blocking access to bank accounts, imposing capital controls and limits on imports, among other things. We do not have any control over, and are unable to predict, which measures or policies the Brazilian government may adopt in the
future. Our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by changes in policies or regulations, or by other factors such as:



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Uncertainty over whether possible changes in policies or rules affecting these or other factors may contribute to economic uncertainties in Brazil and to
heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities markets and securities issued abroad by Brazilian issuers. The President of Brazil has considerable power to determine governmental policies and actions that relate to the Brazilian economy and,
consequently, affect the operating and financial results of businesses, such as our company. The term of Brazils current President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, expires in January 2011, and under Brazilian law he is not permitted to run
for another four-year term in the October 2010 elections. Uncertainty regarding the election of President Lulas successor and speculation about the policies that may be implemented by the Brazilian federal or state governments could adversely
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The global financial and credit crisis may adversely affect economic growth in Brazil, limit our access to the
financial markets and, therefore, negatively impact our business and financial condition.

The global financial and credit crisis and
related instability in the international financial system have had, and may continue to have, a negative effect on economic growth in Brazil. The ongoing crisis has reduced the availability of liquidity and credit to fund the continuation and
expansion of industrial business operations worldwide. The shortage of liquidity and credit combined with recent substantial losses in worldwide equity markets, including in Brazil, could lead to an extended worldwide economic recession or
depression. A prolonged slowdown in economic activity in Brazil could reduce demand for some of our services, particularly broadband services if the rate of computer sales in Brazil declines, which would adversely affect our results of operations.

We may also face significant liquidity challenges if conditions in the financial markets do not improve. Our ability to access the capital
markets or the commercial bank lending markets may be severely restricted at a time when we would like, or need, to access such markets, which could have an impact on our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions. The
financial and credit crisis could have an impact on the lenders under our existing credit facilities, on our customers, or on the ability of our suppliers to meet scheduled deliveries, causing them to fail to meet their obligations to us. If the
global financial and credit crisis deepens further, it could have an adverse effect on the demand for our services and our ability to fund our planned growth.

Depreciation of the real may lead to substantial losses on our liabilities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies.

During the four decades prior to 1999, the Central Bank periodically devalued the Brazilian currency. Throughout this period, the Brazilian government implemented various economic plans and used various exchange rate policies, including
sudden devaluations (such as daily and monthly adjustments), exchange controls, dual exchange rate markets and a floating exchange rate system. Since 1999, exchange rates have been set by the market. The exchange rate between the real and the
U.S. dollar has varied significantly in recent years. For example, the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate increased from R$1.955 per U.S. dollar on December 31, 2000 to R$3.533 on December 31, 2002. The real appreciated against
the U.S. dollar by 8.1% in 2004, 11.8% in 2005, 8.7% in 2006 and 17.1% in 2007. In 2008, primarily as a result of the international financial crisis, the real depreciated by 31.9% against the U.S. dollar and prompted foreign investors to
remove billions of reais from the Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros), which we refer to as the BOVESPA.

A significant amount of our financial assets and liabilities are denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, primarily U.S. dollars and Japanese
yen. As of December 31, 2008, R$791 million, or 16.9% of our financial indebtedness, was denominated in a foreign currency, excluding including swap adjustments. When the real depreciates against foreign currencies, we incur losses on
our liabilities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, such as our U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt and foreign currency loans, and we incur gains on our monetary assets denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, as the
liabilities and assets are translated into reais. If significant depreciation of the real were to occur when the value of such liabilities significantly exceeds the value of such assets, including any financial instruments entered into for
hedging purposes, we could incur significant losses, even if their value has not changed in their original currency. This could adversely affect our ability to meet certain of our payment obligations. A failure to meet certain of our payment
obligations could trigger a default under certain financial covenants in our debt instruments, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Additionally, we currently have currency swaps in place for a
portion of our foreign currency debt. If the cost of swap instruments increases substantially, we may be unable to maintain our hedge policy, resulting in an increased foreign currency exposure which could in turn lead to substantial foreign
exchange losses.

Depreciation of the real relative to the U.S. dollar could create additional inflationary pressures in Brazil by
increasing the price of imported products and requiring recessionary government policies, including tighter monetary policy. On the other hand, appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar may lead to a deterioration of the countrys
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In addition, a portion of our capital expenditures require us to acquire assets at prices denominated in
or linked to foreign currencies, some of which are financed by liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, principally the U.S. dollar. We generally do not hedge against these risks. To the extent that the value of the real decreases
relative to the U.S. dollar, it becomes more costly for us to purchase these assets, which could adversely affect our business and financial performance.

If Brazil experiences substantial inflation in the future, our margins and our ability to access foreign financial markets may be reduced. Government measures to curb inflation may have adverse effects on the Brazilian economy, the
Brazilian securities market and our business and results of operations.

Brazil has, in the past, experienced extremely high rates of
inflation, with annual rates of inflation reaching as high as 2,708% in 1993 and 1,093% in 1994. Inflation and some of the Brazilian governments measures taken in an attempt to curb inflation have had significant negative effects on the
Brazilian economy.

Since the introduction of the real in 1994, Brazils inflation rate has been substantially lower than in
previous periods. However, actions taken in an effort to control inflation, coupled with speculation about possible future governmental actions, have contributed to economic uncertainty in Brazil and heightened volatility in the Brazilian securities
market. More recently, Brazils rates of inflation, as measured by the General Market Price Index  Internal Availability (Índice Geral de Preços  Disponibilidade Interna), or IGP-DI, published by
Fundação Getúlio Vargas, or FGV, were 12.1% in 2004, 1.2% in 2005, 3.8% in 2006, 7.9% in 2007 and 9.1% in 2008. According to the Broad Consumer Price Index (Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Ampliado),
or IPCA, published by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), or IBGE, the Brazilian consumer price inflation rates were 7.5% in 2004, 5.7% in 2005, 3.1% in 2006, 4.5% in
2007 and 9.1% in 2008.

If Brazil experiences substantial inflation in the future, our costs may increase and our operating and net margins
may decrease. Although ANATEL regulations provide for annual price increases for most of our services, such increases are linked to inflation indexes, discounted by increases in our productivity. During periods of rapid increases in inflation, the
price increases for our services may not be sufficient to cover our additional costs and we may be adversely affected by the lag in time between the incurrence of increased costs and the receipt of revenues resulting from the annual price increases.
Inflationary pressures may also curtail our ability to access foreign financial markets and may lead to further government intervention in the economy, including the introduction of government policies that may adversely affect the overall
performance of the Brazilian economy.

Fluctuations in interest rates could increase the cost of servicing our debt and negatively affect our overall
financial performance.

Our financial expenses are affected by changes in the interest rates that apply to our floating rate debt. At
December 31, 2008, we had, among other debt obligations, R$2,564 million of loans and financing that were subject to the TJLP (Taxa de Juros de Longo Prazo), or TJLP, a long-term interest rate, R$1,106 million of local commercial paper
and debentures that were subject to the Interbank Certificate of Deposit (Certificado Depositário Interbancário), or CDI, rate, an interbank rate, and R$282 million of loans and financing that were subject to Japanese Yen LIBOR.

The TJLP includes an inflation factor and is determined quarterly by the Central Bank. In particular, the TJLP and the CDI rate have
fluctuated significantly in the past in response to the expansion or contraction of the Brazilian economy, inflation, Brazilian government policies and other factors. For example, in 2008, the CDI rate increased from 11.18% per annum at
December 31, 2007 to 12.38% per annum at December 31, 2008. A significant increase in any of these interest rates, particularly the CDI rate, could adversely affect our financial expenses and negatively affect our overall financial
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The market value of securities issued by Brazilian companies is influenced by the perception of risk in Brazil and
other emerging market countries, which may have a negative effect on the trading price o four preferred shares and the ADSs and may restrict our access to international capital markets.

Economic and market conditions in other emerging market countries, especially those in Latin America, may influence the market for securities issued by
Brazilian companies. Investors reactions to developments in these other countries may have an adverse effect on the market value of securities of Brazilian issuers. Adverse economic conditions in other emerging market countries have at times
resulted in significant outflows of funds from Brazil. In 2008, certain Brazilian and Mexican companies announced significant losses in connection with currency derivatives as a result of the depreciation of the Mexican peso and the real
against the U.S. dollar, respectively. As a result, a number of these companies have suffered financial distress and have sought or are contemplating seeking protection under various bankruptcy regimes. In addition, in October 2008, the Argentine
government nationalized the Argentine private pension funds. Crises in other emerging countries or economic policies of other countries, in particular the United States, may adversely affect investors demand for securities issued by Brazilian
companies, including our preferred shares and the ADSs. Any of these factors could adversely affect the market price of our preferred shares and the ADSs and impede our ability to access the international capital markets and finance our operations
in the future on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Restrictions on the movement of capital out of Brazil may impair our ability to service certain debt
obligations.

Brazilian law provides that whenever there exists, or there is a serious risk of, a material imbalance in Brazils
balance of payments, the Brazilian government may impose restrictions for a limited period of time on the remittance to foreign investors of the proceeds of their investments in Brazil as well as on the conversion of the realinto foreign
currencies. The Brazilian government imposed such a restriction on remittances for approximately six months in 1989 and early 1990. The Brazilian government may in the future restrict companies from paying amounts denominated in foreign currency or
require that any such payment be made in reais. Many factors could affect the likelihood of the Brazilian government imposing such exchange control restrictions, including: the extent of Brazils foreign currency reserves; the
availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due; the size of Brazils debt service burden relative to the economy as a whole; and political constraints to which Brazil may be subject. There can be no certainty that the
Brazilian government will not take such measures in the future.

A more restrictive policy could increase the cost of servicing, and
thereby reduce our ability to pay, our foreign currency-denominated debt obligations and other liabilities. Our foreign-currency denominated debt represented 17.0% of our indebtedness on a consolidated basis at December 31, 2008. If we fail to
make payments under any of these obligations, we will be in default under those obligations, which could reduce our liquidity as well as the market price of our preferred shares and the ADSs.

In addition, a more restrictive policy could hinder or prevent the Brazilian custodian of the preferred shares underlying the ADSs or holders who have
exchanged the ADSs for the underlying preferred shares from converting dividends, distributions or the proceeds from any sale of such shares into U.S. dollars and remitting such U.S. dollars abroad. In such an event, the Brazilian custodian for our
preferred shares will hold the reais that it cannot convert for the account of holders of the ADSs who have not been paid. Neither the custodian nor the depositary will be required to invest the reais or be liable for any interest.

Risks Relating to Our Preferred Shares and the ADSs

Our preferred shares and the ADSs have limited voting rights.

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws, holders
of our preferred shares and, consequently, the ADSs are not entitled to vote at meetings of our shareholders, except in very limited circumstances. These limited circumstances directly relate to key rights of the holders of preferred shares, such as
modifying basic terms of our preferred shares or creating a new class of preferred shares with superior rights. Holders of preferred shares without voting rights are entitled to elect one member and his or her respective alternate to our board of
directors and our fiscal council. Holders of our preferred shares and the ADSs are not entitled to vote to approve corporate transactions, including mergers or consolidations of our company with other companies or the declaration of dividends. See
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Holders of the ADSs may find it difficult to exercise even their limited voting rights at our shareholders
meetings.

Under Brazilian law, only shareholders registered as such in our corporate books may attend our shareholders meetings.
All preferred shares underlying the ADSs are registered in the name of Citibank, N.A., as depositary of our ADS program. ADS holders may exercise the limited voting rights with respect to our preferred shares represented by the ADSs only in
accordance with the deposit agreement relating to the ADSs. There are practical limitations upon the ability of the ADS holders to exercise their voting rights due to the additional steps involved in communicating with ADS holders. For example, we
are required to publish a notice of our shareholders meetings in certain newspapers in Brazil. To the extent that holders of our preferred shares are entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting, they will be able to exercise their voting
rights by attending the meeting in person or voting by proxy. By contrast, holders of the ADSs will receive notice of a shareholders meeting by mail from the depositary following our notice to the American Depositary Receipt, or ADR,
depositary requesting the ADR depositary to inform ADS holders of the shareholders meeting. To exercise their voting rights, ADS holders must instruct the depositary on a timely basis. This noticed voting process will take longer for ADS
holders than for holders of preferred shares. If it fails to receive timely voting instructions for all or part of the ADSs, the depositary will assume that the holders of those ADSs are instructing it to give a discretionary proxy to a person
designated by us to vote their ADSs, except in limited circumstances.

In the limited circumstances in which holders of the ADSs have
voting rights, they may not receive the voting materials in time to instruct the depositary to vote our preferred shares underlying their ADSs. In addition, the depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting
instructions of the holders of the ADSs or for the manner of carrying out those voting instructions. Accordingly, holders of the ADSs may not be able to exercise voting rights, and they will have no recourse if the preferred shares underlying their
ADSs are not voted as requested.

Holders of ADSs or preferred shares in the United States may not be entitled the same preemptive rights as Brazilian
shareholders have, pursuant to Brazilian legislation, in the subscription of shares resulting from capital increases made by us.

Under
Brazilian law, if we issue new shares in exchange for cash or assets as part of a capital increase, we must grant our shareholders preemptive rights at the time of the subscription of shares, corresponding to their respective interest in our share
capital, allowing them to maintain their existing shareholding percentage. We may not legally be permitted to allow holders of ADSs or preferred shares in the United States to exercise any preemptive rights in any future capital increase unless
(1) we file a registration statement for an offering of shares resulting from the capital increase with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, or (2) the offering of shares resulting from the capital
increase qualifies for an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. At the time of any future capital increase, we will evaluate the costs and potential liabilities associated with filing a registration statement for an
offering of shares with the SEC and any other factors that we consider important in determining whether to file such a registration statement. We cannot assure the holders of ADSs or preferred shares in the United States that we will file a
registration statement with the SEC to allow them to participate in any of our capital increases. As a result, the equity interest of such holders in us may be diluted proportionately.

If holders of our ADSs exchange them for preferred shares, they may risk temporarily losing, or being limited in, the ability to remit foreign currency abroad and certain Brazilian tax advantages.

The Brazilian custodian for the preferred shares underlying the ADSs must obtain an electronic registration number with the Central Bank to allow the
depositary to remit U.S. dollars abroad. ADS holders benefit from the electronic certificate of foreign capital registration from the Central Bank obtained by the custodian for the depositary, which permits it to convert dividends and other
distributions with respect to the preferred shares into U.S. dollars and remit the proceeds of such conversion abroad. If holders of the ADSs decide to exchange them for the underlying preferred shares, they will only be entitled to rely on the
custodians certificate of registration with the Central Bank for five business days after the date of the exchange. Thereafter, they will be unable to remit U.S. dollars abroad unless they obtain a new electronic certificate of foreign
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Also, if holders of the ADSs that exchange the ADSs for our preferred shares do not qualify under the
foreign investment regulations, they will generally be subject to less favorable tax treatment of dividends and distribution on, and the proceeds from any sale of, our preferred shares. See Item 10. Additional informationExchange
Controls and Item 10. Additional InformationTaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations.

Holders of the ADSs may face
difficulties in protecting their interests because we are subject to different corporate rules and regulations as a Brazilian company and our shareholders may have fewer and less well-defined rights.

Holders of the ADSs are not direct shareholders of our company and are unable to enforce the rights of shareholders under our bylaws and the Brazilian
Corporation Law.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our bylaws and the Brazilian Corporation Law, which differ from the legal
principles that would apply if we were incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, such as the State of Delaware or New York, or elsewhere outside Brazil. Even if a holder of ADSs surrenders its ADSs and becomes a direct shareholder, its
rights as a holder of our preferred shares underlying the ADSs under the Brazilian Corporation Law to protect its interests relative to actions by our board of directors may be fewer and less well-defined than under the laws of those other
jurisdictions.

Although insider trading and price manipulation are crimes under Brazilian law, the Brazilian securities markets are not as
highly regulated and supervised as the U.S. securities markets or the markets in some other jurisdictions. In addition, rules and policies against self-dealing or for preserving shareholder interests may be less well-defined and enforced in Brazil
than in the United States and certain other countries, which may put holders of our preferred shares and the ADSs at a potential disadvantage. Corporate disclosures also may be less complete or informative than for a public company in the United
States or in certain other countries.

As a holding company, we may face limitations on our ability to receive distributions from our subsidiaries.

We are a holding company with no revenue-producing operations other than those of our operating subsidiaries and, therefore, are dependent
upon dividends or other intercompany transfers of funds from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations. We will only be able to distribute dividends to our shareholders if we receive dividends or other cash distributions from our operating
subsidiaries. The dividends that our operating subsidiaries may distribute to us depend on our operating subsidiaries generating sufficient profits in any given fiscal year. Dividends can be paid out from accumulated profits from previous years or
from capital reserves. Such profits are calculated and paid in accordance with the Brazilian Corporation Law and the provisions of the bylaws of each of our operating subsidiaries.

Holders of the ADSs may face difficulties in serving process on or enforcing judgments against us and other persons.

We are organized under the laws of Brazil, and all of the members of our board of directors and all of our executive officers and our independent public accountants reside or are based in Brazil. The vast majority of
our assets and those of these other persons are located in Brazil. As a result, it may not be possible for holders of the ADSs to effect service of process upon us or these other persons within the United States or other jurisdictions outside Brazil
or to enforce against us or these other persons judgments obtained in the United States or other jurisdictions outside Brazil. In addition, because substantially all of our assets and all of our directors and officers reside outside the United
States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors or officers may not be collectible within the United States. Because judgments of U.S. courts for civil liabilities based upon the U.S. federal securities laws may
only be enforced in Brazil if certain conditions are met, holders may face greater difficulties in protecting their interests in the case of actions by us or our board of directors or executive officers than would shareholders of a U.S. corporation.
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Brazilian tax laws may have an adverse impact on the taxes applicable to the disposition of the ADSs and preferred
shares.

According to Law No. 10,833, enacted on December 29, 2003, if a nonresident of Brazil disposes of assets located in
Brazil, the transaction will be subject to taxation in Brazil, even if such disposition occurs outside Brazil or if such disposition is made to another nonresident. Dispositions of ADSs between nonresidents, however, are currently not subject to
taxation in Brazil. Nevertheless, in the event that the concept of disposition of assets is interpreted to include the disposition between nonresidents of assets located outside Brazil, this tax law could result in the imposition of
withholding taxes in the event of a disposition of the ADSs made between nonresidents of Brazil. Due to the fact that Law No. 10,833/2003 has no judicial guidance as to its application to date, we are unable to predict whether an interpretation
applying such tax laws to dispositions of the ADSs between nonresidents could ultimately prevail in Brazilian courts. See Item 10. Additional InformationTaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations.

The relative volatility and illiquidity of the Brazilian securities markets may adversely affect holders of our preferred shares and the ADSs.

The Brazilian securities markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than major securities markets in the United States. The BOVESPA,
which is the principal Brazilian stock exchange, had a market capitalization of R$1,375.3 billion (US$588.5 billion) at December 31, 2008 and an average daily trading volume of US$3.1 billion for 2008. In comparison, the New York Stock
Exchange, or the NYSE, had a market capitalization of US$16.7 trillion at December 31, 2008 and an average daily trading volume of US$152.6 billion for 2008. There is also significantly greater concentration in the Brazilian securities markets.
The ten largest companies in terms of market capitalization represented approximately 52% of the aggregate market capitalization of the BOVESPA at December 31, 2008. The ten most widely traded stocks in terms of trading volume accounted for
approximately 53% of all shares traded on the BOVESPA in 2008. These market characteristics may substantially limit the ability of holders of the ADSs to sell preferred shares underlying the ADSs at a price and at a time when they wish to do so and,
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|ITEM 4. | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
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Overview

We are the largest telecommunications service provider in Region II in Brazil, based on revenues and customers as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2008, according to information available from ANATEL and other publicly available information. We offer a range of integrated telecommunications services that includes fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services, data
transmission services (including broadband access services), internet service provider, or ISP, services and other services, for residential customers, small, medium and large companies, and governmental agencies.

According to the IBGE, Region II (which consists of the Federal District of Brazil and nine states of Brazil located in the western, central and southern
regions of Brazil) had a population of approximately 43.5 million as of April 1, 2007, representing 23.6% of the total Brazilian population, and represented approximately 26.2% of Brazils total gross domestic product, or GDP, for
2006 (the most recent period for which such information is currently available).

Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services

Our traditional fixed-line telecommunications business in Region II includes local and long-distance services, network usage services (interconnection)
and public telephones, in accordance with the concessions and authorizations granted to us by ANATEL. We believe we were one of the largest fixed-line telecommunications companies in South America in terms of total number of lines in service as of
December 31, 2008. Based on our 8.1 million fixed lines in service as of December 31, 2008, we were the principal fixed-line telecommunications service provider in Region II, with an estimated market share of 51.3% of the total fixed
lines in service in this region as of December 31, 2008, according to our internal estimates. For the year ended December 31, 2008, our highly mature fixed-line business generated R$10,775 million in gross operating revenue, which
represented a decline of 1.4% compared to the year ended December 31, 2007.

Mobile Telecommunications Services

We offer mobile telecommunications services in Region II through our subsidiary 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A., which we refer to as Brasil Telecom
Mobile. We believe that we are one of the principal mobile telecommunications service providers in Region II, with 5.6 million mobile subscribers as of December 31, 2008 and an estimated market share of 14.4% of the total number of mobile
subscribers in this region as of December 31, 2008, according to information available from ANATEL. For the year ended December 31, 2008, our mobile services business generated R$2,561 million in gross operating revenue, which represented
an increase of 4.7% compared to the year ended December 31, 2007.

Data Transmission Services

We offer a variety of high-speed data transmission services, including services offered by our subsidiaries BrT Serviços de Internet S.A. and
Brasil Telecom Comunicação Multimídia Ltda. We also operate a fiber optic cable system that connects the United States, Bermuda, Brazil and Venezuela through our subsidiaries Brasil Telecom Cabos Submarinos Ltda., Brasil Telecom
Subsea Cable System (Bermuda) Ltd., Brasil Telecom of America Inc. and Brasil Telecom de Venezuela S.A. Our broadband services, primarily utilizing Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, or ADSL, technology, are marketed in Region II under the brand
name Turbo. As of December 31, 2008, we had 1.8 million ADSL subscribers, representing 22.2% of our fixed lines in service at that date. We also provide voice and data services to corporate clients throughout Brazil through our
network in Region II, through the network of Telemar Norte Leste S.A., or Telemar, in Region I, and through cooperation agreements with other telecommunications network operators in Region III. For the year ended December 31, 2008, our data
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Other Services

We operate an internet portal through our subsidiary Internet Group do Brasil S.A. under the brand name iG that was the second largest internet portal in Brazil in terms of the number of unique visitors in
2008, according to Ibope/NetRatings. We also started a call center business for the sole purpose of providing services to our company and our subsidiaries. For the year ended December 31, 2008, our internet services business and call center
services generated R$700 million in gross operating revenue, which represented an increase of 49.6% compared to the year ended December 31, 2007.

Our principal executive office is located at SIA/Sul, ASP, Lote D, Bloco B 71215-000  Setor de Indústria, Brasília, DF, Brazil, and our telephone number at this address is (55-61) 3415-1414.

Our History and Development

Prior to
the formation in 1972 of Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A., or Telebrás, the Brazilian state-owned telecommunications monopoly, there were more than 900 telecommunications companies operating throughout Brazil. Between 1972 and
1975, Telebrás and its operating subsidiaries acquired almost all of the other telecommunications companies in Brazil and thus achieved a monopoly in providing public telecommunications services in almost all areas of the country.

Beginning in 1995, the Brazilian government undertook a comprehensive reform of Brazils telecommunications regulations. In July 1997,
Brazils Congress adopted the Brazilian General Telecommunications Law (Lei Geral de Telecomunicações), together with the regulations, decrees, orders and plans on telecommunications issued by Brazils executive
branch, collectively the Telecommunications Regulatory Framework, which provided for the establishment of a comprehensive regulatory framework introducing competition into the Brazilian telecommunications industry and promoting the privatization of
Telebrás and its subsidiaries.

Privatization of Telebrás

In January 1998, in preparation for the restructuring and privatization, Telebrás spun-off its previously integrated mobile telecommunications
operations from its fixed-line operations into separate companies. In May 1998, Telebrás was restructured to form 12 new holding companies, or the New Holding Companies, by means of a procedure under Brazilian Corporation Law called
cisão, or spin-off. Virtually all of the assets and liabilities of Telebrás were allocated to the New Holding Companies, including Telebráss interest in its operating subsidiaries. The New Holding Companies
consisted of:



| |  |  | eight holding companies each of which controlled one or more mobile services providers, each operating in one of the ten service regions into which Brazil had been
divided for mobile telecommunications services and using the frequency range called Band A (other than one mobile services provider that operated in two regions and one region in which the mobile services provider was not part of the Telebrás
system);
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| |  |  | three regional holding companies, including our company, each of which controlled the fixed-line service providers that provided local and intraregional
long-distance service in one of the three service regions into which Brazil has been divided for fixed-line telecommunications; and
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| |  |  | a holding company, which controlled Embratel, a provider of domestic (including interstate and interregional) and international long-distance service throughout
Brazil.
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We are one of the New Holding Companies in the fixed-line telecommunications business. In the restructuring and
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In August 1998, the Brazilian government privatized Telebrás by selling all of the voting shares
that it held in the New Holding Companies, including our company, to private-sector buyers. The Brazilian governments shares in our corporate capital were purchased by Solpart Participações S.A., or Solpart.

Corporate Reorganization of Brasil Telecom

Following our formation, we provided fixed-line telecommunications services through nine separate operating subsidiaries, each of which provided telecommunications services in one of the nine states of Region II or the Federal District of
Brazil. In February 2000, we implemented a corporate reorganization, which resulted in all of the fixed-line operating companies being merged into a single operating company to form Brasil Telecom.

Expansion of Fixed-Line Network in Rio Grande do Sul

In July 2000, we acquired the control of CRT. CRT was the leading fixed-line telecommunications service company in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. In December 2000, CRT was merged with and into Brasil Telecom.

Entry into the Internet Service Provider Business

In October 2001, we formed BrT Serviços de Internet S.A. to provide broadband internet services under the brand name Turbo.

Entry into the Personal Mobile Services Business

In December 2002, we established our wholly-owned subsidiary,
Brasil Telecom Mobile, to provide personal mobile services (Serviço Móvel Pessoal) in Region II. In December 2002, Brasil Telecom Mobile was granted an authorization by ANATEL to provide personal mobile services in Region II
following its successful bid of R$192 million in an auction held for the authorization and the related radio frequency license. Brasil Telecom Mobile commenced operations in September 2004.

Expansion of Our Internet Service Provider Business

In June 2003, we acquired all of the share capital of iBest Holding Corporation that we did not own. Prior to this acquisition, we owned 12.8% of the share capital of iBest Holding Corporation. iBest Holding Corporation controlled
(1) iBest S.A., or iBest, a free ISP and the then-largest ISP in Region II, (2) Freelance S.A., and (3) Febraio S.A. In May 2004, iBest and Febraio S.A. merged with and into Freelance S.A.

Acquisition of Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable System

In June 2003, we acquired the submarine fiber-optic cable system of 360 Networks Americas do Brasil Ltda. We refer to this system as GlobeNet. GlobeNet consists of a fiber optic cable system that connects the United States, Bermudas, Brazil
and Venezuela.

Entry into the Internet Protocol Business

In May 2004, we acquired substantially all of the share capital of Vant Telecomunicações S.A., or Vant, that we did not own. Prior to this acquisition, we owned 19.9% of the share capital of Vant. Vant
offered IP services as well as other services to the corporate market throughout Brazil.

Expansion of Data Transmission Network

In May 2004, we acquired substantially all of the share capital of MetroRED Telecomunicações Ltda., or MetroRED, that we did not own.
Prior to this acquisition, we owned 19.9% of the share capital of MetroRED. We have changed the corporate name of MetroRED to Brasil Telecom Comunicação Multimidia Ltda., or Brasil Telecom Multimedia. Brasil Telecom Multimedia is a
leading local fiber optic network provider, with 343



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kilometers of local area network in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, and a 1,600 kilometer long-distance network linking these three
metropolitan areas. Brasil Telecom Multimedia also has an internet solutions data center in São Paulo which provides internet support to our customers.

Acquisition of iG

In November 2004, we acquired 63.0% of the capital stock of Internet Group (Cayman) Ltd., the
parent company of Internet Group do Brasil Ltda., or iG. Prior to this acquisition, we owned 10.0% of the capital stock of Internet Group (Cayman) Ltd. In July 2005, we acquired an additional 25.6% of the capital stock of Internet Group (Cayman)
Ltd. iG is a free internet services provider. iG is the leading dial-up ISP in Brazil and operates in the dial-up and broadband access markets. In addition, iG offers value-added internet services to customers in the residential and corporate
markets.

Consolidation of Call Centers

In December 2007, our subsidiary Brasil Telecom Call Center S.A. commenced operations, rendering call center services to us and our subsidiaries that demand this type of service. We invested approximately R$50 million in infrastructure and
customer service technologies to create call centers in Goiânia, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Brasília and Curitiba to replace our 30 pre-existing sites.

Acquisition by Telemar Norte Leste S.A.

On January 8, 2009, Telemar acquired indirectly
all of the outstanding shares of Invitel S.A., or Invitel, and 12,185,836 common shares of Brasil Telecom Holding owned by the shareholders of Invitel. As of December 31, 2008, Invitel owned 100% of the outstanding shares of Solpart, which
owned 52.0% of our outstanding voting share capital, representing 19.0% of our outstanding share capital. Following this acquisition, Telemar owns indirectly an aggregate of 43.5% of our outstanding share capital, including 61.2% of our outstanding
common shares. For additional information about the controlling shareholders of Telemar, see Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsMajor Shareholders.

Corporate Structure

The following chart presents our
corporate structure and principal subsidiaries as of July 6, 2009. The percentages in bold italics represent the percentage of the voting capital owned directly and indirectly by the parent company of each entity, and the percentages not in
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LOGO





|(1) | Ownership represents 53.8% of the share capital of Internet Group do Brasil S.A. owned directly by BrT Serviços de Internet S.A. and 13.6% owned by Brasil Telecom.
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Our Service Areas

Our
concessions and authorizations from the Brazilian government allow us to provide:



| |  |  | fixed-line telecommunications services in Region II;
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| |  |  | long-distance telecommunications services throughout Brazil;
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| |  |  | mobile telecommunications services in Region II; and
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| |  |  | data transmission services throughout Brazil.
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In
addition, we have authorizations to provided fixed-line local telecommunications services in Regions I and III. Region I consists of 16 states of Brazil located in the northeastern and part of the northern and southeastern regions of Brazil. Region
III consists of the State of São Paulo. Our revenues are derived primarily from operations in Region II.

Region II consists of the
Federal District of Brazil and nine states of Brazil located in the western, central and southern regions of Brazil. Region II covers an area of approximately 2.9 million square kilometers, which represents approximately 33.5% of the
countrys total land area and accounted for approximately 26.2% of Brazils GDP in 2006. The population of Region II was 43.5 million as of April 1, 2007, which represented 23.6% of the total population of Brazil as of that date.
In 2006, per capita income in Region II was approximately R$13,626, varying from R$7,041 in the State of Acre to R$37,600 in the Federal District of Brazil.

The following table sets forth key economic data, compiled by IBGE, for the Federal District of Brazil and each of the Brazilian states in Region II.



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|                   |  |                               |  |                                     |  |                |  |                              
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|State              |  | Population(in millions)(2007) |  | Population perSquareKilometer(2007) |  | % of GDP(2006) |  | GDP Per Capita(inreais)(2006)
|Rio Grande do Sul  |  | 10.6                          |  | 37.6                                |  | 6.6            |  | 14,310                       
|Paraná             |  | 10.3                          |  | 51.6                                |  | 5.8            |  | 13,158                       
|Santa Catarina     |  | 5.9                           |  | 61.5                                |  | 3.9            |  | 15,638                       
|Goiás              |  | 5.6                           |  | 16.6                                |  | 2.4            |  | 9,962                        
|Mato Grosso        |  | 2.9                           |  | 3.2                                 |  | 1.5            |  | 12,350                       
|Federal District   |  | 2.5                           |  | 423.3                               |  | 3.8            |  | 37,600                       
|Mato Grosso do Sul |  | 2.3                           |  | 6.3                                 |  | 1.0            |  | 10,599                       
|Rondônia           |  | 1.5                           |  | 6.1                                 |  | 0.6            |  | 8,391                        
|Tocantins          |  | 1.2                           |  | 4.5                                 |  | 0.4            |  | 7,210                        
|Acre               |  | 0.7                           |  | 4.3                                 |  | 0.2            |  | 7,041                        
|                   |  |                               |  |                                     |  |                |  |                              
|Total              |  | 43.5                          |  |                                     |  | 26.2           |  |                              
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Source: IBGE.

Set forth below is a map of Brazil showing the location of Region II.

LOGO

Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects depend in part on the performance of the
Brazilian economy and the economy of Region II in particular. See Item 3. Key informationRisk FactorsRisks Relating to Brazil.

Our Services

Our telecommunications services consist of:



| |  |  | local fixed-line services, primarily in Region II, but also in Regions I and III, including installation, monthly subscription, metered services, collect calls and
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| |  |  | domestic long-distance services and international long-distance services primarily from Region II, placed through fixed-line and mobile telephones using
long-distance carrier selection codes (Código de Seleção de Prestadora), which in our case is represented by the number 14;
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| |  |  | mobile telecommunications services utilizing 2G and 3G technology;
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| |  |  | data transmission services, comprising (1) ADSL services, (2) the lease of dedicated digital and analog lines to other telecommunications services
providers and ISPs and corporate customers, (3) IP solutions, and (4) other data transmission services;
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| |  |  | usage of our network (1) to complete calls initiated by customers of other telecommunications services providers (interconnection services) or (2) by
service providers that do not have the necessary network;
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| |  |  | traffic transportation services;
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| |  |  | public telephone services (Terminais de Uso Público);
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| |  |  | value-added services which include voicemail, caller ID, directory assistance and other services;
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| |  |  | advanced voice services to corporate customers, such as 0800 (toll free) services; and
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| |  |  | the operation of the iG internet portal.
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Local Fixed-Line Services

As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately 8.1 million local fixed-line
customers in Region II. As the result of Telemars acquisition of our company in January 2009, we do not plan to offer local fixed-line services in Region I. Although we continue to assess our strategic plans with regard to providing such
services in Region III, we do not currently plan to offer local fixed-line services to residential customers in Region III due to the size of the investment that would be required.

Local fixed-line services include installation, monthly subscription, metered services, collect calls and supplemental local services. Metered services
include local calls that originate and terminate within a single local area. ANATEL has divided Region II into 1,772 local areas.

Under
our concession agreements, we are required to offer two local fixed-line plans to users: the Basic Plan per Minute (Plano Básico de Minutos) and the Mandatory Alternative Service Plan (Plano Alternativo de Serviços de Oferta
Obrigatória), each of which includes installation charges, monthly subscription charges, and charges for local minutes. As of December 31, 2008, 48.7% of our fixed-line customers subscribed to the Basic Plan per Minute or the
Mandatory Alternative Service Plan.

In addition to the Basic Plan per Minute and the Mandatory Alternative Service Plan, we offer a
variety of alternative fixed-line plans that are designed to meet our customers usage profiles. As of December 31, 2008, 51.3% of our fixed-line customers subscribed to alternative plans.

We permit subscribers to our alternative plans to design their own plans, selecting from a menu of options, including: (1) the number of local
minutes per month for calls to fixed-line telephones; (2) the number of local minutes per month for calls to mobile telephones; and (3) the number of long-distance minutes per month. We also offer bundled plans that include these elements
and broadband services or dial-up internet connection services for a fixed monthly rate, which we offer under the brand name Pluri.

Local fixed-line services also include in-dialing services (direct transmission of external calls to extensions) for corporate clients. For corporate clients in need of a large quantity of lines, we offer digital
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Long-Distance Services

For each long-distance call, whether originated from a fixed-line telephone or a mobile handset, a caller chooses its preferred long-distance carrier by dialing such carriers long-distance carrier selection
code. The caller pays the long-distance service provider for the call and the long-distance service provider pays interconnection fees to the service providers on whose fixed-line or mobile networks the call originated and terminated.

Our domestic and international long-distance services have historically consisted primarily of calls originated in Region II.

Fixed Line-to-Fixed Line

Calls from one local area
to another local area are domestic long-distance calls, other than calls between separate local areas within specified metropolitan regions which, under ANATEL regulations, are charged as local calls. Calls between locations in Brazil and locations
outside Brazil are international long-distance calls.

We provide domestic long-distance services for calls originating from Region II
through interconnection agreements, mainly with Telemar in Region I and Telesp in Region III, that permit us to interconnect directly with their local fixed-line networks, and through our network facilities in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and
Belo Horizonte. We provide international long-distance services originating from Region II through agreements to interconnect our network with those of the main telecommunications service providers worldwide.

Mobile Long-Distance

Each mobile subscriber in
Brazil is registered in a geographic area (identified by the corresponding area codes such as 11 (São Paulo) and 61 (Brasília)), which we refer to as the subscribers home registration area, and Brazil is divided into sectors
based on the first digit of the area code of a callers home registration area. A call originated by a mobile subscriber registered in one home registration area to a mobile subscriber registered in another home registration area sharing the
same first digit (for example, Brasília (area code 61) and Goiânia (area code 62)), is referred to as an intrasectoral mobile call. A call originated by a mobile subscriber registered in one home registration area to a mobile subscriber
registered in another home registration area that does not share the same first digit (for example, Brasília (area code 61) and São Paulo (area code (11)), is referred to as an intersectoral mobile call. Different rates apply to
intrasectoral and intersectoral mobile calls.

We provide mobile long-distance services originating from Region II through interconnection
agreements, with Telemar in Region I, Telesp in Region III, and each of the principal mobile services providers operating in Brazil that permit us to interconnect directly with their local fixed-line and mobile networks. We provide international
long-distance services originating or terminating on our customers mobile handsets through agreements to interconnect our network with those of the main telecommunications service providers worldwide. We also use our submarine fiber optic
network to transport international mobile long-distance calls.

Mobile Telecommunications Services

As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately 5.6 million subscribers located in 1,015 municipalities in Region II. As of December 31,
2008, we had a 14.4% share of the mobile services market in Region II based on the total number of subscribers as of that date. As of December 31, 2008, 82.5% of our customers subscribed to pre-paid plans and 17.5% subscribed to post-paid
plans.

Pre-Paid Customers

Pre-paid
customers activate their Brasil Telecom Mobile cellular numbers through the purchase and installation of a SIM card in their mobile handsets. Our pre-paid customers are able to add credits to their accounts through the purchase of pre-paid cards at
prices that vary based on the number of minutes available or through the purchase of additional credits over the phone which can be charged to the customers credit card or included on their bill for fixed-line services. These credits are valid
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In 2009, we adopted a strategy under which we do not subsidize the purchase of mobile handsets in
connection with our acquisition and retention of pre-paid customers in the retail consumer segment.

We offer Pula-Pula
subscriptions to its pre-paid customers which allow these customers to receive bonus minutes with each purchase of additional credits. In addition, we launched Crédito Especial, a services which provides the customer with
an emergency credit of R$3.00 for the price of R$0.60 payable when the customer adds credit to the customers account.

In 2009, as
part of our program to converge our offers with those of Telemar, we began offering Oi Ligadores and Oi Cartão Total in Region II.

Post-Paid
Customers

Post-paid customers pay a monthly subscription fee and are billed on a monthly basis for services provided during the
previous month. Post-paid plans include mailbox, caller ID, conference, call forwarding, calls on hold and special services, including Wireless Application Protocol (a protocol which simplifies standard internet codes for the more limited
transmission features of a mobile handset), or WAP, General Packet Radio Service, or GPRS, which allows speeds in the range of 115 kilobytes per second (Kbps), and Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution, or EDGE, which allows speeds in the range
of 230 Kbps.

The GPRS and EDGE services we include in our post-paid plans are available to customers with advanced mobile handset models.
These services allow for mobile access to the internet through mobile telephones, laptops or personal digital assistants. They also enable customers simultaneously to use voice and data services, because the connection to the internet remains active
even when the customer is speaking on the phone. This means that the customer can remain continuously online and, at the same time, place or receive calls.

The WAP portal is another service and content channel available to our post-paid plan customers. Some of its features include sending and receiving e-mails, forming contact groups, accessing banks and buying tickets.
The WAP portal can also be used on the internet, for instance, to schedule personal activities and join or initiate contact groups.

Under
our authorizations to provide personal mobile services, we are required to offer a basic post-paid mobile plan that includes activation charges, monthly subscription rates and charges for local calls. As of December 31, 2008, 1.7% of our mobile
customers subscribed to our basic post-paid plan. In addition to the basic plan, we offer a variety of alternative post-paid plans that are that are designed to meet our customers usage profiles.

We offer (1) plans which permit a subscriber to purchase a fixed number of minutes per month for local calls to other fixed-line or mobile
subscribers; (2) budget plans which permit a subscriber to purchase a fixed number of local and long-distance minutes per month, but restrict outgoing calls after the purchased minutes have been consumed other than calls made using a pre-paid
card, and (3) 3G plans providing data transmission at speeds from 300kbps to 1Mbps.

Under Telemars authorization from ANATEL to
acquire control of our company, we are required to offer to our customers the same plans that Telemar offers to its customers by December 31, 2009. In addition to our existing plans, Telemars plans include family plans which permit a
subscriber to purchase a fixed number of minutes per month for local calls that may be shared by up to four individuals.

Roaming

We have roaming agreements with Oi, CBTC and Sercomtel, providing our customers with automatic access to roaming services when traveling outside of Region
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We generate revenues from roaming when one of our mobile subscribers receives a call while at a location
outside the sector that includes their home registration area. In addition, we generate revenues when a subscriber of another mobile services provider places a call from a location that is outside the coverage area of its mobile services provider
and the call is originated on our mobile networks. Conversely, when one of our mobile subscribers places a call from outside of Brazil, we pay the applicable roaming rate to the mobile services provider on whose network the call originated.

3G Broadband Services

In 2007, we
were granted an authorization and the related frequency licenses by ANATEL to offer 3G mobile services in Region II. The deployment of our 3G network allows us to offer data communication services to our personal mobile services customers at greater
speeds than those made available by our previously existing 2G networks. As of December 31, 2008, we had launched 3G services in a total of 49 municipalities, including the Federal District and the nine state capitals in Region II, and had
approximately 100,900 3G mobile broadband users.

Data Transmission Services

Broadband Services

We provide high-speed internet access services using ADSL technology, which we
refer to as broadband services, to residential customers and businesses in the primary cities in Region II and under the brand name Turbo. As of December 31, 2008, we offered broadband services in 1,546 municipalities in Region II.
As of December 31, 2008, we had 1.8 million ADSL customers.

ADSL technology allows high-speed transmission of voice and data
signals on a single copper wire pair for access to the network. Since voice transmission through telephone lines uses only one of many available frequency bands, the remaining frequency bands are available for data transmission. An ADSL modem is
installed using the customers conventional line, which, in turn, is connected to Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, or DSLAM, equipment at the switching station. As a result, customers can use the telephone line simultaneously with
the internet. Customers pay a fixed monthly subscription fee, irrespective of their actual connection time to the internet.

As of
December 31, 2008, we had upgraded approximately 38.8% of our fixed-line network to enable this portion of our network to support ADSL2+. ADSL2+ is a data communications technology that allows data transmission at speeds of up to 24 Mbps
downstream and 1 Mbps upstream, which is much faster than data transmission through conventional ADSL. ADSL2+ permits us to offer a wider range of services though our Turbo 2.0 service and Internet Protocol Television, which we refer to as IP TV, a
television service that is based on broadband internet access.

We charge monthly fees to our broadband users that choose iBest or iG as their ISP. We do
not charge fees to our fixed-line customers that choose iBest or iG as their ISP for dial-up internet access. As of December 31, 2008, iBest and iG had an aggregate of approximately 4.0 million registered dial-up users. In the beginning of
2007, we launched a flat-fee dial-up service, called Internet Toda Hora (Internet all the time) under which our fixed-line subscribers can access the internet through dial-up connections during evening and weekend hours for a
flat fee without using the local minutes that they purchase under their fixed-line plans.

Commercial Data Transmission Services

We provide a variety of customized, high-speed data transmission services through various technologies and means of access to other telecommunications
services providers, ISPs and corporate customers. Our data transmission services include interconnection between local area networks at data transmission speeds of 34 Mbps, 155 Mbps and 1 Gbps, videoconferencing, video/image transmission and
multimedia applications. Our principal commercial data transmission services are:



| |  |  | Industrial Exploitation of Dedicated Lines (Exploração Industrial de Linha Dedicada), or EILD, under which we lease trunk lines to other
telecommunications services providers, primarily mobile services providers, which use these trunk lines to link their radio base stations to their switching centers.
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| |  |  | Dedicated Line Services (Serviços de Linhas Dedicadas), or SLD, under which we lease dedicated lines to other telecommunications services providers,
ISPs and corporate customers for use in private networks that link different corporate websites.
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| |  |  | IP services which consist of dedicated private lines and dial-up internet access which we provide to most of the leading ISPs in Brazil, as well as Virtual Private
Network, or VPN, services that enable our customers to operate private intranet and extranet networks.
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| |  |  | Frame relay services which we provide to our corporate customers to allow them to transmit data using protocols based on direct use of our transmission lines,
enabling the creation of VPNs.
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We provide these data transmission services using service network platform in Region II
and our nationwide fiber optic cable network and microwave links.

In order to provide complete solutions to our corporate clients, we have
entered into service agreements for the joint supply of international data services with a number of important international data services providers. These commercial relationships with international data services providers are part of our strategy
of offering telecommunications services packages to our customers.

In addition, we provide services at our six cyber data center services
located in Brasília, São Paulo, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Fortaleza. We provide hosting collocation and IT outsourcing at these centers, permitting our customers to outsource their IT structures to us or to use these centers to
provide backup for their IT systems.

We also operate a submarine fiber optic network, which connects Brazil with the United States,
Bermuda and Venezuela. Through this network, we offer international data transportation services, primarily leased lines to other telecommunications services providers.

Network Usage Services (Interconnection Service)

All telecommunications services providers
are required, if technically feasible, to make their networks available for interconnection on a non-discriminatory basis whenever a request is made by another telecommunications services provider. Interconnection permits a call originated on the
network of a requesting local fixed-line, mobile or long-distance service providers network to be terminated on the local fixed-line or mobile services network of the other provider.

Use of Our Local Fixed-Line Network

We are
authorized to charge for the use of our local fixed-line network on a per-minute basis for (1) all calls terminated on our local fixed-line network in Region II that originate on the networks of other local fixed-line, mobile and long-distance
service providers, and (2) all long-distance calls originated on our local fixed-line network in Region II that are carried by other long-distance service providers.

Conversely, other local fixed-line service providers charge us interconnection fees (1) to terminate calls on their local fixed-line networks that are originated on our local fixed-line, mobile or long-distance
networks, or (2) for long-distance calls originated on their local fixed-line networks that are carried by our long-distance network.

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Use of Our Long-Distance Network

We are authorized to charge for the use of our long-distance network on a per-minute basis for all calls that travel through a portion of our long-distance networks for which the caller has not selected us as the
long-distance provider. Conversely, other long-distance service providers charge us interconnection fees on a per-minute basis for all calls that travel through a portion their long-distance networks for which the caller has selected us as the
long-distance provider.

Use of Our Mobile Network

We are authorized to charge for the use of our mobile network on a per-minute basis for all calls terminated on our mobile network that originate on the networks of other local fixed-line, mobile and long-distance
service providers. Conversely, other mobile services providers charge us interconnection fees to terminate calls on their mobile networks that are originated on our local fixed-line, mobile or long-distance networks.

Traffic Transportation Services

Long-distance
and mobile services providers may avoid paying long-distance network usage charges to us by establishing an interconnection to our local fixed-line networks. In order to retain these customers of our long-distance services, we offer a long-distance
usage service, called national transportation, under which we provide discounts to our long-distance network usage fees based on the volume of traffic and geographic distribution of calls generated by a long-distance or mobile services provider.

We also offer international telecommunications service providers the option to terminate their Brazilian inbound traffic through our
network, as an alternative to Embratel and Intelig Telecomunicações Ltda., or Intelig. We charge international telecommunications service providers a per-minute rate, based on whether a call terminates on a fixed-line or mobile
telephone and the location of the local area in which the call terminates.

Public Telephone Services

We own and operate public telephones throughout Region II. As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately 227,900 public telephones in service, all of
which are operated by pre-paid cards. For a discussion of how we account for the sale of the pre-paid cards, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Financial Presentation and Accounting PoliciesCritical Accounting
Policies and EstimatesRevenue Recognition.

Value-Added Services

Value-added services include voice, text and data applications, including voicemail, caller ID, and other services, such as personalization (video
downloads, games, ring tones and wallpaper), SMS subscription services (horoscope, soccer teams and love match), chat, mobile television, location-based services and applications (mobile banking, mobile search, email and instant messaging).

Advanced Voice Services

We
provide advanced voice services to our corporate customers, mainly 0800 (toll free) services, as well as voice portals where customers can participate in real-time chats and other interactive voice services.

iG Internet Portal

We operate an internet
portal under the brand name iG that was the second largest internet portal in Brazil in terms of the number of unique visitors in 2008 according to Ibope/NetRatings. In 2008, iG was visited by 13.3 million unique visitors, and as of
December 31, 2008, iG had approximately two million registered subscribers and hosted 7.5 million e-mail accounts. iG has launched several collaborative tools like blogs, chat, photo album, video player and an online dating service, and
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Gmails platform and use Googles search engine throughout the portal. We have entered into agreements under which we are licensed to distribute a
variety of content through the iG portal, such as entertainment, news, sports and education, including an agreement to launch the Second Life game in Brazil. We generate revenue through the iG portal from (1) monthly subscription
fees that we charge to registered users of this portal, (2) fees charged to place advertisements on this portal, and (3) fees that we receive from fixed-line service providers based on the number of minutes that their subscribers are
connected to this portal.

Rates

Our
rates for local fixed-line services, domestic long-distance services, mobile services, interconnection, EILD and SLD services are subject to regulation by ANATEL, subject to certain exceptions relating to the rates we charge under alternative
fixed-line and mobile plans that we are authorized to offer to our customers. For information on ANATEL regulation of our rates, see Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Fixed-Line ServicesRate
Regulation, Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Mobile ServicesPersonal Mobile Services Rate Regulation, Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications
IndustryInterconnection Regulations, and Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Data Transmission and Internet Services.

Local Fixed-Line Rates

Local Rates

Our revenues from local fixed-line services consist mainly of monthly subscription charges, charges for local calls and charges for the activation of
lines for new subscribers or subscribers that have changed addresses. Monthly subscription charges are based on the plan to which the customer subscribes and whether the customer is a residential, commercial or trunk line customer.

Under our concession agreements, we are required to offer two local fixed-line plans to users: the Basic Plan per Minute and the Mandatory Alternative
Service Plan, each of which includes installation charges, monthly subscription charges, and charges for local minutes. As of December 31, 2008, 48.7% of our fixed-line customers subscribed to the basic fixed-line plan or the mandatory
alternative fixed-line plan.

The monthly subscription fees under the Basic Plan per Minute and the Mandatory Alternative Service Plan vary
in accordance with the subscribers profiles, as defined in the applicable ANATEL regulations. The monthly subscription fee for the Basic Plan per Minute includes the use of 200 local minutes per month by residential customers and 150 local
minutes per month by commercial customers and trunk line customers. The monthly subscription fee for the Mandatory Alternative Service Plan includes the use of 400 local minutes per month by residential customers and 360 local minutes per month by
commercial customers and trunk line customers. We only deduct two local minutes from a Basic Plan per Minute customers monthly allotment and four minutes from a Mandatory Alternative Service Plan customers monthly allotment for each
local call made, regardless of the duration of the call, during the following off-peak hours: Monday through Friday between midnight and 6 a.m.; Saturdays between midnight and 6 a.m. and between 2 p.m. and midnight; and any time on Sundays and
Brazilian holidays. If the minute limits are exceeded, customers will incur additional metered-minute charges, the prices of which vary depending on whether the customer is a Basic Plan per Minute subscriber or a Mandatory Alternative Service Plan
subscriber. If a customer does not use all of the minutes covered by the monthly subscription fee, the minutes cannot be carried over to the next month.

In addition to the Basic Plan per Minute and the Mandatory Alternative Service Plan, we are permitted to offer non-discriminatory alternative plans to the basic service plans. The rates for applicable services under
these plans (e.g., monthly subscription rates and charges for local and long-distance calls) must be submitted for ANATEL approval prior to the offering of the plan to our customers. In general, ANATEL does not object to the terms of these plans. As
of December 31, 2008, 51.3% of our fixed-line customers subscribed to alternative plans.

Under our fixed-line rate plans, we charge
for calls based on the period of use; the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds), and rounding is permitted to the next succeeding tenth of a minute. There is a minimum charge period of 30 seconds for every call. However, calls of three
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Prior to January 2006, calls were measured and charged in terms of pulses, consisting of a single charge
per call and an additional charge for each four-minute interval of usage. In January 2006, our new concession agreements established a per-minute billing system for local fixed-line telecommunications services, which we implemented by July 2007. In
localities where we have not implemented the minute-based rates due to technical or economic infeasibility, we do not charge fees for additional minutes on local calls made to another fixed-line telephone. In these localities we charge only basic
monthly subscription fees.

On an annual basis, ANATEL increases or decreases the maximum rates we are authorized to charge for our basic
service plans. ANATEL decreased the rates we may charge by an average of 0.43% as of July 13, 2006, and increased these rates by an average of 2.14% as of July 20, 2007 and 3.01% as of July 24, 2008. In addition, we are authorized to
adjust the rates applicable to our alternative plans annually by no more than the rate of inflation, as measured by the Technical Supervision Institute (Instituto Técnico Superior), or IST. Discounts from the rates set in basic service
plans and alternative service plans may be granted to customers without ANATEL approval.

The following table sets forth selected
information regarding service rates under our Basic Plan per Minute during the periods indicated.



|                                                         |  |                         |  |       |  |      
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ----- |  | -----
|                                                         |  | Year Ended December 31,
|Monthly subscription rates for Basic Plan per Minute (1) |  | 2006                    |  | 2007  |  | 2008 
|                                                         |  | (inreais)              
|Basic Plan per Minute (residential)                      |  | 27.28                   |  | 27.86 |  | 28.69
|Basic Plan per Minute (commercial)                       |  | 40.36                   |  | 41.23 |  | 42.48
|Basic Plan per Minute (trunk lines)                      |  | 39.98                   |  | 40.85 |  | 42.09



|(1) | The amounts represent the weighted average of monthly rates, net of taxes.
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Local Fixed Line-to-Mobile Rates

When one of our fixed-line customers makes a call to a mobile subscriber of our company or
another mobile services provider that terminates in the mobile registration area in which the call was originated, we charge our fixed-line customer per-minute charges for the duration of the call based on rates designated by ANATEL as VC1 rates. In
turn, we pay the mobile services provider a per-minute charge based on rates designated by ANATEL as VU-M rates for the use of its mobile network in completing the call.

VC1 rates vary depending on the time of the day and day of the week, and are applied per minute for the duration of the call. As with local fixed-line calls, the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds),
rounding is permitted to the next succeeding tenth of a minute, and there is a minimum charge period of 30 seconds for every call.

On an
annual basis, ANATEL increases or decreases the maximum VC1 rates we are authorized to charge. In 2006 ANATEL did not change the maximum VC1 rate we were authorized to charge. ANATEL authorized us to increase our VC1 rates by an average of 3.34% as
of July 20, 2007 and 3.03% as of July 24, 2008. Discounts from the VC1 rates approved by ANATEL may be granted to customers without ANATEL approval.

The following table sets forth the average per-minute rates that we charged for fixed-line to mobile calls during the periods indicated.



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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ---- |  | ----
|                                                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,
|                                                                            |  | 2006                    |  | 2007 |  | 2008
|                                                                            |  | (inreais)              
|Per-minute charges for local fixed-line calls made to mobile telephones (1) |  | 0.48                    |  | 0.50 |  | 0.51



|(1) | The amounts represent the weighted average of monthly rates, net of taxes.
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Domestic Long-Distance Rates

Fixed Line-to-Fixed-Line

If a caller selects one of our carrier selection codes for a long-distance
call that originates and terminates on fixed-line telephones, we receive the revenues from the call and must pay interconnection fees to the service providers that operate the networks on which the call originates and terminates. Rates for these
long-distance calls are based on the physical distance separating callers (which are categorized by four distance ranges), time of the day and day of the week, and are applied per minute for the duration of the call. As with local fixed-line calls,
the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds), rounding is permitted to the next succeeding tenth of a minute, and there is a minimum charge period of 30 seconds for every call.

On an annual basis, ANATEL increases or decreases the maximum domestic fixed line-to-fixed line long-distance rates we are authorized to charge. ANATEL
decreased these rates by an average of 2.77% as of July 13, 2006 and increased these rates by an average of 2.14% as of July 20, 2007 and 3.01% as of July 24, 2008. Discounts from the domestic fixed line-to-fixed line long-distance
rates approved by ANATEL may be granted to customers without ANATEL approval.

The following table sets forth selected information on
domestic fixed line-to-fixed line long-distance rates charged per minute during peak hours (i.e., between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays) by our company during the periods indicated.



|                                            |  |                         |  |      |  |     
|------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ---- |  | ----
|                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,
|Domestic long-distance rates per minute (1) |  | 2006                    |  | 2007 |  | 2008
|                                            |  | (inreais)              
|0 to 50 km                                  |  | 0.22                    |  | 0.24 |  | 0.24
|50 to 100 km                                |  | 0.31                    |  | 0.33 |  | 0.35
|100 to 300 km                               |  | 0.35                    |  | 0.35 |  | 0.36
|Over 300 km                                 |  | 0.36                    |  | 0.36 |  | 0.37



|(1) | The amounts represent the weighted average of monthly rates, net of taxes.
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Mobile Long-Distance

Rates for long-distance calls that originate or terminate on mobile telephones
are based on whether the call is an intrasectoral long-distance call, which is charged at rates designated by ANATEL as VC2 rates, or an intersectoral long-distance call, which is charged at rates designated by ANATEL as VC3 rates. If the caller
selects one of our carrier selection codes for the call, we receive the revenues from the call and must pay interconnection fees to the service providers that operate the networks on which the call originates and terminates. The applicable VC2 and
VC3 rates vary depending on the time of the day and day of the week, and are applied per minute for the duration of the call. As with local fixed-line calls, the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds), rounding is permitted to the next
succeeding tenth of a minute, and there is a minimum charge period of 30 seconds for every call.

On an annual basis, ANATEL increases or
decreases the maximum VC2 and VC3 rates we are authorized to charge. ANATEL authorized us to increase our VC2 and VC3 rates by an average of 7.99% as of July 27, 2006, 3.29% as of July 18, 2007 and 3.01% as of July 23, 2008.

The following table sets forth the average rates that we charged per minute for mobile long-distance calls during peak hours (i.e.,
between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays) during the periods indicated.



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|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ---- |  | ----
|                                                      |  | Year Ended December 31,
|Per-minute charges for mobile long-distance calls (1) |  | 2006                    |  | 2007 |  | 2008
|                                                      |  | (inreais)              
|VC2                                                   |  | 1.04                    |  | 1.08 |  | 1.11
|VC3                                                   |  | 1.19                    |  | 1.23 |  | 1.26



|(1) | The amounts represent the weighted average of monthly rates, net of taxes.
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Mobile Rates

Mobile telecommunications service in Brazil, unlike in the United States, is offered on a
calling-party-pays basis under which a mobile subscriber pays only for calls that he or she originates (in addition to roaming charges paid on calls made or received outside the subscribers home registration area). A mobile
subscriber receiving a collect call is also required to pay mobile usage charges.

Our revenues from mobile services consist mainly of
charges for local and long-distance calls paid by our pre-paid and post-paid mobile subscribers and monthly subscription charges paid by our post-paid plan subscribers. Monthly subscription charges are based on a post-paid subscribers service
plan. If one of our mobile subscribers places or receives a call from a location outside of his or her home registration area, we are permitted to charge that customer the applicable roaming rate.

Under ANATEL regulations, we are required to submit a basic post-paid service plan and a basic pre-paid service plan to ANATEL for its approval. As of
December 31, 2008, 1.7% of our mobile customers subscribed to our basic post-paid plan and less than 1.0% of our mobile customers subscribed to our basic pre-paid plan.

Under the basic post-paid service plan, customers pay monthly subscription charges (which include a specified number of usage minutes) and pay fees based
on usage of excess minutes that were not included in the monthly subscription charge. Under the basic pre-paid service plan, customers pay only a one-time activation charges well as charges for the minutes that they use. The rates for the applicable
services under these plans (e.g., activation charges, monthly subscription charges, charges for local and long-distance calls and roaming charges) were approved by ANATEL at the time that the plans were authorized.

We charge for all mobile calls made by our pre-paid customers, and for mobile calls made by our post-paid customers in excess of their allocated monthly
number of minutes, based on the length of the call. As with local fixed-line services, the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds), rounding is permitted to the next succeeding tenth of a minute, and there is a minimum charge period of 30
seconds for every call.

In addition to the basic service plans, we are permitted to offer non-discriminatory alternative plans to the
basic service plans. The rates for applicable services under these plans (e.g., monthly subscription rates, charges for local and long-distance calls and roaming charges) must be submitted for ANATEL approval prior to the offering of the plan to our
customers. In general, ANATEL does not object to the terms of these plans. As of December 31, 2008, substantially all of our pre-paid customers subscribed to these alternative plans.

Although subscribers of a plan cannot be forced to migrate to new plans, existing plans may be discontinued as long as all subscribers of the
discontinued plan receive a notice to that effect and are allowed to migrate to new plans within six months of such notice.

Rates under
our basic and alternative mobile plans may be adjusted annually by no more than the rate of inflation, as measured by the IST. These rate adjustments occur on the anniversary dates of the approval of the specific plans. Discounts from the rates set
in basic service plans and alternative service plans may be granted to customers without ANATEL approval. The rate of inflation as measured by the IST was 3.20% in 2006, 3.17% in 2007 and 6.56% in 2008.



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Network Usage (Interconnection) Rates

Fixed-Line Networks

Our revenues from the use of our local fixed-line networks consist primarily of
payments on a per-minute basis, which are charged at rates designated by ANATEL as TU-RL rates, from:



| |  |  | long-distance service providers to complete calls terminating on our local fixed-line networks;
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | long-distance service providers for the transfer to their networks of calls originating on our local fixed-line networks;
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | mobile services providers to complete calls terminating on our local fixed-line networks; and
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | other fixed-line service providers for local fixed-line calls that originate on their local fixed-line networks and terminate on our local fixed-line networks.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TU-RL rates vary depending on the time of the day and day of the week, and are applied per minute for the duration of
the call. As with local fixed-line calls, the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds), rounding is permitted to the next succeeding tenth of a minute, and there is a minimum charge period of 30 seconds for every call.

Charges for the use of our local fixed-line network to terminate local calls originating on the network of another local fixed-line service provider are
only billed and due when usage of our network exceeds 55% of the total traffic registered between our network and the network of the other telecommunications service provider.

On January 1, 2006, our TU-RL rate was reduced to 50% of the rate included in our Basic Plan per Minute for a local fixed-line call, which is
adjusted on an annual basis by ANATEL. See Local Fixed-Line RatesLocal Rates. On January 1, 2007, our TU-RL rate was reduced to 40% of the rate included in our Basic Plan per Minute for a local fixed-line call, which is
adjusted on an annual basis by ANATEL. As of the date of this annual report, our TU-RL rate during peak hours (i.e., between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays) is R$0.031 per minute. ANATEL announced that beginning in
2008, the method used to determine the TU-RL rates would be based on a cost methodology, known as long-run incremental costs. However, IN October 2007, ANATEL published an official letter delaying this change until 2010.

Our revenues from the use of our long-distance networks consist primarily of payments on a per-minute basis, which are charged at rates designated by
ANATEL as TU-RIU rates, from other long-distance carriers that use a portion of our long-distance networks to complete calls initiated by callers that have not selected us as the long-distance provider.

TU-RIU rates vary depending on the time of the day and day of the week, and are applied per minute for the duration of the call. As with local fixed-line
calls, the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds), rounding is permitted to the next succeeding tenth of a minute, and there is a minimum charge period of 30 seconds for every call. On January 1, 2006, our TU-RIU rate was reduced to
30% of our domestic fixed line-to-fixed line long-distance rates for calls of more than 300 km, which are adjusted on an annual basis by ANATEL. See Local Fixed-Line RatesDomestic Long-Distance RatesFixed Line-to-Fixed
Line. As of the date of this annual report, our TU-RIU rate during peak hours is R$0.12 per minute.

The following table sets forth
the average per-minute rates we charged for the use of our fixed-line networks during the periods indicated.



|                                   |  |                         |  |       |  |      
|---------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ----- |  | -----
|                                   |  | Year Ended December 31,
|Fixed-Line Network Usage Rates (1) |  | 2006                    |  | 2007  |  | 2008 
|                                   |  | (inreais)              
|TU-RL                              |  | 0.037                   |  | 0.030 |  | 0.031
|TU-RIU                             |  | 0.081                   |  | 0.083 |  | 0.087



|(1) | The amounts represent the weighted average of monthly rates, net of taxes.
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Mobile Networks

Our revenues from the use of our mobile networks consist primarily of payments on a per-minute basis from (1) local fixed-line, long-distance and mobile services providers to complete calls terminating on our
mobile networks, and (2) long-distance service providers for the transfer to their networks of calls originating on our mobile networks.

The terms and conditions of interconnection to our mobile networks, including the rates charged to terminate calls on our mobile networks, which are designated by ANATEL as VU-M rates, commercial conditions and technical issues, are freely
negotiated between us and other mobile and fixed-line telecommunications service providers, subject to compliance with regulations established by ANATEL relating to traffic capacity and interconnection infrastructure that must be made available to
requesting providers, among other things. We must offer the same VU-M rates to all requesting service providers on a nondiscriminatory basis. As with local fixed-line calls, the charge unit is a tenth of a minute (six seconds), rounding is permitted
to the next succeeding tenth of a minute, and there is a minimum charge period of 30 seconds for every call.

If we are not able to
establish interconnection rates for use of our mobile networks with other mobile and fixed-line telecommunications service providers, ANATEL is empowered to arbitrate, at its discretion, the interconnection rates that we may charge. In 2005, mobile
service providers and fixed-line service providers in Brazil were unsuccessful in negotiating an agreement for new VU-M rates. All mobile service providers and fixed-line service providers in Brazil commenced arbitration proceedings before ANATEL to
establish the applicable VU-M rates. The mobile service providers and fixed-line service providers entered into a provisional agreement establishing provisional rates applicable to each mobile service provider, and after the providers entered into
this agreement, ANATEL approved the adjusted VC1 rates that the fixed-line service providers were permitted to charge based on the provisional VU-M rates.

An initial decision approving these provisional rates was rendered in September 2007, but an appeal remains pending before ANATELs council of directors. We cannot predict whether the final interconnection rates
established by ANATEL will be equivalent to those currently applied by us. We and the other mobile services providers negotiate provisional agreements each year to establish rate increases for the VU-M charged by the mobile services providers,
subject to a final decision of ANATEL in the arbitration regarding the initial provisional VU-M charges established by ANATEL.

In March
2006, a provisional agreement among the incumbent fixed-line service providers (i.e., Telemar, Brasil Telecom and Telesp) and the mobile services providers, including Brasil Telecom Mobile, was submitted to ANATEL that increased the VU-M rate for
calls terminated on a mobile services providers network by 4.5% over the previously existing VU-M rate.

In July 2007, a provisional
agreement among the incumbent fixed-line service providers, as well as CTBC Telecom and Sercomtel, and the mobile services providers, including Brasil Telecom Mobile, was submitted to ANATEL that provided for an annual increase of the VU-M rates of
1.97143% for calls terminated in Region I, and an annual increase of the VU-M rates of 2.25356% for calls terminated in Region II or Region III.

In July 2008, a provisional agreement among the incumbent fixed-line service providers, as well as CTBC Telecom and Sercomtel, and the mobile services providers, including Brasil Telecom Mobile, was submitted to ANATEL that established an
average increase in the VU-M rates of 2%, and provided that the VU-M rates would be increased by an amount equal to 68.5% multiplied by the percentage increase in VC1 approved by ANATEL in 2008.

Until June 2006, charges for the use of our mobile network in connection with local calls originating from another fixed-line or mobile
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telecommunications service provider. In July 2006, the full billing system was adopted under which (1) we are permitted to charge for the use of our
mobile networks based on the volume of traffic originated on the fixed-line or mobile network of other telecommunications service providers that terminates on our mobile networks, and (2) we are required to pay other mobile telecommunications
service providers based on the volume of traffic originated on our fixed-line or mobile networks that terminates on their mobile networks.

The following table sets forth the average per-minute VU-M rates that we charged during the periods indicated.



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|                                                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,
|                                                                            |  | 2006                    |  | 2007 |  | 2008
|                                                                            |  | (inreais)              
|Per-minute charges for local fixed-line calls made to mobile telephones (1) |  | 0.40                    |  | 0.41 |  | 0.42



|(1) | The amounts represent the weighted average of monthly rates, net of taxes.
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Data Transmission Rates

Broadband services, IP services and frame relay services are deemed to be value-added
services under ANATEL regulations and, therefore, the rates and prices for these services are not subject to regulation and are market-driven. We offer broadband services subscriptions at a variety of download speeds at prices that vary depending on
the download speeds.

A significant portion of our revenues from commercial data transmission services are primarily generated by monthly
charges for EILD and SLD services, which are based on contractual arrangements for the use of part of our network. Under ANATEL regulations, because we are deemed to have significant market power in the fixed-line services business, we are required
to make publicly available the forms of agreements that we use for EILD and SLD services, including the applicable rates, and are only permitted to offer these services under these forms of agreement. We are allowed to increase these rates on an
annual basis by no more than the rate of inflation, as measured by the IST. ANATEL also publishes reference rates for these services and if one of our customers objects to the rates that we charge for these services, that customer is entitled to
seek to reduce the applicable rate through arbitration before ANATEL.

Our revenue from IP services is based on the number of data ports to
which the customer is granted access. Our revenue from frame relay services consists mainly of charges for access to the data transmission network and metered service charges based on the amount of data transmitted. Such services are offered as
pay-per-use or volume-based packages. Our revenue from cyber data center services is generally based on contractual arrangements that are tailored to the specific services provided.

Marketing

In 2008, we incurred R$178 million in marketing expenses, primarily to promote the cost
savings available through our bundled service plans and diversify our sales efforts. Throughout 2008, our principal marketing effort was to continue to offer integrated promotions by bundling our various services, such as mobile communications, ADSL
services, fixed-line services and public telephone services. Beginning in February 2008, ANATEL regulations have required mobile services providers to unblock the mobile handsets of their customers, permitting mobile users to choose a different
service provider than the handset supplier. As a result and in line with our plans to integrate our marketing efforts with Telemar, we have recently adopted a strategy of selling SIM cards on a stand-alone basis to acquire new pre-paid customers and
retain existing ones.

We use a broad range of marketing channels, including television, radio, billboards, exterior signage,
telemarketing, direct mail and internet advertising to market our fixed-line, mobile, long-distance and broadband services. We also sponsor sporting events and individual athletes, as well as cultural events, such as fashion shows, theatrical
performances and popular music concerts. The goal of our marketing initiatives is to increase brand awareness in our targeted customer base and expand the use of our distribution channels.



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Our sales channels have historically been divided into direct and indirect channels. In addition, we have
historically sold our services to commercial customers of all sizes through a direct sales force. Our direct channels include sales through telephone marketing, owned stores and stands, and internet sales, while our indirect channels include sales
through specialized dealers and major retailers.

Our principal direct distribution channels in 2008 were:



| |  |  | telemarketing, which accounted for approximately 70% of our sales of fixed-line plans, 63% of our sales of broadband service subscriptions and 21% of our sales of
post-paid mobile plans in 2008. Our telemarketing sales channel consists of approximately 1,100 sales representatives that answer more than 500,000 calls per month. This channel provides us with the ability to pro-actively reach new customers,
thereby increasing our client base and revenues, and also receive calls prompted by offers in numerous types of media.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | 72 exclusive Brasil Telecom service stores and kiosks located in the largest shopping malls and other high density areas throughout Region II that are
focused on sales of higher value-added services (fixed-line, mobile and broadband services). This channel accounted for approximately 5.2% of our sales broadband services subscriptions, 15% of our sales of post-paid mobile plans and 8% of our sales
of pre-paid mobile cards in 2008.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Our principal indirect distribution channels in 2008 were:



| |  |  | 94 exclusive agents with 497 salespeople trained to sell our services door-to-door in Region II in places where customers generally are not reachable by
telemarketing. This channel accounted for approximately 17% of our sales of fixed-line plans, 14% of our sales of broadband services and 6% of our sales of pre-paid mobile plans in 2008.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | approximately 2,200 large and small retail stores through which we primarily sell SIM cards, pre-paid mobile cards and post-paid mobile plans. This channel
accounted for approximately 53% of our sales of pre-paid mobile plans and 4% of our sales of post-paid mobile plans in 2008.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | 735 multi-brand mobile services stores through which we primarily sell post-paid mobile plans, SIM cards and pre-paid mobile cards. This channel accounted for
approximately 16% of our sales of broadband services subscriptions, 29% of our sales of post-paid mobile plans and 33% of our sales of pre-paid mobile plans in 2008.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Following Telemars acquisition of control of our company in January 2009, we have begun to integrate our marketing programs with those of Telemar.
Telemar targets its marketing efforts on three separate segments of the telecommunications services market: (1) retail customers; (2) high-value residential customers and medium and small commercial customers; and (3) large commercial
customers.

Following the implementation of these integration efforts, (1) we will market our local fixed-line services, pre-paid and
post-paid mobile services, long-distance services and dial-up internet access to retail customers, placing greater emphasis on drug stores, supermarkets, newsstands and similar outlets because we believe that these channels will enable us to achieve
broad distribution of our pre-paid services with relatively low distribution costs; (2) we will market our local fixed-line services, broadband services, post-paid mobile services and long-distance services to high-value residential customers
and medium and small commercial customers; and (3) we will market our local fixed-line services, broadband services, post-paid mobile services, long-distance services and commercial data transmission services to large commercial customers.



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Billing and Collection

Fixed-Line Telephone Services

We send each of our fixed-line customers a monthly bill covering all the services
provided during the prior monthly period. Customers are grouped in billing cycles based on the date their bills are issued. Each bill separately itemizes local calls, long-distance calls, calls terminating on a mobile network, toll-free services and
other services such as call waiting, voicemail and call forwarding. We have agreements with several banks and other vendors, such as drugstores, lottery houses and government agencies, for the receipt and processing of payments from our customers.

We are required to include in our monthly bills charges incurred by our customers for long-distance services provided by other
long-distance service providers upon the request of these providers. We have billing agreements with each long-distance telecommunications service provider that interconnects with our networks under which we bill our customers for any long-distance
calls originated on our networks that are carried by another long-distance service provider and transfer the balance to the relevant provider after deducting any access fees due for use of our networks.

Payments are due within an average of 13 days after the billing date. We charge late-payment interest at a rate of 1% per month plus a one-time late
charge of 2% of the amount outstanding. At December 31, 2008, 37.5% of all accounts receivable due from our fixed-line customers were outstanding for more than 30 days and 17.7% were outstanding for more than 90 days, as compared to 36.7% and
27.2%, respectively, at December 31, 2007.

ANATEL regulations permit us to restrict outgoing calls made by a fixed-line customer when
the customers account is more than 31 days past due, restrict incoming calls received by a fixed-line customer when the customers account is more than 61 days past due, and disconnect a fixed-line customer when the customers
account is more than 91 days past due, provided in each case that 15-days prior notice has been given to that customer prior to the imposition of each restriction. The disconnection process thus comprises several stages, including customer
notification regarding the referral of their delinquency to credit bureaus, before the fixed-line customer may be ultimately disconnected due to non-payment. Notices range from voice messages to active calls for negotiation with the customer. Our
collection system enables us to access delinquent subscribers accounts according to their payment profile. This profile takes into consideration, among other things, the length of subscription, the outstanding balance of the account and the
longest payment delays.

Mobile Telecommunications Services

We bill our mobile post-paid customers on a monthly basis and itemize charges in the same manner as we bill our fixed-line customers. See Fixed-Line Telephone Services. In addition, the monthly bills
also provide details regarding minutes used and roaming charges. Payments are due within an average of 13 days after the billing date. We charge late-payment interest at a rate of 1% per month plus a one-time late charge of 2% of the amount
outstanding. At December 31, 2008, 48.8% of all accounts receivable due from our mobile customers were outstanding for more than 30 days and 32.8% were outstanding for more than 90 days, as compared to 58.8% and 45.3%, respectively, at
December 31, 2007.

ANATEL regulations permit us to partially suspend services to a mobile customer when the customers account
is more than 15 days past due, restrict all incoming calls received and outgoing calls made by a mobile customer when the customers account is more than 45 days past due, and cancel services to a mobile customer when the customers
account is more than 75 days past due, provided in each case that 15-days prior notice has been given to that customer prior to the imposition of each restriction. The cancellation process thus comprises several stages, including customer
notification regarding the referral of their delinquency to credit bureaus, before services to the mobile customer may be ultimately cancelled due to non-payment. Notices range from text messages to active calls for negotiation with the customer.
Our collection system enables us to access delinquent subscribers accounts according to their payment profile. This profile takes into consideration, among other things, the length of subscription, the outstanding balance of the account and
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Network and Facilities

Our network is comprised of a physical and logical infrastructure through which we provide fully integrated services, whether fixed-line or mobile, voice, data or image, thereby optimizing available resources.

We monitor our networks remotely from our centralized national network operations center in Florianópolis. Network operating and
configuration platforms, located at the network operations center, perform failure monitoring, database and configuration management, security management and performance analysis for the entire network.

Fixed-Line Network

Our fixed-line network
includes a network of access lines connecting customers to digital exchanges, digital exchanges, trunk lines connecting digital exchanges and long-distance transmission equipment. As of December 31, 2008, our access network served approximately
8.1 million fixed-line subscribers and approximately 1.8 million ADSL subscribers. As of December 31, 2008, we provided ADSL services in 1,546 municipalities.

During 2008, the number of installed access lines in our fixed-line network declined by approximately 400,000 lines as a result of the disconnection of
analog terminals in order to reduce network maintenance costs.

In 2008, we provided fixed-line services at 100 new localities, 65 of which
were provided with group access and 35 of which were provided with individual access, and we visited more than 478 localities to confirm data on our record of localities. As of December 31, 2008, we offered fixed-line services in approximately
8,909 locations, either with individual or group access.

The following table sets forth selected information about our fixed-line network
as of the dates and for the periods indicated.



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|                                                 |  | As of and For Year EndedDecember 31,
|                                                 |  | 2006                                 |  | 2007    |  | 2008   
|Installed access lines (in millions)             |  | 10.4                                 |  | 10.8    |  | 10.4   
|Access lines in service (in millions)            |  | 8.4                                  |  | 8.0     |  | 8.1    
|Public telephones in service (in thousands)      |  | 277.9                                |  | 281.8   |  | 277.9  
|Broadband access lines in service (in thousands) |  | 1,317.7                              |  | 1,567.8 |  | 1,805.5

Our fixed-line network is fully digitalized. Our transmission infrastructure connects these
digital switches to two international gateway switches. Additionally, our network supports advanced services, including pre-paid and toll-free services.

Our long-distance network consists of fiber-optic cable networks and microwave links that we use to provide long-distance services within Region II. We have extended long-distance fiber optic networks that connect the
state capitals in Region II and the Federal District. Most of the large urban areas of Region II are also connected by our fiber optic cable networks.

Our long-distance network is modern, has an infrastructure prepared to support a capacity of 400 Gbps and is equipped with an automatic control system that provides for a high level of availability and flexibility for
configuration and provisioning. Our transmission infrastructure has the capacity to accommodate our customers demand for long-distance, internet and data transmission services and other telecommunications service providers demand for
transmission facilities.

Mobile Network

Our mobile network is a GPRS based network. We offer GPRS/EDGE technology for data and 1,800/900 MHz for voice. We have GPRS coverage in 100% of the localities covered and EDGE in all capitals of the states in our service areas. Our mobile
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As of December 31, 2008, our mobile network, consisting of 2,874 active radio base stations, covered
1,015 municipalities, or 90.0% of the urban population in Region II.

With the acquisition of new radio frequencies and the authorization
to provide 3G services in Region II, we started the implementation process for our new 3G network. This project is designed to provide the necessary capacity for up to 120,000 customers and includes the installation of 1,418 active radio base
stations, Node-Bs and systems provided by Ericsson and Nokia. This project also involves the connection of 19 3G control units and the expansion of our data and network transmission.

Our mobile networks are directly interconnected to the national and international long-distance networks of all long-distance service providers operating
in Regions I, II and III and all mobile services providers in Regions I, II and III.

Data Transmission Network

Broadband Services

Our broadband network uses ADSL as
a broadband access technology using our existing fixed-line networks with speeds of up to 8 Mbps (download) and 512 Kbps (upload). We are implementing DSLAMs/Ethernet technology on a significant portion of our network to support ADSL 2+ technologies
that allow us to offer higher speed services. We implemented an address control and name resolution system for our IP networks with the objective of optimizing resources and improving the availability of internet access services.

We are deploying a Metro Ethernet network, which is a network that covers a metropolitan area to connect our subscribers to the internet. With the
implementation of this technology, we are now able to provide IP TV, a television service that is based on broadband internet access. We are also deploying optical fiber networks based on GPON technology together with VDSL2 for fiber to the
building.

Our dial-up IP platform supports dial-up access from the fixed-line networks. We operate an internet backbone network and a
fully IP-routed network, which provides a backbone for all internet dedicated and dial-up services and VPN offerings. Our internet backbone connects to the public internet via international links that we maintain abroad. With these international
links, we do not need to rely on other companies to connect our outbound internet traffic with the internet backbones of international ISPs.

Commercial
Data Transmission Services

Our Asynchronous Transfer Mode, or ATM, network, with its fully integrated management system, provides:



| |  |  | frame relay data services (a data transmission service using fast protocols based on direct use of transmission lines) from 64 Kbps up to 34 Mbps;
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| |  |  | ATM data services supporting access rates from 2 Mbps to 622 Mbps; and
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| |  |  | aggregation network services for ADSL platforms.
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These features allow our integrated ATM network to service each of the different types of data applications used by our customers. ATM is a technology that converts existing twisted-pair telephone lines into access
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Call Center

In 2007, we consolidated our call center structure by merging our 30 pre-existing sites into five sites (Goiânia, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Brasília and Curitiba). We improved our customer
relationship management system which integrates our systems and provides a database of information for each customer in order to provide better service and identify sales opportunities during each contact we have with our customers.

Competition

Our industry is highly competitive. The
competitive environment is significantly affected by key trends, including technological and service convergence, market consolidation and combined service offerings by service providers. See Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
ProspectsPrincipal Factors Affecting Our Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Local Fixed-Line Services

In the local fixed-line telecommunications services market, competition is focused on corporate customers. In addition, competition from other
telecommunications services has been increasing, particularly from mobile telecommunications services, which has led to traffic migration from fixed-line traffic to mobile traffic and the substitution of mobile services for fixed-line services,
encouraged by offers of aggressively priced packages from some mobile telecommunications service providers. Finally, the decrease in interconnection rates has discouraged the construction of new fixed-line networks and has led to decreases in market
prices for telecommunications services by enabling telecommunications service providers that use the local fixed-line networks of incumbent fixed-line providers to offer lower prices to their customers.

We are the leading provider of local fixed-line services in Region II with 8.1 million fixed lines in service as of December 31, 2008 and an
estimated market share of 85.0% of the total fixed lines in service in this region as of December 31, 2008, according to our internal estimates. Our principal competitors in Region II for fixed-line services are (1) GVT, which has an
estimated market share of 10.2% of the total fixed lines in service in this region as of December 31, 2008, according to our internal estimates, and (2) Embratel, which has an estimated market share of 4.9% of the total fixed lines in
service in this region as of December 31, 2008, according to our internal estimates.

Embratel provides local fixed-line services to
residential customers through the cable network owned by its affiliate Net in the portions of Regions I and II where Net provides cable television service. As a result, Net is able to offer cable television, broadband and telephone services as a
bundle at a very competitive price. Net has engaged in efforts to promote Embratels fixed-line service by offering free local fixed line service to its customers for a period of one-year. Because this promotion is ongoing, we are unable to
evaluate the number of our fixed-line customers that are served by Embratel through Net that will cancel their subscriptions with us when the promotional period ends. We expect competition from Embratel to increase as the cable network of Net
expands through internal growth and as a result of acquisitions, such as its recently completed acquisition of Big TV.

TIM has entered the
local fixed-line services market by offering fixed-line wireless services which, unlike traditional mobile services, only permit a subscriber to place and receive calls when in proximity to a single specified radio base station. These services allow
TIM to offer fixed-line service without installing a network of fixed lines directly to the homes or businesses of their fixed-line customers.

We expect to continue to face competition from mobile services providers, which represent the main source of competition in the local fixed-line service market. As of December 31, 2008, there were 39 million mobile subscribers
(including our mobile customers) in Region II, a 20.7% increase over December 31, 2007. The increase in the number of mobile users, in addition to reduced mobile services rates, is expected to continue to adversely affect the number of
fixed-line subscribers and the volume of local fixed-line traffic. In addition, because mobile providers offer promotions and service plans that permit subscribers to make calls within the mobile providers network at rates that are less than
those charged for calls from a fixed-line telephone to a mobile telephone, we believe that we may be vulnerable to traffic migration as customers with both fixed-line and mobile telephones use their mobile devices to make calls to other mobile
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We believe that number portability, which was implemented in Brazil between August 2008 and March 2009,
may negatively affect our local fixed-line business, because it may allow our customers to overcome their general resistance to changing their fixed-line telephone numbers and thereby allow our competitors to attract these customers.

We believe that major technological innovations, such as instant messaging services and VoIP, may impact local fixed-line traffic in the future. In
Brazil, those services have been increasing in popularity, which could put further pressure on the local fixed-line telecommunications market.

Long-Distance Services

The long-distance services market is highly competitive. For the year ended December 31,
2008, based on internal data and publicly available information, we were the leader in long-distance services provided to customers in Region II in terms of the volume of traffic from calls originated in these regions.

Our principal competitors for long-distance services originating on fixed-line telephones in Region II are Embratel and GVT. We compete for long-distance
services originating on mobile telephones in Region II with Embratel, Telesp, TIM and GVT.

Generally, callers placing fixed-line long
distance calls in Brazil tend to select the long-distance carrier affiliated with the provider of their fixed-line service. Similarly, callers placing mobile long distance calls in Brazil tend to select the long-distance carrier affiliated with the
provider of their mobile or fixed-line service. However, increased competition from long-distance service providers has resulted in pressure on our long-distance tariffs and adversely affected our revenue from these services.

In addition, the offering of plans by other mobile services providers that include free minutes for calls to other subscribers of those mobile services
providers may adversely impact our revenues from mobile long-distance calls if our mobile customers migrate to our competitors to remain within the network of the people to whom they plan to place long-distance calls.

New technologies that serve as an alternative to traditional fixed-line long-distance telephone calls, such as VoIP, may start to capture part of
long-distance traffic. However, in contrast to what has occurred in other countries such as the United States, we do not expect to compete with VoIP providers in the near term due to (1) the low level of broadband penetration in Brazil due to
the populations relatively low per capita income, and (2) the expected adverse effect of the success of this technology on the long-distance call margins of Embratel, which is an affiliate of Net, the main service provider with the
ability to offer alternatives through VoIP.

Mobile Services

The mobile telecommunications services market in Brazil is characterized by intense competition among providers of mobile telecommunications services. According to IBGE, approximately 77% of the Brazilian population
lived in areas with at least three mobile services providers in 2007. We expect the auction carried out by ANATEL in September 2007 for additional radio frequency spectrum for use by mobile services providers to lead to even greater competition. As
a result of the grant of these new radio frequency licenses, each region in Brazil will have at least four mobile services competitors.

We
compete primarily with the following mobile services providers:



| |  |  | Vivo, which is a joint venture between Telefónica S.A. and Portugal Telecom S.A. and markets its services under the brand name Vivo. Vivo
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| |  |  | TIM, which is a subsidiary of Telecom Italia S.p.A. and markets its services under the brand name TIM. TIM provides services throughout Brazil.
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| |  |  | Telecom Americas Group, which is a subsidiary of América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V., an affiliate of Telmex, and markets its services under the brand name
Claro. Telecom Americas Group provides services throughout Brazil.
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Of these competitors, Telecom Americas
Group has been the most aggressive. Its strategy for gaining market share has included heavily subsidizing traffic and sales of mobile handsets. Vivo and TIM have been more conservative with respect to handset subsidies.

As of December 31, 2008, we had a market share of 14.4% of the total number of subscribers in Region II, ranking behind Vivo with 32.8% Claro with
27.7% and TIM with 24.9%. According to information available from ANATEL, we captured 20.1% of all new mobile subscribers in Region II during 2008.

We believe that as the fourth entrant in the mobile services market in Region II, our mobile business will benefit from number portability, which was implemented in Brazil between August 2008 and March 2009, because it may allow us to
overcome the general resistance of long-time users (usually high-value customers) to changing their mobile telephone numbers and thereby allow us to attract these customers from our competitors.

Data Transmission Services

Cable television
providers that offer broadband services, particularly Net, represent our principal competition in the broadband market. We face competition from these providers that offer integrated packages, consisting of subscription television, broadband and
voice telephone services to cable television subscribers who, in general, have more purchasing power than other consumers.

Our principal
competitors in the commercial data transmission services market are Embratel, GVT and Intelig. Because the commercial data transmission services market is significantly less regulated than the fixed-line, long-distance and mobile services markets,
and therefore, presents fewer barriers to entry, this market is subject to competition from a large number of competitors, including fixed-line telecommunications service providers and specialized services companies competing in this high-growth
market and focused on large- and medium-sized business customers. Along with growth in traffic volume and increasing demand for broadband capacity, we expect significant price reductions in data transmission services as competitors expand their
networks. We also anticipate a shift in competition towards value-added services provided over IP platforms.

Concessions, Authorizations and Licenses

Under the General Telecommunications Law and ANATEL regulations, the right to provide telecommunications services is granted either
through a concession under the public regime or an authorization under the private regime. For additional details regarding the rights and obligations of service providers operating under the public regime and the private regime, see
Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry Concessions and Authorizations. We operate under:



| |  |  | 10 concessions to provide local fixed-line services in Region II (except for excluded areas in the States of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná);
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| |  |  | 10 concessions to provide domestic long-distance services in Region II (except for excluded areas in the States of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and
Paraná);
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| |  |  | authorizations to provide personal mobile services in Region II;
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| |  |  | radio frequency licenses to provide 3G mobile services in Region II;
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| |  |  | authorizations to provide local fixed-line services and domestic long-distance services in Region I, Region III and the areas in the States of Goiás, Mato
Grosso do Sul and Paraná that are excluded from the concession area of Region II;
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| |  |  | an authorization to provide international long-distance services originating from any location in Brazil; and
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| |  |  | an authorization to provide Multimedia Communication Services (Serviço de Comunicação Multimídia) throughout Brazil.
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These concessions and authorizations allow us to provide specific services in designated geographic areas and set forth
certain obligations with which we must comply.

Fixed-Line Services Concession Agreements

We have entered into concession agreements with ANATEL that govern our concessions to provide fixed-line services in the Federal District and each of the
states of Region II. Each of our concession agreements:



| |  |  | expires on December 31, 2025;
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| |  |  | sets forth the parameters that govern adjustments to our rates for fixed-line services;
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| |  |  | requires us to comply with the network expansion obligations set forth in the General Plan on Universal Service;
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| |  |  | requires us to comply with certain quality of service obligations set forth in these concession agreements as well as the quality of service obligations set forth
in the General Plan on Quality Goals; and
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| |  |  | requires payment of biannual fees equal to 2.0% of our net operating revenues that are derived from the provision of local fixed-line services (excluding taxes and
social contributions) during the immediately preceding year.
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For more information regarding the adjustment of our rates for fixed-line
services, the General Plan on Universal Service and the General Plan on Quality Goals, see Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry Regulation of Fixed-Line Services.

These concession agreements required us to render services in public telecommunications offices that serve as business centers for low-income
populations. In April 2008, these concession agreements were amended to remove the obligation to construct new public telecommunications offices and replace it with obligations to provide (1) transmission lines connecting our fiber-optic
internet backbones of to municipalities in our concession area in which we did not provide internet service, which we refer to as backhaul, and (2) internet services in urban schools. Under these amendments, we are obligated to set up backhaul
in 452 municipalities and provide internet services to 15,099 urban schools in Region II. We were required to provide backhaul to 40% of these municipalities and internet services to 40% of these schools by December 12, 2008. However, our
obligation to provide backhaul has been enjoined pending the outcome of a lawsuit seeking to classify the facilities that we construct to meet this obligation as property that is part of our concession and will therefore revert to the Brazilian
government. Under the amendments, we are required to provide backhaul to 80% of these municipalities and internet services to 80% of these schools by December 31, 2009 and all of these municipalities and schools by December 31, 2010.

These concession agreements provide that ANATEL may modify their terms in 2010, 2015 and 2020 and may revoke them prior to expiration
under the circumstances described under Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Fixed-Line ServicesTermination of a Concession. The modification right permits ANATEL to impose new terms and
conditions in response to changes in technology, competition in the marketplace and domestic and international economic conditions. ANATEL is obligated to engage in public consultation in connection with each of these potential modifications.



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We are currently discussing modifications to these concession agreements with ANATEL. On March 30,
2009, ANATEL published a public notice of the proposed modifications to these concession agreements. In this public notice, ANATEL proposed amendment to the General Plan on Universal Service that would (1) require the expansion of our
fixed-line network to all municipalities with more than 30,000 inhabitants, (2) require us to provide service to a large number of additional areas, including indigenous villages, rural schools, health clinics, military bases, federal and state
highway police stations, public aerodromes and environmental conservation organizations, and (3) require the fixed-line concessionaires to install an aggregate of up to approximately 110,000 additional public telephones, which number may be
reduced as a result of ongoing changes in ANATEL regulations decreasing the number of public telephones required per inhabitant. The public consultation period in connection with the March 30, 2009 public notice ended on June 22, 2009,
although the final amendments to our concession agreements have not yet been determined. The final modifications will become effective on January 1, 2011.

Domestic Long-Distance Services Concession Agreements

We have entered into concession agreements with ANATEL that
govern our concessions to provide domestic long-distance services originating from the Federal District and each of the states of Region II. Each of our concession agreements:



| |  |  | expires on December 31, 2025;
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| |  |  | sets forth the parameters that govern adjustments to our rates for domestic long-distance services;
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| |  |  | requires us to comply with certain quality of service obligations set forth in these concession agreements as well as the quality of service obligations set forth
in the General Plan on Quality Goals; and
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| |  |  | requires payment of biannual fees equal to 2.0% of our net operating revenues that are derived from the provision of domestic long-distance services (excluding
taxes and social contributions) during the immediately preceding year.
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For more information regarding the adjustment of our rates for
fixed-line services, the General Plan on Universal Service and the General Plan on Quality Goals, see Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications Industry Regulation of Fixed-Line Services.

These concession agreements provide that ANATEL may modify their terms in 2010, 2015 and 2020 and may revoke them prior to expiration under the
circumstances described under Regulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Fixed-Line ServicesTermination of a Concession. The modification right permits ANATEL to impose new terms and conditions
in response to changes in technology, competition in the marketplace and domestic and international economic conditions. ANATEL is obligated to engage in public consultation in connection with each of these potential modifications.

We are currently discussing modifications to these concession agreements with ANATEL. On March 30, 2009, ANATEL published a public notice proposing
new conditions and quality and universal service targets related to these concession agreements. The public consultation period in connection with the March 30, 2009 public notice ended on June 22, 2009, although the final amendments to
our concession agreements have not yet been determined. The final modifications will become effective on January 1, 2011.

Personal Mobile
Services Authorization Agreements and Radio Frequency Spectrum Licenses

We have entered into authorization agreements with ANATEL
that govern our authorizations to provide personal mobile services in Region II. These authorizations permit us to provide personal mobile services for an indeterminate period of time, but do not provide us with the right to use specific radio
frequency spectrum.

We hold nine licenses to use radio frequency spectrum in specific geographic regions. These licenses grant us
permission to use the applicable radio spectrum for 15 years from the date of grant and are renewable for additional 15-year terms. We will be required to pay an amount equal to 2.0% of the prior years net operating revenue from personal
mobile services upon renewal of the license and on every second anniversary of the renewal. Our radio frequency spectrum licenses expire between 2017 and 2022.



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Our authorization agreements are subject to network scope and service performance obligations set forth
in these authorization agreements. Under these obligations, as of the date of this annual report, we are required to service all municipalities in Region II with a population in excess of 100,000. A municipality is considered serviced
when the covered service area contains at least 80% of the urban area in the municipality. As of the date of this annual report, we have satisfied the network scope and service performance obligations set forth in these authorization agreements.

In August 2007, ANATEL adopted a revision of the personal mobile services regulations that became effective in February 2008. These
revised regulations imposed additional obligations on personal mobile services providers, in particular in connection with customers rights. For a discussion of these additional obligations, see Regulation of the Brazilian
Telecommunications IndustryRegulation of Mobile Services Obligations of Personal Mobile Services Providers.

3G Radio Frequency
Licenses

We have been granted radio frequency licenses by ANATEL that govern our use of the frequencies necessary to provide 3G
services in Region II. Each of these licenses grants us permission to use the applicable radio spectrum for 15 years from the date of grant and is renewable for additional 15-year terms. We will be required to pay an amount equal to 2.0% of the
prior years net operating revenue from personal mobile services upon renewal of the license and on every second anniversary of the renewal. These licenses expire in 2023.

These radio frequency licenses include network scope obligations. Under these obligations, we are required to provide the following services in Region
II:



| |  |  | service 168 municipalities that did not have mobile services at the time these licenses were granted with either 2G or 3G mobile telecommunications services, with
half of those municipalities serviced by April 30, 2009, which obligation we have satisfied, and the remaining municipalities serviced by April 30, 2010;
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| |  |  | provide 3G service to all state capitals, the Federal District and all municipalities with a population in excess of 500,000 by April 30, 2010;
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| |  |  | provide 3G service to all municipalities with a population in excess of 200,000 by April 30, 2012;
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| |  |  | provide 3G service to all municipalities with a population in excess of 100,000 and to 50% of the municipalities with a population in excess of 30,000 and less than
100,000 by April 30, 2013;
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| |  |  | provide 3G service to 60% of the municipalities with a population in excess of 30,000 by April 30, 2016; and
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| |  |  | provide 3G service to 242 municipalities with a population of less than 30,000 by April 30, 2016.
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A municipality is considered serviced when the covered service area contains at least 80.0% of the urban area in the municipality. Our
failure to meet these targets may result in the imposition of penalties established in ANATEL regulations and, in extreme circumstances, in termination of our personal mobile services authorizations by ANATEL.

Fixed-Line Services Authorization Agreements

We have entered into authorization agreements with ANATEL that govern our authorizations to provide local fixed-line services in Regions I and III and the areas in the States of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná that are
excluded from the concession area of Region II. These authorizations do not have termination dates and require us to comply with certain quality of service obligations set forth in the General Plan on Quality Goals.



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We have entered into authorization agreements with ANATEL that govern our authorizations to provide
domestic long-distance services originating from Regions I and III and the areas in the States of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná that are excluded from the concession area of Region II. These authorizations do not have
termination dates and require us to comply with certain quality of service obligations set forth in the General Plan on Quality Goals.

We
have entered into authorization agreements with ANATEL that govern our authorizations to provide international long-distance services originating from anywhere in Brazil. These authorizations do not have termination dates and require us to comply
with quality of service obligations set forth in the General Plan on Quality Goals.

Multimedia Services Authorization Agreement

In May 2003, ANATEL granted us a Multimedia Communication Services authorization together with the related spectrum license, permitting us to provide
high speed data service throughout Brazil.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets were R$2,678 million in 2008, R$1,399 million in 2007 and R$1,451 million in 2006.

The following table sets forth our capital expenditures on plant expansion and modernization for the periods indicated.



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|------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | ----- | ---- | -- | ----- |  | -- | -----
|                                           |  | Year Ended December 31,
|                                           |  | 2006                    |       | 2007 |    | 2008 
|                                           |  | (in millions ofreais)  
|Mobile network and systems                 |  | R$                      | 282   |      | R$ | 279   |  | R$ | 1,145
|Data transmission equipment                |  |                         | 275   |      |    | 240   |  |    | 275  
|Voice transmission                         |  |                         | 263   |      |    | 146   |  |    | 389  
|Telecommunications services infrastructure |  |                         | 250   |      |    | 226   |  |    | 236  
|Information technology services            |  |                         | 97    |      |    | 127   |  |    | 143  
|Other                                      |  |                         | 285   |      |    | 381   |  |    | 490  
|                                           |  |                         |       |      |    |       |  |    |      
|Total capital expenditures                 |  | R$                      | 1,451 |      | R$ | 1,399 |  | R$ | 2,678
|                                           |  |                         |       |      |    |       |  |    |      

Number Portability

We implemented the systems necessary for us to comply with ANATELs number portability requirements. This project was commenced in September 2008 and was completed in March 2009. The total cost of this project in
2008 was R$221 million.

Commencement of 3G Services in Region II

In December 2007, we acquired radio frequency licenses in an auction conducted by ANATEL to provide 3G mobile services in two of the nine regions into
which Brazil has been divided by ANATEL for purposes of providing 3G services. These licenses have allowed us to commence providing 3G services throughout Region II. The total cost of these licenses was R$488 million. We have undertaken a project to
develop our 3G network in Region II. This project is designed to provide the necessary capacity for up to 120,000 customers and includes the installation of 1,418 active radio base stations, Node-Bs and systems provided by Ericsson and Nokia, the
connection of 19 3G control units and the expansion of our data and network transmission. By providing 3G services, we believe that we will strengthen our bundling strategy in Region II. This total cost of this project in 2008 was R$288 million.



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Upgrade of Our Core Mobile Network

We have undertaken a project to upgrade our core mobile network, with the primary goal of fully integrating our mobile network into the mobile network of
Telemar. We have engaged Nokia to replace our existing core mobile network, which relies on technology from Ericsson, with a new core mobile network that uses the same Nokia technology employed in Telemars existing core mobile network to
facilitate the integration of our networks.

Enhancement of Our Mobile Network

We are undertaking a project to upgrade a portion of our mobile networks to enable us to increase the capacity of these networks. We plan to replace 3,060
of our radio base stations, all of which previously employed Alcatel technology, with Huawei base stations. We expect the replacement of these radio base stations to be completed by May 2010.

2009 Capital Expenditure Budget

Our 2009
capital expenditure budget, including our budget for expenditures in 2009 on the projects described above, totals approximately R$2,000 million. We plan to finance such expenditures through operating cash flows and long-term financings. From this
total, we have budgeted 29% of our 2009 capital expenditure budget to the mobile telephone services business, and 60% to the fixed-line business, which includes the capital expenditures that will be necessary in order for us to meet our regulatory
targets.

Research and Development

We
conduct independent research and development in areas of telecommunications services but historically have not independently developed new telecommunications technology. We depend primarily on suppliers of telecommunications equipment for the
development of new technology.

As part of the privatization process of Telebrás, the newly formed telecommunications service
providers, including our company, contributed to the Foundation for Research and Development of Telecommunications (Fundação Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações), or Foundation CPqD, which is a
research and development center formerly operated by Telebrás that develops telecommunications technology to be applied in Brazil.

Our current agreement with Foundation CPqD provides for access to telecommunications software developed by Foundation CPqD and technological services provided by Foundation CPqD, including equipment testing, consulting and training
services. We made disbursements to Foundation CPqD of R$18 million in 2006, R$12 million in 2007 and R$14 million in 2008.

Since 2006, we
have performed research in cooperation with equipment and systems suppliers designed to develop new technologies and services. In 2007, we modified our Único service, a service enabling subscribers to use their mobile device on
our fixed-line network through a wireless local area network, or Wi-Fi, connection, to include Wi-Fi access and GSM seamless integration. As a result, we believe that we are the first Brazilian carrier to launch services that use next generation
network architecture.

We have also developed a technology laboratory that includes space for equipment test and assembly. This laboratory
performs a variety of functions, such as operation support systems, business support systems and information security. We conduct trials of technologies from different vendors in this laboratory to evaluate these technologies for deployment. Our
costs associated with this laboratory were R$5 million in 2008.

We participate in telecommunications standards bodies, technical
associations and committee forums such as the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), the Telecommunication and Internet Services and Protocols for Advanced Networking (TISPAN), the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and the
Fixed Mobile Convergence Alliance (FMCA) in order to contribute and gather expertise in globally applicable technical specifications, technical reports and telecommunications standards.



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Property, Plant and Equipment

Our principal properties, owned and leased, are located in Regions II. As of December 31, 2008, we owned 3,155 properties. As of December 31, 2008, we also leased 3,625 operational properties from third
parties.

At December 31, 2008, the net book value of our property, plant and equipment was R$5,903 million. Our main equipment
consists of transmission equipment, trunking and switching stations (including local, tandem and transit telephone exchanges), metallic and fiber-optic cable networks and lines, underground ducts, posts and towers, data communication equipment,
network systems and infrastructure (including alternating and direct current supply equipment) and motor-generator groups.

Buildings
represented 6.3% of the net book value of our property, plant and equipment; underground ducts, post and towers represented 20.0% of the net book value; plant and equipment related to switching stations represented 4.7%; transmission equipment
represented 44.2%; construction in progress represented 17.1%; and other fixed assets represented 7.7%.

All property, plant and equipment
that are essential in providing the services described in our concession agreements are considered reversible assets, which means that, should our concession agreements expire or terminate without being renewed, these assets will
automatically revert to ANATEL. There are no other encumbrances that may affect the utilization of our property, plant and equipment. For more details, see note 19 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual
report.

Intellectual Property

We
believe the trademarks that identify us and our business are important for us, and as a result, we have taken steps to protect them. We have 237 trademarks registered with the National Institute of Industrial Property (Instituto Nacional de
Propriedade Industrial) or INPI, along with 392 pending trademark applications. Among the various trademarks we have registered with the INPI, three are being contested by third parties. Additionally, of the 392 pending trademark applications,
18 have been challenged by third parties.

We have 233 domain names registered with the Center of Information and Coordination of Dot Br
NIC. Br, an agency responsible for registering domain names in Brazil. The information included on our websites or that might be accessed through our websites is not included in this annual report and is not incorporated into this annual
report by reference.

We have filed seven patent applications with the INPI. Requests for technical examination have been submitted to the
INPI for all of these patent applications. Once examination is concluded, a decision accepting or rejecting the application will be issued. If granted, the patent will have a term of 20 years from the date of filing and no less than ten years from
the date the application is granted.

Following Telemars acquisition of our company, we have used the Oi brand name with
the permission of Telemar.

Insurance

Pursuant to requirements in our concession agreements, we maintain the following insurance policies: (1) all risk property insurance covering all insurable assets pertaining to the concessions; (2) loss of profit insurance
covering lost profits deriving from property damage and business interruption; and (3) performance bond insurance to assure compliance with our obligations related to quality of service and universal service targets set forth in our concession
agreements.

In addition to the above policies, we maintain civil liability insurance. Our assets that are of material value and/or exposed
to high degrees of risks are also insured. All of our insurance coverage was purchased from established insurance companies in Brazil, such as Bradesco, Sulamérica, Itaú and Allianz.



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We believe that our current insurance coverage is suitable to our operations. For more details on our
insurance policies, see note 33 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

Regulation of the Brazilian
Telecommunications Industry

Overview

Our business, including the nature of the services we provide and the rates we charge, is subject to comprehensive regulation under the General Telecommunications Law and a comprehensive regulatory framework for the provision of
telecommunications services promulgated by ANATEL. We provide fixed-line, domestic and international long-distance and mobile telecommunications services under concessions, authorizations and licenses that were granted by ANATEL and allow us to
provide specified services in designated geographic areas, as well as set forth certain obligations with which we must comply. See  Concessions, Authorizations and Licenses.

ANATEL is a regulatory agency that was established in July 1997 pursuant to the Regulamento da Agência Nacional de
Telecomunicações, which we refer to as the ANATEL Decree. ANATEL oversees our activities and enforces the General Telecommunications Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder. ANATEL is administratively independent and is
financially autonomous. ANATEL is required to report on its activities to the Brazilian Ministry of Communications (Ministério das Comunicações). ANATEL has authority to propose and to issue regulations that are legally
binding on telecommunications service providers. ANATEL also has the authority to grant concessions and licenses for all telecommunications services, other than broadcasting services. Any regulation or action proposed by ANATEL is subject to a
period of public comment, which may include public hearings, and ANATELs decisions may be challenged administratively before the agency itself or through the Brazilian judicial system.

Concessions and Authorizations

Under the
General Telecommunications Law and ANATEL regulations, the right to provide telecommunications services is granted either through a concession under the public regime or an authorization under the private regime. A concession is granted for a fixed
period of time following a public auction, and is generally renewable only once. An authorization is granted for an indeterminate period of time and public auctions are held for some authorizations. These concessions and authorizations allow service
providers to provide specific services in designated geographic areas, set forth certain obligations with which the service providers must comply and require equal treatment of customers by the service providers.

The four principal providers of fixed-line telecommunications services in Brazil, Telemar, Brasil Telecom, Telesp and Embratel, provide these services
under the public regime. In addition, CTBC Telecom and Sercomtel, which are secondary local fixed-line telecommunications service providers, operate under the public regime. All of the other providers of fixed-line telecommunications services and
all providers of personal mobile services and data transmission services in Brazil operate under the private regime.

Providers of public
regime services are subject to more obligations and restrictions than providers of private regime services. Under Brazilian law, providers of public regime services are subject to certain requirements with respect to services such as quality of
service, continuity and universality of service, network expansion and network modernization. Additionally, the rates that public regime service providers may charge customers are subject to ANATEL supervision.

Providers of private regime services, although not generally subject to the requirements concerning continuity and universality of service and network
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Regulation of Fixed-Line Services

General Policies for the Regulation of the Fixed-Line Telecommunications Sector

In June 2003,
Brazils president issued Decree No. 4,733, outlining a number of new rules and guidelines which were intended to consolidate several changes in the regulation of Brazils fixed-line telecommunications sector. This decree sets forth
general declarations of policy regarding, among other things:



| |  |  | universal access to telecommunications services;
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| |  |  | stimulation of employment and development of the Brazilian telecommunications sector;
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| |  |  | promotion of competition and adoption of rate readjustment policies that take into account Brazilian socioeconomic considerations; and
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| |  |  | the financial equilibrium of existing concession agreements.
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This decree also defined certain changes that are reflected in the concession agreements entered into by providers of public regime services that became effective on January 1, 2006.

A number of bills affecting telecommunications policy have been submitted to the Brazilian Congress with an aim to make telecommunications services more
accessible to Brazils low-income population. These bills have proposed to: (1) eliminate the monthly subscription fee (assinatura mensal) that compensates telecommunications companies for extending and maintaining fixed-line
telecommunications services for their customers; and (2) impose inexpensive fixed-line telephone plans (telefone social) that telecommunications companies would be required to provide to certain eligible low-income residential customers.
If approved, we expect that these types of proposals will adversely affect the overall margin of telecommunications providers, including us. For a discussion of the legal and regulatory risks associated with our business, see Item 3. Key
InformationRisk FactorsRisks Relating to Our Company and the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryOur industry is highly regulated. Changes in laws and regulations may adversely impact our business.

Private Regime Authorizations

With the goal of
introducing competition in fixed-line telephone services in Brazil, the federal government granted four private-regime authorizations in 1999 to permit fixed-line service providers to compete with the incumbent fixed-line concessionaires. Three of
these authorizations were granted to providers of local and intraregional long-distance services in the three fixed-line service regions. Embratel currently holds two of these authorizations, which allows it to provide local fixed-line services in
Regions I and III, and GVT holds the other authorization, which allows it to provide local fixed-line services in Region II. The fourth fixed-line authorization, to provide domestic and international long-distance services throughout Brazil, is
currently held by Intelig. Since 2002, the number of authorizations to provide fixed-line services that the federal government may issue is unlimited.

Public Regime Concessions

Each of the public regime service providers operated under a concession agreement that expired at
the end of 2005. Each of these providers entered into new concession agreements in December 2005 that extended their concessions for an additional 20-year period expiring in December 2025. Under these new concession agreements, each of the public
regime service providers are required to comply with the provisions of (1) the General Plan on Universal Service that was adopted by ANATEL in June 2003, (2) the General Plan on Quality Goals that was adopted by ANATEL in June 2003, and
(3) the General Plan on Competition Targets (Plano Geral de Metas de Competição), which has not yet been adopted by ANATEL.

The concession agreements provide that ANATEL may modify their terms in 2010, 2015 and 2020 and may revoke them prior to expiration under the circumstances described below under Termination of a
Concession. The modification right permits ANATEL to impose new terms and conditions in response to changes in technology, competition in the marketplace and domestic and international economic conditions. ANATEL is obligated to engage in
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Rate Regulation

Public regime service providers must offer a basic service plan comprised of the following basic services: (1) installation; (2) monthly subscription; and (3) switched local minutes. Modifications of
the rates charged for these basic services are determined by reference to a local rate basket that represents the weighted average of the rates for installation, monthly subscriptions and switched local minutes. Rates for long-distance services
originated and terminated on fixed lines vary in accordance with three basic criteria: (1) physical distance separating callers; (2) time of the day; and (3) day of the week on which the call is placed. Modifications of the rates
charged for these long-distance services are determined by reference to a long-distance rate basket that represents the weighted average of the rates for long-distance calls. The rates for the provision of services through payphones and installation
rates are treated separately. The rates for international long-distance services provided by Embratel, the incumbent international long-distance concessionaire, are regulated by ANATEL. However, the rates for international long-distance services
charged by other long-distance service providers, all of whom provide these services under authorizations rather than concessions, are not subject to ANATEL regulation.

The concession agreements establish a price-cap mechanism for annual rate adjustments for basic service plans and domestic long-distance rates based on formulas set forth in each providers concession agreement.
The formula provides for two adjustments to the price cap based on the local rate basket, the long-distance rate basket and the use of a price index. The price cap is first revised upward to reflect increases in inflation, as measured by an index,
then ANATEL applies a productivity discount factor, or Factor X, which reduces the impact of the rate readjustment provided by the index.

Under the concession agreements entered into in 2005, a new calculation method for Factor X was adopted. In 2006 and 2007, Factor X, which was discounted from the IST, was equal to 50% of the increase in a public regime providers
productivity. Beginning in 2008, ANATEL has calculated the sectors weighted average productivity rate. Currently, Factor X is equal to (1) 50% of the increase in the weighted average productivity rate of public regime providers, plus
(2) a factor calculated by ANATEL that is designed to reflect cost optimization targets for the telecommunications industry as a whole. If the weighted average productivity rate is negative, ANATEL will not allow the annual adjustment to be
increased by more than the IST.

A provider may increase rates for individual services within the local rate basket or the long-distance
rate basket by up to 5% more than the IST so long as the rates for other services in that rate basket are reduced to the extent necessary to ensure that the weighted average increase for the entire rate basket does not exceed the permitted annual
rate adjustment.

A provider may also offer alternative plans in addition to the basic service plan. Alternative plans must be submitted
for ANATELs approval. The rates offered under the alternative plans may be adjusted annually based on the IST.

Prior to January
2006, calls were measured and charged in terms of pulses, consisting of a single charge per call and an additional charge for each four-minute interval of usage. The concession agreements entered into in 2005 established a per-minute billing system
for local fixed-line telecommunications services to meet ANATELs objective to establish a more objective and transparent billing criteria for customers.

For information on our rates and service plans, see Rates.

General Plan on Universal
Service

The General Plan on Universal Service was approved by ANATEL in June 2003 and became effective in January 2006. The General
Plan on Universal Service sets forth the principal network expansion and modernization obligations of the public regime providers, such as providing public telephones in towns with a population in excess of 100, and installing residential fixed
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300. In addition, public regime providers must comply with the Special Individual Access Class (Acesso Individual Classe Especial) rules, which are
designed to require service for economically disadvantaged people. Under the Special Individual Access Class rules, a qualifying customer may subscribe to a service plan, limited to one fixed-line per household, and pay a lower monthly fee for
service than under the basic service plans.

Public regime providers are also subject to network expansion requirements under the General
Plan on Universal Service, which are revised by ANATEL from time to time. No subsidies or other supplemental financings are anticipated to finance our network expansion obligations. Our failure to meet the network expansion and modernization
obligations established by the General Plan on Universal Service or in our concession agreements may result in fines and penalties of up to R$50 million, as well as potential revocation of our concessions.

Unbundling of Local Fixed-Line Networks

On May 2004, ANATEL issued an order establishing rules for partial unbundling of the local fixed-line networks of the public regime service providers, which we refer to as line sharing, and requiring the eventual full unbundling
of local fixed-line networks, which will entail these providers making their entire networks available to other telecommunications service providers. This order (1) establishes a time by which service providers must comply with the order to
provide such access, (2) limits the rates service providers can charge for line sharing and full unbundling of services, and (3) addresses related matters such as co-location space requirements. Co-location means that a service provider
requesting interconnection may place its switching equipment in or near the local exchange of the service provider whose network the requesting service provider wishes to use and may connect to the network at this local exchange.

This regulation was designed to increase competition in the local fixed-line and broadband internet access markets by making it easier for new
telecommunications service providers operating under either the public or private regime to enter these markets and for existing service providers to provide new services or enter new regions.

ANATEL has not yet adopted final unbundling rules or rates for full unbundling, although we expect that the rates that we would receive from other
telecommunications services providers accessing our fixed-line networks will be lower than the rates we currently charge our customers for providing fixed-line and broadband internet services. As of December 31, 2008, no unbundled lines had
been used by competitors in our region.

Service Restrictions

Pursuant to regulations in effect as of the date of this annual report, public regime providers are subject to certain restrictions on alliances, joint
ventures and mergers and acquisitions with other public regime providers, including:



| |  |  | a prohibition on holding more than 20% of the voting shares of more than one other provider of public regime services;
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| |  |  | a restriction on mergers between regional fixed-line service providers and mobile services providers (a prohibition that also applies to private regime companies);
and
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| |  |  | a restriction on offering cable television services, unless the company offering public regime services has won a public auction to provide cable television
services in the relevant region and no other bidders participated.
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On November 20, 2008, Brazils president
issued Decree No. 6,654, which modified the General Plan of Grants (Plano Geral de Outorgas) applicable to the fixed-line telecommunications industry. This decree eliminated a provision of ANATELs regulations that prohibited one
public regime provider from holding more than 20% of the voting shares of any other public regime provider. As a result of the elimination of this provision, Telemar was no longer prohibited from acquiring indirect control of Brasil Telecom.



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Termination of a Concession

ANATEL may terminate the concession of any public regime telecommunications service provider upon the occurrence of any of the following:



| |  |  | an extraordinary situation jeopardizing the public interest, in which case the Brazilian government is authorized to start rendering the services set forth under
the concession in lieu of the concessionaire, subject to congressional authorization and payment of adequate indemnification to the owner of the terminated concession;
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| |  |  | termination by the provider (through an agreement with ANATEL or pursuant to legal proceedings) as a consequence of an act or omission of the Brazilian government
that makes the rendering of the services excessively burdensome to the provider;
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| |  |  | annulment of the concession due to a contractual term, which is deemed by subsequent law to be illegal;
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| |  |  | material failure to comply with the providers universalization targets;
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| |  |  | failure to meet insurance requirements set forth in the concession agreement;
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| |  |  | a split-up, spin-off, amalgamation, merger, capital reduction or transfer of the providers control without ANATELs authorization;
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| |  |  | the transfer of the concession without ANATELs authorization;
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| |  |  | the dissolution or bankruptcy of the provider; or
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| |  |  | an extraordinary situation in which Brazilian government intervention, although legally permissible, is not undertaken, as such intervention would prove to be
inconvenient, unnecessary or would result in an unfair benefit to the provider.
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In the event a concession is terminated,
ANATEL is authorized to administer the providers properties and its employees in order to continue rendering services.

General Plan on Quality
Goals

The General Plan on Quality Goals was approved by ANATEL in June 2003 and became effective in January 2006. Each fixed-line
service provider operating under the public regime or the private regime must comply with the provisions of the General Plan on Quality Goals. All costs related to compliance with the quality goals established by the General Plan on Quality Goals
must be borne exclusively by the service provider. The General Plan on Quality Goals establishes minimum quality standards with regard to:



| |  |  | modernization of the network;
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| |  |  | responses to repair requests;
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| |  |  | responses to change of address requests;
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| |  |  | rate of call completion;
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| |  |  | operator availability;
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| |  |  | availability of services to customers;
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| |  |  | personal services to customers;
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| |  |  | issuance of bills;
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| |  |  | responses to mail received from customers; and
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| |  |  | quality of public telephones.
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These
quality standards are measured according to the definitions and quality indicators established by ANATEL. Every month, fixed-line service providers are required to report their compliance with quality goals to ANATEL. Additionally, they are
obligated to provide ANATEL with an in-depth report and analysis on each quality goal that is not satisfied. ANATEL may also collect such data from fixed-line service providers at any time without prior notice. Fixed-line service providers that fail
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ANATEL measures the performance of fixed-line service providers in each individual state in which they
operate. As a result, the performance of fixed-line service providers in any particular state may not meet one or more quality performance targets even if such service providers overall performance is satisfactory. Therefore, fixed-line
service providers, including us, could be subject to fines or penalties as a result of the failure to meet the quality performance targets in one or more particular states.

The failure by fixed-line service providers to meet the quality of service obligations established by the General Plan on Quality Goals or in our
concession agreements may result in fines and penalties of up to R$40 million.

Regulation of Mobile Services

In September 2000, ANATEL adopted regulations that established operating rules for providers under the personal mobile service (Serviço
Móvel Pessoal) regime. The regulations permitted ANATEL to grant authorizations to provide mobile telecommunications services under the personal mobile service regime. For purposes of the personal mobile service regulations, Brazil is
divided into three service regions covering the same geographic areas as the concessions for fixed-line telecommunications services.

Under
the personal mobile service regulations:



| |  |  | Band A and Band B service providers can apply for an additional frequency range;
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| |  |  | each service provider may apply to provide domestic and international long-distance services originating from its service region;
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| |  |  | existing service providers, as well as new entrants into the Brazilian telecommunications market, may bid for new licenses in all frequency bands, other than Band A
and Band B;
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| |  |  | personal mobile services providers are required to offer a basic service plan to their customers containing certain prescribed features;
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| |  |  | personal mobile services providers are required to establish interconnection rates for the use of one providers network by another provider;
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| |  |  | the number of regions in which a personal mobile services provider may offer services is not limited; and
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| |  |  | a personal mobile services provider, or its controlling shareholders, may not hold more than one personal mobile services authorization covering any specific
region.
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Auction of Personal Mobile Services Spectrum

Prior to the establishment of the personal mobile services regime, ANATEL had granted licenses to mobile services providers to operate in each region of
Brazil using Bands A and B. In 2001 and 2002, ANATEL successfully auctioned authorizations and licenses to operators in Band D and Band E in each region. Brasil Telecom Mobile was granted its initial authorization to provide personal mobile services
in Region II and a license to operate in Band E in December 2002.

ANATEL conducted additional auctions of radio frequency licenses in 2004
and 2006. In April 2004, Brasil Telecom Mobile acquired as additional license to operate in Region II.

Auction of 3G Spectrum

In preparation for auctions of spectrum in Bands F, G, I and J (2.1 GHz), ANATEL issued regulations that divide the Brazilian territory into nine regions
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licenses to use these frequency bands. In this auction, we acquired the radio frequency licenses necessary to offer 3G services in two of the nine regions
delineated by ANATEL for 3G services (corresponding to Region II under the personal mobile services regime). The use of these frequency bands will allow personal mobile services providers to offer 3G services to their customers.

Personal Mobile Services Rate Regulation

Rates for
personal mobile services are regulated by ANATEL. Personal mobile services providers are required to offer a basic service plan that consists of a monthly subscription, local calls and roaming. Basic service plans were approved by ANATEL for each of
the personal mobile services providers following the grant of personal mobile services authorizations to each of these providers.

Following the effectiveness of the basic service plans, annual adjustments of the rates under these plans have been subject to a price cap mechanism. Through 2005, rates were adjusted annually by no more than the rate of inflation, as
measured by the IGP-DI. In 2006, ANATEL replaced the IGP-DI with the IST to calculate annual rate adjustments.

Personal mobile services
providers are permitted to offer non-discriminatory alternative plans to the basic service plan. The rates charged under these plans (e.g., monthly subscription rates, charges for local calls and roaming charges) are subject to ANATEL approval prior
to the time that these plans are first offered to mobile customers. Following the approval of these plans, the rates under these plans may be increased up to an annual adjustment that is approved by ANATEL and is no more than the rate of inflation,
as measured by the IST.

Although subscribers of a plan cannot be forced to migrate to new plans, existing plans may be discontinued as
long as all subscribers receive a notice to that effect and are allowed to migrate to new plans within six months of such notice. Discounts from the rates set in basic service plans and alternative service plans may be granted to customers without
ANATEL approval.

Obligations of Personal Mobile Services Providers

As a telecommunications service provider, we are subject to requirements concerning network expansion and quality of service, as established in applicable regulations and in our personal mobile services
authorizations. If we fail to meet these obligations, we may be fined, subject to a maximum penalty of R$50 million, until we are in full compliance with our obligations. While it is possible for an authorization to be revoked for non-compliance
with these obligations, there are no precedents for such a revocation.

Network Expansion Obligations

The personal mobile services authorizations set forth certain obligations and targets that must be met by a personal mobile services provider. For a
description of the obligations and targets that must be met by our company, see Concessions, Authorizations and LicensesPersonal Mobile Services Authorization Agreements and Radio Frequency Spectrum Licenses and
Concessions, Authorizations and Licenses3G Radio Frequency Licenses.

Quality of Service Obligations

Our personal mobile services authorizations impose obligations on us to meet quality of service standards relating to our
networks ability to make and receive calls, call failure rates, capacity to handle peak periods, failed interconnection of calls and customer complaints. ANATEL defines these quality of service standards and we must report information in
connection with such standards to ANATEL.

Additional Obligations

In August 2007, ANATEL adopted revisions to the personal mobile services regulations that became effective in February 2008. These revised regulations
imposed additional obligations on personal mobile services providers, particularly in connection with customers rights. These obligations require personal mobile services providers to:



| |  |  | establish at least one customer service center in each registration area served that has more than 100,000 inhabitants;
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| |  |  | upgrade customer service centers to improve access by people with hearing disabilities;
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| |  |  | increase the term applicable to pre-paid cards from 90 to 180 days or more;
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| |  |  | deliver to pre-paid customers a detailed report of service use upon request;
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| |  |  | reimburse unused pre-paid credits;
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| |  |  | limit the duration of contracts with pre-paid customers to 12 months;
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| |  |  | permit customers to change service plans without penalties;
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| |  |  | unblock mobile handsets, allowing a customer who purchased a mobile handset from any personal mobile services provider to use it on the network of another personal
mobile services provider; and
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| |  |  | increase the grace period for defaulting customers prior to blocking partial or total access from 15-30 days after the date a bill is due to 30-60 days.
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Interconnection Regulations

Under the General Telecommunications Law, all telecommunications service providers are required, if technically feasible, to make their networks available for interconnection on a non-discriminatory basis whenever a
request is made by another telecommunications service provider. Interconnection permits a call originated on the network of a requesting fixed-line or personal mobile services providers network to be terminated on the fixed-line or personal
mobile services network of the other provider. ANATEL initially adopted General Rules on Interconnection (Regulamento Geral de Interconexão) in 1998, which were amended and restated in July 2005.

Interconnection Regulations Applicable to Fixed-Line Providers

Interconnection fees are charged at a flat rate per minute of use of a fixed-line providers network. Interconnection rates charged by a fixed-line provider to terminate a call on its local network (the TU-RL
rate) or intercity network (the TU-RIU rate) are subject to a price cap established by ANATEL. The price cap for interconnection rates varies from service provider to service provider based on the underlying cost characteristics of such service
providers network.

Fixed-line service providers must offer the same TU-RL and TU-RIU rates to all requesting providers on a
nondiscriminatory basis. The price caps on interconnection rates are adjusted annually by ANATEL at the same time that rates for local and long-distance rates are adjusted.

Fixed-line service providers are only required to pay interconnection fees to another fixed-line service provider for traffic in the same local area in
the event that the ratio of the outbound traffic generated by that provider (measured in minutes) to the inbound traffic terminated by that provider (measured in minutes) exceeded 55% or was less than 45%. This system is designated the bill
and keep system.

In 2006, the TU-RL rates that fixed-line service providers could charge each other to terminate a call on their
respective networks were reduced to 50% of the rate included in their Basic Plan per Minute for a local fixed-line call. In 2007, the TU-RL rates of the fixed-line service providers were reduced to 40% of the rate included in their Basic Plan per
Minute for a local fixed-line call. ANATEL announced that beginning in 2008, the method used to determine the TU-RL rates would be based on a cost methodology, known as long-run incremental costs. However, in October 2007, ANATEL published an
official letter delaying this change until 2010.

In 2006, the TU-RIU rates that fixed-line service providers could charge each other to
use a portion of their long-distance networks to complete long-distance calls were reduced to 30% of the applicable domestic fixed line-to-fixed line long-distance rates for calls of more than 300 km.

Interconnection Regulations Applicable to Personal Mobile Services Providers

Interconnection fees are charged at a flat rate per minute of use of a personal mobile services providers network. Prior to February 2005, interconnection rates charged by Band A and Band B providers were
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all personal mobile services providers, including the rates charged by the operator of the network to terminate a call on its mobile network (the VU-M rate),
commercial conditions and technical issues, are freely negotiated between mobile and fixed-line telecommunications service providers, subject to compliance with regulations established by ANATEL relating to traffic capacity and interconnection
infrastructure that must be made available to requesting providers, among other things.

Personal mobile services providers must offer the
same VU-M rate to all requesting providers on a nondiscriminatory basis. Interconnection agreements must be approved by ANATEL before they become effective and they may be rejected if they are contrary to the principles of free competition and the
applicable regulations. If the providers cannot agree upon the terms and conditions of interconnection agreements, ANATEL may determine terms and conditions by arbitration. Since no agreement with fixed-line service providers could be reached
regarding VU-M rates when Brasil Telecom Mobile began offering personal mobile services, ANATEL set the initial VU-M rates for Brasil Telecom Mobile.

Personal mobile services providers negotiate annual rate increases for their VU-M charges with the fixed-line telecommunications providers. If the providers cannot agree upon the terms and conditions of annual rate
increases, ANATEL may determine the annual rate increases by arbitration.

Transition from Bill and Keep System to
Full Billing System

Prior to July 2006, a personal mobile services provider was only required to pay interconnection fees
to another personal mobile services provider for traffic in the same registration area in the event that the ratio of the outbound traffic generated by that provider (measured in minutes) to the inbound traffic terminated by that provider (measured
in minutes) exceeded 55% or was less than 45%.

In July 2006, ANATEL adopted new regulations under which personal mobile services providers
recognize interconnection revenues (and costs) for traffic in the same registration area on a gross basis based on the total traffic between personal mobile services providers networks. This system is designated the full billing
system. These regulations also:



| |  |  | require that personal mobile services providers adopt discounts to the VU-M rates for off-peak calls that correspond to the discounts required to be offered by
fixed-line service providers; and
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| |  |  | provide that more stringent regulations applicable to interconnection between personal mobile services providers that are members of economic groups with
significant market power will be adopted in order to ensure market competition.
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Regulation of Interconnection Rates Charged by
Providers with Significant Market Power

In 2005, ANATEL issued regulations defining a series of cost-based methods, including the fully
allocated cost methodology, for determining interconnection fees charged by telecommunications service providers belonging to economic groups with significant market power based on their fixed-line or personal mobile services interconnection
networks. All incumbent fixed-line service providers and all personal mobile services providers are deemed by ANATEL to belong to economic groups with significant market power in their respective service areas until ANATEL finalizes its evaluation
of each provider under published criteria to determine significant market power.

In July 2006, ANATEL issued regulations regarding the
fees that may be charged for the use of mobile networks by personal mobile services providers with significant market power in the mobile interconnection market. These regulations will become effective as of a future date to be established by
ANATEL. Under these regulations, ANATEL will determine, based on a fully allocated cost model, a reference value for VU-M rates of providers that are deemed to hold significant market power. This reference value will be reassessed every three years.
In order to determine whether a provider has significant market power, ANATEL will establish criteria that consider:



| |  |  | that providers market share in the mobile interconnection market and in the personal mobile services market;
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| |  |  | that providers dominance over infrastructure that is not economically viable to duplicate;
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| |  |  | the existence of that providers power to negotiate the acquisition of equipment and services;
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| |  |  | the existence of vertical integration in that providers operations;
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| |  |  | the existence of barriers to entry in the mobile interconnection market and the personal mobile services market served by that provider; and
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| |  |  | that providers access to financing sources.
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In 2007, ANATEL developed a cost-based methodology that is expected to take effect in 2010 to determine reference values for the VU-M of mobile services providers having significant market power, which will be used in
the case of arbitration by ANATEL of the value of VU-M. In 2008, mobile services providers began providing ANATEL with annual operating data, which is intended to support ANATELs cost-based methods for determining interconnection fees.

Number Portability Regulations

Number portability is the ability of a customer to move to a new home or office or switch service providers while retaining the same fixed-line or mobile telephone number. In March 2007, ANATEL adopted the General Regulation of Portability
(Regulamento Geral de Portabilidade), establishing the deadlines and general rules regarding portability of fixed-line and mobile telephone numbers. These regulations permit fixed-line customers to retain their telephone numbers if they
become customers of a different fixed-line service provider in the same municipality or if they move to a new home or office in the same municipality. Personal mobile services customers are permitted to retain their telephone numbers if they change
their service plan or if they become customers of a different personal mobile services provider within the same registration area. Implementation of number portability commenced in August 2008 and was completed in March 2009.

Each telecommunications provider has been required to contract a third-party management entity to manage all procedures relating to number portability.
Service providers are permitted to charge a migrating customer that elects to retain its telephone number a one-time fee of no more than R$4.00. This amount is intended to compensate the customers current provider for the costs associated with
managing the portability process. The new provider may elect to absorb this fee on behalf of the customer.

Regulation of Data Transmission and
Internet Services

Under Brazilian regulation, ISPs are deemed to be suppliers of value-added services and not telecommunications
service providers. Value-added services are considered an activity that adds features to a telecommunications service supported by such value-added services. Telecommunications service providers are permitted to render value-added services through
their own networks. In addition, ANATEL regulations require all telecommunications service providers and cable television operators to grant network access to any party interested in providing value-added services, including internet access, on a
non-discriminatory basis, unless not technically feasible.

ANATEL has adopted regulations applicable to fixed-line service providers with
significant market power. Under these regulations, these providers were required to make the forms of agreements that they use for EILD and SLD services publicly available, including the applicable rates, and are only permitted to offer these
services under these forms of agreement. Following publication of these forms of agreement, the rates under these agreements may be increased on an annual basis by no more than the rate of inflation, as measured by the IST. ANATEL also



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publishes reference rates for these services, and if a customer of one of these providers objects to the rates which that provider charges for these
services, the customer is entitled to seek to reduce the applicable rate through arbitration before ANATEL.

Environmental and Other Regulatory Matters

As part of our day-to-day operations, we regularly install ducts for wires and cables and erect towers for transmission antennae. We
may be subject to federal, state and/or municipal environmental licensing requirements due to the installation of cables along highways and railroads, over bridges, rivers and marshes and through farms, conservation units and environmental
preservation areas, among other places. To date, we have been required to obtain environmental licenses for the installation of transmission towers and antennae in the municipality of Porto Alegre, the capital of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, with
no material impact on our operations. However, there can be no assurances that other state and municipal environmental agencies will not require us to obtain environmental licenses for the installation of transmission towers and antennae in the
future and that such a requirement would not have a material adverse effect on the installation costs of our network or on the speed with which we can expand and modernize our network.

We must also comply with environmental legislation regarding the management of solid wastes. According to Resolution No. 237/97 of the National
Environmental Council (Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente), companies responsible for the treatment and final disposal of solid industrial wastes, special wastes and solid urban wastes are subject to environmental licensing. Should the waste
not be disposed of in accordance with standards established by environmental legislation, the company generating such waste may be held jointly and severally liable with the company responsible for waste treatment for any damage caused. Also, in all
states where we operate, we have implemented management procedures promoting the recycling of batteries, transformers and fluorescent lamps.

In addition, we are subject to ANATEL regulations that impose limits on the levels and frequency of the electromagnetic fields originating from our telecommunications transmissions stations.

We believe that we are in compliance with ANATEL standards as well as with all applicable environmental legislation and regulations. We are currently not
involved in any administrative or judicial proceeding involving material liability for environmental damage.



|ITEM 4A. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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Not applicable.



|ITEM 5. | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
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The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the three years ended
December 31, 2008, which are included elsewhere in this annual report, as well as with the information presented under the sections entitled Presentation of Financial and Other Information and Item 3. Key
InformationSelected Financial Information.

The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking
Statements and Item 3. Key informationRisk Factors.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations presents the following:



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| |  |  | a discussion of the principal factors that influence our results of operations;
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| |  |  | a discussion of developments since the end of 2008 that may materially affect our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity;
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| |  |  | a discussion of our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006;
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| |  |  | a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources, including our working capital at December 31, 2008, our cash flows for the years ended December 31,
2008, 2007 and 2006, and our material short-term and long-term indebtedness at December 31, 2008;
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| |  |  | a discussion of our contractual commitments; and
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| |  |  | a brief overview of the differences between Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP as they relate to our financial statements.
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Overview

We are the largest telecommunications
service provider in Region II in Brazil, based on revenues and customers as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008, according to information available from ANATEL and other publicly available information. We offer a range of integrated
telecommunication services that includes fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services, data transmission services (including broadband access services), ISP services and other services, for residential customers, small, medium and large
companies, and governmental agencies. In 2008, we recorded net operating revenue of R$11,297 million and net income of R$782 million.

Our
results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 have been influenced, and our future results of operations will continue to be influenced, by a variety of factors, including:



| |  |  | the rate of growth of Brazilian GDP, which grew by an estimated 5.1% in 2008 and by 5.4% in 2007 and 3.8% in 2006, which we believe stimulates demand for our
services and, consequently, our operating revenues;
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| |  |  | the number of our fixed lines in service, which increased to 8.1 million at December 31, 2008 from 8.0 million at December 31, 2007, and the
percentage of our fixed-line customers that subscribe to our alternative plans, which increased to 51.3% at December 31, 2008 from 44.1% at December 31, 2007;
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| |  |  | the number of our fixed-line customers that subscribe to our broadband services, which increased by 15.2% to 1.8 million at December 31, 2008 from
1.6 million at December 31, 2007;
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| |  |  | the number of our mobile customers, which increased by 31.5% to 5.6 million at December 31, 2008 from 4.3 million at December 31, 2007;
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| |  |  | the increased competition in the Brazilian market for telecommunications services, which affects the amount of the discounts that we offer on our service rates and
the quantity of services that we offer at promotional rates, and resulted in a 125.8% increase in the amount that we recorded as discounts and returns against our gross operating revenues to R$1,321 million in 2008 from R$585 million in 2007;
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| |  |  | the commencement of our offering of 3G services in Region II in April 2008, which we anticipate will result in a significant increase in our operating revenues, and
has resulted in an increase our depreciation expenses relating to our investment in the network and other equipment required to offer these services;
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| |  |  | inflation rates in Brazil, which were 6.56% in 2008, 3.17% in 2007 and 3.20% in 2006, as measured by the IST, and the resulting adjustments to our regulated rates,
as well as the effects of inflation on our real-denominated debt that is indexed to take into account the effects of inflation or bears interest at rates that are partially adjusted for inflation;
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| |  |  | changes in regulatory requirements that result in our incurrence of additional capital expenditures, changes in the revenues we generate, or changes in the costs
that we incur;
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| |  |  | changes in the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate, including the depreciation of the Brazilian realagainst the U.S. dollar by 31.9% in 2008 and the
appreciation of the Brazilian realagainst the U.S. dollar by 17.1% in 2007 and 8.7% in 2006, which has affected (1) our net financial expenses as a result of our U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities that require us to make principal and
interest payments in U.S. dollars, and (2) the cost in reais of a substantial portion of the network equipment that we purchase for our capital expenditure projects, the prices of which are denominated in U.S. dollars or are U.S.
dollar-linked; and
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| |  |  | the level of our outstanding indebtedness and fluctuations in benchmark interest rates in Brazil, principally the CDI rate and the TJLP rate, which affects our
interest expenses on our real-denominated floating rate debt.
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Our financial condition and liquidity is influenced
by a variety of factors, including:



| |  |  | our ability to generate cash flows from our operations;
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| |  |  | prevailing Brazilian and international interest rates and movements in exchange rates, which affect our debt service requirements;
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| |  |  | our ability to borrow funds from Brazilian and international financial institutions and to sell our debt securities in the Brazilian and international securities
markets, which is influenced by a number of factors discussed below; and
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| |  |  | our capital expenditure requirements, primarily consisting of (1) investments in infrastructure to expand our mobile telecommunications services, including the
implementation of 3G technology, and (2) investments in fixed-line telecommunications network equipment, primarily to enhance the technical capabilities of our network in order to enable us to provide value-added services, such as broadband and
IP TV services, and to comply with our universal service obligations.
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Financial Presentation and Accounting Policies

Presentation of Financial Statements

We
have prepared our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for each of the three ended December 31, 2008 in accordance with Brazilian GAAP, which includes the changes introduced by Law No. 11,638/07 and
Deliberation 565/08 and which differs in certain important respects from U.S. GAAP. For a discussion of certain differences between Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP relating to our financial statements, see note 36 to our audited consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

On December 28, 2007, the Brazilian government enacted Law No. 11,638/07,
which became effective on January 1, 2008, amended the Brazilian Corporation Law, and changed certain accounting policies under Brazilian GAAP. In December 2008, the CVM issued Deliberation 565/08, implementing these changes in accounting
policies. In December 2008, the Brazilian government issued Provisional Measure No. 449, which instituted the transitory tax-payer regime (Regime Tributário de TransiçãoRTT) for the determination of taxable net
income of companies subject to the real profit tax regime as a result of the implementation of these changes in accounting policies and the Brazilian Corporation Law. In May 2009, Provisional Measure No. 449 was codified in Law
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The principal changes introduced by Law No. 11,638/07, Deliberation 565/08, Provisional Measure
No. 449 and Law No. 11,941/09 as they relate to our financial statements are, among others:



| |  |  | We are no longer required to include a statement of changes in financial position in our financial statements, but are instead required to include a statement of
cash flows in our financial statements.
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| |  |  | We are required to record under the caption property, plant and equipment in our balance sheet tangible assets that we lease under capital leases if
those assets are maintained or used in the operation of our business and to record the related payment obligations as financial liabilities on our balance sheet.
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| |  |  | We are required to periodically review and analyze the recoverability of amounts under the captions property, plant and equipment, intangible
assets and deferred charges in our balance sheet to ensure that (1) impairment losses are recorded as a result of decisions to discontinue activities related to such assets or when there is evidence that future operating
results will not be sufficient to ensure their realization and (2) the criteria used to determine the estimated remaining useful life of such assets for purposes of recording depreciation, amortization and depletion expense are reviewed and
adjusted.
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| |  |  | We are required to record investments in financial instruments, including derivatives, at (1) fair value or the equivalent value for securities held for
trading or securities available-for-sale, or (2) the lower of historical cost, adjusted for contractual interest and other contractual provisions, and realizable value for other investments.
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| |  |  | We are no longer permitted to record government investment grants (including tax incentives) directly as capital reserves in shareholders equity. Such items
are now required to be recorded as part of earnings in our statement of operations. Donations and government grants (including tax incentives) may be required to be allocated, after being recorded in earnings, to the tax incentive reserve in equity.
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| |  |  | We are required to record under the caption deferred charges in our balance sheet pre-operational expenses and certain restructuring costs that will
effectively benefit earnings in future periods that do not represent future cost reductions or increases in future operational efficiencies.
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| |  |  | We no longer record non-operating income or expenses. Items which we previously have recorded as non-operating income and expense will be required to be recorded as
operating income and expenses.
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| |  |  | We are required to record certain long-term assets and liabilities at present value and, if material, certain short-term assets and liabilities.
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| |  |  | We are required to recognize the fair value of employee and management stock options as an expense.
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In order to make our financial statements at December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007 comparable to our financial
statements at December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008, we have restated our previously issued financial statements at December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007 to conform to the changes in
accounting policy introduced by Law No. 11,638/07, Deliberation 565/08, Provisional Measure No. 449 and Law No. 11,941/09. For additional information with respect to these changes and their effects on our financial statements, see
notes 2(a) and 2(f) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

The U.S. GAAP
reconciliation of our financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007 included in our audited consolidated financial statements has been restated to correct errors in the calculation of our U.S.
GAAP net income and shareholders equity at this date and for these periods. For a discussion of these errors and their effect on our U.S. GAAP net income and shareholders equity, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
ProspectsU.S. GAAP Reconciliation and note 36 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.



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Business Segments and Presentation of Segment Financial Data

We have implemented an organizational structure that we believe reflects our business activities and corresponds to the principal services that we
provide. We report our results in five segments to reflect this organizational structure:



| |  |  | Fixed-Line and Data Transmission ServicesThis segment includes our local fixed-line services (including public telephones), our long-distance services,
our data transmission services and interconnections to our fixed-line network.
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| |  |  | Mobile ServicesThis segment includes our mobile services and interconnections to our mobile network.
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| |  |  | Internet servicesThis segment includes the operations of our internet portal and ISP.
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| |  |  | Call centerThis segment includes the operations of our call center.
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| |  |  | ManagementThis segment includes the expenses related to the holding companies.
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We evaluate and manage business segment performance based on information generated from our statutory accounting records, which are maintained in
accordance with Brazilian GAAP, and, accordingly, the segment data included in this annual report is presented under Brazilian GAAP. We have included a reconciliation of the operating results of our segments to our consolidated results under
Results of Operations below.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we have relied on estimates and assumptions derived from historical experience and various other
factors that we deemed reasonable and relevant. Critical Accounting Policies are those that are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and utilize managements most difficult, subjective or
complex judgments, estimates and assumptions. The application of these critical accounting policies often requires judgments made by our management regarding the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain on the carrying value of our assets
and liabilities and the results of our operations. Our results of operations and financial condition may differ from those set forth in our consolidated financial statements, if our actual experience differs from managements assumptions and
estimates. The following is a discussion of our critical accounting policies, including some of the variables, assumptions and sensitivities underlying the estimates relating to:



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| |  |  | revenue recognition;
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| |  |  | allowance for doubtful accounts;
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| |  |  | depreciation of property, plant and equipment;
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| |  |  | valuation of property, plant and equipment;
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| |  |  | provisions for contingencies;
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| |  |  | deferred income taxes; and
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Goodwill Impairment

Under Brazilian GAAP, at each balance sheet date, we are required to review the carrying amounts of our tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an
impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, we
estimate the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to
their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. If the recoverable amount
of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Under the terms of our operating concessions granted by the Federal Government, we are obliged to provide a certain minimum level of
services over the entire area covered by our fixed-line operating licenses. Also, we do not possess discrete financial information that could allow a determination of assets and liabilities (and goodwill) allocation at a level below the entire
fixed-line business segment, nor do we manage different areas of the concession as if they were separate businesses. Thus the entire fixed-line business is considered to be one cash-generating unit. In viewing all of our fixed-line assets and
liabilities as one cash-generating unit and performing an initial assessment on this cash-generating unit including such assumptions and estimates as we considered appropriate, we were not required to recognize any impairment loss under Brazilian
GAAP. For the Internet segment we apply separate assessments for each cash-generating unit. We were not required to recognize an impairment loss under Brazilian GAAP for any of the periods presented.

Determination of the recoverable amount and the value in use of our cash-generating units (fixed-telephone, data transmission and Internet) requires
management to make certain assumptions and estimates with respect to projected cash inflows and outflows related to future revenues and expenditures and expenses. These assumptions and estimates can be influenced by different external and internal
factors, such as economic tendencies, industry trends, and interest rates, changes in our business strategies and changes in the type of services we offer to the market. The use of different assumptions and estimates could significantly change our
financial statements. For example, if we had used more conservative assumptions and estimates, the expected future net cash flow could have led us to recognize impairment charges on goodwill, which would have decreased our results of operations and
shareholders equity.

Revenue Recognition

Under Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP, revenues are generally recognized on an accrual basis. Revenues from customer calls are based on time used, according to Brazilian law, and are recognized when services are provided (fixed and mobile
telephony). Services provided and not billed at the end of each month are estimated and recorded on accrual basis. Considering their high turnover and short average life, revenues from phone cards for public telephones are recorded as the cards are
sold. Revenues from sales of mobile phones and accessories are recorded when the goods are delivered and accepted by the subscriber. Revenues from pre-paid mobile services are recognized based on the use of the respective credits. Revenues from
activation and installation fees are recognized upon the activation of customer services. Revenue is not accounted for if there is an uncertainty as to its realization.

Under Brazilian GAAP, revenues from activation and installation fees are recognized upon activation of customer services. Under U.S. GAAP, revenues and related taxes from activation and installation fees are deferred
and amortized over five years, the estimated average customer life.

Under Brazilian GAAP, revenues from public telephone phone cards are
recognized when the cards are sold. Under U.S. GAAP, revenues generated from sales of public telephone phone cards are recognized as such services are provided. Under U.S. GAAP, deferred revenues at each consolidated balance sheet date are
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We consider revenue recognition to be a critical accounting policy, because of the uncertainties caused
by different factors such as the complex information technology required, high volume of transactions, fraud and piracy, accounting regulations, managements determination of collectability and uncertainties regarding our right to receive
certain revenues (mainly revenues for use of our network). Significant changes in these factors could cause us to fail to recognize revenues or to recognize revenues that we may not be able to realize in the future, despite our internal controls and
procedures. We have not identified any significant need to change our revenue recognition policy.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Under Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP, we provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts receivables for which recoverability is considered
doubtful. We base our estimates on our historical collection experience and a review of the current status of all trade accounts receivable. This estimate considers the ratio of historical losses applied to the different categories of all
outstanding amounts receivable from our customers. Additional allowance may be required in case the value of our estimated allowance for doubtful accounts differs from the amounts not actually collected due to deterioration in the financial
condition of our customers or otherwise.

Following Telemars acquisition of control of our company on January 8, 2009, we have
adopted the same accounting estimate method with respect to this provision as Telemar has adopted. Under this accounting estimate method, we establish a provision for doubtful accounts based on the period of time elapsed following the delivery of
invoices, provisioning 40% of the invoiced amount when an account receivable is 61 days past due and increasing the amount of this provision over subsequent past due periods culminating with a provision of 100% of the amount of the invoice when the
amount is past due for 151 days. As a result of this change in accounting estimate method, we will record a change in accounting estimate in the amount of R$50 million, net of income taxes, during the year ending December 31, 2009.

Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment

Under Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP, depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets. The principal depreciation rates are shown in note 19
to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. Given the complex nature of our property, plant and equipment, the estimates of useful lives require considerable judgment and are inherently uncertain, due
to rapidly changing technology and industry practices, which could cause early obsolescence of our property, plant and equipment. If we materially change our assumptions of useful lives and if external market conditions require us to determine the
possible obsolescence of our property, plant and equipment, our depreciation expense, obsolescence write-off and consequently net book value of our property, plant and equipment could be materially different.

Valuation of Property, Plant and Equipment

The
preparation of our financial statements in accordance with Brazilian GAAP involves certain assumptions and estimates, which are based upon historical experience and various other factors that we deem reasonable and relevant. A determination of the
fair value of an asset requires management to make certain assumptions and estimates with respect to projected cash inflows and outflows related to future revenues and expenditures and expenses. These assumptions and estimates can be influenced by
different external and internal factors, such as economic tendencies, industry trends, interest rates and changes in the marketplace. The use of different assumptions and estimates could significantly change our financial statements. For example if
we had used more conservative assumptions and estimates the expected future net cash flow may have led us to recognize impairment charges on our property, plant and equipment, which would have decreased our results of operations and
shareholders equity. No impairment losses have been recognized for any of the periods presented.

Provisions for Contingencies

Under Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP, provisions for contingencies are recognized for the amounts of probable losses based on legal advice from our in-house
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outstanding contingent matters at the balance sheet date. We continually evaluate the provisions for contingencies based on changes in relevant facts,
circumstances and events, such as judicial decisions, that may impact the estimates, which could have a material impact on our results of operations and shareholders equity. While management believes that the current provision for
contingencies is adequate, there can be no assurance that these factors will not change in the future.

Deferred Income Taxes

We compute and pay income taxes based on results of operations under Brazilian GAAP. Under Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP, we recognize deferred tax assets
and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. We regularly review the deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation allowance if it is more
likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized, based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences. When performing such reviews, we are
required to make significant estimates and assumptions about future taxable income. In order to determine future taxable income, we need to estimate future taxable revenues and deductible expenses, which are subject to different external and
internal factors, such as economic tendencies, industry trends, interest rates, changes in our business strategies and changes in the type of services we offer to the market. The use of different assumptions and estimates could significantly change
our financial statements. For example, if we had used more conservative assumptions and estimates with respect to our expected future taxable income, we would be required to recognize valuation allowance charges on deferred income tax assets, which
would decrease our results of operations and shareholders equity. If we operate at a loss or are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income, or if there is a material change in the actual effective tax rates, the time period within
which the underlying temporary differences become taxable or deductible, or any change in our future projections, we could be required to establish a valuation allowance against all or a significant portion of our deferred tax assets resulting in a
substantial increase of our effective tax rate and a material adverse impact on our operating results.

Provision for Post-Retirement Benefits

We are required to make assumptions and estimates regarding interest rates, investment returns, levels of inflation for future periods,
mortality rates and projected employment levels relating to post-retirement benefit liabilities. The accuracy of these assumptions and estimates will determine whether we have created sufficient reserves for accrued pension and medical health care
costs and the amount we are required to provide each year as our post-retirement benefit costs. These assumptions and estimates are subject to significant fluctuations due to different external and internal factors, such as economic trends, social
indicators, our capacity to create new jobs and our ability to retain our employees. If these assumptions and estimates are not accurate, we may be required to review our provisions for post-retirement benefits, which could materially reduce our
operating income, net income and shareholders equity.

Following Telemars acquisition of control of our company on
January 8, 2009, we will adopt an accounting policy beginning in fiscal year 2009 with respect to our provisions for post-retirement benefits that conforms Telemars accounting policy. Under this accounting policy, we will use the
corridor method to defer actuarial gains and losses on pension plan assets and obligations. As a result, based on future actuarial reports, we will recognize actuarial gains or losses based on the corridor method starting in fiscal year
2009.

Principal Factors Affecting our Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Rate of Growth of Brazils Gross Domestic Product and Demand for Telecommunications Services

As a Brazilian company with substantially all of our operations in Brazil, we are affected by economic conditions in Brazil. GDP in Brazil grew at an estimated compound average annual rate of 3.3% from 1999 through 2008. While we believe
that growth in Brazils GDP stimulates demand for telecommunications services, we believe that demand for telecommunications services is relatively inelastic in periods of economic stagnation and that the effect on our revenues of low growth or
a recession in Brazil as a result of the current international economic downturn would not be material under foreseeable scenarios. However, a substantial and prolonged deterioration of economic conditions in Brazil could have a material adverse
effect on the number of subscribers to our services and the volume of usage of our services by our subscribers and, as a result, our operating revenues.



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Based on data available from ANATEL, (1) the number of fixed lines in service in Brazil increased
from 20.0 million in July 1998 to 41.3 million as of December 31, 2008, and the number of mobile subscribers in Brazil increased from 7.4 million as of December 31, 1998 to 150.6 million as of December 31, 2008.
Although the demand for telecommunications services has increased substantially during the past ten years, the tastes and preferences of Brazilian consumers of these services have shifted. During the three years ended December 31, 2008, the
number of mobile subscribers in Brazil has grown at an average rate of 20.4% per year while the number of fixed lines in service in Brazil has declined by an average rate of 1.2% per year. As the incumbent provider of fixed-line services
and a provider of mobile services in Region II, we are both a principal target and a beneficiary of this trend. During the three years ended December 31, 2008, the number of our mobile subscribers has grown at an average rate of 36.5% per
year from 2.2 million at December 31, 2005 to 5.6 million at December 31, 2008, while the number of our fixed-lines in service has declined by an average rate of 5.6% per year from 9.6 million at December 31, 2005
to 8.0 million at December 31, 2008.

Demand for Our Telecommunications Services

Demand for Our Local Fixed-Line Services

Brazils fixed-line penetration level is now similar to that of other countries with similar per capita income, and, as has happened in such other countries, the fixed-line telecommunications customer base has remained stable. Demand
for our local fixed-line services has reached a plateau in recent years. The new fixed lines that we have activated during the past three years generally represent customers that have changed addresses or low-income customers from whom we generate
revenues at a rate below our average revenue per customer. Because the number of our customers terminating their fixed-line services has exceeded new activations during this period, the number of our fixed lines in service declined by 93.1 million.

We have sought to combat the general trend in the Brazilian telecommunications industry of substitution of mobile services for local
fixed-line services by offering value-added services to our fixed-line customers, primarily subscriptions for broadband services. As a result of these service offerings, we expect that the number of our fixed lines in service will remain stable or
decrease slightly in the near future. As of December 31, 2008, 22.2% of our fixed lines in service also subscribed for ADSL service.

We are required under ANATEL regulations and our concession contracts to offer a basic service plan to our fixed-line residential customers that permits 200 minutes of usage of our fixed-line network to make local calls. A basic plan
customer pays a monthly fee for this service, and when the customer makes local calls in excess of this limit, we charge the customer for the excess minutes on a per-minute basis. We offer alternative local fixed-line plans that include
significantly larger numbers of minutes and charge higher monthly fees for these plans, although these monthly fees represent a discount from the amount that the customer would be charged under our basic plan if the customer used the number of
minutes included in the alternative plan. As the number of our customers selecting these alternative plans has grown in response to our marketing and promotional efforts, we have recorded increased revenues for monthly subscription fees, offset by
corresponding declines in revenues for the use of excess minutes. Subscribers to our alternative fixed-line plans, which we began offering in the second quarter of 2006, represented 51.3% of our fixed lines in service at December 31, 2008. We
believe that our alternative local fixed-line plans contribute to a net increase in our local fixed-line revenue as many subscribers of our alternative fixed-line plans do not use their full monthly allocations of local minutes.

The substantial increase in the number of mobile service users in Brazil has also negatively impacted the use of our public telephones. As the incumbent
local fixed-line service provider in Region II, we are required under ANATEL regulations and our concession contracts to meet specified targets with respect to the availability of public telephones throughout our concession area. However, as a
larger portion of the population of Region II uses mobile handsets to make calls when not in proximity to a fixed-line telephone, use of our public telephones has declined by 20.6% from 2005 to 2008.



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Demand for Our Mobile Services

We believe that the primary reason that our customer base for mobile services in Region II has grown from 2.2 million at December 31, 2005 to 5.6 million at December 31, 2008 has been the success
of our marketing and promotion campaigns.

The market for mobile services is extremely competitive in each of the regions that we serve.
During 2008, our average monthly churn rate in the mobile services segment, representing the number of subscribers whose service is disconnected during each month, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, divided by the number of subscribers at the
beginning of such month, was 4.1% per month. As a result, (1) we incur selling expenses in connection with marketing and sales efforts designed to retain existing mobile customers and attract new mobile customers, and (2) from time to
time the discounts that we offer in connection with our promotional activities lead to charges against our gross operating revenues from mobile services. In addition, competitive pressures have in the past required us to introduce service plans
under which the monthly and per-minute rates that we charge our mobile customers are lowered, reducing our average revenue per customer.

We expect our overall mobile services business to continue to grow in terms of its customer base, traffic volumes and revenues from value-added services. However, due to market saturation, we expect future growth in our mobile services
business in Region II to occur at lower rates than we have historically achieved.

Demand for Our Data Transmission Services

Our broadband services customer base in Region II has grown from 1.0 million at December 31, 2005 to 1.8 million at December 31, 2008.
We believe that this growth has resulted from (1) our marketing and promotional campaigns, (2) the growth in the number of households in Region II that own personal computers, and (3) a shift in consumer preferences that has led an
increasing number of our fixed-line customers to value the data transmission speeds available through our broadband services. We expect the number of our fixed-line customers that subscribe to our broadband services to continue to increase in the
near term. However, if the current international economic downturn leads to low growth or a recession in Brazil, the rate of growth of computer ownership in Brazil may decline and, consequently, the rate of growth of our broadband services customer
base may be adversely affected.

Effects of Competition on the Rates that We Realize and the Discounts We Record

The Brazilian telecommunications industry is highly competitive. The competitive environment is significantly affected by key trends, including the
following:



| |  |  | Technological and service convergence: The convergence of technology and services enables telecommunications service providers that were previously limited
to providing a single service to provide services in other industry segments, such as in the case of broadband services provided by cable television service providers and by mobile service providers (using 3G technology) and in the case of
traditional fixed-voice services transmitted by mobile telecommunications service providers.
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| |  |  | Consolidation: Consolidation has taken place in the telecommunications industry throughout Latin America, including Brazil. This consolidation has led to the
formation of large conglomerates that benefit both from economies of scale and the ability to undertake coordinated action across different industry segments, which provides them with competitive advantages in an environment that is also
characterized by the convergence of media and telecommunications services.
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| |  |  | Bundled service offerings: Telecommunications service providers have begun to offer bundled service packages that they are unable to offer independently. For
example, in 2005 Embratel, our principal competitor in fixed-line services, and Net, our principal competitor in broadband services, each of which is controlled by Telmex, entered into an agreement pursuant to which they began to offer jointly to
the Brazilian residential market an integrated voice, broadband and subscription television service package.
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In response to these competitive pressures, (1) we may offer our services at rates below the rate
caps established by ANATEL, and (2) from time to time we offer our services with promotional discounts or offer additional complimentary services with the purchase of some of our services. We record the services sold at the rates established
under our service plans or at rates approved by ANATEL and record the amount of these services represented by the promotional discounts or delivered on a complimentary basis as discounts and returns in our income statement.

Launch of 3G services

In December 2007, we
acquired the authorizations and radio frequency licenses necessary for us to commence the offering of 3G services throughout Region II. During 2008, we commenced capital expenditure projects to acquire and install the network equipment necessary to
offer these services. In addition, we engaged in marketing and promotional campaigns in connection with the launch of these services in April 2008.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we activated approximately 100,900 accounts for 3G services in Region II. We expect that these services will generate significant additions to our mobile customer base and lead to long-term increases in
our revenues and operating income.

The cost of these authorizations and radio frequency licenses was R$448 million, which we will pay to
ANATEL in installments through 2015. During 2008, we invested R$288 million in the network equipment necessary to offer these services, which contributed to an increase in our depreciation expenses for 2008 and will continue to do so during the next
several years. We financed the purchase and installation of this network equipment through vendor financing, which has contributed to the increase of our net financial expenses during 2008.

Under our 3G radio frequency licenses, we are required to meet certain service expansion obligations that will require capital expenditures through 2015.
If we are unable to fund these capital expenditures through our operating cash flows, we may incur additional indebtedness or vendor financing obligations, which would increase our outstanding indebtedness and net financial expenses.

Effects of Adjustments to Our Regulated Rates and Inflation

Telecommunications services rates are subject to comprehensive regulation by ANATEL. Our rates for local fixed-line services, domestic long-distance services, mobile services, interconnection to our fixed-line
network, and EILD and SLD services are subject to regulation by ANATEL. We are required to obtain ANATEL approval prior to offering new alternative fixed-line or mobile plans. The rates established or approved by ANATEL for our services act as caps
on the prices that we charge for these services, and we are permitted to offer these services at a discount from the rates approved by ANATEL. After ANATEL establishes or approves rate caps for these services, these rate caps are subject to annual
adjustment based on the rate of inflation, as measured by the IST. Rate caps for local fixed-line plans are adjusted by inflation, as measured by the IST, less an amount that serves as a proxy for productivity gains achieved by our company and the
local fixed-line services industry as a whole.

Because substantially all of our cost of services and operating expenses are incurred in
reais in Brazil, these rate increases act as a natural hedge against inflation and, as a result, our operating margins are not materially affected by inflation. However, because these rate adjustments are only made on an annual basis, in
periods of severe inflation, we may not be able to pass our increased costs through to our customers as incurred.

A significant portion of
our real-denominated debt bears interest at the TJLP or the CDI rate, which are partially adjusted for inflation, and, as a result, inflation results in increases in our financial expenses and debt service obligations.



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Effects of Changes in Regulatory Requirements

Compliance with new regulations applicable to the telecommunications industry that are adopted by ANATEL from time to time and compliance with the
obligations included in our concession contracts that were entered into in 2006 have required us to make capital expenditures, affected the revenues that we generate and imposed additional costs of service on our company. For example:



| |  |  | In January 2006 and January 2007, ANATEL reduced the interconnection rates available to fixed-line service providers for interconnection to their networks and
capped these rates at a percentage of the rate applicable to a fixed-to-fixed local call. This reduction in the interconnection rates reduced the interconnection revenue generated by our fixed-line and data transmission services segment, while
reducing the interconnection costs recorded by our mobile services segment.
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| |  |  | In July 2006, changes to ANATELs regulations governing interconnection with the networks of mobile service providers became effective. Under the regulations
previously in force, mobile service providers charged for interconnection to their networks under the bill-and-keep system; under the new regulations, mobile service providers charge for interconnection to their networks under the
full billing system. These changes resulted in significant increases in interconnection revenues of our mobile services segment, as well as significant increases in the interconnection costs of our fixed-line and mobile segments. For
additional information on the full billing and the bill-and-keep systems, see Item 4. Information on the CompanyRegulation of the Brazilian Telecommunications IndustryInterconnection Regulations
Transition from Bill and Keep System to Full Billing System.
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| |  |  | Our concession agreements that became effective at the beginning of 2006 required us to convert our system of billing local fixed-line usage from a system based on
the usage of pulses to a system based on the usage of minutes by July 2007. As a result of the conversion of local fixed-line traffic from pulses to minutes, we are not able to accurately compare the volume of local fixed-line traffic between the
years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.
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| |  |  | In March 2007, ANATEL adopted number portability regulations requiring us to permit our mobile and fixed-line customers to maintain their telephone numbers if they
change service providers. Implementation of the systems necessary to comply with this regulation required us to make capital expenditures in the aggregate amount of R$221 million. Implementation of these systems was completed in March 2009. We are
not currently able to assess the effects of the implementation of number portability by all service providers in Brazil, but believe that in general, number portability will have an adverse effect on the revenue of our fixed-line and data
transmission services segment that will be offset by a positive effect on the revenue of our mobile services segment.
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Effects of
Fluctuations in Exchange Rates between the Real and the U.S. Dollar or Japanese Yen

Substantially all of our cost of services
and operating expenses are incurred in reais in Brazil. As a result, the appreciation or depreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar does not have a material effect on our operating margins. However, the costs of a substantial
portion of the network equipment that we purchase for our capital expenditure projects are denominated in U.S. dollars or are U.S. dollar-linked. This network equipment is recorded on our balance sheet at its cost in reais based on the
applicable exchange rate on the date of purchase. As a result, depreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar results in this network equipment being more costly in reais and leads to increased depreciation expenses. Conversely,
appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar results in this network equipment being less costly in reais and leads to lower depreciation expenses.

Our consolidated U.S. dollar-denominated and Japanese Yen-denominated indebtedness represented 10.9% and 6.0%, respectively, of our outstanding indebtedness at December 31, 2008. As a result, when the real
depreciates against the U.S. dollar or the Japanese Yen:



| |  |  | the interest costs on our U.S. dollar- or Japanese Yen-denominated indebtedness increase in reais, which negatively affects our results of operations in
reais;
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| |  |  | the amount of our U.S. dollar- or Japanese Yen-denominated indebtedness increases in reais, and our total liabilities and debt service obligations in
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| |  |  | our net financial expenses tend to increase as a result of foreign exchange gains that we must record.
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An appreciation of the realagainst the U.S. dollar has the converse effects.

In order to mitigate the effects of foreign exchange variations, we have established a hedging policy. At December 31, 2008, we had entered into hedging transactions in respect of 54.2% of our indebtedness
affected by exchange rate variations. The purpose of these hedging transactions is to seek to match the currency of our debt with that of our revenues to mitigate foreign exchange risk.

Effect of Level of Indebtedness and Interest Rates

At December 31, 2008, our total outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis was R$4,886 million. The level of our indebtedness results in significant financial expenses that are reflected in our statement of operations. Financial
expenses consist of interest expense, exchange variations of U.S. dollar- and other foreign currency-denominated debt, foreign exchange losses or gains, and other items as set forth in note 3(t) to our audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this annual report. In 2008, we recorded total interest expenses of R$634 million, of which R$402 million consisted of interest expense, and R$232 million consisted of monetary and foreign exchange variation on financing. The
interest rates that we pay depend on a variety of factors, including prevailing Brazilian and international interest rates and risk assessments of our company, our industry and the Brazilian economy made by potential lenders to our company,
potential purchasers of our debt securities and the rating agencies that assess our company and its debt securities.

Standard &
Poors and Fitch maintain ratings of our company and our debt securities and Moodys maintains ratings of Brasil Telecom. Any ratings downgrades in the future would likely result in increased interest and other financial expenses relating
to borrowings and debt securities and could adversely affect our ability to obtain such financing on satisfactory terms or in amounts required by us.

Seasonality

Our telecommunications services are generally not affected by major seasonal variations of the market,
except for the first quarter of the year, when economic activity is generally reduced in Brazil.

Recent Developments

Acquisition by Telemar

On January 8,
2009, Telemar acquired all of the outstanding shares of Invitel and 12,185,836 of our common shares owned by the shareholders of Invitel for an aggregate purchase price of R$5,371 million. As of December 31, 2008, Invitel owned 100% of the
outstanding shares of Solpart, which owned 52.0% of the outstanding voting share capital, representing 19.0% of the outstanding share capital, of our company. Following this transaction, Telemar owns an aggregate of 43.5% of the outstanding share
capital of our company, including 61.2% of our outstanding common shares.

Increase in Provision for Contingencies

As the result of Telemars acquisition of control of our company in January 2009, we have changed our criteria for estimating probable losses in
connection with labor proceedings and the recognition of ICMS tax credits in order to align our policies with those of Telemar. As a result, we have recorded additional provisions for labor proceedings and tax proceedings in 2009 in the amount of
R$325 million and R$387 million, respectively.

Additionally, as a result of certain judicial decisions in 2009, we have reclassified the
probability of loss in certain civil proceedings involving CRT, the leading fixed-line telecommunications service company in the State of Rio Grande do Sul that we acquired in 2000, from possible to probable. As a result, we have recorded an
additional provision in 2009 in the amount of R$1,153 million in connection with the proceedings.

For a more detailed description of these
proceedings, see Item 8. Financial InformationLegal Proceedings.

Disbursement under BNDES Credit Facility

In March 2009, BNDES funded R$148 million of the third tranche under a credit facility with BNDES that we entered into in November 2006, consisting of a
loan in the principal amount of R$123 million bearing interest at the TJLP rate plus 4.3% per annum and a loan in the principal amount of R$25 million bearing interest at the TJLP rate plus 2.3% per annum. For more information regarding
this credit facility, see Indebtedness and Financing StrategyLong-Term IndebtednessBNDES Facilities.



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Acquisition of Telemar Debentures

In February 2009, Brasil Telecom Holding acquired private debentures issued by Telemar. The outstanding principal amount of these debentures is payable at
maturity in December 2013. These debentures bear interest at a rate of CDI plus 4.0% per annum, payable with the principal at maturity. At March 31, 2009, the outstanding amount of these debentures was R$1,220 million.

In March 2009, Brasil Telecom acquired private debentures issued by Telemar. The outstanding principal amount of these debentures is payable at maturity
in December 2013. These debentures bear interest at a rate of CDI plus 4.0% per annum, payable with the principal at maturity. At March 31, 2009, the outstanding amount of these debentures was R$302 million.

Results of Operations

The following discussion of
our results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP.

The following
tables set forth the operating results of each of our segments and the reconciliation of these results of our segments to our consolidated results of operations. This segment information was prepared on the same basis as the information that our
senior management uses to allocate resources among segments and evaluate their performance. We evaluate and manage the performance of our segments based on information generated from our statutory accounting records maintained in accordance with
Brazilian GAAP and reflected in our consolidated financial statements.



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|---------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | ------ | - | -------------- | -- | ------ | ---------------- |  | -- | ---------- | - |  | ---------- | ---- | - | ------------ | -- | --- | ------------ |  | -- | ------ | - |  | -- | ------ | -
|                                         |  | Year Ended December 31, 2008           |       
|                                         |  | Fixed-Lineand DataTransmissionServices |        |   | MobileServices |    |        | InternetServices |  |    | CallCenter |   |  | Management |      |   | Eliminations |    |     | Consolidated | 
|                                         |  | (in millions ofreais)                  |       
|Gross operating revenues                 |  | R$                                     | 14,845 |   |                | R$ | 2,561  |                  |  | R$ | 454        |   |  | R$         | 246  |   |              | R$ |    |              |  | R$ | (1,099 | ) |  | R$ | 17,007 |  
|Taxes and deductions                     |  |                                        | (4,958 | ) |                |    | (679   | )                |  |    | (62        | ) |  |            | (15  | ) |              |    |    |              |  |    | 4      |   |  |    | (5,710 | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |            |      |   |              |    |     |              |  |    |        |   |  |    |        |  
|Net operating revenues                   |  |                                        | 9,887  |   |                |    | 1,882  |                  |  |    | 392        |   |  |            | 231  |   |              |    |    |              |  |    | (1,095 | ) |  |    | 11,297 |  
|Cost of goods sold and services rendered |  |                                        | (5,187 | ) |                |    | (1,512 | )                |  |    | (54        | ) |  |            | (212 | ) |              |    |    |              |  |    | 756    |   |  |    | (6,209 | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |            |      |   |              |    |     |              |  |    |        |   |  |    |        |  
|Gross profit                             |  |                                        | 4,700  |   |                |    | 370    |                  |  |    | 338        |   |  |            | 19   |   |              |    |    |              |  |    | (339   | ) |  |    | 5,0887 |  
|Selling expenses                         |  |                                        | (952   | ) |                |    | (525   | )                |  |    | (264       | ) |  |            | (8   | ) |              |    |    |              |  |    | 385    |   |  |    | (1,364 | )
|General and administrative expenses      |  |                                        | (1,210 | ) |                |    | (136   | )                |  |    | (76        | ) |  |            | (18  | ) |              |    | (27 | )            |  |    | 39     |   |  |    | (1,428 | )
|Other operating income (expenses), net   |  |                                        | (384   | ) |                |    | 43     |                  |  |    | (41        | ) |  |            | (2   | ) |              |    | 37  |              |  |    | (85    | ) |  |    | (432   | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |            |      |   |              |    |     |              |  |    |        |   |  |    |        |  
|Operating income (loss)                  |  | R$                                     | 2,154  |   |                | R$ | (248   | )                |  | R$ | (43        | ) |  | R$         | (9   | ) |              | R$ | 10  |              |  | R$ | 0      |   |  | R$ | 1,864  |  
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |            |      |   |              |    |     |              |  |    |        |   |  |    |        |  
|                                         | 
|                                         |  | Year Ended December 31, 2007           |       
|                                         |  | Fixed-Lineand DataTransmissionServices |        |   | MobileServices |    |        | InternetServices |  |    | CallCenter |   |  | Management |      |   | Eliminations |    |     | Consolidated | 
|                                         |  | (in millions ofreais)                  |       
|Gross operating revenues                 |  | R$                                     | 13,911 |   |                | R$ | 2,446  |                  |  | R$ | 446        |   |  | R$         | 22   |   |              | R$ |    |              |  | R$ | (828   | ) |  | R$ | 15,997 |  
|Taxes and deductions                     |  |                                        | (4,178 | ) |                |    | (700   | )                |  |    | (66        | ) |  |            | (1   | ) |              |    |    |              |  |    | 7      |   |  |    | (4,938 | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |            |      |   |              |    |     |              |  |    |        |   |  |    |        |  
|Net operating revenues                   |  |                                        | 9,733  |   |                |    | 1,746  |                  |  |    | 380        |   |  |            | 21   |   |              |    |    |              |  |    | (821   | ) |  |    | 11,059 |  
|Cost of goods sold and services rendered |  |                                        | (5,488 | ) |                |    | (1,532 | )                |  |    | (55        | ) |  |            | (21  | ) |              |    |    |              |  |    | 713    |   |  |    | (6,383 | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |            |      |   |              |    |     |              |  |    |        |   |  |    |        |  
|Gross profit                             |  |                                        | 4,245  |   |                |    | 214    |                  |  |    | 325        |   |  |            | 0    |   |              |    |    |              |  |    | (108   | ) |  |    | 4,676  |  
|Selling expenses                         |  |                                        | (898   | ) |                |    | (454   | )                |  |    | (274       | ) |  |            |     |   |              |    |    |              |  |    | 141    |   |  |    | (1,485 | )
|General and administrative expenses      |  |                                        | (1,173 | ) |                |    | (90    | )                |  |    | (70        | ) |  |            | (10  | ) |              |    | (18 | )            |  |    | 24     |   |  |    | (1,337 | )
|Other operating income (expenses), net   |  |                                        | (427   | ) |                |    | 34     |                  |  |    | (55        | ) |  |            |     |   |              |    | (6  | )            |  |    | (56    | ) |  |    | (510   | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |            |      |   |              |    |     |              |  |    |        |   |  |    |        |  
|Operating income (loss)                  |  | R$                                     | 1,747  |   |                | R$ | (296   | )                |  | R$ | (74        | ) |  | R$         | (10  | ) |              | R$ | (24 | )            |  | R$ | 1      |   |  | R$ | 1,344  |  
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|                                         |  | Year Ended December 31, 2006           |       
|                                         |  | Fixed-Lineand DataTransmissionServices |        |   | MobileServices |    |        | InternetServices |  |    | Management |   |  | Eliminations |     |   | Consolidated |   
|                                         |  | (in millions ofreais)                  |       
|Gross operating revenues                 |  | R$                                     | 13,653 |   |                | R$ | 1,789  |                  |  | R$ | 342        |   |  | R$           |    |   |              | R$ | (670 | ) |  | R$ | 15,111 |  
|Taxes and deductions                     |  |                                        | (4,234 | ) |                |    | (542   | )                |  |    | (43        | ) |  |              |    |   |              |    | 4    |   |  |    | (4,815 | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |              |     |   |              |    |      |   |  |    |        |  
|Net operating revenues                   |  |                                        | 9,419  |   |                |    | 1,247  |                  |  |    | 299        |   |  |              |    |   |              |    | (699 | ) |  |    | 10,296 |  
|Cost of goods sold and services rendered |  |                                        | (5,769 | ) |                |    | (1,176 | )                |  |    | (145       | ) |  |              |    |   |              |    | 631  |   |  |    | (6,460 | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |              |     |   |              |    |      |   |  |    |        |  
|Gross profit                             |  |                                        | 3,650  |   |                |    | 71     |                  |  |    | 153        |   |  |              |    |   |              |    | (38  | ) |  |    | 3,836  |  
|Selling expenses                         |  |                                        | (987   | ) |                |    | (432   | )                |  |    | (136       | ) |  |              |    |   |              |    | 84   |   |  |    | (1,471 | )
|General and administrative expenses      |  |                                        | (1,130 | ) |                |    | (86    | )                |  |    | (76        | ) |  |              | (17 | ) |              |    | 19   |   |  |    | (1,290 | )
|Other operating income (expenses), net   |  |                                        | (178   | ) |                |    | 9      |                  |  |    | (3         | ) |  |              | (1  | ) |              |    | (60  | ) |  |    | (233   | )
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |              |     |   |              |    |      |   |  |    |        |  
|Operating income (loss)                  |  | R$                                     | 1,355  |   |                | R$ | (438   | )                |  | R$ | (61        | ) |  | R$           | (18 | ) |              | R$ | 5    |   |  | R$ | 843    |  
|                                         |  |                                        |        |   |                |    |        |                  |  |    |            |   |  |              |     |   |              |    |      |   |  |    |        |  

In the following discussion, references to increases or decreases in any period are made by
comparison with the corresponding prior period, except as the context otherwise indicates.

Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared with Year Ended
December 31, 2007

The following table sets forth the components of our net income, as well as the percentage change from the prior
year, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008.



|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | - |  | ------ | - |  | -------- | -
|                                               |  | Year ended December 31,                   |  
|                                               |  | 2007                                      |   |  | 2008   |   |  | % Change |  
|                                               |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) |  
|Gross operating revenues                       |  | 15,997                                    |   |  | 17,007 |   |  | 6.3      |  
|Taxes and deductions                           |  | (4,938                                    | ) |  | (5,710 | ) |  | 15.6     |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Net operating revenues                         |  | 11,059                                    |   |  | 11,297 |   |  | 2.2      |  
|Cost of goods sold and services rendered       |  | (6,383                                    | ) |  | (6,209 | ) |  | (2.7     | )
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Gross profit                                   |  | 4,676                                     |   |  | 5,088  |   |  | 8.8      |  
|Operating expenses                             |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Selling expenses                               |  | (1,485                                    | ) |  | (1,364 | ) |  | (8.1     | )
|General and administrative expenses            |  | (1,337                                    | ) |  | (1,428 | ) |  | 6.8      |  
|Other operating income (expenses), net         |  | (510                                      | ) |  | (432   | ) |  | (15.3    | )
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Operating income before net financial expenses |  | 1,344                                     |   |  | 1,864  |   |  | 38.7     |  
|Net financial expenses (1)                     |  | (50                                       | ) |  | (154   | ) |  | 207.0    |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Income before taxes and minority interest      |  | 1,294                                     |   |  | 1,710  |   |  | 32.2     |  
|Income tax and social contribution             |  | (359                                      | ) |  | (591   | ) |  | 64.6     |  
|Minority interest                              |  | (262                                      | ) |  | (337   | ) |  | 28.6     |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Net income                                     |  | 673                                       |   |  | 782    |   |  | 16.2     |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  



|(1) | Excludes the effect of interest on shareholders equity of R$371 million in 2008 and R$451 million in 2007.
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Operating Revenues

The composition of gross
operating revenues by category of service before deduction of value-added and other indirect taxes and discounts is presented in our financial statements and discussed below. We do not determine net operating revenues for each category of service as
we do not believe such information to be useful to investors.

Gross operating revenues increased by 6.3% in 2008, principally due to a
6.7% increase in gross operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment, a 1,012.3% increase in gross operating revenues of our call center segment and a 4.7% increase in gross operating revenues of our mobile services
segment, as discussed below. Gross operating revenues generated by intersegment sales, which are eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements, increased by 32.7% in 2008.

Net operating revenues increased by 2.2% in 2008, principally due to a 1,003.4% increase in net operating revenues of our call center segment, a 1.6%
increase in net operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment, and a 7.8% increase in net operating revenues of our mobile services segment. Net operating revenues generated by intersegment sales, which are eliminated
in the consolidation of our financial statements, increased by 33.4% in 2008.



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Operating Revenue of Our Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

The following table sets forth the components of the gross and net operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment, as well as
the percentage change from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008.



|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | - |  | ------ | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,                   |  
|                                                            |  | 2007                                      |   |  | 2008   |   |  | % Change |  
|                                                            |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) |  
|Local services:                                             |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Monthly subscription fees                                   |  | 3,536                                     |   |  | 3,676  |   |  | 4.0      |  
|Metered services                                            |  | 1,106                                     |   |  | 922    |   |  | (16.6    | )
|Fixed-line to mobile calls (VC1)                            |  | 1,882                                     |   |  | 1,926  |   |  | 2.3      |  
|Other revenues                                              |  | 47                                        |   |  | 29     |   |  | (40.0    | )
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                            |  | 6,571                                     |   |  | 6,555  |   |  | (0.3     | )
|Long-distance services:                                     |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Mobile long distance (VC2 and VC3)                          |  | 1,544                                     |   |  | 1,502  |   |  | (2.7     | )
|Fixed-to-fixed long distance                                |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Intrasectorial                                              |  | 864                                       |   |  | 835    |   |  | (3.4     | )
|Intersectorial                                              |  | 264                                       |   |  | 247    |   |  | (6.5     | )
|Interregional                                               |  | 241                                       |   |  | 232    |   |  | (3.7     | )
|International                                               |  | 44                                        |   |  | 43     |   |  | (2.6     | )
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                            |  | 2,957                                     |   |  | 2,859  |   |  | (3.3     | )
|Other fixed-line services:                                  |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Pre-paid calling cards for public telephones                |  | 546                                       |   |  | 475    |   |  | (13.1    | )
|Additional services, intelligent network and advanced voice |  | 396                                       |   |  | 420    |   |  | 6.1      |  
|Other                                                       |  | 38                                        |   |  | 32     |   |  | (15.3    | )
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                            |  | 980                                       |   |  | 927    |   |  | (5.4     | )
|Remuneration for the use of the fixed-line network:         |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Fixed-line to fixed-line network use                        |  | 243                                       |   |  | 210    |   |  | (13.6    | )
|Mobile to fixed-line network use                            |  | 178                                       |   |  | 226    |   |  | 26.8     |  
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                            |  | 422                                       |   |  | 436    |   |  | 3.5      |  
|Data transmission services:                                 |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)                   |  | 1,278                                     |   |  | 2,127  |   |  | 66.4     |  
|Internet services                                           |  | 55                                        |   |  | 72     |   |  | 31.2     |  
|Transmission  EILD                                         |  | 462                                       |   |  | 538    |   |  | 16.3     |  
|Dedicated Line Service  SLD                                |  | 397                                       |   |  | 481    |   |  | 21.1     |  
|IP services                                                 |  | 482                                       |   |  | 570    |   |  | 18.4     |  
|Switching packs and frame relay                             |  | 202                                       |   |  | 186    |   |  | (7.9     | )
|Other services                                              |  | 105                                       |   |  | 96     |   |  | (8.6     | )
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                            |  | 2,981                                     |   |  | 4,070  |   |  | 36.5     |  
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Total gross operating revenue                               |  | 13,911                                    |   |  | 14,845 |   |  | 6.7      |  
|Value-added and other indirect taxes                        |  | (3,898                                    | ) |  | (3,889 | ) |  | (0.2     | )
|Discounts and returns                                       |  | (280                                      | ) |  | (1,069 | ) |  | 281.6    |  
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Net operating revenue                                       |  | 9,733                                     |   |  | 9,887  |   |  | 1.6      |  
|                                                            |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  

Gross operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by
6.7% in 2008, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 36.5% increase in gross operating revenues from data transmission services; and
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| |  |  | to a lesser extent, a 3.5% increase in gross operating revenue from remuneration for the use of our fixed-line network.
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The effects of these increases were partially offset by:



| |  |  | a 3.3% decline in gross operating revenue from long-distance services;
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| |  |  | a 5.4% decline in gross operating revenues from other fixed-line services, principally sales of pre-paid calling cards for use in public telephones; and
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| |  |  | a 0.3% decline in gross operating revenues from local services.
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Gross Operating Revenues from Local Services

Gross operating revenues from local fixed-line services
declined by 0.3% in 2008, primarily due to a 16.6% decline in gross operating revenues from metered services, the effects of which were partially offset by a 4.0% increase in gross operating revenues from monthly subscription fees and a 2.3%
increase in gross operating revenue from local fixed-to-mobile traffic.

Monthly Subscription Fees

Gross operating revenues from monthly subscription fees increased by 4.0% in 2008, primarily as a result of (1) rate increases for our basic service
plans of 2.14% and 3.01% that were implemented in July 2007 and July 2008, respectively, and rate increases for our alternative plans that reflected increases in inflation of 2.14% in 2007 and 3.01% in 2008, as measured by the IST, (2) a 1.2%
increase in the number of lines in service to 8.1 million at December 31, 2008 from 8.0 million at December 31, 2007, and (3) a 17.6% increase in the number of subscriptions to our alternative plans to 4.2 million at
December 31, 2008 from 3.5 million at December 31, 2007.

Metered Services

Gross operating revenues from metered services charges declined by 16.6% in 2008, principally as a result of (1) the migration of our fixed-line
customers from our basic service plans to our alternative plans that have higher monthly allowances of minutes, and (2) the migration of local traffic origination to mobile handsets as callers take advantage of mobile plans and promotions under
which mobile service providers offer mobile-to-mobile minutes within their networks at rates that are lower than a fixed-to-mobile minute.

As a result of the conversion from pulses to minutes in July 2007, the volume of metered services is not comparable between 2008 and 2007. Total billed minutes, which are the number of local minutes that exceed the monthly allowance under a
customers service plan, were 11.2 billion in 2008. Total billed minutes were 5.4 billion during the last five months of 2007 and total billed pulses were 3.0 billion during the first seven months of 2007. Based on our usage profile, pulses
under our basic residential, non-residential and alternative plans represented approximately 1.7, 1.5 and 4.0 minutes of call time, respectively. We implemented rate increases for metered services of 2.14% and 3.01% in July 2007 and July 2008,
respectively.

Local Fixed-to-Mobile Calls

Gross operating revenues from local fixed-to-mobile calls, which are charged at the VC1 rate, increased by 2.3% in 2008, principally as a result of increases in the VC1 rate of 3.29% and 3.01% that were implemented in
July 2007 and July 2008, respectively. The effects of these increases were partially offset by a 0.2% decline in the total number of local fixed-to-mobile minutes in 2008 as our fixed-line customers opted to take advantage of mobile service plans
under which the charge for a mobile-to mobile minute is less than the charge for a fixed-to-mobile minute. The average number of monthly local fixed-to-mobile minutes for our fixed lines in services increased by 0.6% in 2008.



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Gross Operating Revenues from Long-Distance Services

Gross operating revenues from long-distance services declined by 3.3% in 2008, primarily due to (1) a 2.7% decline in gross operating revenues from
long-distance calls originating or terminating on mobile devices, (2) a 3.4% decline in gross operating revenue from fixed-to-fixed intrasectorial long-distance calls, and (3) a 6.5% decline in gross operating revenue from fixed-to-fixed
intersectorial long-distance calls. Intrasectorial calls are those in which callers are located in the same sector, but in different local areas. A sector is a set of local areas, as established by ANATEL, that generally corresponds to a Brazilian
state. Intersectorial calls involve callers in different sectors within the same service region.

Long-Distance Calls Originating or Terminating on
Mobile Devices

Gross operating revenues from long-distance calls originating or terminating on mobile devices, which are charged at the
VC2 or VC3 rate, declined by 2.7% in 2008, principally as a result of:



| |  |  | a 2.3% decline in the total number of long-distance minutes that were charged at the VC2 rate to 677.3 million in 2008 from 693.2 million in 2007,
principally due to lower use of value-added services, which historically has contributed to this traffic; and
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| |  |  | a 9.0% decline in the total number of long-distance minutes that were charged at the VC3 rate to 501.4 million in 2008 from 550.9 million in 2007,
principally due to lower use of value-added services.
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The effects of these declines were partially offset by (1) increases in the
VC2 and VC3 rates of 3.29% and 3.01% that were implemented in July 2007 and July 2008, respectively.

Fixed-to-Fixed Long-Distance

Gross operating revenues from intrasectorial and intersectorial long-distance calls originated and terminated on a fixed-line terminal,
which are charged at long-distance rates regulated in accordance with the distance separating callers, declined by 3.4% and 6.5%, respectively, in 2008, principally as a result of:



| |  |  | a 4.1% decline in the total number of intrasectorial long-distance minutes to 2.66 billion in 2008 from 2.78 billion in 2007; and
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| |  |  | a 4.2% decline in the total number of intersectorial long-distance minutes to 693 million in 2008 from 724 million in 2007.
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These reductions in traffic are mainly due to the migration of our fixed-line customers to our alternative long-distance plans that have include higher monthly
allowances of long-distance minutes. The effects of these declines were partially offset by increases in our regulated long-distance rates of 2.14% and 3.01% that were implemented in July 2007 and July 2008, respectively.

Gross Operating Revenue from Other Fixed-Lines Services

Gross operating revenues from other fixed-line services declined by 5.4% in 2008, primarily as a result of the 13.1% decline in gross operating revenue from the sale of pre-paid calling cards for use in public telephones, the effects of
which were partially offset by a 6.1% increase in gross operating revenues from additional services, intelligent network service and advanced voice services.

Gross operating revenue from the sale of pre-paid calling cards for use in public telephones declined principally due to the 15.7% decline in the number of public phone credits used to 4.3 billion in 2008 from 5.1
billion in 2007, primarily due to customers substituting usage of mobile handsets for usage of public phones as a result of promotions by mobile service providers to the pre-paid segment, including bonus calls and pre-paid card recharges at
promotional reduced rates. This decline was partially offset by rate increases for public phone usage of 2.14% and 2.53% that were implemented in July 2007 and July 2008, respectively.



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Gross operating revenue from additional services, intelligent network service and advanced voice services
increased principally as a result of our promotional offers and customer retention programs.

Gross Operating Revenues from Remuneration for the Use of
the Fixed-Line Network

Gross operating revenues from remuneration for the use of the fixed-line network increased by 3.5% in 2008,
principally as a result of a 26.8% increase in gross operating revenues from interconnection fees paid to us for completing calls on our fixed-line network that were originated on the networks of mobile service providers, primarily due to
(1) an increase in traffic as a result of callers taking advantage of mobile plans and promotions under which mobile service providers offer discounts on mobile-to-fixed minutes, and (2) to a lesser extent, increases in the TU-RL and
TU-RIU rates of 3.01% and 4.9%, respectively, that were implemented in July 2008.

The effects of this increase were partially offset by a
13.6% decline in interconnection fees paid to us for completing calls on our fixed-line network that were originated on the networks of other fixed-line service providers, primarily as a result of the increased penetration of the local services
market by our competitors which has reduced the volume of calls terminated on our fixed-line network, the effects of which were partially offset by the increases in the TU-RL and TU-RIU rates.

Of our gross operating revenues from remuneration for the use of the fixed-line network, 14.3% in 2008 and 15.2% in 2007 represented interconnection fees
paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for the use of Brasil Telecoms fixed-line network to complete mobile-to-fixed calls and was eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements.

Gross Operating Revenues from Data Transmission Services

Gross operating revenues from data transmission services increased by 36.5% in 2008, principally due to a 66.4% increase in gross operating revenue from ADSL subscriptions, and a 16.3% increase in gross operating revenues from EILD
services.

Gross operating revenues from ADSL subscriptions increased in 2008, primarily due to the 15.2% increase in the number of ADSL
subscriptions in 2008 to 1.8 million at December 31, 2008 from 1.6 million at December 31, 2007, as a result of our continued focus on increasing the penetration of our ADSL services in our local fixed-line subscriber base. The
effects of this increase were partially offset by a 1.7% decline in average gross revenues per line generated by ADSL subscriptions to R$70.47 in 2008 from R$71.70 in 2007. As of December 31, 2008, our ADSL customer base represented 22.2% of
our total fixed lines in service as compared to 19.5% as of December 31, 2007.

Gross operating revenue from EILD services increased
in 2008, principally due to the increased number of rented circuits as a result of the increase in the demand by other service providers that require additional backbone to increase their penetration of the relevant market. Of our gross operating
revenues from EILD services, 2.1% in 2008 and 3.5% in 2007 represented fees paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for EILD services and was eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements.

Charges Against Gross Operating Revenues

Value-Added and Other Indirect Taxes

Value-added and other taxes on our fixed-line and data transmission services declined
by 0.2% in 2008, primarily reflecting the decline in the gross operating revenue of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment in 2008 and the change in revenue mix, as fewer taxes or lower tax rates apply to some of our services, such as
interconnection services.

We are required to contribute to the Universal Telecommunications Service Fund (Fundo de
Universalização dos Serviços de Telecomunicações), which we refer to as the FUST, and the Fund for the Technological Development of Telecommunications (Fundo para o Desenvolvimento Tecnológico das
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Brasileiras), which we refer to as the FUNTTEL. We are required to contribute 1.0% of our gross operating revenue from the rendering of
telecommunications services, net of (1) the Social Integration Program (Programa de Integração Social), or PIS, taxes, (2) the federal Contribution for Social Security Financing (Contribuição para
Financiamento da Seguridade SocialCOFINS), or COFINS, and (3) ICMS, to the FUST. We are required to contribute 0.5% of our gross operating revenue from the rendering of telecommunications services, net of PIS, COFINS and ICMS taxes,
to the FUNTTEL.

Discounts

Discounts offered on our fixed-line services generally consist of local fixed-line calls, long-distance calls, and intelligent network services (such as caller ID, call forwarding and conference calling). Discounts on our fixed-line and
data transmission services increased by 281.6% in 2008, primarily as a result of an increase in the discounts that we offered on our ADSL services.

Net
Operating Revenues

As a result of the foregoing, net operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment
increased by 1.6% to R$9,887 million in 2008 from R$9,733 million in 2007.

Operating Revenue of Our Mobile Services Segment

The following table sets forth the components of the gross and net operating revenues of our mobile services segment, as well as the percentage change
from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008.



|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                |  | Year Ended December 31,                   |  
|                                                |  | 2007                                      |   |  | 2008  |   |  | % Change |  
|                                                |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) |  
|Mobile telephone services:                      |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|Monthly subscription fees                       |  | 434                                       |   |  | 402   |   |  | (7.3     | )
|Utilization                                     |  | 562                                       |   |  | 646   |   |  | 15.1     |  
|Value-added services                            |  | 104                                       |   |  | 154   |   |  | 47.9     |  
|Sale of handsets and accessories                |  | 271                                       |   |  | 226   |   |  | (16.6    | )
|Roaming                                         |  | 16                                        |   |  | 16    |   |  | 2.2      |  
|Other                                           |  | 27                                        |   |  | 17    |   |  | (36.4    | )
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|                                                |  | 1,414                                     |   |  | 1,462 |   |  | 3.4      |  
|Remuneration for the use of the mobile network: |  | 1,032                                     |   |  | 1,099 |   |  | 6.4      |  
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|Total gross operating revenue                   |  | 2,446                                     |   |  | 2,561 |   |  | 4.7      |  
|Value-added and other indirect taxes            |  | (392                                      | ) |  | (429  | ) |  | 9.5      |  
|Discounts and returns                           |  | (308                                      | ) |  | (250  | ) |  | (18.8    | )
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|Net operating revenue                           |  | 1,746                                     |   |  | 1,882 |   |  | 7.8      |  
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  

Gross operating revenues of our mobile services segment increased by 4.7% in 2008, due to a 6.4%
increase in remuneration for the use of our mobile network and a 3.4% increase in gross operating revenues from mobile telephone services.

Gross
Operating Revenues from Mobile Services

Gross operating revenues from mobile services increased by 3.4% in 2008, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 15.1% increase in gross operating revenue from billed minutes, which are the number of local minutes used by pre-paid customers plus the number of local minutes
used by post-paid customers in excess of the monthly allowance under the customers service plan, primarily as a result of (1) the 31.5% increase in the
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| | number of our mobile customers to 5.6 million at December 31, 2008 from 4.3 million at December 31, 2007, and (2) rate increases for
our billed minutes that reflected increases in inflation of 3.17% in 2007 and 6.56% in 2008, as measured by the IST; and
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| |  |  | a 47.9% increase in gross operating revenues from value-added services, primarily as a result of the increase in the size of our mobile services customer base and
an increase in the volume of SMS and GPRS services provided.
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The effects of these increases were partially offset by
(1) a 16.6% decline in gross operating revenue from the sale of mobile handsets and accessories, due to the decline in demand for our mobile handsets as a result of the increase in the sales price of these handsets following our decision to
reduce the subsidies offered on the sale of these handsets, and (2) a 7.3% decline in gross operating revenue from monthly subscription fees, primarily as a result of the migration of our post-paid mobile customers to plans with lower prices,
the effects of which were partially offset by rate increases for our post-paid plans that reflected increases in inflation of 3.17% in 2007 and 6.56% in 2008, as measured by the IST.

The number of our pre-paid mobile customers increased by 35.8% to 4.6 million at December 31, 2008 from 3.4 million at December 31,
2007, primarily as a result of (1) the success of our Volta do Pula-Pula campaign in April 2008, (2) the strategy of reinforcing our retail promotion efforts and intensifying our advertising campaigns, and (3) the
development of a marketing channel focused on SIM card sales and the unblocking of handsets. As of December 31, 2008, pre-paid customers represented 83% of our mobile customer base. The number of subscribers to our post-paid mobile plans
increased by 14.4% in 2008 to approximately 978,900 at December 31, 2008 from approximately 855,800 at December 31, 2007, primarily as a result of (1) subscriptions to our 3G plans, especially the 3GMais broadband service,
(2) subscriptions to our Pluri bundled plans, and (3) the reduction of the migration from our hybrid plans to our pre-paid plan. Under our hybrid plans, a post-paid customer purchases a fixed number of minutes per month and,
following the use of these minutes, may purchase additional minutes in the same manner as our pre-paid customers. As of December 31, 2008, post-paid customers represented 17% of our mobile customer base. Our monthly average revenue per user
(calculated based on the total revenue for the year divided by the monthly average customer base for the year divided by 12) increased by 17% to R$28.60 in 2008 from R$34.60 in 2007.

Gross Operating Revenues from Remuneration for the Use of the Mobile Network

Gross operating
revenues from remuneration for the use of the mobile network increased by 6.4% in 2008 as a result of (1) the 31.5% increase in the number of our mobile customers during 2008, resulting in an increase in the number of minutes terminated on our
mobile network, and (2) increases in our VU-M rates of 2.25% and 2.06% that were implemented in July 2007 and July 2008, respectively.

Of the gross operating revenues from remuneration for the use of the mobile network, 39.7% in 2008 and 39.5% in 2007 represented interconnection fees paid by Brasil Telecom for the use of Brasil Telecom Mobiles network to complete
fixed-to-mobile calls and was eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements.

Charges Against Gross Operating Revenues

Value-Added and Other Indirect Taxes

Value-added and other taxes on our mobile services increased by 9.5% in 2008, primarily reflecting the growth in the gross operating revenue of our mobile services segment in 2008.

Discounts

Discounts offered on our
mobile services generally consist of rebates on pre-paid telephone cards (typically having commissions of approximately 10.0% over the face amount sold), local fixed-line calls, long-distance calls, and intelligent network services (such as caller
ID, call forwarding and conference calling). Discounts on our mobile services declined by 18.8% in 2008, primarily as a result of (1) a decrease in monthly subscription fees for post-paid mobile customers, resulting in a decrease in the
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Net Operating Revenues

As a result of the foregoing, net operating revenues of the mobile services segment increased by 7.8% to R$1,882 million in 2008 from R$1,746 million in 2007.

Operating Revenue of Our Internet Services Segment

The following table sets forth the components of the gross and net operating revenues of our internet services segment, as well as the percentage change from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008.



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|                                     |  | Year Ended December 31,                   |  
|                                     |  | 2007                                      |   |  | 2008 |   |  | % Change |  
|                                     |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) |  
|Gross operating revenues             |  | 446                                       |   |  | 454  |   |  | 1.8      |  
|Value-added and other indirect taxes |  | (62                                       | ) |  | (56  | ) |  | (11.4    | )
|Discounts and returns                |  | (4                                        | ) |  | (6   | ) |  | 64.7     |  
|                                     |  |                                           |   |  |      |   |  |          |  
|Net operating revenue                |  | 380                                       |   |  | 392  |   |  | 3.3      |  
|                                     |  |                                           |   |  |      |   |  |          |  

Gross operating revenues of our internet services segment increased by 1.8% in 2008, primarily due
to (1) an increase in the number of monthly subscriptions for content, and (2) an increase in marketing and advertising revenues. Value-added and other taxes on our internet services declined by 11.4% in 2008. Discounts offered on our
internet services increased by 64.7% in 2008, primarily as a result of promotions designed to attract new subscribers. As a result of the foregoing, net operating revenues of the internet services segment increased by 3.3% to R$392 million in 2008
from R$380 million in 2007.

Operating Revenue of Our Call Center Segment

The following table sets forth the components of the gross and net operating revenues of our call center segment, as well as the percentage change from
the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008.



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|                                     |  | Year Ended December 31,                  
|                                     |  | 2007                                      |   |  | 2008 |   |  | % Change
|                                     |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages)
|Gross operating revenues             |  | 22                                        |   |  | 246  |   |  | 1,012.3 
|Value-added and other indirect taxes |  | (1                                        | ) |  | (15  | ) |  | 1,161.2 
|                                     |  |                                           |   |  |      |   |  |         
|Net operating revenue                |  | 21                                        |   |  | 231  |   |  | 1,003.4 
|                                     |  |                                           |   |  |      |   |  |         

Gross operating revenues of our call center segment increased by 1,012.3% in 2008 as a result of
our recording the gross operating revenue of this segment for the full year of 2008 as compared to approximately one month in 2007. Value-added and other taxes on our call center segment increased by 1,161.2% in 2008. As all of our call center
services are for internal use, we do not offer discounts on these services. As a result of the foregoing, net operating revenues of our call center segment increased by 1,003.4% to R$231 million in 2008 from R$21 million in 2007.

Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered

Cost
of goods sold and serviced rendered declined by 2.7% in 2008, principally due to a 5.5% decline in cost of goods sold and services rendered of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment and, to a lesser extent, a 1.3% decline in cost of
goods sold and services rendered of our mobile services segment, the effects of which were partially offset by a 931.2% increase in cost of goods sold and services rendered of our call center segment, as discussed below.



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Of the costs of goods sold and services rendered of our fixed-line and data transmission services
segment, 8.4% in 2008 and 7.4% in 2007 represented interconnection fees paid by Brasil Telecom for the use of Brasil Telecom Mobiles mobile network to complete fixed-to-mobile calls. These fees were eliminated in the consolidation of our
financial statements.

Of the costs of goods sold and services rendered of our mobile services segment, 9.9% in 2008 and 11.0% in 2007
represented (1) interconnection fees paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for the use of Brasil Telecoms fixed-line network to complete mobile-to-fixed calls, and (2) fees paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for EILD services. These fees were
eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements.

The following table sets forth the components of our cost of goods sold and
services rendered, as well as the percentage change from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008.



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|                                               |  | Year Ended December 31,                   | 
|                                               |  | 2007                                      |  | 2008  |  | % Change |  
|                                               |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) | 
|Interconnection                                |  | 2,319                                     |  | 2,203 |  | (5.0     | )
|Depreciation                                   |  | 2,033                                     |  | 1,683 |  | (17.2    | )
|Network maintenance                            |  | 677                                       |  | 712   |  | 5.2      |  
|Rental and insurance                           |  | 314                                       |  | 395   |  | 25.8     |  
|Third-party services                           |  | 257                                       |  | 259   |  | 0.6      |  
|Personnel                                      |  | 183                                       |  | 368   |  | 100.4    |  
|Materials                                      |  | 70                                        |  | 64    |  | (8.4     | )
|Costs of handsets and accessories              |  | 255                                       |  | 237   |  | (7.4     | )
|Concession contract renewal fee                |  | 69                                        |  | 66    |  | (5.5     | )
|Other costs of services rendered               |  | 204                                       |  | 224   |  | 9.8      |  
|                                               |  |                                           |  |       |  |          |  
|Total cost of goods sold and services rendered |  | 6,382                                     |  | 6,209 |  | (2.7     | )
|                                               |  |                                           |  |       |  |          |  

Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered of Our Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

Cost of goods sold and services rendered of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment declined by 5.5% in 2008, principally
due to:



| |  |  | a 22.7% decline in depreciation costs to R$1,316 million in 2008 from R$1,702 million in 2007, primarily as a result of the increase in the amount of the property,
plant and equipment of this segment that has been fully depreciated; and
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| |  |  | a 2.2% decline in interconnection costs to R$2,152 million in 2008 from R$2,199 million in 2007, primarily as a result of a decrease in the total number of minutes
used by our fixed-line customers to make calls to customers of other fixed or mobile providers for which we pay interconnection fees, the effects of which were partially offset by increases in the VU-M, TU-RL and TU-RIU rates of these service
providers that were implemented in July 2007 and July 2008.
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The effects of these declines were partially offset by:



| |  |  | a 6.8% increase in network maintenance costs to R$650 million in 2008 from R$609 million in 2007, primarily as a result of the growth of our ADSL services, which
resulted in increased costs to set up ADSL in our customers homes, as well as maintenance costs relating to the expansion of our network;
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| |  |  | a 27.1% increase in rental and insurance costs to R$320 million in 2008 from R$252 million in 2007, primarily as a result of the expansion of our broadband
subscriber base and our internet network, which involved increased circuit rentals from third parties; and
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| |  |  | an 18.8% increase in connection means costs, which are costs that we incur to rent or lease network infrastructure from third parties, to R$265 million in 2008 from
R$223 million in 2007, primarily as a result of increased costs for EILD services.
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The gross profit of our fixed-line
and data transmission services segment increased by 10.7% to R$4,700 million in 2008 from R$4,245 million in 2007. As a percentage of net operating revenue of this segment, gross profit increased to 47.5% in 2008 from 43.6% in 2007.

Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered of Our Mobile Services Segment

Cost of goods sold and services rendered of our mobile services segment declined by 1.3% in 2008, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 7.0% decline in interconnection costs to R$550 million in 2008 from R$591 million in 2007, primarily due to the decline in the volume of traffic originated by our
mobile customers that terminated on the networks of other service providers as a result of the increase in the size of our mobile customer base;
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| |  |  | a 7.4% decline in the cost of mobile handsets and accessories to R$237 million in 2008 from R$255 million in 2007, primarily due to the decline in the number of
mobile handsets sold as a result of our strategy of reducing subsidies offered on the sale of mobile handsets and focusing on selling SIM cards independently of mobile handsets to the pre-paid segment in an effort to reduce customer-acquisition
costs; and
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| |  |  | a 16.3% decline in connection means costs to R$90 million in 2008 from R$107 million in 2007, primarily due to the decline in our use of third-party network
infrastructure as a result of the expansion of our own network.
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The effects of these increases were partially offset by:



| |  |  | a 13.6% increase in depreciation and amortization costs to R$364 million in 2008 from R$321 million in 2007, primarily as a result of (1) the growth in our
property, plant and equipment as a result of the expansion of our mobile network, and (2) increased amortization costs related to our acquisition of 3G radio frequency licenses during 2008; and
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| |  |  | a 25.5% increase in Taxa de Fiscalização de Telecomunicações, or FISTEL, fees, which are imposed by ANATEL on providers of
telecommunications services for the inspection of switching stations and mobile terminals, to R$59 million in 2008 from R$47 million in 2007, primarily as a result of the increase in the size of our mobile customer base and the number of switching
stations in our network in 2008.
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The gross profit of our mobile services segment increased by 72.9% to R$370 million in
2008 from R$214 million in 2007. As a percentage of net operating revenue of this segment, gross profit increased to 19.7% in 2008 from 12.3% in 2007.

Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered of Our Internet Segment

Cost of goods sold and services rendered of our internet
segment declined by 1.8% in 2008. The gross profit of our internet segment increased by 4.0% to R$338 million in 2008 from R$325 million in 2007. As a percentage of net operating revenue of this segment, gross profit increased to 86.2% in 2008 from
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Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered of Our Call Center Segment

Cost of goods sold and services rendered of our call center segment increased by 931.2% in 2008, principally due to our recording the cost of goods sold
and services rendered of this segment for the full year of 2008 as compared to approximately one month in 2007. The gross profit of our call center segment increased to R$19 million in 2008 from R$0.3 million in 2007. As a percentage of net
operating revenue of this segment, gross profit increased to 8.3% in 2008 from 1.8% in 2007.

Gross Profit

As a result of the foregoing, our consolidated gross profit increased by 8.8% to R$5,088 million in 2008 from R$4,676 million in 2007. As a percentage of
net operating revenue, gross profit increased to 45.0% in 2008 from 42.3% in 2007.

Operating Expenses

Selling Expenses

Fixed-Line and Data Transmission
Services Segment

Selling expenses of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by 6.0% in 2008, principally due
to:



| |  |  | a 14.8% increase in provision for doubtful accounts to R$309 million in 2008 from R$269 million in 2007, primarily as a result of (1) the increase in the
percentage of our accounts receivable that we record as a provision based on an increase in the rate of delinquency of our fixed-line customers in the second half of 2008, and (2) the decrease in the recovery of written-off accounts receivable
during our end of year collection campaign in 2008 as compared to 2007, which resulted in an increase in our provision for doubtful accounts as a percentage of gross operating revenue of this segment to 2.1% in 2008 from 1.9% in 2007;
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| |  |  | an 8.3% increase in personnel expenses to R$187 million in 2008 from R$172 million in 2007, primarily as a result of an increase in employee profit sharing expenses
as a result of our improved results and increases in wages and benefits payable under our collective bargaining agreements; and
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| |  |  | a 13.2% increase in call center expenses to R$180 million in 2008 from R$159 million in 2007, primarily as a result of an increase in the number of workstations in
order to comply with new Brazilian legal requirements that became effective at the end of 2008.
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As a percentage of net
operating revenues of this segment, selling expenses increased to 9.6% in 2008 from 9.2% in 2007.

Mobile Services Segment

Selling expenses of our mobile services segment increased by 15.7% in 2008, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 165.3% increase in materials expenses to R$87 million in 2008 from R$33 million in 2007, primarily as a result of an increase in materials expenses related to the
launch of our 3G services;
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| |  |  | a 45.9% increase in marketing expenses to R$76 million in 2008 from R$52 million in 2007, primarily due to expenses relating to advertising campaigns featuring our
3GMais and Pluri services; and
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| |  |  | a 20.4% increase in sales commission to R$103 million in 2008 from R$86 million in 2007, primarily to incentivize retailers to promote sales of our SIM cards
following our adoption of a strategy to reduce subsidies offered on the sale of our mobile handsets and focus on selling SIM cards independently of mobile handsets.
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The effects of these increases were partially offset by a 27.3% decline in provision for doubtful accounts to R$47
million from R$65 million, primarily as a result of the decline in the percentage of our accounts receivable that we record as a provision based on the improved payment history of our post-paid mobile customer base.

As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, selling expenses increased to 27.9% in 2008 from 26.0% in 2007.

Internet Services Segment

Selling
expenses of our internet services segment declined by 3.4% in 2008, principally due to a 24.0% decrease in marketing costs to R$34 million in 2008 from R$45 million in 2007 as a result of a reduction of the promotional campaigns and advertising
conducted by this segment. As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, selling expenses declined to 67.5% in 2008 from 72.3% in 2007.

Call Center Segment

Selling expenses of our call center segment were R$8 million in 2008. This
segment did not incur selling expenses in 2007. As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, selling expenses represented 3.3% in 2008.

General and Administrative Expenses

Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

General and administrative expenses of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by 2.6% in 2008, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 4.8% increase in expenses for third-party services to R$514 million in 2008 from R$490 million in 2007, principally due to (1) a R$19 million increase in
collection services expenses; (2) a R$15 million increase in printing expenses, and (3) a R$9 million increase in expenses for co-billing of our customers, the effects of which were partially offset by a R$30 million decline in call center
expenses.
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| |  |  | a 14.3% increase in consulting and legal expenses to R$219 million in 2008 from R$192 million in 2007, primarily as a result of expenses incurred in relation to the
settlement of several legal disputes related to the acquisition of our control by Telemar; and
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| |  |  | a 19.4% increase in personnel expenses to R$229 million in 2008 from R$192 million in 2007, primarily due to an increase in employee profit sharing expenses as a
result of our improved results and increases in wages and benefits payable under our collective bargaining agreements.
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The effects of
these increases were partially offset by a 15.6% decline in depreciation expenses to R$221 million in 2008 from R$261 million in 2007, primarily due to the increase in the amount of the property, plant and equipment of this segment that has been
fully depreciated.

As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, general and administrative expenses increased to 12.2% in
2008 from 12.1% in 2007.

Mobile Services Segment

General and administrative expenses of our mobile services segment increased by 50.8% in 2008, primarily due to (1) a 237.0% increase in depreciation expenses to R$58 million in 2008 from R$17 million in 2007,
principally due to the increase in the property, plant and equipment of this segment as a result of the expansion of our mobile



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network and the launch of our 3G services, and (2) a 177.8% increase in personnel expenses to R$22 million in 2008 from R$8 million in 2007, principally
due to an increase in employee profit sharing expenses as a result of our improved results and increases in wages and benefits payable under our collective bargaining agreements.

As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, general and administrative expenses increased to 7.2% in 2008 from 5.2% in 2007.

Internet Services Segment

General
and administrative expenses of our internet services segment increased by 10.0% in 2008, principally due to a 33.6% increase in third-party services costs to R$30 million in 2008 from R$23 million in 2007 as a result of the acquisition of new
services from our content providers. As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, general and administrative expenses increased to 19.4% in 2008 from 18.2% in 2007.

Call Center Segment

General and
administrative expenses of our call center segment increased by 78.6% in 2008, principally as a result of our recording of general and administrative expenses of this segment for the full year of 2008 as compared to approximately one month in 2007.
As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, general and administrative expenses declined to 7.9% in 2008 from 48.8% in 2007.

Other
Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses, net declined by 15.5% in 2008, primarily due to:



| |  |  | R$175 million that we recorded in 2008 as receivables from settlement of litigation relating to payments made to us in connection with the settlement of outstanding
litigation with our former controlling shareholders;
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| |  |  | a 51.5% increase in recoverable taxes and expenses to R$145 million in 2008 from R$96 million in 2007, primarily as a result of the reversal of a provision relating
to ICMS tax on value-added internet access services; and
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| |  |  | a 32.4% increase in fines to R$103 million in 2008 from R$78 million in 2007, primarily as a result of a decrease of R$28 million in penalties paid by us relating
to the termination of contracts in 2008 compared to 2007.
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The effects of these factors were partially offset by:



| |  |  | a 9.2% increase in provision for contingencies, net of reversals, to R$711 million in 2008 from R$651 million in 2007, primarily as a result of an increase in
provisions related to labor, tax and civil contingencies;
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| |  |  | a 67.7% increase in taxes (other than taxes on gross revenues, Corporate Income Tax (Imposto de Renda de Pessoa Jurídica), or IRPJ, and Social
Contribution on Net Profits (Contribuição Social sobre Lucro Líquido), or CSLL) to R$146 million in 2008 from R$87 million in 2007, primarily due to (1) our recording R$38 million of non-recoverable ICMS taxes in
2008, and (2) our recording PIS and COFINS taxes of R$16 million on the amount of our settlement of outstanding litigation with our former controlling shareholders;
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| |  |  | R$43 million of losses on investments in 2008 relating to equity interests in our subsidiaries, as compared to R$1 million in losses on investments in 2007; and
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| |  |  | R$58 million of allowance for investment losses in 2008, as compared to R$26 million in reversal of allowance for investment losses in 2007.
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Operating Income

As a result of the foregoing, our consolidated operating income increased by 38.7% to R$1,864 million in 2008 from R$1,344 million in 2007. As a percentage of net operating revenue, operating income increased to 16.5%
in 2008 from 12.2% in 2007.

Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

The operating income of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by 23.3% to R$2,154 million in 2008 from R$1,747 million in 2007.
As a percentage of the net operating revenues of this segment, operating income increased to 21.8% in 2008 from 18.0% in 2007.

Mobile Services Segment

The operating loss of our mobile services segment declined by 16.0% to R$248 million in 2008 from R$296 million in 2007. As a
percentage of the net operating revenues of this segment, operating loss declined to 13.2% in 2008 from 16.9% in 2007.

Internet Services Segment

The operating loss of our internet services segment declined by 40.1% to R$43 million in 2008 from R$74 million in 2007. As a percentage of
the net operating revenues of this segment, operating loss declined to 11.3% in 2008 from 19.5% in 2007.

Call Center Segment

The operating loss of our call center segment declined by 12.9% to R$9 million in 2008 from R$10 million in 2007. As a percentage of the net operating
revenues of this segment, operating loss declined to 3.7% in 2008 from 47.0% in 2007.

Financial Expenses, Net

Financial Income

Financial income
increased by 14.7% to R$888 million in 2008 from R$774 million in 2007, primarily due to an increase of R$123 million in interest and monetary exchange on other assets principally as a result of the increase in legal deposits.

Financial Expenses

Financial
expenses, without giving effect to interest on shareholders equity, increased by 26.4% to R$1,041 million in 2008 from R$824 million in 2007, primarily due to the effects of exchange rate variations on our indebtedness. In 2008, the
real depreciated by 31.9% against the U.S. dollar and by 63.0% against the Japanese Yen, which resulted in a R$177 million increase in our interest expenses.

Income Tax and Social Contribution

The composite corporate statutory income tax and social
contribution rate was 34% in each of 2007 and 2008. Income tax and social contribution expense increased by 64.6% in 2008, principally as a result of a 32.1% increase in income before taxes and minority interest to R$1,710 million in 2008 from
R$1,294 million in 2007. Our effective tax rate was 34.6% in 2008 as compared to 27.8 % in 2007. The higher effective tax rate in 2008 was principally the result of permanent additions, including (1) an increase in non-deductible fines and
donations to R$70 million in 2008 from R$6 million in 2007 and (2) losses on investments of R$14 million recorded in 2008.



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Minority Interest

Minority interest increased by 28.9% in 2008, primarily as a result of minority shareholders interest in the improved results of operations of Brasil Telecom in 2008.

Net Income

Our consolidated net income
increased by 16.2% to R$782 million in 2008 from R$673 million in 2007. As a percentage of net operating revenue, net income increased to 6.9% in 2008 from 6.1% in 2007.

Year Ended December 31, 2006 compared with year ended December 31, 2007

The following
table sets forth the components of our net income, as well as the percentage change from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007.



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|                                               |  | Year Ended December 31,                   |  
|                                               |  | 2006                                      |   |  | 2007   |   |  | % Change |  
|                                               |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) |  
|Gross operating revenues                       |  | 15,111                                    |   |  | 15,997 |   |  | 5.9      |  
|Taxes and deductions                           |  | (4,815                                    | ) |  | (4,938 | ) |  | 2.6      |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Net operating revenues                         |  | 10,296                                    |   |  | 11,059 |   |  | 7.4      |  
|Cost of goods sold and services rendered       |  | (6,460                                    | ) |  | (6,383 | ) |  | (1.2     | )
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Gross profit                                   |  | 3,836                                     |   |  | 4,676  |   |  | 21.9     |  
|Operating expenses                             |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Selling expenses                               |  | (1,471                                    | ) |  | (1,485 | ) |  | 1.0      |  
|General and administrative expenses            |  | (1,290                                    | ) |  | (1,337 | ) |  | 3.6      |  
|Other operating income (expenses), net         |  | (233                                      | ) |  | (510   | ) |  | 118.9    |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Operating income before net financial expenses |  | 843                                       |   |  | 1,344  |   |  | 59.4     |  
|Net financial expenses (1)                     |  | (105                                      | ) |  | (50    | ) |  | (52.4    | )
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Income before taxes and minority interest      |  | 738                                       |   |  | 1,294  |   |  | 75.3     |  
|Income tax and social contribution             |  | (114                                      | ) |  | (359   | ) |  | 214.9    |  
|Minority interest                              |  | (145                                      | ) |  | (262   | ) |  | 80.7     |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Net income                                     |  | 478                                       |   |  | 673    |   |  | 40.8     |  
|                                               |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  



|(1) | Excludes the effect of interest on shareholders equity of R$451 million in 2007 and R$528 million in 2006.
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Operating Revenues

Gross operating revenues
increased by 5.9% in 2007, due to a 36.7% increase in gross operating revenues of our mobile services segment, a 1.9% increase in gross operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment, and a 30.3% increase in gross
operating revenues of our internet segment, as discussed below. Gross operating revenues generated by intersegment sales, which are eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements, increased by 23.0% in 2008.

Net operating revenues increased by 7.4% in 2007, due to a 40.0% increase in net operating revenues of our mobile services segment, a 3.3% increase in
net operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment and a 26.7% increase in net operating revenues of our internet services segment. Net operating revenues generated by intersegment sales, which are eliminated in
consolidation of our financial statements, increased by 17.5% in 2007.



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Operating Revenue of Our Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

The following table sets forth the components of the gross and net operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment, as well as
the percentage change from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007.



|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | - |  | ------ | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                    |  | Year Ended December 31,                   |  
|                                                    |  | 2006                                      |   |  | 2007   |   |  | % Change |  
|                                                    |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) |  
|Local services:                                     |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Monthly subscription fees                           |  | 3,517                                     |   |  | 3,536  |   |  | 0.5      |  
|Metered services                                    |  | 1,386                                     |   |  | 1,106  |   |  | (20.2    | )
|Fixed-line to mobile calls (VC1)                    |  | 1,964                                     |   |  | 1,882  |   |  | (4.2     | )
|Other revenues                                      |  | 74                                        |   |  | 47     |   |  | (36.2    | )
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                    |  | 6,941                                     |   |  | 6,571  |   |  | (5.3     | )
|Long-distance services:                             |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Mobile long distance (VC2 and VC3)                  |  | 1,290                                     |   |  | 1,544  |   |  | 19.7     |  
|Fixed-to-fixed long distance                        |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Intrasectorial                                      |  | 879                                       |   |  | 864    |   |  | (1.8     | )
|Intersectorial                                      |  | 303                                       |   |  | 264    |   |  | (12.6    | )
|Interregional                                       |  | 260                                       |   |  | 241    |   |  | (7.4     | )
|International                                       |  | 45                                        |   |  | 44     |   |  | (3.1     | )
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                    |  | 2,777                                     |   |  | 2,957  |   |  | 6.5      |  
|Other fixed-line services:                          |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Pre-paid calling cards for public telephones        |  | 541                                       |   |  | 546    |   |  | 1.0      |  
|Additional services                                 |  | 368                                       |   |  | 396    |   |  | 7.5      |  
|Advanced voice                                      |  | 45                                        |   |  | 38     |   |  | (16.0    | )
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                    |  | 954                                       |   |  | 980    |   |  | 2.7      |  
|Remuneration for the use of the fixed-line network: |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Fixed-line to fixed-line network use                |  | 298                                       |   |  | 243    |   |  | (18.4    | )
|Mobile to fixed-line network use                    |  | 192                                       |   |  | 178    |   |  | (7.2     | )
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                    |  | 491                                       |   |  | 422    |   |  | (14.0    | )
|Data transmission services:                         |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)           |  | 1,033                                     |   |  | 1,278  |   |  | 23.7     |  
|Internet services                                   |  | 21                                        |   |  | 55     |   |  | 164.4    |  
|Transmission  EILD                                 |  | 422                                       |   |  | 462    |   |  | 9.5      |  
|Dedicated Line Service  SLD                        |  | 293                                       |   |  | 397    |   |  | 35.6     |  
|IP services                                         |  | 319                                       |   |  | 482    |   |  | 50.8     |  
|Switching packs and frame relay                     |  | 201                                       |   |  | 202    |   |  | 0.1      |  
|Other services                                      |  | 201                                       |   |  | 105    |   |  | (47.3    | )
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|                                                    |  | 2,490                                     |   |  | 2,981  |   |  | 19.7     |  
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Total gross operating revenue                       |  | 13,653                                    |   |  | 13,911 |   |  | 1.9      |  
|Value-added and other indirect taxes                |  | (3,927                                    | ) |  | (3,898 | ) |  | (0.7     | )
|Discounts and returns                               |  | (307                                      | ) |  | (280   | ) |  | (8.9     | )
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  
|Net operating revenue                               |  | 9,419                                     |   |  | 9,733  |   |  | 3.3      |  
|                                                    |  |                                           |   |  |        |   |  |          |  

Gross operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by
1.9% in 2007, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 19.7% increase in gross operating revenues from data transmission services;
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| |  |  | a 6.5% increase in gross operating revenue from long-distance services; and
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| |  |  | a 2.7% increase in gross operating revenues from other fixed-line services.
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The effects of these increases were offset by:



| |  |  | a 5.3% decline in gross operating revenues from local services; and
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| |  |  | a 14.0% decline in gross operating revenue from remuneration for the use of our fixed-line network.
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Gross Operating Revenues from Local Services

Gross
operating revenues from local fixed-line services declined by 5.3% in 2007, primarily due to a 20.2% decline in gross operating revenues from metered services and a 4.2% decline in gross operating revenues from local fixed-to-mobile calls.

Metered Services

Gross operating revenues from metered services charges declined by 20.2% in 2007, principally as a result of (1) the migration of local traffic origination to mobile handsets as callers take advantage of mobile plans and promotions
under which mobile service providers offer mobile-to-mobile minutes within their networks at rates that are lower than a fixed-to-mobile minute, and (2) the decline in usage of our local fixed-line services to establish internet connections as
our fixed-line customers migrated from dial-up connections to the use of our broadband service.

As a result of the conversion from pulses
to minutes in July 2007, the volume of metered services is not comparable between 2007 and 2006. Total billed minutes, which are the number of local minutes that exceed the monthly allowance under a customers service plan, were 5.4 billion
during the last five months of 2007 and total billed pulses were 3.0 billion during the first seven months of 2007. Total billed pulses were 8.8 billion in 2006. Based on our usage profile, pulses under our basic residential, non-residential and
alternative plans represented approximately 1.7, 1.5 and 4.0 minutes of call time, respectively. We implemented a rate increase for billed pulses of 2.14% in July 2007.

Local Fixed-to-Mobile Calls

Gross operating revenues from local fixed-to-mobile calls, which are
charged at the VC1 rate, declined by 4.2% in 2007, principally due to a 3.9% decline in the total number of local fixed-to-mobile minutes to 2.8 billion in 2007 from 2.9 billion in 2006, as our fixed-line customers opted to take advantage of mobile
service plans offered by mobile services providers under which the charge for a mobile-to mobile minute is less than the charge for a fixed-to-mobile minute. The effects of this decline were partially offset by an increase in the VC1 rate of 3.29%
that was implemented in July 2007. The average number of monthly local fixed-to-mobile minutes for our fixed lines in services increased by 7.2% in 2007.

Gross Operating Revenues from Long-Distance Services

Gross operating revenues from long-distance services increased by 6.5%
in 2007, primarily due to a 19.7% increase in gross operating revenues from long-distance calls originating or terminating on mobile devices. The effects of this increase were partially offset by (1) a 12.6% decline in gross operating revenues
from fixed-to-fixed intersectorial long-distance calls, and (2) a 7.4% decline in gross operating revenues from fixed-to-fixed interregional long-distance calls.

Long-Distance Calls Originating or Terminating on Mobile Devices

Gross operating revenues from
long-distance calls originating or terminating on mobile devices, which are charged at the VC2 or VC3 rate, increased by 19.7% in 2007, principally as a result of:



| |  |  | a 10.6% increase in the total number of long-distance minutes that were charged at the VC2 rate to 693.2 million in 2007 from 626.7 million in 2006,
principally due to increased use of value-added services;
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| |  |  | a 31.6% increase in the total number of long-distance minutes that were charged at the VC3 rate to 550.9 million in 2007 from 418.4 million in 2006,
principally due to increased use of value-added services; and
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| |  |  | increases in the VC2 and VC3 rates of 7.99% and 2.88% that were implemented in March 2006 and July 2007, respectively.
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Fixed-to-Fixed Long-Distance

Gross
operating revenues from intersectorial and interregional long-distance calls originated and terminated on a fixed-line terminal, which are charged at long-distance rates regulated in accordance with the distance separating callers, declined by 12.6%
and 7.4%, respectively, in 2007 principally as a result of:



| |  |  | a 4.8% increase in the number of subscribers to alternative long-distance plans in 2007 under which these subscribers paid lower rates for our intersectorial and
interregional services; and
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| |  |  | a 5.8% decline in the total number of intersectorial long-distance minutes to 2.8 billion in 2007 from 2.9 billion in 2006.
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The effects of these factors were partially offset by (1) an increase in our regulated long-distance rates of 3.29% that was implemented in July 2007, and
(2) a 3.0% increase in the total number of interregional long-distance minutes to 724 million in 2007 from 703 million in 2006.

Gross
Operating Revenue from Other Fixed-Lines Services

Gross operating revenues from other fixed-line services increased by 2.7% in 2007,
primarily as a result of (1) a 7.5% increase in gross operating revenue from additional services, intelligent network services and advanced voice services, and (2) a 1.0% increase in gross operating revenue from the sale of pre-paid
calling cards for use in public telephones.

Gross operating revenues from additional services, intelligent network services and advanced
voice services increased principally as a result of our promotional offers and customer retention programs.

Gross operating revenue from
the sale of pre-paid calling cards for use in public telephones increased principally due to a rate increase for public phone usage of 2.14% that was implemented in July 2007. The effects of this increase were partially offset by a 2.2% decline in
the number of public phone credits used to 5.2 billion in 2007 from 5.3 billion in 2006, primarily due to customers substituting usage of mobile handsets for usage of public phones as a result of promotions by mobile service providers to the
pre-paid segment, including bonus calls and pre-paid card recharges at reduced rates.

Gross Operating Revenues from Remuneration for the Use of the
Fixed-Line Network

Gross operating revenues from remuneration for the use of the fixed-line network declined by 14.0% in 2007 as a
result of:



| |  |  | an 18.4% decline in interconnection fees paid to us for completing calls on our fixed-line network that were originated on the networks of other fixed-line service
providers, primarily as a result of a 20.0% reduction of our TU-RL and TU-RIU rates imposed by ANATEL that became effective on January 1, 2007.
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| |  |  | a 7.2% decline in revenue from interconnection fees paid to us for completing calls on our fixed-line network that were originated on the networks of mobile service
providers, primarily due to the reduction of our TU-RL and TU-RIU rates.
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Of our gross operating revenues from remuneration for the use of the fixed-line network, 15.2% in 2007
and 9.9% in 2006 represented interconnection fees paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for the use of Brasil Telecoms fixed-line network to complete mobile-to-fixed calls and was eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements.

Gross Operating Revenues from Data Transmission Services

Gross operating revenues from data transmission services increased by 19.7% in 2007, principally due to (1) a 23.7% increase in gross operating revenue from ADSL subscriptions, and (2) a 50.8% increase in
gross operating revenue from IP services. Of our gross operating revenues from EILD services, 3.5% in 2007 and 3.7% in 2006 represented fees paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for EILD services and was eliminated in the consolidation of our financial
statements.

Gross operating revenues from ADSL subscriptions increased in 2007 primarily due to (1) the 19.0% increase in the number
of ADSL subscriptions to 1.6 million at December 31, 2007 from 1.3 million at December 31, 2006 as a result of our continued focus on increasing penetration of our ADSL services in our local fixed-line subscriber base, and
(2) the 6.6% increase in average gross revenues per line generated by ADSL subscriptions to R$71.70 in 2007 from R$67.10 in 2006. As of December 31, 2007, our ADSL customer base represented 19.5% of our total fixed lines in service as
compared to 15.7% as of December 31, 2006.

IP services consist of dedicated and dial-up internet access for ISPs, as well as VPN
services that enable companies to establish intranets and extranets. Gross operating revenues from IP services increased in 2007 primarily due to the increased demand for these services from our new corporate customers.

Charges Against Gross Operating Revenues

Value-Added and Other Indirect Taxes

Value-added and other taxes on our fixed-line and data transmission services declined
by 0.7% in 2007, primarily reflecting the decline in the gross operating revenue of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment in 2008 and the change in revenue mix, as fewer taxes or lower tax rates apply to some of our services, such as
interconnection services.

Discounts

Discounts on our fixed-line and data transmission services declined by 8.9% in 2007, primarily as a result of a decrease in discounts to our ADSL subscribers that had subscribed to our services for longer than a
specified period of time.

Net Operating Revenues

As a result of the foregoing, net operating revenues of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by 3.3% to R$9,733 million in 2007 from R$9,419 million in 2006.



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Operating Revenue of Our Mobile Services Segment

The following table sets forth the components of the gross and net operating revenues of our mobile services segment, as well as the percentage change
from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007.



|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                |  | Year Ended December 31,                   |  
|                                                |  | 2006                                      |   |  | 2007  |   |  | % Change |  
|                                                |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) |  
|Mobile telephone services:                      |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|Monthly subscription fees                       |  | 305                                       |   |  | 434   |   |  | 42.0     |  
|Utilization                                     |  | 418                                       |   |  | 562   |   |  | 34.5     |  
|Value-added services                            |  | 103                                       |   |  | 104   |   |  | 1.4      |  
|Sale of handsets and accessories                |  | 286                                       |   |  | 271   |   |  | (5.5     | )
|Roaming                                         |  | 13                                        |   |  | 16    |   |  | 20.7     |  
|Other                                           |  | 30                                        |   |  | 27    |   |  | (8.7     | )
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|                                                |  | 1,156                                     |   |  | 1,414 |   |  | 22.3     |  
|Remuneration for the use of the mobile network: |  | 633                                       |   |  | 1,032 |   |  | 62.9     |  
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|Total gross operating revenue                   |  | 1,789                                     |   |  | 2,446 |   |  | 36.7     |  
|Value-added and other indirect taxes            |  | (317                                      | ) |  | (392  | ) |  | 23.7     |  
|Discounts and returns                           |  | (225                                      | ) |  | (308  | ) |  | 37.0     |  
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  
|Net operating revenue                           |  | 1,247                                     |   |  | 1,746 |   |  | 40.0     |  
|                                                |  |                                           |   |  |       |   |  |          |  

Gross operating revenues of our mobile services segment increased by 40.0% in 2007, due to a 62.9%
increase in remuneration for the use of our mobile network and a 22.3% increase in gross operating revenues from mobile telephone services.

Gross
Operating Revenues from Mobile Services

Gross operating revenue from mobile services increased by 22.3% in 2007, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 34.5% increase in gross operating revenue from billed minutes, primarily as a result of (1) the 26.2% increase in the number of our mobile customers to
4.3 million at December 31, 2007 from 3.4 million at December 31, 2006, and (2) rate increases for our billed minutes that reflected increases in inflation of 3.20% in 2006 and 3.17% in 2007, as measured by the IST; and
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| |  |  | a 42.0% increase in gross operating revenue from monthly subscription fees, primarily due to (1) the increase in the number of subscribers to our post-paid
plans, and (2) rate increases for our post-paid plans that reflected increases in inflation of 3.20% in 2006 and 3.17% in 2007, as measured by the IST.
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The number of our pre-paid mobile customers increased by 43.0% in 2007 to 3.4 million at December 31, 2007 from 2.4 million at
December 31, 2006, primarily as a result of the success of our marketing campaigns designed to attract pre-paid customers and to encourage the migration of mobile subscribers of our hybrid plans to our pre-paid plans. As of December 31,
2007, pre-paid customers represented 79.9% of our mobile customer base. The number of subscribers to our post-paid mobile plans declined by 13.9% in 2007 to approximately 855,800 at December 31, 2007 from approximately 993,800 at
December 31, 2006, primarily as a result of the migration of mobile subscribers of our hybrid plans, which were classified as post-paid customers, to our pre-paid plans. As of December 31, 2007, post-paid customers represented 20.1% of our
mobile customer base. Our monthly average revenue per user (calculated based on the total revenue for the year divided by the monthly average customer base for the year divided by 12) declined by 6.4% to R$34.60 in 2007 from R$37.00 in 2006.

Gross Operating Revenues from Remuneration for the Use of the Mobile Network

Gross operating revenues from remuneration for the use of the mobile network increased by 62.9% in 2007 as a result of (1) the impact of the
transition to the full billing system for interconnection fees, which was in effect for all of 2007 and only five-and-one-half months in 2006, (2) the 26.2% increase in the number of our mobile customers during 2007 resulting in an
increase in the number of minutes terminated on our mobile network, and (3) an increase in our VU-M rates of 1.97% that was implemented in July 2007.

Of our gross operating revenues from remuneration for the use of the mobile network, 39.5% in 2007 and 52.6% in 2006 represented interconnection fees paid by Brasil Telecom for the use of Brasil Telecom Mobiles
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Charges Against Gross Operating Revenues

Value-Added and Other Indirect Taxes

Value-added and other taxes on our mobile services increased by 23.7% in 2007, primarily reflecting the growth in the gross operating revenue of our mobile services segment in 2007.

Discounts

Discounts on our mobile
services increased by 37.0% in 2007, primarily as a result of the 43.0% increase in our pre-paid customer base and our crediting these customers with minutes of network usage under a promotional program in which we offered free minutes of network
usage based on the volume of incoming calls received by a pre-paid customer.

Net Operating Revenues

As a result of the foregoing, net operating revenues of the mobile services segment increased by 40.0% to R$1,746 million in 2007 from R$1,247 million in
2006.

Operating Revenue of Our Internet Services Segment

The following table sets forth the components of the gross and net operating revenues of our internet services segment, as well as the percentage change from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2006
and 2007.



|                                     |  |                                           |   |  |      |   |  |         
|------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------------------------- | - |  | ---- | - |  | --------
|                                     |  | Year Ended December 31,                  
|                                     |  | 2006                                      |   |  | 2007 |   |  | % Change
|                                     |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages)
|Gross operating revenues             |  | 342                                       |   |  | 446  |   |  | 30.3    
|Value-added and other indirect taxes |  | (43                                       | ) |  | (62  | ) |  | 47.1    
|Discounts and returns                |  |                                          |   |  | (4   | ) |  |         
|                                     |  |                                           |   |  |      |   |  |         
|Net operating revenue                |  | 300                                       |   |  | 380  |   |  | 26.7    
|                                     |  |                                           |   |  |      |   |  |         

Gross operating revenues of our internet services segment increased by 26.7% in 2007, due to
(1) an increase in the number of monthly subscriptions for content, and (2) an increase in marketing and advertising revenues. Value-added and other taxes on our internet services increased by 47.1% in 2007. Discounts offered on our
internet services were R$4 million in 2007; we did not offer discounts on these services in 2006. As a result of the foregoing, net operating revenues of the internet services segment increased by 26.7% to R$380 million in 2007 from R$300 million in
2006.

Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered

Cost of goods sold and services rendered declined by 1.2% in 2007, principally due to a 4.9% decline in cost of goods sold and serviced rendered of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment and a 62.1%
decline in cost of goods sold and serviced rendered of our internet services segment, the effects of which were partially offset by a 30.2% increase in cost of goods sold and services rendered of our mobile services segment, as discussed below.

Of the costs of goods sold and services rendered of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment, 7.4% in 2007 and 5.8% in 2006
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Of the costs of goods sold and services rendered of our mobile services segment, 11.0% in 2007 and 9.3%
in 2006 represented (1) interconnection fees paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for the use of Brasil Telecoms fixed-line network to complete mobile-to-fixed calls, and (2) fees paid by Brasil Telecom Mobile for EILD services. These fees
were eliminated in the consolidation of our financial statements.

The following table sets forth the components of our cost of goods sold
and services rendered, as well as the percentage change from the prior year, for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007.



|                                               |  |                                           |  |       |  |          |  
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|                                               |  | Year Ended December 31,                   | 
|                                               |  | 2006                                      |  | 2007  |  | % Change |  
|                                               |  | (in millions ofreais, except percentages) | 
|Interconnection                                |  | 2,115                                     |  | 2,319 |  | 9.6      |  
|Depreciation                                   |  | 2,301                                     |  | 2,033 |  | (11.7    | )
|Network maintenance                            |  | 672                                       |  | 677   |  | 0.7      |  
|Rental and insurance                           |  | 348                                       |  | 314   |  | (9.9     | )
|Third-party services                           |  | 239                                       |  | 257   |  | 7.5      |  
|Personnel                                      |  | 192                                       |  | 183   |  | (4.3     | )
|Materials                                      |  | 72                                        |  | 70    |  | (3.4     | )
|Costs of handsets and accessories              |  | 295                                       |  | 255   |  | (13.3    | )
|Concession contract renewal fee                |  | 67                                        |  | 69    |  | 3.0      |  
|Other costs of services rendered               |  | 158                                       |  | 204   |  | 29.0     |  
|                                               |  |                                           |  |       |  |          |  
|Total cost of goods sold and services rendered |  | 6,460                                     |  | 6,382 |  | (1.2     | )
|                                               |  |                                           |  |       |  |          |  

Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered of Our Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

Cost of goods sold and services rendered of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment declined by 4.9% in 2007, principally
due to a 15.4% decline in depreciation costs to R$1,702 million in 2007 from R$2,011 million in 2006, primarily as a result of the increase in the amount of the property, plant and equipment of this segment that has been fully depreciated. The
effects of this decline were partially offset by a 24.9% increase in connection means costs to R$223 million in 2007 from R$178 million in 2006, primarily as a result of increased costs for EILD services.

The gross profit of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by 16.3% to R$4,245 million in 2007 from R$3,650 million in 2006. As
a percentage of net operating revenue of this segment, gross profit increased to 43.6% in 2007 from 38.7% in 2006.

Cost of Goods Sold and Services
Rendered of Our Mobile Services Segment

Cost of goods sold and services rendered of our mobile services segment increased by 30.2% in
2007, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 105.5% increase in interconnection costs to R$591 million in 2007 from R$288 million in 2006, primarily as a result of (1) the impact of the transition to
the full billing system for interconnection fees, which was in effect for all of 2007 and only five-and-one-half months in 2006, and (2) the 26.2% increase in the number of our mobile customers which resulted in an increase in the
total number of minutes used by our mobile customers to make calls to customers of other mobile providers for which we pay interconnection fees at the VU-M rate, and (3) an increase in the VU-M rates of these mobile services providers that were
implemented in July 2007; and
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| |  |  | a 15.1% increase in depreciation and amortization costs to R$321 million in 2007 from R$278 million in 2006, primarily as a result of the growth in our property,
plant and equipment as a result of the expansion of our mobile network.
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The effects of these increases were partially offset by a 13.3% decline in the cost of mobile handsets and accessories to
R$255 million in 2007 from R$295 million in 2006, primarily due to the appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, the principal currencies in which we pay for our mobile handsets, the effects of which were
partially offset by an increase in the number of handsets sold.

The gross profit of our mobile services segment increased by 200.5% to
R$214 million in 2007 from R$71 million in 2006. As a percentage of net operating revenue of this segment, gross profit increased to 12.3% in 2007 from 5.7% in 2006.

Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered of Our Internet Segment

Cost of goods sold and services
rendered of our internet segment declined by 62.1% in 2007, principally as a result of the reclassification of rental and insurance expenses that were previously recorded in costs of goods sold and services rendered to selling expenses. The gross
profit of our internet segment increased by 110.6% to R$324 million in 2007 from R$154 million in 2006. As a percentage of net operating revenue of this segment, gross profit increased to 85.5% in 2007 from 51.4% in 2006.

Gross Profit

As a result of the foregoing,
our consolidated gross profit increased by 21.9% to R$4,676 million in 2007 from R$3,837 million in 2006. As a percentage of net operating revenue, gross profit increased to 42.3% in 2007 from 37.3% in 2006.

Operating Expenses

Selling Expenses

Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

Selling expenses of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment declined by 9.0% in 2007, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 17.3% decline in provision for doubtful accounts to R$269 million in 2007 from R$325 million in 2006, primarily as a result of our continued focus on measures to
control bad debt, such as the introduction of alternative plans to mitigate credit risk, which resulted in a decrease in our provision for doubtful accounts as a percentage of gross operating revenues of this segment to 1.9% in 2007 from 2.4% in
2006;
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| |  |  | a 24.9% decline in call center expenses to R$159 million in 2007 from R$211 million in 2006, primarily due to the consolidation of our call center structure by
merging our 30 pre-existing sites into five sites (Goiânia, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Brasília and Curitiba); and
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| |  |  | a 29.7% decline in sales commissions to R$53 million in 2007 from R$76 million in 2006, primarily due to the decline in the number of new customers of this segment
in 2007.
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As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, selling expenses declined to 9.2% in 2007 from 10.5%
in 2006.

Mobile Services Segment

Selling expenses of our mobile services segment increased by 5.0% in 2007, principally due to:



| |  |  | a 50.1% increase in provision for doubtful accounts to R$65 million in 2007 from R$43 million in 2006, primarily as a result of the increased rate of delinquency of
subscribers to our hybrid plans which led to an increase in the percentage of our accounts receivable that we record as a provision;
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| |  |  | a 58.6% increase in materials expenses to R$33 million in 2007 from R$21 million in 2006, primarily as a result of an increase in materials expenses related to
promotional activities; and
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| |  |  | a 19.7% increase in personnel expenses to R$61 million in 2007 from R$51 million in 2006, primarily as a result of an increase in employee profit sharing expenses
as a result of our improved results and increases in wages and benefits payable under our collective bargaining agreements.
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The effects
of these increases was partially offset by (1) a 16.3% decline in call center expenses to R$44 million in 2007 from R$53 million in 2006, primarily as a result of the consolidation of our call center structure by merging our 30 pre-existing
sites into five sites, and (2) an 8.9% decline in sales commissions to R$86 million in 2007 from R$94 million in 2006, primarily as a result of the change in the mix of services subscribed to by our new customers towards pre-paid services under
which we incur lower sales commissions.

As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, selling expenses declined to 26.0% in
2007 from 34.7% in 2006.

Internet Services Segment

Selling expenses of our internet services segment increased by 85.2% in 2007, principally due to the reclassification of rental and insurance expenses that were previously recorded in costs of goods sold and services
rendered. As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, selling expenses increased to 72.3% in 2007 from 45.3% in 2006.

General and
Administrative Expenses

Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

General and administrative expenses of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by 4.2% in 2007, principally due to (1) a 5.2%
increase in expenses for third-party services to R$490 million in 2007 from R$466 million in 2006, principally due an increase in expenses under information technology contracts, and (2) a 9.9% increase in personnel expenses to R$192 million in
2007 from R$175 million in 2006, principally due to an increase in employee profit sharing expenses as a result of our improved results and increases in wages and benefits payable under our collective bargaining agreements. As a percentage of net
operating revenues of this segment, general and administrative expenses increased to 12.1% in 2007 from 12.0% in 2006.

Mobile Services
Segment

General and administrative expenses of our mobile services segment increased by 9.9% in 2007, primarily as a result of
(1) a 438% increase in depreciation expenses to R$17 million in 2007 from R$3 million in 2006 as a result of the acquisition of information technology equipment in 2007, and (2) an 86.9% increase in consulting and legal services expenses
to R$6 million in 2007 from R$3 million in 2006, principally due to an increase in expenses under information technology contracts. The effects of this increase were partially offset by a 55.1% decline in personnel expenses to R$8 million in 2007
from R$17 million in 2006, primarily as a result of synergies achieved through the integration of the management of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment and our mobile services segment. As a percentage of net operating revenues of
this segment, general and administrative expenses declined to 5.2% in 2007 from 6.9% in 2006.

Internet Services Segment

General and administrative expenses of our internet services segment declined by 9.8% in 2007, principally due to non-recurring expenses recorded in
2006. As a percentage of net operating revenues of this segment, general and administrative expenses declined to 18.2% in 2007 from 25.6% in 2006.



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Other Operating Expenses, Net

Other operating expenses, net increased by 86.6% in 2007, primarily due to:



| |  |  | a 33.4% increase in provision for contingencies, net of reversals, to R$651 million in 2007 from R$488 million in 2006, primarily as a result of reassessments of
our tax, civil and labor contingencies in 2007;
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| |  |  | a 52.1% decline in recoverable taxes and expenses to R$96 million in 2007 from R$200 million in 2006, primarily as a result of the effects of a non-recurring
recovery of R$130 million in 2006 related to ICMS, PIS and COFINS;
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| |  |  | a 212.4% increase in pension fund reserve contributions to R$90 million in 2007 from R$29 million in 2006, primarily as a result of lower returns realized by the
BrTPrev Plan in 2007 on its investments;
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| |  |  | a 69.1% decline in settlement payments in connection with disputes involving amounts owed as interconnection payments to and from other telecommunications companies
to R$17 million in 2007 from R$54 million in 2006;
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| |  |  | a R$26 million in reversal of allowance for investment losses in 2007, as compared to R$8 million of allowance for investment losses in 2006; and
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| |  |  | a 60.4% decline in reversal of allowance for losses on property, plant and equipment to R$20 million in 2007 from R$52 million in 2006, primarily as a result of a
non-recurring reversal in 2006 relating to our submarine cables.
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The effects of these factors were partially offset by
R$81 million recorded in 2007 as pension fund expenses receivable  surplus, as a result of over-funding of contributions to pension plans, which surplus amounts will be used to make future contributions under our pension plan obligations.

Operating Income

As a result
of the foregoing, our consolidated operating income increased by 59.4% to R$1,344 million in 2007 from R$843 million in 2006. As a percentage of net operating revenue, operating income increased to 12.2% in 2007 from 8.2% in 2006.

Fixed-Line and Data Transmission Services Segment

The operating income of our fixed-line and data transmission services segment increased by 26.2% to R$1,747 million in 2007 from R$1,380 million in 2006. As a percentage of the net operating revenues of this segment, operating income
increased to 18.0% in 2007 from 12.0% in 2006.

Mobile Services Segment

The operating loss of our mobile services segment declined by 31.8% to R$299 million in 2007 from R$438 million in 2006. As a percentage of the net
operating revenues of this segment, operating loss declined to 17.1% in 2007 from 35.1% in 2006.

Internet Services Segment

The operating loss of our internet services segment increased by 13.7% to R$74 million in 2007 from R$86 million in 2006. As a percentage of the net
operating revenues of this segment, operating loss declined to 19.5% in 2008 from 28.8% in 2007.



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Financial Expenses, Net

Financial Income

Financial income declined by 3.7% to R$774 million in 2007 from R$803 million in
2006, primarily due to a 7.9% decline in yield on marketable securities to R$380 million in 2007 from R$413 million in 2006, primarily as a result of a decline in the average CDI rate to 11.8% per annum in 2007 compared 15.0% per annum in
2006.

Financial Expenses

Financial expenses, without giving effect to interest on shareholders equity, declined by 9.3% to R$824 million in 2007 from R$909 million in 2006, primarily due to a decline in the average CDI rate to 11.8% per annum in 2007
compared 15.0% per annum in 2006, and a decline in the average TJLP rate to 6.4% per annum in 2007 compared 7.9% per annum in 2006.

Income Tax and Social Contribution

The composite corporate statutory income tax and social contribution rate was 34%
in each of 2006 and 2007. Income tax and social contribution expense increased by 213.9% in 2007, principally as a result of a 75.3% increase in income before taxes and minority interest to R$1,294 million in 2007 from R$738 million in 2006. Our
effective tax rate was 27.4 % in 2007 as compared to 14.4 % in 2006. The higher effective tax rate in 2007 was principally the result of permanent additions, including (1) an increase in non-deductible contingences to R$43 million in
2007 from R$13 million in 2006, and (2) an increase in other non-deductible expenses to R$45 million in 2007 from R$18 million in 2006.

Minority Interest

Minority interest increased by 80.4% in 2007, primarily as a result of minority shareholders
interest in the improved results of operations of Brasil Telecom in 2007.

Net Income

Our consolidated net income increased by 43.1% to R$673 million in 2007 from R$470 million in 2006. As a percentage of net operating revenue, net income
increased to 6.1% in 2007 from 4.6% in 2006.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal cash requirements consist of the following:



| |  |  | working capital requirements;
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| |  |  | the servicing of our indebtedness;
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| |  |  | capital expenditures related to investments in operations, expansion of our networks and enhancements of the technical capabilities and capacity of our networks;
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| |  |  | dividends on our shares, including in the form of interest attributable to shareholders equity.
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Unless our board of directors deems it inconsistent with our financial position, payment of dividends is mandatory under our bylaws and, consequently, may give rise to
significant cash requirements in future periods.

Our principal sources of liquidity have traditionally consisted of the following:



| |  |  | cash flows from operating activities;
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| |  |  | sales of debt securities in domestic and international capital markets.
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During 2008, cash flow generated by operations was used primarily for investing activities, for working capital requirements and to service our
outstanding debt obligations. At December 31, 2008, our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and other investments amounted to R$2,710 million. At December 31, 2008, we had working capital of R$2,620 million. We believe that our working
capital is sufficient for our present requirements.

Projected Sources and Uses of Cash

We anticipate that we will be required to spend approximately R$3,328 million to meet our short-term contractual obligations and commitments and budgeted
capital expenditures in 2009, and approximately R$7,353 million to meet our long-term contractual obligations and commitments and budgeted capital expenditures in 2010 and 2011. We expect that we will meet these cash requirements through a
combination of cash generated from operating activities and cash generated by financing activities, including new debt financings and the refinancing of our existing indebtedness as it becomes due.

Cash Flow

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Our primary source of operating funds is cash flow generated from our operations. Net cash provided by operating activities was
R$3,193 million in 2008, R$3,307 million in 2007 and R$2,662 million in 2006. We consider cash flows provided by our operating activities to be sufficient for our expected cash requirements related to operations. However, we generally finance our
investments in property, plant and equipment through the use of bank loans, vendor financing, capital markets and other forms of financing.

Cash
Flows Used in Investing Activities

Investing activities used net cash of R$729 million in 2008, R$1,665 million in 2007 and R$1,755
million in 2006.

During 2008, investing activities for which we used cash primarily consisted of (1) escrow deposits of R$1,756
million, primarily related to provisions for labor, taxes and civil contingencies, and (2) investments of R$1,438 million in additions to property, plant and equipment, primarily related to the expansion of our data communications network and
the implementation of regulatory projects to meet ANATELs requirements. In 2008, cash from investing activities reflected the reclassification of R$2,126 million of financial investments to cash and cash equivalents according to Brazilian Law
11,638/07.

During 2007, investing activities for which we used cash primarily consisted of (1) investments of R$1,318 million in
additions to property, plant and equipment, primarily related to the expansion of our data communications network and the implementation of regulatory projects to meet ANATELs requirements, and (2) escrow deposits of R$872 million,
primarily related to provisions for labor, taxes and civil contingencies. In 2007, cash from investing activities reflected the reclassification of R$120 million of financial investments according to Brazilian Law 11,638/07.

During 2006, investing activities for which we used cash primarily consisted of (1) investments of R$1,505 million in additions to property, plant
and equipment, primarily related to expansion of our data communications network and the implementation of regulatory projects to meet ANATELs requirements, and (2) escrow deposits of R$278 million, primarily related to provisions for
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Financing activities used net cash of R$484 million in 2008 and R$1,335 million in 2007, and provided net cash of R$454 million in 2006.

During 2008, our principal sources of borrowed funds consisted of:



| |  |  | R$400 million aggregate principal amount borrowed under a credit facility with BNDES that we entered into in November 2006;
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| |  |  | R$259 million aggregate principal amount borrowed under a credit facility with BNDES that we entered into in February 2008; and
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| |  |  | R$75 million aggregate principal amount borrowed under a financing agreement that we entered into in July 2008.
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During 2008, we used cash (1) to pay dividends and interest on shareholders equity in the aggregate amount of R$862 million, and (2) to
repay R$336 million of our outstanding long-term indebtedness.

During 2007, our principal sources of borrowed funds consisted of R$600
million aggregate principal amount borrowed under a credit facility with BNDES that we entered into in November 2006. During 2007, we used cash (1) to repay R$1,417 million of our outstanding long-term indebtedness, including R$500 million
aggregate principal amount of our third issue of debentures, and (2) to pay dividends and interest on shareholders equity in the aggregate amount of R$493 million.

During 2006, our principal sources of borrowed funds consisted of R$1,096 million aggregate principal amount of nonconvertible debentures issued in June
2006 and R$800 million aggregate principal amount borrowed under a credit facility with BNDES that we entered into in November 2006. During 2006, we used cash (1) to repay R$1,063 million of our outstanding long-term indebtedness, and
(2) to pay dividends and interest on shareholders equity in the aggregate amount of R$400 million.

Indebtedness and Financing Strategy

At December 31, 2008, our total outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis, excluding swap adjustments, was R$4,664 million,
consisting of R$670 million of short-term indebtedness, all of which represented current portion of long-term indebtedness (or 14.4% of our total indebtedness), and R$3,993 million of long-term indebtedness (or 85.6% of our total indebtedness). At
December 31, 2008, we had no indebtedness to related parties.

On a consolidated basis, excluding swap adjustments, our
real-denominated indebtedness at December 31, 2008 was R$3,887 million (83.4% of our total indebtedness), and our foreign currency-denominated indebtedness was R$791 million (16.9% of our total indebtedness). At December 31, 2008,
our real-denominated indebtedness bore interest at an average rate of 11.6% per annum, and our foreign currency denominated indebtedness bore interest at an average rate of 9.1% per annum for loans denominated in U.S. dollars,
2.9% per annum for loans denominated in Japanese Yen, and 13.4% for loans represented by the foreign currency basket of BNDES. At December 31, 2008, 87.5% of our debt bore interest at floating rates, including the effect of swap
operations.

Our financing strategy has been to continue to extend the average maturity of our outstanding indebtedness, including by
repaying short-term debt with the proceeds of long-term loans and long-term debt securities, to increase our liquidity levels and improve our strategic, financial and operational flexibility. Our financing strategy over the next several years
involves maintaining adequate liquidity and a debt maturity profile that is compatible with our anticipated cash flow generation and anticipated capital expenditures. In addition, we do not expect our capital expenditures to affect adversely our
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Short-Term Indebtedness

Our consolidated short-term debt, consisting of the current portion of long-term loans and financings and debentures, was R$670 million at December 31, 2008. Under our financing policy, we generally do not incur
short-term indebtedness, as we believe that our cash flows from operations generally will be sufficient to service our current liabilities.

Long-Term Indebtedness

The following table sets forth selected information with respect to our principal outstanding
long-term debt instruments at December 31, 2008.



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|Instrument                   |  | OutstandingPrincipal Amount |  | Final Maturity
|Debentures                   |  | R$1,080 million             |  | June 2011     
|9.375% notes due 2014        |  | US$200 million              |  | February 2014 
|BNDES credit facilities:     |  |                             |  |               
|August 2004 credit facility: |  |                             |  |               
|TJLP loans                   |  | R$473 million               |  | February 2011 
|Cesta de Moedas loans        |  | R$91 million                |  | April 2011    
|November 2006 agreement      |  | R$1,807 million             |  | May 2014      
|February 2008 loan agreement |  | R$260 million               |  | September 2017
|Syndicated loan              |  | ¥10.8 billion               |  | March 2011    
|Financing agreement          |  | R$92 million                |  | August 2014   

Some of our debt instruments require that we comply with financial covenants, the most restrictive
of which are as follows:



| |  |  | Total debt to EBITDA less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.0 at the end of and for each fiscal quarter until maturity;
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| |  |  | Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense greater than or equal to 2.25 to 1.0 at the end of and for each fiscal quarter until maturity; and
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| |  |  | Total debt to total debt plus shareholders equity less than or equal to 0.60 to 1.0 at the end of and for each fiscal quarter until maturity.
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We were in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2008. However, as a result of certain adjustments
to our provision for contingencies in 2009, we expect that we will not comply with certain covenants set forth in our debt instruments with BNDES and JBIC and in our debentures as of June 30, 2009. As of December 31, 2008 the aggregate principal
amount outstanding under these debt instruments was R$2,655 million, R$282 million and R$1,092 million, respectively.

Under each of these
debt instruments the creditor has the right to accelerate the debt if, at the end of any fiscal quarter, we are not in compliance with the covenants containing these ratios. We have received a waiver from BNDES and are currently seeking waivers from
JBIC and the holders of our debentures in respect of the anticipated breach of these covenants.

The instruments governing a substantial
portion of our indebtedness contain cross-default or cross-acceleration clauses, such that the occurrence of an event of default under one of these instruments could trigger an event of default under other indebtedness or enable the creditors under
other indebtedness to accelerate that indebtedness. The total amount of debt that would have been reclassified to current liabilities in the event that we had been in default under our debt instruments with BNDES and JBIC and our debentures as of
December 31, 2008, would have been R$4,125 million.

At December 31, 2008, R$2,654 million of our indebtedness to BNDES was secured by
pledges of certain of our accounts receivable.

The following discussion briefly describes certain of our significant financing
transactions.

Debentures

In June
2006, we issued non-convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of R$1,080 million. The outstanding principal amount of these debentures is payable in three equal annual installments commencing in June 2011. These debentures bear
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In December 2008, a general meeting of the holders of the non-convertible debentures approved an
amendment to the indenture governing the debentures to change our mandatory purchase terms and conditions and increase the rate of interest on these debentures to the capitalized DI rate plus 3.5% per annum. In January 2009, we notified the
debenture holders that we accepted the terms of this amendment.

Indenture

In February 2004, we issued and sold US$200 million aggregate principal amount of our 9.375% notes due 2014. Interest on these notes is payable
semiannually in arrears in February and August of each year. We may, at our option, redeem these bonds, in whole but not in part, at a premium over their principal amount plus accrued interest and additional amounts, if any.

BNDES Facilities

August 2004 Credit Facility

In August 2004, we entered into a credit facility with BNDES under which BNDES agreed to disburse loans in multiple tranches in an
aggregate principal amount of up to R$1,268 million. The proceeds of these loans were used to fund investments in our fixed-line network and in operational improvements to meet the targets established in the General Plan on Universal Service and in
the General Plan on Quality Goals during the period of July 2003 to December 2006.

Each tranche disbursed under this credit facility
consists of (1) a loan that matures in February 2011 and bears interest at the TJLP rate plus 5.5% per annum, which is currently payable monthly in arrears, and (2) a loan that matures in April 2011 and bears interest at the Cesta
de Moedas rate plus 5.5% per annum, which is currently payable monthly in arrears. The outstanding principal amount of each of these loans is payable in 60 equal monthly installments ending on their respective maturity dates.

The first tranche under this credit facility in the amount of R$400 million was disbursed in August 2004, consisting of a loan in the principal amount of
R$320 million bearing interest based on the TJLP rate and a loan in the principal amount of R$80 million bearing interest based on the Cesta de Moedas rate.

The second tranche under this credit facility in the amount of R$342 million was disbursed in October 2004, consisting of a loan in the principal amount of R$283 million bearing interest based on the TJLP rate and a
loan in the principal amount of R$60 million bearing interest based on the Cesta de Moedas rate.

The third tranche under this
credit facility in the amount of R$252 million was disbursed in July 2005, consisting of a loan in the principal amount of R$214 million bearing interest based on the TJLP rate and a loan in the principal amount of R$38 million bearing interest
based on the Cesta de Moedas rate.

The fourth tranche under this credit facility in the amount of R$252 million was disbursed in
November 2005, consisting of a loan in the principal amount of R$216 million bearing interest based on the TJLP rate and a loan in the principal amount of R$36 million bearing interest based on the Cesta de Moedas rate.

As of December 31, 2008, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the loans bearing interest based on the TJLP rate was R$473 million and
the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the loans bearing interest based on the Cesta de Moedas rate was R$91 million.

November 2006 Loan Agreement

In November 2006, we entered into a credit facility with BNDES under which BNDES and several
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The proceeds of these loans were used to fund investments in our fixed-line network and in operational improvements to meet the targets established in the
General Plan on Universal Service and in the General Plan on Quality Goals.

Each tranche disbursed under this credit facility consists of
(1) a loan that bears interest at the TJLP rate plus 4.3% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears through May 2009 and monthly in arrears thereafter, and (2) a loan that bears interest at the TJLP rate plus 2.3% per annum,
payable quarterly in arrears through May 2009 and monthly in arrears thereafter. The outstanding principal amount of each of these loans is payable in 60 equal monthly installments commencing in June 2009.

The first tranche under this credit facility in the amount of R$800 million was disbursed in November 2006, consisting of a loan in the principal amount
of R$770 million bearing interest at the TJLP rate plus 4.3% per annum and a loan in the principal amount of R$30 million bearing interest at the TJLP rate plus 2.3% per annum.

The second tranche under this credit facility in the amount of R$600 million was disbursed in October and November 2007, consisting of a loan bearing
interest at the TJLP rate plus 4.3%.

As of December 31, 2008, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under these loans was
R$1,807 million.

February 2008 Loan Agreement

In February 2008, we entered into a loan agreement with BNDES under which BNDES disbursed a loan in the principal amount of R$260 million. The proceeds of this loan agreement were used to fund our investment in the
expansion and modernization of our wireless network. This loan bears interest at the TJLP rate plus 3.52% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears through September 2010 and monthly in arrears thereafter. The principal amount of this loan is
payable in 84 equal monthly installments commencing in October 2010. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding principal amount under this loan was R$260 million.

Syndicated Credit Facility

In March 2004, we entered into a syndicated credit facility under which we were permitted to
borrow up to ¥27.5 billion. We borrowed an aggregate amount of ¥21.6 billion under this facility in April 2004. The proceeds of this loan were used to fund our for capital expenditure program for 2003.

JBIC has guaranteed the repayment of 97.5% of the principal amount of and interest due on this loan. JBIC receives a fee in the amount of 1.25% per
annum of 97.5% of the aggregate principal amount of the loan outstanding from time to time for this guarantee.

The loan under this credit
facility bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR Yen plus 1.92% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears in March and September of each year. The principal amount of this loan is payable in ten equal semi-annual installments commencing in
March 2011. At December 31, 2008, the outstanding principal amount under this loan was ¥10.8 billion.

Mid-West (FCO)

In July 2008, we entered into a financing agreement with a Brazilian financial institution under which the Mid-West Financing Constitutional Fund (FCO)
agreed to disburse two loans in the aggregate principal amount of R$75 million. The proceeds of these loans were used to expand our voice and data networks in the States of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and the Federal District.

The loans under this financing agreement bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears until August 2009 and
monthly in arrears thereafter, with a 15% discount available for timely payment of the interest payments under these loans. The principal amount of these loans are payable in 60 equal monthly installments commencing in September 2009. At
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not currently have any transactions involving off-balance sheet arrangements.

Contractual Commitments

The following table summarizes significant contractual obligations and commitments at December 31, 2008:



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|                                              |  | Payments Due by Period
|                                              |  | Less thanOne Year      |       | One toThreeYears |    | Three toFiveYears |  | Morethan FiveYears |       | Total
|                                              |  | (in millions ofreais) 
|Loans and financings (1)                      |  | R$                     | 659   |                  | R$ | 1,704             |  | R$                 | 1,077 |       | R$ | 133   |  | R$ | 3,572
|Debentures (1)                                |  |                        | 11    |                  |    | 719               |  |                    | 361   |       |    |      |  |    | 1,091
|Swap adjustments (1)                          |  |                        | 90    |                  |    | 132               |  |                    |      |       |    |      |  |    | 222  
|Concession fees (2)                           |  |                        | 137   |                  |    | 274               |  |                    | 137   |       |    | 684   |  |    | 1,232
|Usage rights (3)                              |  |                        | 160   |                  |    | 191               |  |                    | 179   |       |    | 254   |  |    | 784  
|Purchase obligations (4)                      |  |                        | 151   |                  |    |                  |  |                    |      |       |    |      |  |    | 151  
|Pension plan contributions                    |  |                        | 107   |                  |    | 322               |  |                    | 215   |       |    | 114   |  |    | 758  
|Other long-term liabilities                   |  |                        | 13    |                  |    | 11                |  |                    |      |       |    |      |  |    | 24   
|                                              |  |                        |       |                  |    |                   |  |                    |       |       |    |       |  |    |      
|Total contractual obligations and commitments |  | R$                     | 1,328 |                  | R$ | 3,353             |  | R$                 | 1,969 |       | R$ | 1,185 |  | R$ | 7,834
|                                              |  |                        |       |                  |    |                   |  |                    |       |       |    |       |  |    |      



|(1) | Includes accrued and unpaid interest as of December 31, 2008.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------



|(2) | Consists of estimated bi-annual fees due to ANATEL under our concession agreements equal to 2.0% of the net operating revenues of Brasil Telecom that are derived from the provision
of local fixed-line services (excluding taxes and social contributions) during the immediately preceding year. These estimated amounts are calculated based on our results for the year ended December 31, 2008.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(3) | Consists of payments due to ANATEL for radio frequency licenses. Includes accrued and unpaid interest as of December 31, 2008.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(4) | Consists of purchase commitments for network equipment and electric power pursuant to binding obligations which include all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities
to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. Based upon the applicable purchase prices at December 31, 2008.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We are also subject to contingencies with respect to tax, civil, labor and other claims and have made provisions for accrued liability for legal
proceedings related to certain tax, civil, labor and other claims of R$1,453 million at December 31, 2008. See Item 8. Financial InformationLegal Proceedings and note 28 to our audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this annual report.

U.S. GAAP Reconciliation

Our net income in accordance with Brazilian GAAP was R$782 million in 2008, R$674 million in 2007 and R$478 million in 2006. Under U.S. GAAP, we would have reported net income of R$875 million in 2008, R$778 million
in 2007 (as restated) and R$568 million in 2006 (as restated).

Our shareholders equity in accordance with Brazilian GAAP was R$5,764
million at December 31, 2008 and R$5,199 million at December 31, 2007. Under U.S. GAAP, we would have reported shareholders equity of R$6,842 million at December 31, 2008 and R$6,606 million at December 31, 2007 (as
restated).

The principal differences between Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP that affected our net income in 2008, 2007 and 2006, as well as
shareholders equity at December 31, 2008 and 2007, are described in note 36 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The major differences relate to the accounting treatment of the
following items:



| |  |  | capitalized interest;
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| |  |  | business combinations and goodwill;
| | - |  | -----------------------------------



| |  |  | pension plan;
| | - |  | -------------



| |  |  | earnings per share;
| | - |  | -------------------



| |  |  | comprehensive income;
| | - |  | ---------------------



| |  |  | deferred taxes;
| | - |  | ---------------



| |  |  | tax incentives;
| | - |  | ---------------



| |  |  | dividends;
| | - |  | ----------



| |  |  | valuation of long-lived assets;
| | - |  | -------------------------------



| |  |  | stock options;
| | - |  | --------------



| |  |  | revenue recognition;
| | - |  | --------------------



| |  |  | asset retirement; and
| | - |  | ---------------------



| |  |  | segment reporting.
| | - |  | ------------------

For a discussion
of the principal differences between Brazilian GAAP and U.S. GAAP as they relate to our financial statements and a reconciliation of net income and shareholders equity, see note 36 to our audited consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this annual report.

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

The U.S. GAAP reconciliation of our financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007 included in our
audited consolidated financial statements has been restated to correct errors in the calculation of our net income and shareholders equity under U.S. GAAP. These errors relate to the calculations used to determine the U.S. GAAP adjustments
relating to (1) capitalized interest and (2) the step-up in the basis of the fixed assets of certain entities under common control that were contributed to our company, as described in Notes 36(a) and 36(k)(vi), respectively, to our audited
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The errors related to the U.S. GAAP adjustment for capitalized interest arose from miscalculations of (1) the rates used to depreciate capitalized interest and (2) the
inclusion of fully depreciated assets in the calculation. This resulted in a restatement to the components of the calculation for this difference included in Note 36(a) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this
annual report. While the Brazilian GAAP numbers in this disclosure have been restated, our financial statements prepared under Brazilian GAAP were not impacted as these amounts are estimates used solely for the purpose of the U.S. GAAP adjustment.
The error relating to the U.S. GAAP adjustment for the step-up in basis of fixed assets arose from an error in the calculation of the rates used to calculate the depreciation for this item. As a result, the related adjustments in the reconciliation
of shareholders equity and net income have been restated from the amounts previously reported. The following tables set forth the impacts of this restatement on our shareholders equity and net income for the related periods:



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Net Income



|                                                                                                    |  |                                                 |       |   |                   |    |       |                             |  |    |                   |   |  |    |       |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------- | ----- | - | ----------------- | -- | ----- | --------------------------- |  | -- | ----------------- | - |  | -- | ----- | -
|                                                                                                    |  | Year ended December 31,                         |      
|                                                                                                    |  | 2006(as previouslyreported)                     |       |   | 2006(as restated) |    |       | 2007(as previouslyreported) |  |    | 2007(as restated) |  
|                                                                                                    |  | (in millions ofreais, except per share amounts) |      
|Different criteria for:                                                                             |  |                                                 |       |   |                   |    |       |                             |  |    |                   |   |  |    |       |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                                |  | R$                                              | 44    |   |                   | R$ | 45    |                             |  | R$ | 13                |   |  | R$ | 13    |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                |  |                                                 | 86    |   |                   |    | (62   | )                           |  |    | (242              | ) |  |    | (82   | )
|Depreciation of Step-up in basis of companies under common control                                  |  |                                                 |      |   |                   |    | (29   | )                           |  |    | (40               | ) |  |    | (29   | )
|Deferred tax effect on adjustments                                                                  |  |                                                 | (66   | ) |                   |    | (6    | )                           |  |    | 24                |   |  |    | (34   | )
|Minority interest on U.S. GAAP adjustments                                                          |  |                                                 | (81   | ) |                   |    | (43   | )                           |  |    | (12               | ) |  |    | (49   | )
|U.S. GAAP net income                                                                                |  |                                                 | 647   |   |                   |    | 568   |                             |  |    | 702               |   |  |    | 778   |  
|Earnings per share  basic                                                                          |  |                                                 | 1.78  |   |                   |    | 1.57  |                             |  |    | 1.94              |   |  |    | 2.15  |  
|Earnings per share  diluted                                                                        |  |                                                 | 1.78  |   |                   |    | 1.57  |                             |  |    | 1.94              |   |  |    | 2.15  |  
|Shareholders Equity                                                                                |  |                                                 |       |   |                   |    |       |                             |  |    |                   |   |  |    |       |  
|                                                                                                    |  | At December 31,                                 |      
|                                                                                                    |  | 2006(as previouslyreported)                     |       |   | 2006(as restated) |    |       | 2007(as previouslyreported) |  |    | 2007(as restated) |  
|                                                                                                    |  | (in millions ofreais)                           |      
|Add/(deduct):                                                                                       |  |                                                 |       |   |                   |    |       |                             |  |    |                   |   |  |    |       |  
|Different criteria for:                                                                             |  |                                                 |       |   |                   |    |       |                             |  |    |                   |   |  |    |       |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                                |  | R$                                              | (749  | ) |                   | R$ | (720  | )                           |  | R$ | (736              | ) |  | R$ | (707  | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                |  |                                                 | 1,172 |   |                   |    | 966   |                             |  |    | 930               |   |  |    | 884   |  
|Step-up in basis of companies under common control, net of amortization until 2001 and depreciation |  |                                                 | 197   |   |                   |    | 155   |                             |  |    | 157               |   |  |    | 126   |  
|Deferred tax effect on adjustments                                                                  |  |                                                 | (202  | ) |                   |    | (128  | )                           |  |    | (138              | ) |  |    | (122  | )
|Minority interest on U.S. GAAP adjustments                                                          |  |                                                 | (566  | ) |                   |    | (519  | )                           |  |    | (553              | ) |  |    | (543  | )
|Total shareholders equity under U.S. GAAP                                                          |  |                                                 | 6,341 |   |                   |    | 6,244 |                             |  |    | 6,627             |   |  |    | 6,606 |  



|ITEM 6. | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
|------- | ------------------------------------------

Our
board of directors (conselho de administração) and our board of executive officers (diretoria) are responsible for operating our business.

Board of Directors

Our board of directors is a decision-making body responsible for, among other
things, determining policies and guidelines for our business and our wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled companies. Our board of directors also supervises our board of executive officers and monitors its implementation of the policies and
guidelines that are established from time to time by the board of directors. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, our board of directors is also responsible for hiring independent accountants.

Our bylaws provide for a board of directors of between three and 11 members and their respective alternate members. During periods of absence or
temporary unavailability of a regular member of our board of directors, the corresponding alternate member substitutes for the absent or unavailable regular member. Our board of directors is currently composed of four members and four alternate
members.

The members of our board of directors are elected at general meetings of shareholders for three-year terms and are eligible for
reelection. The terms of all current members expire at our annual shareholders meeting in 2010. Members of our board of directors are subject to removal at any time with or without cause at a general meeting of shareholders. Although our
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board of directors, the members of our board of directors must be shareholders of our company. Our board of directors is presided over by the chairman of the
board of directors, and, in his absence, on an interim basis, by his designated alternate. The chairman of our board of directors is elected at a general meeting of shareholders from among the members of our board of directors, serves for a
three-year term and is eligible for reelection.

Our board of directors ordinarily meets once every month and extraordinarily when a
meeting is called by the chairman or any two other members of our board of directors. Decisions of our board of directors require a quorum of a majority of the directors and are taken by a majority vote of those directors present.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the current members of our board of directors and their alternates:



|                                     |  |               |  |               |  |    
|------------------------------------ |  | ------------- |  | ------------- |  | ---
|Name                                 |  | Position      |  | Member Since  |  | Age
|José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha |  | Chairman      |  | February 2009 |  | 59 
|José Augusto da Gama Figueira        |  | Alternate     |  | February 2009 |  | 61 
|Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Corrêa      |  | Vice Chairman |  | February 2009 |  | 48 
|Pedro Jereissati                     |  | Alternate     |  | February 2009 |  | 31 
|Julio Cesar Pinto                    |  | Director      |  | February 2009 |  | 57 
|João José de Araújo Pereira Pavel    |  | Alternate     |  | February 2009 |  | 27 
|Alex Waldemar Zornig                 |  | Director      |  | February 2009 |  | 51 
|Otávio Marques de Azevedo            |  | Alternate     |  | February 2009 |  | 58 

We summarize below the business experience, areas of expertise and principal outside business
interests of our current directors and their alternates.

Directors

José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha. Mr. Cunha currently serves as chairman of our board of directors, and he has served as chairman
of the board of directors of Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A., or TNL since April 2007. He has also been an alternate director of TmarPart since April 2008, and was a member of the board of directors of Telemar from December 1999 to
July 2002, before he rejoined the board of directors of Telemar, as chairman, in April 2007. Mr. Cunha has held several executive positions at BNDES and was a member of its board of executive officers from 1991 to 2002. He was the vice
president of strategic planning of Braskem S.A. from February 2003 to October 2005, and was a business consultant from November 2005 to February 2007. He was a member of the board of directors of Light Serviços de Eletricidade S.A. from
December 1997 to July 2000, Aracruz Celulose S.A. from June 1997 to July 2002, FUNTTEL from December 2000 to January 2002, FUNCEX- Fundação Centro de Estudos do Comércio Exterior from June 1997 to January 2002, and Politeno
Indústria e Comércio S.A. from April 2003 to April 2005. Mr. Cunha holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Universidade Católica de Petrópolis in Rio de Janeiro and a masters degree
in industrial and transportation projects from COPPE/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. He attended the Executive Program in Management at the Anderson School at the University of California in Los Angeles.

Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Corrêa. Mr. Falco has been our chief executive officer since January 2009 and currently serves as
vice-chairman to our board of directors. Mr. Falco has served as the chief executive officer of TNL since October 2002, a member of the board of directors of Telemar since June 2006 and the chief executive officer of Telemar since June 2006. He
worked for TAM S.A. from March 1982 to September 2001 in several capacities, including production manager, technology officer and as vice president of marketing and sales. Mr. Falco holds a bachelors degree in aviation engineering from
Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica and has completed continuing education courses in marketing and finance at FGV.

Julio Cesar Pinto. Mr. Pinto currently serves as a member of our board of directors. He has also served as an executive officer of TNL and the officer responsible for TNLs internal audit function since 2002, an executive
officer of Telemar since June 2006, and a member of the board of directors of Telemar from 2002 to April 2009. Mr. Pinto has held several positions in the financial areas of large companies including MRS Logística S.A., ATL  Algar
Telecom Leste S.A. (Claro), Globex Utilidades S.A., Aracruz Celulose S.A., Xerox do Brasil S.A. and



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Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. He holds a bachelors degree in accounting from the Faculdade Morães Júnior, and he
completed several courses in the United States, including the Stanford University Financial Management Program, the Xerox Corporation Middle Management Program and the Bourse Game for Citibank N.A.

Alex Waldemar Zornig. Mr. Zornig has been our chief financial officer and investor relations officer since January 2009 and currently serves
as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Zornig has served as the chief financial officer and investor relations officer of TNL since November 2008, and the chief financial officer and investor relations officer of Telemar since November
2008. He began his career at PriceWaterhouse where he worked for 14 years (including three years in London) and last served in the capacity of an officer. He served as chief financial officer  head of corporate administrative services at
BankBoston, where he worked for 13 years (including two years in Boston). He served as an officer at Banco Itaú from May 1993 to August 2007. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Zornig was an executive vice president at Banco Safra, where
he was in charge of all support areas of the bank from September 2007 to November 2008. Mr. Zornig holds a bachelors degree in accounting from the Universidade de São Paulo, an MBA from FGV and a post-graduate degree from the
London Business School.

Alternate Directors

José Augusto da Gama Figueira. Mr. Figueira currently serves as an alternate member of our board of directors. He has also served as a director of TmarPart since April 2008, an executive officer of
TmarPart since June 1999, an alternate director of TNL since March 2007, and an alternate director of Telemar since 2002. He previously served as an alternate member of TNLs board of directors from April 2003 to March 2004. He has also served
as president of Instituto Telemar since August 2001. He was an executive officer of Pegasus, a company in the Andrade Gutierrez Group, from July 1997 to August 1999, and a member of the fiscal council of Telecomunicações do
Espírito Santo S.A., Telecomunicações do Piauí S.A. and Telecomunicações do Amazonas S.A. from April to December 1999. He holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the Universidade do
Estado do Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from FGV.

Pedro Jereissati. Mr. Jereissati currently serves as an alternate member of our
board of directors. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of TmarPart since April 2006, chief executive officer and investor relations officer of TmarPart since April 2008, a member of the board of directors of TNL since April
2008, and an alternate director of Telemar since 2002. He has served as an alternate director of Telemar since 2002. Mr. Jereissati has also served as an officer of Instituto Telemar since April 2004. He has been a member of the board of
directors of Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. since January 2007, Jereissati Participações S.A. since April 2008, Contax Participações S.A. since April 2006, and was a member of the board of directors of Pegasus
Telecom from August 2000 to December 2002. Mr. Jereissati joined the Jereissati Group in 1995 and worked in the operational area in Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. He served as the New Business Director of Jereissati
Participações S.A. from April 2001 until June 2006, and as Chief Financial Officer of Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. until April 2008. He served as the New Business Director of Jereissati Participações S.A.
from April 2001 until June 2006, and as Chief Financial Officer of Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. until April 2008. Mr. Jereissati has served as an executive officer of LF Tel S.A. and La Fonte Telecom since May 2006.
Mr. Jereissati holds a bachelors degree in business administration from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado and has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

João José de Araújo Pereira Pavel. Mr. Pavel currently serves as an alternate member of our board of directors. He has
also served as an alternate director of TNL since May 2008 and an alternate director of Telemar since May 2008. He joined the Grupo Andrade Gutierrez in December 2003 in the investment area and became a manager of financial projects in August 2006.
He worked at Light S.A. as manager of financial projects from August 2006 to April 2008 following the Andrade Gutierrez Groups investment in Light S.A. in 2006. He returned to the investment area of Grupo Andrade Gutierrez in May 2008. He
holds a bachelors degree in economics from the Brazilian Capital Markets University (Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais), or IBMEC, in Rio de Janeiro.

Otávio Marques de Azevedo.Mr. Azevedo currently serves as an alternate member of our board of directors. He has also served as a
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alternate director of Telemar since 2002. Mr. Azevedo is an electrical engineer with extensive experience in the Brazilian telecommunications industry.
He has served as the chief executive officer of AG Telecom Participações S.A., or AG Telecom, since April 2008 and has served as president of Grupo Andrade Gutierrez S.A. and Andrade Gutierrez Telecomunicações Ltda. since
1993. Mr. Azevedo was the chairman of ANATELs consulting board from February 2001 to February 2002. He served as an executive vice president of TNL from August 1998 to February 1999 and was responsible for the implementation of TNLs
first business plan. He was the vice president of Telebrás S.A. from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Azevedo holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais.

Executive Officers

Our board of executive officers
is our executive management body. Our executive officers are our legal representatives and are responsible for our internal organization and day-to-day operations and the implementation of the general policies and guidelines established from time to
time by our board of directors.

Our bylaws require that the board of executive officers consist of a chief executive officer, a chief
financial officer, a chief operating officer and a human resources officer, each responsible for business areas that our board of directors assigns to them.

The members of our board of executive officers are elected by our board of directors for three-year terms and are eligible for reelection. The current term of all of our executive officers ends on the date of our
first board of directors meeting following our annual shareholders meeting in 2012. Our board of directors may remove any executive officer from office at any time with or without cause. According to the Brazilian Corporation Law,
executive officers must be residents of Brazil but need not be shareholders of our company. Our board of executive officers holds meetings when called by our chief executive officer.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the current members of our board of executive officers:



|                                   |  |                                                        |  |                       |  |    
|---------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------- |  | ---
|Name                               |  | Position                                               |  | DateElected/Appointed |  | Age
|Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Corrêa    |  | Chief Executive Officer                                |  | January 2009          |  | 48 
|Alex Waldemar Zornig               |  | Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer |  | January 2009          |  | 51 
|Francisco Aurélio Sampaio Santiago |  | Chief Operations Officer                               |  | August 2003           |  | 54 
|Paulo Altmeyer Gonçalves           |  | Human Resources Officer                                |  | January 2009          |  | 59 

Summarized below is information regarding the business experience, areas of expertise and
principal outside business interests of our current executive officers.

Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Corrêa. For his biographical
information see Board of DirectorsDirectors.

Alex Waldemar Zornig. For his biographical information see
Board of DirectorsDirectors.

Francisco Aurélio Sampaio Santiago. Mr. Santiago has been one
of our executive officers since August 2003 and our chief operations officer since August 2003. Mr. Santiago has also been the chief operations officer of Brasil Telecom since October 2002. From December 2000 to September 2002, he was the
director of targets fulfillment and network director for Brasil Telecom, and has been responsible for our operating area since June 2001. He was the regional network director in the Mid-West and Southern regions for Brasil Telecom from January 1999
to April 2001. He has been employed in the telecommunications sector for 29 years, having held, among other positions, the director of engineering, human resources and the mobile department of Telebrasília from January 1997 to December 1998.
He has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasília, with postgraduate degrees in Telecommunications from École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris, and in
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Paulo Altmeyer Gonçalves. Mr. Gonçalves has been our human resources officer
since January 2009. Mr. Gonçalves has served as an executive officer of TNL since June 2006 and an executive officer of Telemar since June 2006. Mr. Gonçalves also serves as the technology officer in charge of the
engineering, operations, information technology and administrative services of Telemar. Mr. Gonçalves started his professional career as a computer programmer in the data processing center of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
where he became a professor of programming techniques. He has worked for companies such as Crefisul S.A., Companhia de Processamento de Dados do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Procergs, Hewlett Packard HP and Digitel S.A. Indústria
Eletrônica. In 1994, he participated in the start-up operations of trunking, digital and pager companies linked to the Mcom organization such as, Kathrein Mobilcom Brasil Ltda. and Mcomcast S.A. He has also served as sales and marketing
officer for Telet S.A. (Claro), a mobile services provider, from October 1998 to September 2000. He was elected as an executive officer of Telemar in September 2000 with a mandate to acquire a mobile services authorization in Region I and lead the
group that worked to obtain this authorization. After the company obtained its mobile services authorization in March 2001, Mr. Gonçalves was responsible for the implementation of Telemars mobile services network. He holds a
bachelors degree in electronic engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Fiscal Council

The Brazilian Corporation Law requires us to establish a permanent or non-permanent fiscal council (conselho fiscal).Our bylaws provide for a
permanent fiscal council composed of between three and five members and their respective alternate members. The fiscal council is a separate corporate body independent of our board of directors, our board of executive officers and our independent
accountants. The primary responsibility of the fiscal council is to review our managements activities and our financial statements and to report their findings to our shareholders.

Our bylaws provide for a fiscal council of between three and five members and their respective alternate members. The members of our fiscal council are
elected by our shareholders at the annual shareholders meeting for one-year terms and are eligible for reelection. The terms of the members of our fiscal council expire at the next annual shareholders meeting. Under the Brazilian
Corporation Law, the fiscal council may not contain members who are members of our board of directors or our board of executive officers, spouses or relatives of any member of our board of directors or our board of executive officers, or our
employees. To be eligible to serve on our fiscal council, a person must be a resident of Brazil and either be a university graduate or have been a company officer or fiscal council member of another Brazilian company for at least three years prior
to election to our fiscal council. Holders of preferred shares without voting rights and non-controlling common shareholders that together hold at least 10.0% of our voting share capital are each entitled to elect one member and his or her
respective alternate to the fiscal council.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the current members of our
fiscal council and their alternates:



|                                 |  |           |  |               |  |    
|-------------------------------- |  | --------- |  | ------------- |  | ---
|Name                             |  | Position  |  | Member Since  |  | Age
|Aparecido Carlos Correia Galdino |  | Member    |  | February 2009 |  | 58 
|Sidnei Nunes                     |  | Alternate |  | February 2009 |  | 49 
|Allan Kardec de Melo Ferreira    |  | Member    |  | February 2009 |  | 62 
|Dênis Kleber Gomide Leite        |  | Alternate |  | February 2009 |  | 63 
|Éder Carvalho Magalhães          |  | Member    |  | February 2009 |  | 40 
|Sergio Bernstein                 |  | Alternate |  | February 2009 |  | 72 
|Ricardo Malavazi Martins (1)     |  | Member    |  | April 2009    |  | 44 
|Marcos Duarte dos Santos (1)     |  | Alternate |  | April 2009    |  | 39 



|(1) | Elected by the preferred shareholders.
|--- | --------------------------------------

We summarize
below the business experience, areas of expertise and principal outside business interests of the current members of our fiscal council and their alternates.



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Members

Aparecido Carlos Correia Galdino. Mr. Galdino currently serves as a member of our fiscal council, and he has served as a member of the fiscal council of TmarPart since April 2008, and an alternate member
of the fiscal council of TNL since April 2009. He joined the Jereissati Group in 1971 and has been managing officer and investor relations officer of Jereissati Participações S.A. since April 1990. He has served as the chief financial
officer of La Fonte Participações S.A. since April 1990, and has been a member of the board of directors of L.F. Tel S.A., or L.F. Tel, since February 2008, Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. since July 2008 and La Fonte Telecom
S.A. since April 1991. He has served as a member of the fiscal council of Contax Participações S.A. since April 2008, as a member of the fiscal council of Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. from May 2008 to present and
as a member of the fiscal council of Amazônia Celular S.A. from May 2008 to March 2009. Mr. Galdino holds a bachelors degree in business administration from Faculdades Integradas Princesa Isabel.

Allan Kardec de Melo Ferreira. Mr. Ferreira currently serves as a member of our fiscal council. Mr. Ferreira has served as an alternate
member of the fiscal council of TmarPart since April 2006 and a member of the fiscal council of TNL since April 2002. From 1971 to 1993, he was an in-house counsel with Construtora Andrade Gutierrez. His current activities also include management
consultancy services to a number of companies in the civil, commercial and tax areas, participation in corporate restructuring processes (mergers, spin-offs, disposals, sale of assets) of the telecommunications companies of the Andrade Gutierrez
Group and in several bidding processes conducted by the Minas Gerais Roads Department (Departamento de Estrada de Rodagem de Minas Gerais), the Belo Horizonte Traffic Department (Empresa de Transporte e Trânsito de Belo
Horizonte), the Ministry of Communications, the National Road Department (Departamento Nacional de Estradas de Rodagem)and ANATEL. He holds a degree in law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, in
addition to having participated in several extension courses in foreign trade, in particular export services, at Fundação Centro de Comércio Exterior, Fundação Dom Cabral, Foreign Trade Ministry, and
Construtora Andrade Gutierrez.

Éder Carvalho Magalhães. Mr. Magalhães currently serves as a member of our
fiscal council. Since 1995, Mr. Magalhães has been directly responsible for the accounting of all companies of the Grupo Andrade Gutierrez. In January 2002, he also became an officer of the real estate division of Grupo Andrade
Gutierrez. He previously served as the controller of Fiat Finanças Brasil Ltda. from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Magalhães began his career as a trainee at Price Waterhouse in 1987, and served as audit supervisor from 1992 to 1993.
Mr. Magalhães holds a bachelors degree in accounting from Instituto Cultural Newton Paiva Ferreira and an MBA from IBMEC.

Ricardo Malavazi Martins.Mr. Martins currently serves as a member of our fiscal council and a member of the fiscal council of TmarPart. In addition, Mr. Martins is a member of the board of directors of Frasle S.A. and has
served as senior legal compliance consultant for Fundação Petrobrás de Seguridade Social, or PETROS from September 2008 to August 2009. Mr. Martins served as the chief financial and investment officer with PETROS
from May 2003 to September 2008. In addition, he served as an officer of Bonaire Participações from May 2003 to September 2008, Companhia Petrolífera Marlim.S.A. from April 2003 to March 2007, and Marlim
Participações S.A. from to April 2003 to March 2007, a member of the board of directors of Coteminas from April 2003 to March 2007, and an alternate member of the boards of directors of CPFL Energia S.A. and Cia. Paulista de
Força e Luz. He serves as a member of the technical investment committee of the Brazilian Association of Private Pension Entities, and as a member of the corporate governance committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of Brazil. He is also
responsible for Banco Bradescos economic department. Previously, he was responsible for the department of economy of Banco de Crédito Nacional from 1995 to 1999; acted as researcher of the Economic Development Studies Center (Centro
de Estudos do Desenvolvimento Econômico) and the Public Policy Studies Center (Núcleo de Estudos de Políticas Públicas) of Universidade Estadual de Campinas from 1989 to 1990; vice president of the
Economics Commission of Brazilian Federation of Banks (Federação Brasileira de Bancos) from 2001 to 2003; and member of the Economics Commission of Associação Nacional das Instituições do Mercado
Financeiro (Andima) from 1999 to 2003. He holds a bachelors degree in economics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas where he also attended courses for a masters degree in economics.



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Alternate Members

Sidnei Nunes. Mr. Nunes currently serves as an alternate member of our fiscal council, has served as an alternate member of the fiscal council of TNL since April 2007, an alternate member of the fiscal
council of TmarPart since April 2008, and an alternate member of the fiscal council of Telemar since April 2007. He has been managing officer of Jereissati Participações S.A. since April 2008, chief financial officer of La Fonte
Telecom S.A. since April 2008 and managing officer of L.F. Tel since April 2006. Mr. Nunes has served as a member of the boards of directors of Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. since April 2006, L.F. Tel since April 2006, and Grande
Moinho Cearense S.A. since April 2005. Mr. Nunes is a financial officer and controller of several companies of the Jereissati Group since September 1995. Mr. Nunes holds bachelors degrees in business administration and accounting
from the Faculdade de Administração Paulo Eiró and an MBA from the University of São Paulo.

Denis Kleber
Gomide Leite. Mr. Leite currently serves as an alternate member of our fiscal council, and he has served as a member of the fiscal council of TmarPart since April 2006, an alternate member of the fiscal council of TNL since April 2002, and
an alternate member of the fiscal council of Telemar since April 2009. Mr. Leite served as a member of the board on economic matters for the commercial trade association of the State of Minas Gerais (Conselho de v.c. Assuntos
Econômicos da Associação Comercial de Minas Gerais) from October 1993 up to December 1998; the infrastructure board of the National Industry Confederation in Brazil (Conselho de Infraestrutura da CNI 
Confederação Nacional da Indústria) from October 1993 up to December 1998; the commission for technical and political matters of TELEXPO from October 1993 up to December 1998; and the São Paulo Chamber of
Telecommunications and Information Technology Chamber (Câmara Paulista de Telecomunicações e Informática) from October 1993 up to December 1998. He has professional experience in commercial, general, financial and
human resources administration, and he has held senior management positions in the following companies: Cia. de Tecnologia da Informação do Estado de Minas Gerais; Sociedade Mineira de Engenheiros; Fertilizantes Fosfatados 
Fosfértil  Grupo Petrobrás Fertilizantes; Federação das Indústrias de Minas Gerais; and Instituto Horizontes e Instituto Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento das Telecomunicações. Mr. Leite
holds a degree in law from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, a degree in business administration from the União de Negócios e Administração and a masters degree in financial administration from the FGV.

Sérgio Bernstein. Mr. Bernstein currently serves as an alternate member of our fiscal council. He has also served as a
member of the fiscal council of TNL since April 2007 and a member of the fiscal council of Telemar since April 2008. He has served as an alternate member of the board of directors and vice president of Jereissati Participações S.A.
from 1990 to 2007. Mr. Bernstein is a civil engineer and has extensive experience serving as an officer of Brazilian companies. Mr. Bernstein started his career as a trainee in finance at General Electric S.A. in Brazil in 1961 where he
held several managerial positions and was elected vice president of finance in 1984. Mr. Bernstein holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering from the National School of Engineering in Rio de Janeiro.

Marcos Duarte dos Santos. Mr. Duarte was elected as an alternate member of our fiscal council as a nominee of our preferred shareholders, and
has served as a member of the fiscal council of Telemar since April 2007. He was a vice president in Rio de Janeiro for Bankers Trust Company from 1994 to 1996 and a vice president in New York from 1996 to 1997. He was a vice president and fixed
income trader at CSFB Garantia from 1997 to 1998. He served as a member of the fiscal councils of Tele Norte Celular S.A., Tele Ceará S.A. and Tele Espírito Santo S.A. from 2001 to 2002. He graduated with a degree in production
engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Compensation

According to our bylaws, our shareholders are responsible for establishing the aggregate compensation we pay to the members of our board of directors and
our board of executive officers, as well as the individual compensation we pay to members of our fiscal council. Our shareholders determine this compensation at the annual shareholders meeting. Once aggregate compensation is established, our
board of directors is responsible for distributing such aggregate compensation individually to the members of our board of directors and our board of executive officers in compliance with our bylaws. Our board of directors does not have a
compensation committee.

The aggregate compensation paid by us to all members of our board of directors, board of executive officers and
our fiscal council for services in all capacities was R$74.4 million in 2008. This amount includes pension, retirement or similar benefits for our officers and directors. On April 8, 2009, our shareholders (acting at the annual
shareholders meeting) established the following compensation for the year 2009:



| |  |  | board of directors: an aggregate limit of approximately R$180,000;
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| |  |  | board of executive officers: an aggregate limit of R$1.0 million, not including possible amounts paid as benefits, representation allowance or profit sharing; and
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| |  |  | each regular member of our fiscal council: R$2,500 per month, plus travel and lodging expenses (the statutory minimum set forth in the Brazilian Corporation Law and
in our bylaws).
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We compensate our alternate directors for each meeting of our board of directors that they attend. We
compensate alternate members of our fiscal council for each meeting of our fiscal council that they attend.

Our executive officers receive
the same benefits generally provided to our employees, such as medical (including dental) assistance, private pension plan and meal vouchers. Like our employees, our executive officers also receive an annual bonus equal to one-months salary
(known as the thirteenth (monthly) salary in Brazil), an additional one-third of one-months salary for vacation, and contributions of 8.0% of their salary into a defined contribution pension fund known as the Guarantee Fund for
Time of Service (Fundo de Garantia por Tempo de Serviço).Members of our board of directors and fiscal council are not entitled to these benefits.

Members of our board of directors, board of executive officers and fiscal council are not parties to contracts providing for benefits upon the termination of employment other than, in the case of executive officers,
the benefits described above.

Share Ownership

Our common and preferred shares held by the members of our board of directors and board of executive officers, supervisory or management bodies, including outstanding stock options, do not exceed 1% of either class of our outstanding
shares.

Stock Option Plans

2000 Stock Option
Plan

On April 28, 2000, the shareholders of Brasil Telecom approved a stock option plan for officers and employees of Brasil
Telecom and its subsidiaries. This plan has expired. However, the rights vested under stock option agreements entered into while this plan was effective remain valid and effective according to the terms of those agreements. This plan was divided
into two separate programs: Program A, under which no options were granted, and Program B as described below.

Program B

Under Program B, Brasil Telecom granted options to purchase preferred shares of Brasil Telecom. The exercise price these options was established by a
managing committee based on the market price of Brasil Telecoms preferred shares on the date of grant of the option and is adjusted by the IGP-M between the agreement execution date and the payment date.

The remaining outstanding options granted under Program B are exercisable until December 31, 2011. Information related to outstanding options under
Program B is summarized below:



|                  |  |                        |   |      |                                 |  |                        |   |  |                                
|----------------- |  | ---------------------- | - | ---- | ------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | - |  | -------------------------------
|                  |  | 2007                   |   | 2008
|                  |  | Preferred shareoptions |   |      | Average exerciseprice (inreais) |  | Preferred shareoptions |   |  | Average exerciseprice (inreais)
|Opening balance   |  | 270,802                |   |      | 13.00                           |  | 256,855                |   |  | 16.88                          
|Exercised options |  |                       |   |      |                                |  | (162,084               | ) |  | 17.01                          
|Cancelled options |  | (13,947                | ) |      | 17.30                           |  | (15,259                | ) |  | 17.60                          
|                  |  |                        |   |      |                                 |  |                        |   |  |                                
|Closing balance   |  | 256,855                |   |      | 16.88                           |  | 79,512                 |   |  | 19.04                          



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As of December 31, 2008, the premiums on these options payable to Brasil Telecom, calculated under
the Black-Scholes method on the date of grant, would be approximately R$219,000 assuming all outstanding options will be fully exercised. As a result of the departure of four executives in early 2009, 26,960 of the preferred share options
outstanding as of December 31, 2008 were canceled.

2007 Stock Option Plan

On November 6, 2007, the shareholders of Brasil Telecom approved a stock option plan for officers and employees of Brasil Telecom company and its
subsidiaries. This plan authorizes Brasil Telecoms board of directors to establish stock option programs that provide for the grant of options to purchase shares contained in a performance unit consisting of preferred shares of
Brasil Telecom and common shares and preferred shares of our company as specified in the applicable stock option program. The shares represented by the performance units subject to these options cannot exceed 10% of the book value of each class of
share included in the performance units.

Brasil Telecoms board of directors is responsible for managing this plan and is vested with
full powers for establishing the stock option programs.

On December 14, 2007, Brasil Telecoms board of directors approved two
stock option programs under this plan, as described below. The vesting periods established in Programs 1 and 2 can be accelerated as a result of extraordinary events or conditions provided for in each option grant agreement, including as a result of
changes in the direct and indirect control of Brasil Telecom and Brasil Telecom Holding.

Program 1

Options under Program 1 may be granted on a one-time basis and Program 1 does not permit new grants for a period of up to four years following the initial
grants. Performance units under Program 1 consist of preferred shares of Brasil Telecom, and common shares and preferred shares of our company. Brasil Telecoms board of directors has established the exercise price of performance units to be
granted under Program 1, and the exercise price will be adjusted upwards by the IGP-M plus 6.0% per annum between the agreement execution date and the payment date and will be adjusted downwards to reflect the amounts paid as dividends and/or
interest on shareholders equity declared by the relevant company during the relevant period.

Program 2

Options under Program 2 may be granted annually on July 1 of each year and were granted on July 1, 2007 and July 18, 2008. Performance
units under Program 2 consist of preferred shares of Brasil Telecom, and common shares and preferred shares of our company. Brasil Telecoms board of directors has established the exercise prices of performance units to be granted under Program
2, and the exercise prices will be adjusted downwards to reflect the amounts paid as dividends and/or interest on shareholders equity declared by the relevant company during the relevant period.

The outstanding options granted under Program 2 were to vest on various dates between July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2012 and were to be exercisable
for a period of three years following vesting. However, such options were accelerated as described below. Information related to outstanding options in 2007 and 2008 under Program 2 is summarized below:



|                                   |  |                  |  |                                 |  |                  |   |  |                                
|---------------------------------- |  | ---------------- |  | ------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | - |  | -------------------------------
|                                   |  | 2007             |  | 2008                           
|                                   |  | Performanceunits |  | Average exerciseprice (inreais) |  | Performanceunits |   |  | Average exerciseprice (inreais)
|Opening balance                    |  |                 |  |                                |  | 4,036,440        |   |  | 28.37                          
|Granted options                    |  | 4,036,440        |  | 26.70                           |  | 724,955          |   |  | 32.39                          
|Exercised options                  |  |                 |  |                                |  | (171,971         | ) |  | 24.93                          
|Cancelled options                  |  |                 |  |                                |  | (423,914         | ) |  | 27.81                          
|                                   |  |                  |  |                                 |  |                  |   |  |                                
|Closing balance                    |  | 4,036,440        |  |                                |  | 4,165,510        |   |  | 31.12                          
|Options exercisable at end of year |  |                 |  |                                |  | 751,484          |   |  | 31.12                          



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During 2008, Brasil Telecom delivered 58,474 of its preferred shares from its treasury and Brasil Telecom
acquired in the market and delivered 61,908 common shares of Brasil Telecom Holding and 51,589 preferred shares of Brasil Telecom Holding in connection with the exercise of these options.

The fair value of the options granted was estimated on the grant date under the binomial option pricing model. We recognized expenses of R$17 million in
2008 and R$13 million in 2007 relating to these options, recorded liabilities of R$24 million and R$13 million as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and recorded shareholders equity of R$6 million and R$1 million as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

As a result of the acquisition of indirect control of Brasil Telecom and Brasil Telecom
Holding by Telemar, the vesting periods established in relation to all options granted pursuant to the 2007 Stock Option Plan were accelerated, and all options outstanding as of December 31, 2008 have been exercised. The options under Program 1
were settled for a total amount of R$17.9 million and the options under Program 2 were settled for a total amount of R$4.4 million.

For
more information on our stock option plans, see notes 29(b) and 37(b) to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

Employees

As of December 31, 2008, we had a total of 20,541 employees. All of our employees are employed on a
full-time basis, divided into the following functions: network operations, sales and marketing, information technology, call center operations, support areas and authorized agents.

The table below sets forth a breakdown of our employees by main category of activity and geographic location as of the dates indicated:



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|-------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ |  | ------ |  | ------
|                                             |  | As of December 31,
|                                             |  | 2006               |  | 2007   |  | 2008  
|Number of employees by category of activity: |  |                    |  |        |  |       
|Network operations                           |  | 1,978              |  | 2,036  |  | 1,830 
|Sales and marketing                          |  | 2,069              |  | 2,095  |  | 2,141 
|Information technology                       |  | 358                |  | 304    |  | 332   
|Call center operations                       |  | 104                |  | 10,860 |  | 14,064
|Support areas                                |  | 1,208              |  | 1,309  |  | 1,434 
|Authorized agents                            |  | 118                |  | 165    |  | 650   
|                                             |  |                    |  |        |  |       
|Total                                        |  | 5,835              |  | 16,769 |  | 20,451
|                                             |  |                    |  |        |  |       
|Number of employees by geographic location:  |  |                    |  |        |  |       
|Goiás                                        |  | 338                |  | 4,138  |  | 6,779 
|Paraná                                       |  | 662                |  | 4,814  |  | 5,273 
|Federal District                             |  | 2,129              |  | 2,175  |  | 2,377 
|Santa Catarina                               |  | 804                |  | 1,997  |  | 2,107 
|Mato Gross do Sul                            |  | 220                |  | 1,885  |  | 2,088 
|Rio Grande do Sul                            |  | 687                |  | 685    |  | 682   
|São Paulo                                    |  | 463                |  | 527    |  | 587   
|Mato Grosso                                  |  | 227                |  | 229    |  | 226   
|Rondônia                                     |  | 149                |  | 152    |  | 156   



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|------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------ |  | ------ |  | ------
|                                                 |  | As of December 31,
|                                                 |  | 2006               |  | 2007   |  | 2008  
|Tocantins                                        |  | 55                 |  | 56     |  | 57    
|Acre                                             |  | 41                 |  | 42     |  | 43    
|Rio de Janeiro                                   |  | 34                 |  | 39     |  | 42    
|Minas Gerais                                     |  | 7                  |  | 7      |  | 8     
|Ceará                                            |  | 2                  |  | 2      |  | 2     
|United States, Venezuela and the Bermuda Islands |  | 17                 |  | 21     |  | 24    
|                                                 |  |                    |  |        |  |       
|Total                                            |  | 5,835              |  | 16,769 |  | 20,541
|                                                 |  |                    |  |        |  |       

We negotiate separate collective bargaining agreements with the local unions in each of the states
in Region II for Brasil Telecom and each of its subsidiaries operating in such states. New collective bargaining agreements with these unions are negotiated every year. We maintain good relations with each of the unions representing our employees.
As of December 31, 2008, approximately 47.2% of our employees were members of state labor unions associated either with the National Federation of Telecommunications Workers (Federação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em
Telecomunicações), or Fenattel, or with the Interstate Federation of Telecommunications Workers (Federação Interestadual dos Trabalhadores em Telecomunicações), or Fittel. Some employees in
particular job categories are affiliated with other unions specific to such categories. We have never experienced a strike that had a material effect on our operations.

Employee Benefits

Pension Benefit Plans

Sistel Plan

Sistel is a private
pension fund created by Telebrás in November 1977 to supplement the benefits provided by the federal government to employees of the former Telebrás System. Since the privatization of Telebrás, Sistel has been sponsored by the
fixed-line telecommunications companies that resulted from the privatization of Telebrás, including our company. Sistel is self-funded and no longer admits new members. Although we no longer make contributions to Sistel, we are jointly and
severally responsible, along with other fixed-line telecommunications companies, for 100% of any insufficiency in payments owed to members of the Sistel Benefits Plan (Plano de Benefícios da Sistel), or PBS-A social security plan. As
of December 31, 2008, the PBS-A plan had R$6,828 million of plan assets and the Medical Assistance Plan to the Retired (Plano de Assistência Médica ao Aposentado), or PAMA, a health-care plan managed by Sistel had R$614
million of assets.

Fundação 14 (TCSPREV Plan)

In 2000, we began sponsoring the TCSPREV Plan, a private pension plan offered to employees that participated in the Sistel Plan and new employees who were
employed after the privatization of the Telebrás System. Members of the TCSPREV Plan have two categories of benefits: (1) risk benefits, which are funded according to the defined benefit method; and (2) programmable benefits, which
are funded according to the defined contribution method. We are responsible for any deficits incurred at the TCSPREV Plan according to the existing proportion of the contributions we make to this plan. We also provide a health assistance plan to
retired employees. As of December 31, 2008, the TCSPREV Plan had R$823 million of plan assets. During 2008, we did not make any contributions to the TCSPREV Plan.

Fundação BrTPREV Plan

In 2000, as a result of our acquisition of CRT, we assumed
responsibility for retirement benefits to CRTs employees. In October 2002, 96% of the CRT employees and retirees migrated to the BrTPREV Plan, a defined contribution and settled benefit plan that was closed to new participants in February
2005. As of December 31, 2008, the BrTPREV Plan had R$856 million of plan assets. The BrTPREV Plan has an existing deficit that is being amortized over 20 years. Since February 2003, we have been making additional monthly contributions to the
BrTPREV Plan to reduce this deficit, which totaled R$753 million as of December 31, 2008. During 2008, we contributed R$100 million to the BrTPREV Plan, not including the additional monthly contributions.



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For more information on our pension benefit plans, see notes 29 and 37 to our audited consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

Medical, Dental and Employee Assistance Benefits

We provide our employees with medical and dental assistance, pharmacy and prescription drug assistance, group life insurance and meal, food and
transportation assistance. We and our employees cover the costs of these benefits on a shared basis. In 2008, we contributed R$26 million to the medical and dental assistance and medicine plans, R$47 million for the Workers Food Program
(Programa de Alimentação do Trabalhador), or PAT, and R$22 million to the other benefits programs.

We also provide
health care benefit for retirees and pensioners under the PAMEC-BrT plan. The contributions for PAMEC-BrT were fully paid in July 1998. In November 2007, the assets and liabilities of PAMEC-BrT were transferred from Fundação 14 to us
and we began managing the plan. As a result of the transfer, we do not recognize assets to cover current expenses and we fully recognize the actuarial obligations as liabilities.

Profit Sharing Plans

Our collective bargaining agreements with several labor unions require us to
pay bonuses to employees who reach certain operational targets. As of December 31, 2008, we had provisioned R$99 million to be distributed in bonuses with respect to 2008.

Education and Training

We contribute to the professional qualification of our employees by offering
training for the development of organizational and technical skills. Approximately 1.5 million hours of distance education training were offered in 2008 to Brasil Telecom and third-party employees. In order to meet the demand for technical
training, we supported our second group of employees pursuing advanced degrees in engineering at the Universidade de Brasília.

In
2008, the Program of MBA Scholarships, administered in conjunction with IBMEC, in Rio de Janeiro and the Federal District of Brasília, provided 37 employees from all over Brazil with scholarships to improve their technical and managerial
performance at our company. In 2008, approximately R$7.8 million was invested in the qualification and training of our employees.



|ITEM 7. | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Major
Shareholders

Brasil Telecom Holding has two outstanding classes of share capital: common shares and preferred shares with no par value.
Generally, only Brasil Telecom Holdings common shares have voting rights. Brasil Telecom Holdings preferred shares have voting rights only in exceptional circumstances.

As of July 6, 2009, Brasil Telecom Holding had 134,031,688 issued common shares, including 1,480,800 common shares held in treasury, and 229,937,525
issued preferred shares.

At July 6, 2009, we had approximately 1,129,617 shareholders, including approximately 102 U.S. resident
holders of our common shares and approximately 28 U.S. resident holders of our preferred shares (including Citibank, N.A., as depositary under our ADR facility). At July 6, 2009, there were 761,671 common shares and 100,972,631 preferred shares
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The following table sets forth information concerning the ownership of our common shares and preferred
shares at July 6, 2009, by each person whom we know to be the owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common shares and our outstanding preferred shares, and by all of our directors and executive officers as a group. Except for the
shareholders listed below, we are not aware of any other of our shareholders holding more than 5% of any class of our share capital. Our principal shareholders have the same voting rights with respect to each class of our shares that they own as
other holders of shares of that class.



|                                                                                                       |  |                 |  |                  |  |                 |  |      |  |                 |  |     
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------- |  | ---------------- |  | --------------- |  | ---- |  | --------------- |  | ----
|                                                                                                       |  | Common Shares   |  | Preferred Shares |  | Total          
|Name                                                                                                   |  | Number ofShares |  | %                |  | Numberof Shares |  | %    |  | Number ofShares |  | %   
|Solpart                                                                                                |  | 68,907,150      |  | 52.0             |  |                |  |     |  | 68,907,150      |  | 19.0
|Invitel (1)                                                                                            |  | 68,907,150      |  | 52.0             |  |                |  |     |  | 68,907,150      |  | 19.0
|Copart 1 Participações S.A.(2)                                                                         |  | 121,545,213     |  | 91.7             |  | 76,645,842      |  | 33.3 |  | 198,191,055     |  | 54.7
|Coari Participações S.A.(3)                                                                            |  | 121,545,213     |  | 91.7             |  | 76,645,842      |  | 33.3 |  | 198,191,055     |  | 54.7
|Telemar Norte Leste S.A.(4)                                                                            |  | 121,545,213     |  | 91.7             |  | 76,645,842      |  | 33.3 |  | 198,191,055     |  | 54.7
|Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. (5)                                                                |  | 121,545,213     |  | 91.7             |  | 76,645,842      |  | 33.3 |  | 198,191,055     |  | 54.7
|Telemar Participações S.A.(6)                                                                          |  | 121,545,213     |  | 91.7             |  | 76,645,842      |  | 33.3 |  | 198,191,055     |  | 54.7
|All directors, fiscal council members, their alternates and executive officers as a group (20 persons) |  | 28              |  | *                |  | 7               |  | *    |  | 35              |  | *   



|* | less than 1%
|- | ------------



|(1) | Represents 68,907,150 common shares held by Solpart. Invitel owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Solpart. Invitel disclaims ownership of our shares owned by Solpart other than
with respect to its proportionate interest in these shares.
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|(2) | Represents 68,907,150 common shares held by Solpart and 52,638,063 common shares and 76,645,842 preferred shares held by Copart 1 Participações S.A. Copart 1
Participações S.A. owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Invitel.
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|(3) | Represents 68,907,150 common shares held by Solpart and 52,638,063 common shares and 76,645,842 preferred shares held by Copart 1 Participações S.A. Coari
Participações S.A. owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Copart 1 Participações S.A.
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|(4) | Represents 68,907,150 common shares held by Solpart and 52,638,063 common shares and 76,645,842 preferred shares held by Copart 1 Participações S.A. Telemar owns all
of the issued and outstanding shares of Coari Participações S.A.
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|(5) | Represents 68,907,150 common shares held by Solpart and 52,638,063 common shares and 76,645,842 preferred shares held by Copart 1 Participações S.A. TNL owns 97.4% of
the common shares and 70.1% of the preferred shares of Telemar, representing 82.0% of the outstanding share capital of Telemar. TNL disclaims ownership of our shares owned by Solpart other than with respect to its proportionate interest in these
shares.
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|(6) | Represents 68,907,150 common shares held by Solpart and 52,638,063 common shares and 76,645,842 preferred shares held by Copart 1 Participações S.A. TmarPart owns
53.7% of the common shares of TNL, representing 17.9% of the outstanding share capital of TNL, and 10.0% of the preferred shares of Telemar, representing 5.5% of the outstanding share capital of Telemar. TmarPart disclaims ownership of our shares
owned by Solpart other than with respect to its proportionate interest in these shares.
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Changes in Share Ownership

Telemar Agreement to Purchase Invitel

On
April 25, 2008, each of the shareholders of Invitel and Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., or Credit Suisse, as agent on behalf of Telemar, acting as principal, entered into the Share Purchase Agreement, under which Credit
Suisse agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Invitel and certain shares of our company owned by the shareholders of Invitel.



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Open Market Purchases of Preferred Shares of Brasil Telecom Holding and Brasil Telecom

Between April 25, 2008 and June 17, 2008, Copart 1 Participações S.A., a subsidiary of Telemar which we refer to as Copart 1,
acquired 55,819,400 of our preferred shares, representing 24.3% of our outstanding preferred shares and 15.4% of our share capital, for an aggregate purchase price of R$1,425 million in transactions conducted over the BOVESPA.

Tender Offers for Preferred Shares of Brasil Telecom Holding and Brasil Telecom

On June 19, 2008, Copart 1 announced the commencement of a voluntary tender offer for up to 20,826,442 of our preferred shares at a purchase price of R$30.47 per share. The auction with respect to this tender
offer took place on the BOVESPA on July 22, 2008. In this auction, Copart 1 acquired 20,826,442 of our preferred shares, representing 9.1% of our outstanding preferred shares and 5.7% of our outstanding share capital, for an aggregate purchase
price of R$635 million.

Closing of the Share Purchase Agreement

On November 21, 2008, pursuant to an Agency Agreement between Telemar and Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse assigned all of its rights and obligations under the Share Purchase Agreement to Telemar and Telemar assumed
these rights and obligations. On January 8, 2009, Copart 1 acquired all of the outstanding shares of Invitel and 12,185,836 of our common shares owned by the shareholders of Invitel for an aggregate purchase price of R$5,371 million.

Tender Offers for Common Shares of Brasil Telecom Holding and Brasil Telecom

Under Article 254-A of the Brazilian Corporation Law and CVM Instruction No. 361, of March 5, 2002, as amended, Telemar is required to offer to
purchase any and all of our common shares held by public shareholders as a result of Telemars acquisition of control over our company.

On May 22, 2009, Copart 1 announced the commencement of a mandatory tender offer for any and all of our outstanding common shares at a purchase price of R$61.63 per share (adjusted by the fluctuation in average daily rate of the CDI,
from January 8, 2009 until the date payment is made). The auction with respect to this tender offer took place on the BOVESPA on June 23, 2009. In the auction, Copart 1 acquired 40,452,227 of our common shares, representing 30.5% of our
outstanding common shares and 11.2% of our outstanding share capital, for an aggregate purchase price of R$2,618 million.

The Corporate Reorganization

Telemar has announced that following the completion of the mandatory tender offers, Telemar intends to conduct a corporate
reorganization of its subsidiaries that control our company for the purpose of simplifying its corporate structure. As part of this reorganization, Telemar intends to cause (1) the merger (incorporação) of our company with
and into Brasil Telecom, (2) a mandatory share exchange (incorporação de ações) to be completed between Brasil Telecom and Coari Participações S.A., and (3) the merger
(incorporação) of Coari Participações S.A. with and into Telemar In connection with the proposed share exchange and mergers, Telemar plans to file or cause to be filed with the SEC (1) one or more registration
statements on Form F-4, containing a prospectus which will be mailed to the shareholders of Brasil Telecom Holding, and (ii) other documents regarding the proposed share exchange and mergers. We urge investors and security holders to
carefully read the relevant prospectus and other relevant materials when they become available as they will contain important information about the proposed share exchange and mergers. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the
documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed share exchange and mergers, when available, free of charge on the SECs website at www.sec.gov or from Telemar. We believe that shares of Telemar to be received by our shareholders as a result
of the share exchange and the mergers will be significantly more liquid on the BOVESPA and the NYSE than the shares currently held by our shareholders.



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TmarPart

TmarPart has two outstanding classes of share capital: common shares and preferred shares with no par value. Generally, only TmarParts common shares have voting rights. TmarParts preferred shares have
voting rights only in exceptional circumstances.

Certain of TmarParts shareholders are parties to shareholders agreements that
address, among other matters, (1) voting rights at TmarPart shareholders meetings and (2) rights of first refusal and preemptive rights for disposal and purchase. See TmarPart Shareholders Agreements.

The following table sets forth information concerning the ownership of the common shares and preferred shares of TmarPart as of
July 6, 2009.



|                                         |  |                 |  |                  |  |                 |  |       |  |                 |  |     
|---------------------------------------- |  | --------------- |  | ---------------- |  | --------------- |  | ----- |  | --------------- |  | ----
|                                         |  | Common Shares   |  | Preferred Shares |  | Total          
|Name                                     |  | Number ofShares |  | %                |  | Numberof Shares |  | %     |  | Number ofShares |  | %   
|BNDES Participações S.A.                 |  | 858,225,280     |  | 31.4             |  | 1,000,000       |  | 100.0 |  | 859,225,280     |  | 31.4
|Fiago Participações S.A.(1)              |  | 683,147,324     |  | 25.0             |  |                |  |      |  | 683,147,324     |  | 25.0
|L.F. Tel S.A.                            |  | 529,095,885     |  | 19.3             |  |                |  |      |  | 529,095,882     |  | 19.3
|AG Telecom Participações S.A.(2)         |  | 529,095,885     |  | 19.3             |  |                |  |      |  | 529,095,885     |  | 19.3
|Fundação Atlântico de Seguridade Social. |  | 137,316,044     |  | 5.0              |  |                |  |      |  | 137,316,044     |  | 5.0 
|Others                                   |  | 10              |  | *                |  |                |  |      |  | 10              |  | *   



|* | less than 1%
|- | ------------



|(1) | Fiago Participações S.A. is a party to the Global Shareholders Agreement described below under TmarPart Shareholders Agreements, but does not
exercise its voting rights.
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|(2) | Represents direct ownership of 352,730,588 common shares owned by AG Telecom. and indirect ownership of 176,365,294 common shares held by Luxemburgo Participações
S.A., a subsidiary of AG Telecom.
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The following is a brief description of the principal shareholders of TmarPart:

BNDES Participações S.A. is a subsidiary of BNDES, or BNDESPar, which offers long-term financing to Brazilian
companies to contribute to the countrys development. BNDESPar is dedicated to strengthening the capital structure of private companies in Brazil and developing the capital markets in Brazil in a manner that is consistent with the operational
priorities and policies established by BNDES. See Related Party TransactionsBNDES Facilities.

Fiago
Participações S.A., or Fiago, is a holding company that invests in other companies. Fiago was established on January 23, 1998 to invest in companies emerging from the privatization of Telebrás and is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FCF Fundo de Investimento de Ações S.A., or FCF. FCF is owned by five Brazilian pension funds: Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do BrasilPrevi, or PREVI, which owns 51.9% of the share
capital of FCF; Fundação Atlântico de Seguridade Social, or FASS, which owns 26.0% of the share capital of FCF; Fundação dos Economiários FederaisFuncef, or FUNCEF, which owns 8.2% of the share capital
of FCF; PETROS, which owns 8.0% of the share capital of FCF; and Fundação Embratel de Seguridade SocialTelos, or TELOS, which owns 6.0% of the share capital of FCF.

L.F. Tel S.A.is a subsidiary of La Fonte Telecom S.A., a holding company that is part of the Jereissati Group. The Jereissati Group
partially owns and manages nine shopping malls in the Southern and Southeastern regions of Brazil. In 1997, the Jereissati Group made its first investment in the telecommunications sector by acquiring a small stake in the Band B telephone mobile
operators Americel and Telet, which it sold in 2001. L.F. Tel has then been investing in telecommunications in Brazil through TNL and its subsidiaries.



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AG Telecom Participações S.A. is a subsidiary of Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
responsible for managing the telecommunications business of the Andrade Gutierrez Group. This Group is focused on three core businesses: (1) engineering and construction work in Brazil and abroad; (2) public concessions in Brazil; and
(3) telecommunications in Brazil.

Fundação Atlântico de Seguridade Social is a private
supplementary pension entity that TNL incorporated in August 2004, and which manages private pension plans for the benefit of the employees of TNL and its subsidiaries.

On April 25, 2009, TmarPart announced that its shareholders had agreed to a restructuring of their holdings of TmarPart. Upon the effectiveness of this restructuring, (1) Fiago will distribute the TmarPart
shares that it holds to PREVI, PETROS, FUNCEF and FASS; and (2) BNDESPar will conduct an auction for a portion of its common shares of TmarPart, in which PETROS, FUNCEF and PREVI will have the opportunity to increase their total aggregate
shareholdings of TmarPart to 10%, 10% and 12.5%, respectively.

The following table sets forth information announced by TmarPart concerning
the ownership of the common shares and preferred shares of TmarPart following this restructuring. As of July 6, 2009, this restructuring had not occurred.



|                                                               |  |                 |  |                  |  |                 |  |       |  |                 |  |     
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- |  | ---------------- |  | --------------- |  | ----- |  | --------------- |  | ----
|                                                               |  | Common Shares   |  | Preferred Shares |  | Total          
|Name                                                           |  | Number ofShares |  | %                |  | Numberof Shares |  | %     |  | Number ofShares |  | %   
|AG Telecom Participações S.A.(1)                               |  | 529,095,885     |  | 19.3             |  |                |  |      |  | 529,095,885     |  | 19.3
|L.F. Tel S.A.                                                  |  | 529,095,885     |  | 19.3             |  |                |  |      |  | 529,095,882     |  | 19.3
|BNDES Participações S.A.                                       |  | 462,234,643     |  | 16.9             |  | 1,000,000       |  | 100.0 |  | 463,234,643     |  | 16.9
|Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do BrasilPrevi |  | 354,485,146     |  | 13.0             |  |                |  |      |  | 354,485,146     |  | 13.0
|Fundação Atlântico de Seguridade Social.                       |  | 314,592,775     |  | 11.5             |  |                |  |      |  | 314,592,775     |  | 11.5
|Fundação dos Economiários FederaisFuncef                      |  | 273,704,271     |  | 10.0             |  |                |  |      |  | 273,704,271     |  | 10.0
|Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade SocialPetros                 |  | 273,671,814     |  | 10.0             |  |                |  |      |  | 273,671,814     |  | 10.0
|Others                                                         |  | 10              |  | *                |  |                |  |      |  | 10              |  | *   



|* | less than 1%
|- | ------------



|(1) | Represents direct ownership of 352,730,588 common shares owned by AG Telecom. and indirect ownership of 176,365,294 common shares held by Luxemburgo Participações
S.A., a subsidiary of AG Telecom.
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TmarPart Shareholders Agreements

On April 25, 2008, TmarParts shareholders entered into two shareholders agreements. We refer to the Shareholders Agreement among AG
Telecom, L.F. Tel, Asseca Participações S.A., or Asseca, BNDESPar, Fiago, and FASS as parties, with TmarPart, PREVI, PETROS, FUNCEF and Andrade Gutierrez Investimentos em Telecomunicações S.A., as intervening parties, as
the Global Shareholders Agreement. We refer to the Shareholders Agreement among AG Telecom, L.F. Tel, Asseca and FASS as parties, with TmarPart and Andrade Gutierrez Investimentos em Telecomunicações S.A., as intervening
parties, as the Control Group Shareholders Agreement.

On June 20, 2008, the 352,730,590 common shares of TmarPart owned by
Asseca were distributed to L.F. Tel and Andrade Gutierrez Investimentos em Telecomunicações S.A., with each receiving 176,365,295 common shares of TmarPart. As a result, Asseca is no longer a shareholder of TmarPart and has no rights
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Global Shareholders Agreement

The initial term of the Global Shareholders Agreement expires on the later of April 25, 2048 and the expiration date of the last to expire of
the concessions or authorizations held by TmarPart or its subsidiaries. The term of the Global Shareholders Agreement may be extended for successive periods of 10 years with the consent of each of the parties thereto.

The parties to the Global Shareholders Agreement have agreed to the following provisions with respect to elections of members of the boards of
directors and executive officers, and the voting of their shares, of TNL, Telemar, Brasil Telecom Holding and Brasil Telecom and each of TNLs other subsidiaries that have annual net operating revenues equal to or greater than R$100 million,
which we refer to as the controlled subsidiaries:



| |  |  | AG Telecom, L.F. Tel, and FASS will together have the right to designate a majority of the members of the board of directors of each of the controlled subsidiaries.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Each increment of 9% of the voting share capital of TmarPart held by each of AG Telecom, L.F. Tel, BNDESPar, Fiago, and FASS will entitle that party to designate
one member of the board of directors of each of the controlled subsidiaries and his or her alternate.
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| |  |  | AG Telecom, L.F. Tel, BNDESPar, Fiago, and FASS will together, through rules outlined in the Global Shareholders Agreement, select the chief executive
officers of each of the controlled subsidiaries.
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| |  |  | The chief executive officer of TNL will select the other executive officers of TNL.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | The chief executive officer of TNL in conjunction with the chief executive officer of each of the other controlled subsidiaries will select the other executive
officers of that controlled subsidiary.
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| |  |  | BNDESPar and Fiago will together have the right to designate one member to the Fiscal Council of each of the controlled subsidiaries.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Following the anticipated distribution of the TmarPart shares held by Fiago to PREVI, PETROS and FUNCEF, these pension funds will be entitled to aggregate their
shares with BNDESPar to determine their eligibility to exercise the rights described above.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | AG Telecom, L.F. Tel, BNDESPar, Fiago, and FASS will hold pre-meetings prior to meetings of shareholders and of the boards of directors of the controlled
subsidiaries and will vote their TmarPart shares and instruct their representatives on the these boards of directors to vote in accordance with the decisions made at the pre-meetings.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Under the Global Shareholders Agreement, each of the parties has agreed:



| |  |  | not enter into other shareholders agreements with respect to its TmarPart shares, other than the Control Group Shareholders Agreement, and not to amend
the Control Group Shareholders Agreement without the consent of all parties to the Global Shareholders Agreement;
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | not to grant any liens on any of its TmarPart shares;
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | to grant a right of first refusal and tag along rights to the other parties to the Global Shareholders Agreement with respect to any sale of its TmarPart
shares; and
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | to sell its TmarPart shares to the other parties to the Global Shareholders Agreement in the event of a transfer of control of such shareholder.
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Control Group Shareholders Agreement

The initial term of the Control Group Shareholders Agreement expires on April 25, 2048 and may be extended for successive periods of 10 years
with the consent of each of the parties thereto.

Under the Control Group Shareholders Agreement, each of the parties has agreed:



| |  |  | to hold pre-meetings prior to the pre-meetings to be held pursuant to the Global Shareholders Agreement and to vote their TmarPart shares in accordance with
the decisions made at such pre-meetings; and
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| |  |  | not to enter into other shareholders agreements, other than the Global Shareholders Agreement; and
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | that any TmarPart shares sold by a party to the Control Group Shareholders Agreement to any other party to this agreement will remain subject to this
agreement.
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Related Party Transactions

The following summarizes the material transactions that we have engaged in with our principal shareholders and their affiliates since January 1, 2008.

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, each of our directors, their alternates and our executive officers cannot vote on any matter in which they have a
conflict of interest and such transactions can only be approved on reasonable and fair terms and conditions that are no more favorable than the terms and conditions prevailing in the market or offered by third parties. However, if one of our
directors is absent from a meeting of our board of directors, that directors alternate may vote even if that director has a conflict of interest, unless the alternate director shares that conflict of interest or has another conflict of
interest.

BNDES Facilities

For
a description of our credit facilities with BNDES, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsIndebtedness and Financing StrategyLong-Term Indebtedness. For other information about these agreements, see note 25
to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

Telemar

The Brazilian General Telecommunications Law requires all telecommunications service providers to interconnect their networks with those of other
providers on a non-discriminatory basis. As a result, Brasil Telecom, on the one hand, and Telemar and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, make certain interconnection payments to each other on terms established by ANATEL. In 2008, Telemar and its
subsidiaries paid an aggregate of R$291 million to Brasil Telecom and Brasil Telecom paid an aggregate of R$124 million to Telemar and its subsidiaries related to interconnection payments. See Item 4. Information on the CompanyOur
ServicesNetwork Usage Service (Interconnection Services).

In February 2009, Brasil Telecom Holding acquired private debentures
issued by Telemar. The outstanding principal amount of these debentures is payable at maturity in December 2013. These debentures bear interest at a rate of CDI plus 4.0% per annum, payable with the principal at maturity. At March 31,
2009, the outstanding amount of these debentures was R$1,220 million.

In March 2009, Brasil Telecom acquired private debentures issued by
Telemar. The outstanding principal amount of these debentures is payable at maturity in December 2013. These debentures bear interest at a rate of CDI plus 4.0% per annum, payable with the principal at maturity. At March 31, 2009, the
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|ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Consolidated Statements and Other
Financial Information

Reference is made to Item 19 for a list of all financial statements filed as part of this annual report.

Legal Proceedings

General

We are a party to certain legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business, including civil, administrative, tax, social security and labor
proceedings. We classify our risk of loss in legal proceedings as remote, possible or probable, and we only record provisions for reasonably estimable probable losses, as determined by our management. As of
December 31, 2008, the total estimated amount in controversy for those proceedings in respect of which the risk of loss was deemed probable or possible totaled approximately R$5,106 million, and we had established provisions of R$1,453 million
as of that date.

The composition of our provisions for legal contingencies is as follows as of the dates indicated:



|                         |      |                     |      |       |      |      
|------------------------ | ---- | ------------------- | ---- | ----- | ---- | -----
|Type of Legal Proceeding |      | As of December 31, 
|                         | 2006 |                     | 2007 |       | 2008
|                         |      | (in millions of R$)
|Tax                      |      | 179                 |      | 373   |      | 274  
|Civil (1)                |      | 346                 |      | 399   |      | 752  
|Labor                    |      | 487                 |      | 422   |      | 427  
|                         |      |                     |      |       |      |      
|Total                    |      | 1,012               |      | 1,194 |      | 1,453
|                         |      |                     |      |       |      |      



|(1) | Includes fines imposed by ANATEL.
|--- | ---------------------------------

Our provisions for
legal contingencies are subject to monthly monetary adjustments. For a detailed description of our provisions for contingencies, see note 28 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

As the result of Telemars acquisition of control of our company in January 2009, we have changed our criteria for estimating probable losses in
connection with labor proceedings and the recognition of ICMS tax credits in order to align our policies with those of Telemar. As a result, we have recorded additional provisions for labor proceedings and tax proceedings in 2009 in the amount of
R$325 million and R$387 million, respectively.

Additionally, as a result of certain judicial decisions in 2009, we have reclassified the
probability of loss in certain civil proceedings involving CRT, the leading fixed-line telecommunications service company in the State of Rio Grande do Sul that we acquired in 2000, from possible to probable. As a result, we have recorded an
additional provision in 2009 in the amount of R$1,153 million in connection with these proceedings.

Tax Proceedings

As of December 31, 2008, the total estimated contingency in connection with tax proceedings against us in respect of which the risk of loss was
deemed probable or possible totaled R$2,071 million, and we had recorded provisions of R$274 million related to these proceedings.

Value-Added State
Taxes (ICMS)

Under the regulations governing the ICMS, in effect in all Brazilian states, telecommunications companies must pay ICMS on
every transaction involving the sale of telecommunications services they provide. We may record ICMS credits for each of our purchases of operational assets. The ICMS regulations allow us to apply the credits we have recorded for the purchase of
operational assets to reduce the ICMS amounts we must pay when we sell our services.

We have received various tax assessments challenging
the amount of tax credits that we recorded to offset the ICMS amounts we owed. Most of the tax assessments are based on two main issues: (1) whether ICMS is due on those services subject to the Local Service Tax (Imposto Sobre
Serviços de Qualquer Natureza), or ISS; and (2) whether some of the assets we have purchased are related to the telecommunications services provided, and, therefore, eligible for an ICMS tax credit. A small part of the assessments
that are considered to have a probable risk of loss are related to: (1) whether certain revenues are subject to ICMS tax or ISS tax; (2) offset and usage of tax credits on the purchase of goods and other materials, including those
necessary to maintain the network; and (3) assessments related to non-compliance with certain ancillary (non-monetary) obligations.



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As of December 31, 2008, we deemed the risk of loss as possible with respect to approximately R$856
million of these assessments and we had recorded provisions in the amount of R$184 million for those assessments in respect of which we deemed the risk of loss as probable.

As the result of Telemars acquisition of control of our company in January 2009, we have changed our criteria for recording ICMS tax credits in
order to align our policies with those of Telemar. As a result, we have recorded additional provisions in 2009 in the amount of R$387 million in connection with these proceedings.

Local Service Tax (ISS)

We have received various tax assessments claiming that we owe ISS taxes on
supplementary services. We have challenged these assessments on the basis that ISS taxes should not be applied to supplementary services (such as, among others things, equipment leasing and technical and administrative services) provided by
telecommunications service providers, because these services do not clearly fit into the definition of telecommunications services.

As of December 31, 2008, we deemed the risk of loss as possible with respect to approximately R$179 million of these contingencies and the risk of loss as remote with respect to R$105 million of these contingencies.

Contributions to the INSS

Pursuant to Brazilian
social security legislation, companies must pay contributions to the National Social Security Institute (Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social), or INSS, based on their payroll. In the case of outsourced services, the contracting parties must,
in certain circumstances, withhold the social contribution due from the third-party service providers and pay the retained amounts to the INSS. In other cases, the parties are jointly and severally liable for contributions to the INSS. Assessments
have been filed against us in connection with social security contributions allegedly due, totaling R$274 million of estimated contingencies in respect of which we deemed the risk of loss as possible as December 31, 2008. As of that date, we
had recorded provisions of R$11 million in connection with these assessments.

Other Taxes

The Brazilian federal tax authorities are seeking to collect from us CSLL and IRPJ based on the taxable events that Brasil Telecom used to calculate these
taxes. We are also a defendant in several public class actions filed by the Public Attorneys Office and the National Association for the Defense of Credit Card Consumers (Associação Nacional de Defesa dos Consumidores de
Cartão de Crédito) that aim to suspend the PIS/COFINS charged to users of telecommunications services. As of December 31, 2008, we classified claims in the amount of R$397 million as having a possible risk of loss and we had
recorded provisions in the amount of R$69 million in respect of those assessments for which we classified the risk of loss as probable.

FUST

FUST is a fund that was established to promote the expansion of telecommunications services to non-commercially viable users. Due to a
change by ANATEL in the basis for calculation of FUST, as of December 31, 2008, we had provisioned R$3 million for additional contributions to this fund. The amount involved in the FUST proceedings totaled R$90 million. With respect to the
calculation of the contribution to FUST, the Brazilian Association of Fixed-Line Companies (Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Telefonia Fixa) of which we are members, filed a lawsuit to request a review of the applicable
legislation.

REFIS

In November 2000,
we formalized our participation in the Tax Payment Program (Programa de Recuperação Fiscal), or REFIS, a program established to permit payment of tax debts on an installment basis. We began paying installments of outstanding
administrative taxes and INSS in the aggregate amount of R$75 million. As of December 31, 2006, we had fully paid the amounts outstanding under the REFIS program; however, the Brazilian federal authorities did not deem paid certain amounts that
were paid with tax credits we held. Therefore, as of December 31, 2008, we had recorded provisions in the amount of R$13 million in connection with this dispute.

In 2004, we formalized our participation in REFIS II, the Special Alternative Payment Program (Parcelamento Especial), or PAES, with respect to certain outstanding federal taxes and commenced payment of such
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Brazilian federal tax authorities challenged the amount included in the PAES program, which totaled R$73 million. We consider the risk of loss with respect
to the federal tax authorities challenge of the amount to be remote and therefore had not recorded any provisions in respect thereof as of December 31, 2008.

Civil Claims

As of December 31, 2008, the total estimated contingency in connection with
civil claims against us, including ANATEL proceedings, in respect of which the risk of loss was deemed possible or probable totaled R$1,973 million, and we had recorded provisions of R$752 million related to these claims as of that date.

Administrative Proceedings

We are subject to
administrative proceedings brought by ANATEL, which primarily relate to the establishment of customer service kiosks, the failure to achieve certain goals defined in the General Plan on Universal Service relating to the installation of individual
access lines, and compliance with ANATEL rules relating to technical support for wireless internet users. As of December 31, 2008, the total estimated contingency in connection with administrative proceedings against us in which we deemed the
risk of loss as probable or possible totaled R$312 million, all of which relates to ANATEL proceedings, and we had recorded provisions of R$149 million related to these proceedings in respect of which we deemed the risk of loss as probable.

CRT

We are subject to various civil
claims as the successor entity to CRT, which we acquired in 2000. The claims, filed in 1998 and 1999, allege: (1) error in the sale of CRTs share capital; (2) the illegality of bidding procedure No. 04/98; (3) errors in the
calculation of the number of shares offered; (4) procedural nonconformities in the shareholders meeting that approved the sale of shares of CRT; and (5) errors in the valuation of the shares of CRT. The estimated amount of these
claims as of December 31, 2008 was approximately R$663 million. Because we considered the risk of loss in these proceedings as remote, we had not recorded provisions for these amounts.

As successor to CRT, we are also a defendant in several claims filed by users of telephone lines in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The claimants allege
that CRT did not grant them the shares they were entitled to under participation agreements entered into with CRT. We have been ordered to pay certain claimants and, as of December 31, 2008, the total estimated contingency in connection with
these claims totaled R$584 million. As of that date, we had recorded provisions in the amount of R$261 million in respect of the portion of claims we considered as having a probable risk of loss.

As a result of certain judicial decisions in 2009, we have reclassified the probability of loss in connection with certain proceedings involving CRT from
possible to probable. As a result, we have recorded an additional provision in 2009 in the amount of R$1,153 million in connection with these proceedings.

Splice do Brasil  Telecomunicações e Eletrodomésticos Ltda

Splice do Brasil 
Telecomunicações e Eletrodomésticos Ltda., or Splice, has brought an action against us in connection with a contractual dispute over pricing terms. The lower courts rendered a decision favorable to Splice; however, the lower
court decision is limited to the determination of the method of calculation, which will be calculated by a court-appointed accountant. This decision nevertheless clarifies the amount of damages that Splice would be entitled to if it ultimately
prevails. We have appealed the lower courts decision. As of the date of this annual report, a final decision has not been rendered. As of December 31, 2008, we considered the risk of loss in connection with this proceeding as probable and
therefore had recorded a provision amounting to R$56 million in connection with this claim.

Community Telephone Program

As successor to Telecomunicações do Mato Grosso do Sul S.A.  Telems, which was one of the operating companies that we acquired in the
privatization of Telebrás, we are subject to various civil claims in connection with a telephone program established in that state. As of December 31, 2008, we had classified claims in the amount of R$86 million as having a possible risk
of loss for which no provisions had been made. As of that date, we had recorded provisions in the amount of R$46 million for those claims in respect of which we deemed the risk of loss as probable. In addition, we are subject to claims relating to
the Community Telephone Program as successor to Telecomunicações de Goiás S.A.  Telegoiás and Telecomunicações do Mato Grosso S.A.  Telemat, which were



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operating companies that we acquired in the privatization of Telebrás. As of December 31, 2008, we had classified claims by customers of
Telegoiás and Telemat in the amount of R$309 million as having a possible risk of loss for which no provisions had been made. As of that date, we had recorded provisions in the amount of R$24 million for those claims by customers of
Telegóias and Telemat in respect of which we deemed the risk of loss as probable.

Customer Service Centers

We are a defendant in 39 civil class actions filed by the Attorney General of the National Treasury jointly with certain consumer agencies demanding the
re-opening of customer service centers. The lower courts rendered decisions unfavorable to us in 24 of these civil class actions, and we have appealed these decisions. As of December 31, 2008, we had recorded provisions in the amount of R$18
million in relation to these proceedings.

Subscription Fees

We are a defendant in several class actions and individual claims which contest the legality of the subscription fees charged for fixed-line services. We have been temporarily prohibited from charging certain monthly
fees with respect to 15,674 of the 66,769 claimants. Notwithstanding this temporary prohibition, the superior courts have been rendering decisions that uphold the right to charge subscription fees.

Claims Regarding the Brasil Telecom Trust

In
September 2003, Brasil Telecoms management entered into an Irrevocable Trust Agreement and Declaration, or the Trust Agreement, to constitute a trust for the benefit of Brasil Telecom and transferred to it the rights arising from certain
proceedings disclosed in Brasil Telecoms financial statements. Mr. Roberto Mangabeira Unger, the trustee, was appointed to represent Brasil Telecoms interests, the sole beneficiary of the trust, in any such proceedings.

In September 2004, a division of the CVM granted a favorable decision on behalf of Brasil Telecom and Brasil Telecom Holding by recognizing the
effectiveness of the trust in Brazil. An appeal was filed by the Administrative Council of the CVM.

In July 2006, Brasil Telecom filed a
claim with the Probate Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requesting that Professor Claudio M. Considera substitute Mr. Roberto Mangabeira Unger as agent of the trust. CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners Administradora de Recursos Ltda.
opposed the request stating that they were entitled to nominate the successor to the trustee. In March 2007, Brasil Telecom filed a second claim before the Probate Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners
Administradora de Recursos Ltda. and Mr. Roberto Mangabeira Unger, which was consolidated with the first. The second claim also requested that Brasil Telecom be granted the authority to unilaterally amend the Trust Agreement in order to
eliminate Opportunitys right to nominate the successor to the trusts agent. Mr. Unger filed counterclaims against us, which was contested by Brasil Telecom by reaffirming its claims against Mr. Unger.

On April 25, 2008, Telemar, Brasil Telecom, Brasil Telecom Holding and its affiliates, the Opportunity Fund and other parties from the Opportunity
Group entered into an agreement to settle all pending judicial claims related to the Trust Agreement. Mr. Unger resigned on August 28, 2008, and Brasil Telecom appointed Mr. Filipe Laudo de Camargo as its new trustee. In 2009, the
trust was terminated.

Labor Claims

We are a party to a large number of labor claims arising out of the ordinary course of our businesses. We do not believe any of these claims, individually or in the aggregate would have a material effect on our business, financial condition
or results of operations if such claims are decided against us. These proceedings generally involve claims for: (1) risk premium payments sought by employees working in dangerous conditions; (2) wage parity claims seeking equal pay among
employees who do the same kind of work, within a given period of time, and have the same productivity and technical performance; (3) indemnification payments for, among other things, work accidents, occupational injuries, employment stability,
child care allowances and achievement of productivity standards set forth in our collective bargaining agreements; (4) overtime wages; and (5) joint liability allegations by employees of third-party service providers. As of
December 31, 2008, the amount at issue in labor claims against us in respect of which the risk of loss was deemed possible or probable totaled R$1,062 million, and we had recorded provisions of R$427 million related to these claims.

As the result of Telemars acquisition of control of our company in January 2009, we have changed our criteria for estimating probable losses in
connection with labor proceedings in order to align our policies with those of Telemar. As a result, we have recorded additional provisions for labor proceedings in 2009 in the amount of R$325 million.



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Claims Relating to Telebrás

The legality of the breakup and privatization of Telebrás has been challenged in numerous legal proceedings, a large majority of which have now
been dismissed. A few, however, are still pending. We believe that the final resolution of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Telebrás is party to various judicial proceedings and subject to certain other claims and contingencies. Under the terms of the breakup and
privatization of Telebrás, Telebrás remains liable for acts committed by Telebrás prior to the date of its breakup and privatization, except for labor and tax related claims, for which Telebrás and its successors
(including our company) are jointly and severally liable. We believe that the risk that one of these claims would have a material adverse effect on our company is remote.

Dividends and Dividend Policy

Payment of Dividends

Our dividend distribution policy has historically included the distribution of periodic dividends, based on annual balance sheets approved by our board of
directors. When we pay dividends on an annual basis, they are declared at our annual shareholders meeting, which we are required by the Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws to hold by April 30 of each year. When we declare dividends,
we are generally required to pay them within 60 days of declaring them unless the shareholders resolution establishes another payment date. In any event, if we declare dividends, we must pay them by the end of the fiscal year for which they
are declared. Under Article 9 of Law 9,249/95 and our bylaws, we also may pay interest attributable to shareholders equity as an alternative form of dividends upon approval of our board of directors. For a more detailed description of interest
attributable to shareholders equity, see Payment of Dividends and Interest Attributable to Shareholders EquityInterest Attributable to Shareholders Equity.

The following table sets forth the dividends and/or interest attributable to shareholders equity paid to holders of our common shares and preferred
shares since January 1, 2004 in reaisand in U.S. dollars translated from reaisat the commercial market selling rate in effect as of the payment date.



|     |  |                     |  |                 |        |                    |    |              |  |                 |        |  |     |       
|---- |  | ------------------- |  | --------------- | ------ | ------------------ | -- | ------------ |  | --------------- | ------ |  | --- | ------
|     |  |                     |  | NominalReaisper |        | US$ equivalent per
|Year |  | Payment Date        |  | Commonshares    |        | PreferredShares    |    | Commonshares |  | PreferredShares
|2004 |  | March 5, 2004(1)    |  | R$              | 0.0112 |                    | R$ | 0.0112       |  | US$             | 0.0039 |  | US$ | 0.0039
|     |  | May 3, 2004(2)      |  |                 | 0.2764 |                    |    | 0.2764       |  |                 | 0.0935 |  |     | 0.0935
|2005 |  | January 14, 2005(2) |  |                 | 0.6811 |                    |    | 0.6811       |  |                 | 0.2516 |  |     | 0.2516
|     |  | May 16, 2005(3)     |  |                 | 0.7182 |                    |    | 0.7182       |  |                 | 0.2899 |  |     | 0.2899
|     |  | May 23, 2005(1)     |  |                 | 0.8276 |                    |    | 0.8276       |  |                 | 0.3406 |  |     | 0.3406
|2006 |  | January 13, 2006(2) |  |                 | 0.9722 |                    |    | 0.9722       |  |                 | 0.4274 |  |     | 0.4274
|2007 |  | May 31, 2007(4)     |  |                 | 1.2413 |                    |    | 1.2413       |  |                 | 0.6435 |  |     | 0.6435
|2008 |  | April 16, 2008(5)   |  |                 | 1.9760 |                    |    | 1.9760       |  |                 | 1.1833 |  |     | 1.1833



|(1) | Represents dividends.
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|(2) | Represents interest attributable to shareholders equity.
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|(3) | Represents interest attributable to shareholders equity of R$0.5975 (US$0.2412) per common and preferred share, plus dividends of R$0.1207 (US$0.0487) per common and preferred
share.
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|(4) | Represents interest attributable to shareholders equity of R$1.1405 (US$0.5912) per common and preferred share, plus dividends of R$0.1009 (US$0.0523) per common and preferred
share.
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|(5) | Represents interest attributable to shareholders equity of R$0.9278 (US$0.5556) per common and preferred share, plus dividends of R$1.048 (US$0.6276) per common and preferred
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We have also declared, but not yet paid, interest attributable to shareholders equity of
(1) R$0.5159 per common and preferred share on April 9, 2008, and (2) R$0.2146 per common and preferred share on December 30, 2008, each to be paid by December 31, 2009.

The following discussion summarizes the principal provisions of the Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws relating to the distribution of dividends,
including interest attributable to shareholders equity.

Calculation of Adjusted Net Profits

At each annual shareholders meeting, our board of directors is required to recommend how to allocate our net profits for the preceding fiscal year,
which recommendation our board of executive officers initially submits to our board of directors for approval. This allocation is subject to approval by our common shareholders. The Brazilian Corporation Law defines net profits for any
fiscal year as our net income after income taxes for that fiscal year, net of any accumulated losses from prior fiscal years and any amounts allocated to employees participation in our net profits in that fiscal year. Under the Brazilian
Corporation Law, our adjusted net profits available for distribution are equal to our net profits in any fiscal year, reduced by amounts allocated to our legal reserve and other applicable reserves, and increased by any reversals of reserves that we
constituted in prior years.

Our calculation of net profits and allocations to reserves for any fiscal year are determined on the basis of
financial statements prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP.

Reserve Accounts

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws, we are required to maintain a legal reserve. In addition, we are permitted by the Brazilian
Corporation Law to establish the following discretionary reserves:



| |  |  | a contingency reserve for an anticipated loss that is deemed probable in future years. Any amount so allocated in a previous year must be reversed in the fiscal
year in which the loss had been anticipated if the loss does not occur as projected or charged off in the event that the anticipated loss occurs;
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| |  |  | a reserve for investment projects, in an amount based on a capital expenditure budget approved by our shareholders;
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| |  |  | an unrealized income reserve described under Mandatory Distributions below; and
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| |  |  | a tax incentive investment reserve, included in our capital reserve accounts, in the amount of the reduction in our income tax obligations due to government tax
incentive programs.
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Allocations to each of these reserves (other than the legal reserve) are subject to approval by our
common shareholders voting at our annual shareholders meeting.

The Brazilian Corporation Law provides that the legal reserve and the
tax incentive investment reserve may be credited to shareholders equity or used to absorb losses, but these reserves are unavailable for the payment of distributions in subsequent years. The amounts allocated to the other reserves may be
credited to shareholders equity and used for the payment of distributions in subsequent years.

Legal Reserve Account

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws, we must allocate 5% of our net profits for each fiscal year to our legal reserve until the aggregate
amount of our legal reserve equals 20% of our paid-in capital. However, we are not required to make any allocations to our legal reserve in a fiscal year in which our legal reserve, when added to our other reserves, exceeds 30% of our
shareholders equity. At December 31, 2008, we had a balance of R$306 million in our legal reserve account.



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Capital Reserve Accounts

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, we are also permitted to record a capital reserve that may be used only (1) to absorb losses which exceed retained earning and profit reserves as defined in the Brazilian
Corporation Law, and (2) to redeem or repurchase share capital and/or participation certificates, (3) to increase our capital, or (4) if specified in our bylaws (which currently do not so specify), to pay preferred share dividends.
Amounts allocated to our capital reserves are unavailable for the payment of distributions and are not taken into consideration for purposes of determining the mandatory distributable amount. At December 31, 2008, we had a balance of R$309
million in our capital reserve accounts.

Dividend Preference of Preferred Shares

Under our bylaws, our preferred shareholders are entitled to a minimum annual non-cumulative preferential dividend, or the Minimum Preferred Dividend,
equal to the greater of (i) 6.0% per year of their pro ratashare of our capital or (ii) 3.0% per year of the book value of our shareholders equity divided by our total number of shares, before dividends may be paid
to our common shareholders. Distributions of dividends in any year are made:



| |  |  | first, to the holders of preferred shares, up to the amount of the Minimum Preferred Dividend for such year;
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| |  |  | then, to the holders of common shares, until the amount distributed in respect of each common share is equal to the amount distributed in respect of each preferred
share; and
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| |  |  | thereafter, to the common and preferred shareholders on a pro rata basis.
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If the Minimum Preferred Dividend is not paid for a period of three years, holders of preferred shares shall be entitled to full voting rights.

Mandatory Distributions

As
permitted by the Brazilian Corporation Law, our bylaws specify that 25% of our adjusted net profits for each fiscal year must be distributed to shareholders as dividends or interest attributable to shareholders equity. Pursuant to our bylaws,
such value will be increased up to the amount necessary for the payment of the Minimum Preferred Dividend. We refer to this amount as the mandatory distributable amount.

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, the amount by which the mandatory distributable amount exceeds the realized portion of net income for any particular year may be allocated to the unrealized income
reserve, and the mandatory distribution may be limited to the realized portion of net income. The realized portion of net income is the amount by which our net income exceeds the sum of (1) our net positive results, if
any, from the equity method of accounting for earnings and losses of our subsidiaries and certain associated companies, and (2) the profits, gains or income obtained on transactions maturing after the end of the following fiscal year. As
amounts allocated to the unrealized income reserve are realized in subsequent years, such amounts must be added to the dividend payment relating to the year of realization.

In addition to the mandatory distributable amount, our board of directors may recommend that holders of our common shares approve the payment of
additional distributions. Distributions made to holders of our preferred shares are computed in determining whether we have paid the required mandatory distribution. We net any payment of interim distributions against the required mandatory
distribution for that fiscal year.

The Brazilian Corporation Law permits us to suspend the mandatory distribution in respect of common
shares and preferred shares if our board of directors reports to our annual shareholders meeting that the distribution would be incompatible with our financial condition at that time. Our fiscal council must approve any suspension of the
mandatory distribution. In addition, our management must report the reasons of any suspension of the mandatory distribution to the CVM. We must allocate net profits not distributed by our company as a result of a suspension to a special reserve and,
if not absorbed by subsequent losses, we must distribute these amounts as soon as our financial condition permits. In case our profits reserves, as defined in the Brazilian Corporation Law, exceed our share capital, the excess must be credited to
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Payment of Dividends and Interest Attributable to Shareholders Equity

We may pay the mandatory distributable amount as dividends or as interest attributable to shareholders equity, which is similar to a dividend but is
deductible in calculating our income tax obligations.

Because our shares are issued in book-entry form, dividends with respect to any
share are automatically credited to the account holding such share. Shareholders who are not residents of Brazil must register with the Brazilian Central Bank in order for dividends, sales proceeds or other amounts with respect to their shares to be
eligible to be remitted outside of Brazil.

The preferred shares underlying the ADSs are held in Brazil by the Depositary, which has
registered with the Brazilian Central Bank as the registered owner of our shares. Payments of cash dividends and distributions, if any, will be made in Brazilian currency to the Depositary. The Depositary will then convert such proceeds into dollars
and will cause such dollars to be distributed to holders of ADSs. As with other types of remittances from Brazil, the Brazilian government may impose temporary restrictions on remittances to foreign investors of the proceeds of their investments in
Brazil, as it did for approximately six months in 1989 and early 1999, and on the conversion of Brazilian currency into foreign currencies, which could hinder or prevent the depositary from converting dividends into U.S. dollars and remitting these
U.S. dollars abroad. See Item 3. Key InformationRisk FactorsRisks Relating to Our Preferred Shares and the ADSs.

Dividends

We are required by the Brazilian Corporation Law and by our bylaws to hold an annual shareholders meeting by April 30 of each
year. At our annual shareholders meeting, our common shareholders may vote to declare an annual dividend. Our payment of annual dividends is based on our audited financial statements prepared for our preceding fiscal year.

Any holder of record of shares at the time that a dividend is declared is entitled to receive dividends. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, we are
generally required to pay dividends within 60 days after declaring them, unless the shareholders resolution establishes another payment date, which, in any case, must occur prior to the end of the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared.

Our board of directors may declare interim dividends based on the accrued profits recorded or the realized profits in our annual or
semi-annual financial statements approved by our common shareholders. In addition, we may pay dividends from net income based on our unaudited quarterly financial statements. We may set off any payment of interim dividends against the amount of the
mandatory distributable amount for the year in which the interim dividends were paid.

Interest Attributable to Shareholders Equity

Brazilian companies, including our company, are permitted to pay interest attributable to shareholders equity as an alternative
form of payment of dividends to our shareholders. These payments may be deducted when calculating Brazilian income tax and social contribution tax. The interest rate applied to these distributions generally cannot exceed the Long-Term Interest Rate
for the applicable period. The amount of interest paid that we can deduct for tax purposes cannot exceed the greater of:



| |  |  | 50% of our net income (after the deduction of the provision for social contribution tax and before the deduction of the provision for corporate income tax) before
taking into account any such distribution for the period for which the payment is made; and
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| |  |  | 50% of the sum of our retained earnings and profit reserves.
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Any payment of interest attributable to shareholders equity to holders of common shares, preferred
shares or ADSs, whether or not they are Brazilian residents, is subject to Brazilian withholding tax at the rate of 15%, except that a 25% withholding tax rate applies if the recipient is a resident of a tax haven jurisdiction. A tax haven
jurisdiction is a country (1) that does not impose income tax or whose income tax rate is lower than 20% or (2) which does not permit disclosure of the identity of shareholders of entities organized under its jurisdiction. See Item
10. Additional InformationTaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations. Under our bylaws, we may include the amount distributed as interest attributable to shareholders equity, net of any withholding tax, as part of the mandatory
distributable amount.

Prescription of Payments

Our shareholders have three years to claim dividend distributions made with respect to their shares, as from the date that we distribute the dividends to our shareholders, after which any unclaimed dividend distributions legally revert to
us. We are not required to adjust the amount of any distributions for inflation that occurs during the period from the date of declaration to the payment date.

Significant Changes

Other than as disclosed in this annual report, no significant change has occurred since the date of the
audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.



|ITEM 9. | THE OFFER AND LISTING
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Markets for Our Equity Securities

The principal trading market for our common shares and preferred shares is the BOVESPA, where they are traded under the symbols
BRTP3 and BRTP4, respectively. Our common shares and preferred shares began trading on the BOVESPA on September 21, 1998. On November 16, 1998, ADSs representing our preferred shares began trading on the NYSE under
the symbol BRP.

We have registered one class of ADSs with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act. Each ADS is evidenced by
ADRs, each representing five of our preferred shares. On December 31, 2008, there were 17,134,481 ADSs outstanding, representing 85,672,405 preferred shares, or 37.3% of our outstanding preferred shares.

Price History of Our Preferred Shares and the ADSs

The table below sets forth the high and low closing sales prices and the approximate average daily trading volume for our preferred shares on the BOVESPA and the high and low closing sales prices and the approximate average daily trading
volume for the ADSs on the NYSE for the periods indicated.



|     |      |                                  |     |                                                  |  |                      |  |                                             |  |       |  |        
|---- | ---- | -------------------------------- | --- | ------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | -------
|     |      | BOVESPA                          |     | NYSE                                            
|     |      | Reaisper Preferred Share         |     | U.S. dollars per ADS                            
|     |      | Closing Price perPreferred Share |     | Average DailyTrading Volume(thousands of shares) |  | Closing Price perADS |  | Average DailyTrading Volume(number of ADSs)
|     | High |                                  | Low |                                                  |  | High                 |  | Low                                         | 
|     |      | (in reais)                       |     |                                                  |  | (in U.S. dollars)    |  |                                            
|2004 |      | 26.30                            |     | 16.06                                            |  | 585.5                |  | 45.53                                       |  | 25.70 |  | 234,519
|2005 |      | 21.00                            |     | 15.15                                            |  | 521.4                |  | 45.18                                       |  | 30.69 |  | 260,160
|2006 |      | 19.17                            |     | 12.20                                            |  | 502.0                |  | 44.02                                       |  | 27.62 |  | 265,022
|2007 |      | 28.61                            |     | 16.50                                            |  | 696.4                |  | 79.60                                       |  | 38.83 |  | 344,060
|2008 |      | 28.68                            |     | 13.27                                            |  | 920.4                |  | 85.23                                       |  | 29.11 |  | 344,060



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|---------------------- | ---- | -------------------------------- | --- | ------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | -------
|                       |      | BOVESPA                          |     | NYSE                                            
|                       |      | Reaisper Preferred Share         |     | U.S. dollars per ADS                            
|                       |      | Closing Price perPreferred Share |     | Average DailyTrading Volume(thousands of shares) |  | Closing Price perADS |  | Average DailyTrading Volume(number of ADSs)
|                       | High |                                  | Low |                                                  |  | High                 |  | Low                                         | 
|2007                   |      |                                  |     |                                                  |  |                      |  |                                             |  |       |  |        
|First Quarter          |      | 19.31                            |     | 16.50                                            |  | 621.4                |  | 47.05                                       |  | 38.83 |  | 276,292
|Second Quarter         |      | 24.60                            |     | 18.76                                            |  | 713.5                |  | 63.05                                       |  | 46.23 |  | 367,890
|Third Quarter          |      | 28.56                            |     | 21.82                                            |  | 674.9                |  | 76.46                                       |  | 52.50 |  | 412,360
|Fourth Quarter         |      | 28.61                            |     | 23.57                                            |  | 778.9                |  | 79.60                                       |  | 64.36 |  | 317,959
|2008                   |      |                                  |     |                                                  |  |                      |  |                                             |  |       |  |        
|First Quarter          |      | 28.68                            |     | 20.70                                            |  | 996.1                |  | 84.05                                       |  | 59.21 |  | 605,290
|Second Quarter         |      | 27.80                            |     | 23.20                                            |  | 1,710.8              |  | 85,23                                       |  | 69.79 |  | 481,749
|Third Quarter          |      | 24.85                            |     | 14.85                                            |  | 494.7                |  | 78.16                                       |  | 40.28 |  | 247,155
|Fourth Quarter         |      | 22.47                            |     | 13.27                                            |  | 503.2                |  | 50.59                                       |  | 29.11 |  | 209,840
|2009                   |      |                                  |     |                                                  |  |                      |  |                                             |  |       |  |        
|First Quarter          |      | 19.35                            |     | 13.95                                            |  | 376.7                |  | 42.67                                       |  | 28.93 |  | 175,577
|Most Recent Six Months |      |                                  |     |                                                  |  |                      |  |                                             |  |       |  |        
|January 2009           |      | 19.35                            |     | 14.81                                            |  | 371.8                |  | 42.67                                       |  | 31.35 |  | 148,626
|February 2009          |      | 15.34                            |     | 13.96                                            |  | 337.7                |  | 33.38                                       |  | 28.93 |  | 142,014
|March 2009             |      | 16.80                            |     | 13.95                                            |  | 413.3                |  | 37.77                                       |  | 29.20 |  | 229,064
|April 2009             |      | 17.35                            |     | 15.97                                            |  | 379.0                |  | 39.66                                       |  | 35.91 |  | 154,317
|May 2009               |      | 18.69                            |     | 16.60                                            |  | 358.3                |  | 46.61                                       |  | 39.61 |  | 98,897 
|June 2009              |      | 17.85                            |     | 14.69                                            |  | 532.1                |  | 46.02                                       |  | 35.90 |  | 122,398
|July 2009 (1)          |      | 15.65                            |     | 14.87                                            |  | 738.2                |  | 39.54                                       |  | 37.29 |  | 126,433



|(1) | Through July 6, 2009.
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Source: Economática Ltda./
Bloomberg

On July 6, 2009, the closing sales price of:



| |  |  | our preferred shares on the BOVESPA was R$15.41 per share; and
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| |  |  | the ADSs on the NYSE was US$39.06 per ADS.
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Regulation of Brazilian Securities Markets

The Brazilian securities markets are regulated by the CVM, which has regulatory
authority over the stock exchanges and the securities markets generally, the National Monetary Council and the Central Bank, which has, among other powers, licensing authority over brokerage firms and which regulates foreign investment and foreign
exchange transactions. The Brazilian securities markets are governed by (1) Law No. 6,385, as amended and supplemented, which is the principal law governing the Brazilian securities markets; (2) the Brazilian Corporation Law; and
(3) the regulations issued by the CVM, the National Monetary Council and the Central Bank.

These laws and regulations provide for,
among other things, disclosure requirements applicable to issuers of publicly traded securities, restrictions on insider trading (including criminal sanctions under the Brazilian Penal Code) and price manipulation, protection of minority
shareholders and disclosure of transactions in a companys securities by its insiders, including directors, officers and major shareholders. They also provide for the licensing and oversight of brokerage firms and the governance of Brazilian
stock exchanges.

However, the Brazilian securities markets are not as highly regulated or supervised as U.S. securities markets or
securities markets in some other jurisdictions. In addition, rules and policies against self-dealing or for preserving shareholder interests may be less well-defined and enforced in Brazil than in the United States, which may put holders of our
preferred shares and the ADSs at a disadvantage. Finally, corporate disclosures also may be less complete than for public companies in the United States and certain other jurisdictions.



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Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, a company is either publicly held (companhia aberta), as we
are, or privately held (companhia fechada). All publicly held companies are registered with the CVM and are subject to reporting and regulatory requirements. A company registered with CVM may have its securities traded either on the BOVESPA
or in the Brazilian over-the-counter market. Shares of companies, such as our company, that are listed on the BOVESPA may not simultaneously trade on the Brazilian over-the-counter market. The shares of a publicly held company may also be traded
privately, subject to certain limitations.

The Brazilian over-the-counter market consists of direct trades between individuals in which a
financial institution registered with the CVM serves as intermediary. No special application, other than registration with the CVM, is necessary for securities of a public company to be traded in this market. The CVM requires that it be given notice
of all trades carried out in the Brazilian over-the counter market by the respective intermediaries.

Disclosure Requirements

Law No. 6,385 and CVM Instruction No. 202 require that a publicly traded company, such as our company, submit to the CVM and the BOVESPA certain
periodic information, including annual and quarterly reports prepared by management and independent auditors. Law No. 6,385 and CVM Instruction No. 202 also require us to file with the CVM our shareholders agreements, notices of
shareholders meetings and copies of the minutes of these meetings.

CVM Instruction No. 358, which became effective in April
2002, revised and consolidated the requirements regarding the disclosure and use of information related to material facts and acts of publicly traded companies, including the disclosure of information in the trading and acquisition of securities
issued by publicly traded companies.

CVM Instruction No. 358 includes provisions that:



| |  |  | establish the concept of a material fact that gives rise to reporting requirements. Material facts include decisions made by the controlling shareholders,
resolutions of the general meeting of shareholders and of management of the company, or any other facts related to the companys business (whether occurring within the company or otherwise related thereto) that may influence the price of its
publicly traded securities, or the decision of investors to trade such securities or to exercise any of such securities underlying rights;
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| |  |  | specify examples of facts that are considered to be material, which include, among others, the execution of agreements providing for the transfer of control, the
entry or withdrawal of shareholders that maintain any managing, financial, technological or administrative function with or contribution to the company, and any corporate restructuring undertaken among related companies;
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| |  |  | require the investor relations officer, controlling shareholders, other officers or directors, members of the fiscal council and other advisory boards to disclose
material facts;
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| |  |  | require simultaneous disclosure of material facts to all markets in which the companys securities are admitted for trading;
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| |  |  | require the acquirer of a controlling stake in a company to publish material facts, including its intentions as to whether or not to de-list the companys
shares, within one year;
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| |  |  | establish rules regarding disclosure requirements in the acquisition and disposal of a material shareholding stake; and
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| |  |  | prohibit trading on the basis of material non-public information.
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Brazilian regulations also require that any person or group of persons representing the same interest that has directly or indirectly acquired an interest corresponding to 5% of a type or class of shares of a publicly
traded company must provide such publicly traded company with information on such acquisition and its purpose, and such company must transmit this information to the CVM. If this acquisition causes a change in the control of the company or in the
administrative structure of the company, or if this acquisition triggers the obligation to make a public offering in accordance with CVM Instruction No. 361, as amended, then the acquirer must disclose this information to the applicable stock
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Recent Regulatory Developments

On July 13, 2007, the CVM issued CVM Rule No. 457 to require listed companies to publish consolidated financial statements prepared in
accordance with IFRS beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

On December 28, 2007, Law No. 11,638 was
enacted and amended numerous provisions of the Brazilian Securities Law and the Brazilian Corporation Law relating to accounting principles and authority to issue accounting standards. Law No. 11,638 sought to enable greater convergence between
Brazilian GAAP and IFRS. To promote convergence, Law No. 11,638 modified certain accounting principles of the Brazilian Corporation Law and mandated the CVM to issue accounting rules conforming to the accounting standards adopted in
international markets. In December 2008, the CVM issued Deliberação No. 565/08, or Deliberation No. 565/08, implementing these changes in accounting policies. Additionally, Law No. 11,638 acknowledged a role in
the setting of accounting standards for the Committee for Accounting Pronouncements (Comitê de Pronunciamentos Contábeis), or CPC, which is a committee of officials from the BOVESPA, industry representatives and academic bodies
that has issued accounting guidance and pursued the improvement of accounting standards in Brazil. Law No. 11,638 permits the CVM and the Brazilian Central Bank to rely on the accounting standards issued by the CPC in establishing accounting
principles for regulated entities.

On December 11, 2008, the CVM issued CVM Resolution No. 560 which requires a company listed
on the BOVESPA to disclose all the benefits granted to its employees and managers, including any benefits paid to such employees and managers due to their ownership of shares or other securities of the listed company.

Trading on the BOVESPA

Overview of the BOVESPA

In 2000, the BOVESPA was reorganized through the execution of memoranda of understanding by the Brazilian stock exchanges.
Following this reorganization, the BOVESPA was a non-profit entity owned by its member brokerage firms and trading on the BOVESPA was limited to these member brokerage firms and a limited number of authorized nonmembers. Under the memoranda, all
securities are now traded only on the BOVESPA, with the exception of electronically traded public debt securities and privatization auctions, which are traded on the Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange.

In August 2007, BOVESPA underwent a corporate restructuring that resulted in the creation of BOVESPA Holding S.A., a public corporation, whose
wholly-owned subsidiaries were (1) the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo S.A.  BVSP), which is responsible for the operations by the stock exchange and the organized over-the-counter markets, and
(2) the Brazilian Settlement and Custodial Company (Companhia Brasileira de Liquidação e Custódia), or CBLC, which is responsible for settlement, clearing and depositary services. In the corporate restructuring, all
holders of membership certificates of the BOVESPA and of shares of CBLC became shareholders of BOVESPA Holding S.A. As a result of the corporate restructuring, access to the trading and other services rendered by the BOVESPA is not conditioned on
stock ownership in BOVESPA Holding S.A.

In May 2008, the BOVESPA merged with the Commodities and Futures Exchange (Bolsa de
Mercadorias & Futuros) to form the Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA S.A.Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros), which we continue to refer to as the BOVESPA. In November 2008, the CBLC merged
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Trading and Settlement

Trading of equity securities on the BOVESPA is conducted through an electronic trading system called Megabolsa every business day from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., São Paulo time (or during daylight savings time in
the U.S. from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., São Paulo time). Trading of equity securities on the BOVESPA is also conducted between 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., São Paulo time (or during daylight savings time in the U.S. from 6:45 p.m. to 8:00
p.m., São Paulo time), in an after-market system connected to both traditional brokerage firms and brokerage firms operating on the internet. This after-market trading is subject to regulatory limits on price volatility of securities and on
the volume of shares traded by investors operating on the internet.

Since March 2003, market making activities have been allowed on the
BOVESPA, although there are no specialists or market makers for our shares on the BOVESPA. Trading in securities listed on the BOVESPA may be effected off the exchange in the unorganized over-the-counter market under certain circumstances, although
such trading is very limited.

The trading of securities of a company on the BOVESPA may be suspended at the request of a company in
anticipation of the announcement of a material event. A requesting company must also suspend trading of its securities on international stock exchanges on which its securities are traded. The CVM and the BOVESPA have discretionary authority to
suspend trading in shares of a particular issuer, based on or due to a belief that, among other reasons, a company has provided inadequate information regarding a material event or has provided inadequate responses to inquiries by the CVM or the
BOVESPA.

In order to reduce volatility, the BOVESPA has adopted a circuit breaker mechanism under which trading sessions may
be suspended for a period of 30 minutes or one hour whenever the Ibovespa index falls 10% or 15%, respectively, compared to the closing of the previous trading session.

Settlement of transactions on the BOVESPA is effected three business days after the trade date, without adjustment of the purchase price for inflation. Delivery of and payment for shares is made through the facilities
of the clearing and settlement chamber of the BOVESPA. The seller is ordinarily required to deliver shares to the clearing and settlement chamber of the BOVESPA on the second business day following the trade date.

Market Size

Although the Brazilian equity
market is Latin Americas largest in terms of market capitalization, it is smaller, more volatile and less liquid than the major U.S. and European securities markets. Moreover, the BOVESPA is significantly less liquid than the NYSE or other
major exchanges in the world.

As of December 31, 2008, the aggregate market capitalization of all companies listed on the BOVESPA was
equivalent to approximately R$1,375.3 billion (US$588.5 billion) and the 10 largest companies listed on the BOVESPA represented approximately 52% of the total market capitalization of all listed companies. By comparison, as of December 31,
2008, the aggregate market capitalization of the companies (including U.S. and non-U.S. companies) listed on the NYSE was approximately US$16.7 trillion. The average daily trading volume of the BOVESPA and the NYSE for 2008 was approximately
R$7.1 billion (US$3.1 billion) and US$152.6 billion, respectively.

Although any of the outstanding shares of a listed company may
trade on the BOVESPA, in most cases fewer than half of the listed shares are actually available for trading by the public, the remainder being held by small groups of controlling persons, governmental entities or one principal shareholder that
rarely trade their shares. For this reason, data showing the total market capitalization of the BOVESPA tends to overstate the liquidity of the Brazilian equity market. The relative volatility and illiquidity of the Brazilian equity markets may
substantially limit your ability to sell our preferred shares at the time and price you desire and, as a result, could negatively impact the market price of these securities.

Regulation of Foreign Investments

Trading on the BOVESPA by a holder not deemed to be
domiciled in Brazil for Brazilian tax and regulatory purposes, or a non-Brazilian holder, is subject to certain limitations under Brazilian foreign investment regulations. With limited exceptions, non-Brazilian holders may trade on the BOVESPA only
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securities held by non-Brazilian holders be maintained in the custody of, or in deposit accounts with, financial institutions that are authorized by the
Central Bank and the CVM. In addition, Resolution No. 2,689 requires non-Brazilian holders to restrict their securities trading to transactions on the BOVESPA or qualified over-the-counter markets. With limited exceptions, non-Brazilian holders
may not transfer the ownership of investments made under Resolution No. 2,689 to other non-Brazilian holders through private transactions. See Item 10. Additional InformationExchange ControlsResolution 2,689 for further
information about Resolution 2,689, and Item 10. Additional InformationTaxationBrazilian Tax ConsiderationsTaxation of Gains for a description of certain tax benefits extended to non-Brazilian holders who qualify under
Resolution No. 2,689.

BOVESPA Corporate Governance Standards

In December 2000, the BOVESPA introduced three special listing segments:



| |  |  | Level 1 of Differentiated Corporate Governance Practices;
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| |  |  | Level 2 of Differentiated Corporate Governance Practices; and
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| |  |  | The Novo Mercado (New Market).
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These special listing segments were designed for the trading of shares issued by companies that voluntarily undertake to abide by corporate governance practices and disclosure requirements in addition to those already required by Brazilian
law. The inclusion of a company in any of the special listing segments requires adherence to a series of corporate governance rules. These rules were designed to increase shareholders rights and enhance the quality of information provided to
shareholders.

The entry of a company into any one of the special listing segments of the BOVESPA occurs through the signing of an
agreement that obliges the company to abide by the rules of corporate governance established in the regulations for the relevant level.

Our shares joined Level 1 of Differentiated Corporate Governance Practices on May 9, 2002. As a Level 1 company, we must, among other things:



| |  |  | ensure that shares representing 25% of our total share capital are effectively available for trading;
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| |  |  | adopt offering procedures that favor widespread ownership of shares whenever we make a public offering;
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| |  |  | comply with minimum quarterly disclosure standards, including issuing consolidated financial information, a cash flow statement, and special audit revisions on a
quarterly basis;
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| |  |  | follow stricter disclosure policies with respect to contracts with related parties, material contracts and transactions involving our securities made by our
controlling shareholders, directors or executive officers;
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| |  |  | make a schedule of corporate events available to our shareholders; and
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| |  |  | hold public meetings with analysts and investors at least annually.
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|ITEM 10. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Description of Our Companys Bylaws

The following is a summary of the material provisions of our bylaws and of the Brazilian Corporation Law. In Brazil, a companys
bylaws (estatuto social) are the principal governing document of a corporation (sociedade anônima).



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General

Our registered name is Brasil Telecom Participações, S.A., and our registered office is located in the Federal District of Brasília, Brazil. Our registration number with the Brazilian Commercial
Registry is No. 53.3.0000581.8. We have been duly registered with the CVM under No. 17,680 since August 19, 1998. Our headquarters are located in the Federal District of Brasília, Brazil. Our company has a perpetual existence.

At July 6, 2009, we had outstanding share capital of R$2,596,271,819.93, equal to 363,969,213 total shares, consisting of 134,031,688
issued common shares, including 1,480,800 common shares held in treasury, and 229,937,525 issued preferred shares. All of our outstanding share capital is fully paid. All of our shares are without par value. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, the
aggregate number of our non-voting and limited voting preferred shares may not exceed two-thirds of our total outstanding share capital.

Corporate
Purposes

Under Article 2 of our bylaws, our corporate purposes are:



| |  |  | to exercise the control of fixed-line telephone public utility companies in Region II referred to in the General Concession Plan approved by Decree No. 2,534,
dated of April 2, 1998;
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| |  |  | to promote through controlled or affiliated companies the expansion and establishment of fixed-line telephone services in their respective concession area;
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| |  |  | to promote, carry out or direct the funding, from domestic or foreign sources, to be invested by TNL or its controlled companies;
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| |  |  | to promote and encourage study and research activities aimed at the development of the fixed-line telephone sector;
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| |  |  | to provide through controlled or affiliated companies skilled technical services in the fixed-line telephone sector;
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| |  |  | to promote, encourage and coordinate through our controlled or affiliated companies the education and training of personnel necessary to the fixed-line telephone
sector;
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| |  |  | to carry out or promote the import of goods and services to or through our controlled and/or affiliated companies;
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| |  |  | to engage in other activities that are similar to or related to our business purposes; and
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| |  |  | to hold interests in the capital of other companies.
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Board of Directors

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, any matters subject to the approval of our board of
directors can be approved by a simple majority of votes of the members present at a duly convened meeting, unless our bylaws otherwise specify. Under our bylaws, our board of directors may only deliberate if a majority of its members are present at
a duly convened meeting. Any resolutions of our board of directors may be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at the meeting.

Election of Directors

The shareholders of TmarPart, our controlling shareholder, have entered into shareholders agreements
that determine the representation of these shareholders on our board of directors. See Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsMajor Shareholders TmarPart Shareholders Agreements. The members of our
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Qualification of Directors

The Brazilian Corporation Law requires members of our board of directors to own shares of our company. However, there is no minimum share ownership or residency requirement to qualify for membership on our board of
directors. Our bylaws do not require the members of our board of directors to be resident in Brazil. The Brazilian Corporation Law requires each of our executive officers to be residents of Brazil.

Fiduciary Duties and Conflicts of Interest

All
members of our board of directors and their alternates owe fiduciary duties towards us and all of our shareholders.

Under the Brazilian
Corporation Law, if one of our directors or his respective alternate or one of our executive officers has a conflict of interest with our company in connection with any proposed transaction, such director, alternate director or executive officer may
not vote in any decision of our board of directors or of our board of executive officers, as the case may be, regarding such transaction and must disclose the nature and extent of his conflicting interest for inclusion in the minutes of the
applicable meeting. However, if one of our directors is absent from a meeting of our board of directors, that directors alternate may vote even if that director has a conflict of interest, unless the alternate director shares that conflict of
interest or has another conflict of interest.

Any transaction in which one of our directors (including the alternate members) or executive
officers may have an interest, including any financings, can only be approved on reasonable and fair terms and conditions that are no more favorable than the terms and conditions prevailing in the market or offered by third parties. If any such
transaction does not meet this requirement, then the Brazilian Corporation Law provides that the transaction may be nullified and the interested director or executive officer must return to us any benefits or other advantages that he obtained from,
or as result of, such transaction. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law and upon the request of a shareholder who owns at least 5.0% of our total share capital, our directors and executive officers must reveal to our shareholders at an ordinary
meeting of our shareholders certain transactions and circumstances that may give rise to a conflict of interest. In addition, our company or shareholders who own 5.0% or more of our share capital may bring an action for civil liability against
directors and executive officers for any losses caused to us as a result of a conflict of interest.

Compensation

Under our bylaws, our common shareholders approve the aggregate compensation payable to our directors, executive officers and members of our fiscal
council. Subject to this approval, our board of directors establishes the compensation of its members and of our executive officers. See Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesCompensation.

Mandatory Retirement

Neither the Brazilian
Corporation Law nor our bylaws establish any mandatory retirement age for our directors or executive officers.

Share Capital

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, the number of our issued and outstanding non-voting shares or shares with limited voting rights, such as our
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Each of our common shares entitles its holder to one vote at our annual and extraordinary
shareholders meetings. Holders of our common shares are not entitled to any preference in respect of our dividends or other distributions or otherwise in case of our liquidation.

Our preferred shares are non-voting, except in limited circumstances, and have priority over our common shares in the case of our liquidation. See
Voting Rights for information regarding the voting rights of our preferred shares, Liquidation for information regarding the liquidation preferences of our preferred shares, and Item 8. Financial
InformationDividends and Dividend PolicyCalculation of Adjusted Net Profits and Dividend Preference of Preferred Shares for information regarding the distribution preferences of our preferred shares.

Shareholders Meetings

Under the
Brazilian Corporation Law, we must hold an annual shareholders meeting by April 30 of each year in order to:



| |  |  | approve or reject the financial statements approved by our board of directors and board of executive officers, including any recommendation by our board of
directors for the allocation of net profits and distribution of dividends;
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| |  |  | elect members of our board of directors (upon expiration of their three-year terms) and members of our fiscal council, subject to the right of minority shareholders
to elect members of our board of directors and our fiscal council; and
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| |  |  | approve any monetary adjustment to our share capital.
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In addition to the annual shareholders meetings, holders of our common shares have the power to determine any matters related to changes in our corporate purposes and to pass any resolutions they deem necessary
to protect and enhance our development whenever our interests so require, by means of extraordinary shareholders meetings.

We
convene our shareholders meetings, including our annual shareholders meeting, by publishing a notice in the Brazilian newspapers Correio Braziliense and Valor Econômico, and in the Official Gazette of the Federal
Executive (Diário Oficial da União). On the first call of any meeting, the notice must be published no fewer than three times, beginning at least 15 calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting date. For meetings involving the
issuance of securities or deliberations where preferred shareholders are entitled to vote, the notice must be published at least 30 calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting date. The notice must contain the meetings place, date, time,
agenda and, in the case of a proposed amendment to our bylaws, a description of the subject matter of the proposed amendment.

Our board of
directors may convene a shareholders meeting. Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, shareholders meetings also may be convened by our shareholders as follows:



| |  |  | by any of our shareholders if, under certain circumstances set forth in the Brazilian Corporation Law, our directors do not convene a shareholders meeting
within 60 days;
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| |  |  | by shareholders holding at least 5% of our total share capital if, after a period of eight days, our directors fail to call a shareholders meeting that has
been requested by such shareholders;
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| |  |  | by shareholders holding at least 5% of either our total voting share capital or our total non-voting share capital, if after a period of eight days, our directors
fail to call a shareholders meeting for the purpose of appointing a fiscal council that has been requested by such shareholders.
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Each shareholders meeting is presided over by the chairman of our board of directors, who is
responsible for choosing a secretary of the meeting. A shareholder may be represented at a shareholders meeting by an attorney-in-fact appointed by the shareholder not more than one year before the meeting. The attorney-in-fact must be a
shareholder, a member of our board of directors, a lawyer or a financial institution, and the power of attorney appointing the attorney-in-fact must comply with certain formalities set forth under Brazilian law. To be admitted to a
shareholders meeting, a person must produce proof of his or her shareholder status or a valid power of attorney.

In order for a
valid action to be taken at a shareholders meeting, shareholders representing at least 25% of our issued and outstanding voting share capital must be present on first call. However, shareholders representing at least two-thirds of our issued
and outstanding voting share capital must be present at a shareholders meeting called to amend our bylaws. If a quorum is not present, our board of directors may issue a second call by publishing a notice as described above at least eight
calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting. The quorum requirements do not apply to a meeting held on the second call, and the shareholders meetings may be convened with the presence of shareholders representing any number of shares (subject
to the voting requirements for certain matters described below). A shareholder without a right to vote may attend a shareholders meeting and take part in the discussion of matters submitted for consideration.

Voting Rights

Under the Brazilian Corporation
Law and our bylaws, each of our common shares entitles its holder to one vote at our shareholders meetings. Our preferred shares generally do not confer voting rights, except in limited circumstances described below. We may not restrain or
deny any voting rights without the consent of the majority of the shares affected. Whenever the shares of any class of share capital are entitled to vote, each share is entitled to one vote.

Voting Rights of Common Shares

Except as otherwise
provided by law, resolutions of a shareholders meeting are passed by a simple majority vote of the holders of our common shares present or represented at the meeting, without taking abstentions into account. Under the Brazilian Corporation
Law, the approval of shareholders representing at least a majority of our outstanding voting shares is required for the types of action described below:



| |  |  | creating preferred shares or disproportionately increasing an existing class of our preferred shares relative to the other classes of our preferred shares, other
than to the extent permitted by our bylaws;
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| |  |  | changing a priority, preference, right, privilege or condition of redemption or amortization of any class of our preferred shares or creating a new class of
preferred shares that has a priority, preference, right, condition or redemption or amortization superior to an existing class of our preferred shares;
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| |  |  | reducing the mandatory dividend set forth in our bylaws;
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| |  |  | changing our corporate purpose;
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| |  |  | merging our company with another company, or consolidating our company, subject to the conditions set forth in the Brazilian Corporation Law;
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| |  |  | transferring all of our shares to another company, known as an incorporação de ações under the Brazilian Corporation
Law;
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| |  |  | participating in a centralized group of companies (grupo de sociedades) as defined under the Brazilian Corporation Law and subject to the conditions set
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| |  |  | creating any founders shares (partes beneficiárias) entitling the holders thereof to participate in the profits of our company; and
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| |  |  | spinning-off of all or any part of our company.
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In
addition, pursuant to our bylaws, extraordinary meetings called to decide on these matters must be called at least 30 days in advance of the scheduled meeting date.

Decisions on the transformation of our company into another form of company require the unanimous approval of our shareholders, including the holders of our preferred shares.

Our company is required to give effect to shareholders agreements that contain provisions regarding the purchase or sale of our shares, preemptive rights
to acquire our shares, the exercise of the right to vote our shares or the power to control our company, if these agreements are filed with our headquarters in Brasília. Brazilian Corporation Law obligates the president of any shareholder or
board of directors meeting to disregard any vote taken by any of the parties to any shareholders agreement that has been duly filed with our company that violates the provisions of any such agreement. In the event that a shareholder that is party to
a shareholders agreement (or a director appointed by such shareholder) is absent from any shareholders or board of directors meeting or abstains from voting, the other party or parties to that shareholders agreement have the right to
vote the shares of the absent or abstaining shareholder (or on behalf of the absent director) in compliance with that shareholders agreement.

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, neither our bylaws nor actions taken at a shareholders meeting may deprive any of our shareholders of certain specific rights, including:



| |  |  | the right to participate in the distribution of our profits;
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| |  |  | the right to participate in any remaining residual assets in the event of our liquidation;
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| |  |  | the right to supervise the management of our corporate business as specified in the Brazilian Corporation Law;
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| |  |  | the right to preemptive rights in the event of an issuance of our shares, debentures convertible into our shares or subscription bonuses, other than with respect to
a public offering of our securities; and
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| |  |  | the right to withdraw from our company under the circumstances specified in the Brazilian Corporation Law.
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Voting Rights of Minority Shareholders

Shareholders
holding shares representing not less than 10% of our shares entitled to vote at our shareholders meeting have the right to request that we adopt a cumulative voting procedure. If the cumulative voting procedure is adopted, our controlling
shareholders always retain the right to elect at least one member more than the number of members elected by the other shareholders, regardless of the total number of members of our board of directors. This procedure must be requested by the
required number of shareholders at least 48 hours prior to a shareholders meeting.

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, shareholders
that are not controlling shareholders, but that together hold either:



| |  |  | non-voting preferred shares representing at least 10% of our total share capital; or
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have the right to appoint one member and an alternate to our board of directors at our annual shareholders meeting.
If no group of our common or preferred shareholders meets the thresholds described above, shareholders holding preferred shares or common shares representing at least 10% of our total share capital are entitled to combine their holdings to appoint
one member and an alternate to our board of directors. In the event that minority holders of common shares and/or holders of non-voting preferred shares elect a director and the cumulative voting procedures described above are also used, our
controlling shareholders always retain the right to elect at least one member more than the number of members elected by the other shareholders, regardless of the total number of members of our board of directors. The shareholders seeking to
exercise these minority rights must prove that they have held their shares for not less than three months preceding the shareholders meeting at which the director will be appointed. Any directors appointed by the non-controlling shareholders
have the right to veto for cause the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm.

In accordance with the Brazilian
Corporation Law, the holders of preferred shares without voting rights or with restricted voting rights are entitled to elect one member and an alternate to our fiscal council in a separate election. Minority shareholders have the same right as long
as they jointly represent 10% or more of the voting shares. The other shareholders with the right to vote may elect the remaining members and alternates, who, in any event, must number more than the directors and alternates elected by the holders of
the non-voting preferred shares and the minority shareholders.

Voting Rights of Preferred Shares

Holders of our preferred shares are not entitled to vote on any matter, except (1) with respect to the election of a member of our board of directors
by preferred shareholders holding at least 10% of our total share capital as described above, (2) with respect to the election of a member and alternate member of our fiscal council as described above, and (3) in the limited circumstances
described below.

The Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws provide that our preferred shares will acquire unrestricted voting rights
after the third consecutive fiscal year that we fail to pay the minimum dividends to which our preferred shares are entitled. This voting right will continue until the past due minimum dividend for any year in that three consecutive-year period is
paid in full. Our preferred shareholders will also obtain unrestricted voting rights if we enter into a liquidation process.

Under the
Brazilian Corporation Law, the following actions require ratification by the majority of issued and outstanding shares of the affected class within one year from the shareholders meeting at which the common shareholders approve the action:



| |  |  | the creation of preferred shares or a disproportionate increase of an existing class of our preferred shares relative to the other classes of our preferred shares,
other than to the extent permitted by our bylaws;
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| |  |  | a change of a priority, preference, right, privilege or condition of redemption or amortization of any class of our preferred shares; or
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| |  |  | the creation of a new class of preferred shares that has a priority, preference, right, condition or redemption or amortization superior to an existing class of our
preferred shares.
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In addition, under our bylaws, our preferred shareholders are entitled to vote on proposals to:



| |  |  | approve long-term agreements between us and our related parties (subsidiaries, controlling shareholders, companies under common control), except for market standard
agreements; and
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| |  |  | amend or repeal provisions of our bylaws requiring (i) shareholder approval for long-term agreements between us and our related parties and (ii) a 30-day
prior notice to call those special shareholders meetings that require a two-thirds quorum to be convened.
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Liquidation

We may be liquidated in accordance with the provisions of Brazilian law. In the event of our extrajudicial liquidation, a shareholders meeting will determine the manner of our liquidation, appoint our liquidator
and our fiscal council that will function during the liquidation period.

In the event of our liquidation, the assets available for
distribution to our shareholders would be distributed equally and ratably to our preferred shareholders and our common shareholders.

Preemptive
Rights

Under the Brazilian Corporation Law, each of our shareholders has a general preemptive right to subscribe for our shares or
securities convertible into our shares in any capital increase, in proportion to the number of our shares held by such shareholder.

Under
our bylaws, except when issuing voting shares or securities convertible into voting shares, our board of directors or our shareholders, as the case may be, may decide to reduce the term of preemptive rights or not to extend preemptive rights to our
shareholders with respect to any issuance of our non-voting shares, debentures convertible into our shares or warrants made in connection with a public exchange made to acquire control of another company or in connection with a public offering or
through a stock exchange. The preemptive rights are transferable and must be exercised within a period of at least 30 days following the publication of notice of the issuance of shares or securities convertible into our shares. Holders of the ADSs
may not be able to exercise the preemptive rights relating to our preferred shares underlying their ADSs unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is effective with respect to those rights or an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act is available. We are not obligated to file a registration statement with respect to the shares relating to these preemptive rights or to take any other action to make preemptive rights available to holders of the
ADSs, and we may not file any such registration statement.

Redemption, Amortization, Tender Offers and Rights of Withdrawal

Our bylaws or our shareholders at a shareholders meeting may authorize us to use our profits or reserves to redeem or amortize our shares in
accordance with conditions and procedures established for such redemption or amortization. The Brazilian Corporation Law defines redemption (resgate de ações) as the payment of the value of the shares in order to
permanently remove such shares from circulation, with or without a corresponding reduction of our share capital. The Brazilian Corporation Law defines amortization (amortização) as the distribution to the
shareholders, without a corresponding capital reduction, of amounts that they would otherwise receive if we were liquidated. If an amortization distribution has been paid prior to our liquidation, then upon our liquidation, the shareholders who did
not receive an amortization distribution will have a preference equal to the amount of the amortization distribution in the distribution of our capital.

The Brazilian Corporation Law authorizes us to redeem shares not held by our controlling shareholders, if, after a tender offer effected as a consequence of delisting or a substantial reduction in the liquidity of our
shares, our controlling shareholders increase their participation in our total share capital to more than 95%. The redemption price in such case would be the same price paid for our shares in any such tender offer.

The Brazilian Corporation Law and our bylaws also require the acquiror of control (in case of a change of control) or the controller (in case of
delisting or a substantial reduction in liquidity of our shares) to make a tender offer for the acquisition of the shares held by minority shareholders under certain circumstances described below under Mandatory Tender Offers. The
shareholder can also withdraw its capital from our company under certain circumstances described below under Rights of Withdrawal.

Mandatory Tender Offers

The Brazilian Corporation Law requires that if our common shares are delisted from the BOVESPA or
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purchases by our controlling shareholders, our controlling shareholders must effect a tender offer for acquisition of our remaining common shares at a
purchase price equal to the fair value of our common shares taking into account the total number of our outstanding common shares.

If our
controlling shareholders enter into a transaction which results in a change of control of our company, the controlling shareholders must include in the documentation of the transaction an obligation to effect a public offer for the purchase of all
our common shares for the same price per share paid to the controlling shareholders. The tender offer must be submitted to the CVM within 30 days from the date of execution of the documents that provide for the change of control.

Rights of Withdrawal

The Brazilian Corporation Law
provides that, in certain limited circumstances, a dissenting shareholder may withdraw its equity interest from our company and be reimbursed by us for the value of our common or preferred shares that it then holds.

This right of withdrawal may be exercised by the dissenting or non-voting holders of the adversely affected class of shares (including any holder of
preferred shares of an adversely affected class) in the event that the holders of a majority of all outstanding common shares authorize:



| |  |  | the creation of preferred shares or a disproportionate increase of an existing class of our preferred shares relative to the other classes of our preferred shares,
other than to the extent permitted by our bylaws;
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| |  |  | a change of a priority, preference, right, privilege or condition of redemption or amortization of any class of our preferred shares; or
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| |  |  | the creation of a new class of preferred shares that has a priority, preference, right, condition or redemption or amortization superior to an existing class of our
preferred shares.
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In addition, this right of withdrawal may be exercised by any dissenting or non-voting shareholder
(including any holder of preferred shares) in the event that the holders of a majority of the outstanding common shares authorize:



| |  |  | a reduction of the mandatory dividend set forth in our bylaws;
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| |  |  | our participation in a grupo de sociedades (centralized group of companies) as defined under the Brazilian Corporation Law;
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| |  |  | a change in our corporate purpose;
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| |  |  | spinning-off of all or any part of our company, if such spin-off implies (1) a change in our business purpose (except if the spun-off assets revert to a
company whose main purpose is the same as ours), (2) a reduction of the mandatory dividend set forth in our bylaws, or (3) our participation in a grupo de sociedades.
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| |  |  | in one of the following transactions in which the shares held by such holders do not meet liquidity and dispersion thresholds under the Brazilian Corporation Law:
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| |  |  | the merger of our company with another company, or the consolidation of our company, in a transaction in which our company is not the surviving entity;
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| |  |  | the transfer of all of our outstanding shares to another company in order to make us a wholly-owned subsidiary of such other company, known as an
incorporação de ações;
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Dissenting or non-voting shareholders are also entitled to withdraw in the event that the entity resulting from a merger or spin-off does not have its
shares listed in an exchange or traded in the secondary market within 120 days from the shareholders meeting that approved the relevant merger or spin-off.

Notwithstanding the above, in the event that we are consolidated or merged with another company, become part of a grupo de sociedades, or acquire the control of another company for a price in excess of certain
limits imposed by the Brazilian Corporation Law, holders of any type or class of our shares or the shares of the resulting entity that have minimal market liquidity and are dispersed among a sufficient number of shareholders will not have the right
to withdraw. For this purpose, shares that are part of general indices representative of portfolios of securities traded in Brazil or abroad are considered liquid, and sufficient dispersion will exist if the controlling shareholder, the parent
company or other companies under its control hold less than half of the total number of outstanding shares of that type or class. In case of a spin-off, the right of withdrawal will only exist if there is a significant change in the corporate
purpose or a reduction in the mandatory dividend.

Only shareholders who own shares on the date of publication of the first notice
convening the relevant shareholders meeting or the press release concerning the relevant transaction is published, whichever is earlier, will be entitled to withdrawal rights.

The redemption of shares arising out of the exercise of any withdrawal rights would be made at the economic value of the shares, generally equal to the
book value per share, determined on the basis of our most recent audited balance sheet approved by our shareholders. The economic value of the shares may be lower than the net book value amount if it is based on the economic value of the enterprise,
as determined by an appraisal process in accordance with Brazilian Corporation Law. If the shareholders meeting approving the action that gave rise to withdrawal rights occurred more than 60 days after the date of the most recent approved
audited balance sheet, a shareholder may demand that its shares be valued on the basis of a balance sheet prepared specifically for this purpose.

The right of withdrawal lapses 30 days after the date of publication of the minutes of the shareholders meeting that approved the action that gave rise to withdrawal rights, except when the resolution is approved pending confirmation
by the holders of our preferred shares (such confirmation to be given at an extraordinary meeting of such preferred shareholders to be held within one year). In this event, the 30-day period for dissenting shareholders begins at the date of
publication of the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of such preferred shareholders. Our shareholders may reconsider any resolution giving rise to withdrawal rights within 10 days after the expiration of the exercise period of withdrawal rights
if we believe that the withdrawal of shares of dissenting shareholders would jeopardize our financial stability.

Liability of Our Shareholders for
Further Capital Calls

Neither Brazilian law nor our bylaws require any capital calls. Our shareholders liability for capital
calls is limited to the payment of the issue price of any shares subscribed or acquired.

Inspection of Corporate Records

Shareholders that own 5% or more of our outstanding share capital have the right to inspect our corporate records, including shareholders lists,
corporate minutes, financial records and other documents of our company, if (1) we or any of our officers or directors have committed any act contrary to Brazilian law or our bylaws, or (2) there are grounds to suspect that there are
material irregularities in our company. However, in either case, the shareholder that desires to inspect our corporate records must obtain a court order authorizing the inspection.

Disclosures of Share Ownership

Brazilian regulations require that (1) each of our
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representing a person that has directly or indirectly acquired or sold an interest corresponding to at least 5% of the total number of our shares of any type
or class to disclose its or their share ownership or divestment to the CVM and to the BOVESPA. In addition, a statement (fato relevante) containing certain required information must be published in the Brazilian newspapers Correio
Braziliense and Valor Econômico, and in the Official Gazette of the Federal Executive (Diário Oficial da União).

Our controlling shareholders, shareholders that appoint members of our board of directors or fiscal council and members of our board of directors, board of executive officers or fiscal council must file a statement of
any change in their holdings of our shares with the CVM and the Brazilian stock exchanges on which our securities are traded.

Form and Transfer

Our preferred shares and common shares are in book-entry form, registered in the name of each shareholder or its nominee. The
transfer of our shares is governed by Article 35 of the Brazilian Corporation Law, which provides that a transfer of shares is effected by our transfer agent, Banco Real S.A., by an entry made by the transfer agent in its books, upon presentation of
valid written share transfer instructions to us by a transferor or its representative. When preferred shares or common shares are acquired or sold on a Brazilian stock exchange, the transfer is effected on the records of our transfer agent by a
representative of a brokerage firm or the stock exchanges clearing system. The transfer agent also performs all the services of safe-keeping of our shares. Transfers of our shares by a non-Brazilian investor are made in the same manner and are
executed on the investors behalf by the investors local agent. If the original investment was registered with the Central Bank pursuant to foreign investment regulations, the non-Brazilian investor is also required to amend, if
necessary, through its local agent, the electronic certificate of registration to reflect the new ownership.

The BOVESPA operates a
central clearing system. A holder of our shares may choose, at its discretion, to participate in this system, and all shares that such shareholder elects to be put into the clearing system are deposited in custody with the clearing and settlement
chamber of the BOVESPA (through a Brazilian institution that is duly authorized to operate by the Central Bank and maintains a clearing account with the clearing and settlement chamber of the BOVESPA). Shares subject to the custody of the clearing
and settlement chamber of the BOVESPA are noted as such in our registry of shareholders. Each participating shareholder will, in turn, be registered in the register of the clearing and settlement chamber of the BOVESPA and will be treated in the
same manner as shareholders registered in our books.

Material Contracts

We have not entered into any material contracts, other than those described elsewhere in this annual report or entered into in the ordinary course of
business.

Exchange Controls

There are
no restrictions on ownership or voting of our capital stock by individuals or legal entities domiciled outside Brazil. However, the right to convert dividend payments, interest on shareholders equity payments and proceeds from the sale of our
share capital into foreign currency and to remit such amounts outside Brazil is subject to restrictions under foreign investment legislation and foreign exchange regulations, which generally require, among other things, the registration of the
relevant investment with the Central Bank and the CVM.

Investments in our preferred shares by (1) a holder not deemed to be domiciled
in Brazil for Brazilian tax purposes, (2) a non-Brazilian holder who is registered with the CVM under Resolution No. 2,689, or (3) the depositary, are eligible for registration with the Central Bank. This registration (the amount so
registered is referred to as registered capital) allows the remittance outside Brazil of foreign currency, converted at the commercial market rate, acquired with the proceeds of distributions on, and amounts realized through, dispositions of our
preferred shares. The registered capital per preferred share purchased in the form of an ADS, or purchased in Brazil and deposited with the depositary in exchange for an ADS, will be equal to its purchase price (stated in U.S. dollars). The
registered capital per preferred share withdrawn upon cancellation of an ADS will be the U.S. dollar equivalent of (1) the average price of a preferred share on the BOVESPA on the day of withdrawal, or (2) if no preferred shares



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were traded on that day, the average price on the BOVESPA in the 15 trading sessions immediately preceding such withdrawal. The U.S. dollar equivalent will
be determined on the basis of the average commercial market rates quoted by the Central Bank on these dates.

Annex V Regulations

Resolution No. 1,927 of the National Monetary Council, as amended, provides for the issuance of depositary receipts in foreign markets in respect
of shares of Brazilian issuers. It restates and amends Annex V to Resolution No. 1,289 of the National Monetary Council, known as the Annex V Regulations. The ADS program was approved under the Annex V Regulations by the Central Bank and the
CVM prior to the issuance of the ADSs. Accordingly, the proceeds from the sale of ADSs by ADR holders outside Brazil are not subject to Brazilian foreign investment controls, and holders of the ADSs who are not resident in a tax haven
jurisdiction are entitled to favorable tax treatment. See TaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations.

We pay dividends
and other cash distributions with respect to our preferred shares in reais. We have obtained an electronic certificate of foreign capital registration from the Central Bank in the name of the depositary with respect to our ADSs to be
maintained by the custodian on behalf of the depositary. Pursuant to this registration, the custodian is able to convert dividends and other distributions with respect to our preferred shares represented by ADSs into foreign currency and remit the
proceeds outside Brazil to the depositary so that the depositary may distribute these proceeds to the holders of record of the ADSs.

Investors residing outside Brazil may register their investments in our shares as foreign portfolio investments under Resolution No. 2,689 (described below) or as foreign direct investments under Law No. 4,131 (described below).
Registration under Resolution No. 2,689 or Law No. 4,131 generally enables non-Brazilian investors to convert dividends, other distributions and sales proceeds received in connection with registered investments into foreign currency and to
remit such amounts outside Brazil. Registration under Resolution No. 2,689 affords favorable tax treatment to non-Brazilian portfolio investors who are not resident in a tax haven jurisdiction, which is defined under Brazilian tax laws as a
country that does not impose taxes or where the maximum income tax rate is lower than 20% or that restricts the disclosure of shareholder composition or ownership of investments. See TaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations.

In the event that a holder of ADSs exchanges those ADSs for the underlying preferred shares, the holder must:



| |  |  | sell the preferred shares on the BOVESPA and rely on the depositarys electronic registration for five business days from the date of exchange to obtain and
remit U.S. dollars outside Brazil upon the holders sale of our preferred shares;
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| |  |  | convert its investment in preferred shares into a foreign portfolio investment under Resolution No. 2,689; or
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| |  |  | convert its investment in preferred shares into a direct foreign investment under Law No. 4,131.
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The custodian is authorized to update the depositarys electronic registration to reflect conversions of ADSs into foreign portfolio investments
under Resolution No. 2,689.

If a holder of ADSs elects to convert its ADSs into a foreign direct investment under Law 4,131, the
conversion will be effected by the Central Bank after receipt of an electronic request from the custodian with details of the transaction. If a foreign direct investor under Law No. 4,131 elects to deposit its preferred shares into the ADR
program in exchange for ADSs, such holder will be required to present to the custodian evidence of payment of capital gains taxes. The conversion will be effected by the Central Bank after receipt of an electronic request from the custodian with
details of the transaction. See TaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations for details of the tax consequences to an investor residing outside Brazil of investing in our preferred shares in Brazil.



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If a holder of ADSs wishes to convert its investment in preferred shares into either a foreign portfolio
investment under Resolution No. 2,689 or a foreign direct investment under Law No. 4,131, it should begin the process of obtaining its own foreign investor registration with the Central Bank or with the CVM, as the case may be, in advance
of exchanging the ADSs for preferred shares. A non-Brazilian holder of preferred shares may experience delays in obtaining a foreign investor registration, which may delay remittances outside Brazil, which may in turn adversely affect the amount, in
U.S. dollars, received by the non-Brazilian holder.

Unless the holder has registered its investment with the Central Bank, the holder may
not be able to convert the proceeds from the disposition of, or distributions with respect to, such preferred shares into foreign currency or remit those proceeds outside Brazil. In addition, if the non-Brazilian investor resides in a tax
haven jurisdiction or is not an investor registered under Resolution No. 2,689, the investor will be subject to less favorable tax treatment than a holder of ADSs. See TaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations.

Resolution 2,689

All
investments made by a non-Brazilian investor under Resolution No. 2,689 are subject to an electronic registration with the Central Bank. This registration permits non-Brazilian investors to convert dividend payments, interest on
shareholders equity payments and proceeds from the sale of our share capital into foreign currency and to remit such amounts outside Brazil.

Under Resolution No. 2,689, non-Brazilian investors registered with the CVM may invest in almost all financial assets and engage in almost all transactions available to Brazilian investors in the Brazilian financial and capital markets
without obtaining a separate Central Bank registration for each transaction, provided that certain requirements are fulfilled. Under Resolution No. 2,689, the definition of a non-Brazilian investor includes individuals, legal entities, mutual
funds and other collective investment entities, domiciled or headquartered outside Brazil.

Pursuant to Resolution No. 2,689,
non-Brazilian investors must:



| |  |  | appoint at least one representative in Brazil with powers to take action relating to its investments;
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| |  |  | appoint an authorized custodian in Brazil for its investments, which must be a financial institution duly authorized by the Central Bank and CVM;
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| |  |  | complete the appropriate foreign investor registration forms;
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| |  |  | register as a non-Brazilian investor with the CVM;
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| |  |  | register its investments with the Central Bank; and
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| |  |  | obtain a taxpayer identification number from the Brazilian federal tax authorities.
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The securities and other financial assets held by a non-Brazilian investor pursuant to Resolution No. 2,689 must be registered or maintained in
deposit accounts or under the custody of an entity duly licensed by the Central Bank or the CVM or be registered in registration, clearing and custody systems authorized by the Central Bank or by the CVM. In addition, the trading of securities held
under Resolution No. 2,689 is restricted to transactions carried out on stock exchanges or through organized over-the-counter markets licensed by the CVM.

The offshore transfer or assignment of the securities or other financial assets held by non-Brazilian investors pursuant to Resolution No. 2,689 are prohibited, except for transfers resulting from a corporate
reorganization effected abroad by a non-Brazilian investor, or occurring upon the death of an investor by operation of law or will.

Law 4,131

To obtain a certificate of foreign capital registration from the Central Bank under Law No. 4,131, a foreign direct investor
must:



| |  |  | register as a foreign direct investor with the Central Bank;
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| |  |  | appoint a tax representative in Brazil; and
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| |  |  | appoint a representative in Brazil for service of process in respect of suits based on the Brazilian Corporation Law.
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Foreign direct investors under Law No. 4,131 may sell their shares in both private or open market transactions, but these investors will generally
be subject to less favorable tax treatment on gains with respect to our preferred shares. See TaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations.

Taxation

The following summary contains a description of the principal Brazilian and U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase our preferred shares
or ADSs. The summary is based upon the tax laws of Brazil and the United States and regulations under these tax laws as currently in effect, which are subject to change. Prospective purchasers of our preferred shares or ADSs should consult their
own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs.

Although
there is at present no income tax treaty between Brazil and the United States, the tax authorities of the two countries have had discussions that may culminate in such a treaty. No assurance can be given, however, as to whether or when a treaty will
enter into force or how it will affect the U.S. holders of our preferred shares or ADSs. As already mentioned, prospective holders of our preferred shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of the
acquisition, ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs in their particular circumstances.

Brazilian Tax Considerations

The following discussion summarizes the principal Brazilian tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of
Preferred Shares or ADSs by a holder not deemed to be domiciled in Brazil for purposes of Brazilian taxation, or a Non-Brazilian Holder. It is based on the tax laws of Brazil and regulations thereunder in effect on the date hereof, which are subject
to change (possibly with retroactive effect). This discussion does not specifically address all of the Brazilian tax considerations that may be applicable to any particular Non-Brazilian Holder. Therefore, each Non-Brazilian Holder should consult
his or her own tax advisor about the Brazilian tax consequences of an investment in Preferred Shares or ADSs.

Individuals domiciled in
Brazil and Brazilian companies are taxed in Brazil on the basis of their worldwide income which includes earnings of Brazilian companies foreign subsidiaries, branches and affiliates. The earnings of branches of foreign companies and
non-Brazilian residents, or nonresidents, in general are taxed in Brazil only on income derived from Brazilian sources.

Distributions of Interest on
Capital

Law No. 9,249, dated December 26, 1995, as amended, allows a Brazilian corporation, such as us, to make distributions
to shareholders of interest on net equity and treat those payments as a deductible expense for purposes of calculating Brazilian corporate income tax, and, since 1998, social contribution on profits as well, as long as the limits described below are
observed. These distributions may be paid in cash. For tax purposes this interest is limited to the daily pro rata variation of the TJLP, as determined by the Brazilian Central Bank from time to time, and the amount of the deduction may not exceed
the greater of:



| |  |  | 50% of net income (after the deduction of the provisions of social contribution on net profits but before the provision for corporate income tax and the amounts
attributable to shareholders as net interest on equity) related to the period in respect of which the payment is made; and
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Payment of interest to a non-Brazilian holder is subject to withholding income tax at the rate of 15%, or 25% if the
non-Brazilian holder is domiciled in a country or location that does not impose income tax or where the maximum income tax rate is lower than 20% or where the laws of that country or location impose restrictions on the disclosure of shareholding
composition or the ownership of the investment (Low or Nil Tax Jurisdiction). These payments may be included, at their net value, as part of any Mandatory Dividend. To the extent payment of interest on net equity is so included, the
corporation is required to distribute to shareholders an additional amount to ensure that the net amount received by them, after payment of the applicable withholding income tax, is at least equal to the mandatory dividend.

Payments of interest on capital are decided by our shareholders, at the annual shareholders meeting, on the basis of recommendations of our board of
directors. No assurance can be given that our board of directors will not recommend that future distributions of profits should be made by means of interest on capital instead of by means of dividends.

Amounts paid as interest on capital (net of applicable withholding tax) may be treated as payments in respect of the dividends that we are obligated to
distribute to our shareholders in accordance with our bylaws and the Brazilian Corporation Law. Distributions of interest on capital in respect of our Preferred Shares, including distributions to the Depositary in respect of Preferred Shares
underlying ADSs, may be converted into dollars and remitted outside of Brazil, subject to applicable exchange controls.

Taxation of Gains

Preferred Shares

According to Law No. 10,833/03, the gains related to disposition or sale of assets located in Brazil, such as shares, are subject to income tax in Brazil, regardless of whether the sale or the disposition is made by the Non-Brazilian
Holder to a resident or person domiciled in Brazil or not.

Gains realized as a result of a transaction are the excess of the amount in
reaisrealized on the sale or exchange of a security over its acquisition cost).

There are arguments to sustain that the
acquisition cost of a security registered as a direct investment with the Brazilian Central Bank is calculated on the basis of the foreign currency amount so registered, translated into reaisat the Commercial Market rate on the date of such
sale or exchange.

Under Brazilian law, income tax rules on such gains can vary depending on the domicile of the non-Brazilian holder, the
type of registration of the investment by the non-Brazilian holder with the Central Bank and how the disposition is carried out, as described below.

Capital gains realized by non-Brazilian holders on a disposition of shares carried out on the Brazilian stock exchange (which includes the organized over-the-counter market) are:



| |  |  | exempt from income tax when realized by a non-Brazilian holder that (1) has registered its investment in Brazil with the Central Bank under the rules of
Resolution 2,689, dated January 26, 2000 (2,689 Holder), and (2) is not a resident in a Low or Nil Tax Jurisdiction; or
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| |  |  | subject to income tax at a rate of 15% in any other case, including a case of gains assessed by a non-Brazilian holder that is not a 2,689 Holder, or is a resident
in a Low or Nil Tax Jurisdiction. In these cases, a withholding income tax of 0.005% of the sale value will be applicable and can be later offset with the eventual income tax due on the capital gain.
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In the case of redemption of securities or capital reduction by a Brazilian corporation, such as
ourselves, the positive difference in reais between the amount effectively received by the Non-Resident Holder and the corresponding acquisition cost is treated, for tax purposes, as capital gain derived from sale or exchange of shares not
carried out on a Brazilian stock exchange market, and is therefore subject to income tax at the rate of 15% or 25% (in case of Tax-Haven Residents).

Any exercise of preemptive rights relating to the common shares will not be subject to Brazilian taxation. Any gain on the sale or assignment of preemptive rights relating to the Preferred shares will be subject to
Brazilian income taxation according to the same rules applicable to the sale or disposition of common shares.

ADSs

As a general rule, gains realized on disposition transactions carried out with a Brazilian resident or not, may be subject to taxation in Brazil.
Exception is made to gains realized outside Brazil by a Non Brazilian holder to another non Brazilian Holder, which are not subject to Brazilian income tax, so long as the assets involved are not considered located in Brazil. Although we believe
that the ADSs do not fall within the definition of assets located in Brazil for the purposes of Law No. 10,833, considering the general and unclear scope of such provisions and the lack of a judicial court ruling in respect thereto, we are
unable to predict whether such understanding will ultimately prevail in the courts of Brazil.

The deposit of the Preferred shares in
exchange for ADSs may be subject to Brazilian tax on capital gains at the rate of 15%, or 25% in the case of Tax-Haven Residents, if the acquisition cost of the shares is lower than (a) the average price per preferred share on a Brazilian stock
exchange on which the greatest number of such shares were sold on the day of deposit; or (b) if no shares were sold on that day, the average price on the Brazilian stock exchange on which the greatest number of common shares were sold in the 15
trading sessions immediately preceding such deposit. In such case, the difference between the acquisition cost and the average price of the shares calculated as above will be considered to be a capital gain.

There are arguments to sustain that such taxation is not applicable in case of 2,689 Holder that is not Tax Haven Holder. The withdrawal of Depositary
Interests in exchange for Shares is not subject to Brazilian tax as far as the regulatory rules in respect to the registration of the investment before the Central Bank are duly observed

Any exercise of preemptive rights relating to the ADSs will not be subject to Brazilian taxation. Any gain on the sale or assignment of preemptive rights
relating to the Preferred shares by the Depositary on behalf of holders of ADSs will be subject to Brazilian income taxation according to the same rules applicable to the sale or disposition of preferred shares.

Tax on Financial Transactions

Brazilian law imposes
a Tax on Foreign Exchange Transactions, or IOF/Exchange Tax, on the conversion of reais into foreign currency and on the conversion of foreign currency into reais. Currently, the inflow and outflow of funds related to
investments carried out by non-Brazilian holders in the Brazilian financial and capital markets are subject to IOF/Exchange at a zero percent rate, although other rates may apply to particular operations and the Brazilian government may increase the
rate at any time up to 25.0% on the foreign exchange transaction amount. However, any increase in rates is only authorized to apply to future transactions.

Brazilian law also imposes a Tax on Transactions Involving Bonds and Securities, or IOF/Bonds Tax, due on transactions involving bonds and securities, including those carried out on a Brazilian stock
exchange. The rate of IOF/Bonds Tax applicable to transactions involving common shares is currently zero, although the Brazilian government may increase such rate at any time up to 1.5% of the transaction amount per day, but only in respect of
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Other Brazilian Taxes

There are no Brazilian inheritance, gift or succession taxes applicable to the ownership, transfer or disposition of Preferred Shares or ADSs by a non-Brazilian holder except for gift and inheritance taxes levied by
some states in Brazil on gifts made or inheritances bestowed by individuals or entities not resident or domiciled in Brazil or in the relevant State to individuals or entities that are resident or domiciled within such State in Brazil. There are no
Brazilian stamp, issue, registration, or similar taxes or duties payable by holders of Preferred Shares or ADSs.

Registered Capital

Amounts invested in Preferred Shares by a non-Brazilian holder who qualifies under the Resolution 2,689 and obtains registration with the CVM, or by the
Depositary representing an ADS holder, are eligible for registration with the Brazilian Central Bank. Such registration allows the remittance outside Brazil of foreign currency, converted at the Commercial Market rate, acquired with the proceeds of
distributions on, and amounts realized through dispositions of such Preferred Shares. The Registered Capital per Preferred Share purchased in the form of an ADS, or purchased in Brazil and deposited with the Depositary in exchange for an ADS, will
be equal to its purchase price (stated in dollars). The Registered Capital per Preferred Share withdrawn upon cancellation of an ADS will be the dollar equivalent of (i) the average price of a Preferred Share on the Brazilian stock exchange on
which the most Preferred Shares were traded on the day of withdrawal or, (ii) if no Preferred Shares were traded on that day, the average price on the Brazilian stock exchange on which the most Preferred Shares were traded in the fifteen
trading sessions immediately preceding such withdrawal. The dollar equivalent will be determined on the basis of the average Commercial Market rates quoted by the Brazilian Central Bank on such date or dates.

A non-Brazilian holder of Preferred Shares may experience delays in effecting Brazilian Central Bank registration, which may delay remittances abroad.
Such a delay may adversely affect the amount in dollars, received by the non-Brazilian holder.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant with respect to the
ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs, which are evidenced by ADRs. This description addresses only the U.S. federal income tax considerations of U.S. holders (as defined below) that are initial purchasers of our preferred shares
or ADSs and that will hold such shares or ADSs as capital assets. This description does not address tax considerations applicable to holders that may be subject to special tax rules, such as banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, real
estate investment trusts, grantor trusts, regulated investment companies, dealers or traders in securities or currencies, tax-exempt entities, pension funds, persons that received our preferred shares or ADSs pursuant to an exercise of employee
stock options or rights or otherwise as compensation for the performance of services, persons that will hold our preferred shares or ADSs as a position in a straddle or as a part of a hedging, conversion or other
risk reduction transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, persons that will own our preferred shares or ADSs through partnerships or other pass through entities,
holders subject to the alternative minimum tax, certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States or holders that own (or are deemed to own) 10% or more (by voting power) of our shares.

This description does not address any state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our preferred shares or ADSs.
Moreover, this description does not address the consequences of any U.S. federal tax other than income tax, including but not limited to the U.S. federal estate and gift taxes. This description is based on (i) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the Code), existing, proposed and temporary U.S. Treasury Regulations and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, in each case as in effect and available on the date of this annual report and (ii), in part, on
the representations of the depositary and the assumption that each obligation in the deposit agreement and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with its terms. All of the foregoing are subject to change, which change could apply
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As used below, a U.S. holder is a beneficial owner of a preferred share or ADS that is, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income
of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust if (a) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and (b) one or more U.S. persons
have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of such trust. As used below, a Non-U.S. holder is a beneficial owner of a preferred share or ADS that is neither a U.S. holder nor a partnership (or other entity treated as
a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

If a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes) holds preferred shares or ADSs, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partnership or its partners should consult their tax
advisor as to its tax consequences.

Treatment of ADSs

In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a holder of an ADR evidencing an ADS will be treated as the beneficial owner of our preferred shares represented by the applicable ADS. The U.S. Treasury Department
has expressed concern that depositaries for ADSs, or other intermediaries between the holders of shares of an issuer and the issuer, may be taking actions that are inconsistent with the claiming of U.S. foreign tax credits by U.S. holders of such
receipts or shares. Accordingly, the analysis regarding the availability of a U.S. foreign tax credit for Brazilian taxes and sourcing rules described below could be affected by future actions that may be taken by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Taxation of Dividends

Subject to the
discussion under Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules, in general, the gross amount of a distribution made with respect to a preferred share or ADS (which for this purpose shall include distributions of interest attributable to
shareholders equity before any reduction for any Brazilian taxes withheld therefrom) will, to the extent made from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, constitute a dividend
to a U.S. holder for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2010, non-corporate U.S. holders may be taxed on dividends from a qualified foreign corporation at the lower rates applicable to
long-term capital gains (i.e.,gains with respect to capital assets held for more than one year). A foreign corporation is treated as a qualified foreign corporation with respect to dividends received from that corporation on shares or ADSs
that are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. U.S. Treasury Department guidance indicates that the ADSs (which are listed on the NYSE), but not our preferred shares, are readily tradable on an established
securities market in the United States. Thus, subject to the discussion below under Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules, dividends that we pay on the ADS, but not on our preferred shares, currently meet the conditions required
for these reduced tax rates. However, there can be no assurance that the ADSs will be considered readily tradable on an established securities market in later years. Furthermore, a U.S. holders eligibility for such preferential rate is subject
to certain holding period requirements and the non-existence of certain risk reduction transactions with respect to the ADSs. Such dividends will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction generally allowed to corporate U.S. holders.
Subject to the discussion below under Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules, if a distribution exceeds the amount of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, it will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the
extent of the U.S. holders tax basis in our preferred share or ADS on which it is paid and thereafter as capital gain. We do not maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, U.S.
holders should expect that distributions by us generally will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

A dividend
paid in reais will be includible in the income of a U.S. holder at its value in U.S. dollars calculated by reference to the prevailing spot market exchange rate in effect on the day it is received by the U.S. holder in the case of our
preferred shares or, in the case of a dividend received in respect of ADSs, on the date the dividend is received by the depositary, whether or not the dividend is converted into U.S. dollars. Assuming the payment is not converted at that time, the
U.S. holder will have a tax basis in reais equal to that U.S. dollar amount, which will be used to measure gain or loss from subsequent changes in exchange rates. Any gain or loss realized by a U.S. holder that subsequently sells or otherwise
disposes of reais, which gain or loss is attributable to currency fluctuations after the date of receipt of the dividend, will be ordinary gain or loss. The amount of any distribution of property other than cash will be the fair market value of such
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The gross amount of any dividend paid (which will include any amounts withheld in respect of Brazilian
taxes) with respect to a preferred share or ADS will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as foreign source dividend income, which may be relevant in calculating a U.S. holders foreign tax credit limitation. Subject to limitations under
U.S. federal income tax law concerning credits or deductions for foreign taxes and certain exceptions for short-term and hedged positions, any Brazilian withholding tax will be treated as a foreign income tax eligible for credit against a U.S.
holders U.S. federal income tax liability (or at a U.S. holders election, may be deducted in computing taxable income if the U.S. holder has elected to deduct all foreign income taxes for the taxable year). The limitation on foreign
taxes eligible for the U.S. foreign tax credit is calculated separately with respect to specific baskets of income. For this purpose, the dividends should generally constitute passive category income, or in the case of
certain U.S. holders, general category income. The rules with respect to foreign tax credits are complex, and U.S. holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under their
particular circumstances.

Section 305 of the Code provides special rules for the tax treatment of preferred stock. According to the
U.S. Treasury Regulations under that section, the term preferred stock generally refers to stock which enjoys certain limited rights and privileges (generally associated with specified dividend and liquidation priorities) but does not participate in
corporate growth to any significant extent. While our preferred shares have some preferences over our common shares, the preferred shares are not fixed as to dividend payments or liquidation value. Consequently, although the matter is not entirely
clear, we believe and intend to take the position that the preferred shares should be treated as common stock within the meaning of Section 305 of the Code. If the preferred shares are treated as common stock for
purposes of Section 305 of the Code, distributions to U.S. Holders of additional shares of such common stock or preemptive rights relating to such common stock with respect to their preferred shares or ADSs that are
made as part of a pro rata distribution to all shareholders in most instances will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. On the other hand, if the preferred shares are treated as preferred stock within the meaning of
Section 305 of the Code, and if a U.S. Holder receives a distribution of additional shares or preemptive rights as described in the preceding sentence, such distributions (including amounts withheld in respect of any Brazilian taxes) will
be treated as dividends to the same extent and in the same manner as distributions payable in cash. In that event, the amount of such distribution (and the basis of the new shares or preemptive rights so received) will equal the fair market value of
the shares or preemptive rights on the date of distribution.

Subject to the discussion under Passive Foreign Investment
Company Rules, a Non-U.S. holder of preferred shares or ADSs generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on dividends received on such shares or ADSs, unless such income is effectively connected with the conduct by
such Non-U.S. holder of a trade or business in the United States.

Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Preferred Shares or ADSs

A deposit or withdrawal of preferred shares by a U.S. holder in exchange for the ADS that represent such shares will not result in the realization of gain
or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of a preferred share or ADS held by the U.S. holder or the depositary, as the case may be, in an
amount equal to the difference between the U.S. holders adjusted basis in its preferred shares or ADSs (determined in U.S. dollars) and the U.S. dollar amount realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition. If a Brazilian tax is withheld
on the sale, exchange or other disposition of a share, the amount realized by a U.S. holder will include the gross amount of the proceeds of that sale, exchange or other disposition before deduction of the Brazilian tax. In the case of a
non-corporate U.S. holder, the maximum marginal U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to capital gain will generally be lower than the maximum marginal U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to ordinary income (other than, as discussed above,
certain dividends) if such holders holding period for such preferred share or ADS exceeds one year (i.e., such gain is a long-term capital gain). Capital gain, if any, realized by a U.S. holder on the sale or exchange of a preferred share or
ADS generally will be treated as U.S. source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Consequently, in the case of a disposition or deposit of a preferred share or ADS that is subject to Brazilian tax, the U.S. holder may not be able to use the
foreign tax credit for that Brazilian tax unless it can apply the credit against U.S. tax payable on other income from foreign sources in the appropriate income category, or, alternatively, it may take a deduction for the Brazilian tax if it elects
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The initial tax basis of a U.S. holders preferred shares or ADSs will be the U.S. dollar value of
the reais-denominated purchase price determined on the date of purchase. If our preferred shares or ADSs are treated as traded on an established securities market, a cash basis U.S. holder, or, if it elects, an accrual basis U.S.
holder, will determine the dollar value of the cost of such preferred shares or ADSs by translating the amount paid at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the purchase. The conversion of U.S. dollars to reaisand the immediate
use of that currency to purchase preferred shares or ADSs generally will not result in taxable gain or loss for a U.S. holder.

With
respect to the sale or exchange of preferred shares or ADSs, the amount realized generally will be the U.S. dollar value of the payment received determined on (i) the date of receipt of payment in the case of a cash basis U.S. holder and
(ii) the date of disposition in the case of an accrual basis U.S. holder. If our preferred shares or ADSs are treated as traded on an established securities market, a cash basis taxpayer, or, if it elects, an accrual basis taxpayer,
will determine the U.S. dollar value of the amount realized by translating the amount received at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the sale.

Subject to the discussion below under Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules, a Non-U.S. holder of preferred shares or ADSs generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax
on any gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of such shares or ADSs unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by such Non-U.S. holder of a trade or business in the United States or (ii) in the case
of any gain realized by an individual Non-U.S. holder, such holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of such sale or exchange and certain other conditions are met.

Other Brazilian Taxes

Any Brazilian IOF tax or CPMF
tax (as discussed under TaxationBrazilian Tax Considerations above) may not be treated as a creditable foreign tax for U.S. federal income tax purposes, although a U.S. holder may be entitled to deduct such taxes if
it elects to deduct all of its foreign income taxes. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of these taxes.

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

A Non-U.S. corporation will be classified as a
passive foreign investment company, or a PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying certain look-through rules, either (1) at least 75 percent of its gross income is passive
income or (2) at least 50 percent of the average value of its gross assets is attributable to assets that produce passive income or is held for the production of passive income. Passive income for this purpose generally
includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents and gains from commodities and securities transactions. For purposes of the PFIC asset test, the aggregate fair market value of the assets of a publicly traded foreign corporation generally is treated
as being equal to the sum of the aggregate value of the outstanding stock and the total amount of the liabilities of such corporation (the Market Capitalization).

Based on certain estimates of our gross income and gross assets, the nature of our business, and our anticipated Market Capitalization, we believe that
we will not be classified as a PFIC for our taxable year ended December 31, 2008. Our status in future years will depend on our assets and activities in those years. We have no reason to believe that our assets or activities will change in a
manner that would cause us to be classified as a PFIC for the taxable year ended December 31, 2009 or any future year, but there can be no assurance that we will not be considered a PFIC for any taxable year because our status will depend on
our assets and activities in those years, as well as our actual Market Capitalization as determined at the end of each calendar quarter. If we are or become a PFIC (except as discussed below), any excess distribution (generally a distribution in
excess of 125% of the average distribution over a three-year period or shorter holding period for our shares) and realized gain will be treated as ordinary income and will be subject to tax as if (a) the excess distribution or gain had been
realized ratably over the U.S. holders holding period, (b) the amount deemed realized in each year had been subject to tax in each such year at the highest marginal rate for such year (other than income allocated to the current period or
any taxable period before we became a PFIC, which would be subject to tax at the U.S. holders regular ordinary income rate for the current year and would not be subject to the interest charge discussed below), and (c) the interest charge
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If we were a PFIC, a U.S. holder of preferred shares or ADSs may be able to make certain elections that
may alleviate certain of the tax consequences referred to above. Where a company that is a PFIC meets certain reporting requirements, a U.S. holder can avoid certain adverse PFIC consequences described above by making a qualified electing
fund, or a QEF election to be taxed currently on its proportionate share of the PFICs ordinary income and net capital gains. However, we do not intend to comply with the necessary accounting and record keeping requirements that would
allow a U.S. holder to make a QEF election with respect to us.

If our preferred shares or ADSs are regularly traded on a
qualified exchange, a U.S. holder may make a mark-to-market election with respect to our preferred shares or ADSs, as the case may be. If a U.S. holder makes the mark-to-market election, for each year in which we are a PFIC, the holder
will generally include as ordinary income the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the preferred shares or ADSs, as the case may be, at the end of the taxable year over their adjusted tax basis, and will be permitted an ordinary loss in
respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted tax basis of the preferred shares or ADSs, over their fair market value at the end of the taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the
mark-to-market election). If a U.S. holder makes the election, the holders tax basis in the preferred shares or ADSs, as the case may be, will be adjusted to reflect the amount of any such income or loss. Any gain recognized on the sale or
other disposition of preferred shares or ADSs will be treated as ordinary income. The preferred shares and ADSs will be considered marketable stock if they are traded on a qualified exchange, other than in de minimis quantities,
on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. The NYSE is a qualified exchange and the BOVESPA may constitute a qualified exchange for this purpose provided the BOVESPA meets certain trading volume, listing, financial disclosure, surveillance
and other requirements set forth in applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations. However, we cannot be certain that our ADSs or preferred shares will continue to trade on the NYSE or the BOVESPA, respectively, or that our preferred shares or ADSs will be
traded on at least 15 days in each calendar quarter in other than de minimis quantities. U.S. holders should be aware, however, that if we are determined to be a PFIC, the interest charge regime described above could be applied to indirect
distributions or gains deemed to be attributable to U.S. holders in respect of any of our subsidiaries that also may be determined to be a PFIC, and the mark-to-market election generally would not be effective for such subsidiaries. Each U.S. holder
should consult its own tax advisor to determine whether a mark-to-market election is available and the consequences of making an election if we were characterized as a PFIC.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

U.S. backup withholding tax and information reporting
requirements generally apply to certain payments to certain non-corporate holders of shares. Information reporting generally will apply to payments of dividends on, and to proceeds from the sale or redemption of, our preferred shares or the ADSs
made within the United States or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman to a holder of our preferred shares or the ADSs, other than an exempt recipient, including a corporation, a payee that is not a U.S. person that provides an appropriate certification
and certain other persons. Backup withholding tax will apply to any payments of dividends on, or the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, preferred shares or the ADSs within the United States or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman to a holder,
other than an exempt recipient, if such holder fails to furnish its correct taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with, or establish an exemption from, such backup withholding tax requirements. The backup withholding tax rate
is 28% for taxable years through 2010.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. You generally will be entitled to credit any amounts
withheld under the backup withholding rules against your U.S. federal income tax liability or a refund of the amounts withheld provided the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner.

The above description is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to ownership and disposition of preferred shares
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Documents on Display

Statements contained in this annual report regarding the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to this annual report summarize their material terms, but are not necessarily complete, and each
of these statements is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document.

We are subject to the
periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to a foreign private issuer. Accordingly, we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC reports and other information, including annual reports on Form 20-F
and reports on Form 6-K.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing
the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and members of our board of directors and board of executive officers and our principal shareholders are exempt from reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of
the Exchange Act. In addition, as a foreign private issuer, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered
under the Exchange Act.

You may inspect and copy reports and other information that we file with or furnish to the SEC at the SECs
Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Copies of these materials may be obtained by mail from the SECs Public Reference Room at prescribed rates. The public may obtain information on the operation of the
SECs Public Reference Room by calling the SEC in the United States at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an internet website at www.sec.gov from which you can electronically access these materials.

We also file financial statements and other periodic reports with the CVM, which are available for investor inspection at the CVMs offices located
at Rua Sete de Setembro, 111, 2nd floor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, and Rua Formosa, 367, 20th floor, São Paulo, SP. The telephone numbers of the CVM in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are +55-21-3233-8390 and +55-11-2146-2000, respectively.

Copies of our annual report on Form 20-F and documents referred to in this annual report and our bylaws are available for inspection upon
request at our headquarters at SIA/Sul, ASP, Lote D, Bloco B 71215-000  Setor de Indústria, Brasília, DF, Brazil. Our filings are also available to the public through the internet at our website at
www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ir. The information included on our website or that might be accessed through our website is not included in this annual report and is not incorporated into this annual report by reference.



|ITEM 11. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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We are exposed to market risks related to changes in exchange rates and interest rates. The principal market for our products and services is Brazil, and substantially all of our revenues are denominated in reais.

Exchange Rate Risk

We are exposed to foreign
exchange risk because a significant portion of our equipment costs, such as costs relating to switching centers and software used for upgrading network capacity, are primarily denominated in foreign currencies or linked to foreign currencies,
primarily the U.S. dollar. In 2008, approximately 30% of our capital expenditures were U.S. dollar-denominated or linked to the U.S. dollar. A hypothetical, instantaneous 10.0% depreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar as of December 31,
2007 would have resulted in an increase of R$139.1 million in the cost of our capital expenditures in 2008, assuming that we would have incurred all of these capital expenditures notwithstanding the adverse change in the exchange rates.

Our financing cost and the amount of financial liabilities that we record are also exposed to exchange rate risk. As of December 31, 2008, R$791
million, or 16.9%, of our total consolidated indebtedness was denominated in foreign currency, not including swap adjustments. At December 31, 2008, we protected 60.5% of our indebtedness affected by exchange rate variation against significant
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investments. The aggregate notional principal amount of our swap contracts is approximately US$120 million, of which approximately US$49 million matures
within one year and approximately US$71 million matures in one to three years. At December 31, 2008, the fair value of the swap contracts amounted to approximately R$222 million. The aggregate notional principal amount of the forward exchange
options is approximately US$144 million, all of which matures in 2009.

In 2008, losses on foreign currency and monetary restatement
amounted to approximately R$232 million due to the depreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar. At December 31, 2008, a hypothetical, instantaneous and unfavorable 10.0% depreciation of the real against other relevant
currencies would result in an increase of R$59 million in our total debt obligations considering the net impact of the increase in our debt obligations and the decrease in our swap position. For further information about our swap agreements and
other derivative financial instruments we use, see note 34 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to interest rate risk because a significant portion of our indebtedness bears
interest at floating rates. At December 31, 2008, our total outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis, excluding swap adjustments, was R$4,664 million, of which R$4,058 million, or 87.0%, bore interest at floating rates, including
R$3,670 million of real-denominated indebtedness that bore interest at rates based on the CDI rate or the TJLP rate, and R$330 million of U.S. dollar- and Japanese Yen-denominated indebtedness that bore interest at rates based on U.S. dollar
and Japanese Yen LIBOR. At December 31, 2008, we did not have any outstanding derivative agreements to limit our exposure to variations in the TJLP rate or the CDI rate.

We invest our excess liquidity (R$3,485 million as of December 31, 2008) mainly in certificates of deposit issued by financial institutions with AAA
rating from international rating agencies and in investment funds created by top Brazilian asset managers exclusively for us. The fund managers are responsible for managing our funds, subject to the direction of our senior management and board of
directors. Currently, these funds are comprised mainly of government bonds and other low-risk financial instruments linked to the CDI rate. We believe that our exposure to fluctuations in Brazilian interest rates is partially mitigated by these
investments.

The potential loss to us over one year that would have resulted from a hypothetical, instantaneous and unfavorable change of
100 basis points in the interest rates in 2008 would be approximately R$51 million to our financial liabilities, considering both the impact in our debt obligations and swap position, and R$35 million to our financial assets. This sensitivity
analysis is based on the assumption of an unfavorable 100 basis points movement of the interest rates applicable to each homogeneous category of financial assets and liabilities and sustained over a period of one year. A homogeneous category is
defined according to the currency in which financial assets and liabilities are denominated and assumes the same interest rate movement within each homogeneous category (e.g., reais). As a result, our interest rate risk sensitivity
model may overstate the impact of interest rate fluctuation for such financial instruments, as consistently unfavorable movements of all interest rates are unlikely.

Hedging Policy

We employ financial risk management strategies using cross-currency interest
rate swaps. Our financial risk management strategy is designed to protect us against devaluation of the realagainst foreign currencies and increases in foreign currency interest rates, according to our foreign-currency exposure in connection
with our financings. We do not enter into derivatives transactions for speculative or any other purposes.



|ITEM 12. | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
|-------- | ------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



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PART II



|ITEM 13. | DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
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Certain of our debt instruments require us to comply with financial covenants, the most restrictive of which are as follows:



| |  |  | Total debt to EBITDA less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.0 at the end of and for each fiscal quarter until maturity;
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| |  |  | Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense greater than or equal to 2.25 to 1.0 at the end of and for each fiscal quarter until maturity; and
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Total debt to total debt plus shareholders equity less than or equal to 0.60 to 1.0 at the end of and for each fiscal quarter until maturity.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We were in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2008. However, as a result of certain adjustments
to contingencies in 2009, we expect that we will not comply with certain covenants set forth in our debt instruments with BNDES and JBIC and in our debentures as of June 30, 2009. As of December 31, 2008 the aggregate principal amount outstanding
under these debt instruments was R$2,655 million, R$282 million and R$1,092 million, respectively.

Under each of these debt instruments
the creditor has the right to accelerate the debt if, at the end of any fiscal quarter, we are not in compliance with the covenants containing these ratios. We have received a waiver from BNDES and are currently seeking waivers from JBIC and the
holders of our debentures in respect of the anticipated breach of these covenants.

The instruments governing a substantial portion of our
indebtedness contain cross-default or cross-acceleration clauses, such that the occurrence of an event of default under one of these instruments could trigger an event of default under other indebtedness or enable the creditors under other
indebtedness to accelerate that indebtedness. The total amount of debt that would have been reclassified to current liabilities in the event that we were in default as of December 31, 2008, would have been R$4,125 million.



|ITEM 14. | MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|-------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|ITEM 15. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|-------- | -----------------------

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are controls and other procedures that are
designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information that we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SECs rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer, or CEO, and our chief financial officer, or CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.

In connection with the preparation of this annual report on Form 20-F, our management, under the supervision and with
the participation of our CEO and our CFO, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2008. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system
of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that because of the material weakness described
below our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2008.

In connection
with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we performed additional analyses and alternative procedures to ensure that our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 20-F were prepared in accordance with
applicable GAAP. As a result, we have concluded that the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 20-F present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for
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Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting.

Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii)
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO and CFO, our management conducted an assessment of our internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2008 based on the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO.

A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, that results in more
than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. During the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting described above, our management identified
a material weakness relating to the financial statement closing process in connection with the reconciliations of shareholders equity and net income from Brazilian GAAP to U.S. GAAP. This control deficiency resulted in a restatement of the
above-mentioned reconciliations as of December 31, 2007 and for the two years ended December 31, 2007.

We maintained controls related to
the review of the financial statement closing process in connection with the reconciliations of shareholders equity and net income from Brazilian GAAP to U.S. GAAP that were not operating properly in previous years. This control deficiency
resulted in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Accordingly, our management has determined that this control deficiency constitutes a material
weakness.

As a result of the material weakness described above, our management concluded that as of December 31, 2008, we did not maintain
effective internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by COSO.

Our independent auditors, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes, have audited our internal control over financial reporting, and the report of the auditors is included herein.



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Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and subsidiaries (the
Company) as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Companys management is
responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Managements Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists,
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on that risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the
companys principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the companys board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override
of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to
the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the companys
annual financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness has been identified and included in managements assessment: The Companys management identified a material weakness relating
to the financial statement closing process in connection with the reconciliations of shareholders equity and net income from Brazilian accounting practices to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This
control deficiency resulted in a restatement of the above mentioned reconciliations as of December 31, 2007 and for the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007. This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and
extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008 of the Company and this report does not affect our report on such financial statements.

In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness identified above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company
has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008 of the Company and our report dated July 9, 2009, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included explanatory paragraphs
relating to: (1) differences between Brazilian accounting practices and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; (2) the restatement for comparative purposes of the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007
and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the two year period then ended for changes in Brazilian Accounting Practices; (3) the plans for the merger of the Company into its
subsidiary, Brasil Telecom S.A.; and (4) the restatement of the reconciliations of differences between Brazilian accounting practices and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America of shareholders equity as of
December 31, 2007 and net income for the two year in the period then ended.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Auditores Independentes

July 9, 2009

Brasília, Brazil.



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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2008 that materially affected or
were reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

Since the end of 2008, in connection with the
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our management undertook, among others, the following major actions:



| |  |  | strengthening over the culture of risk management and corporate governance among executives and employees focused on proper operation of key controls for business
processes in connection with the control environment of the new controlling company; and
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| |  |  | improvement of the quality and efficiency of the process to monitor, review and operate the key internal controls over the financial reporting closing process,
based on the expertise of the new controlling companys specialized group, which became responsible for preparing our U.S. GAAP reconciliations in connection with the acquisition on January 8, 2009.
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|ITEM 16A. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
|--------- | --------------------------------

Our fiscal
council currently includes an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of this Item 16A. Our fiscal council has determined that Éder Carvalho Magalhães is our fiscal council financial expert. Éder
Carvalho Magalhãess biographical information is included in Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees. Éder Carvalho Magalhães is independent, as that term is defined in Rule 303A.02 of the New
York Stock Exchanges Listed Company Manual.



|ITEM 16B. | CODE OF ETHICS
|--------- | --------------

We have adopted a code of ethics
that applies to members of our board of directors, fiscal council and board of executive officers, as well as to our other employees. A copy of our code of ethics may be found on our website at www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ir. The information included
on our website or that might be accessed through our website is not included in this annual report and is not incorporated into this annual report by reference.



|ITEM 16C. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|--------- | --------------------------------------

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the fees billed to us by our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Auditores Independentes, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007:



|                   |  |                         |     |      |    |    
|------------------ |  | ----------------------- | --- | ---- | -- | ---
|                   |  | Year ended December 31,
|                   |  | 2008                    |     | 2007
|                   |  | (in millions ofreais)  
|Audit fees (1)     |  | R$                      | 2.2 |      | R$ | 1.9
|Audit-related fees |  |                         |    |      |    |   
|Tax fees           |  |                         |    |      |    |   
|All other fees     |  |                         |    |      |    |   
|                   |  |                         |     |      |    |    
|Total fees         |  | R$                      | 2.2 |      | R$ | 1.9
|                   |  |                         |     |      |    |    



|(1) | Audit fees consist of the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and interim
reviews of our quarterly financial information.
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Pre-Approval Policies And Procedures

Our fiscal council and board of directors have approved an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy that sets forth the procedures and the
conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by our independent auditors may be pre-approved. This policy is designed to (1) provide both general pre-approval of certain types of services through the use of an annually
established schedule setting forth the types of services that have already been pre-approved for a certain year and, with respect to services not included in an annual schedule, special pre-approval of services on a case by case basis by our fiscal
council and our board of directors and (2) assess compliance with the pre-approval policies and procedures. Our management periodically reports to our fiscal council the nature and scope of audit and non-audit services rendered by our
independent auditors and is also required to report to our fiscal council any breach of this policy of which our management is aware.



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|ITEM 16D. | EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
|--------- | ----------------------------------------------------------

We are relying on the general exemption from the listing standards relating to audit committees contained in Rule 10A-3(c)(3) under the Exchange Act for the following reasons:



| |  |  | we are a foreign private issuer that has a fiscal council, which is a board of auditors (or similar body) established and selected pursuant to and as expressly
permitted under Brazilian law;
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| |  |  | Brazilian law requires our fiscal council to be separate from our board of directors;
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| |  |  | members of our fiscal council are not elected by our management, and none of our executive officers is a member of our fiscal council;
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| |  |  | Brazilian law provides standards for the independence of our fiscal council from our management;
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | our fiscal council, in accordance with its charter, makes recommendations to our board of directors regarding the appointment, retention and oversight of the work
of any registered public accounting firm engaged (including, the intermediation of disagreements between our management and our independent auditors regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing
other audit, review or attest services for our company, as Brazilian law requires that our board of directors appoint, retain and oversee the work of our independent public accountants;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | our fiscal council (1) has implemented procedures for receiving, retaining and addressing complaints regarding accounting, internal control and auditing
matters, including the submission of confidential, anonymous complaints from employees regarding questionable accounting or auditing, and (2) has authority to engage independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out
its duties; and
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| |  |  | our company compensates our independent auditors and any outside advisors hired by our fiscal council and provides funding for ordinary administrative expenses
incurred by the fiscal council in the course of its duties.
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We, however, do not believe that our reliance on this
general exemption will materially adversely affect the ability of our fiscal council to act independently and to satisfy the other requirements of the listing standards relating to audit committees contained in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.



|ITEM 16E. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
|--------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Not Applicable.



|ITEM 16F. | CHANGE IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
|--------- | --------------------------------------------

Not Applicable.



|ITEM 16G. | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
|--------- | --------------------

On November 4, 2003, the
SEC approved the final corporate governance rules established by the NYSE. According to these rules, foreign private issuers that are listed on the NYSE, such as Brasil Telecom Holding, are subject to a more limited set of corporate governance
requirements than those imposed on U.S. domestic issuers. As a foreign private issuer, Brasil Telecom Holding must comply with the following four requirements imposed by the NYSE:



| |  |  | Brasil Telecom Holding must satisfy the audit committee requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act;
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| |  |  | Brasil Telecom Holdings Chief Executive Officer must promptly notify the NYSE in writing if any executive officer of Brasil Telecom Holding becomes aware of
any material non-compliance with any of the applicable NYSE corporate governance rules;
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| |  |  | Brasil Telecom Holding must provide a brief description of any significant ways in which Brasil Telecom Holdings corporate governance practices differ from
those required to be followed by U.S. domestic issuers under the NYSE corporate governance rules; and
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Brasil Telecom Holding must submit an executed written affirmation annually to the NYSE and an interim written affirmation to the NYSE each time a change occurs to
Brasil Telecom Holdings board of directors or any committees of Brasil Telecom Holdings board of directors that are subject to Section 303A, in each case in the form specified by the NYSE.
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Significant Differences

The significant differences
between Brasil Telecom Holdings corporate governance practices and the NYSEs corporate governance standards are mainly due to the differences between the U.S. and Brazilian legal systems. Brasil Telecom Holding must comply with the
corporate governance standards set forth under the Brazilian Corporation Law, the rules of the CVM and the applicable rules of the BOVESPA, as well as those set forth in Brasil Telecom Holdings bylaws.

The significant differences between Brasil Telecom Holdings corporate governance practices and the NYSEs corporate governance standards are
set forth below.

Independence of Directors and Independence Tests

In general, the NYSE corporate governance standards require listed companies to have a majority of independent directors and set forth the principals by
which a listed company can determine whether a director is independent. However, under the NYSE corporate governance standards, a listed company (whether U.S or foreign) of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by another company (a
controlled company), need not comply with the following NYSE corporate governance standards:



| |  |  | A controlled company need not have a majority of independent directors;
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| |  |  | A controlled company need not have a nominating/corporate governance committee composed of independent directors with a charter that complies with the NYSE
corporate governance rules; and
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| |  |  | A controlled company need not have a compensation committee composed of independent directors with a charter that complies with the NYSE corporate governance rules.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Because a majority of the voting power of Brasil Telecom Holdings capital stock is directly controlled by Solpart,
Brasil Telecom Holding is a controlled company, and would therefore not be required to have a majority of independent directors if it were a U.S. domestic issuer.

Although Brazilian Corporation Law and Brasil Telecom Holdings bylaws establish rules in relation to certain qualification requirements of its directors, neither Brazilian Corporation Law nor Brasil Telecom
Holdings bylaws require that Brasil Telecom Holding have a majority of independent directors nor require Brasil Telecom Holdings board of directors or management to test the independence of Brasil Telecom Holdings directors before
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Executive Sessions

The NYSE corporate governance standards require non-management directors of a listed company to meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management.

According to the Brazilian Corporation Law, up to 1/3 of the members of Brasil Telecom Holdings board of directors can be elected to management
positions. The remaining non-management directors are not expressly empowered to serve as a check on Brasil Telecom Holdings management, and there is no requirement that those directors meet regularly without management.

Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees

The NYSE corporate governance standards require that a listed company have a nomination/corporate governance committee and a compensation committee, each composed entirely of independent directors and each with a
written charter that addresses certain duties. However, as a controlled company, Brasil Telecom would not be required to comply with these requirements if it were a U.S. domestic company.

Brasil Telecom Holding is not required under Brazilian law to have, and accordingly does not have, a nominating/corporate governance committee or a
compensation committee. Brasil Telecom Holding believes that, pursuant to its bylaws, the role of a nominating committee is generally performed by Brasil Telecom Holdings board of directors and the role of the corporate governance committee is
generally performed by either its board of directors or its senior management.

Brasil Telecom Holding is not required under Brazilian law
to have, and accordingly does not have, a compensation committee. Under Brazilian Corporation Law, Brasil Telecom Holding s shareholders establish the aggregate compensation of its directors and executive officers, including benefits and
allowances, at a general shareholders meeting based on the recommendation of Brasil Telecom Holding s board of directors.

Audit
Committee and Audit Committee Additional Requirements

The NYSE corporate governance standards require that a listed company have an
audit committee with a written charter that addresses certain specified duties and that is composed of at least three members, all of whom satisfy the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and Section 303A.02 of the
NYSEs Listed Company Manual.

As a foreign private issuer that qualifies for the general exemption from the listing standards
relating to audit committees set forth in Section 10A-3(c)(3) under the Exchange Act, Brasil Telecom Holding is not subject to the independence requirements of the NYSE corporate governance standards. See Item 16D. Exemptions From the
Listing Standards for Audit Committees.

Shareholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans

The NYSE corporate governance standards require that shareholders of a listed company must be given the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation
plans and material revisions thereto, subject to certain exceptions.

Under Brazilian Corporation Law, shareholder pre-approval is required
for the adoption and revision of any equity compensation plans, but this decision may be delegated to the board of directors. Brasil Telecom Holding does not currently have and does not currently expect to implement any equity compensation plans.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The NYSE corporate governance standards require that a listed company must adopt and disclose corporate governance guidelines that address certain minimum specified standards which include: (1) director qualification standards;
(2) director responsibilities; (3) director access to management and independent advisors; (4) director compensation; (5) director orientation and continuing education; (6) management succession; and (7) annual
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Brasil Telecom Holding has adopted the BOVESPAs corporate governance rules for Level 1 companies
and must also comply with certain corporate governance standards set forth under Brazilian Corporation Law and CVM rules. See Item 9. The Offer and ListingTrading on the BOVESPABOVESPA Corporate Governance Standards. The
Level 1 rules do not require Brasil Telecom Holding to adopt and disclose corporate governance guidelines covering the matters set forth in the NYSEs corporate governance standards. However, certain provisions of Brazilian Corporation Law
that are applicable to Brasil Telecom Holding address certain aspects of director qualifications standards and director responsibilities.

Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics

The NYSE corporate governance standards require that a listed company must adopt and disclose a code of
business conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees and promptly disclose any waivers of the code for directors or officers. Each code of business conduct and ethics should address the following items: conflicts of interest; corporate
opportunities; confidentiality; fair dealing; protection and proper use of company assets; compliance with laws, rules and regulations (including insider trading laws); and encouraging the reporting of any illegal or unethical behavior.

Although the adoption of a code of ethics is not required by Brazilian law, Brasil Telecom Holding has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its
directors, officers and employees, which addresses each of the items listed above. Brasil Telecom Holdings code of ethics is available on Brasil Telecom Holdings website at www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ir. No waivers of the provisions of the
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PART III



|ITEM 17. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|-------- | --------------------

We have responded to
Item 18 in lieu of responding to this item.



|ITEM 18. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|-------- | --------------------

Reference is made to
Item 19 for a list of all financial statements filed as part of this annual report.



|ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS
|-------- | --------

(a) Financial Statements



|                                                                                                   |  |    
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                            |  | F-2
|Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007                                       |  | F-3
|Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006         |  | F-4
|Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and
2006 |  | F-5
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006         |  | F-6
|Consolidated Statements of Value Added for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006        |  | F-7
|Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements                                                     |  | F-8

(b) List of Exhibits



|     |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|1.01 |  | Bylaws of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., as amended (English translation).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|     | 
|2.01 |  | Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002, among Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., Citibank N.A. and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American
Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.(A)(II) to Form F-6 of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. filed on May 25, 2007).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|     | 
|2.02 |  | Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2007, among Brasil Telecom S.A., Citibank N.A. and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issued and outstanding under the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.(A)(I) to Form F-6 of Brasil
Telecom S.A. filed on May 25, 2007).                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|     | 
|3.01 |  | Shareholders Agreement of Telemar Participações S.A., dated as of April 25, 2008, among AG Telecom Participações S.A., L.F. Tel S.A., Fundação
Atlântico de Seguridade Social, Asseca Participações S.A. and, as intervening parties, Telemar Participações S.A. and Andrade Gutierrez Investimentos em Telecomunicações S.A. (English translation)
(incorporated by reference to Form 6-K of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. filed on February 19, 2009).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|     | 
|3.02 |  | Private Shareholders Agreement of Telemar Participações S.A., dated as of April 25, 2008, among AG Telecom Participações S.A., L.F. Tel S.A., Asseca
Participações S.A., BNDES Participações S.A.  BNDESPar, Fiago Participações S.A., Fundação Atlântico de Seguridade Social, and, as intervening parties, Telemar
Participações S.A., Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil  PREVI, Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social  PETROS, Fundação dos Economiários Federais 
FUNCEF Andrade Gutierrez Investimentos em Telecomunicações S.A. (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Form 6-K of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. filed on February 19, 2009).
|     | 
|4.01 |  | Concession Agreement for Local Switched, Fixed-Line Telephone Service between ANATEL and Brasil Telecom S.A., No. 116/2006, dated December 2005 (English translation) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2.1 to Form 20-F of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. filed on May 9, 2007).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       



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|----- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|4.02  |  | Schedule of Omitted Concession Agreements for Local Switched, Fixed-Line Telephone Service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|      | 
|4.03  |  | Concession Agreement for Domestic Long-Distance, Switched, Fixed-Line Telephone Service between ANATEL and Brasil Telecom S.A., No. 150/2006, dated December 2005 (English translation)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4.1 to Form 20-F of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. filed on May 9, 2007).
|      | 
|4.04  |  | Schedule of Omitted Concession Agreement for Domestic Long-Distance, Switched, Fixed-Line Telephone Service.                                                                                                                                                                                                
|      | 
|4.05  |  | Statement of Authorization for Personal Mobile Services between ANATEL and Brasil Telecom Celular S.A., No. 026/2002, dated December 18, 2002 (English Translation).                                                                                                                                        
|      | 
|4.06  |  | Schedule of Omitted Authorizations for Personal Mobile Services.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|      | 
|4.07  |  | Instrument of Authorization for the Use of Radio Frequency Blocks for 2G services between ANATEL and 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A., No. 24/2004, dated May 3, 2004 (English Translation).                                                                                                                  
|      | 
|4.08  |  | Schedule of Omitted Instruments of Authorization for the Use of Radio Frequency Blocks for 2G services.                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|      | 
|4.09  |  | Instrument of Authorization for the Use of Radio Frequency Blocks for 3G services between ANATEL and 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A., No. 24/2008, dated April 29, 2008 (English Translation).                                                                                                               
|      | 
|4.10  |  | Schedule of Omitted Instruments of Authorization for the Use of Radio Frequency Blocks for 3G services.                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|      | 
|4.11  |  | Stock Option Plan (2000) of Telecomunicações do Paraná S.A.  Telepar (predecessor to Brasil Telecom S.A.) (English Translation).                                                                                                                                                                           
|      | 
|4.12  |  | Stock Option Plan (2007) of Brasil Telecom S.A. (English Translation).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|      | 
|8.01  |  | List of subsidiaries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|      | 
|12.01 |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                               
|      | 
|12.02 |  | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                               
|      | 
|13.01 |  | Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                              

There are numerous instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term indebtedness of Brasil
Telecom Participações S.A. and its consolidated subsidiaries, none of which authorizes securities that exceed 10% of the total assets of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any such agreements to the SEC upon request.



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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned
to sign this annual report on its behalf.



|                    |  |  |  |                                     |  |                                
|------------------- |  |  |  | ----------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------
|Date: July 13, 2009 |  |  |  | BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.  
|                    |  | 
|                    |  |  |  | /s/ Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Corrêa
|                    |  |  |  | Name:                               |  | Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Corrêa
|                    |  |  |  | Title:                              |  | Chief Executive Officer        
|                    |  |  | 
|Date: July 13, 2009 |  |  |  |                                     |  |                                
|                    |  | 
|                    |  |  |  | /s/ Alex Waldemar Zornig           
|                    |  |  |  | Name:                               |  | Alex Waldemar Zornig           
|                    |  |  |  | Title:                              |  | Chief Financial Officer        



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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



|                                                                                                   |  |    
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                            |  | F-2
|Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007                                       |  | F-3
|Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006         |  | F-4
|Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and
2006 |  | F-5
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006         |  | F-6
|Consolidated Statements of Value Added for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006        |  | F-7
|Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements                                                     |  | F-8



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Brasil Telecom
Participações S.A.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and
subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity, cash flows and value added for the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2008. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statements presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the
Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations, the changes in shareholders equity, its cash flows and the value added in its operations for the three years in the period ended December 31,
2008, in conformity with Brazilian accounting practices.

Brazilian accounting practices vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 36 to the consolidated financial statements.

As discussed in Note 2, in view of the changes in Brazilian accounting practices in 2008, the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
shareholders equity and cash flows for the two years period then ended, have been restated as set forth in NPC 12 - Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors, for comparative purposes.

As discussed in Note 34m., the Company plans to merge into its subsidiary, Brasil Telecom S.A.

As discussed in Note 36n., the Company has restated its presentation of the reconciliations of differences between Brazilian accounting practices and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America of its shareholders equity as of December 31, 2007 and net income for the two years period then ended.

We have also audited, in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 based on the criteria established in Internal
ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated July 9, 2009, expressed an adverse opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting
because of a material weakness.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Auditores Independentes

July 9, 2009

Brasília, Brazil.



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BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of
December 31, 2007 and 2008

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|------------------------------------------ |  | ------- |  | ------------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|                                           |  |         |  | 2007          |   |  | 2008       |  
|                                           |  |         |  | (as restated) |   |  |            |  
|Current assets:                            |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Cash and Cash Equivalents                  |  | Note 11 |  | 730,004       |   |  | 2,709,805  |  
|Cash investments                           |  | Note 12 |  | 3,163,487     |   |  | 775,502    |  
|Trade accounts receivable, net             |  | Note 13 |  | 2,189,701     |   |  | 2,210,090  |  
|Inventories, net                           |  | Note 14 |  | 32,711        |   |  | 54,048     |  
|Derivatives                                |  | Note 26 |  |              |   |  | 29,179     |  
|Recoverable taxes                          |  | Note 15 |  | 467,987       |   |  | 552,739    |  
|Deferred taxes                             |  | Note 9  |  | 366,628       |   |  | 421,224    |  
|Escrow Deposits                            |  | Note 16 |  | 329,396       |   |  | 679,012    |  
|Other assets                               |  | Note 17 |  | 182,278       |   |  | 159,887    |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total current assets                       |  |         |  | 7,462,192     |   |  | 7,591,486  |  
|                                           |  |         | 
|Non-current assets:                        |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Long-term assets                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Derivatives                                |  | Note 26 |  | 6,218         |   |  |           |  
|Recoverable taxes                          |  | Note 15 |  | 521,648       |   |  | 570,458    |  
|Deferred taxes                             |  | Note 9  |  | 1,272,840     |   |  | 1,354,472  |  
|Escrow Deposits                            |  | Note 16 |  | 1,069,127     |   |  | 2,230,724  |  
|Other assets                               |  | Note 17 |  | 83,852        |   |  | 145,626    |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total long-term assets                     |  |         |  | 2,953,685     |   |  | 4,301,280  |  
|                                           |  |         | 
|Investments                                |  | Note 18 |  | 32,222        |   |  | 3,744      |  
|Property, plant and equipment, net         |  | Note 19 |  | 5,691,212     |   |  | 5,902,640  |  
|Intangible assets                          |  | Note 20 |  | 1,249,140     |   |  | 1,638,285  |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total permanent assets                     |  |         |  | 6,972,574     |   |  | 7,544,669  |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total non-current assets                   |  |         |  | 9,926,259     |   |  | 11,845,949 |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total assets                               |  |         |  | 17,388,451    |   |  | 19,437,435 |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|                                           |  |         | 
|Current liabilities:                       |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Payroll and related accruals               |  | Note 21 |  | 103,571       |   |  | 110,173    |  
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses      |  | Note 22 |  | 1,637,188     |   |  | 2,072,279  |  
|Taxes other than income taxes              |  | Note 23 |  | 746,234       |   |  | 669,437    |  
|Dividends and employees profit sharing    |  | Note 24 |  | 1,097,844     |   |  | 516,469    |  
|Income taxes payable                       |  | Note 9  |  | 74,707        |   |  | 66,720     |  
|Loans and financing                        |  | Note 25 |  | 399,231       |   |  | 670,707    |  
|Derivatives                                |  | Note 26 |  | 118,752       |   |  | 89,920     |  
|Licenses to offer services                 |  | Note 27 |  | 78,844        |   |  | 160,074    |  
|Provisions for contingencies               |  | Note 28 |  | 197,472       |   |  | 218,510    |  
|Provision for pensions and other benefits  |  | Note 29 |  | 101,467       |   |  | 148,391    |  
|Other liabilities                          |  |         |  | 206,527       |   |  | 248,353    |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total current liabilities                  |  |         |  | 4,761,837     |   |  | 4,971,033  |  
|                                           |  |         | 
|Non-Current liabilities:                   |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Income taxes payable                       |  | Note 9  |  | 66,877        |   |  | 109,084    |  
|Taxes other than income taxes              |  | Note 23 |  | 104,243       |   |  | 262,060    |  
|Loans and financing                        |  | Note 25 |  | 3,602,633     |   |  | 3,993,198  |  
|Derivatives                                |  | Note 26 |  | 287,762       |   |  | 132,153    |  
|Licenses to offer services                 |  | Note 27 |  | 174,632       |   |  | 623,585    |  
|Provisions for contingencies               |  | Note 28 |  | 700,239       |   |  | 714,114    |  
|Provision for pensions and other benefits  |  | Note 29 |  | 586,278       |   |  | 607,400    |  
|Other liabilities                          |  |         |  | 102,100       |   |  | 217,308    |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total non-current liabilities              |  |         |  | 5,624,764     |   |  | 6,658,902  |  
|Minority interest                          |  |         |  | 1,802,724     |   |  | 2,043,888  |  
|                                           |  |         | 
|Shareholders equity:                      |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Share capital                              |  |         |  | 2,596,272     |   |  | 2,596,272  |  
|Capital reserves                           |  |         |  | 309,178       |   |  | 309,178    |  
|Income reserves                            |  |         |  | 2,314,522     |   |  | 2,879,008  |  
|Treasury shares                            |  |         |  | (20,846       | ) |  | (20,846    | )
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total shareholders equity                 |  | Note 30 |  | 5,199,126     |   |  | 5,763,612  |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Total liabilities and shareholders equity |  |         |  | 17,388,451    |   |  | 19,437,435 |  
|                                           |  |         |  |               |   |  |            |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008

(In thousands of Brazilian reais, except income per share)



|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------ |  | ------------- | - |  | ------------- | - |  | ----------- | -
|                                                                    |  |        |  | 2006          |   |  | 2007          |   |  | 2008        |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  | (as restated) |   |  | (as restated) |   |  |             |  
|Net operating revenue                                               |  | Note 5 |  | 10,296,659    |   |  | 11,058,546    |   |  | 11,296,835  |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |              
|Cost of services and sales                                          |  | Note 6 |  | (6,459,929    | ) |  | (6,382,201    | ) |  | (6,209,418  | )
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Gross profit                                                        |  |        |  | 3,836,730     |   |  | 4,676,345     |   |  | 5,087,417   |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |              
|Operating expenses:                                                 |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Selling expenses                                                    |  |        |  | (1,470,632    | ) |  | (1,485,352    | ) |  | (1,364,223  | )
|General and administrative expenses                                 |  |        |  | (1,290,399    | ) |  | (1,336,866    | ) |  | (1,428,101  | )
|Other operating expenses, net                                       |  | Note 7 |  | (232,584      | ) |  | (510,010      | ) |  | (431,187    | )
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Operating income before net financial expenses                      |  |        |  | 843,115       |   |  | 1,344,117     |   |  | 1,863,906   |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |              
|Financial expenses, net                                             |  | Note 8 |  | (105,214      | ) |  | (50,028       | ) |  | (153,600    | )
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Operating income                                                    |  |        |  | 737,901       |   |  | 1,294,089     |   |  | 1,710,306   |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |              
|Income before taxes and minority interests                          |  |        |  | 737,901       |   |  | 1,294,089     |   |  | 1,710,306   |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |              
|Income and social contribution taxes expenses                       |  | Note 9 |  | (114,476      | ) |  | (359,340      | ) |  | (590,955    | )
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Income before minority interest                                     |  |        |  | 623,425       |   |  | 934,749       |   |  | 1,119,351   |  
|Minority interest                                                   |  |        |  | (145,012      | ) |  | (261,572      | ) |  | (337,145    | )
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Net income                                                          |  |        |  | 478,413       |   |  | 673,177       |   |  | 782,206     |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Shares outstanding at the balance sheet date 1                      |  |        |  | 362,488,414   |   |  | 362,488,413   |   |  | 362,488,413 |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  
|Income/(loss) per share outstanding at the balance sheet date  R$2 |  |        |  | 1.32          |   |  | 1.86          |   |  | 2.16        |  
|                                                                    |  |        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |             |  



|(1) | In thousands of shares for 2006 and in share for 2007 and 2008.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Per thousand shares for 2006 and per share for 2007 and 2008.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | --------------- |  | --------------- | ------------------ |  | ------------------- |  | ------- | ----------------- |  | ---------- | -------------- |  | ------- | ----- |  | --------- | -
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  | Profit Reserves |                    |  |                     | 
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  | LegalReserve    |                    |  | Investments Reserve |  |         | Retained Earnings |  |            |                | 
|                                                           |  | ShareCapital |  | CapitalReserves |  |                 | InvestmentsReserve |  | TreasuryShares      |  |         | RetainedEarnings  |  |            | TreasuryShares |  |         | Total | 
|Balances as of January 1, 2006                             |  | 2,596,272    |  | 309,178         |  | 282,667         |                    |  |                    |  |        |                   |  | 2,078,749  |                |  | (20,846 | )     |  | 5,246,020 |  
|Adjustments due to adoption of Law 11638/07                |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | (57.319    | )              |  |         |       |  | (57.319   | )
|Balances as of January 1, 2006 (as restated)               |  | 2,596,272    |  | 309,178         |  | 282,667         |                    |  |                    |  |        |                   |  | 2,021,430  |                |  | (20,846 | )     |  | 5,188,701 |  
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Forfeiture of dividends                                    |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 11,186     |                |  |         |       |  | 11,186    |  
|Net income                                                 |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Originally presented                                       |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 470,368    |                |  |         |       |  | 470,368   |  
|Adjustments due to adoption of Law 11638/07                |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 8,045      |                |  |         |       |  | 8,045     |  
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Net Income (as restated)                                   |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 478,413    |                |  |         |       |  | 478,413   |  
|Legal Reserve                                              |  |              |  |                 |  | 23,682          |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | (23,682    | )              |  |         |       |  |          |  
|Dividends and interest on shareholders equity             |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | (449,972   | )              |  |         |       |  | (449,972  | )
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Balances as of December 31, 2006 (as restated)             |  | 2,596,272    |  | 309,178         |  | 306,349         |                    |  |                    |  |        |                   |  | 2,037,375  |                |  | (20,846 | )     |  | 5,228,328 |  
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    | 
|Reversion of reserves                                      |  |              |  |                 |  | (74,180         | )                  |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 74,180     |                |  |         |       |  |          |  
|Forfeiture of dividends                                    |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 13,912     |                |  |         |       |  | 13,912    |  
|Net income                                                 |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Originally presented                                       |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 671,290    |                |  |         |       |  | 671,290   |  
|Adjustments due to adoption of Law 11638/07                |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 1,887      |                |  |         |       |  | 1,887     |  
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Net Income (as restated)                                   |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 673,177    |                |  |         |       |  | 673,177   |  
|Legal Reserve                                              |  |              |  |                 |  | 33,795          |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | (33,795    | )              |  |         |       |  |          |  
|Dividends and interest on shareholders equity             |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | (716,291   | )              |  |         |       |  | (716,291  | )
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Balances as of December 31, 2007 (as restated)             |  | 2,596,272    |  | 309,178         |  | 265,964         |                    |  |                    |  |        |                   |  | 2,048,558  |                |  | (20,846 | )     |  | 5,199,126 |  
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    | 
|Forfeiture of dividends                                    |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 43,026     |                |  |         |       |  | 43,026    |  
|Net income                                                 |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 782,206    |                |  |         |       |  | 782,206   |  
|Legal Reserve                                              |  |              |  |                 |  | 40,002          |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | (40,002    | )              |  |         |       |  |          |  
|Dividends and interest on shareholders equity             |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | (264,800   | )              |  |         |       |  | (264,800  | )
|Investments reserve                                        |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Attributed to prior year                                   |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  | 2,077,807           |  |         |                   |  | (2,077,807 | )              |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Allocation in 2008                                         |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  | 495,235             |  |         |                   |  | (495,235   | )              |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Treasury Shares                                            |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  | (20,846 | )                 |  |            |                |  | 20,846  |       |  |           |  
|Accounting records in Shareholders Equity of Subsidiaries |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  | 4,054      |                |  |         |       |  | 4,054     |  
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  
|Balances as of December 31, 2008                           |  | 2,596,272    |  | 309,178         |  | 305,966         |                    |  | 2,573,042           |  | (20,846 | )                 |  |           |                |  |        |       |  | 5,763,612 |  
|                                                           |  |              |  |                 |  |                 |                    |  |                     |  |         |                   |  |            |                |  |         |       |  |           |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 end 2008

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                                                                 |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | - |  | ------------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                             |  | 2006          |   |  | 2007          |   |  | 2008       |  
|                                                                                 |  | (as restated) |   |  | (as restated) |   |  |            |  
|Income before income tax and social (Considers reversal of interest on capital)  |  | 737,901       |   |  | 1,294,089     |   |  | 1,710,306  |  
|Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Depreciation and Amortization                                                    |  | 2,691,502     |   |  | 2,441,731     |   |  | 2,072,756  |  
|Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                                                  |  | 384,320       |   |  | 348,001       |   |  | 370,242    |  
|Provision for Contingencies                                                      |  | 488,078       |   |  | 650,898       |   |  | 710,531    |  
|Provision for Pension Plans                                                      |  | 28,709        |   |  | 89,675        |   |  | 81,324     |  
|Recovery of expenses on Pension Plans Surplus                                    |  |              |   |  | (81,209       | ) |  | (61,104    | )
|Recovery Taxes                                                                   |  |              |   |  | (69,758       | ) |  |           |  
|Loss (gain) on Permanent Assets                                                  |  | (50,291       | ) |  | 3,992         |   |  | 18,858     |  
|Accrued financial charges                                                        |  | 469,658       |   |  | 420,930       |   |  | 622,995    |  
|Other                                                                            |  | 12,737        |   |  | 16,380        |   |  | (14,338    | )
|Changes in assets and liabilities                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Increase in Trade Accounts Receivable                                            |  | (359,161      | ) |  | (410,050      | ) |  | (390,631   | )
|Decrease (increase) in Inventories                                               |  | 18,871        |   |  | 31,453        |   |  | (21,338    | )
|Increase in Payroll and Related accruals                                         |  | 642           |   |  | 24,991        |   |  | 18,086     |  
|Decrease in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses                                |  | (346,089      | ) |  | (50,806       | ) |  | (378,700   | )
|Increase (decrease) in Taxes                                                     |  | (250,564      | ) |  | 61,272        |   |  | (135,737   | )
|Increase (decrease) in Licenses to offer Services                                |  | 47,591        |   |  | (101,905      | ) |  | 90,773     |  
|Decrease in Provisions for Contingencies                                         |  | (483,379      | ) |  | (469,624      | ) |  | (451,050   | )
|Decrease in Provisions for Pension Plans                                         |  | (107,585      | ) |  | (51,143       | ) |  | (13,278    | )
|Increase (decrease) in Other assets and liabilities                              |  | (77,641       | ) |  | 102,252       |   |  | 108,497    |  
|                                                                                 |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Financial charges paid                                                           |  | (494,313      | ) |  | (585,267      | ) |  | (525,468   | )
|Income tax and social contribution paid                                          |  | (49,072       | ) |  | (359,016      | ) |  | (619,923   | )
|                                                                                 |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                            |  | 2,661,914     |   |  | 3,306,886     |   |  | 3,192,801  |  
|                                                                                 |  |               |  
|INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                             |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Cash investments                                                                 |  | (1,287,650    | ) |  | 477,060       |   |  | 2,386,698  |  
|Proceeds from Sale of Fixed Assets                                               |  | 15,272        |   |  | 47,708        |   |  | 78,604     |  
|Escrow Deposits                                                                  |  | (277,552      | ) |  | (871,807      | ) |  | (1,755,969 | )
|Investments in Intangible and Fixed Assets                                       |  | (1,504,903    | ) |  | (1,317,712    | ) |  | (1,438,442 | )
|                                                                                 |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                              |  | (3,054,833    | ) |  | (1,664,751    | ) |  | (729,109   | )
|FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                                             |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Dividends/interest on capital paid in the Year                                   |  | (399,872      | ) |  | (493,180      | ) |  | (861,891   | )
|Loans and Financing                                                              |  | 1,915,937     |   |  | 601,028       |   |  | 739,338    |  
|Repayment of Loans                                                               |  | (1,062,500    | ) |  | (1,417,006    | ) |  | (336,428   | )
|Payment of leasing obligations                                                   |  |              |   |  | (25,709       | ) |  | (24,910    | )
|CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                              |  | 453,565       |   |  | (1,334,867    | ) |  | (483,891   | )
|                                                                                 |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                            |  | 60,646        |   |  | 307,268       |   |  | 1,979,801  |  
|                                                                                 |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|                                                                                 |  |               |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                                        |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR                                                     |  | 362,090       |   |  | 422,736       |   |  | 730,004    |  
|AT THE END OF THE YEAR                                                           |  | 422,736       |   |  | 730,004       |   |  | 2,709,805  |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF VALUE ADDED

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | - |  | ------------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|                                                |  | 2006          |   |  | 2007          |   |  | 2008       |  
|                                                |  | (as restated) |   |  | (as restated) |   |  |            |  
|Revenues                                        |  | 14,528,845    |   |  | 15,432,778    |   |  | 15,823,894 |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Sales of goods and services                     |  | 15,111,318    |   |  | 15,997,388    |   |  | 17,007,142 |  
|Voluntary discounts and cancellations           |  | (528,706      | ) |  | (585,034      | ) |  | (1,320,766 | )
|Losses on receivables                           |  | (384,320      | ) |  | (348,001      | ) |  | (370,242   | )
|Other revenues                                  |  | 330,553       |   |  | 368,425       |   |  | 507,760    |  
|Inputs purchased from third parties             |  | (5,193,252    | ) |  | (5,454,016    | ) |  | (5,223,683 | )
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Materials                                       |  | (412,016      | ) |  | (380,219      | ) |  | (395,235   | )
|Costs of goods and services sold                |  | (4,681,795    | ) |  | (4,951,888    | ) |  | (4,734,619 | )
|Other outside assignments                       |  | (99,441       | ) |  | (121,909      | ) |  | (93,829    | )
|Retentions                                      |  | (3,179,580    | ) |  | (3,092,629    | ) |  | (2,783,287 | )
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Depreciation and amortization                   |  | (2,691,502    | ) |  | (2,441,731    | ) |  | (2,072,756 | )
|Provisions for contingencies                    |  | (488,078      | ) |  | (650,898      | ) |  | (710,531   | )
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Wealth created                                  |  | 6,156,013     |   |  | 6,886,133     |   |  | 7,816,924  |  
|Value added received in transfer                |  | 882,448       |   |  | 861,947       |   |  | 977,582    |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Dividends (investments at cost)                 |  | 265           |   |  | 712           |   |  | 3,017      |  
|Financial income                                |  | 803,387       |   |  | 773,796       |   |  | 887,590    |  
|Lease income                                    |  | 78,796        |   |  | 87,439        |   |  | 86,975     |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Wealth for distribution                         |  | 7,038,461     |   |  | 7,748,080     |   |  | 8,794,506  |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Distribution of wealth                          |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Employees                                       |  | 614,455       |   |  | 670,635       |   |  | 892,545    |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Fees, salaries and premiums                     |  | 311,232       |   |  | 310,404       |   |  | 423,729    |  
|Payroll taxes, benefits and profit sharing      |  | 274,514       |   |  | 270,556       |   |  | 387,492    |  
|Pension plan reserves                           |  | 28,709        |   |  | 89,675        |   |  | 81,324     |  
|Government - Taxes                              |  | 4,658,096     |   |  | 5,055,943     |   |  | 5,352,699  |  
|Donations and sponsoring                        |  | 9,902         |   |  | 11,499        |   |  | 23,011     |  
|Lessors                                         |  | 1,132,583     |   |  | 1,075,257     |   |  | 1,406,900  |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Rentals, leases and insurance                   |  | 319,860       |   |  | 348,282       |   |  | 409,931    |  
|Financial expenses                              |  | 812,723       |   |  | 726,975       |   |  | 996,969    |  
|Shareholders                                    |  | 587,825       |   |  | 790,560       |   |  | 410,953    |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Interest on capital                             |  | 527,571       |   |  | 450,954       |   |  | 370,951    |  
|Dividends                                       |  | 36,572        |   |  | 305,811       |   |  |           |  
|Allocation to legal reserve                     |  | 23,682        |   |  | 33,795        |   |  | 40,002     |  
|Minority interest                               |  | 30,840        |   |  | 146,915       |   |  | 230,994    |  
|Retained earnings (accumulated losses)          |  | 4,760         |   |  | (2,729        | ) |  | 477,404    |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Wealth distributed                              |  | 7,038,461     |   |  | 7,748,080     |   |  | 8,794,506  |  
|                                                |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Additional Information:                         |  |               |   |  |               |   |  |            |  
|Dividends paid with prior years wealth created |  |              |   |  | 74,180        |   |  |           |  

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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|1. | Operations
|-- | ----------

Brasil Telecom
Participações S.A. (the Company) is a publicly-traded company, established in accordance with article 189, of Law 9472/97  Telecommunications General Law, as part of the spin-off process of TELEBRÁS, the
protocol and justification of which were approved on May 22, 1998 at a Shareholders Meeting.

The Companys purpose is to
exercise the control of companies that exploit fixed telephony public services in Region II of the General Concession Plan (PGO) approved by Decree 2534, dated April 2, 1998. Such control is exercised by Brasil Telecom S.A., a
concessionaire responsible for Switched Fixed Telephony Services (STFC) in Region II of the PGO. Additionally, the Company may hold investments in other companies.

The Company is registered with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). Its shares are traded on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa), where it also integrates level 1 of Corporate Governance, and its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE).

The Companys control is exercised by SOLPART Participações S.A. (SOLPART),
corresponding, at the balance sheet date, to 51.41% of the voting capital and 18.93% of the total capital.

On January 8, 2009,
Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (TMAR) acquired, through its indirect subsidiary Copart 1 Participações S.A. (Copart 1), the shareholding control of the Company and of Brasil Telecom S.A. Such acquisition granted TMAR
an interest corresponding to 61.2% of the Companys voting capital. The acquisition was disclosed through a Material Event Notice issued by the companies on the same date of the transaction (see note 35).

Direct subsidiaries

a) Brasil Telecom S.A.

Brasil Telecom S.A. is a concessionaire responsible for STFC in Region II of the PGO, covering the Brazilian states of Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Goiás, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, in addition to the Federal District. Brasil Telecom S.A. has been providing STFC in this area since July 1998, in the form of local and intra-regional
long-distance calls. As of January 2004, Brasil Telecom S.A. also started to provide national and international long-distance services in all Regions. Local services started to be provided outside Region II as from January 2005.

The concession agreements in effect, regarding local and long-distance services, came into effect on January 1, 2006 and are effective until
December 31, 2025. Additional information on these agreements is provided in Note 34.m.

Information regarding the quality and
universal service targets of the Switched Fixed Telephony Service of its Subsidiary are available to interested parties on ANATELs homepage, in the website www.anatel.gov.br.



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b) Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda. and Nova Tarrafa Inc.

The Company also controls Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda. (NTP) and Nova Tarrafa Inc. (NTI). The business purpose
of these subsidiaries is to invest in the capital of Internet Group (Cayman) Limited (iG Cayman), a company engaged in the provision of Internet access services. The control of iG Cayman is held by Brasil Telecom Serviços de
Internet S.A., another indirect subsidiary operating in the Internet sector.

At the balance sheet date, NTPs and NTIs
interests in iG Cayman represented 9.42% (9.25% at December 31, 2007) and 0.16% (0.16% at December 31, 2007), respectively, and, together with Brasil Telecom Serviços de Internet S.A., the total interest was 100% (98.2% at
December 31, 2007). The change in the ownership interest held in the year is due to the fact that iG Cayman repurchased some of its shares, which were held by shareholders outside the companies under the Companys control.

Indirect subsidiaries

During 2006, the
Companys Board of Directors approved the corporate restructuring of its indirect subsidiaries of similar activities and simplification of intercompany shareholdings. The corporate changes performed, carried out at book values, did not have
material impacts on the cost structure. The changes that took place in 2008 are mentioned in the comments on the companies presented below, when attributed to them.

The subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. holds the control of the following companies:

a) 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A.

14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. (BrT Celular) is a wholly-owned subsidiary which has been operating since the fourth quarter of
2004 to provide Personal Mobile Services (SMP), and has an authorization to serve Region II of the PGO.

b) BrT Serviços de Internet S.A.

BrT Serviços de Internet S.A. (BrTI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary whose main purpose was to provide broadband Internet
services up to July 31, 2008. On August 1, 2008 the Internet operations were transferred to its subsidiary Internet Group do Brasil S.A., and corresponded to spun-off assets of R$26,423, calculated at carrying amount. BrTI reduced the
value of its capital stock held by the Company in the same amount, which, in turn, received an increase in capital from Internet Group do Brasil S.A.

BrTI continues to provide added-value services, serving clients whose contracts define specific conditions.

BrTI holds the control of the following companies:

iG Companies

The iG companies comprise the companies of Internet Group (Cayman) Limited (iG Cayman), iG Participações S.A. (iG
Part) and Internet Group do Brasil S.A. (iG Brasil).

iG Brasil operates as a dialup and broadband internet access
provider. It also provides added-value services targeted for home and corporate markets, including the Internet connection accelerator. In addition, iG also sells advertising space on its portal.



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BrTIs control over the iG Companies up to April 25, 2008 was attributed to its 88.81%
interest in the capital stock of iG Cayman, established in the Cayman Islands. On that date, iG Cayman reported dividends to the shareholders holding A Series Convertible Preferred Shares, in the amount of R$76,494, of which R$51,215 to the
shareholder BrTI and R$25,279 million to the non-controlling shareholders outside Brasil Telecom companies. Subsequently, iG Cayman repurchased the shares held by non-controlling shareholders outside Brasil Telecom companies, in the amount of
R$19,552 (equity value). After the share repurchase, BrTI ́s interest in iG Cayman started to be 90.42%. The aforementioned share repurchase was mentioned in the Companys Market Release issued on April 29, 2008.

iG Cayman is a holding company that controls iG Participações S.A. (iG Part), which has an investment of 32.53% in the capital
stock of iG Brasil. iG Part and iG Brasil are companies organized and constituted in Brazil.

On June 2, 2008, iG Brasil incorporated
Freelance S.A. (Freelance), a company which held iBests operations, targeted for the Internet sector, and, accordingly, compatible to iGs operations. The merger report prepared based on the closing down financial statements
of Freelance, dated May 31, 2008, calculated spun-off net assets in the amount of R$102,917. BrTI, which was the holder of 100% of Freelances capital stock, currently holds 53.82% of the total shares of iG Brasil.

As regards the former ownership structure of the companies comprising iBests operations, it should be highlighted that iBest Holding Corporation,
incorporated in the Cayman Islands, discontinued operations and was dissolved. The companys dissolution certificate, issued in the Cayman Islands on May 23, 2008 resulted in the write-off of investments in the amount of R$34, recorded in
BrTI, its sole shareholder.

On June 2, 2008, iG Brasil also incorporated Central de Serviços Internet Ltda. (CSI),
a company in which it held a 99.99% interest. CSI provided services for iG Brasil on an exclusive basis and the total net assets merged, included in the report dated May 31, 2008, amounted to R$1,367.

Agência O Jornal da Internet Ltda. (Jornal Internet)

BrTI holds a 30% interest in the capital stock of Jornal Internet, which is engaged in the on-line sale of goods and services, issue of daily newspapers or magazines, and gathering, generation and disclosure of news
on selected events. Seventy percent of the capital stock of Jornal Internet is held by Caio Túlio Vieira Costa, executive vice president of the Internet companies controlled by the Company.

c) Brasil Telecom Cabos Submarinos Ltda. (BrT CS)

Brasil Telecom Cabos Submarinos Ltda., together with its subsidiaries, operates through a system of underwater optical fiber cables, with connection points in the United States, Bermuda, Venezuela and Brazil, allowing data traffic through
integrated service packages, offered to local and international corporate customers.

BrT CS holds the total capital stock of Brasil
Telecom Subsea Cable Systems (Bermuda) Ltd. (BrT SCS Bermuda), which, in turn, holds the total shares of Brasil Telecom of America Inc. (BrT of America) and Brasil Telecom de Venezuela, S.A. (BrT Venezuela). On
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Colombia) was obtained, a company which is controlled by BrT SCS Bermuda. The new company is awaiting payment of its capital stock and does not have
business operations at the balance sheet date.

d) BrT Comunicação Multimídia Ltda. (BrT Multimídia)

Up to April 10, 2007, Brasil Telecom S.A. held 100% of the capital stock of MTH Ventures do Brasil Ltda. (MTH), a
holding company which had the control of BrT Multimídia, whereas Brasil Telecom S.A. and BrTI held the remaining ownership interest. An Extraordinary General Meeting held on this date decided for the merger of MTH into Brasil Telecom S.A.
Currently, Brasil Telecom S.A. holds 89.83% of the capital stock of BrT Multimídia, whereas the remaining 10.17% is held by BrTI.

BrT Multimídia is a service provider of a private telecommunications network through local optical fiber digital networks in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, and a long distance network connecting these major
metropolitan business centers. It operates nationwide through commercial agreements with other telecommunications companies to offer services to other regions in Brazil. It also has Web solution centers in São Paulo, Brasília,
Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro e Fortaleza, which offer co-location, hosting and other value-added services.

e) Vant
Telecomunicações S.A. (VANT)

A company whose capital stock is almost entirely held by Brasil Telecom S.A.
BrTI holds only one share in VANTs capital, which represents an ownership interest of less than 0.01%.

VANT is engaged in the
provision of multimedia communication services, purchase and onerous assignment of capabilities and other means, and operates in the capitals of the principal Brazilian states.

f) Brasil Telecom Call Center S.A. (BrT Call Center)

Previously named Santa
Bárbara dos Pinhais S.A, BrT Call Center changed, together with the change of its corporate name, as decided at a Shareholders Meeting held on August 21, 2007, its business purpose, which started to be the provision of call center
services for third parties, including customer service, outbound and inbound telemarketing, training, support, consulting services and related activities, among others. This company became operational at the beginning of November 2007 by providing
call center services for Brasil Telecom S.A. and its subsidiaries which require this type of service. Previously, the call center services were outsourced.

g) BrT Card Serviços Financeiros Ltda. (BrT Card)

Company established to provide management, control and support
services for the development and sale of financial products and services, whose articles of organization were registered on July 17, 2008. Its capital was paid up on September 17, 2008, and Brasil Telecom S.A. holds 99.99% of the shares,
whereas BrTI holds the remaining ownership interest. At the balance sheet date, BrT Card had only highly liquid cash investments resulting from the payment of capital, and had not yet started its operations.



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Litigation Release and Settlement Instrument

Transaction Agreement

On April 25, 2008, was signed the Stock Purchase Agreement (the
Agreement) by its direct and indirect shareholders, which refers to the Acquisition of Brasil Telecom ́s Control by Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (see note 35).

When the Shareholding Control Purchase Agreement was signed, long-outstanding litigation that resulted in various lawsuits derived from the change in
Brasil Telecoms Management, which took place in the third quarter of 2005, were resolved. In a significant event notice dated April 25, 2008, the Company and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., together with 14 Brasil Telecom
Celular S.A., collectively referred to as Brasil Telecom Parties, announced the terms and conditions which resulted in the transaction document mentioned below:

1On April 25, 2008, Brasil Telecom Parties (on their behalf and on behalf of their Associates Companies), Opportunity Fund and other Opportunity Parties/Banco Opportunity (on their behalf and on behalf of
their Associates Companies) entered into, in conjunction with Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (Telemar), a Waiver, Transaction and Release Public Instrument (Transaction Agreement), by means of which Brasil Telecom
Parties and Opportunity Parties/Banco Opportunity established the terms and conditions for resolving the current litigation among the Parties and preventing new ones from being filed.

2According to item 1 above, Telemar also published on April 25, 2008, a significant event notice expressing its interest in acquiring the
control of Brasil Telecom Parties and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, as Telemar is not a party to and is not involved, whether directly or indirectly, in litigation of any nature between Opportunity Parties/Banco Opportunity and Brasil
Telecom Parties (and their respective Associates Companies).

3It is publicly known that Brasil Telecom Parties and Opportunity
Parties/Banco Opportunity (and their respective Associates Companies) are involved in disputes and litigation in Brazil and abroad. Said Parties, without acknowledging the history or undertaking any responsibility related to the mutual litigation
they have, decided to serve their mutual interests, avoiding further expenditures of time, efforts and resources in current and future litigation.

4Under the Transaction Agreement and to dismiss the litigation between Brasil Telecom Parties and Opportunity Parties/Banco Opportunity, so as to make the objective in item 2 above feasible, Telemar undertook the obligation to pay
Brasil Telecom Parties a total amount of R$175,730.

5This amount should be paid in two installments. The first one, in the amount of
R$80,814, for prompt payment in favor of Brasil Telecom S.A., therefore dismissing the litigation between Brasil Telecom S.A. and Opportunity Parties/Banco Opportunity pending abroad. The remaining one, in the amount of R$94,916, divided as follows:
(i) R$89,071 in favor of Brasil Telecom S.A. and (ii) R$5,845 in favor of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., to be settled after transactions in pending litigation in Brazil are approved by the Extraordinary
Shareholders Meetings of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom S.A.

6Under the Transaction
Agreement , the agreement among Brasil Telecom Parties and Opportunity Parties/Banco Opportunity (and respective Associates Companies) to definitively solve any existing claims and prevent others from being filed, as well as payments under
Telemars responsibility, do not depend on the completion of the transaction for acquisition of the control of Brasil Telecom Parties by Telemar.



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7The Transaction Agreement was signed independently from any other legal businesses or
agreements entered into by and between Opportunity Parties/Banco Opportunity and Telemar and/or their respective associates companies, parent companies and companies under common control and the validity and effectiveness of the Transaction
Agreement have not been conditioned or bound by the validity, effectiveness, fulfillment, satisfaction of any conditions or any other events or circumstances related to any other legal businesses or agreements entered into by and between such
Parties and/or respective associates companies, parent companies and companies under common control.

Transaction Agreement Approval

The Company and Brasil Telecom S.A. in their respective Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on May 29, 2008, unanimously approved the
releases and transactions under the Transaction Document entered into by Telemar Norte Leste S.A., Opportunity Fund and Others, which depended on approval by Shareholders Meetings. As a result of the approval, the amounts mentioned in the
Transaction Agreement have been fully settled by Telemar and received by BrT and BrT Part.



|2. | Presentation of the Financial Statements
|-- | ----------------------------------------



|a. | Preparation Criteria
|-- | --------------------

The financial statements have
been prepared in conformity with accounting practices adopted in Brazil, the provisions of Corporate Law and the standards of the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM). The set of practices and standards that governs accounting records and financial
statement preparation changed as from the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Such changes are described below.

Law 11638/07 and Provisional Act
449/08

On December 28, 2007, Law 11638/07 was enacted, altering and introducing new provisions to the Brazilian Corporate Law (Law
6404/76). Said law establishes several changes regarding fiscal years and the preparation of financial statements, to conform these financial statements to the international accounting standards (IFRS), and, accordingly, has empowered
the CVM to issue accounting standards and procedures for publicly-held companies. The main changes introduced by the Law are effective from the fiscal year ended 2008.

On December 3, 2008, Provisional Act 449 (MP 449/08) was enacted as a law, introducing the Transition Tax Regime (RTT) for determination of taxable income, which addresses the tax
adjustments arising from the new accounting methods and criteria established by Law 11638/07, and introduces some changes to Law 6404/76.

The principal changes introduced by Law 11638/07 and Provisional Act 449/08, effective from 2008, are as follows:



| |  |  | Replacement of the Statement of Changes in Financial Position (DOAR) by the Statement of Cash Flows (DFC);
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | A new requirement for the presentation of a Statement of Value Added (DVA);
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Creation of a new account group, Valuation Adjustments to Shareholders Equity, in shareholders equity, and Intangible Assets, in permanent assets;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Standardization of the evaluation and classification criteria for financial instruments, including derivatives;
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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| |  |  | Requirement that certain long-term assets and liabilities be recorded at present value, and, if material, for certain other short-term assets and liabilities.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Requirement to record under the caption property, plant and equipment those assets in intangible assets arising from financial lease transactions;
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Requirement that an analysis of the recoverability of noncurrent assets be performed.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Changes in the parameters for accounting for associates companies under the equity method;
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Possibility to create a Tax Incentive Reserve;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Elimination of the revaluation reserve.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------

Standards Issued by the CVM

The new accounting practices introduced by Law 11638/07, effective on the date on which these
financial statements were approved for completion, and whose regulations were issued by the CVM, are listed below. These regulations mainly arise from approvals of the technical pronouncements issued by the Accounting Pronouncements Committee
(CPC).



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 527/07  (CPC 01)  Impairment of Assets.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 534/08  (CPC 02)  Effects of Exchange Rate Variations and Translation of Financial Statements.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 539/08  (CPC  Basic Conceptual Pronouncement)  Framework for Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 547/08  (CPC 03)  Statement of Cash Flows.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 553/08  (CPC 04)  Intangible Assets.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 560/08  (CPC 05)  Related Party Disclosures.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 554/08  (CPC 06)  Leases.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 555/08  (CPC 07)  Government Grant and Support.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 556/08  (CPC 08)Transaction Costs and Premiums on the Issue of Securities.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 557/08  (CPC 09)  Statement of Value Added.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 562/08  (CPC 10)  Share-Based Payments.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 563/08  (CPC 11)  Insurance Agreements.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 564/08  (CPC 12)  Adjustment to Present Value.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 565/08  (CPC 13)  First-time Adoption of Law 11638/07.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 566/08  (CPC 14)  Financial Instruments: Recognition, Measurement and Disclosure.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | CVM Resolution 475/08  Addresses the presentation of information on financial instruments.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|b. | Principles of consolidation
|-- | ---------------------------

These consolidated
financial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries listed in Note 1 to these financial statements. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.



|c. | Accounting principles generally accepted in United States (US GAAP)
|-- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated and adapted from those originally issued in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil which are based on the Brazilian Corporate
Law. Certain reclassifications and changes in terminology have



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been made and these notes have been expanded, in order to conform more closely to reporting practices prevailing pursuant to US GAAP.

The Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity is presented consolidated under US GAAP and differs of the presentation under Brazilian
Corporate law.

Brazilian Corporate Law differs in certain significant respects from US GAAP. For more information about the differences
between Brazilian Corporate Law and US GAAP and a reconciliation of the Companys net income and shareholders equity from Brazilian Corporate Law to US GAAP, see Note 36.

The Company restated the presentation of the reconciliations of differences between Brazilian accounting practices and US GAAP of shareholders
equity as of December 31, 2007 and net income for the two years period then ended (see Note 36.n.).



|e. | Segment reporting
|-- | -----------------

The Company is presenting the
report by business segment. A segment is an identifiable component of a company, engaged in providing services (business segment) or supplying products and providing services which are subject to different risks and consideration.

The Company operates in three segments: fixed telephony, data transmission and call center, mobile telephony and internet. See Note 37,c for the
presentation of information on its reporting segments.



|f. | First-Time Adoption of Law 11638/07
|-- | -----------------------------------

As a result of
the new standards previously mentioned, the Company declares its first-time adoption in order to fully comply with Law 11638/07, the CVM standards and Provisional Act 449/08, establishing January 1, 2007 as the date of transition
(transition date), using as a starting point the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. In accordance with paragraph 1 of article 186 of Law 6404/76, the initial adjustments arising from the first-time adoption
of Law 11638/07 and Provisional Act 449/08, referring to the transition date, are recorded under the Retained earnings caption.

Although the transition date for the financial statements published in Brazil was January 1, 2007, the Company is presenting its comparative financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 according to the new standards
(transition date January 1, 2006).

Relevant Options Made by the Company Regarding the First-time Adoption of Law 11638/07 and Provisional Act
449/08

Financial Instruments

The
classification of financial instruments under a certain category should be made at the time of their original recording. In the first-time adoption of the Law, companies are allowed to classify financial instruments on the transition date. The
Company applied the classification and measurement standards provided for in CPC 14 (Financial Instruments  Recognition, Measurement and Disclosure) on the transition date.

Financial leases



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On the transition date, leased assets were included in property, plant and equipment at the lower of
the fair value of the assets and the present value of minimum lease payments, as of the starting date of the agreement, adjusted by the depreciation accumulated through the transition date. The difference calculated, net of tax effects, was recorded
against Retained earnings on the transition date.

Deferred Charges  Pre-operating Expenses and Restructuring Costs

Law 11638/07 limited the recording of expenses in Deferred Charges and Provisional Act 449/08 eliminated this account group. Accordingly, the Company
elected to write off the pre-operating expenses and other deferred charges which were not reclassified to another group of assets (Intangible assets) on the transition date, by recording their amounts as against retained earnings, net of tax
effects.

Stock Option

Brasil Telecom
S.A. makes share-based payments (stock options) settled through equity securities and others settled in cash. On the transition date, the effects of the first-time adoption on all the stock options granted by the Company were recognized against
retained earnings, as established by CPC 10  Share-based Payments.

Tax Effects of the First-Time Adoption of Law 11638/07 and
Provisional Act 449/08

The tax effects arising from the first-time adoption of said law and provisional act were recorded pursuant to
the prevailing standards, particularly in Income Tax and Social Contribution accounting. The adjustments related to the first-time adoption of mentioned Law consider the effects of deferred income tax and social contribution, when applicable.

Retained Earnings

The balance of the
retained earnings caption attributed to prior years was transferred to profit reserves. It should be pointed out that such balance had been allocated to the investment reserve, in accordance with decisions by the Shareholders Meetings held in
each prior year.



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Effects of the First-Time Adoption of Law 11638/07 and Provisional Act 449/08

Reconciliation of Shareholders Equity on the Transition Date January 1, 2006



|                                                      |  |       |  |            |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | ---------- | -
|                                                      |  | Notes |  | 01/01/2006 |  
|Shareholders equity reported (Law 6404/76)           |  |       |  | 5,246,020  |  
|Finance leases                                        |  | d     |  | (660       | )
|Fair value of financial instruments                   |  | g     |  | 20,518     |  
|Write-off of deferred charges                         |  | e     |  | (149,626   | )
|Income tax and social contribution on net adjustments |  | b     |  | 44,121     |  
|Effect of the adjustments on minority interest        |  | c     |  | 28,328     |  
|Shareholders equity adjusted to Law 11638/07         |  |       |  | 5,188,701  |  

Reconciliation of Shareholders Equity on January 1, 2007



|                                                      |  |       |  |            |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | ---------- | -
|                                                      |  | Notes |  | 01/01/2007 |  
|Shareholders equity reported (Law 6404/76)           |  |       |  | 5,277,602  |  
|Finance leases                                        |  | d     |  | (4,859     | )
|Fair value of financial instruments                   |  | g     |  | 3,796      |  
|Write-off of deferred charges                         |  | e     |  | (109,898   | )
|Income tax and social contribution on net adjustments |  | b     |  | 37,728     |  
|Effect of the adjustments on minority interest        |  | c     |  | 23,959     |  
|Shareholders equity adjusted to Law 11638/07         |  |       |  | 5,228,328  |  

Presented below are the reconciliations of the balance sheets previously presented as of
December 31, 2007, adjusted to Law 11638/07, and the reconciliations of the statements of income previously presented for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, which are necessary for making them comparable to the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008.

Balance Sheet



|                               |  |       |                            |            |                                |            |   |                         |           
|------------------------------ |  | ----- | -------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ---------- | - | ----------------------- | ----------
|                               |  | Notes |                            | 2007      
|                               |  |       | Reported as perLaw 6404/76 |            | Adjustments asper Law 11638/07 |            |   | Adjusted toLaw 11638/07
|ASSETS                         |  |       |                            |            |                                |            |   |                         |           
|Current assets                 |  |       |                            | 7,435,999  |                                | 26,193     |   |                         | 7,462,192 
|Cash and banks                 |  | a     |                            | 315,032    |                                | (315,032   | ) |                         |          
|Cash and cash equivalents      |  | a     |                            |           |                                | 730,004    |   |                         | 730,004   
|Short-term investments         |  | a     |                            | 3,049,514  |                                | (3,049,514 | ) |                         |          
|Cash investments               |  | a     |                            |           |                                | 3,163,487  |   |                         | 3,163,487 
|Government securities          |  | a     |                            | 53,556     |                                | (53,556    | ) |                         |          
|Temporary cash investments     |  | a     |                            | 475,389    |                                | (475,389   | ) |                         |          
|Trade accounts receivable      |  |       |                            | 2,189,701  |                                |           |   |                         | 2,189,701 
|Inventories                    |  |       |                            | 32,711     |                                |           |   |                         | 32,711    
|Loans and financing            |  |       |                            | 1,797      |                                |           |   |                         | 1,797     
|Deferred and recoverable taxes |  | b     |                            | 804,500    |                                | 30,115     |   |                         | 834,615   
|Escrow deposits                |  |       |                            | 329,396    |                                |           |   |                         | 329,396   
|Other assets                   |  | g     |                            | 184,403    |                                | (3,922     | ) |                         | 180,481   
|                               |  |       |                            |           
|Noncurrent assets              |  |       |                            | 9,993,315  |                                | (67,056    | ) |                         | 9,926,259 
|Loans and financing            |  |       |                            | 6,176      |                                |           |   |                         | 6,176     
|Derivatives                    |  | g     |                            |           |                                | 6,218      |   |                         | 6,218     
|Deferred and recoverable taxes |  | b     |                            | 1,793,218  |                                | 1,270      |   |                         | 1,794,488 
|Income securities              |  | g     |                            | 3,709      |                                | (3,709     | ) |                         |          
|Escrow deposits                |  |       |                            | 1,069,127  |                                |           |   |                         | 1,069,127 
|Other assets                   |  | g     |                            | 94,856     |                                | (17,180    | ) |                         | 77,676    
|Investments                    |  | c     |                            | 201,510    |                                | (169,288   | ) |                         | 32,222    
|Property, plant and equipment  |  | d     |                            | 5,664,196  |                                | 27,016     |   |                         | 5,691,212 
|Intangible assets              |  | c,e   |                            | 1,049,570  |                                | 199,570    |   |                         | 1,249,140 
|Deferred charges               |  | e     |                            | 110,953    |                                | (110,953   | ) |                         |          
|                               |  |       |                            |           
|Total assets                   |  |       |                            | 17,429,314 |                                | (40,863    | ) |                         | 17,388,451



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                                               |  |                           |  |            |                               |  |          |                        |  |           
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------- |  | ---------- | ----------------------------- |  | -------- | ---------------------- |  | ----------
|                                                               |  | Notes                     |  | 2007      
|                                                               |  | Reported asPer Law6404/76 |  |            | Adjustmentsas per Law11638/07 |  |          | Adjusted toLaw11638/07
|LIABILITIES                                                    |  |                           |  |            |                               |  |          |                        |  |           
|Current liabilities                                            |  |                           |  | 4,727,371  |                               |  | 34,466   |                        |  | 4,761,837 
|Payroll, social charges and benefits                           |  | f                         |  | 90,392     |                               |  | 13,179   |                        |  | 103,571   
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses                          |  |                           |  | 1,637,188  |                               |  |         |                        |  | 1,637,188 
|Indirect taxes                                                 |  |                           |  | 746,234    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 746,234   
|Taxes on income                                                |  | b                         |  | 74,628     |                               |  | 79       |                        |  | 74,707    
|Dividends/ interest on shareholders equity and profit sharing |  |                           |  | 1,097,844  |                               |  |         |                        |  | 1,097,844 
|Loans and financing                                            |  | d,g                       |  | 496,775    |                               |  | (97,544  | )                      |  | 399,231   
|Derivatives                                                    |  | g                         |  |           |                               |  | 118,752  |                        |  | 118,752   
|Service exploitation permits                                   |  |                           |  | 78,844     |                               |  |         |                        |  | 78,844    
|Provisions for contingencies                                   |  |                           |  | 197,472    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 197,472   
|Pension for pension fund                                       |  |                           |  | 101,467    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 101,467   
|Advances from customers                                        |  |                           |  | 62,957     |                               |  |         |                        |  | 62,957    
|Other liabilities                                              |  |                           |  | 143,570    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 143,570   
|                                                               |  |                           |  |           
|Noncurrent (long-term liabilities)                             |  |                           |  | 5,621,689  |                               |  | 3,075    |                        |  | 5,624,764 
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses                          |  |                           |  | 13,456     |                               |  |         |                        |  | 13,456    
|Indirect taxes                                                 |  |                           |  | 104,243    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 104,243   
|Taxes on income                                                |  | b                         |  | 66,860     |                               |  | 17       |                        |  | 66,877    
|Loans and financing                                            |  | d,g                       |  | 3,886,628  |                               |  | (283,995 | )                      |  | 3,602,633 
|Derivatives                                                    |  | g                         |  |           |                               |  | 287,762  |                        |  | 287,762   
|Service exploitation permits                                   |  |                           |  | 174,632    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 174,632   
|Provisions for contingencies                                   |  |                           |  | 700,239    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 700,239   
|Pension for pension fund                                       |  |                           |  | 586,278    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 586,278   
|Advances from customers                                        |  |                           |  | 72,133     |                               |  |         |                        |  | 72,133    
|Other liabilities                                              |  | g                         |  | 17,220     |                               |  | (709     | )                      |  | 16,511    
|                                                               |  |                           |  |           
|Minority Interest                                              |  | c                         |  | 1,825,767  |                               |  | (23,043  | )                      |  | 1,802,724 
|                                                               |  |                           |  |           
|Shareholders Equity                                           |  |                           |  | 5,246,513  |                               |  | (47,387  | )                      |  | 5,199,126 
|Capital                                                        |  |                           |  | 2,596,272  |                               |  |         |                        |  | 2,596,272 
|Capital reserves                                               |  |                           |  | 309,178    |                               |  |         |                        |  | 309,178   
|Profit reserve                                                 |  | b,d,e,f,g,i               |  | 2,361,909  |                               |  | (68,233  | )                      |  | 2,293,676 
|Treasury shares                                                |  | i                         |  | (20,846    | )                             |  | 20,846   |                        |  |          
|                                                               |  |                           |  |           
|Capitalizable resources                                        |  | g                         |  | 7,974      |                               |  | (7,974   | )                      |  |          
|                                                               |  |                           |  |           
|Total                                                          |  |                           |  | 17,429,314 |                               |  | (40,863  | )                      |  | 17,388,451

Reconciliation of Shareholders Equity



|                                                      |  |       |  |           |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | --------- | -
|                                                      |  | Notes |  | 2007      |  
|Shareholders equity reported (Law 6404/76)           |  |       |  | 5,246,513 |  
|Finance leases                                        |  | d     |  | (8,149    | )
|Share-based payments                                  |  | f     |  | (13,179   | )
|Fair value of financial instruments                   |  | g     |  | 280       |  
|Write-off of deferred charges                         |  | e     |  | (80,670   | )
|Income tax and social contribution on net adjustments |  | b     |  | 31,288    |  
|Effect of the adjustments on minority interest        |  | c     |  | 23,043    |  
|Shareholders equity adjusted to Law 11638/07         |  |       |  | 5,199,126 |  



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Statement of Income for the Year



|                                                                            |  |                            |  |             |                               |  |          |                         |  |             |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------- |  | ----------- | ----------------------------- |  | -------- | ----------------------- |  | ----------- | -
|                                                                            |  | Notes                      |  | 2006        |                              
|                                                                            |  | Reported as PerLaw 6404/76 |  |             | Adjustments asper Law11638/07 |  |          | Adjusted toLaw 11638/07 | 
|Gross operating revenue                                                     |  |                            |  | 15,111,318  |                               |  |         |                         |  | 15,111,318  |  
|Deductions from gross revenue                                               |  |                            |  | (4,814,659  | )                             |  |         |                         |  | (4,814,659  | )
|Net operating revenue                                                       |  |                            |  | 10,296,659  |                               |  |         |                         |  | 10,296,659  |  
|Cost of sales and services                                                  |  |                            |  | (6,459,929  | )                             |  |         |                         |  | (6,459,929  | )
|Gross profit                                                                |  |                            |  | 3,836,730   |                               |  |         |                         |  | 3,836,730   |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Operating income (expenses)                                                 |  |                            |  | (3,066,214  | )                             |  | 72,599   |                         |  | (2,993,615  | )
|Sales of Services                                                           |  |                            |  | (1,470,632  | )                             |  |         |                         |  | (1,470,632  | )
|General and administrative expenses                                         |  | d,e,f                      |  | (1,331,652  | )                             |  | 41,253   |                         |  | (1,290,399  | )
|Other operating expenses, net                                               |  | d,h                        |  | (263,930    | )                             |  | 31,346   |                         |  | (232,584    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income from operations before financial expenses and equity in subsidiaries |  |                            |  | 770,516     |                               |  | 72,599   |                         |  | 843,115     |  
|Financial expenses, net                                                     |  | d,g                        |  | (609,992    | )                             |  | 504,778  |                         |  | (105,214    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income from operations                                                      |  |                            |  | 160,524     |                               |  | 577,377  |                         |  | 737,901     |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Other nonoperating revenue, net                                             |  | h                          |  | 31,419      |                               |  | (31,419  | )                       |  |            |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income before taxes and profit sharing                                      |  |                            |  | 191,943     |                               |  | 545,958  |                         |  | 737,901     |  
|Income tax and social contribution on income                                |  | b                          |  | (108,081    | )                             |  | (6,395   | )                       |  | (114,476    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income after taxes and before minority interest                             |  |                            |  | 83,862      |                               |  | 539,563  |                         |  | 623,425     |  
|Minority interest                                                           |  | c                          |  | (141,065    | )                             |  | (3,946   | )                       |  | (145,011    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income before reversal of interest on capital                               |  |                            |  | (57,203     | )                             |  | 535,617  |                         |  | 478,414     |  
|Reversal of interest on capital                                             |  |                            |  | 527,571     |                               |  | (527,571 | )                       |  |            |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Net income for the year                                                     |  |                            |  | 470,368     |                               |  | 8,046    |                         |  | 478,414     |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Outstanding shares as of balance sheet date(1)                              |  |                            |  | 362,488,414 |                               |  |          |                         |  | 362,488,414 |  
|Earnings per share (R$)(2)                                                  |  |                            |  | 1.30        |                               |  |          |                         |  | 1.32        |  



|(1) | In thousands of shares
|--- | ----------------------

|(2) | Per thousands of shares
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|                                                                            |  |                            |  |             |                               |  |         |                         |  |             |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------- |  | ----------- | ----------------------------- |  | ------- | ----------------------- |  | ----------- | -
|                                                                            |  | Notes                      |  | 2007        |                              
|                                                                            |  | Reported as PerLaw 6404/76 |  |             | Adjustments asper Law11638/07 |  |         | Adjusted toLaw 11638/07 | 
|Gross operating revenue                                                     |  |                            |  | 15,997,388  |                               |  |        |                         |  | 15,997,388  |  
|Deductions from gross revenue                                               |  |                            |  | (4,938,842  | )                             |  |        |                         |  | (4,938,842  | )
|Net operating revenue                                                       |  |                            |  | 11,058,546  |                               |  |        |                         |  | 11,058,546  |  
|Cost of sales and services                                                  |  |                            |  | (6,382,201  | )                             |  |        |                         |  | (6,382,201  | )
|Gross profit                                                                |  |                            |  | 4,676,345   |                               |  |        |                         |  | 4,676,345   |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Operating income (expenses)                                                 |  |                            |  | (3,350,155  | )                             |  | 17,927  |                         |  | (3,332,228  | )
|Sales of Services                                                           |  |                            |  | (1,485,352  | )                             |  |        |                         |  | (1,485,352  | )
|General and administrative expenses                                         |  | d,e,f                      |  | (1,359,424  | )                             |  | 22,558  |                         |  | (1,336,866  | )
|Other operating expenses, net                                               |  | d,h                        |  | (505,379    | )                             |  | (4,631  | )                       |  | (510,010    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income from operations before financial expenses and equity in subsidiaries |  |                            |  | 1,326,190   |                               |  | 17,927  |                         |  | 1,344,117   |  
|Financial expenses, net                                                     |  | d,g                        |  | (489,321    | )                             |  | (11,661 | )                       |  | (500,982    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income from operations                                                      |  |                            |  | 836,869     |                               |  | 6,266   |                         |  | 843,135     |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Other nonoperating expenses, net                                            |  | h                          |  | (2,974      | )                             |  | 2,974   |                         |  |            |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income before taxes and profit sharing                                      |  |                            |  | 833,895     |                               |  | 9,240   |                         |  | 843,135     |  
|Income tax and social contribution on income                                |  | b                          |  | (352,903    | )                             |  | (6,437  | )                       |  | (359,340    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income after taxes and before minority interest                             |  |                            |  | 480,992     |                               |  | 2,803   |                         |  | 483,795     |  
|Minority interest                                                           |  | c                          |  | (260,656    | )                             |  | (916    | )                       |  | (261,572    | )
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Income before reversal of interest on capital                               |  |                            |  | 220,336     |                               |  | 1,887   |                         |  | 222,223     |  
|Reversal of interest on capital                                             |  |                            |  | 450,954     |                               |  |        |                         |  | 450,954     |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Net income for the year                                                     |  |                            |  | 671,290     |                               |  | 1,887   |                         |  | 673,177     |  
|                                                                            |  |                            |  |            
|Outstanding shares as of balance sheet date                                 |  |                            |  | 362,488,413 |                               |  |         |                         |  | 362,488,413 |  
|Earnings per share (R$)                                                     |  |                            |  | 1.86        |                               |  |         |                         |  | 1.86        |  

Reconciliation of Net Income



|                                                      |  |       |  |         |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | ------- | -
|                                                      |  | Notes |  | 2006    |  
|Net income reported as per Law 6404/76                |  |       |  | 470,368 |  
|Finance leases                                        |  | d     |  | (4,199  | )
|Share-based payments                                  |  | f     |  | (350    | )
|Fair value of financial instruments                   |  | g     |  | (16,722 | )
|Write-off of deferred charges                         |  | e     |  | 39,730  |  
|Income tax and social contribution on net adjustments |  | b     |  | (6,395  | )
|Effect of the adjustments on minority interest        |  | c     |  | (3,946  | )
|Other                                                 |  |       |  | (72     | )
|Net income adjusted to Law 11638/07                   |  |       |  | 478,414 |  



|                                                      |  |       |  |         |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | ------- | -
|                                                      |  | Notes |  | 2007    |  
|Net income reported as per Law 6404/76                |  |       |  | 671,290 |  
|Finance leases                                        |  | d     |  | (3,291  | )
|Share-based payments                                  |  | f     |  | (13,179 | )
|Fair value of financial instruments                   |  | g     |  | (3,516  | )
|Write-off of deferred charges                         |  | e     |  | 29,226  |  
|Income tax and social contribution on net adjustments |  | b     |  | (6,437  | )
|Effect of the adjustments on minority interest        |  | c     |  | (916    | )
|Net income adjusted to Law 11638/07                   |  |       |  | 673,177 |  



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Description of the Adjustments Related to the First-time Adoption of Law 11638/07 and Provisional Act 449/08.

a) Cash equivalents and Cash investments

In accordance with CPC 03Statement of Cash Flows, the Company and its subsidiaries classified as Cash Equivalents the highly liquid, short-term investments which are promptly convertible into a known cash amount and are
subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Cash investments are temporary short-term investments represented by highly liquid securities.

The reconciliation reflects the difference in classification, which recorded under the caption Cash Equivalents all highly liquid cash investments.

b) Deferred Taxes and Taxes on Income

Deferred income tax and social contribution were recorded by taking into
consideration the adjustments relating to the first-time adoption of Law 11638/07.

c) Investments

The reconciliation takes into consideration the equity effects and minority interest on the adjustments relating to the first-time adoption of Law
11638/07 in the financial statements.

Goodwill on investments based on future earnings was reclassified to Intangible assets.

d) Financial leases

In conformity with CPC
06Leases, the assets related to lease agreements, whose controls, risk and benefits are achieved by the Company were recorded. Accordingly, the financial lease agreements were recorded as assets and liabilities on the transition
date, originating a depreciation expense on depreciable assets and a financial expense on leases payable.

e) Deferred Charges

In accordance with CPC 13First-time Adoption of Law 11638/07 and Provisional Act 449/08, the pre-operating expenses recorded as assets
in the indirect subsidiaries BrT Celular and BrT Call Center were written off on the transition date by recording their amounts against retained earnings (accumulated deficit). Additionally, the amortization recorded as an expense in the statement
of income was reversed in the year ended December 31, 2007.

The rights related to the maintenance of the indirect subsidiaries
activities were transferred to Intangible assets.

f) Stock Options



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Pursuant to CPC 10Share-based Payments, Brasil Telecom S.A. recorded the
share-based payment transactions (stock options) granted to management and employees. The options granted which are settled with equity securities are recorded in shareholders equity and those which are settled in cash are recorded in
liabilities. The expense calculated based on the vesting period is recorded as the services are provided.

g) Financial Instruments

In accordance with CPC 14Financial Instruments: Recognition, Measurement and Disclosure, the Company recorded in its financial
statements the fair value of swap contracts, determined based on information on future interest derived from future cash flows associated to each instrument contracted, discounted to market rates. Additionally, the derivatives were reclassified to
specific groups. Asset derivatives were originally classified as assets (US dollar options) and liability derivatives as Loans and financing (swap) and other liabilities (US dollar options).

The financial charges on Loans and financing are added to the value of each debt instrument. Such charges were recorded in the Other Assets
and were reclassified to Loans and financing in liabilities.

The group also considers the reclassification of income
securities to Other Assets and the reclassification of capitalizable resources to Other liabilities.

h) Nonoperating Income
(Expenses):

Provisional Act 449/08 eliminated the segregation of Nonoperating income (expenses) in the statement of income
for the year. As established by Instruction 2 of the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (OCPC 02), endorsed by CVM/SNC/SEP Official Letter 01/09, the income and expenses previously recorded as Nonoperating income (expenses)
started to be recorded in Operating income (expenses).

i) Treasury Shares

Additionally, OCPC 02 recommends that the amount of treasury shares be presented by correcting the amount of their related origin reserves.



|3. | Summary of principal accounting practices
|-- | -----------------------------------------

The
criteria mentioned below refer to practices adopted by the Company.



|a. | Cash, bank and cash equivalents
|-- | -------------------------------

Cash includes cash
and available bank accounts. Cash equivalents are short-term investments, with original maturity of up to ninety days, consisting of highly liquid securities, readily convertible into cash and with immaterial risk of change in amount, stated at cost
plus income earned through the balance sheet date, not exceeding fair value.



|b. | Cash Investments
|-- | ----------------

The Company classifies its cash
investments in securities as follows: (i) held for trading; (ii) held to maturity; and (iii) available for sale, restricted to the purpose of said investments.



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The securities held for trading are stated at fair value and their related effects are recorded in
the statement of income. The securities held to maturity are measured at cost plus accrued income, net of a provision for write-down to recoverable value, when applicable. The securities available for sale are stated at fair value and their related
effects are recorded under the caption Valuation Adjustments to Shareholders Equity, when applicable



|c. | Trade accounts receivable
|-- | -------------------------

Accounts receivable from
users of telecommunications services are recorded at the amount of the tariff or service on the date the service is provided and do not differ from their fair values. Accounts receivable from services include credits for services provided and not
invoiced up to the balance sheet date. Accounts receivable from sales of cell phones and accessories are recorded at the amount of sales made when the goods are delivered and accepted by customers.



|d. | Allowance for doubtful accounts
|-- | -------------------------------

A provision for
write-down to recoverable value is recorded when there is objective evidence that the Company will not collect all the amounts due within the original terms of its accounts receivable. Financial difficulties faced by the debtor, probability of
insolvency and other indicators of credit impairment are taken into consideration in individual analyses and in analyses of groups of assets with similar risk. The criterion adopted for recording the allowance for doubtful accounts takes into
consideration the calculation of the actual loss percentages incurred on each maturity of receivables. Future losses on the current receivables balance are estimated based on these loss percentages. The allowances for doubtful accounts, losses on
accounts receivable and recovery of losses previously written off are recorded in the statement of income for the period under Selling expenses.



|e. | Foreign currency transactions
|-- | -----------------------------

Transactions in
foreign currency are recorded at the exchange rate at the time of the related transactions. Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Exchange rate variations are recognized
in the statements of operations as they occur.



|f. | Inventories
|-- | -----------

These are stated at average
acquisition cost, which does not exceed replacement cost. Inventories are divided into plant expansion, plant maintenance, and inventories of goods for resale, consisting mainly of cell phones, accessories and electronic cards. The plant expansion
inventories are recorded in property, plant and equipment (construction in progress), and maintenance inventories in current and long-term assets, in accordance with the period in which they will be used, and the inventories for resale are recorded
in Current assets. For inventories regarded as obsolete, provisions for losses are recorded. For cell phones and accessories, adjustments are recorded in the cases in which the acquisitions are carried out at amounts exceeding the sales amounts,
adjusting them to net realizable value.



|g. | Investments
|-- | -----------

Investments are stated at acquisition
cost, less an allowance for losses, when applicable. Investments resulting from income tax incentives are recognized on the date of investment, and result in shares of companies with tax incentives or investment funds. During the period from the
investment date to receipt of shares or fund shares, they are recognized in long-term assets. These



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investments are periodically evaluated and the result of the comparison between their original and market costs, when lower, is recognized in provisions for
probable losses.



|h. | Property, plant and equipment
|-- | -----------------------------

Stated at
acquisition or construction cost, less accumulated depreciation. Historic costs include expenses which are directly attributable to the acquisition of the assets. Financial charges arising from obligations which finance assets under construction and
construction in progress are capitalized.

Subsequent costs are added to the carrying amount of the asset or recognized as separate assets,
as appropriate, only when these assets generate future economic benefits and may be measured in a reliable manner. The residual balance of the replaced asset is written off. Maintenance and repair expenses are recorded in the statement of income
during the period in which they were incurred.

Depreciation is calculated under the straight-line method, in accordance with the economic
useful lives of the assets, which are periodically reviewed by the Company. The costs of land are not depreciated.

The Company monitors
and evaluates whether there is any indication that the assets may be impaired No provisions were recorded for write-down of property, plant and equipment to recoverable value.



|i. | Intangible assets
|-- | -----------------

Mainly refer to regulatory
licenses, software licenses and goodwill related to acquisition of investments. Intangible assets are stated at acquisition cost, less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, when applicable. The goodwill recorded was calculated based on
expected future earnings and their amortization is related to the realization volume and time projected, not exceeding a ten-year period. Regulatory licenses are amortized according to the terms determined by the regulatory agency. The amortization
of software licenses is calculated under the straight-line method, based on projections of future economic benefits, not exceeding a five-year period. When it is identified that a license or right linked to the asset no longer produces benefits, the
asset is written off against income (losses).



|j. | Impairment of Long-lived Assets
|-- | -------------------------------

An assessment is
performed annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets may be identified as those which have an undefined useful life and those
subject to depreciation and amortization (property, plant and equipment and intangible assets). An impairment loss is recognized for the amount at which the assets carrying amount exceeds the recoverable value. Recoverable value is the higher
of fair value less cost to sell and value in use. In order to be tested for impairment, the assets are grouped into the smallest identifiable group for which there are cash generating units, and projections are made based on discounted cash flows,
supported by expectations on the Companys operations in its several business segments. Said projections support the recovery of assets.



|k. | Leases
|-- | ------

Leases are classified as finance lease when
they substantially transfer all the risks and benefits inherent to their ownership.



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Finance leases are recognized in the financial statements as assets and liabilities of the same
amount, based on the fair value of the asset or the present value of minimum payments, established at the beginning of the leases. Initial costs directly attributable to leases are added to the amount recognized as an asset.



|l. | Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value
|-- | ----------------------------------------------

Financial assets recorded at fair value against income or losses are initially recognized at fair value and the costs of the transactions are recorded in the statement of income. The financial assets recorded are reversed when the rights to
receive cash flows from investments have expired or all the risks and benefits related to their ownership have been transferred.

The fair
values of finance assets are based on current prices offered. If the market for a financial asset is not available, the Company establishes the fair value by using evaluation techniques. This includes the use of arms length transactions,
reference to other instruments which are substantially similar, discounted cash flow analysis and option pricing models, making a maximum use of market inflows and a minimum use of Company-specific inflows.



|m. | Impairment of Financial Assets
|-- | ------------------------------

The Company
evaluates, at the balance sheet date, whether there is objective evidence that the financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or group of financial assets is considered impaired when there is objective evidence, as a
result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, that the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been impacted.



|n. | Derivatives at Fair Value Against Income
|-- | ----------------------------------------

Derivatives are initially recorded at fair value on the date when a derivative agreement is entered into and are subsequently measured at fair value. Changes in the fair value of any of these derivatives are recorded directly in income
(loss).



|o. | Income Tax and Social Contribution on Income and Deferred Charges
|-- | -----------------------------------------------------------------

Income tax and social contribution on income are recorded on the accrual basis. Said taxes resulting from temporary differences and tax loss carry forwards are recorded in assets or liabilities, according to each
case, only under the assumption of future realization or payment. The Company evaluates and reduces deferred tax assets as it identifies that it is unlikely that there will be sufficient future taxable income to enable the full or partial
utilization of the deferred taxes.

Deferred income tax and social contribution are fully recognized on differences between assets and
liabilities recognized for tax purposes and related amounts recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements. However, deferred income tax and social contribution are not recognized if generated in the initial record of assets and liabilities
which do not affect the tax bases, except in business combination operations.

Deferred income tax and social contribution are determined
by using the tax rates in effect at the balance sheet date, which are applied when the assets related to deferred income tax and social contribution are realized, or when deferred income tax and social contribution liabilities are settled.



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|p. | Loans and financing
|-- | -------------------

Adjusted by the inflation or
exchange changes and interest incurred through the balance sheet date. The transaction costs incurred are recorded, are measured at amortized cost and recognized in the statement of income by using the effective interest rate method.



|q. | Provisions for contingencies
|-- | ----------------------------

The provisions for
contingencies are recognized based on an assessment of their risks and quantified based on economic grounds and legal opinions on the lawsuits and other events known at the balance sheet date. Such provisions are recognized when there is a current
legal or constructive obligation arising from past events, and it is probable that a disbursement of funds will be required to settle this obligation and the amount of the reserve can be reliably measured. The reserves are calculated at the fair
value of the expenses expected on the settlement of the obligation. The basis and nature of these provisions are described in Note 28.



|r. | Revenue recognition
|-- | -------------------

Revenues mainly refer to the
amount of the payments received or receivable for sales of services in the regular course of the Companys activities. Revenue is stated at the gross amount, summarily deducting aggregate taxes, returns and discounts.

Revenue is recognized when its amount can be reliably measured, it is probable that future economic benefits will be transferred to the Company, the
costs incurred on the transaction can be measured, the risks and benefits have been substantially transferred to the buyer and certain specific criteria have been met for each activity of the Company.

Service revenues are recognized when the services are provided. Local and long distance calls are charged based on time measurement according to the
legislation in effect. The services charged based on monthly fixed amounts are calculated and recorded on the straight-line basis. Prepaid services are recognized as advances from customers and recorded in revenue as they are used by the customers.

Revenue from sales of payphone cards [Public Use Telephony (TUP)], cell phones and accessories is recognized when these items are
delivered and accepted by the customers. Discounts or deductions related to the revenues from services provided and the sale of cell phones and accessories are taken into consideration in the recognition of the revenues to which they are linked.
Revenues involving transactions with multiple elements are identified in relation to each of their components and the recognition criteria are applied on an individual basis. Revenues are not recognized when there are significant uncertainties as to
their realization.



|s. | Expenses recognition
|-- | --------------------

Expenses are recognized on
the accrual basis, considering their relation with revenue realization. Prepaid expenses are deferred.



|t. | Financial expenses, net
|-- | -----------------------

Financial income is
recognized on the accrual basis and comprises interest accrued on receivables settled after due date, gains on financial investments and gains on derivatives. Financial expenses consist of interest incurred and other charges on loans, financing,
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agreements, reversal of adjustments to present value and other financial transactions. They also include the recognition of interest on the assets and
liabilities recorded at present value.



|u. | Employee Benefits
|-- | -----------------

Benefits offered by
subsidiaries, as follows



| | (i) | Supplementary Pension Plan: The private pension plans and other postretirement benefits sponsored are managed by three institutions. The contributions are determined
based on actuarial calculations, when applicable, and recorded against income (loss) on the accrual basis.
| | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The plans
sponsored are of the defined benefit (cannot be joined by new participants) and defined contribution type. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the sponsor makes fixed contributions to a fund managed by a separate institution.
The sponsor is not under the legal or constructive obligation of making additional contributions, in the event the fund lacks sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits related to the services provided in the current period and in prior
periods. The contributions are recognized as expenses related to employee benefits as incurred.

The obligation recognized in the balance
sheet, as regards the defined benefit pension plans presenting a deficit, corresponds to the present value of the benefits defined at the balance sheet date, less the fair value of the plan assets. The defined benefit is annually calculated by
independent actuaries under the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit is determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows, using the projected inflation rate plus long-term interest estimated at
6% per year. Supplemental information on the private pension plans is provided in Note 29.



| | (ii) | Stock Options:The subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. grants a stock option plan to its management and employees, and the options are settled in shares. The fair value of
the services received from employees in exchange for these options is determined based on the fair value of the options, established on the grant date.
| | ---- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This subsidiary also has stock options of the Company, which are granted to management and employees. These options are considered options settled in cash by the Subsidiary. The fair value of the options granted is
appraised at the balance sheet date and changes are recorded in the Subsidiarys statement of income.

The fair value of the services
received from employees and management in exchange for the options is recognized as an expense during the vesting period. The Subsidiary reviews the estimate of the number of options expected to be exercised and recognizes the impacts of this review
on income (loss). The options settled in shares are recorded in expenses as a contra entry to an increase in shareholders equity. The options settled in cash are recorded against a liability.



| | (iii) | Profit Sharing: Accrued employee and management profit sharing is recognized on the accrual basis and recorded as an expense. The determination of the amount, which is
paid in the year subsequent to that in which the profit sharing was accrued, considers the target program established with the employees union, though a collective bargaining agreement, pursuant to Law 10101/00 and the By-laws.
| | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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|v. | Earnings per share
|-- | ------------------

Earnings per share are
calculated based on the number of shares outstanding at the balance sheet date. Outstanding shares are represented by the total shares issued, less the shares held in treasury.



|4. | Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
|-- | ---------------------------------------------

The
preparation of financial statements requires the use of certain estimates and assumptions. Accounting estimates were based on objective as well as subjective factors, and judgment by Management was required to determine the adequate amount to be
included in the financial statements. The estimates and judgments are continuously evaluated and are based on past experience, as well as on other factors, including expected future events regarded as reasonable according to the circumstances.

These estimates are used for the following purposes, but are not limited to them: to record allowances for doubtful accounts, useful lives
of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, projections of tax profits, provisions for contingencies, to determine the value of assets and liabilities related to employee benefits and the
fair value of derivatives and other financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounting estimates, by
definition, will rarely be equal to the actual results. The estimates and assumptions which represent a significant risk of causing material adjustments to the book balances of assets and liabilities in the coming years are listed below:



|a. | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
|-- | -------------------------------

Allowances are
recorded for accounts receivable whose collection is regarded as doubtful. The estimates are based on the Companys past collection experience and a review of the current status of all accounts receivable. This estimate takes into consideration
the loss percentages on each maturity of accounts receivable, applicable to the different risk categories. Additional allowances may be necessary should the amount of the allowance estimated for the receivables differ from the amounts which were not
collected as a result of a worse financial condition of customers or other factors.



|b. | Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
|-- | ---------------------------------------------

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated under the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of assets. The principal depreciation rates are shown in Note 19. Due to the complex nature of consolidated
property, plant and equipment, the estimates of useful lives require substantial judgment and are uncertain by nature, since the technologies and market practices constantly change, which may accelerate the obsolescence of the assets. If the
estimates of the useful lives of the assets are significantly altered and if he market conditions indicate possible obsolescence of property, plant and equipment, the depreciation expenses and obsolescence write-offs, and, as a result, the net book
balance of property, plant and equipment could differ significantly.



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|c. | Goodwill Impairment
|-- | -------------------

Annual tests are performed to
check whether goodwill has been impaired. The recoverable values of the cash generating units are determined based on the calculations of value in use. These calculations require the use of estimates.

The determination of the fair value and future discounted operating cash flows requires that certain assumptions and estimates be made referring to the
projected cash inflows and outflows related to revenues, costs and future expenses. These estimates and assumptions may be influenced by different internal and external factors, such as economic trends and interest rates, changes in the business
strategies and in the types of services and products offered to the market. The use of different assumptions and estimates could significantly alter the Financial Statements. Considering all the assets and liabilities of the transaction as a single
cash generating unit, an evaluation of this disclosure unit was performed, including assumptions and estimates regarded as appropriate, and did not result in the obligation to record any impairment losses on the goodwill.



|d. | Tax Evaluation
|-- | --------------

The Company recognizes and pays
taxes on income based on the results of operations calculated pursuant to Brazilian Corporate Law, in compliance with the tax bases determined for calculating the taxes. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities on differences
between the book balances presented in the financial statements and the tax bases calculated pursuant to prevailing tax legislation.

Deferred tax assets are periodically reviewed as regards their recoverability and a provision for impairment is recorded when it is probable that these assets will not be realized, based on historic taxable income, projected future taxable
income and the time estimated for reversal of the existing temporary differences. In order to determine future taxable income, the future taxable revenues and deductible expenses are estimated, which are subject to different external and internal
factors, such as economic trends, industry trends, interest rates, changes in tax legislation, changes in the business strategies and in the type of service offered to the market.



|e. | Contingencies
|-- | -------------

Contingencies are recognized for the
amounts of probable losses based on the assessment of management and internal and external legal counsel regarding the lawsuits and other events known at the balance sheet date. The Company continuously evaluates the reserves for contingencies.
Significant changes in the related facts, circumstances and events, such as court decisions, may affect the estimates and have a material impact on the financial statements.



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|5. | Net operating revenue
|-- | ---------------------



|                                        |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|--------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|                                        |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                        |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007       |   |  | 2008       |  
|Local services:                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Subscription                            |  | 3,517,369               |   |  | 3,535,708  |   |  | 3,675,529  |  
|Fixed and Fixed x Mobile                |  | 3,337,509               |   |  | 2,983,272  |   |  | 2,845,861  |  
|Public telephones                       |  | 540,610                 |   |  | 546,007    |   |  | 474,656    |  
|Other                                   |  | 74,091                  |   |  | 47,276     |   |  | 28,351     |  
|                                        |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Total                                   |  | 7,469,579               |   |  | 7,112,263  |   |  | 7,024,397  |  
|                                        |  |                         |  
|Long distance services:                 |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Intraregional                           |  | 2,464,387               |   |  | 2,662,498  |   |  | 2,577,690  |  
|Interregional and International         |  | 305,702                 |   |  | 284,956    |   |  | 274,921    |  
|                                        |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Total                                   |  | 2,770,089               |   |  | 2,947,454  |   |  | 2,852,611  |  
|                                        |  |                         |  
|Mobile telephone services:              |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Telephone                               |  | 1,037,072               |   |  | 1,648,816  |   |  | 1,739,963  |  
|Sales of goods                          |  | 286,198                 |   |  | 270,515    |   |  | 225,670    |  
|                                        |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|                                        |  | 1,323,270               |   |  | 1,919,331  |   |  | 1,965,633  |  
|                                        |  |                         |  
|Data transmission                       |  | 2,000,525               |   |  | 2,415,374  |   |  | 3,404,372  |  
|Network services                        |  | 770,579                 |   |  | 715,567    |   |  | 823,219    |  
|Other                                   |  | 777,276                 |   |  | 887,399    |   |  | 936,910    |  
|                                        |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Gross operating revenues                |  | 15,111,318              |   |  | 15,997,388 |   |  | 17,007,142 |  
|Value added and other taxes on revenues |  | (4,285,952              | ) |  | (4,353,809 | ) |  | (4,389,541 | )
|Discounts                               |  | (528,707                | ) |  | (585,033   | ) |  | (1,320,766 | )
|                                        |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Net operating revenue                   |  | 10,296,659              |   |  | 11,058,546 |   |  | 11,296,835 |  
|                                        |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  

There are no customers who individually account for more than 5% of gross operating revenues.



|6. | Cost of services and sales
|-- | --------------------------

Costs incurred on goods
services and sales are as follows:



|                                |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|                                |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007       |   |  | 2008       |  
|Depreciation and amortization   |  | (2,301,262              | ) |  | (2,032,963 | ) |  | (1,683,112 | )
|Personnel                       |  | (191,779                | ) |  | (183,453   | ) |  | (367,614   | )
|Mobile handsets and accessories |  | (294,727                | ) |  | (255,429   | ) |  | (236,603   | )
|Materials                       |  | (72,394                 | ) |  | (69,951    | ) |  | (64,073    | )
|Third party services            |  | (3,025,924              | ) |  | (3,252,907 | ) |  | (3,173,305 | )
|Rental, leases and insurance    |  | (348,238                | ) |  | (313,925   | ) |  | (395,008   | )
|Other                           |  | (225,605                | ) |  | (273,573   | ) |  | (289,703   | )
|                                |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  
|                                |  | (6,459,929              | ) |  | (6,382,201 | ) |  | (6,209,418 | )
|                                |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |            |  



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|7. | Other operating expenses, net
|-- | -----------------------------

Other revenues and
expenses attributed to operating activities are shown as follows:



|                                                                                |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                                                |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                                                |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Receivables from settlement of litigation(a)                                    |  |                        |   |  |         |   |  | 175,730  |  
|Taxes other than income taxes and VAT taxes                                     |  | (106,620                | ) |  | (87,243  | ) |  | (146,297 | )
|Recovery of expenses on pension plans  surplus                                 |  |                        |   |  | 81,209   |   |  | 61,104   |  
|Provision for actuarial liabilities of pension plans                            |  | (28,709                 | ) |  | (89,675  | ) |  | (81,324  | )
|Technical and administrative services                                           |  | 62,134                  |   |  | 59,600   |   |  | 60,956   |  
|Provisions for contingencies, net of reversal (b)                               |  | (488,078                | ) |  | (650,898 | ) |  | (710,531 | )
|Subventions and Donations received                                              |  | 13,856                  |   |  | 16,889   |   |  | 15,284   |  
|Fines and expenses recovered (c)                                                |  | 267,435                 |   |  | 173,841  |   |  | 248,479  |  
|Settlement of dispute with Telecommunication Companies                          |  | 53,838                  |   |  | 16,610   |   |  | 21,403   |  
|Infrastructure rentals                                                          |  | 78,796                  |   |  | 87,439   |   |  | 86,975   |  
|Donations and sponsoring                                                        |  | (9,902                  | ) |  | (11,499  | ) |  | (23,011  | )
|Investment dividends evaluated by acquisition cost                              |  | 265                     |   |  | 712      |   |  | 3,017    |  
|Court fees                                                                      |  | (32,870                 | ) |  | (51,060  | ) |  | (59,430  | )
|Indemnifications  Telephony and other                                          |  | (103                    | ) |  | (157     | ) |  | (3,136   | )
|Reversal of other provisions                                                    |  | 15,587                  |   |  | 32,390   |   |  | 10,920   |  
|Amortization of Goodwill on acquisition of investment                           |  | (80,382                 | ) |  | (91,408  | ) |  | (88,796  | )
|Gain (loss) on write-off of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |  | 50,291                  |   |  | (3,992   | ) |  | (18,858  | )
|Amortization of goodwill on merger                                              |  | (7,811                  | ) |  | (126     | ) |  |         |  
|Provision for tax incentive losses                                              |  | (14,473                 | ) |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Other                                                                           |  | (5,838                  | ) |  | 7,358    |   |  | 16,328   |  
|                                                                                |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|                                                                                |  | (232,584                | ) |  | (510,010 | ) |  | (431,187 | )
|                                                                                |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  



|(a) | Refer to the amount received as a result of the Litigation Settlement and Termination Document entered into by the Company, its subsidiary 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. and its
Parent, Opportunity Fund/Banco Opportunity and associates, Telemar Norte Leste S.A., which are detailed in Note 1, under a specific item.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(b) | The increase in provisions for contingencies is mainly related to new civil and tax lawsuits and reassessments due to changes in circumstances, legal facts and jurisprudences
occurred in 2008. The assessments related to new tax lawsuits refer to discrepancy between the Local and State Government interpretation and the Company (see Note 28).
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(c) | Fines and expenses recovered primarily represent penalties collected on past due accounts receivable and recovery of sales taxes of prior periods. The amount of penalties collected
on past due accounts receivable amounted to R$90,758 R$94,749 and R$92,430 in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|8. | Financial expenses, net
|-- | -----------------------



|                                                             |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                             |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                             |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Financial income:                                            |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Interest income                                              |  | 803,387                 |   |  | 773,796  |   |  | 887,590  |  
|Financial expenses:                                          |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Losses on foreign currency financing and monetary variations |  | (157,508                | ) |  | (88,376  | ) |  | (280,524 | )
|Interest expense                                             |  | (751,093                | ) |  | (735,448 | ) |  | (760,666 | )
|                                                             |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|                                                             |  | (105,214                | ) |  | (50,028  | ) |  | (153,600 | )
|                                                             |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  



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|9. | Income and social contribution taxes expenses
|-- | ---------------------------------------------

Brazilian income taxes comprise federal income and social contribution taxes. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the rate for income tax was 25% and the rate for social contribution tax was 9% producing a combined statutory rate of 34%.

Income and social contribution taxes are booked on an accrual basis, with the temporary differences being deferred. The provisions for income and social
contribution taxes recognized in the statements of operations, all of which are Brazilian taxes, are as follows:



|                        |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|----------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                        |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                        |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Social contribution tax |  | (66,135                 | ) |  | (144,031 | ) |  | (164,215 | )
|Income tax              |  | (162,053                | ) |  | (415,215 | ) |  | (515,136 | )
|Deferred taxes          |  | 113,712                 |   |  | 199,906  |   |  | 88,396   |  
|                        |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Total                   |  | (114,476                | ) |  | (359,340 | ) |  | (590,955 | )
|                        |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  

The following is a reconciliation of the amounts calculated by applying the combined statutory tax
rates to the reported income before taxes and the reported income tax expense:



|                                                                                                             |  |                         |   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | - |  | --------- | - |  | --------- | -
|                                                                                                             |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                                                                             |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007      |   |  | 2008      |  
|Pre-tax Brazilian income                                                                                     |  | 794,980                 |   |  | 1,311,233 |   |  | 1,720,261 |  
|Pre-tax foreign loss                                                                                         |  | (57,080                 | ) |  | (17,144   | ) |  | (9,955    | )
|Income before taxes as reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements                        |  | 737,900                 |   |  | 1,294,089 |   |  | 1,710,306 |  
|Combined statutory rate                                                                                      |  | 34                      | % |  | 34        | % |  | 34        | %
|Tax expense at the combined statutory rate                                                                   |  | (250,886                | ) |  | (439,990  | ) |  | (581,504  | )
|Permanent additions:                                                                                         |  |                         |   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Goodwill amortization                                                                                        |  | (15,661                 | ) |  | (30,945   | ) |  | (30,072   | )
|Exchange variation on equity investments                                                                     |  | (7,507                  | ) |  | (4,774    | ) |  | (2,381    | )
|Non-deductible expenses (fines and souvenirs)                                                                |  | (6,021                  | ) |  | (6,143    | ) |  | (69,978   | )
|Non-deductible provisions (contingences, Finor losses)                                                       |  | (13,020                 | ) |  | (43,019   | ) |  | (32,562   | )
|Other losses                                                                                                 |  | (6,535                  | ) |  | (3,510    | ) |  | (14,947   | )
|Donations and sponsorships                                                                                   |  | (1,735                  | ) |  | (2,799    | ) |  | (5,580    | )
|Other non-deductible expenses                                                                                |  | (2,779                  | ) |  | (14,970   | ) |  | (33,903   | )
|Permanent exclusions:                                                                                        |  |                         |   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Non-taxable income                                                                                           |  | 32,997                  |   |  | 23,336    |   |  | 45,779    |  
|Other items:                                                                                                 |  |                         |   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Interest on shareholders equity                                                                             |  | 179,374                 |   |  | 153,324   |   |  | 126,123   |  
|Unrecognized tax loss                                                                                        |  | (7,452                  | ) |  | 201       |   |  | 10,898    |  
|Difference in foreign tax rates                                                                              |  | (13,921                 | ) |  | (4,414    | ) |  | (8,058    | )
|Recognition of deferred Income Tax on Accumulated Tax Losses                                                 |  |                        |   |  | 7,911     |   |  |          |  
|Other, net                                                                                                   |  | (1,330                  | ) |  | 6,452     |   |  | 5,230     |  
|                                                                                                             |  |                         |   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Income and social contribution tax benefit as reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements |  | (114,476                | ) |  | (359,340  | ) |  | (590,955  | )
|                                                                                                             |  |                         |   |  |           |   |  |           |  



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In 2006, 2007 and 2008, part of the dividends that the Company proposed for payment at the end of the
year were characterized as interest on shareholders equity. As a result, under Brazilian tax law, such dividends were treated as a deduction for income tax purposes.

The composition of deferred tax assets and liabilities, based on temporary differences, is as follows:



|                                                                |  |              |  |          
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | ---------
|                                                                |  | December 31,
|                                                                |  | 2007         |  | 2008     
|Deferred tax assets:                                            |  |              |  |          
|Provision for contingencies                                     |  | 407,891      |  | 437,326  
|Provision for actuarial deficiency  FbrTPrev                   |  | 233,833      |  | 256,969  
|Allowance for doubtful accounts                                 |  | 127,225      |  | 132,450  
|Tax loss carry forwards                                         |  | 680,185      |  | 739,296  
|ICMS  69/88 Agreement                                          |  | 39,820       |  | 25,481   
|Provisions for COFINS/CPMF Suspended Collection                 |  | 59,797       |  | 107,983  
|Provision for losses  inventories and construction in progress |  | 14,520       |  | 9,408    
|Write-off of deferred charges  adjustment to Law 11638/07      |  | 27,428       |  | 13,589   
|Leases  adjustment to Law 11638/07                             |  | 2,771        |  | 1,561    
|Other                                                           |  | 45,998       |  | 51,633   
|                                                                |  |              |  |          
|Total                                                           |  | 1,639,468    |  | 1,775,696
|                                                                |  |              |  |          
|Current                                                         |  | 366,628      |  | 421,224  
|Non-current                                                     |  | 1,272,840    |  | 1,354,472
|                                                                | 
|                                                                |  | December 31,
|                                                                |  | 2007         |  | 2008     
|Deferred tax liabilities:                                       |  |              |  |          
|Inflation adjustment of escrow deposits                         |  | 77,706       |  | 137,239  
|Additional indexation expense from pre-1990                     |  | 7,468        |  | 6,870    
|                                                                |  |              |  |          
|Total                                                           |  | 85,174       |  | 144,109  
|                                                                |  |              |  |          
|Current                                                         |  | 18,749       |  | 35,429   
|Non -Current                                                    |  | 66,425       |  | 108,680  
|                                                                |  |             
|The composition of tax liabilities is as follows:               |  |              |  |          
|                                                                | 
|                                                                |  | December 31,
|                                                                |  | 2007         |  | 2008     
|Federal income tax payable                                      |  | 56,410       |  | 31,695   
|                                                                |  |              |  |          
|Total                                                           |  | 56,410       |  | 31,695   
|                                                                |  |              |  |          
|Current                                                         |  | 55,958       |  | 31,291   
|Non -Current                                                    |  | 452          |  | 404      

The Company has not provided a valuation allowance against the net deferred tax asset as of
December 31, 2008 arising out of temporary differences based upon managements belief that it is more likely than not that such deferred tax asset will be realized in the future through reversal of the differences and its generation of
taxable income. The taxable income basis for the registration of the deferred tax assets is calculated under Brazilian Corporate Law.



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|10. | Supplemental cash flow information
|--- | ----------------------------------



|                                                         |  |                         |  |         |  |          
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ------- |  | ---------
|                                                         |  | Year ended December 31,
|                                                         |  | 2006                    |  | 2007    |  | 2008     
|Income and social contribution tax paid                  |  | 49,072                  |  | 359,016 |  | 619,923  
|Interest paid                                            |  | 494,313                 |  | 585,267 |  | 525,468  
|Cash paid against provisions for contingencies           |  | 483,379                 |  | 469,624 |  | 451,050  
|Non-cash transactions:                                   |  |                         |  |         |  |          
|Forfeiture dividends                                     |  | 11,186                  |  | 13,912  |  | 43,026   
|Asset retirement obligations                             |  | 4,898                   |  | 7,168   |  | 4,491    
|Acquisition of permanent assets by incurring liabilities |  | 33,098                  |  | 82,082  |  | 1,239,463



|11. | Cash and Cash Equivalents
|--- | -------------------------



|                                                               |  |              |   |  |           |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | - |  | --------- | -
|                                                               |  | December 31, |  
|                                                               |  | 2007         |   |  | 2008      |  
|Cash and banks                                                 |  | 315,032      |   |  | 167,927   |  
|Cash Equivalents                                               |  | 414,972      |   |  | 2,541,878 |  
|                                                               |  |              |   |  |           |  
|                                                               |  | 730,004      |   |  | 2,709,805 |  
|                                                               |  |              |   |  |           |  
|                                                               | 
|Below is a breakdown of the cash equivalents portfolio:        |  |              |  
|                                                               | 
|                                                               |  | December 31, |  
|                                                               |  | 2007         |   |  | 2008      |  
|Exclusive investment funds                                     |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Government securities                                          |  | 213,511      |   |  |          |  
|Private securities                                             |  | 96,381       |   |  | 19,667    |  
|Cash and repurchase commitments  Overnight                    |  | 76,989       |   |  | 779,649   |  
|Derivatives                                                    |  | 440          |   |  |          |  
|                                                               |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Subtotal                                                       |  | 387,321      |   |  | 799,316   |  
|Private securities  Deposits certificates                     |  |             |   |  | 1,633,266 |  
|Investments abroad  Deposits certificates                     |  | 377          |   |  | 109,546   |  
|Open investments Funds                                         |  | 27,579       |   |  |          |  
|                                                               |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Subtotal of cash equivalent                                    |  | 415,277      |   |  | 2,542,128 |  
|Portion restrict by court order, considered in escrow deposits |  | (305         | ) |  | (250      | )
|                                                               |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Total cash equivalent                                          |  | 414,972      |   |  | 2,541,878 |  
|                                                               |  |              |   |  |           |  

The exclusive funds, managed by financial institutions, hold portfolios of government bonds and
time deposits (CDBs) issued by major Brazilian financial institutions, and have average return close to the interbank rate (CDI) which are subject to repurchase agreement.



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|12. | Cash Investments
|--- | ----------------

Below is a breakdown of the
investment portfolio:



|                                                  |  |              |  |        
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | -------
|                                                  |  | December 31,
|                                                  |  | 2007         |  | 2008   
|Exclusive investment funds                        |  |              |  |        
|Government securities                             |  | 2,010,479    |  | 537,672
|Private securities                                |  | 510,423      |  | 237,830
|Cash and repurchase commitments  Overnight       |  | 110,057      |  |       
|                                                  |  |              |  |        
|Subtotal                                          |  | 2,630,959    |  | 775,502
|Republic of Austria bonds                         |  | 274,069      |  |       
|ICO Bonds  Instituto de Crédito Oficial of Spain |  | 201,320      |  |       
|Government securities                             |  | 53,556       |  |       
|Private securities                                |  | 3,583        |  |       
|                                                  |  |              |  |        
|Total Cash Investments                            |  | 3,163,487    |  | 775,502
|                                                  |  |              |  |        

The securities held for trading at fair value represent investments in exclusive funds managed by
prime financial institutions, and own-portfolio investments, mainly represented by federal government securities and private securities issued by prime financial institutions. Changes in the fair value of these financial assets are recorded under
Financial income (expenses) in the statement of income.



|13. | Trade accounts receivable, net
|--- | ------------------------------

The amounts related
to trade accounts receivable are as follows:



|                                 |  |              |   |  |           |  
|-------------------------------- |  | ------------ | - |  | --------- | -
|                                 |  | December 31, |  
|                                 |  | 2007         |   |  | 2008      |  
|Unbilled services                |  | 892,448      |   |  | 954,353   |  
|Billed services                  |  | 1,597,040    |   |  | 1,589,911 |  
|Sale of goods                    |  | 75,603       |   |  | 60,249    |  
|                                 |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Subtotal                         |  | 2,565,091    |   |  | 2,604,513 |  
|Allowance for doubtful accounts: |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Services                         |  | (370,799     | ) |  | (389,377  | )
|Sale of goods                    |  | (4,591       | ) |  | (5,046    | )
|                                 |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Subtotal                         |  | (375,390     | ) |  | (394,423  | )
|                                 |  |              |   |  |           |  
|                                 |  | 2,189,701    |   |  | 2,210,090 |  
|                                 |  |              |   |  |           |  

The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:



|                                     |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                     |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                     |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Beginning balance                    |  | (361,446                | ) |  | (357,635 | ) |  | (375,390 | )
|Provision charged to selling expense |  | (384,320                | ) |  | (348,001 | ) |  | (370,242 | )
|Write-offs                           |  | 388,131                 |   |  | 330,246  |   |  | 351,209  |  
|                                     |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Ending balance                       |  | (357,635                | ) |  | (375,390 | ) |  | (394,423 | )
|                                     |  |                         |   |  |          |   |  |          |  



|14. | Inventories, net
|--- | ----------------

Maintenance and resale
inventories, for which allowances for losses or adjustment to estimated realizable value are recorded, are as follows:



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|                                         |  |              |   |  |         |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | - |  | ------- | -
|                                         |  | December 31, |  
|                                         |  | 2007         |   |  | 2008    |  
|Maintenance inventories                  |  | 7,158        |   |  | 5,514   |  
|Mobile phones and accessories            |  | 53,532       |   |  | 65,420  |  
|Allowance for losses  realization value |  | (27,554      | ) |  | (16,745 | )
|Allowance for losses  obsolete items    |  | (425         | ) |  | (141    | )
|                                         |  |              |   |  |         |  
|                                         |  | 32,711       |   |  | 54,048  |  
|                                         |  |              |   |  |         |  



|15. | Recoverable taxes
|--- | -----------------



|                                    |  |              |  |          
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | ---------
|                                    |  | December 31,
|                                    |  | 2007         |  | 2008     
|Recoverable social contribution tax |  | 14,164       |  | 8,923    
|Recoverable income tax              |  | 309,533      |  | 330,417  
|Sales and other taxes               |  | 665,938      |  | 783,857  
|                                    |  |              |  |          
|Total                               |  | 989,635      |  | 1,123,197
|                                    |  |              |  |          
|Current                             |  | 467,987      |  | 552,739  
|Non-current                         |  | 521,648      |  | 570,458  

Most of the sales and other taxes are related to the ICMS (Imposto sobre Circulação
de Mercadorias e Serviçosvalue added tax) recoverable which arose mostly from credits recorded upon the purchase of fixed assets, whose offset against ICMS payable may occur within 48 months.



|16. | Escrow Deposits
|--- | ---------------



|            |  |              |  |          
|----------- |  | ------------ |  | ---------
|            |  | December 31,
|            |  | 2007         |  | 2008     
|Labor       |  | 250,564      |  | 299,155  
|Tax         |  | 103,705      |  | 93,294   
|Civil       |  | 1,044,254    |  | 2,517,287
|            |  |              |  |          
|Total       |  | 1,398,523    |  | 2,909,736
|            |  |              |  |          
|Current     |  | 329,396      |  | 679,012  
|Non-current |  | 1,069,127    |  | 2,230,724

The increase in the amount of escrow deposits is related to corporate civil lawsuits, for which
management, supported by the opinion of its legal counsel, considers an unfavorable outcome as possible or remote.

In compliance with the
Resolution 489/05, of CVM, as from 2006 the amounts of escrow deposits linked to specific provisions for contingencies (Note 28) are presented net of the provisions.



|                                                                                |  |              |   |  |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | - |  | --------- | -
|                                                                                |  | December 31, |  
|                                                                                |  | 2007         |   |  | 2008      |  
|Escrow deposits before compliance with Resolution CVM 489/05                    |  | 2,065,121    |   |  | 3,821,090 |  
|                                                                                |  |             
|Less escrow deposits linked to contingencies and taxes other than income taxes: |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Labor                                                                           |  | (220,679     | ) |  | (213,028  | )
|Tax                                                                             |  | (392,801     | ) |  | (412,695  | )
|Civil                                                                           |  | (53,118      | ) |  | (285,631  | )
|                                                                                |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Escrow deposits                                                                 |  | 1,398,523    |   |  | 2,909,736 |  
|                                                                                |  |              |   |  |           |  



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The majority of the escrow deposits relate to the labor, civil lawsuits and tax cases, with the most
significant individual item being the ICMS (State VAT), as described in Note 23 and the amount increased of escrow deposits in 2008 is related, principally, to the rules introduced by the new Code of Civil procedure in Brazil which started to
require prior guarantee of process under discussion.



|17. | Other assets
|--- | ------------



|                                                      |  |              |  |        
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | -------
|                                                      |  | December 31,
|                                                      |  | 2007         |  | 2008   
|Pension Plan  future recoverable contributions(a)    |  | 74,476       |  | 123,938
|Prepaid expenses                                      |  | 47,237       |  | 64,205 
|Accounts receivable from telecommunications companies |  | 8,807        |  |       
|Advances to suppliers and employees                   |  | 55,579       |  | 67,477 
|Tax credits earned(b)                                 |  | 46,543       |  | 312    
|Contractual guarantees and retentions                 |  | 45           |  | 3,777  
|Assets available for sale                             |  | 1,280        |  | 606    
|Loans and financing assets                            |  | 7,973        |  | 6,868  
|Other                                                 |  | 24,190       |  | 38,330 
|                                                      |  |              |  |        
|                                                      |  | 266,130      |  | 305,513
|                                                      |  |              |  |        
|Current                                               |  | 182,278      |  | 159,887
|Non-current                                           |  | 83,852       |  | 145,626



|(a) | Asset recognized to be used on the offset of future employer contributions to the supplementary pension TCSPREV plan, as described in Note 29.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(b) | State letters of credit acquired to pay ICMS tax notices issued against the Company.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|18. | Investments
|--- | -----------

Investments stated at cost (less
reserves when applicable) are represented by interests obtained by converting shares or capital quotas of tax incentives in regional FINOR/FINAN funds, Laws for Incentives for Information Technology Companies and Audivisual Law, The amount of R$
3,744 (R$ 32,222 in 2007) is predominantly composed of shares of other telecommunications companies located in the regions covered by these regional incentives.



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|19. | Property, plant and equipment, net
|--- | ----------------------------------



|a. | Composition
|-- | -----------

Changes in property, plant and
equipment are as follows:



|                                                     |  |                         |   |  |                             |   |  |                                     |   |  |                |   |  |           |   |  |             |   |  |             |  
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ----------------------------------- | - |  | -------------- | - |  | --------- | - |  | ----------- | - |  | ----------- | -
|                                                     |  | Constructionin progress |   |  | Automaticswitchingequipment |   |  | Transmissionequipmentand others (1) |   |  | Infrastructure |   |  | Buildings |   |  | Otherassets |   |  | Total       |  
|Cost of property, plant and equipment (gross amount) |  |                         |   |  |                             |   |  |                                     |   |  |                |   |  |           |   |  |             |   |  |             |  
|Balance as of 01/01/07                               |  | 322,712                 |   |  | 5,149,971                   |   |  | 14,132,526                          |   |  | 3,777,602      |   |  | 943,061   |   |  | 1,792,621   |   |  | 26,118,493  |  
|Additions                                            |  | 1,079,500               |   |  | 947                         |   |  | 212,272                             |   |  | 17,953         |   |  | 1,251     |   |  | 71,555      |   |  | 1,383,478   |  
|Write-offs                                           |  | (10,575                 | ) |  | (2,302                      | ) |  | (122,651                            | ) |  | (22,974        | ) |  | (500      | ) |  | (34,941     | ) |  | (193,943    | )
|Transfers                                            |  | (931,284                | ) |  | 7,835                       |   |  | 468,718                             |   |  | 121,356        |   |  | 13,522    |   |  | 56,692      |   |  | (263,161    | )
|Balance as of 12/31/07                               |  | 460,353                 |   |  | 5,156,451                   |   |  | 14,690,865                          |   |  | 3,893,937      |   |  | 957,334   |   |  | 1,885,927   |   |  | 27,044,867  |  
|Additions                                            |  | 1,586,465               |   |  | 2,412                       |   |  | 286,234                             |   |  | 9,028          |   |  | 10,444    |   |  | 65,631      |   |  | 1,960,214   |  
|Write-offs                                           |  | (41,951                 | ) |  | (4,614                      | ) |  | (110,684                            | ) |  | (21,176        | ) |  | (1,758    | ) |  | (29,813     | ) |  | (209,996    | )
|Transfers                                            |  | (994,910                | ) |  | 148,855                     |   |  | 593,369                             |   |  | 113,961        |   |  | 4,420     |   |  | 57,087      |   |  | (77,218     | )
|Balance as of 12/31/08                               |  | 1,009,957               |   |  | 5,303,104                   |   |  | 15,459,784                          |   |  | 3,995,750      |   |  | 970,440   |   |  | 1,978,832   |   |  | 28,717,867  |  
|                                                     |  |                         |   |  |                             |   | 
|Accumulated depreciation                             |  |                         |   |  |                             |   |  |                                     |   |  |                |   |  |           |   |  |             |   |  |             |  
|Balance as of 01/01/07                               |  |                        |   |  | (4,778,262                  | ) |  | (10,651,929                         | ) |  | (2,327,267     | ) |  | (530,425  | ) |  | (1,250,676  | ) |  | (19,538,559 | )
|Depreciation expenses                                |  |                        |   |  | (153,823                    | ) |  | (1,371,833                          | ) |  | (263,319       | ) |  | (33,549   | ) |  | (156,082    | ) |  | (1,978,606  | )
|Write-offs                                           |  |                        |   |  | 2,102                       |   |  | 120,719                             |   |  | 17,909         |   |  | 73        |   |  | 26,531      |   |  | 167,334     |  
|Transfers                                            |  |                        |   |  | 715                         |   |  | 22,929                              |   |  | (10,300        | ) |  | (1,393    | ) |  | (15,775     | ) |  | (3,824      | )
|Balance as of 12/31/07                               |  |                        |   |  | (4,929,268                  | ) |  | (11,880,114                         | ) |  | (2,582,977     | ) |  | (565,294  | ) |  | (1,396,002  | ) |  | (21,353,655 | )
|Depreciation expenses                                |  |                        |   |  | (103,591                    | ) |  | (1,081,424                          | ) |  | (251,796       | ) |  | (34,178   | ) |  | (147,728    | ) |  | (1,618,717  | )
|Write-offs                                           |  |                        |   |  | 4,951                       |   |  | 109,022                             |   |  | 19,406         |   |  | 703       |   |  | 23,102      |   |  | 157,184     |  
|Transfers                                            |  |                        |   |  |                            |   |  | 369                                 |   |  |               |   |  | (25       | ) |  | (383        | ) |  | (39         | )
|Balance as of 12/31/08                               |  |                        |   |  | (5,027,908                  | ) |  | (12,852,147                         | ) |  | (2,815,367     | ) |  | (598,794  | ) |  | (1,521,011  | ) |  | (22,815,227 | )
|Property, plant and equipment, net                   |  |                         |   |  |                             |   |  |                                     |   |  |                |   |  |           |   |  |             |   |  |             |  
|Balance as of 01/01/07                               |  | 322,712                 |   |  | 371,709                     |   |  | 3,480,597                           |   |  | 1,450,335      |   |  | 412,636   |   |  | 541,945     |   |  | 6,579,934   |  
|Balance as of 12/31/07                               |  | 460,353                 |   |  | 227,183                     |   |  | 2,810,751                           |   |  | 1,310,960      |   |  | 392,040   |   |  | 489,925     |   |  | 5,691,212   |  
|Balance as of 12/31/08                               |  | 1,009,957               |   |  | 275,196                     |   |  | 2,607,637                           |   |  | 1,180,383      |   |  | 371,646   |   |  | 457,821     |   |  | 5,902,640   |  
|Annual average depreciation rate  %                 |  |                        |   |  | 20.0                        | % |  | 17.0                                | % |  | 8.5            | % |  | 4.2       | % |  | 18.5        | % |  |            |  



|(1) | Transmission equipment and other include: transmission and data communication equipment.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

According to the STFC concession agreements, the assets of subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. that are indispensable for providing the service and qualified as returnable assets will be automatically returned
to ANATEL when the concession ends, and the Company will be entitled to the indemnities established in the legislation and the related agreements. The balance of gross cost of returnable assets on December 31, was R$22,173,331 (R$21,636,432 in
2007) and the residual value on the same date was R$3,001,610 (R$3,288,196 in 2007).



|b. | Capitalized interest
|-- | --------------------

As required in the
telecommunication industry up to December 31, 1998, the Company capitalized interest attributable to construction-in-progress until that time at the rate of 12% per annum of the balance of construction-in-progress. Starting in 1999, the
Company capitalizes interest on loans related to financing of construction in progress, and interest on internal financing is no longer capitalized. The amounts of R$237, R$21,736 and R$39,354 were capitalized in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Capitalized interest is depreciated over the same period as the associated assets.



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|c. | Rentals
|-- | -------

The Company rents equipments, premises,
dedicated lines and electrical energy public posts through a number of agreements that expire at different dates. Total annual rent expense under these agreements was as follows:



|             |  |                         |  |         |  |        
|------------ |  | ----------------------- |  | ------- |  | -------
|             |  | Year ended December 31,
|             |  | 2006                    |  | 2007    |  | 2008   
|Rent expense |  | 471,493                 |  | 512,190 |  | 599,888

There are not rental commitments relating to these contracts with future minimum rental payments.



|d. | Impairment analysis
|-- | -------------------

Property, plant, and equipment
are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Projections at balance sheet date support the recoverability of these assets based on the expansion of the
Companys operations, and on the maintenance of profitable margins in its various business segments. However, if the Company is not successful in meeting its operational and business targets, it is possible that part or all of the assets of its
segments will be impaired in the future.



|20. | Intangible assets
|--- | -----------------

Changes in intangible assets are
as follows:



|                                         |  |          |   |  |                             |   |  |                       |   |  |                       |   |  |                   |   |  |          |   |  |            |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | --------------------------- | - |  | --------------------- | - |  | --------------------- | - |  | ----------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|                                         |  | Goodwill |   |  | Intangibleassets inprogress |   |  | Dataprocessingsystems |   |  | Trademarksand patents |   |  | Regulatorypermits |   |  | Other    |   |  | Total      |  
|Cost of intangible assets (gross amount) |  |          |   |  |                             |   |  |                       |   |  |                       |   |  |                   |   |  |          |   |  |            |  
|Balance as of January 1, 2007            |  | 531,653  |   |  | 11,891                      |   |  | 1,870,862             |   |  | 1,886                 |   |  | 352,900           |   |  | 206,579  |   |  | 2,975,771  |  
|Additions                                |  |         |   |  | 17,877                      |   |  | 2,058                 |   |  |                      |   |  | 4,847             |   |  |         |   |  | 24,782     |  
|Write-offs                               |  | (353     | ) |  |                            |   |  | (40,301               | ) |  |                      |   |  |                   |   |  |         |   |  | (40,654    | )
|Transfers                                |  |         |   |  | (20,203                     | ) |  | 341,762               |   |  | (1,199                | ) |  | 30,124            |   |  | (96,832  | ) |  | 253,652    |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2007          |  | 531,300  |   |  | 9,565                       |   |  | 2,174,381             |   |  | 687                   |   |  | 387,871           |   |  | 109,447  |   |  | 3,213,251  |  
|Additions                                |  | 16,801   |   |  | 264,861                     |   |  | 6,654                 |   |  |                      |   |  | 489,985           |   |  |         |   |  | 778,301    |  
|Write-offs                               |  | (19,078  | ) |  |                            |   |  | (6,182                | ) |  |                      |   |  |                   |   |  | (76,288  | ) |  | (101,548   | )
|Transfers                                |  |         |   |  | (260,656                    | ) |  | 349,893               |   |  |                      |   |  | 6,148             |   |  | (11,007  | ) |  | 84,378     |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2008          |  | 529,023  |   |  | 13,770                      |   |  | 2,524,746             |   |  | 687                   |   |  | 884,004           |   |  | 22,152   |   |  | 3,974,382  |  
|                                         |  |          |   |  |                             |   | 
|Cumulative amortization                  |  |          |   |  |                             |   |  |                       |   |  |                       |   |  |                   |   |  |          |   |  |            |  
|Balance as of January 1, 2007            |  | (258,406 | ) |  |                            |   |  | (1,017,209            | ) |  | (775                  | ) |  | (55,061           | ) |  | (185,118 | ) |  | (1,516,569 | )
|Amortization expenses                    |  | (96,686  | ) |  |                            |   |  | (338,417              | ) |  | (14                   | ) |  | (33,346           | ) |  | (8,745   | ) |  | (477,208   | )
|Write-offs                               |  |         |   |  |                            |   |  | 26,355                |   |  |                      |   |  |                  |   |  |         |   |  | 26,355     |  
|Transfers                                |  |         |   |  |                            |   |  | (98,927               | ) |  | 713                   |   |  |                  |   |  | 101,525  |   |  | 3,311      |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2007          |  | (355,092 | ) |  |                            |   |  | (1,428,198            | ) |  | (76                   | ) |  | (88,407           | ) |  | (92,338  | ) |  | (1,964,111 | )
|Amortization expenses                    |  | (107,959 | ) |  |                            |   |  | (308,985              | ) |  | (4                    | ) |  | (50,506           | ) |  | (5,876   | ) |  | (473,330   | )
|Write-offs                               |  | 18,941   |   |  |                            |   |  | 6,080                 |   |  |                      |   |  |                  |   |  | 76,287   |   |  | 101,308    |  
|Transfers                                |  |         |   |  |                            |   |  | (12,050               | ) |  |                      |   |  |                  |   |  | 12,086   |   |  | 36         |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2008          |  | (444,110 | ) |  |                            |   |  | (1,743,153            | ) |  | (80                   | ) |  | (138,913          | ) |  | (9,841   | ) |  | (2,336,097 | )
|                                         |  |          |   |  |                             |   | 
|Intangible assets, net                   |  |          |   |  |                             |   |  |                       |   |  |                       |   |  |                   |   |  |          |   |  |            |  
|Balance as of January 1, 2007            |  | 273,247  |   |  | 11,891                      |   |  | 853,653               |   |  | 1,111                 |   |  | 297,839           |   |  | 15,113   |   |  | 1,452,854  |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2007          |  | 176,208  |   |  | 9,565                       |   |  | 746,183               |   |  | 611                   |   |  | 299,464           |   |  | 17,109   |   |  | 1,249,140  |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2008          |  | 84,913   |   |  | 13,770                      |   |  | 781,593               |   |  | 607                   |   |  | 745,091           |   |  | 12,311   |   |  | 1,638,285  |  
|Annual average amortization rate         |  | 19.2     | % |  |                            |   |  | 20.0                  | % |  |                      |   |  | 6.6               | % |  | 6.8      | % |  |           |  



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Composition of Goodwill



|                                          |  |              |  |       
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | ------
|                                          |  | December 31,
|                                          |  | 2007         |  | 2008  
|Goodwill on acquisition of iG             |  | 107,464      |  | 54,216
|Goodwill on acquisition of iBest          |  | 31,452       |  | 19,026
|Goodwill on acquisition of Brt Multimídia |  | 29,431       |  | 7,358 
|Goodwill on acquisition of GlobeNet       |  | 941          |  |      
|Other                                     |  | 6,920        |  | 4,313 
|                                          |  |              |  |       
|                                          |  | 176,208      |  | 84,913
|                                          |  |              |  |       

For the year ended on December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 the aggregated amortizations expenses
were:



|     |  |        
|---- |  | -------
|2006 |  | 350,246
|2007 |  | 364,725
|2008 |  | 360,450

The expected amortization amount for the above intangible assets as of December 31, 2008 is
as follows:



|     |  |        
|---- |  | -------
|2009 |  | 377,729
|2010 |  | 300,711
|2011 |  | 218,472
|2012 |  | 171,432



|21. | Payroll and related accruals
|--- | ----------------------------



|                                             |  |              |  |          
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | ---------
|                                             |  | December 31,
|                                             |  | 2007         |  | 2008     
|Salaries and wages                           |  | 6,010        |  | 167      
|Accrued social security charges              |  | 80,545       |  | 81,759   
|Accrued benefits                             |  | 3,837        |  | 4,354    
|Stock option plans                           |  | 13,179       |  | 23,893   
|                                             |  |              |  |          
|                                             |  | 103,571      |  | 110,173  
|                                             |  |              |  |          
|                                             | 
|22.    Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |             
|                                             | 
|                                             |  | December 31,
|                                             |  | 2007         |  | 2008     
|Suppliers                                    |  | 1,482,990    |  | 1,889,688
|Third-Party Consignments                     |  | 154,198      |  | 182,591  
|                                             |  |              |  |          
|                                             |  | 1,637,188    |  | 2,072,279
|                                             |  |              |  |          



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|23. | Taxes other than income taxes
|--- | -----------------------------



|                                                  |  |              |   |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                  |  | December 31, |  
|                                                  |  | 2007         |   |  | 2008     |  
|ICMS (Value-added tax) (a)                        |  | 811,743      |   |  | 702,645  |  
|Escrow deposits referring to agreement ICMS 69/98 |  | (190,142     | ) |  | (147,295 | )
|Other taxes on operating revenues                 |  | 228,876      |   |  | 376,147  |  
|                                                  |  |              |   |  |          |  
|                                                  |  | 850,477      |   |  | 931,497  |  
|                                                  |  |              |   |  |          |  
|Current                                           |  | 746,234      |   |  | 669,437  |  
|Non-current                                       |  | 104,243      |   |  | 262,060  |  



|(a) | The ICMS balance comprises amounts arising from Agreement 69/98, which have been challenged in court and are deposited in escrow on a monthly basis. It also includes the ICMS
deferral incentive granted by the State Government of Paraná.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|24. | Dividends/interest on shareholders equity and profit sharing
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------



|                          |  |              |  |        
|------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | -------
|                          |  | December 31,
|                          |  | 2007         |  | 2008   
|Dividends payable to:     |  |              |  |        
|Controlling shareholder   |  | 125,562      |  | 42,545 
|Minority shareholders (a) |  | 890,954      |  | 390,687
|Employees profit sharing |  | 81,328       |  | 83,237 
|                          |  |              |  |        
|                          |  | 1,097,844    |  | 516,469
|                          |  |              |  |        



|(a) | Includes R$111,539 in 2007 and R$117,924 in 2008 of unclaimed dividends from prior years, which will be transferred as to retained earnings if not claimed within three years.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|25. | Loans and financing
|--- | -------------------



|                                             |  |              |   |  |           |  
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | - |  | --------- | -
|                                             |  | December 31, |  
|                                             |  | 2007         |   |  | 2008      |  
|Financial institutions (a)                   |  | 2,806,431    |   |  | 3,479,037 |  
|Public debentures (b)                        |  | 1,080,000    |   |  | 1,080,000 |  
|Accrued interest                             |  | 98,860       |   |  | 105,591   |  
|Leases                                       |  | 27,017       |   |  | 12,698    |  
|Accrued interest and other charges on leases |  | 8,149        |   |  | 1,731     |  
|                                             |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Subtotal                                     |  | 4,020,457    |   |  | 4,679,057 |  
|                                             |  |              |   |  |           |  
|Cost incurred                                |  | (18,593      | ) |  | (15,152   | )
|Total                                        |  | 4,001,864    |   |  | 4,663,905 |  
|Current                                      |  | 399,231      |   |  | 670,707   |  
|Non-current                                  |  | 3,602,633    |   |  | 3,993,198 |  



|a. | Financial institutions
|-- | ----------------------

Financing from financial
institutions denominated in local currency was as follows:



| | (i) | At December 31, 2008, local currency financing bore fixed interest of 2.4% to 10.0% per annum and variable interest based on one of the following
reference rates: TJLP (Brazilian long-term interest rates, which was 6.25% per annum at December 31, 2008) plus 2.3% to 5.5% per annum, UMBNDES (National Bank for Economic and
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| | Social Development currency basket, which was valued 33.8% against the Brazilian real in 2007) plus 5.5% per annum, 100% and 104% of CDI (Interbank
Deposit Certificate rate, which was 11.73% per annum at December 31, 2008). In 2008 the average CDI rate was 13.61% per annum.
| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (ii) | At December 31, 2007, local currency financing bore fixed interest of 2.4% to 11.5% per annum and variable interest based on one of the following reference rates: TJLP
(Brazilian long-term interest rates, which was 6.25% per annum at December 31, 2007) plus 2.3% to 5.5% per annum, UMBNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development currency basket, which was devalued 16.8% against the
Brazilian real in 2007) plus 5.5% per annum, 104% of CDI (Interbank Deposit Certificate rate, which was 11.12% per annum at December 31, 2007). In 2007 the average CDI rate was 11.82% per annum.
| | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Financing denominated in foreign currency was as follows:



| | (i) | At December 31, 2008, foreign currency financing bore fixed interest rate of 1.75% to 9.38% per annum, a variable interest based on LIBOR and 1.92% above the YEN LIBOR,
resulting in a weighted average rate of 2.96% per annum. The LIBOR and YEN LIBOR rates for semi-annual payments were 3.13% and 0.99% per annum on December 31, 2008, respectively.
| | --- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | (ii) | At December 31, 2007, foreign currency financing bore fixed interest rate of 1.75% to 9.38% per annum, a variable interest based on LIBOR and 1.92% above the YEN LIBOR,
resulting in a weighted average rate of 3.28% per annum. The LIBOR and YEN LIBOR rates for semi-annual payments were 5.4% and 1.0825% per annum on December 31, 2007, respectively.
| | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|b. | Financing Agreement
|-- | -------------------

On July 18, 2008, Brasil
Telecom S.A. and BrT Celular entered into financing agreements with Banco do Brasil, in the amounts of R$42,000 and R$33,000, respectively. Such funds arise from the Mid-West Financing Constitutional Fund (FCO) and are invested in the expansion of
the infrastructure network (voice, data and image) in the States of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and the Federal District. The funds were released on August 8, 2008 and repayment terms include a one-year grace period, after
which the financing will be repaid in sixty monthly installments, the last of which in August 2014. Financing bears interest of 10.0% p.a., payable by each company, and there are bonuses for timely payment of 15% discount on such charge. At the
balance sheet date, accumulated liabilities totaled R$43,010 for Brasil Telecom S.A. and R$33,794 for BrT Celular.



|c. | Public debentures
|-- | -----------------

Fourth Public Issue:
108,000 non-convertible debentures without renegotiation clause, with unit face value of R$10, amounting to R$1,080,000, carried out on July 1, 2006. Repayment term is seven years, maturing on June 1, 2013. Yield corresponds to an interest
rate of 104.0% of CDI and its payment periodicity is semiannual. Repayment, which shall indistinctly consider all debentures, will occur annually as from June 1, 2011, in three installments of 33.3%, 33.3% and 33.4% of the unit face value,
respectively. At the balance sheet date there were no debentures from this issue in treasury.



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On December 17, 2008, a General debenture holders Meeting was held, at which the holders
of 97.58% of the outstanding debentures approved an amendment to the indenture. Such amendment changes the Issuers mandatory purchase terms and conditions and the debentures yield, transferring to the Company the right to elect and
disclose in a Notice to debenture holders, within 20 days from completion of the sale of the Companys shareholding control to Telemar Norte Leste S.A. or any of its subsidiaries, whether or not it accepts the yield established at the General
Debentureholders Meeting, as well as purchase the debentures held by debenture holders, at their request.

The Company decided to
change the debentures yield from 104% of the Interbank Deposit Rate (DI Rate) to the DI Rate plus a spread of 3.5% per year, and to purchase the debentures held by the debenture holders who disagreed with such decision.

The debenture holders had a five-business day term, ending February 4, 2009, to express their wish to redeem the debentures, but no such requests
were made (see note 35).



|d. | Repayment schedule
|-- | ------------------

Non-current debt is scheduled
to be paid as follows:



|               |  |          
|-------------- |  | ---------
|               |  | 2008     
|2010           |  | 770,400  
|2011           |  | 880,670  
|2012           |  | 771,715  
|2013           |  | 772,650  
|2014           |  | 664,969  
|2015 and after |  | 132,794  
|               |  |          
|               |  | 3,993,198
|               |  |          



|e. | Interest Rate and Currency analysis
|-- | -----------------------------------

Total debt is
denominated in the following currencies:



|                    |  |                                                                           |      |              |      |          
|------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------ | ---- | ---------
|                    |  | Exchange rate at December 31, 2007 and 2008 (Units of one Brazilian real) |      | December 31,
|                    |  |                                                                           | 2007 |              | 2008
|Floating Rate Debt: |  |                                                                           |      |              |      |          
|Brazilian reais     |  |                                                                           |      | 3,327,505    |      | 3,757,924
|U,S, dollars        |  | 1,7713 and 2,3370, respectively                                           |      | 25,843       |      | 22,636   
|Yen                 |  | 0,015839 and 0,025800, respectively                                       |      | 235,721      |      | 277,769  
|                    |  |                                                                           |      |              |      |          
|                    |  |                                                                           |      | 3,589,069    |      | 4,058,329
|Fixed Rate Debt:    |  |                                                                           |      |              |      |          
|Brazilian reais     |  |                                                                           |      | 52,244       |      | 126,049  
|U,S, dollars        |  | 1,7713 and 2,3370, respectively                                           |      | 360,027      |      | 479,242  
|Yen                 |  | 0,015839 and 0,025800, respectively                                       |      | 524          |      | 285      
|                    |  |                                                                           |      |              |      |          
|                    |  |                                                                           |      | 412,795      |      | 605,576  
|                    |  |                                                                           |      |              |      |          
|Total               |  |                                                                           |      | 4,001,864    |      | 4,663,905
|                    |  |                                                                           |      |              |      |          



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Guarantees

Certain loans and financing raised by the Companys subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. are guaranteed by collateral of receivables from the provision of telephony services and the Company surety.

For consolidated loans and financing the Company maintains hedging contracts on 60.5% of these US dollar- and yen-denominated loans and financing entered
into with third parties to hedge against significant fluctuations in quotations of these debt adjustment indices. As of December 31, 2008, considering the hedging transactions and foreign currency cash investments, the Company had an actual
exposure of 8.6% (3.6% as of December 31, 2007).

The debentures issued by Brasil Telecom S.A. are collateralized by a guarantee
established by the Company. Under the indenture, the Company, as intervening guarantor, undertakes before the debenture holders as primary obligor and guarantor, to be jointly liable for all obligations assumed by the subsidiary related to its
debentures.

BrT Celulars Financing Agreement with the BNDES

BrT Celular entered into a financing agreement with the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) on February 19, 2008, in the amount of R$ 259,100 to be invested in the expansion and
modernization of the mobile phone network (personal mobile service) by 2009. The financing has a total term of 9 years and 6 months, with a thirty-month grace period, after which repayment will be made in 84 monthly installments. Charges on this
financing are associated to the TJLP (Long-Term Interest Rate) variation plus 3.52% per year. The total funds were released in 2008, R$ 100,000 of which on March 17, 2008 and R$159,376 on October 22, 2008. This obligation is
collateralized by assignment and restriction of receivables linked to the revenues of Brasil Telecom S.A., and surety provided by the latter.



|f. | Covenants
|-- | ---------

The agreements that govern the
Companys debt contain a number of restrictive covenants, and the failure to comply with them could adversely impact the Companys business. In particular, the terms of these agreements restrict the Companys ability, and the ability
of its subsidiaries, to incur additional debt, grant liens, pledge assets, sell or dispose of assets and make certain acquisitions, mergers and consolidations. Furthermore, a number of the Companys debt agreements include financial covenants
that require the maintenance of certain specified financial ratios. As a general rule, the occurrence of an event of default under one of the Companys debt agreements may trigger defaults under the Companys other debt agreements.

Compliance with these covenants in future periods will depend upon the Companys financial and operating performance, which may be
affected by adverse business, market and economic conditions. If the Company is unable to comply with these covenants, or to obtain waivers from its lenders, the debt obligations may be accelerated and the terms of its debt agreements may be
otherwise amended adversely. If the Company is unable to meet the its debt service obligations or comply with the Companys debt covenants, the Company could be forced to restructure or refinance its indebtedness, seek additional equity capital
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|26. | Derivatives
|--- | -----------



|                                 |  |         |  |        
|-------------------------------- |  | ------- |  | -------
|                                 |  | 2007    |  | 2008   
|Assets                           |  |         |  |        
|US dollar options                |  | 6,218   |  | 29,179 
|Total                            |  | 6,218   |  | 29,179 
|Current                          |  |        |  | 29,179 
|Long-term                        |  | 6,218   |  |       
|                                 |  |        
|Liabilities                      |  |         |  |        
|US dollar options                |  | 8,684   |  | 419    
|Cross-currency swaps  Yen x CDI |  | 397,830 |  | 221,654
|Total                            |  | 406,514 |  | 222,073
|Current                          |  | 118,752 |  | 89,920 
|Long-term                        |  | 287,762 |  | 132,153

The Company has yen-denominated debts and entered into swap contracts to hedge against
fluctuations in the yen. The exposure arising from swap contracts is pegged to the CDI rates disclosed by the Clearinghouse for the Custody and Financial Settlement of Securities. Additionally, the Company has US dollar options to hedge its US
dollar-denominated debt. These derivatives are described in Note 34.e.

The Company accounts for the swap transactions by calculating the
unrealized gain or loss at each balance sheet date based on what would have been the result of settlement of the outstanding contracts at that date. The gain or loss for a period is recorded in financial income or expense of such period.

The swap operations resulted in losses of R$146,536, R$112,099 and profit of $54,408 during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008,
respectively, which were recorded in financial expenses.

No derivatives were designated as hedge accounting until December 31, 2008.

Payment schedule

Long-term
derivatives are scheduled to mature as follows:



|      |  |         |  |        
|----- |  | ------- |  | -------
|      |  | 2007    |  | 2008   
|2009  |  | 123,262 |  |       
|2010  |  | 110,606 |  | 88,380 
|2011  |  | 53,894  |  | 43,773 
|Total |  | 287,762 |  | 132,153



|27. | Licenses to offer services
|--- | --------------------------



|                        |  |              |  |        
|----------------------- |  | ------------ |  | -------
|                        |  | December 31,
|                        |  | 2007         |  | 2008   
|Personal Mobile Service |  | 242,162      |  | 707,999
|Concession of STFC      |  |             |  | 65,578 
|Other Licenses          |  | 11,314       |  | 10,082 
|                        |  |              |  |        
|Total                   |  | 253,476      |  | 783,659
|                        |  |              |  |        
|Current                 |  | 78,844       |  | 160,074
|Non-current             |  | 174,632      |  | 623,585



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The permits of the Personal Mobile Service are represented by agreements entered into by BrT Celular
with ANATEL in 2002 and 2004, totaling R$220,119, to exploit SMP services during a fifteen-year period in the same area where the Company has a concession for fixed telephony. Of the amount contracted, 10% was paid on the execution date and the
remaining balance was fully recognized in the subsidiarys liabilities, to be paid in equal, consecutive annual installments, with maturities scheduled from 2009 to 2010 (two installments) and from 2009 to 2012 (four installments), depending on
the fiscal years the agreements were executed. The debit balance is adjusted by the variation of IGP-DI, plus 1% per month.

On
April 29, 2008, BrT Celular obtained new permits for exploitation of the 3G network, in the amount of R$488,235, paying on the execution date 10% of the total amount, and the remaining debit balance payable from 2010 to 2015 (in six
installments). The debit balance is adjusted by the Telecommunications Services Index (IST), plus 1% per month.

The STFC concession
refers to the provision recognized by Brasil Telecom S.A. on the accrual basis, by applying a 1% rate on net income Pursuant to the concession agreement in effect, the payment in favor of ANATEL matures every two years, in April of odd years, and is
equivalent to 2% of the net income accrued in the prior year. The next payment is scheduled for 2009.

The amount of other permits belongs
to BrT Multimídia and relates to the permit granted for use of radiofrequency blocks associated to the exploitation of multimedia communication services. The contracted amount was R$9,110, adjusted by the IGP-DI plus 1% per month. This
balance will be paid in tree equal, consecutive annual installments, all of which mature in May



|28. | Provisions for contingencies
|--- | ----------------------------



|a. | Contingent liabilities
|-- | ----------------------

The Company and its
subsidiaries periodically assess their contingency risks, and also review their lawsuits taking into consideration legal, economic, tax and accounting aspects. The assessment of these risks aims at classifying them according to the chances of an
unfavorable outcome as probable, possible or remote, taking into account the opinion of legal counsel.

Contingencies whose risks are
regarded as probable are accrued.

The contingencies for which an unfavorable outcome is regarded as possible are presented in this note.
These lawsuits are under discussion at administrative and/or judicial level, at all court levels.

In certain situations, due to a legal
requirement or as a caution measure, escrow deposits are made to ensure the continuity of the lawsuits under discussion. The escrow deposits related to contingencies with possible and remote likelihood of loss are shown in Note 16.

Note that in some cases similar matters may be ranked in different risk degree ratings, which is justified by the facts and particular status of each
lawsuit.

Labor lawsuits

The
provisions for labor lawsuits include an estimate made by the Companys management, supported by the opinion of its legal counsel, of the losses related to lawsuits filed by its own employees and former employees, as well as by employees of
service providers, related to labor matters.



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Tax lawsuits

The provisions for tax contingencies mainly refer to tax collection issues arising from disagreements between managements understanding, supported by the opinion of the Companys legal advisors, and the Tax
Authorities concerning the interpretation, enforcement, legality and constitutionality of tax legislation.

Civil lawsuits

The provisions for civil contingencies refer to an estimate of the lawsuits related to contractual adjustments arising from economic plans enacted by the
Federal Government, and other cases related to community telephony plans, suits for damages and consumer lawsuits.

Classification by risk level

Probable risk contingencies

The
contingencies classified as probable loss risk, for which reserves have been recorded in liabilities, have the following balances:



|                                                |  |                         |   |  |           |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | --------- | -
|                                                |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                |  | 2007                    |   |  | 2008      |  
|Labor                                           |  | 421,759                 |   |  | 426,904   |  
|Tax                                             |  | 372,896                 |   |  | 273,606   |  
|Civil                                           |  | 398,899                 |   |  | 752,526   |  
|                                                |  |                         |   |  |           |  
|Provisions                                      |  | 1,193,554               |   |  | 1,453,036 |  
|Escrow deposits related to the above provisions |  | (295,843                | ) |  | (520,412  | )
|                                                |  |                         |   |  |           |  
|Total provisions. net of escrow deposits        |  | 897,711                 |   |  | 932,624   |  
|                                                |  |                         |   |  |           |  
|Current                                         |  | 197,472                 |   |  | 218,510   |  
|Non-current                                     |  | 700,239                 |   |  | 714,114   |  

Labor

Changes
in 2008:



|                                               |  |          |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | -
|Provisions as of 12/31/07                      |  | 421,759  |  
|Changes allocated to income (loss)             |  | 148,441  |  
|Inflation adjustment                           |  | 48,730   |  
|Reassessment of contingent risks               |  | 65,773   |  
|Provisions for new lawsuits                    |  | 33,938   |  
|Payments                                       |  | (143,296 | )
|Subtotal I (Provisions)                        |  | 426,904  |  
|Restricted escrow deposits as of 12/31/07      |  | (220,679 | )
|Changes in escrow deposits                     |  | 7,651    |  
|Subtotal II (Escrow deposits)                  |  | (213,028 | )
|Balance as of 12/31/08, net of escrow deposits |  | 213,876  |  

The provision for labor contingencies mainly refers to:



|(i) | Sundry premiums  refer to claims for hazardous duty premium, based on Law 7369/85, regulated by Decree 93412/86, due to the alleged risk related to employees contact
with the electric power system, health hazard premium and transfer premium;
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|(ii) | Salary differences and related effects  refer mainly to claims for salary increases due to alleged noncompliance with trade union agreements. The effects relate to the impact
of the salary increase allegedly due on the other amounts calculated based on the employees salary;
|---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iii) | Job plan and profit sharing  refers to the claim for enforcement of a job and salaries plan, with promotions for seniority and merit, allegedly not granted, and claims for
enforcement of the regulations that provided for the payment of profit sharing on the net income of Brasil Telecom S.A.;
|----- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iv) | Joint liability  refers to the claim to assign liability to Brasil Telecom S.A., filed by outsourced personnel, due to alleged noncompliance with the latters labor
rights by their direct employers;
|---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(v) | Overtime  refers to the claim for payment of salary and allowances increased by alleged overtime hours;
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(vi) | Job reinstatement  claim due to alleged noncompliance with an employees special condition which prohibited termination of the employment agreement without cause;
|---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(vii) | Supplement to FGTS (severance pay fund) fine arising from understated inflation  refers to claims to increase the FGTS indemnity fine as a result of the adjustment of accounts
of this fund due to inflation effects.
|----- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Brasil Telecom S.A. filed a lawsuit against Caixa Econômica Federal to assure
the reimbursement of all amounts paid for this purpose



|(viii) | Termination pay  claims for amounts which were allegedly unpaid or underpaid upon termination;
|------ | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ix) | Salary equalization  refers to amounts allegedly arising from salary equalizaton, job classification, incorrect duties and accumulation of duties;
|---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(x) | Indemnities  refer to amounts allegedly due for occupational accidents, leased vehicles, occupational diseases, pain and suffering and tenure; and
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(xi) | Supplementary pension plan  alleged differences in the benefit salary referring to payroll amounts.
|---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tax

Changes in 2008:



|                                               |  |          |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | -
|Provisions at 12/31/07                         |  | 372,896  |  
|Changes allocated to income (loss)             |  | 70,697   |  
|Inflation adjustment                           |  | 24,916   |  
|Reassessment of contingent risks               |  | (38,556  | )
|Provisions for new lawsuits                    |  | 84,337   |  
|                                               |  |          |  
|Payments                                       |  | (169,987 | )
|Subtotal I (Provisions)                        |  | 273,606  |  
|Restricted escrow deposits as of 12/31/07      |  | (22,046  | )
|Changes in escrow deposits                     |  | 293      |  
|Subtotal II (Escrow deposits)                  |  | (21,753  | )
|Balance as of 12/31/08, net of escrow deposits |  | 251,853  |  



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The provisions for tax contingencies mainly relates to the following matters:



|(i) | Federal Taxes  several tax notices that require the payment of federal taxes on events which were allegedly inadequately classified by the Company, or on differences in the
calculation of these taxes; and
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ii) | State Taxes  claim for payment of ICMS (State VAT) on transactions which, in the Companys view, are not subject to this tax, and discussions regarding ICMS credits
taken, the validity or legality of which is being questioned by the State Tax Authorities.
|---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Civil

Changes in 2008:



|                                               |  |          |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | -
|Provisions at 12/31/07                         |  | 398,899  |  
|Changes allocated to income (loss)             |  | 491,393  |  
|Inflation adjustment                           |  | 64,774   |  
|Reassessment of contingent risks               |  | 363,792  |  
|Provisions for new lawsuits                    |  | 62,827   |  
|Payments                                       |  | (137,766 | )
|Subtotal I (Provisions)                        |  | 752,526  |  
|Restricted escrow deposits as of 12/31/07      |  | (53,118  | )
|Changes in escrow deposits                     |  | (232,513 | )
|Subtotal II (Escrow deposits)                  |  | (285,631 | )
|Balance as of 12/31/08, net of escrow deposits |  | 466,895  |  

The provisions for civil contingencies mainly refer to:



|(i) | Revision of contractual terms and conditions  lawsuit filed by an equipment supplier against the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. claiming revision of contractual terms and
conditions due to changes introduced by a plan to stabilize the economy;
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ii) | Financial Interest Agreements  the Court of Appeals of Rio Grande do Sul State (TJ/RS) has issued decisions against the procedure previously adopted by former CRT, a company
merged into Brasil Telecom S.A., in the proceedings related to the application of a rule issued by the Ministry of Communications. Such lawsuits are at various levels: lower courts, Court of Appeals and Superior Court of Justice;
|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iii) | Administrative proceedings  ANATEL  proceedings arising from inspections referring to PGMQ, PGMU and noncompliance with regulations. Includes claims against the Company
filed with ANATEL by other telecommunications companies;
|----- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iv) | Customer service centers  public civil lawsuits referring to the shutdown of customer service centers;
|---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(v) | Free Mandatory Telephone Directories  lawsuits arising from non-delivery of printed residential telephone directories;
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(vi) | Consumer claims  refer to civil lawsuits arising from activation of telephone terminals, registering customers with registry credit reporting agencies, collection, co-billing,
blockings, ADSL, cancellations, supplemental services, defects, alternative plans, unblockings;
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|(vii) | Indemnities  lawsuits seeking indemnity for termination of or noncompliance with agreements; and
|----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(viii) | Damages  refer to lawsuits arising from property damage, pain and suffering, occupational accidents and traffic accidents.
|------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reassessments of contingent risks are linked to changes in circumstances or the occurrence of new facts and decisions which called for a new assessment
of the ongoing lawsuits, which are dispersed among several lawsuits.

Possible risk contingencies

Contingencies classified as possible loss risks and, therefore, not recorded in books, are as follows:



|      |  |                         |  |          
|----- |  | ----------------------- |  | ---------
|      |  | Year ended December 31,
|      |  | 2007                    |  | 2008     
|Labor |  | 542,427                 |  | 634,826  
|Tax   |  | 2,113,653               |  | 1,796,921
|Civil |  | 1,129,591               |  | 1,220,963
|      |  |                         |  |          
|Total |  | 3,785,671               |  | 3,652,710
|      |  |                         |  |          

Labor

Changes
in 2008:



|                                 |  |          |  
|-------------------------------- |  | -------- | -
|Amount calculated at 12/31/07    |  | 542,427  |  
|Inflation adjustment             |  | 78,583   |  
|Reassessment of contingent risks |  | (178,048 | )
|New lawsuits                     |  | 191,864  |  
|Amount calculated at 12/31/08    |  | 634,826  |  

The labor contingencies classified as possible loss risks are as follows:



|(i) | Sundry premiums  refer to claims for hazardous duty premium, based on Law 7369/85, regulated by Decree 93412/86, due to the alleged risk related to employees contact
with the electric power system, health hazard premium and transfer premium;
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ii) | Salary differences and related effects  refer mainly to claims for salary increases due to alleged noncompliance with trade union agreements. The effects relate to the impact
of the salary increase allegedly due on the other amounts calculated based on the employees salary;
|---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iii) | Joint liability  refers to the claim to assign liability to Brasil Telecom S.A., filed by outsourced personnel, due to alleged noncompliance with these personnels labor
rights by their direct employers;
|----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iv) | Overtime  refers to the claim for payment of salary and allowances increased by alleged overtime hours.
|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(v) | Job reinstatement  claim due to alleged noncompliance with an employees special condition which prohibited termination of the employment agreement without cause;
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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|(vi) | Supplement to FGTS (severance pay fund) fine arising from understated inflation  refers to claims to increase the FGTS indemnity fine as a result of the adjustment of accounts
of this fund due to inflation effects.
|---- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(vii) | Termination pay  claims regarding termination amounts which were allegedly not paid or underpaid.
|----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Indemnities  refer to amounts allegedly due for occupational accidents, leased vehicles, occupational diseases, pain and suffering and tenure; and

Tax

Changes in 2008:



|                                 |  |           |  
|-------------------------------- |  | --------- | -
|Amount calculated at 12/31/07    |  | 2,113,653 |  
|Inflation adjustment             |  | 174,892   |  
|Reassessment of contingent risks |  | (918,224  | )
|New lawsuits                     |  | 426,600   |  
|Amount calculated at 12/31/08    |  | 1,796,921 |  

The main tax contingencies refer to the following matters:



|(i) | Social Security (INSS) tax notices addressing the addition of captions to the contribution salary allegedly due by the company;
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ii) | Tax notices issued by the Federal Revenue Service due to differences between the amounts reported in the DCTF (Declaration of Federal Tax Debits and Credits) and the DIPJ (Corporate
Income Tax Return);
|---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iii) | Public civil lawsuits questioning the alleged pass-through of PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenue) to end consumers;
|----- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iv) | ICMS (State VAT) levied on international calls, whose tax liability for the collection of said tax is assigned to another operator;
|---- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(v) | ICMS  credit and related tax rate difference on interstate purchases made by the Company;
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(vi) | ICMS  tax credit on cancelled invoices;
|---- | ----------------------------------------



|(vii) | Withholding Income Tax on transactions to hedge debts;
|----- | ------------------------------------------------------



|(viii) | FUST (Telecommunications Universal Service Fund)  effects generated by the change in the interpretation of its calculation basis by ANATEL; and
|------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ix) | ISS (Service Tax)  alleged levy of this tax on subsidiary telecommunications services and discussion regarding the classification of the services taxed by the cities listed in
Supplementary Law 116/2003.
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Civil

Changes in
2008:



|                                 |  |           |  
|-------------------------------- |  | --------- | -
|Amount calculated at 12/31/07    |  | 1,129,591 |  
|Inflation adjustment             |  | 169,427   |  
|Reassessment of contingent risks |  | (304,947  | )
|New lawsuits                     |  | 226,892   |  
|Amount calculated at 12/31/08    |  | 1,220,963 |  

The main civil contingencies refer to the following matters:



|(i) | Payments made in lawsuits arising from the PCT (Community Telephony Program)  the plaintiffs claim from Brasil Telecom S.A. payment in lawsuits related to the agreements
resulting from the Community Telephony Program. Such lawsuits are at various levels: lower courts, Court of Appeals and Superior Court of Justice;
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ii) | Administrative proceedings  ANATEL  proceedings arising from inspections referring to PGMQ, PGMU, users rights, payphone cards, LTOG etc.;
|---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ii) | Consumer claims  refer to civil lawsuits arising from activation of telephone terminal, registering customers with registry credit reporting agencies, collection, co-billing,
blockings, ADSL, cancellations, supplemental services, defects, alternative plans, unblockings;
|---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iv) | Damages  refer to lawsuits arising from property damage, pain and suffering, occupational accidents and traffic accidents.
|---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(v) | Indemnities  lawsuits seeking indemnity for termination of or noncompliance with agreements; and
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iv) | Public civil lawsuits related to customer service centers; and
|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------



|(vii) | Contractual  lawsuits related to the claim for a percentage resulting from the Real Plan, to be applied on a service agreement, review of conversion of installments into URV
(units of account) and subsequently into reais, related to equipment supply and the provision of services.
|----- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Letters of guarantee

As for contingent liabilities, the Company has contracts for letters of guarantee entered into with financial institutions, as
supplementary guarantees for lawsuits in provisional foreclosure and guarantees for attending bidding processes with ANATEL. The total amount of guarantees contracted and in force at the balance sheet date is R$2,570,220 (R$1,381,488 as of
December 31, 2007). The commission charges on these contracts are based on market rates.



|b. | Contingent assets
|-- | -----------------

Below are the tax lawsuits filed
to claim refund of taxes paid.

PIS/COFINS (Taxes on Revenue): tax lawsuit challenging the enforcement of Law 9718/98, which
increased the PIS and COFINS tax basis. The Law covered the period from February 1999 to November 2002 for PIS and from February 1999 to January 2004 for COFINS.



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In November 2005, the STF (Federal Supreme Court) concluded the judgment of certain lawsuits on the same matter and considered the increase in the tax basis
introduced by said Law unconstitutional. Part of the lawsuits filed by the Company and the STFC concessionaires from Region II of the Concession Plan, merged into Brasil Telecom S.A. in February 2000, became final and unappealable in 20006 as
regards the increase in PIS and COFINS tax basis. The Company is awaiting the judgments of the lawsuits filed by the other merged companies, whose likelihood of a favorable outcome in future filing of appeals is regarded as probable by the
Companys legal counsel. The amount attributed to these lawsuits, representing unrecognized consolidated contingent assets, was R$18,843 (R$17,445 as of December 31, 2007).



|29. | Provision for pensions and other benefits
|--- | -----------------------------------------

The
benefits described herein are offered to employees of the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries, except for BrT Call Center, as regards supplementary pension plans. For purposes of the supplementary pension plan (Pension Funds)
mentioned in this note, the subsidiaries may be referred to as Sponsor or Sponsors.



|a. | Supplementary pension plan
|-- | --------------------------

Supplementary pension
plans related to retirement are sponsored for employees and assisted participants, and, in the case of the latter, health care in certain cases. These plans are managed by the following institutions: (i) Fundação 14 de
Previdência Privada (Fundação 14); (ii) Fundação BrTPREV (FBrTPREV), former CRT, a company merged into Brasil Telecom S.A. on 12/28/00; and (iii) Fundação SISTEL de
Seguridade Social (SISTEL), originated from certain companies of the former Telebrás System.

The Bylaws provide for the
approval of the supplementary pension plan policy, and the joint liability attributed to the defined benefit plans is ruled by the agreements entered into with the institutions, with the agreement of the SPC (Secretariat for Pension Plans), as
regards the specific plans.

The sponsored plans are valued by independent actuaries at the balance sheet date. For the years ended 2008
and 2007, the actuarial valuations were performed by Mercer Human Resource Consulting Ltda.

As regards the defined benefit plans described
in this note, immediate recognition of the actuarial gains and losses is adopted, and therefore the full liabilities are recognized for the plans presenting a deficit, pursuant to CVM Resolution 371/00. For the plans that show a positive actuarial
situation, assets are recorded when there is an express authorization for offsetting them against future employer contributions.



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Provisions for Pension Fund

Refer to the recognition of the actuarial deficit of the defined benefit plans, as shown below:



|                                                   |  |              |  |        
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | -------
|                                                   |  | December 31,
|                                                   |  | 2007         |  | 2008   
|Provision for pension plans                        |  |              |  |        
|FBrTPREV  BrTPREV, Alternativo and Fundador plans |  | 685,668      |  | 753,287
|PAMEC plan                                         |  | 2,077        |  | 2,504  
|                                                   |  |              |  |        
|Total                                              |  | 687,745      |  | 755,791
|                                                   |  |              |  |        
|Current                                            |  | 101,467      |  | 148,391
|Non-current                                        |  | 586,278      |  | 607,400

Assets Recorded to be Offset Against Future Employer Contributions

Brasil Telecom S.A. recognized assets referring to contribution surpluses of the sponsor and the portion of the surplus attributed to it referring to the
TCSPREV plan, managed by Fundação 14. The assets recognized are used to offset future employer contributions.

The balance of
these assets, recorded under the caption Other assets, is as follows:



|                    |  |              |  |        
|------------------- |  | ------------ |  | -------
|                    |  | December 31,
|                    |  | 2007         |  | 2008   
|Other assets:       |  |              |  |        
|TCSPREV             |  | 74,476       |  | 123,938
|                    |  |              |  |        
|Total (See Note 17) |  | 74,476       |  | 123,938
|                    |  |              |  |        
|Current             |  | 18,743       |  | 15,874 
|Non-current         |  | 55,733       |  | 108,064

Characteristics of the supplementary pension plans sponsored:

FUNDAÇÃO 14

Fundação 14
de Previdência Privada was created in 2004 and since 03/10/05 has been in charge of managing and operating the TCSPREV pension plan. On that date, it entered into a management agreement with SISTEL in order for the latter to provide management
and operating services to the TCSPREV and PAMEC-BrT plans until 09/30/06. As from that date, Fundação 14 became responsible for managing and operating these plans. As of October 31, 2007, Fundação 14 stopped managing
the assistance plan PAMEC-BrT because it is an entity engaged in the management of private pension plans. In November, 2007, the assets and liabilities of PAMEC-BrT were transferred to the Company which, in addition to sponsoring the plan, also
started to manage it.

Plans

TCSPREV (Defined
Contribution, Settled Benefit and Defined Benefit)

This defined contribution and settled benefit plan was introduced on 02/28/00. On
12/31/01, all pension plans sponsored by the Company at the time were merged into SISTEL, and the SPC exceptionally and provisionally approved the document submitted to that Agency, in view of the need for adjustments to the regulations. Thus,
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contribution groups with settled and defined benefits. The plans added to the TCSPREV were the PBS-TCS, PBT-BrT, BrT Management Agreement, and the Unusual
Contractual Relationship Instrument, and the terms and conditions set forth in the original plans were maintained.

On September 18,
2008, SPC/MPS Ordinance 2521, of September 17, 2008, which approved the new regulation of the plan, was published in the Federal Official Gazette (D.O.U.), fully recognizing what had been exceptionally and provisionally approved on
December 31, 2001. The new regulation also includes the adjustments necessary to meet the current requirements of the supplementary pension plan legislation.

In March 2003, the TCSPREV Plan was no longer offered to the sponsors new hires. However, this plan started to be offered again starting March 2005 to the defined contribution group. TCSPREV currently serves
nearly 66.7% of the staff.

Contributions to this plan, by group of participants, are established based on actuarial studies prepared by
independent actuaries according to the regulations in force in Brazil, using the capitalization system to determine the costs. Currently, contributions are made by the participants and the sponsor only for the internal groups PBS-TCS (defined
benefit) and TCSPREV (defined contribution). In the TCSPREV group, the contributions are credited in individual accounts of each participant, equally by employee and sponsor, and the basic contribution percentages vary from 3% to 8% of the
participants salary, according to participants age and limited to R$21,104.40 for 2008. Participants have the option to make additional contributions to the plan but without parity of the sponsor. In the PBS-TCS group, the sponsors
contribution corresponds to 12% of the participants payroll, whereas the employees contribution varies according to his/her age, time of service and salary, and an entry fee may also be paid depending on the age at which he/she joined
the plan. The sponsors are responsible for defraying all the administrative costs and risk benefits.

FUNDAÇÃO SISTEL DE SEGURIDADE SOCIAL

The supplementary pension plan  PBS-A, which remains under SISTELs management, comes from the period before the
Telebrás spin-off and serves participants who held the status of beneficiaries in January 2000. SISTEL also manages the PAMA/PAMA-PCE pension plan, formed by participants assisted by the PBS-A Plan, the PBSs plans segregated by
sponsor in January 2000 and PBS-TCS Internal Group, merged into the TCSPREV plan in December 2001.

Plans

PBS-A (Defined Benefit)

Jointly maintained with other
sponsors associated to the provision of telecommunications services and intended for participants who held the status of beneficiaries on 01/31/00.

Contributions to the PBS-A are contingent on the determination of an accumulated deficit. As of December 31, 2008, date of the last actuarial valuation, the plan presented a surplus.

PAMA  Retirees Health Care Plan/PCE  Special Coverage Plan (Defined Contribution)

Jointly maintained with other sponsors related to the provision of telecommunications services and intended for participants who held the status of
beneficiaries on 01/31/00, for the beneficiaries of the PBS-TCS Group, merged on 12/31/01 into TCSPREV (plan currently



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managed by Fundação 14) and for the participants of PBSs defined benefit plans sponsored by other companies, together with SISTEL and
other institutions. According to a legal and actuarial valuation, the Sponsors responsibility is exclusively limited to future contributions. From March to July 2004 and from December 2005 to April 2006, an incentive optional migration of
retirees and PAMA pensioners took place for new coverage conditions (PCE). The option of participants for the migration results in contribution to PAMA/PCE.

The contributions to this plan correspond to 1.5% of the payroll of active participants subject to PBS plans, segregated and sponsored by the several sponsoring companies. In the case of Brasil Telecom, the PBS-TCS
was merged into the TCSPREV plan on 12/31/01, and began to constitute an internal group of the plan. Due to the utilization of PAMA, the participants share a portion of its individual costs used in the plan. Contributions are also made by the
retirees and pensioners who migrated to PAMA/PCE. For sponsors, the option of participants to migrate to PAMA/PCE does not change the employer dues of 1.5% previously mentioned.

FUNDAÇÃO BrTPREV

It is the manager originated from the plans sponsored by former CRT,
a company which was merged into the Company at the end of 2000. By sponsoring FBrTPREV, the Companys main purpose is to maintain plans supplementary to those offered by the official social security system.

Plans

BrTPREV

Defined contribution and settled benefit plan, launched in October 2002, intended to grant pension plan benefits supplementary to those provided by the
official social security system and which initially served only employees of the Rio Grande do Sul Branch. This pension plan started to be offered to new employees of Brasil Telecom S.A. and its subsidiaries from March 2003 to February 2005, when
its offering was suspended. This plan cannot be joined by new participants. BrTPREV currently serves nearly 20.5% of the staff.

Contributions to this plan, by group of participants, are established based on actuarial studies prepared by independent actuaries according to the regulations in force in Brazil, using the capitalization system to determine the costs. The
contributions are credited to individual accounts of each participant, equally by employee and sponsor, and the basic contribution percentages vary from 3% to 8% of the participants salary, according to the participants age, limited to
R$21,831.00 for 2008. Participants have the option to make additional contributions to the plan but without parity of the sponsor. The sponsor is responsible for defraying all the administrative costs and risk benefits.

Fundador  Brasil Telecom and Alternativo  Brasil Telecom

Defined benefit plans intended to provide pension benefits supplementary to the benefits of the official social security system, which cannot be joined by new participants. These plans currently serve nearly 0.15% of
the staff.

The regular contribution made by the sponsor is equal to the regular contribution of the participant, the rates of which vary
according to age, time of service and salary. Under the Alternativo Plan  Brasil Telecom, the contributions are limited to three times the ceiling benefit



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of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and the participant also pays an entry fee depending on the age at which he/she joins the plan.

Actuarial Insufficiency of the Plans

The
unamortized mathematical reserve, corresponding to the current value of the supplemental contribution, as a result of the actuarial deficit of the plans managed by FBrTPREV, have a maximum payment term of twenty years, starting January 2002,
according to Circular 66/SPC/GAB/COA of the Secretariat for Pension Plans dated 01/25/02. Of this maximum term, remains thirteen years for total payment.

ASSISTANCE PLAN MANAGED BY THE COMPANY

PAMEC-BrT  Health Care Plan for Supplementary pension Beneficiaries (Defined Benefit)

Intended to provide health care for retirees and pensioners linked to the PBT-BrT Group, a pension plan managed by
Fundação 14.

The contributions for PAMEC-BrT were fully paid in July 1998, through a single payment. However, as this
plan is now managed by the Company, after the transfer of management by Fundação 14 in November 2007, there are no assets recognized to cover current expenses, and the actuarial obligation is fully recognized in the Companys
liabilities.

Status of the Sponsored Plans, Revalued at the Balance Sheet Date

The information on the defined contribution private pension plans is as follows:



|                                                      |  |                                              |   |  |                      |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | - |  | -------------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                      |  | FBrTPREV  BrTPREV ,Alternativo and Fundador |   |  | Fundação 14 -TCSPREV |  
|                                                      |  | 2007                                         |   |  | 2008                 |   |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|RECONCILIATION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES              |  |                                              |   |  |                      |   |  |          |   | 
|Actuarial liabilities on vested benefits              |  | 1,377,917                                    |   |  | 1,529,300            |   |  | 248,428  |   |  | 271,700  |  
|Actuarial liabilities on unvested benefits            |  | 121,125                                      |   |  | 79,779               |   |  | 216,011  |   |  | 140,493  |  
|(=) Total present value of actuarial liabilities      |  | 1,499,042                                    |   |  | 1,609,079            |   |  | 464,439  |   |  | 412,193  |  
|Fair value of plan assets                             |  | (813,374                                     | ) |  | (855,792             | ) |  | (791,362 | ) |  | (822,778 | )
|(=) Net actuarial liabilities (assets)                |  | 685,668                                      |   |  | 753,287              |   |  | (326,923 | ) |  | (410,585 | )
|Unrecorded amount due to the limit on defined benefit |  |                                             |   |  |                     |   |  | 252,447  |   |  | 286,647  |  
|(=) Net actuarial liabilities (assets) recognized (1) |  | 685,668                                      |   |  | 753,287              |   |  | (74,476  | ) |  | (123,938 | )



|(1) | The Company determines the amount available for offsetting future contributions in accordance with legal provisions and the regulations of the benefit plan. The amount of the assets
linked to the TCSPREV plan, recognized in the Companys financial statements, in the amount of R$123,938 (R$74,476 as of 31/12/07) does not exceed the present value of future contributions.
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|                                                            |  |           |   |  |           |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | - |  | --------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|CHANGES IN NET ACTUARIAL LIABILITIES (ASSETS)               |  |           |   |  |           |   | 
|Present value of actuarial liabilities at beginning of year |  | 1,405,601 |   |  | 1,499,042 |   |  | 420,206  |   |  | 464,439  |  
|Cost of interest                                            |  | 152,349   |   |  | 154,905   |   |  | 46,226   |   |  | 48,577   |  
|Cost of current service                                     |  | 5,017     |   |  | 6,110     |   |  | 3,424    |   |  | 3,894    |  
|Benefits paid, net                                          |  | (113,102  | ) |  | (119,343  | ) |  | (19,887  | ) |  | (22,787  | )
|Losses (gains) on actuarial liabilities                     |  | 49,177    |   |  | 68,365    |   |  | 14,470   |   |  | (81,930  | )
|Present value of actuarial liabilities at end of year       |  | 1,499,042 |   |  | 1,609,079 |   |  | 464,439  |   |  | 412,193  |  
|Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year              |  | 757,034   |   |  | 813,374   |   |  | 717,764  |   |  | 791,362  |  
|Return on plan assets                                       |  | 53,544    |   |  | 61,415    |   |  | 92,228   |   |  | 53,716   |  
|Regular contributions received by the plan                  |  | 3,081     |   |  | 2,838     |   |  | 1,257    |   |  | 487      |  
|Sponsor                                                     |  | 3,081     |   |  | 2,655     |   |  | 772      |   |  | 16       |  
|Participants                                                |  |          |   |  | 183       |   |  | 485      |   |  | 471      |  
|Amortizing contributions from the sponsor                   |  | 112,817   |   |  | 97,508    |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Benefits paid                                               |  | (113,102  | ) |  | (119,343  | ) |  | (19,887  | ) |  | (22,787  | )
|Fair value of plan assets at end of year                    |  | 813,374   |   |  | 855,792   |   |  | 791,362  |   |  | 822,778  |  
|                                                            |  |           |   | 
|(=) Net actuarial liabilities (assets)                      |  | 685,668   |   |  | 753,287   |   |  | (326,923 | ) |  | (410,585 | )
|Unrecorded amount due to the limit on defined benefit       |  |          |   |  |          |   |  | 252,447  |   |  | 286,647  |  
|(=) Net actuarial liabilities (assets) recognized           |  | 685,668   |   |  | 753,287   |   |  | (74,476  | ) |  | (123,938 | )



|                                                                   |  |                                             |   |  |                      |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------------------- | - |  | -------------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                                                   |  | FBrTPREV  BrTPREV,Alternativo and Fundador |   |  | Fundação 14 TCSPREV |  
|                                                                   |  | 2007                                        |   |  | 2008                 |   |  | 2007  |   |  | 2008  |  
|EXPENSE RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF INCOME OF BRASIL TELECOM(1) | 
|Cost of current service                                            |  | 5,017                                       |   |  | 6,110                |   |  | 3,424 |   |  | 3,894 |  
|Participants contributions                                        |  |                                            |   |  | (183                 | ) |  | (485  | ) |  | (471  | )
|Cost of interest                                                   |  | 152,349                                     |   |  | 154,905              |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Return on plan assets                                              |  | (53,544                                     | ) |  | (61,415              | ) |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Recognized actuarial losses (gains)                                |  | 49,177                                      |   |  | 68,365               |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Total expense recognized                                           |  | 152,999                                     |   |  | 167,782              |   |  | 2,939 |   |  | 3,423 |  



|(1) | As regards the surplus of the TCSPREV plan, recorded in assets, the Company recognized revenues of R$67,096, R$61,104 of which under Other operating income and R$5,992
under Financial income. In 2007, revenues in the amount of R$83,392 were recognized, R$81,209 of which under Other operating income and R$2,183 under Financial income.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|                                                        |  |                                             |  |                      |  |        |  |       
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- |  | ------ |  | ------
|                                                        |  | FBrTPREV  BrTPREV,Alternativo and Fundador |  | Fundação 14 TCSPREV
|                                                        |  | 2007                                        |  | 2008                 |  | 2007   |  | 2008  
|MAIN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS USED                        
|Discount rate on actuarial liabilities (6% + inflation) |  | 10.77%                                      |  | 10.77%               |  | 10.77% |  | 10.77%
|Estimated inflation rate                                |  | 4.50%                                       |  | 4.50%                |  | 4.50%  |  | 4.50% 
|Estimated rate of increase in salaries                  |  | 2.00%                                       |  | 2.00%                |  | 2.00%  |  | 2.00% 
|Estimated rate of increase in benefits                  |  | 4.50%                                       |  | 4.50%                |  | 4.50%  |  | 4.50% 
|Total expected rate of return on plan assets            |  | 10.70%                                      |  | 12.58%               |  | 10.53% |  | 12.83%
|General mortality biometric table                       |  | UP94                                        |  | AT83                 |  | UP94   |  | AT83  
|Disability biometric table                              |  | Mercer Disability                           |  | Mercer Disability   
|Disability mortality table                              |  | IAPB-57                                     |  | IAPB-57             
|Turnover rate                                           |  | Null                                        |  | Null                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION  2008



|a) | The plans assets and liabilities are stated as of December 31, 2008.
|-- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------



|b) | The registry data used refer to 09/30/08, projected for December 31, 2008.
|-- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------



|c) | The total expected rate of return on the plans assets was determined based on the result of profit projections for the asset segments which comprise the plans portfolio,
taking into consideration the geometric mean for the next five years.
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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                                      |  |                |   |  |            |   |  |       |  |      
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | ----- |  | -----
|                                                      |  | SISTEL - PBS-A |   |  | PAMEC     
|                                                      |  | 2007           |   |  | 2008       |   |  | 2007  |  | 2008 
|RECONCILIATION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES              |  |                |   |  |            |   |  |       |  |      
|Actuarial liabilities on vested benefits              |  | 604,572        |   |  | 667,702    |   |  | 2,077 |  | 2,504
|(=) Total present value of actuarial liabilities      |  | 604,572        |   |  | 667,702    |   |  | 2,077 |  | 2,504
|Fair value of plan assets                             |  | (1,006,475     | ) |  | (1,005,682 | ) |  |      |  |     
|(=) Net actuarial liabilities (assets)(1)             |  | (401,903       | ) |  | (337,980   | ) |  | 2,077 |  | 2,504
|Unrecorded amount due to the limit on defined benefit |  | 401,903        |   |  | 337,980    |   |  |      |  |     
|(=) Actuarial liabilities recognized                  |  |               |   |  |           |   |  | 2,077 |  | 2,504



|(1) | As regards the net actuarial liabilities of the PBS-A plan, no accounting records are made by the Sponsor. Such plan is entirely comprised of assisted participants, and, therefore,
there are no future contributions that could be offset against the existing surplus.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|                                                            |  |           |   |  |           |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | - |  | --------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|CHANGES IN NET ACTUARIAL LIABILITIES (ASSETS)               |  |           |   |  |           |   | 
|Present value of actuarial liabilities at beginning of year |  | 580,506   |   |  | 604,572   |   |  | 1,529 |   |  | 2,077 |  
|Cost of interest                                            |  | 62,984    |   |  | 62,400    |   |  | 170   |   |  | 219   |  
|Cost of current service                                     |  |          |   |  |          |   |  | 7     |   |  |      |  
|Benefits paid, net                                          |  | (50,072   | ) |  | (57,620   | ) |  | (52   | ) |  | (110  | )
|Loss (gain) on actuarial liabilities                        |  | 11,154    |   |  | 58,350    |   |  | 423   |   |  | 318   |  
|Present value of actuarial liabilities at end of year       |  | 604,572   |   |  | 667,702   |   |  | 2,077 |   |  | 2,504 |  
|Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year              |  | 895,205   |   |  | 1,006,475 |   |  | 883   |   |  |      |  
|Return (loss) on plan assets                                |  | 161,342   |   |  | 56,827    |   |  | 36    |   |  |      |  
|Sponsors contributions                                     |  |          |   |  |          |   |  |      |   |  | 110   |  
|Benefits paid                                               |  | (50,072   | ) |  | (57,620   | ) |  | (52   | ) |  | (110  | )
|Plan assets transferred to the Sponsor                      |  |          |   |  |          |   |  | (867  | ) |  |      |  
|Fair value of plan assets at end of year                    |  | 1,006,475 |   |  | 1,005,682 |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|                                                            |  |           |   | 
|(=) Net actuarial liabilities (assets)                      |  | (401,903  | ) |  | (337,980  | ) |  | 2,077 |   |  | 2,504 |  
|Unrecorded amount due to the limit on defined benefit       |  | 401,903   |   |  | 337,980   |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|(=) Actuarial liabilities recognized                        |  |          |   |  |          |   |  | 2,077 |   |  | 2,504 |  



|                                                                |  |                |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                                                |  | SISTEL - PBS-A |   |  | PAMEC |  
|                                                                |  | 2007           |   |  | 2008  |   |  | 2007  |   |  | 2008  |  
|EXPENSE RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF INCOME OF BRASIL TELECOM |  |                |   | 
|Cost of current service                                         |  |               |   |  |      |   |  | 7     |   |  |      |  
|Cost of interest                                                |  |               |   |  |      |   |  | 170   |   |  | 219   |  
|Return (loss) on plan assets                                    |  |               |   |  |      |   |  | (36   | ) |  |      |  
|Recognized actuarial losses (gains)                             |  |               |   |  |      |   |  | 423   |   |  | 318   |  
|Total expense recognized                                        |  |               |   |  |      |   |  | 564   |   |  | 537   |  
|                                                               
|MAIN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS USED                                 | 
|Discount rate on actuarial liabilities (6% + Inflation)         |  | 10.77          | % |  | 10.77 | % |  | 10.77 | % |  | 10.77 | %
|Estimated inflation rate                                        |  | 4.50           | % |  | 4.50  | % |  | 4.50  | % |  | 4.50  | %
|Estimated rate of increase in benefits                          |  | 4.50           | % |  | 4.50  | % |  | N/A   |  
|Rate of increase in health care costs                           |  | N/A            |   |  | 7.64  | % |  | 7.64  | %
|Total expected rate of return on plan assets                    |  | 10.82          | % |  | 11.30 | % |  | N/A   |  
|General mortality biometric table                               |  | UP94           |   |  | AT83  |   |  | UP94  |   |  | AT83  |  
|Disability biometric table                                      |  | N/A            |   |  | N/A   |  
|Initial age of benefits                                         |  | N/A            |   |  | N/A   |  



|N/A | = Not Applicable.
|--- | -----------------

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION  2008



|a) | The plans assets and liabilities are stated as of 12/31/08.
|-- | ------------------------------------------------------------



|b) | The registry data used refer to 09/30/08, projected for December 31, 2008.
|-- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------



|c) | The total expected rate of return on the plans assets was determined based on the result of profit projections for the asset segments which comprise the plans portfolio,
taking into consideration the geometric mean for the next five years.
|-- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



The investment strategy of the pension plans is described in their investment policy, which is
annually approved by the Executive Boards of the sponsored funds. It establishes that investment decisions should take into consideration: (i) the preservation of capital (ii) the diversification of investments; (iii) the risk
appetite based on conservative assumptions; (iv) the expected rate of return as a result of the actuarial liabilities; (v) compatibility between the investments liquidity and the plans cash flows; and (v) reasonable
management costs. It also defines the volumes of the different types of investments allowed for the pension funds, as follows: national fixed income, national variable income, loans to participants and real estate investments. In the fixed income
portfolio, only securities subject to low credit risk are allowed. Derivatives are only allowed for hedging purposes. Loans are limited to certain credit levels. Tactical allocation is the responsibility of the investment committee, which is made up
of pension plan officers, investment manager and a member appointed by the Executive Board. The finance department is in charge of performance.

The limits established for the different types of investments allowed for pension funds are as follows:



|                      |  |                                            |   |  |                      |   |  |               |  
|--------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------ | - |  | -------------------- | - |  | ------------- | -
|ASSET GROUP           |  | FBrTPREV -BrTPREV ,Alternativo andFundador |   |  | Fundação 14 -TCSPREV |   |  | SISTEL -PBS-A |  
|Fixed income          |  | 90                                         | % |  | 100                  | % |  | 95            | %
|Variable income       |  | 20                                         | % |  | 20                   | % |  | 40            | %
|Properties            |  | 8                                          | % |  | N/A                  |   |  | 9             | %
|Loans to participants |  | 3                                          | % |  | 3                    | % |  | 3             | %

The plans assets as of December 31, 2008 were allocated as follows:



|                       |  |                                           |   |  |                      |   |  |               |  
|---------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | - |  | -------------------- | - |  | ------------- | -
|ASSET GROUP            |  | FBrTPREV BrTPREV,Alternativo andFundador |   |  | Fundação 14 -TCSPREV |   |  | SISTEL -PBS-A |  
|Fixed income           |  | 84.2                                      | % |  | 85.3                 | % |  | 75.4          | %
|Variable income        |  | 11.7                                      | % |  | 13.2                 | % |  | 18.7          | %
|Real estate properties |  | 2.8                                       | % |  | 1.5                  | % |  | 5.5           | %
|Loans to participants  |  | 1.3                                       | % |  | -                    |   |  | 0.4           | %
|Total                  |  | 100                                       | % |  | 100                  | % |  | 100           | %



|b. | Employee and Management Stock Option Plan
|-- | -----------------------------------------

An
Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of Brasil Telecom S.A. held on November 6, 2007, approved a new general plan for granting stock options for management and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, and, at the balance sheet date,
the following plans were in effect, in accordance with their related approval dates.

Plan Approved on April 28, 2000

The rights vested through stock options agreements while this previously approved plan was effective remain valid and effective according to the
respective terms agreed, and no new grants through this plan are allowed.

At the balance sheet date, there were outstanding exercisable
options, as described in the program below:

Program B

The options guaranteed by this plan are options settled in shares.



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



The exercise price was established by the managing committee based on the market price as of the
grant date and will be adjusted by the IGP-M between the agreement execution date and payment date.

Changes in the balance of the stock
options are summarized as follows:



|                                                    |  |                        |   |      |                           |  |                        |   |  |                          
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | - | ---- | ------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | - |  | -------------------------
|                                                    |  | 2007                   |   | 2008
|                                                    |  | Preferredshare options |   |      | Averageexercise price -R$ |  | Preferred shareoptions |   |  | Averageexercise price -R$
|Balance of outstanding options at beginning of year |  | 270,802                |   |      | 13.00                     |  | 256,855                |   |  | 16.88                    
|Exercised options                                   |  |                       |   |      |                          |  | (162,084               | ) |  | 17.01                    
|Cancelled options                                   |  | (13,947                | ) |      | 17.30                     |  | (15,259                | ) |  | 17.60                    
|Balance of outstanding options at end of year       |  | 256,855                |   |      | 16.88                     |  | 79,512                 |   |  | 19.04                    
|Balance of exercisable options at end of year       |  | 256,855                |   |      | 16.88                     |  | 79,512                 |   |  | 19.04                    

The 162,084 options exercised were settled through the delivery of preferred shares held in
treasury by Brasil Telecom S.A., at the total exercise price of R$1,012 and the fair value totaled R$1,156.

The right to exercise the
option is vested in accordance with the terms and conditions below:



|      |  |                                  |   |                    |                 |  |                  |  |          |  |        |  |       
|----- |  | -------------------------------- | - | ------------------ | --------------- |  | ---------------- |  | -------- |  | ------ |  | ------
|Grant |  | Adjusted exerciseprice(in Reais) |   | Options(in shares)
|Grant |  | Lot                              |   |                    | Exercisablefrom |  | Exercisedeadline |  |         
|3rd   |  | 12/22/04                         |   | 33                 | %               |  | 12/22/05         |  | 12/31/11 |  | 19.04  |  | 26,504
|      |  | 33                               | % |                    | 12/22/06        |  | 12/31/11         |  | 19.04    |  | 26,504
|      |  | 34                               | % |                    | 12/22/07        |  | 12/31/11         |  | 19.04    |  | 26,504

The stock options represent 0.01% (0.05% as of December 31, 2007) of the total outstanding
shares of Brasil Telecom S.A.

Assuming that the options will be fully exercised, the premiums on the related options, calculated based on
the Black&Scholes method on the grant date, payable to the Subsidiary, would total R$219 (R$1,761 as of December 31, 2007).

The
fair value of the options granted was estimated on the grant date based on the Black&Scholes options pricing model, using the following assumptions:



|                             |  |          |   |  |          |   |  |          |  
|---------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                             |  | 12/21/04 |   |  | 12/19/03 |   |  | 12/17/02 |  
|Backing asset                |  | 13.64    |   |  | 13.64    |   |  | 13.64    |  
|Exercise price               |  | 17.30    |   |  | 15.89    |   |  | 15.69    |  
|Expected volatility          |  | 38.2     | % |  | 44.8     | % |  | 3.0      | %
|Risk-free interest rate      |  | 8.4      | % |  | 8.6      | % |  | 23.0     | %
|Expected life (in years)     |  | 2        |   |  | 3        |   |  | 3        |  
|Dividend yield               |  | 3.10     | % |  | 3.20     | % |  | 5.10     | %
|Fair value on the grant date |  | 2.76     |   |  | 5.56     |   |  | 4.09     |  

Plan Approved on November 6, 2007

The new plan authorizes the grant of stock options, allowing participants, under certain conditions, to purchase or subscribe, in the future, at a
pre-defined amount, shares that are part of a stock option scheme called UP (Performance Unit), comprising preferred shares of Brasil Telecom S.A. and common and preferred shares of the Company. The amount of the UPs granted cannot exceed a maximum
limit of 10% of the book value of each type of share of the subsidiary.



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



The shares derived from the exercise of options entitle their holders to the same rights granted to
the other shareholders of the Company and subsidiary.

The Board of Directors is responsible for managing this plan and is vested with full
powers for establishing the stock option programs, which can be delegated to a compensation committee made up of up to three Board members.

At a Meeting held on December 14, 2007, the Board of Directors of Brasil Telecom S.A. ratified the approval of two programs related to the new stock option plan, with retroactive effects to July 1, 2007, which consist of the
following:

Program 1

Options are
granted on a one-time basis and no new grants are allowed for a period of up to four years. The exercise price of the UP has been set by the Board of Directors, pursuant to the terms of the plan, is adjusted by the IGP-M, plus 6% p.a., and
discounted from the amounts paid as dividends and/or interest on capital in the period.

Program 2

This program provides for the grant of options on an annual basis, on July 1 of each year, and there were grants on July 1, 2007 and 2008. The
exercise price of the UP has been set by the Board of Directors, pursuant to the terms of the plan, and will be discounted from the amounts paid as dividends and/or interest on capital in the period.

The right to exercise the options under Programs 1 and 2 is vested in accordance with the terms and conditions below:



|        |          |          |     |                                  |          |                 |          |                  |          |       |         |         |        
|------- | -------- | -------- | --- | -------------------------------- | -------- | --------------- | -------- | ---------------- | -------- | ----- | ------- | ------- | -------
|Program |          | Grant    |     | Adjusted exerciseprice(in Reais) |          | Options(in UPs)
|        | Grant    |          | Lot |                                  |          | Exercisablefrom |          | Exercisedeadline |          |      
|1       |          | 07/01/07 |     | 25                               | %        |                 | 07/01/08 |                  | 06/30/11 |       | 32.22   |         | 704,331
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/09 |                 | 06/30/12 |                  | 32.22    |       | 704,331
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/10 |                 | 06/30/13 |                  | 32.22    |       | 704,331
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/11 |                 | 06/30/14 |                  | 32.22    |       | 704,331
|        |          |          |     |                                  |          |                
|2       |          | 07/01/07 |     | 25                               | %        |                 | 07/01/08 |                  | 06/30/11 |       | 24.93   |         | 47,153 
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/09 |                 | 06/30/12 |                  | 24.93    |       | 199,811
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/10 |                 | 06/30/13 |                  | 24.93    |       | 199,811
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/11 |                 | 06/30/14 |                  | 24.93    |       | 199,810
|        | 07/01/08 |          | 25  | %                                |          | 07/01/09        |          | 06/30/12         |          | 32.39 |         | 175,338
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/10 |                 | 06/30/13 |                  | 32.39    |       | 175,421
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/11 |                 | 06/30/14 |                  | 32.39    |       | 175,421
|        |          | 25       | %   |                                  | 07/01/12 |                 | 06/30/15 |                  | 32.39    |       | 175,421

The vesting periods established in Programs 1 and 2 can be accelerated as a result of special
events or conditions provided for in the option grant agreement, particularly as a result of changes in the direct and indirect control of the Company and Brasil Telecom S.A. A minimum bonus is assured in the event of a reduction in the fair value
of the shares on the exercise date, under the terms defined in the agreement.

On July 15, 2008, the terms of the plan were changed,
and the requirement for the Company to repurchase the shares that comprise the stock option scheme was eliminated. Accordingly, the stock options which include shares of Brasil Telecom S.A. started to be recorded



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as options settled in shares and the stock options which include shares of the Company continued to be recorded as shares settled in cash.

Changes in the balance of stock options are summarized as follows:



|                                                    |  |                 |  |                                 |  |                 |   |  |                                
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- |  | ------------------------------- |  | --------------- | - |  | -------------------------------
|                                                    |  | 2007            |  | 2008                           
|                                                    |  | Options(in UPs) |  | Averageexercise price ofUPs -R$ |  | Options(in UPs) |   |  | Averageexercise priceof UPs -R$
|Balance of outstanding options at beginning of year |  |                |  |                                |  | 4,036,440       |   |  | 28.37                          
|Granted options                                     |  | 4,036,440       |  | 26.70                           |  | 724,955         |   |  | 32.39                          
|Exercised options                                   |  |                |  |                                |  | (171,971        | ) |  | 24.93                          
|Cancelled options                                   |  |                |  |                                |  | (423,914        | ) |  | 27.81                          
|Balance of outstanding options at end of year       |  | 4,036,440       |  | 28.37                           |  | 4,165,510       |   |  | 31.12                          
|Balance of exercisable options at end of year       |  |                |  |                                |  | 751,484         |   |  | 31.12                          

During the year, 171,971 options were exercised under Program 2, settled as follows:
(i) delivery of preferred shares held in treasury by the subsidiary, at a total exercise price of R$4,287 and acquisition cost of R$661; and (ii) delivery of common and preferred shares of the Company, at a total exercise price of R$3,653
and fair value of R$4,321.

The shares under the stock option scheme (UPs) represent 1.30% (0.79% as of December 31, 2007) of the book
value of the preferred shares issued by the subsidiary, and 5.65% and 3.26% (6.44% and 3.71% as of December 31, 2007) of the Companys common and preferred shares, respectively.

The fair value of the options granted was estimated on the grant date under the binomial option pricing model, using the assumptions below, which were
calculated based on market quotations:

Grant date: July 1, 2007

Program: 1

|                             |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|---------------------------- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                             |  | Lot 1 |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Backing asset                |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |  
|Exercise price               |  | 32.22 |   |  | 32.22 |   |  | 32.22 |   |  | 32.22 |  
|Expected volatility          |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | %
|Risk-free interest rate (1)  |  | 1.79  | % |  | 2.05  | % |  | 2.06  | % |  | 2.15  | %
|Expected life                |  | 2.49  |   |  | 3.51  |   |  | 4.54  |   |  | 5.57  |  
|Dividend yield               |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Fair value on the grant date |  | 8.16  |   |  | 9.89  |   |  | 11.32 |   |  | 12.61 |  



|(1) | Considers the risk-free interest rate less the variation of the General Market Price Index (IGP-M) + 6% p.a.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Grant date: July 1, 2007

Program: 2

|                             |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|---------------------------- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                             |  | Lot 1 |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Backing asset                |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |  
|Exercise price               |  | 24.93 |   |  | 24.93 |   |  | 24.93 |   |  | 24.93 |  
|Expected volatility          |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | %
|Risk-free interest rate      |  | 12.29 | % |  | 12.55 | % |  | 12.56 | % |  | 12.65 | %
|Expected life                |  | 2.49  |   |  | 3.51  |   |  | 4.54  |   |  | 5.57  |  
|Dividend yield               |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Fair value on the grant date |  | 14.57 |   |  | 16.89 |   |  | 18.80 |   |  | 20.44 |  



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Grant date: July 1, 2008

Program: 2

|                             |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|---------------------------- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                             |  | Lot 1 |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Backing asset                |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |   |  | 31.06 |  
|Exercise price               |  | 32.39 |   |  | 32.39 |   |  | 32.39 |   |  | 32.39 |  
|Expected volatility          |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | %
|Risk-free interest rate      |  | 12.29 | % |  | 12.55 | % |  | 12.56 | % |  | 12.65 | %
|Expected life                |  | 2.49  |   |  | 3.51  |   |  | 4.54  |   |  | 5.57  |  
|Dividend yield               |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Fair value on the grant date |  | 11.27 |   |  | 13.98 |   |  | 16.22 |   |  | 18.17 |  

The expense recorded by the subsidiary in the statement of income for the year, covering all the
stock option plans offered, was R$16,743 (R$13,179 in 2007). The subsidiarys balances recorded under liabilities and shareholders equity at the balance sheet date are represented by R$23,893 and R$5,803, respectively (R$13,179 and R$872
as of December 31, 2007).



|c. | Other Employee Benefits
|-- | -----------------------

Other benefits are granted
to employees, such as: health/dental care, meal tickets, group life insurance, occupational accident allowance, sick pay, transportation allowance etc



|30. | Shareholders equity
|--- | --------------------



|a. | Capital
|-- | -------

The issued and paid up capital stock is
comprised of preferred shares and common shares, as shown in the table below:



|                                             |  |             |  |             |   |  |             |   |  |                |   |  |             |  
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- |  | ----------- | - |  | ----------- | - |  | -------------- | - |  | ----------- | -
|                                             |  | Common      |  | Preferred   |   |  | Subtotal    |   |  | Treasuryshares |   |  | Total       |  
|Number of shares as of December 31, 2005 (a) |  | 134,031,688 |  | 229,937,526 |   |  | 363,969,214 |   |  | (1,480,800     | ) |  | 362,488,414 |  
|Number of shares as of December 31, 2006 (a) |  | 134,031,688 |  | 229,937,526 |   |  | 363,969,214 |   |  | (1,480,800     | ) |  | 362,488,414 |  
|Reverse split of shares                      |  |            |  | (1          | ) |  | (1          | ) |  |               |   |  | (1          | )
|                                             |  |             |  |             |   |  |             |   |  |                |   |  |             |  
|Number of shares as of December 31, 2007 (b) |  | 134,031,688 |  | 229,937,525 |   |  | 363,969,213 |   |  | (1,480,800     | ) |  | 362,488,413 |  
|                                             |  |             |  |             |   |  |             |   |  |                |   |  |             |  
|Number of shares as of December 31, 2008 (b) |  | 134,031,688 |  | 229,937,525 |   |  | 363,969,213 |   |  | (1,480,800     | ) |  | 362,488,413 |  
|                                             |  |             |  |             |   |  |             |   |  |                |   |  |             |  



|(a) | In thousands of shares
|--- | ----------------------

|(b) | In shares
|--- | ---------

The Shareholders Meeting held on
April 27, 2007 approved a reverse stock split. The reverse stock split ratio was 1000:1 and, and capital started to be represented by 134,031,688 common shares and 229,937,525 preferred shares, totaling 363,969,213 shares issued. Of the total
amount of shares, 1,480,800 common shares are held in treasury.

The Company is authorized to increase its capital, according to a
resolution of the Board of Directors, up to the total limit of 700,000,000 common or preferred shares, in compliance with the legal limit of two thirds (2/3) for the issue of new preferred shares without voting rights.

By resolution of the Shareholders Meeting or Board of Directors Meeting, the Companys capital can be increased through capitalization
of retained earnings or reserves



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previously allocated for this purpose by the Shareholders Meeting. Under these conditions, the capitalization may be performed without changing the
amount of shares.

Capital is represented by common and preferred shares, with no par value, and the Company is not required to maintain
the current proportion of these types of share on capital increases.

By resolution of the Shareholders Meeting or Board of
Directors Meeting, the preemptive right on issuance of shares, warrants or debentures convertible into shares can be cancelled in the cases provided for in article 172 of the Brazilian Corporate Law.

Preferred shares do not have voting rights, except in the cases specified in sole paragraphs of articles 11 and 14 of the By-laws, but are assured
priority in the receipt of the minimum noncumulative dividend of 6% per year, which is calculated on the amount obtained after dividing the capital by the total number of the Companys shares, or of 3% per year, calculated on the
amount obtained after dividing the shareholders equity by the total number of the Companys shares, whichever is greater.



|b. | Treasury shares
|-- | ---------------

The treasury shares derive from
Stock Repurchase Programs carried out from 2002 to 2004. On September 13, 2004, a material event notice was disclosed on the last proposal approved by the Companys Board of Directors for repurchase of preferred and common shares issued by
the Company to be held in treasury, cancelled, or subsequently sold.

The number of treasury shares is as follows:



|                                 |  |                                |  |                 |  |                  |  |                
|-------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ |  | --------------- |  | ---------------- |  | ---------------
|                                 |  | 2007                           |  | 2008           
|                                 |  | Preferred shares(in thousands) |  | Historical Cost |  | Preferred shares |  | Historical Cost
|Balance at beginning of the year |  | 1,480,800                      |  | 20,846          |  | 1,480,800        |  | 20,846         
|Balance at end of the year       |  | 1,480,800                      |  | 20,846          |  | 1,480,800        |  | 20,846         



|                                                                  |  |       |  |      
|----------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | -----
|History cost of the purchase of treasury shares in (R$ per share) |  | 2007  |  | 2008 
|Weighted average cost                                             |  | 14.08 |  | 14.08
|Minimum                                                           |  | 12.40 |  | 12.40
|Maximum                                                           |  | 17.00 |  | 17.00

Unit cost considers all stock repurchase programs.

Up to the balance sheet date, none of the common shares purchased had been sold.

The fair value of the treasury shares at the balance sheet date was as follows:



|                                    |  |           |  |          
|----------------------------------- |  | --------- |  | ---------
|                                    |  | 2007      |  | 2008     
|Number of common shares in treasury |  | 1,480,800 |  | 1,480,800
|Quotation per share on BOVESPA (R$) |  | 46,50     |  | 58,90    
|Market value                        |  | 68,857    |  | 87,219   



|c. | Capital reserves
|-- | ----------------

Capital reserves are recognized
pursuant to the following practices:



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Reserve for Share Subscription Premium:results from the difference between the amount paid on
subscription and the amount allocated to capital.

Other Capital Reserves: formed by the contra entry of funds invested in income
tax incentives before the beginning of fiscal year 2008.



|d. | Profit reserves
|-- | ---------------

Profit reserves are recognized
pursuant to the following practices:

Legal Reserve:allocation of five percent of the annual net income up to twenty percent of
paid-up capital or thirty percent of capital plus the capital reserves. This reserve will only be used for increasing capital or offsetting losses.

Investment Reserve: comprises the remaining balances of net income for the year, adjusted pursuant to article 202 of Law 6404/76 and allocated after the payment of dividends. The net income allocated to this reserve was fully
allocated as retained earnings by the related Shareholders Meetings, in view of the Companys investment budget and pursuant to article 196 of the Brazilian Corporate Law. Up to the end of fiscal year 2007, the profits retained for
investments remained in the retained earnings line account, pursuant to article 8 of CVM Resolution 59/86.After Law 11638/37 came into effect, determining that no balances should remain under the retained earnings line account at the balance sheet
date, said retained profits were transferred to this investment reserve.



|e. | Dividends and Interest on Shareholders Equity
|-- | ----------------------------------------------

Dividends are calculated pursuant to the Companys By-laws and the Brazilian Corporate Law. Mandatory minimum dividends are calculated in accordance with article 202 of Law 6404/76, and preferred or priority dividends are calculated
pursuant to the Companys By-laws.

By deliberation of the Board of Directors, the Company can pay or credit, as dividends, interest
on Shareholders ́ Equity pursuant to article 9, paragraph 7, Law 9249, of December 26, 1995. The interest paid or credited will be offset against the annual mandatory minimum dividend amount, pursuant to article 44 of the By-laws.

Mandatory minimum dividends calculated pursuant to article 202 of Law 6404/76.

The calculation of Adjusted Net Income and the determination of the mandatory minimum dividends in accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law and the
Company Bylaws are shown in the table below:



|                                                 |  |         |   |  |         |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|                                                 |  | 2007    |   |  | 2008    |  
|Net income for the year                          |  | 675,906 |   |  | 800,037 |  
|Realization of unrealized profits reserve        |  | 74,180  |   |  |        |  
|Allocation to legal reserve                      |  | (33,795 | ) |  | (40,002 | )
|Adjusted net income                              |  | 716,291 |   |  | 760,035 |  
|Mandatory dividends (25% of adjusted net income) |  | 179,073 |   |  | 190,009 |  

Dividends and Interest on Shareholders ́ Equity Credited

The Company credited Interest on Shareholders Equity to its shareholders during the year, according to the share position on the date of each
credit was made. At the balance sheet date,



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interest on Shareholders Equity credited, net of withholding income tax, was attributed to dividends.



|                                                             |  |         |   |  |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|                                                             |  | 2007(1) |   |  | 2008    |  
|Interest on Shareholders Equity Credited                    |  | 336,300 |   |  | 264,800 |  
|IRRF (withholding income tax)                                |  | (50,445 | ) |  | (39,720 | )
|Net JSCP                                                     |  | 285,855 |   |  | 225,080 |  
|Accrued dividends to supplement interest shareholders equity |  | 379,991 |   |  |        |  
|Total shareholders compensation                             |  | 665,846 |   |  | 225,080 |  
|Common shares                                                |  | 243,479 |   |  | 82,305  |  
|Preferred shares                                             |  | 422,367 |   |  | 142,775 |  



|                                                      |  |          |  |         
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | -------- |  | --------
|Total compensation per share (in Brazilian reais) (1) |  | 2007(2)  |  | 2008    
|Common                                                |  | 1,836875 |  | 0,620930
|Preferred                                             |  | 1,836875 |  | 0,620930
|Total shares                                          |  | 1,836875 |  | 0,620930



|(1) | The data referring to 2007 fiscal year are reported at the original amounts calculated in that year, without considering the adjustments arising from Law 11638/07.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The total payments to shareholders exceed the amount of mandatory dividends, as well as that of priority dividends and
dividends paid to common shares, calculated under equal conditions.



|f. | Remaining Net Income
|-- | --------------------

The remaining 2008 net income
balance, adjusted pursuant to article 202 of Law 6404/76, in the amount of R$495,235, is recorded under Investment reserve and included in the proposal for allocation of net income to be submitted for approval at the Annual
Shareholders Meeting, in order to increase the funds for the consolidated capital budget, which includes the subsidiaries, pursuant to article 196 of said Law, and converted in a capital increase to shareholders, equating the established
profit reserves to the Companys capital ratio.



|31. | Expansion plan contributions
|--- | ----------------------------

The expansion plans
(self-financing) were the means by which the telecommunications companies financed part of the network investments. With the issue of Administrative Rule No. 261/97 by the Ministry of Communications, this fund raising mechanism was discontinued
and the existing amount of R$7,974 (R$7,974 as of December 31, 2007) derives from plans sold prior to the issue of said Administrative Rule, the corresponding assets to which are already incorporated to the Companys fixed assets through
the PCT (Community Telephony Plant). For reimbursement in shares by subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A., it is necessary to await a court decision on the suits filed by the interested parties. The balances related to expansion plan contributions as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, are classified as other liabilities in non-current liabilities.



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|32. | Related-parties transactions
|--- | ----------------------------

Management

Management Compensation

The compensation of the
managers responsible for planning, managing and controlling the Companys activities, including that of the members of the Board of Directors and officers, is as follows:



|                                       |  |        |  |       
|-------------------------------------- |  | ------ |  | ------
|                                       |  | 2008   |  | 2007  
|Salaries and other short-term benefits |  | 50,556 |  | 24,876
|Post-employment benefits               |  | 184    |  | 172   
|Employment termination benefits        |  | 6,888  |  | 1,953 
|Share-based compensation               |  | 16,743 |  | 13,179
|Total                                  |  | 74,371 |  | 40,180

Management compensation attributable to the Company was recorded based on cost sharing.



|33. | Insurance (unaudited)
|--- | ---------------------

The Company maintains
insurance policy programs to cover returnable assets, loss of profits and contractual collateral, as established in the Concession Agreement entered into with the government, and civil liability for telephony service operations.

Insured assets, liabilities and interests are as follows (unaudited):



|                       |  |                                                                                                                              |  |                |  |           
|---------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- |  | ----------
|Type                   |  | Coverage                                                                                                                     |  | Insured amount
|                       |  | 2007                                                                                                                         |  | 2008          
|Operational risks      |  | Buildings, machinery and equipment, facilities, service centers, towers, infrastructure and information technology equipment |  | 12,705,368     |  | 15,090,068
|Loss of profits        |  | Fixed expenses and net income                                                                                                |  | 8,669,400      |  | 8,955,588 
|Contractual collateral |  | Fulfillment of contractual obligations                                                                                       |  | 89,405         |  | 94,601    
|Civil liability        |  | Telephony service operations                                                                                                 |  | 12,000         |  | 12,000    

The Company also has civil liability insurance for management, which also provides coverage for
the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A., at a total approximate amount of US$ 90,000,000.00 (ninety million US dollars).

There is no insurance
for optional civil liability, related to casualties with Company vehicles involving third parties.



|34. | Risk Analysis
|--- | -------------

Financial Risk Management

The activities of the Company and its subsidiaries expose them to several financial risks, such as: market risk (including currency risk, the interest
rate risk on fair value and cash flows and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The global risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to mitigate potential adverse impacts on financial performance.
The subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. uses derivatives for certain risk exposures.



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Risk management is carried out by the Companys treasury officer, in accordance with the
policies approved by management. The treasury officer identifies, assesses and covers financial risks together with the other units of the Company and its subsidiaries. Management provides written principles for global risk management, as well as
policies addressing specific areas, such as exchange rate and interest risk, credit risk, the use of derivatives and non-derivatives, and Immediately liquid investments.

According to their nature, financial instruments may involve known or unknown risks, and the potential of these risks is important, in the best judgment. Thus, there may be risks with or without guarantees depending
on circumstantial or legal aspects:



|a. | Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
|-- | ----------------------------------------------

The
Company and its subsidiaries have estimated the market value or effective realization value (fair value) of their financial assets and liabilities by using available market information and appropriate estimation methodologies for each situation. The
interpretation of market data as regards the choice of methodologies requires considerable judgment and the establishment of estimates to reach an amount considered appropriate to each situation. Therefore, the estimates presented many not
necessarily indicate the amounts that could be obtained in the current market. The use of different hypotheses for fair value calculation may have a material impact on the amounts obtained.

The fair value of swap derivatives was calculated based on the future cash flows associated to each instrument contracted, discounted to the market rates
in effect at the balance sheet date. The method used to calculate the fair value of derivatives related to US dollar call options, adopted for recognizing the premium, was Black&Scholes, adapted by Garman-Kohlhagen, to consider specific
characteristics of foreign currency options.

For securities traded in an active market, the fair value is equivalent to the amount of the
last quotation available at the balance sheet date multiplied by the number of outstanding securities. For contracts whose current terms and conditions are similar to those originally contracted or which do not present quotation benchmarks, the fair
values equal the carrying amounts.



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The classes of assets and liabilities presented in this note were not selected based on their
materiality:



|                                            |  |                |   |  |            |   |  |                |   |  |            |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | -------------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|                                            |  | 2007           |   |  | 2008       |  
|                                            |  | CarryingAmount |   |  | Fair Value |   |  | CarryingAmount |   |  | Fair Value |  
|Assets                                      |  |                |   |  |            |   |  |                |   |  |            |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                   |  | 730,004        |   |  | 730,004    |   |  | 2,709,805      |   |  | 2,709,805  |  
|Cash investments                            |  | 3,163,487      |   |  | 3,163,487  |   |  | 775,502        |   |  | 775,502    |  
|Trade accounts receivable                   |  | 2,189,701      |   |  | 2,189,701  |   |  | 2,210,090      |   |  | 2,210,090  |  
|Loans and financing                         |  | 7,973          |   |  | 7,973      |   |  | 6,868          |   |  | 6,868      |  
|Derivatives                                 |  | 6,218          |   |  | 6,218      |   |  | 29,179         |   |  | 29,179     |  
|Other assets                                |  | 210,920        |   |  | 210,920    |   |  | 234,440        |   |  | 234,440    |  
|                                            |  |                |   | 
|Liabilities                                 |  |                |   |  |            |   |  |                |   |  |            |  
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses       |  | 1,650,644      |   |  | 1,650,644  |   |  | 2,072,279      |   |  | 2,072,279  |  
|Loans and financing                         |  | 2,912,908      |   |  | 2,961,226  |   |  | 3,571,999      |   |  | 3,597,016  |  
|Debentures                                  |  | 1,088,956      |   |  | 1,088,956  |   |  | 1,091,906      |   |  | 1,058,712  |  
|Derivatives                                 |  | 406,514        |   |  | 406,514    |   |  | 222,073        |   |  | 222,073    |  
|Dividends/ interest on shareholders equity |  | 1,097,844      |   |  | 1,097,844  |   |  | 516,469        |   |  | 516,469    |  
|Treasury shares                             |  | (20,846        | ) |  | (68,857    | ) |  | (20,846        | ) |  | (87,219    | )
|Other liabilities                           |  | 413,557        |   |  | 413,557    |   |  | 969,438        |   |  | 969,438    |  



|b. | Financial Instruments per Category
|-- | ----------------------------------

The book
balances of financial instruments per category are as follows:



|                                            |  |                                                   |   |  |                                                               |  |           |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | -
|                                            |  | 2008                                              |  
|                                            |  | Receivables,Loans andLiabilities atAmortized Cost |   |  | At Fair Valuewith Gains andLossesRecognized inIncome(Expense) |  | Total     |  
|Assets                                      |  |                                                   |   |  |                                                               |  |           |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                   |  |                                                  |   |  | 2,709,805                                                     |  | 2,709,805 |  
|Cash investments                            |  |                                                  |   |  | 775,502                                                       |  | 775,502   |  
|Trade accounts receivable                   |  | 2,210,090                                         |   |  |                                                              |  | 2,210,090 |  
|Loans and financing                         |  | 6,868                                             |   |  |                                                              |  | 6,868     |  
|Derivatives                                 |  |                                                  |   |  | 29,179                                                        |  | 29,179    |  
|Other assets                                |  | 234,440                                           |   |  |                                                              |  | 234,440   |  
|Total                                       |  | 2,451,398                                         |   |  | 3,514,486                                                     |  | 5,965,884 |  
|                                            |  |                                                   |  
|Liabilities                                 |  |                                                   |   |  |                                                               |  |           |  
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses       |  | 2,072,279                                         |   |  |                                                              |  | 2,072,279 |  
|Loans and financing                         |  | 3,571,999                                         |   |  |                                                              |  | 3,571,999 |  
|Debentures                                  |  | 1,091,906                                         |   |  |                                                              |  | 1,091,906 |  
|Derivatives                                 |  |                                                  |   |  | 222,073                                                       |  | 222,073   |  
|Dividends/ interest on shareholders equity |  | 516,469                                           |   |  |                                                              |  | 516,469   |  
|Treasury shares                             |  | (20,846                                           | ) |  |                                                              |  | (20,846   | )
|Other liabilities                           |  | 969,438                                           |   |  |                                                              |  | 969,438   |  
|Total                                       |  | 8,201,245                                         |   |  | 222,073                                                       |  | 8,423,318 |  



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|                                            |  |                                                   |   |  |                                                                 |  |           |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | -
|                                            |  | 2007                                              |  
|                                            |  | Receivables,loans andliabilities atamortized cost |   |  | At fair value withgains and lossesrecognized inincome (expense) |  | Total     |  
|Assets                                      |  |                                                   |   |  |                                                                 |  |           |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                   |  |                                                  |   |  | 730,004                                                         |  | 730,004   |  
|Cash investments                            |  |                                                  |   |  | 3,163,487                                                       |  | 3,163,487 |  
|Trade accounts receivable                   |  | 2,189,701                                         |   |  |                                                                |  | 2,189,701 |  
|Loans and financing                         |  | 7,973                                             |   |  |                                                                |  | 7,973     |  
|Derivatives                                 |  |                                                  |   |  | 6,218                                                           |  | 6,218     |  
|Other assets                                |  | 210,920                                           |   |  |                                                                |  | 210,920   |  
|Total                                       |  | 2,408,594                                         |   |  | 3,899,709                                                       |  | 6,308,303 |  
|                                            |  |                                                   |  
|Liabilities                                 |  |                                                   |   |  |                                                                 |  |           |  
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses       |  | 1,650,644                                         |   |  |                                                                |  | 1,650,644 |  
|Loans and financing                         |  | 2,912,908                                         |   |  |                                                                |  | 2,912,908 |  
|Debentures                                  |  | 1,088,956                                         |   |  |                                                                |  | 1,088,956 |  
|Derivatives                                 |  |                                                  |   |  | 406,514                                                         |  | 406,514   |  
|Dividends/ interest on shareholders equity |  | 1,097,844                                         |   |  |                                                                |  | 1,097,844 |  
|Treasury shares                             |  | (20,846                                           | ) |  |                                                                |  | (20,846   | )
|Other liabilities                           |  | 413,557                                           |   |  |                                                                |  | 413,557   |  
|Total                                       |  | 7,143,063                                         |   |  | 406,514                                                         |  | 7,549,577 |  

The Company and its subsidiaries had no financial instruments classified as held to maturity at the balance sheet
date



|c. | Capital Risk Management
|-- | -----------------------

The Companys objective when managing
capital is to safeguard its continuity, ensuring returns to shareholders and conformity to their strategy.

The risk of consolidated capital management
arises from the position of the Company and subsidiaries to use the operating cash flow to finance a significant portion of investments. Equity structure management is based on the annual budget approved by the Board of Directors, which establishes
a net debt (Loans and financing plus derivatives, less Cash and cash equivalents and cash investments) to EBITDA ratio of less than one (1), which aims at ensuring a financing capacity to meet the high investments which characterize the Brazilian
telecommunications industry. Additionally, the projects which require capital investments are approved by an investments committee under the EVA (Economic Value Added) methodology.

The monitoring criteria may be changed, in accordance with economic and financial conditions, in order to optimize their financial leverage and debt management.



|d. | Credit risk
|-- | -----------

Most of the consolidated services
provided are linked to the Concession Agreement and a portion of these services is subject to determination of tariffs by the regulatory agency. The credit policy, in turn, as regards public telecommunications services, is subject to the legal
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established by the Concession Grantor. The risk exists due to the possibility of consolidated losses resulting from the difficulty in collecting the amounts
billed to customers. Consolidated default for the year was 2.18% (2.18% in 2007), considering the total losses on trade accounts receivable in relation to gross revenue. By means of internal controls, the Company permanently monitors the level of
its accounts receivable, thus limiting the risk of default, and cuts off access to the service (outbound phone traffic) if the bill is overdue for more than thirty days. Exceptions are made for telephone services, which should be maintained for
national security or defense reasons.

Brasil Telecom S.A. operates in co-billing related to long distance calls with the use of its CSP
(Operator Selection Code) originated by subscribers of other fixed and mobile telephony operators. Co-billing receivables are invoiced and collected by these operators, based on the operational agreements entered into with the latter and according
to the rules set forth by the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL). The blocking rules set forth by the regulatory agency are the same for the fixed and mobile telephony companies, which are co-billing suppliers. This subsidiary controls
separately this type of receivables and maintains an allowance for losses that may occur, due to risks of not receiving such amounts.

As
regards mobile telephony, the credit risk in cell phones sales and services provided under the post-paid category is minimized by a credit pre-analysis. Also regarding post-paid services, whose customer base at the end of the year was 17.5% of the
total portfolio (20.1% as of December 31, 2007), accounts receivable are also monitored in order to limit the default rate and service is blocked (outbound phone traffic) when the bill is overdue for more than 15 days.



|e. | Exchange rate risk
|-- | ------------------

Brasil Telecom S.A. has Loans
and financing contracted in foreign currency. The risk associated with these liabilities is related to the possibility of fluctuations in exchange rates that may increase the balance of such liabilities. The loans subject to this risk represent
approximately 16.7% (16.0% as of December 31, 2007) of the total liabilities of Loans and financing, less the foreign exchange hedging transactions contracted. In order to minimize this type of risk, the Company has been entering into foreign
exchange hedging contracts with financial institutions. Of the debt portion in foreign currency, 60.5% (92.6% as of December 31, 2007) is hedged with exchange rate swap and US dollar options, and foreign currency-denominated cash investments.
The unrealized positive or adverse effects on hedging transactions, using exchange rate swaps and US dollar options, are recorded in the statement of income as earnings or losses, according to the status of each instrument.

Net exposure to exchange rate risk at the balance sheet date, at carrying and fair values, was as follows:



|                      |  |                |  |            |  |                |  |           
|--------------------- |  | -------------- |  | ---------- |  | -------------- |  | ----------
|                      |  | 2007           |  | 2008      
|                      |  | CarryingAmount |  | Fair Value |  | CarryingAmount |  | Fair Value
|Assets                |  |                |  |            |  |                |  |           
|Derivatives           |  | 6,218          |  | 6,218      |  | 29,179         |  | 29,179    
|Total                 |  | 6,218          |  | 6,218      |  | 29,179         |  | 29,179    
|Current assets        |  |               |  |           |  | 29,179         |  | 29,179    
|Long-term assets      |  | 6,218          |  | 6,218      |  |               |  |          
|                      |  |               
|                      |  | 2007           |  | 2008      
|                      |  | CarryingAmount |  | Fair Value |  | CarryingAmount |  | Fair Value
|Liabilities           |  |                |  |            |  |                |  |           
|Loans and financing   |  | 622,114        |  | 655,533    |  | 779,932        |  | 763,571   
|Derivatives           |  | 406,514        |  | 406,514    |  | 222,073        |  | 222,073   
|Total                 |  | 1,028,628      |  | 1,062,047  |  | 1,002,005      |  | 985,644   
|Current liabilities   |  | 215,787        |  | 213,528    |  | 230,773        |  | 230,150   
|Long-term liabilities |  | 812,841        |  | 848,519    |  | 771,232        |  | 755,494   



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Derivatives

In accordance with investment policies approved by the Board of Directors in May 2007, Brasil Telecom is allowed to enter into derivative transactions, without leverage, with prime financial institutions, in order to
implement investment strategies and hedge debts. The investment limits in derivative transactions cannot exceed 10% of the higher of subsidiarys total investments and total foreign-currency denominated debt exposed to exchange rate changes.
This type of transactions can only be entered into after being approved by management, in accordance with formally established procedures.

Internal controls are maintained to ensure timely monitoring of foreign exchange risks. Since the subsidiary has derivative investments for debt hedge, the management and assessment of the results from these transactions only consider the
reduction or elimination of the effects of fluctuations in exchange rates on its debt.

The amounts of derivatives are summarized as
follows:



|                                                           |  |                 |      |                 |                  |      |               |      |          |                                    |  |          |   |  |          |   |      |        |  |          |  
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ---- | --------------- | ---------------- | ---- | ------------- | ---- | -------- | ---------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | - | ---- | ------ |  | -------- | -
|                                                           |  | Maturity        |      | Notional amount |                  |      | Fair Value    |      |          | Accumulated effect current period | 
|                                                           |  |                 |      |                 | Amountreceivable |      | Amountpayable |     
|                                                           |  |                 | 2007 |                 |                  | 2008 |               |      | 2007     |                                    |  | 2008     |   |  | 2008     |   | 2008 |       
|Swap contracts                                             |  |                 |      |                 |                  |      |               |      |          |                                    |  |          |   |  |          |   |      |        |  |          |  
|Asset position                                             |  |                 |      |                 |                  |      |               |      |          |                                    |  |          |   |  |          |   |      |        |  |          |  
|Foreign currency  yen (i)                                 |  | Mar/09 toMar/11 |      |                 | 400,359          |      |               |      | 280,703  |                                    |  | 239,106  |   |  | 277,774  |   |      |       |  | 277,774  |  
|Liability position                                         |  |                 |      |                 |                  |      |               |      |          |                                    |  |          |   |  |          |   |      |        |  |          |  
|Interest rate  Interbank Certificate of Deposit (CDI) (i) |  | Mar/09 toMar/11 |      |                 | (400,359         | )    |               |      | (280,703 | )                                  |  | (636,936 | ) |  | (499,428 | ) |      |       |  | (499,428 | )
|Net amount                                                 |  |                 |      |                 |                 |      |               |      |         |                                    |  | (397,830 | ) |  | (221,654 | ) |      |       |  | (221,654 | )
|Options contracts                                          |  |                 |      |                 |                  |      |               |      |          |                                    |  |          |   |  |          |   |      |        |  |          |  
|Holder position  Call                                     |  |                 |      |                 |                  |      |               |      |          |                                    |  |          |   |  |          |   |      |        |  |          |  
|Foreign currency  dollar (i)                              |  | Feb/09          |      | US$             | 80,000           |      |               | US$  | 80,000   |                                    |  | 6,218    |   |  | 29,179   |   |      | 29,179 |  |         |  
|Writer position  Put                                      |  |                 |      |                 |                  |      |               |      |          |                                    |  |          |   |  |          |   |      |        |  |          |  
|Foreign currency  dollar (ii)                             |  | Feb/09          |      | (US$            | 64,000           | )    |               | (US$ | 64,000   | )                                  |  | (8,684   | ) |  | (419     | ) |      |       |  | (419     | )



|(i) | Yen to CDI swap (Plain Vanilla)
|--- | -------------------------------

In 2004, Brasil Telecom
S.A. contracted foreign exchange swap transactions (plain vanilla) in order to hedge cash flows related to its yen-denominated liabilities with final maturity in March 2011. Under these contracts, the subsidiary has an asset position
in yens, plus fixed interest rate, and a liability position tied to a percentage of a one-day interest rate (CDI), thus hedging against the foreign exchange fluctuation risk of the yen against the Brazilian real, which in effect represented a swap
of yen cost of +1.92% per year with an average weighted rate of 95.91% at the balance sheet date. Such contracts were entered into with the following prime financial institutions: Citibank N.A.  Brazilian branch, Citibank DTVM S.A., Banco
Citibank S.A., Banco JP Morgan S.A. and Banco Santander Brasil S.A. These transactions were duly registered with the Clearinghouse for the Custody and Financial Settlement of Securities (CETIP S.A.) and there is no required guarantee margin on these
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As the asset position flows of swap contracts will be fully offset by the liability flows of the
yen-denominated debt, the subsidiary considers that the risk of being in default with one-day interest rates (CDI) is the increase of the CDI.



|(ii) | US Dollar Options
|---- | -----------------

Brasil Telecom S.A. contracted US
dollar options to partially hedge cash flows tied to foreign currency-denominated debts (Notes issued in February 2004). These transactions involve the purchase of call options fully financed by the sale of put options, and an identical exercise
price for both transactions. Such contracts were entered into with the following prime financial institutions: Banco Santander Brasil S.A., Banco JP Morgan S.A., Banco Citibank S.A., HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.  Banco Múltiplo and Banco Alfa
de Investimentos S.A. These transactions were duly registered with the Clearinghouse for the Custody and Financial Settlement of Securities (CETIP S.A.) and mature in February 2009. There is no required guarantee margin on these contracts.

As a result of its strategy for options transactions, the subsidiary has a long position in dollars at the average price of R$1.9925/ US$.
The notional value is US$80,000 for call options and US$64,000 for put options.

Sensitivity Analysis of Exchange Rate Changes (unaudited)

At the balance sheet date, management estimated the probable scenario of depreciation of the Brazilian real against other currencies
based on the closing dollar exchange rate (sell PTAX) and the quotation of the Commodities & Futures Exchange (BM&F) for the US dollar futures contract maturing in January 2010. The probable rate was then depreciated by 25% and 50%,
serving as a parameter for the possible and remote scenarios, respectively.



|                        |  |                   |  |                       |  |              |  |                       |  |             
|----------------------- |  | ----------------- |  | --------------------- |  | ------------ |  | --------------------- |  | ------------
|Exchange Rate Scenarios
|Probable scenario       |  | Possible scenario |  | Remote scenario      
|Benchmark dollar rate   |  | Depreciation      |  | Benchmark dollar rate |  | Depreciation |  | Benchmark dollar rate |  | Depreciation
|2.50                    |  | 6.9%              |  | 3.12                  |  | 33.6%        |  | 3.75                  |  | 60.3%       

As of December 31, 2008, the hypothetical depreciation of the real against other currencies
would have the following impact:



|                                            |  |                                         |  |          |          |  |          |        |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- |  | -------- | -------- |  | -------- | ------ |  | -------- | -
|Impacts on Exchange Rate
Scenarios          | 
|Transaction                                 |  | Risk                                    |  | Scenario |         
|                                            |  | Probable                                |  |          | Possible |  |          | Remote | 
|Cash and cash equivalents                   |  | Dollar depreciation                     |  | 8,129    |          |  | 39,671   |        |  | 71,212   |  
|Dollar-denominated debts                    |  | Dollar appreciation                     |  | (35,089  | )        |  | (171,233 | )      |  | (307,378 | )
|US dollar options                           |  | Dollar depreciation                     |  | 12,907   |          |  | 62,633   |        |  | 112,307  |  
|Net effect of the depreciation of the real  |  |                                         |  | (22,182  | )        |  | (108,600 | )      |  | (195,071 | )
|Yen-denominated debts                       |  | Yen appreciation                        |  | (19,421  | )        |  | (94,774  | )      |  | (170,127 | )
|Swaps (asset position  yen)                |  | Yen depreciation                        |  | 19,130   |          |  | 93,356   |        |  | 167,582  |  
|Net effect of the depreciation of the real  |  |                                         |  | (291     | )        |  | (1,418   | )      |  | (2,545   | )
|Debts denominated in a basket of currencies |  | Appreciation of the basket ofcurrencies |  | (6,263   | )        |  | (30,566  | )      |  | (54,868  | )



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|f. | Interest rate risk
|-- | ------------------

Assets

Cash equivalents and financial investments in local currency are kept in financial investment funds (FIFs) exclusively managed for the Company and
investments in its own portfolio of private securities (floating rate bank certificates of depositCDBs) issued by prime financial institutions.

The consolidated asset arises from a loan granted to a company that manufactures telephone directories, which earns interest based on the IGP-DI (General Price IndexDomestic Supply). The Company also has fixed
income securities (CDBs) invested in Banco de Brasília S.A., related to the guarantee for the credit incentive granted by the government of the Federal District, under the Program for Economic Sustainable Development in the Federal
District (PRO-DF), which earn interest from 94% to 97% of the SELIC interest rate.

The interest rate risk linked to these assets
arises from the possibility of fluctuations in those rates.

These assets are presented in the balance sheet as follows:



|                    |  |                                |  |          
|------------------- |  | ------------------------------ |  | ---------
|                    |  | Carrying amount and fair value
|                    |  | 2007                           |  | 2008     
|Assets              |  |                                |  |          
|Cash equivalents    |  | 414,972                        |  | 2,541,878
|Cash investments    |  | 3,163,487                      |  | 775,502  
|Loans and financing |  | 7,973                          |  | 6,868    
|Total               |  | 3,586,432                      |  | 3,324,248
|Current assets      |  | 3,580,256                      |  | 3,319,138
|Long-term assets    |  | 6,176                          |  | 5,110    

Liabilities

Brasil Telecom S.A. has loans and financing in local currency subject to the following indexes: Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP), Monetary Unit of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (UMBNDES),
Interbank Certificates of Deposit (CDIs) and General Price IndexDomestic Supply (IGP-DI) and financing in foreign currency subject to the YEN LIBOR and LIBOR indexes. It is also exposed to the CDI arising from swap transactions contracted, the
purpose of which is to hedge its yen-denominated liabilities, as mentioned in Note 34.e. There are no other derivative transactions to hedge the liabilities against interest rate risk.

Furthermore, Brasil Telecom S.A. issued public debentures, not convertible into or exchangeable for shares. These liabilities were contracted at an
interest rate pegged to the CDI.

The risk inherent to these liabilities arises from the possibility of fluctuations in those rates.
However, the Company continuously monitors these market rates to assess the possible contracting of derivatives to hedge against the risk of volatility of these rates.

Sensitivity Analysis of Interest Rate Changes

The Company understands that the most significant risk
related to interest rate changes arises from its liabilities subject to the CDI and TJLP. The risk is associated to an increase in those rates.



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At the balance sheet date, management estimated a probable scenario of changes in interbank deposit
rates (DIs) based on underlying rates from the closing quotations of future DIs traded on the BM&F. As there is no benchmark market for the future TJLP rates, management estimated a probable TJLP scenario of 6.25% per year, i.e., the TJLP
in effect at the balance sheet date. Such rates were increased by 25% and 50%, serving as a benchmark for the possible and remote scenarios, respectively. The table below summarizes the scenarios estimated by management:



|                                      |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|------------------------------------- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | -
|Interest Rate Scenarios(1)            |  | 2009  |   |  | 2010  |   |  | 2011  |   |  | 2012  |   |  | 2013  |   |  | 2014 |   |  | 2015 |   |  | 2016 |   |  | 2017 |  
|Probable scenario                     |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Interbank deposit rates (p.a.)        |  | 12.16 | % |  | 12.23 | % |  | 12.48 | % |  | 13.32 | % |  | 12.61 | % |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |  
|Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP) (p.a.) |  | 6.25  | % |  | 6.25  | % |  | 6.25  | % |  | 6.25  | % |  | 6.25  | % |  | 6.25 | % |  | 6.25 | % |  | 6.25 | % |  | 6.25 | %
|Possible scenario                     |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Interbank deposit rates (p.a.)        |  | 15.20 | % |  | 15.29 | % |  | 15.60 | % |  | 16.64 | % |  | 15.76 | % |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |  
|Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP) (p.a.) |  | 7.81  | % |  | 7.81  | % |  | 7.81  | % |  | 7.81  | % |  | 7.81  | % |  | 7.81 | % |  | 7.81 | % |  | 7.81 | % |  | 7.81 | %
|Remote scenario                       |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|Interbank deposit rates (p.a.)        |  | 18.24 | % |  | 18.34 | % |  | 18.72 | % |  | 19.97 | % |  | 18.92 | % |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |  
|Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP) (p.a.) |  | 9.38  | % |  | 9.38  | % |  | 9.38  | % |  | 9.38  | % |  | 9.38  | % |  | 9.38 | % |  | 9.38 | % |  | 9.38 | % |  | 9.38 | %



|(1) | Rates per year in the reference period
|--- | --------------------------------------

Based on the
interest curves expected in each scenario, management estimated the future amounts of interest payments on its liabilities subject to the CDI and TJLP. The table below shows the nominal sum of the future interest payment flows in each year, as well
as the difference between the interest paid in the possible and remote scenarios in comparison to the probable scenario, which represents the impact of the theoretical increase in the interest rates estimated in the possible and remote scenarios. It
is worth mentioning that the sensitivity analysis considers payment flows on different future dates. Accordingly, the global sum of the amounts in each scenario is not equivalent to the fair value or the present value of the liabilities. The fair
value of these liabilities, should the Companys credit risk remain unchanged, would not be impacted in the event of changes in interest rates, bearing in mind that the rates used to estimate future cash flows would be the same which adjust
them to present value.



|                                  |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |        |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      
|--------------------------------- |  | ------- |  | ------- |  | ------- |  | ------- |  | ------ |  | ------ |  | ----- |  | ----- |  | -----
|Impacts - Interest Rate Scenarios |  | 2009    |  | 2010    |  | 2011    |  | 2012    |  | 2013   |  | 2014   |  | 2015  |  | 2016  |  | 2017 
|Probable scenario                 |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |        |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      
|Debt subject to CDI               |  | 133,458 |  | 131,613 |  | 113,952 |  | 72,766  |  | 23,460 |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Swap (only long position in CDI)  |  | 216,997 |  | 234,108 |  | 124,232 |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Debt subject to TJLP              |  | 254,882 |  | 184,201 |  | 129,250 |  | 89,684  |  | 49,651 |  | 15,199 |  | 7,993 |  | 4,530 |  | 1,097
|Possible scenario                 |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |        |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      
|Debt subject to CDI               |  | 162,744 |  | 163,421 |  | 141,474 |  | 90,321  |  | 29,127 |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Impact vs Probable Scenario       |  | 29,286  |  | 31,809  |  | 27,522  |  | 17,556  |  | 5,667  |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Swap (only long position in CDI)  |  | 219,850 |  | 243,487 |  | 131,835 |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Impact vs Probable Scenario       |  | 2,853   |  | 9,379   |  | 7,602   |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Debt subject to TJLP              |  | 256,739 |  | 188,279 |  | 134,066 |  | 94,402  |  | 53,021 |  | 16,463 |  | 8,796 |  | 5,058 |  | 1,240
|Impact vs Probable Scenario       |  | 1,857   |  | 4,078   |  | 4,816   |  | 4,718   |  | 3,370  |  | 1,264  |  | 803   |  | 527   |  | 143  
|Remote scenario                   |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |         |  |        |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      
|Debt subject to CDI               |  | 191,626 |  | 194,827 |  | 168,641 |  | 107,644 |  | 34,722 |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Impact vs ProbableScCenario       |  | 58,167  |  | 63,214  |  | 54,689  |  | 34,878  |  | 11,262 |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Swap (only long position in CDI)  |  | 222,672 |  | 252,994 |  | 139,684 |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Impact vs Probable Scenario       |  | 5,675   |  | 18,886  |  | 15,452  |  |        |  |       |  |       |  |      |  |      |  |     
|Debt subject to TJLP              |  | 258,586 |  | 192,391 |  | 138,991 |  | 99,297  |  | 56,567 |  | 17,812 |  | 9,666 |  | 5,637 |  | 1,399
|Impact vs Probable Scenario       |  | 3,704   |  | 8,190   |  | 9,741   |  | 9,613   |  | 6,916  |  | 2,613  |  | 1,673 |  | 1,107 |  | 302  



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|g. | Risk of failure to back inflation adjustment indexes of loans and financing to accounts receivable
|-- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Loan and financing indexes contracted by Brasil Telecom S.A. are not backed to the amounts of accounts receivable. Accordingly, there is a risk because
the adjustments of telephone tariffs do not necessarily follow the increases in the interest rates which affect the subsidiarys debts.



|h. | Risks Related to Investments
|-- | ----------------------------

The Company has
investments measured under the acquisition cost. The Company recognizes allowance for losses when the expected future cash flows from an investment create prospects of losses.

Investments measured at cost are immaterial in relation to total assets. The risks associated to them would not produce significant impacts for the
Company in case of losses on these investments.



|i. | Risks Related to Cash Equivalents and Cash Investments
|-- | ------------------------------------------------------

Local
currency cash equivalents and cash investments are kept in financial investment funds (FIFs) and investments in its own portfolio of private securities (floating-rate CDBs) issued by prime financial institutions. The FIF portfolios consist mainly of
federal government securities (at floating rates) and CDBs issued by prime financial institutions (at floating rates). Funds may carry out non-leveraged derivative transactions to hedge their portfolios and comply with the goals established in their
related investment policies. The exposure to market risks is monitored on a daily basis based on the VaR (Value at Risk) methodology, which qualifies the loss risk on these investments. As for the amounts expressed in foreign currency, they are
represented by overnight transactions, backed by securities issued by foreign financial institutions, with low credit risk.

Investments in CDBs and
overnight transactions are subject to the credit risk of financial institutions and foreign currency-denominated investments are subject to exchange rate risk.

The balances of cash equivalents and cash investments are presented in Notes 11 and 12, respectively.



|j. | Liquidity Risk
|-- | --------------

The cash flows from operations and third-party
financing are used to defray capital expenses on the expansion and modernization of the network, payment of dividends, prepayment of debts and investments in new businesses.



|k. | Risk of Accelerated Maturity of Loans and Financing
|-- | ---------------------------------------------------

The obligations derived from consolidated financing, mentioned in Note 25, related to BNDES agreements, public debentures and mainly to debts with financial institutions, have covenants that prescribe the accelerated maturity of obligations
in the cases where certain levels are not met for certain indicators, such as interest coverage indexes and leverage level (financial covenants), as well as in the event of a change in the Companys shareholding control.

For the financing agreements with the BNDES, Brasil Telecom S.A. must comply with a set of financial ratios and in the event of noncompliance with some
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allowed to request the temporary blocking of values deposited in the collection accounts backed to the agreements.

All indicators set forth in agreements are being complied with and thus no sanctions or penalties set forth in the agreement clauses entered into are
being enforced upon Brasil Telecom S.A.



|l. | Risks Related to Contingencies
|-- | ------------------------------

Contingencies are assessed
according to probable, possible or remote loss. Contingencies considered as of probable risk are recorded in liabilities. Details on these risks are presented in Note 28.



|m. | Regulatory risk
|-- | ---------------

Regulatory risks are related to
the STFC activity, which is the most important sector in which the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. operates.

Concession Agreements

Brasil Telecom S.A. has entered into local and domestic long distance concession agreements with ANATEL, effective from January 1, 2006 to
December 31, 2025. These agreements, which provide for reviews on a five-year basis, in general have a higher intervention level in the management of the business and several provisions defending the consumers interests, as noticed by the
regulatory agency. The main highlights are:



|(i) | The public concession fee is defined as 2% of income net of taxes, calculated every two years, starting 2006, and the first payment was made on April 30, 2007. This will occur
successively until termination of the concession. This calculation method, as regards its accrual, corresponds to 1% for each fiscal year;
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(ii) | The definition of new universal service goals, particularly AICE (Special Class Individual Access) with mandatory installation of network infrastructure for interconnection to
high-capacity access networks;
|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iii) | Possibility of the Regulatory Agency imposing alternative mandatory offer plans;
|----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(iv) | Introduction of Regulatory Agencys right to be involved in and change the concessionaires agreements with third parties;
|---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(v) | Inclusion of the parent companys, subsidiarys, affiliated companies and third parties assets, indispensable to the concession, as returnable assets; and
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(vi) | Creation of a users council in each concession.
|---- | ------------------------------------------------

Interconnection tariffs are defined as a percentage public local and domestic long distance tariff until the effective implementation of cost model by service/modality, scheduled for 2009, as defined in the Regulation for Separation and
Accounting Allocation Regulations (Resolution 396/05).

Approval of the New General Granting Plan



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ANATEL published, on June 17, 2008, Public Consultation 23, addressing the Proposal for Revision
of the General Granting Plan (PGO) of Services Provided under Public Concession. Society in general could express its views on the proposal up to August 1, 2008, the date on which the deadline for submitting said public consultation
expired.

On October 16, 2008, ANATELs Executive Board approved the final wording of the new General Granting Plan
(PGO ) which adopted the following principal action lines:



|(i) | Maintenance of the current PGOs regions;
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|(ii) | Elimination of the operating restrictions on groups with concessionaries in more than one region of the PGO;
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|(iii) | Restriction to holding more than one concession of the same STFC type in the same Region of the PGO or in a portion of it by the same Group;
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|(iv) | Obligation that groups controlling concessions in more than one region operate in the other regions of the PGO, in the manner prescribed by the General Plan for Competition Targets
(PGMC), and comply with other rules established by ANATEL, in order to ensure competition, prevent economic concentration and ensure the performance of the concession agreements; and
|---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|(v) | Maintenance of the regional contiguity concept.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------

The
General Granting Plan for Telecommunications Regulation Updates (PGR) was also approved, establishing regulatory targets for increasing competition.

The Proposal for the Revision of the PGO was approved by ANATELs Executive Board and submitted to the Ministry of Communications (MC). The Ministry of Communications, in turn, after analyzing the
content of the proposal, submitted it to the Civil Office in the form of a decree, which was approved by the president and subsequently enacted as Decree 6654, of November 20, 2008, published in the Federal Official Gazette on November 21,
2008.

Upon enactment of Decree 6654, which approved the new General Granting Plan (PGO), the acquisition of the control of a
concessionaire engaged in the provision of switched telephony services by another concessionaire engaged in the same type of service operating in a different region, is now permitted, but subject to prior approval by ANATEL.

On December 19, 2008, Law 7828 was issued by ANATEL, whereby the Executive Board granted prior approval for the subsequent corporate acts regarding
the merger of the companies or the merger of the shares of the companies Invitel S.A., Solpart Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. into Telemar Norte Leste S.A. As disclosed by Telemar Norte Leste
S.A. in a material event notice dated April 25, 2008, this corporate restructuring will comprise, among other acts, the downstream merger of the Company into the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A., pursuant to article 230 of Brazilian Corporate
Law, followed by the merger of shares of Brasil Telecom S.A., pursuant to article 252 of said law, into a subsidiary of Telemar, and its subsequent merger, pursuant to article 230, into Telemar. As part of said Law, Telemar and the providers of
public utility telecommunications services included in its corporate group, as approved by this Law, should fully comply with the regulations established by ANATEL, under the terms and conditions provided for by the appendix to the Law. Among these
regulations, the following are to be highlighted:



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| |  | To increase, by 2010, the number of municipalities connected to the telecommunications infrastructure by optical fiber cables in Regions I and II of the General
Granting Plan (PGO), by 100 municipalities, in addition to the municipalities connected on October 31, 2008, as well as to connect, by December 31, 2015, another 200 municipalities, fulfilling an average inclusion target of 40
municipalities per year.
|- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | To commercially offer broadband Internet access in all the municipalities of Regions I and II of the PGO which start to rely on the backhaul facility, in compliance
with Decree 6424, of April 7, 2008, providing a minimum transmission speed of 150 kbps.
|- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | To implement and make available switched Internet access, under the local STFC modality, in 56% of the 2995 municipalities of Region I of the PGO, in compliance
with terms and conditions by December 31, 2011.
|- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | To offer in Region II of the PGA-SMP the same conditions which are currently offered in Region I of PGA-SMP, by December 31, 2009.
|- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | To make, within the next ten years, investments in Research and Development (R&D)  at annual amounts corresponding to up to 100% of the total transferred
to the Fund for Technical Development of Brazilian Telecommunications (FUNTTEL), unconditionally complying with a minimum of 50%, and the remaining 50% conditioned upon proportional release by the government.
|- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | To maintain or reduce the service percentage through Special Industrial Exploitation of Dedicated Lines (EILD) in relation to the total EILD requests in Region II,
presented by Brasil Telecom S.A., prior to the performance of said transaction.
|- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | To maintain the consolidated number of jobs in the Company and its subsidiaries, including Brasil Telecom S.A. and its subsidiaries, until at least April 25,
2011, using as reference the number of jobs existing in said companies on February 1, 2008.
|- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | To conclude, within a maximum term of 12 months, in association with ANATEL, actions aimed at resolving the administrative procedures of noncompliance with
obligations relating to the standardization and quality of the services in progress at the Agency, in order to better serve the consumer.
|- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The step subsequent to the Prior Approval is the filing of the proceeding by ANATEL with the Economic Defense Council (CADE) for analysis.



|35. | Subsequent events
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a) Change in the Companys Shareholding
Control

On January 8, 2009, Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (TMAR) acquired, through its indirect subsidiary Copart 1
Participações S.A. (Copart 1), the shareholding control of the Company and of Brasil Telecom S.A. Such acquisition granted TMAR an interest corresponding to 61.2% of the Companys voting capital. The acquisition was
disclosed through a Material Event Notice issued by the companies on the same date of the transaction, whose content is fully transcribed in this note.

The Agreement for Purchase of the Companys Shares (the Agreement), entered into on April 25, 2008, was disclosed through a Material Event Notice of the companies issued on the same date, and
supplemental material event notices were issued on events or facts inherent to the



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Agreement. All material event notices are available for consultation at the Website www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ri.

The change in the shareholding control of Brasil Telecom consisted of the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Invitel S.A., which, in turn, holds 99.99%
of the shares of SOLPART.

The acquisition of the shareholding control of Brasil Telecom by TMAR was carried out with the Prior Approval of
ANATEL, granted through Law 7828, issued on December 19, 2008, through which ANATELs Executive Board also approved the subsequent corporate acts referring to the merger of the companies or of the shares of the companies Invitel S.A.,
Solpart Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. into Telemar Norte Leste S.A.

The change in
the Companys shareholding control, and, consequently, of Brasil Telecom S.A., has the following implications for the subsidiary:

i) Stock Option
Plan

The stock option grant programs linked to the plan approved on November 6, 2007 (Note 29.b) had provisions that established
the accelerated maturity of the options in the event of a change in the direct or indirect shareholding control of the subsidiary. Upon the change in shareholding control, on January 8, 2009, the stock options of said programs were fully
exercised. Program 1, totaling 2,817,324 UPs was settled for a total amount of R$17,855. Program 2, referring to the grant on 07/01/08, comprising 701,601 UPs, was settled for a total amount of R$4,446.

Under Program 2, 646,585 UPs were exercised, referring to the grant on 07/01/07, settled as follows: (i) delivery of preferred shares held in
treasury by the subsidiary, at a total exercise price of R$2,386 and acquisition cost of R$2,979; and (ii) delivery of common and preferred shares of the Company, yet included in the subsidiarys liabilities, at a total exercise price of
R$13,733 and fair value of R$ 17,108, plus R$130.

ii) Loans and Financing

The contractual obligations with financing creditors, relating to the agreements entered into by Brasil Telecom S.A. and the BNDES and the swaps entered
into with Citibank have provisions that establish the accelerated maturity of these obligations in the event of a change in the subsidiarys shareholding control. After obtaining waivers from the creditors, these agreements were amended and the
maturities originally established were maintained.

iii) Debentures

As a result of the transfer of the shareholding control of the Company and Brasil Telecom S.A. to TMAR (through its indirect
subsidiary Copart 1), pursuant to the decisions of the General debenture holders Meeting of the 5thIssue of Brasil Telecom S.A. (AGD, Issue and Issuer) held on December 17, 2008 and the Board of Directors Meeting of Brasil Telecom S.A. held on January 26, 2009,
the Brasil Telecom S.A. informed the debenture holders, through a notice issued on January 28, 2009 (Notice to debenture holders) that it had decided to change the debentures yield from 104% of the Interbank Deposit Rate (DI
Rate) to the DI Rate plus a spread of 3.5% per year, and to purchase the debentures held by the debenture holders who disagreed with such decision.

The debenture holders had a five-business day term, ending February 4, 2009, to express their wish to redeem the debentures, but no such requests were made.



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b) Private Debentures Issued by Telemar Norte Leste S.A. - TMAR

Subscription by the Company

On
February 17, 2009, Brasil Telecom S.A. subscribed to 11,648 nonconvertible debentures issued by the indirect controller, TMAR, for the nominal unit value of R$ 103, totaling R$ 1,200,000. The debentures are for a five-year term,
maturing on December 11, 2013, and are remunerated at the Interbank Rate (DI) plus spread of 4.0% p.a., payable on the maturity date.

Subscription by Brasil Telecom Celular S.A.

On March 12, 2009, Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. subscribed to 2,885
nonconvertible debentures issued by TMAR, for the nominal unit value of R$ 104, totaling R$ 300,000. The debentures are for a five year term, maturing on December 11, 2013, and are remunerated at the Interbank Rate (DI) plus spread of
4.0% p.a., payable on the maturity date.

c) Material Event

Below is the material event notice disclosed after the balance sheet date regarding the change in the Companys shareholding control:

Material Event on January 8, 2009

MATERIAL EVENT

In compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution 358/02 and following Material Event Notices and Market Releases disclosed by Tele Norte Leste
Participações S.A. (TNL) and Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (TMAR) on April 25, 2008, November 21, 2008, December 19, 2008 and December 22, 2008, we hereby inform our
shareholders, the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) and the market that, as of the date hereof, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement entered into on April 25, 2008 (the Agreement), TMAR, through its indirect
subsidiary Copart 1 Participações S.A. (Copart 1), acquired as of the date hereof, the shareholding control of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (BrT Part) and Brasil Telecom S.A.
(BrT).

1 - THE ACQUISITION:

As a result of said acquisition, TMAR became the indirect holder, as of the date hereof, of 81,092,986 common shares issued by BrT Part, representing 61.2% of the voting capital stock of BrT Part, by means of the payment of an aggregate
amount of R$5,371,098,527.04 (five billion, three hundred seventy-one million, ninety-eight thousand, five hundred twenty-seven reais and four centavos), which is equivalent to a price of R$77.04 (seventy-seven reais and four centavos) per common
share of BrT Part.

The amount paid is equal to (i) the price agreed pursuant to the Agreement of R$5,863,495,791.40 (five billion,
eight hundred sixty-three million, four hundred ninety-five thousand, seven hundred ninety-one reais and forty centavos); (ii) adjusted by the fluctuation in the average daily rate of the Interbank Certificate of Deposit (CDI); (iii) less
Invitel S.A.s net debt of R$998,053,465.69 (nine hundred ninety-eight million, fifty-three thousand, four hundred



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sixty-five reais and sixty-nine centavos); and (iv) further adjusted by deducting the dividends and/or interest on capital declared between
January 1, 2008 and the Closing Date.

II - MANDATORY TENDER OFFERS - ARTICLE 254-A

Pursuant to CVM Resolution 361/02, within 30 days from the date hereof, TMAR will file with the CVM, directly or through its subsidiary, the requests for
Registration of a Public Offer for purchasing the Voting Shares held by the minority shareholders of BrT Part and BrT, in order to ensure a minimum price equivalent to 80% of the price paid for each control share, as prescribed by article 254-A of
Law 6404/76 (Mandatory Tender Offers), reduced by the amount of any future dividends, interest on capital, or capital reduction that may be approved prior to the settlement of the Mandatory Tender Offer.

Mandatory Tender Offers must be previously registered with the CVM and disclosed through a tender notice with at least 30 days prior notice.

III. CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING:

After
the Mandatory Tender Offers have been concluded, we intend to conduct a corporate restructuring of the companies involved in the transaction (the Corporate Restructuring), under the terms and conditions previously disclosed in the
Material Event Notice dated April 25, 2008, for the purpose of simplifying our corporate structure, so that, after the Mandatory Tender Offers, the shareholders of BrT Part and BrT will receive shares of TMAR to replace the shares held by them,
which we believe will significantly increase the liquidity of their shares on the Stock Exchanges, thereby benefiting the shareholders of the companies involved.

IV - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

(i) The abovementioned transactions are subject to approval by, presentation to, or
registration with certain regulatory agencies and will be submitted or communicated, as required, to the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL); the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM); the Economic Defense Council (CADE), the
Brazilian Stock, São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA); the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

(ii) Additionally, as previously disclosed in the Material Event Notice dated April 25, 2008: (a) TMAR intends to create one, or more than one, American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program(s) for its shares, in order to
make it possible for the current holders of ADRs of BrT and BrT Part to trade their ADRs on the NYSE; (b) TMAR intends to file for their listing on the NYSE; and (c) the Corporate Restructuring will be submitted to the analysis of certain
creditors, despite not being contingent on their approval. The acquisition of BrT and its subsequent merger into TMARs operations will give rise to a telecommunications company fully held by Brazilian shareholders which operates nationwide and
has the managerial, operating and financial capacity to expand its operations in Brazil and abroad.

Rio de Janeiro, January 08, 2009

TELE NORTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

TELEMAR NORTE LESTE S.A.

COARI PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

BRASIL TELECOM S.A.

INVITEL S.A.

Alex Waldemar Zornig

Investor Relations Officer



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d) Provision for Contingencies

i) Civil Contingencies:

As mentioned in Note 28, Brasil Telecom S.A. is involved in certain lawsuits
involving claims regarding Financial Interest Agreements with the former CRT in which, as a result of court decisions, including decisions of the Superior Court of Justice, which occurred during 2009, Brasil Telecom S.A. changed its estimate
regarding the risk of these lawsuits from possible to probable and recorded additional provisions amounting to R$1,153 million (R$761 million net of taxes) in May 2009.

ii) Labor Contingencies:

After the acquisition of control of Brasil Telecom S.A. by Telemar on January 8,
2009, Brasil Telecom S.A. changed its criteria for estimating probable losses on labor contingencies in order to align these policies with those of Telemar, taking into account the merits debated in judicial proceedings. As a result of this change,
Brasil Telecom S.A. increased the provision for labor proceedings in the second quarter of 2009 by R$325 million (R$215 million net of taxes).

iii) Tax
Contingencies:

ICMS  After the acquisition of control of Brasil Telecom S.A. by Telemar in January 2009, Brasil Telecom S.A.
re-evaluated certain tax assessments challenging the amount of tax credits recorded to offset the amounts of ICMS owed, in order to align the procedures for recognizing ICMS credits with those of Telemar. Based on this evaluation, Brasil Telecom
S.A. decided no longer offset such tax credits with the amounts payable during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. Based on the assessment of Management and Brasil Telecom S.A.s external legal counsel, this change in procedure resulted
in a change in estimate of the risk of loss in connection with certain ICMS tax assessments from possible to probable. This change in the estimate resulted in an increase in the provisions for tax contingencies by approximately R$387 million (R$255
million net of taxes) in the first quarter of 2009.

e) Covenants

Certain of our debt instruments require us to comply with financial covenants.

As a result of the
adjustments to provisions for contingencies described in item (d) above, the Company expects that it will not comply with certain covenants set forth in its debt instruments with BNDES, JBIC and Debentures as of June 30, 2009. As of December 31,
2008, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under these debt instruments were R$2,655 million, R$282 million and R$1,092 million, respectively.

Under each of these debt instruments, the creditor has the right to accelerate the debt if, at the end of any fiscal quarter, we are not in compliance with the covenants containing these ratios.

The Company is currently seeking waivers in respect of the anticipated breach of these covenants from BNDES, JBIC and the Debentures.

Acceleration of any of these debt instruments may result in acceleration of our obligations under certain other debt agreements pursuant to cross-default
clauses contained in the other debt agreements. Among these other debt agreements, the most significant is the indenture governing our Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2008, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under our Senior Notes was R$486
million.

The total amount of debt as of December 31, 2008 that would have been reclassified to current liabilities in the event that the
Company was in default as of December 31, 2008 amounted to R$4,125 million.



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|36. | Summary of the differences between Brazilian Corporate Law and US GAAP
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law, which differs in certain significant respects from US GAAP.

The set of practices and standards that governs accounting records and financial statement preparation in accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law changed
as from the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (see note 2.a). As a result of these changes, the Company restated its financial statement for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 (see note 2.f).

The reconciliation of net income and shareholders equity under Brazilian Corporate Law to US GAAP for the years ended on December 31,
2006 and 2007 were restated to reflect the changes made under Brazilian Corporate Law.

Subsequent to the issuance of the Companys
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, the Companys management identified certain errors relating to the U.S. GAAP adjustments for capitalized interest and the depreciation of the step-up in basis of companies under
common control. The Company restated the presentation of the reconciliations of differences between Brazilian accounting practices and US GAAP of shareholders equity as of December 31, 2007 and net income for the two years period
then ended (see Note 36.n.).

The following is a summary of the significant policies and adjustments to net income and shareholders
equity required when reconciling such amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements to the corresponding amounts in accordance with US GAAP, considering the significant differences between Brazilian Corporate Law and US GAAP:



|a. | Different criteria for capitalizing and amortizing capitalized interest
|-- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Until December 31, 1993, capitalized interest was not added to the individual assets in property, plant and equipment; instead, it was capitalized separately and amortized over a time period different from the
estimated useful lives of the related assets. Under US GAAP, capitalized interest is added to the individual assets and is amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Also, under Brazilian Corporate Law, as applied to companies in the telecommunications industry, interest attributable to construction-in-progress was
calculated, up to December 31, 1998, at the rate of 12% per annum of the balance of construction-in-progress and that part which related to interest on third party loans was credited to interest expense based on actual interest costs with
the balance relating to self-funding being credited to capital reserves. Starting 1999, Brazilian Corporate Law required capitalization of interest on loans specifically related to financing of construction in progress, and interest on
self-financing is no longer allowed.

Under US GAAP, in accordance with the provisions of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) 34, Capitalization of Interest Cost, interest incurred on borrowings is capitalized to the extent that borrowings do not exceed the balances of construction-in-progress. The credit is a reduction of interest expense
and should not exceed the amount charged to the Statements of Operations, Under US GAAP, the amount of interest capitalized excludes the monetary gain associated with the borrowings and the foreign exchange gains and losses on foreign currency
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The effects of these different criteria for capitalizing and amortizing capitalized interest are as
follows:



|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                         |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                         |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2007       |   |  | 2008     |  
|                                                         |  | asrestated              |   |  | asrestated |   |  |          |  
|Capitalized Interest difference                          |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|US GAAP Capitalized Interest:                            |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|Interest capitalized under US GAAP                       |  | 39,621                  |   |  | 29,017     |   |  | 61,323   |  
|Accumulated capitalized interest on disposals            |  | (12,084                 | ) |  | (12,582    | ) |  | (10,981  | )
|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|                                                         |  | 27,537                  |   |  | 16,435     |   |  | 50,342   |  
|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|Less Brazilian Corporate Law Capitalized Interest:       |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|Interest capitalized under Brazilian Corporate Law       |  | (237                    | ) |  | (21,736    | ) |  | (39,354  | )
|Accumulated capitalized interest on disposals            |  | 18,273                  |   |  | 18,533     |   |  | 16,025   |  
|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|Total capitalized interest under Brazilian Corporate Law |  | 18,036                  |   |  | (3,203     | ) |  | (23,329  | )
|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|US GAAP Difference                                       |  | 45,573                  |   |  | 13,232     |   |  | 27,013   |  
|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest difference          |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|Amortization under Brazilian Corporate Law               |  | 76,014                  |   |  | 61,774     |   |  | 66,136   |  
|Less: Amortization under US GAAP                         |  | (133,523                | ) |  | (138,426   | ) |  | (133,216 | )
|Difference in accumulated amortization on disposals      |  | (4,796                  | ) |  | (4,920     | ) |  | (3,778   | )
|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  
|US GAAP Difference                                       |  | (62,305                 | ) |  | (81,572    | ) |  | (70,858  | )
|                                                         |  |                         |   |  |            |   |  |          |  

In preparing the reconciliation of financial statements to US GAAP prior to fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, the Company reconciled the amortization of capitalized interest using a global average depreciation rate calculated by dividing depreciation expense under Brazilian Corporate Law by the gross balance of fixed assets at the
end of the relevant fiscal year under Brazilian Corporate Law. The Company applied this global average depreciation rate to the difference between the basis of the assets included in property, plant and equipment account as determined under
Brazilian Corporate Law and as determined under US GAAP to calculate the reconciling adjustment. Because the Company did not exclude the effects of additions, disposals and fully depreciated assets in the calculation of the global average
depreciation rate, this methodology produced errors in the calculation of the reconciling adjustment. As results of these adjustments the figures for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 were restated (see note 38).



|b. | Dividends and interest on shareholders equity
|-- | ----------------------------------------------

Although under Brazilian Corporate Law proposed dividends require approval at a shareholders meeting, under Brazilian Corporate Law they are accounted for in the consolidated financial statements in anticipation of their approval by
the shareholders meeting. Distributions characterized as interest on shareholders equity as well as minimum compulsory dividends are accrued for under both Brazilian Corporate Law and US GAAP, Any excess of proposed dividends over
either the minimum compulsory dividend or distributions characterized as interest on shareholders equity would not be accounted for under US GAAP, if such proposed dividends are subject to approval at the annual Shareholders
Meeting. In 2007 the proposed dividends in excess of the minimum compulsory dividends was reversed in the reconciliation of shareholders equity to US GAAP. In 2008 the proposed dividends did not exceed minimum compulsory dividends.



|c. | Pensions and other post-retirement benefits
|-- | -------------------------------------------

Refer
to Note 37.a for a discussion of differences between Brazilian Corporate Law and US GAAP as they relate to pensions and other post-retirement benefits. For purposes of the US GAAP reconciliation, the provisions of SFAS 87,
Employers Accounting for Pensions (SFAS 87) and SFAS 106, Employers Accounting for Post-retirement Benefits Other than Pensions



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(SFAS 106) have been applied. The provisions of SFAS 87 were applied with effect from January 1, 1992 because it was not feasible to apply
them from the effective date specified in the standard.

Under Brazilian Corporate Law, the Company adopted CVM Deliberation 371 during the
year ended December 31, 2001 and recorded an adjustment to opening shareholders equity amounting to R$328,381, net of R$162,362, which was recorded as deferred income tax on provision for pension. This adjustment was reversed for
US GAAP purposes, since all effects of pensions and other post-retirement benefits have already been recognized after applying SFAS 87 and SFAS 106.

For US GAAP purposes, unrecognized net gain or losses are recognized following the corridor approach, i,e, the portion which exceeds 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation or the
market-related value of plan assets is recognized, and the unrecognized prior service cost or benefit and unrecognized transition obligation are deferred according actuarial valuation. These approaches have not been applied for Brazilian Corporate
Law purposes. Under Brazilian Corporate Law the Company recognizes an asset in case of express authorization for offsetting with future employer contribution, As such under the Complementary Law No. 109, only the portion that was not allocated
to special reserves of participants beneficiaries and contingencies of the overfunded status was entitled to be recognized under Brazilian Corporate Law.

On December 31, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No, 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132R
(SFAS 158). This statement requires an employer to recognize the over- or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that
funded status in the year in which the changes occur through other comprehensive income. The net effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 158 on accumulated other comprehensive income was R$99,841 as of December 31, 2006, net of taxes and
minority interest (see Note 37,a).

Additionally, as required by SFAS No, 158, all plan assets and benefit obligations are measured as of
December 31, 2008.



|d. | Earnings per share
|-- | ------------------

Under Brazilian Corporate Law,
net income per share is calculated based on the number of shares outstanding at the balance sheet date. Each American Depositary Share (ADS) is equivalent to 5 shares (5 shares in 2007).

As determined by SFAS 128, Earnings per Share, since the preferred and common stockholders have different dividend, voting and liquidation
rights, basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated using the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for preferred and common stock according
to the dividends to be paid as required by the Companys By-laws.

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Net income available to preferred shareholders is the sum of the preferred stock dividends (a minimum of 6% of preferred capital, or, as
from 2002, 3% per annum calculated on the amount resulting from dividing the net book shareholders equity by the total number of the Companys shares, whichever is greater, as defined in the its By-laws) and the preferred
shareholders portion of undistributed net income. Undistributed net income is computed by deducting total dividends (the sum of preferred and common stock dividends) from adjusted net income, Undistributed net income is shared equally by the
preferred and common shareholders on a pro rata basis. Total dividends are calculated as described in Note 30,e. Diluted earnings per share is computed by



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increasing the number of shares, calculated by dividing such net income available to common and preferred shareholders by the monthly weighted-average number
of common and preferred shares outstanding during the period.

The weighted-average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share is
not greater than such used in the basic earnings per share calculation since the diluted share issued is that of the Holding Companys subsidiaries. The weighted-average number of common shares used in computing basic earnings per share for the
year ended December 31, 2008 was 132,550,888 (132,550,888 in 2007 and 2006). The weighted-average number of preferred shares used in computing basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2008 was 229,937,525 (229,937,525 in
2007 and 2006). The Companys subsidiaries have received certain contributions from customers or customers have independently paid suppliers of telecommunication equipment and services for the installation of fixed line services. These amounts
are reflected as funds for capitalization within other non-current liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets. Once the installation is essentially complete and the contributions have been received, the funds will be converted into
equity (see Note 30). These shares are treated as outstanding and included in the basic EPS calculation only when such funds are converted to equity and the shares issued. These shares are treated as outstanding for diluted EPS purposes when
expansion plan contributions are received or when Community Expansion Plan agreements have been approved. Additionally, the 79,512 (256,855 in 2007) thousand preferred stock options granted under the stock option program approved on
April 28, 2000 for officers and employees mentioned in Note 29.b were not considered in the calculation of the diluted earnings per share, as the program only contemplates stock options to acquire shares in the companys subsidiary, Brasil
Telecom S.A. The stock options granted under the program approved on November 6, 2007 for subsidiary Brasil Telecom S,A, was considered antidilutive in 2007, since the settlement of the options would occur through treasury shares with grant of
repurchase of the shares. On July 15,2008, a modification in the plan eliminated the obligation to repurchase the shares and after this date the options granted under the program was computed in the earnings per share of the companys
subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A.

If the Company is able to pay dividends in excess of the minimum requirement for preferred shareholders and
the remainder of the net income is sufficient to provide equal dividends to both common and preferred shareholders, then the basic and the diluted earnings per share will be the same for both common and preferred shareholders.

The Companys preferred shares are non-voting except under certain limited circumstances and are entitled to a preferential non-cumulative dividend
and to priority over the common shares in the event of its liquidation. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the amount of dividends paid to the preferred shareholders exceeded the minimum guaranteed dividends, and was equal to the amount per share paid to the
common shareholders.



|e. | Income taxes
|-- | ------------

The Company fully accrues for
deferred income taxes on temporary differences between tax and reporting records. The existing policies for accounting for deferred taxes are substantially in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS 109).

Under US GAAP, if a valuation allowance is recognized for a deferred tax asset at the acquisition date, recognized benefits for those
tax deductions after this date should be applied first to reduce to zero any goodwill related to that acquisition, second to reduce to zero other non-current intangible assets related to that acquisition, and third to reduce income tax expense. As
described in Note 9, iG Brasil recorded tax loss carry forwards amounting to R$50,330 in 2005.



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Under US GAAP, the recognition of this benefit is accounted for as a reduction of the valuation allowance against goodwill.

Deferred tax assets on tax losses in the amount of R$131,011 (R$137,069 in 2007) were not recognized as of December 31, 2008 (that means, for
US GAAP purposes, a valuation allowance has been recorded in the same amount), due to the lack of fulfillment of the minimum requirements regarding historical and forecasted taxable income for direct/indirect subsidiaries.



|f. | Interest expense, interest income and accrued interest
|-- | ------------------------------------------------------

Brazilian Corporate Law requires interest expense and income, as well as other financial charges, to be shown as part of operating income (expense) and accrued interest as a part of loans and financing within liability balance, Under
US GAAP, interest expense and income, as well as other financial charges, would be shown after operating income (expense) within statements of operations and accrued interest would be included in accounts payable within the balance sheet.



|g. | Funds for capitalization
|-- | ------------------------

i, Resources for capital increase and
expansion plan contributions

Under Brazilian Corporate Law, resources for capital increases and expansion plan contributions received
are included in the balance sheet as non-current liabilities until the subscribers have paid for their telephone connection in full and a general meeting of shareholders approves the capital increases.

Effective January 1, 1996, indexation of the expansion plan contributions was no longer applied and, for contracts signed as from that date,
Telebrás (the Companys former controlling shareholder) was allowed the option of using a value per share equal to the market value, when this value was higher than book value. For US GAAP purposes, a portion of the resources for
capital increase and expansion plan contributions would be allocated to shareholders equity based on the market value of the shares to be issued to subscribers. The remainder of the resources for capital increase and expansion plan
contributions would be classified as a deferred credit and amortized to reduce depreciation expense from the time the related construction-in-progress is completed. As of December 31, 2007 all balance was fully amortized.

ii, Donations and subsidies for investments

Under
Brazilian Corporate Law, those amounts which comprise principally the excess of the value of property, plant and equipment incorporated into the assets over the corresponding credits for expansion plan contributions received are recorded as a credit
to other capital reserves. For US GAAP purposes, the credit to capital reserves would be classified as a deferred credit and amortized to reduce depreciation expense. As of December 31, 2007 all balance was fully amortized.



|h. | Valuation of long-lived assets
|-- | ------------------------------

SFAS 144 provides a
single accounting model for the disposal of long-lived assets. SFAS 144 also changes the criteria for classifying an asset as held for sale; and broadens the scope of businesses to be disposed of that qualify for reporting as discontinued operations
and changes the timing of recognizing losses on such operations. The Company adopted SFAS 144 on January 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 144 did not affect the Companys consolidated financial statements.



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In accordance with SFAS 144, long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased
intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the
amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and
are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposed group classified as held for sale would be presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet.

Brazilian Corporate Law requires an assessment which is performed annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable (see note 3.j). For all periods presented, no impairment losses were recognized under Brazilian Corporate Law and US GAAP.



|i. | Stock options
|-- | -------------

Under US GAAP, the Company
accounts for stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which establishes a fair-value method of accounting for employee stock options or similar equity instruments. For US GAAP, the Black
Scholes option-pricing model was used to estimate the grant date fair value of its options granted.

The fair value of options is
recognized over the expected vesting term of the option for US GAAP purposes, which is four years. An amount of R$9,696 was recognized for US GAAP purposes as stock option compensation expense (expenses of R$7,881 and R$100 in 2007 and
2006, respectively). In accordance with SFAS No, 123(R) Accounting for Stock-based Compensation, since the options are adjusted for the Brazilian consumer price index, the Company accounts for its stock option plan by accruing a
liability at fair value relating to the options issued under the plan at each period end. The Company did not record any effect in adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) due to previously classification of its stock options as liability. Under
US GAAP the company opted to account for stock options using a straight-line basis over the life of the entire award.

Under Brazilian
Corporate Law, the requirement to account for stock options at fair value (see note 3.u.(ii) resulted in the stock options compensation expense amounting to R$17,410 in 2008 (expenses of R$13,179 and R$162 in 2007 and 2006, respectively). According
to Brazilian Corporate Law each installment of a graded vesting award is treated as a separate grant, using a separate value for each installment, and equity settled award are classified as equity awards even if there is variability in the number of
shares due to a fixed monetary value to be achieved.

See detailed disclosure relating to the options in Note 37.b.



|j. | Revenue recognition
|-- | -------------------



|i) | Activation and installation fees
|-- | --------------------------------

Under Brazilian
Corporate Law revenues from activation and installation fees are recognized upon activation of customer services, Under US GAAP, revenues and related taxes from activation and installation fees are deferred and amortized over five years, the
estimated average customer life.



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|ii) | Sales of public telephone cards
|--- | -------------------------------

Under Brazilian Corporate
Law, revenues from public telephone phone cards are recognized when the cards are sold. Under US GAAP, revenues generated from sales of public telephone cards are recognized as such services are provided. For US GAAP, deferred revenues at
each consolidated balance sheet date are determined based upon estimates of sold but unused public telephone card credits outstanding as of each consolidated balance sheet date.



|k. | Goodwill & other intangible assets and business combination
|-- | -----------------------------------------------------------

Goodwill & other intangible assets

Until December 31, 2008 under Brazilian Corporate Law goodwill represents
the difference between historical book value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the purchase price, and it is amortized over the estimated period over which the Company expects to benefit from the goodwill. This period is determined
based on the reasons attributed by management for the payment of goodwill. A test for impairment is made at least annually or if there is an indication that the unit in which the goodwill was allocated may be impaired.

Under US GAAP, goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets
acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets. SFAS 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS 142.

The amortization of the goodwill recognized under Brazilian Corporate Law has been reversed under US GAAP in connection with the
adoption of SFAS 142.

Under SFAS 142, the company evaluates goodwill for impairment by determining the fair value of each reporting unit
and comparing it to the carrying amount of the reporting unit on a yearly basis. To the extent the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the respective fair value, the respective goodwill is considered to be impaired. Under this scenario, the
Company would be required to perform the second step of the impairment test which involves the calculation of a hypothetical goodwill balance to measure the amount of impairment to be recorded.

Under the terms of the operating concessions granted by the Federal Government, the Company is obliged to provide a certain minimum level of services
over the entire area covered by its fixed-line operating licenses. Also, the Company does not possess discrete financial information that could allow a determination of assets and liabilities (and goodwill) allocation in a level below the entire
fixed-line business segment and neither does it manage different areas of the concession as if they were separate businesses and has thus considered the entire fixed-line business to be one reporting unit. In viewing all of fixed-line assets and
liabilities of the Company as one reporting unit and performing an initial assessment on this reporting unit as to whether there was an indication that goodwill is impaired, the second step of the impairment test was not required. For the internet
segment the Company applies separated assessment for each report unit. The Company was not required to recognize an impairment loss under US GAAP for any of the periods presented.

Prior to the adoption of SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002, for US GAAP purposes, goodwill was amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected
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recoverability by determining whether the amortization of the goodwill balance over its remaining life could be recovered through undiscounted future
operating cash flows of the acquired operation. All other intangible assets were amortized on a straight-line basis. The amount of goodwill and other intangible asset impairment, if any, was measured based on projected discounted future operating
cash flows using a discount rate reflecting the Companys average cost of funds.

Under Brazilian Corporate Law, goodwill amortization
is classified in operating expenses. Under US GAAP, goodwill amortization was classified in operating expenses until December 31, 2001.

Business combinations



|i) | Purchase of minority interests in the eight operating companies formerly held directly by the Company.
|-- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On February 28, 2000, the Company reorganized its investments in fixed-line telecommunication companies, by exchanging its shares in its eight
smaller operating subsidiaries for newly issued shares of its main operating subsidiary, Telecomunicações do Paraná S.A.  TELEPAR. The minority shareholders of the smaller operating companies also exchanged their shares
for newly issued shares of TELEPAR. These companies were then merged into TELEPAR. After the merger, the name of TELEPAR was changed to Brasil Telecom S.A.

At the same date, in connection with the combination of the eight operating companies under common control with Telepar, the Company made an offer to exchange Telepar shares for the shares held by minority
shareholders in each of the operating companies. The exchange was made based on the book value of the shares of Telepar compared to the book value of the shares of the operating companies. The book value of the shares was calculated by dividing
stockholders equity by the number of shares outstanding, In the exchange offer, Telepar acquired almost 100% of the minority shares.

Under US GAAP, the purchase price of these shares was calculated based on the traded market value of Telepar shares at the time of the exchange. The purchase price is then compared to the fair value of the assets and liabilities of
each of the operating companies to determine the goodwill amounting to R$26,698.

Prior to adoption of SFAS 142, goodwill was amortized.
The remaining amount of goodwill under US GAAP is R$16,464 as from January 1, 2002.



|ii) | Purchase of controlling interest in CRT
|--- | ---------------------------------------

On July 31,
2000, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of TBS Participações S,A, (TBS), the holding company of Companhia Riograndense de Telecomunicações (CRT) for R$1,517,574.

In accordance with US GAAP, the Company registered goodwill in the amount of R$1,037,676 and an adjustment to reduce the fixed assets to their fair
value in the amount of R$53,128.

The adjustment to record fixed assets at fair value is being depreciated over the remaining useful lives
of the respective fixed assets.



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Additionally, the amortization of the recomputed goodwill recognized in 2006 under Brazilian
Corporate Law, in the amount of R$11, has been reversed under US GAAP in connection with the adoption of SFAS 142.

The remaining
amount of goodwill under US GAAP purposes is R$886,764 as from January 1, 2002.



|iii) | Purchase of minority interest in CRT
|---- | ------------------------------------

On December 28,
2000, the Company exchanged its shares for the remaining outstanding shares of CRT. The exchange ratio was based on the market value of CRT shares and the market value of the Companys shares at December 1, 2000. The purchase was recorded
under Brazilian Corporate Law based on the book value of the CRT shares as of December 1, 2000, so no goodwill arose for Brazilian Corporate Law purposes.

Under US GAAP, the purchase price of the minority interest in CRT was determined on December 28, 2000. The net effect of recording the purchase on the transactions closing date was R$6,129, which was
recorded on shareholders equity. Additionally, the Company registered goodwill in the amount of R$169,412 and an adjustment to reduce the fixed assets to their fair value in the amount of R$108,174.

The adjustment to record fixed assets at fair value is being depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the respective fixed assets. The remaining
amount of goodwill under US GAAP purposes is R$135,531 as from January 1, 2002.



|iv) | Step up in basis of companies under common control
|--- | --------------------------------------------------

Under
US GAAP, Emerging Issues Task Force 90-5, Exchanges of Ownership Interests between Entities under Common Control, when an exchange of shares between companies under common control takes place, the parent companys basis in the
subsidiaries should be reflected (or pushed down) as the basis in the financial statements of the surviving entity. The parent company, which originally acquired the nine operating companies in the privatization auction (Solpart) in
August 1998, recorded significant goodwill in that purchase. This goodwill, along with the step up in the basis of the fixed assets to fair value at the time of the purchase. results in an increase in the combined assets, as well as in the
Companys shareholders equity of R$982,090 (R$589,630 of future profitability and R$392,460 of asset value).

Due to purchase of
minority interest of eight operating companies subsequently merged, in 2000, the Company recognized, under US GAAP, the amount of R$395,068 recorded as a tax credit under Brazilian Corporate Law reducing the amount of goodwill.

The adjustment to record fixed assets at fair value is being depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the respective fixed assets. The remaining
amount of goodwill under US GAAP is R$81,904 as from January 1, 2002.

In preparing the reconciliation of the financial
statements to U.S. GAAP prior to fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Company reconciled the depreciation of fair value using a global average amortization rate calculated by dividing amortization expense under Brazilian Corporate Law by
the gross balance of goodwill at the end of the relevant fiscal year under Brazilian Corporate Law. The Company applied this global average depreciation rate to the difference between the fixed assets recognized under Brazilian Corporate Law and as
determined under U.S. GAAP to calculate the reconciling adjustment. Because the Company did not exclude the effects of additions, disposals and fully depreciated assets in the calculation of the global average depreciation rate, this



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methodology produced errors in the calculation of the reconciling adjustment. As results of these adjustments the reconciliation items for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2007 were restated (see note 38).



|v) | Purchase of controlling interest in iBest
|-- | -----------------------------------------

On
June 26, 2003, the Company purchased the remaining capital of 50,5% of iBest S/A for R$157,045 and became owner of 100% of its capital share. The results of iBest operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements as from
such date.

Under US GAAP, the purchase price was allocated as intangible assets of R$78,615 and goodwill of R$65,322.

The intangible assets recorded under US GAAP consist of the Customer List R$11,572 and Trademark R$67,043. The valuation of the intangible assets
followed the methodology of Income Approach. This method of estimating value has involved the discounting or capitalizing of an income stream. In the income approach, variables such as earnings or cash flows are utilized as a proxy for the expected
benefits to the owners of the business.

The amortization related to the customer list is being calculated at the estimated churn rate and
the future free cash flow generated by the customer list existing at the acquisition date. Trademark and goodwill recognized in a business purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead
tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142. The amount of goodwill and intangible assets impairment, if any, was measured based on projected discounted future operating cash flows using a discount rate
reflecting the Companys average cost of funds.



|vi) | Goodwill Group BrT Cabos Submarinos (GlobeNet)
|--- | ----------------------------------------------

During the
second quarter of 2003, BrTI invested, as shareholder or quota holder, of the Group BrT Cabos Submarinos (formerly known as GlobeNet). This acquisition generated goodwill in an amount of R$6,324, which is being amortized under Brazilian Corporate
Law in five years, and has been reversed under US GAAP in connection with the adoption of SFAS 142.



|vii) | Purchase of controlling interest in BrT Multimídia
|---- | --------------------------------------------------

On May 13, 2004, the Company purchased the remaining capital of 80,1% of BrT Multimídia for R$226,408 and became owner of 100% of its capital stock. The results of BrT Multimídia operations have been included in the
consolidated financial statements as from such date. Before the acquisition of the control the Company valuated the investment in BrT Multimídia by cost.

Under US GAAP, the purchase price was allocated as intangible assets R$48,678, fair value of fixed assets R$43,637 and goodwill R$58,797.

The adjustment to record fixed assets at fair value is being depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the respective fixed assets, Intangible
assets consist of the customer list R$25,607, order backlog list R$18,810 and trademark value R$4,261. The amortization related to the customer list and order backlog list is being calculated at the estimated churn rate and the future free cash flow
generated by the customer list and order backlog list existing at the acquisition date. The trademark was amortized over a period of 12 months, equivalent to the period which its use was contracted, After this period, the Company is not able to use
the trademark BrT Multimídia anymore.



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The valuation of the intangible assets followed the income approach. This method of estimating value
involved the discounting the income stream associated with the related intangible asset, In the income approach, variables such as earnings or cash flows are utilized as a proxy for the expected benefits to the owners of the business.



|viii) | Purchase of controlling interest in iG Group
|----- | --------------------------------------------

The Company
held a participation of 9,41% of the capital stock of Internet Group and until April 02, 2004, the investment was valuated by cost. On April 02, 2004, the Company purchased an additional interest of 12.25% in iG Group capital for
R$150,114. On November 24, 2004, the Company purchased an additional interest of 50.75% of iG Group capital for R$143,664 and became owner of 63.0% of its capital stock. The results of iG Group operations have been included in the consolidated
financial statements as from such date. On July 31, 2005, the Company purchased an additional interest of 25.61% of iG Group capital stock for R$54,651.

Under US GAAP, the purchase price of these acquisitions was allocated as intangible assets of R$52,907 and goodwill of R$260,292.

Intangible assets consist of the customer list valued at R$5,983 and trademark value of R$46,924. The amortization related to the customer list is being calculated at the estimated churn rate and the future free cash
flow generated by the customer list existing at the acquisition dates. Trademark and goodwill recognized in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at
least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142.

The remaining amount of the goodwill was R$209,962 at December 31, 2008

Allocation of goodwill by segment

The
Company has goodwill reportable by following segments: (i) fixed telephony and data transmission segment comprised of BrT, BrT Cabos Submarinos Companies and BrT Multimídia; (ii) internet segment comprised of iG Group and iBest
Group.

Below are the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill under US GAAP by reportable segment:



|                                               |  |                                     |  |          |  |          
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- |  | -------- |  | ---------
|                                               |  | Fixed Telephonyand datatransmission |  | Internet |  | Total    
|Balance as of December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 |  | 1,185,784                           |  | 275,285  |  | 1,461,069

The segments are tested for impairment in accordance to the SFAS 142 and the Company did not
record any impairment losses for the periods presented.



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Intangible assets by segment

The amount of intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows (also see Note 19 for disclosures on the Companys other intangible assets):



|                                      |  |                         |  |                         |   |  |               
|------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | --------------
|                                      |  | As of December 31, 2008
|Amortized intangible assets           |  | Gross CarryingAmount    |  | AccumulatedAmortization |   |  | Net book value
|Fixed Telephony and data transmission |  | 44,417                  |  | (40,585                 | ) |  | 3,832         
|Customer List                         |  | 25,607                  |  | (21,884                 | ) |  | 3,723         
|Order Backlog List                    |  | 18,810                  |  | (18,701                 | ) |  | 109           
|Internet                              |  | 17,555                  |  | (17,541                 | ) |  | 14            
|Customer List                         |  | 17,555                  |  | (17,541                 | ) |  | 14            
|                                      |  |                         |  |                         |   |  |               
|Total                                 |  | 61,972                  |  | (58,126                 | ) |  | 3,846         
|                                      |  |                         |  |                         |   |  |               



|                                      |  |                         |  |                         |   |  |               
|------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | --------------
|                                      |  | As of December 31, 2007
|Amortized intangible assets           |  | Gross CarryingAmount    |  | AccumulatedAmortization |   |  | Net book value
|Fixed Telephony and data transmission |  | 44,417                  |  | (37,627                 | ) |  | 6,790         
|Customer List                         |  | 25,607                  |  | (19,019                 | ) |  | 6,588         
|Order Backlog List                    |  | 18,810                  |  | (18,608                 | ) |  | 202           
|Internet                              |  | 17,555                  |  | (17,507                 | ) |  | 48            
|Customer List                         |  | 17,555                  |  | (17,507                 | ) |  | 48            
|                                      |  |                         |  |                         |   |  |               
|Total                                 |  | 61,972                  |  | (55,134                 | ) |  | 6,838         
|                                      |  |                         |  |                         |   |  |               

For the year ended on December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 the aggregated amortizations expenses
were:



|     |  |                                    |  |         
|---- |  | ---------------------------------- |  | --------
|     |  | FixedTelephony anddatatransmission |  | Internet
|2006 |  | 8,444                              |  | 1,197   
|2007 |  | 4,945                              |  | 140     
|2008 |  | 2,958                              |  | 34      

The expected future annual amortization for these intangible assets as of December 31, 2008
is as follows:



|                               |  |                                    |  |         
|------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------- |  | --------
|Estimated Amortization Expense |  | FixedTelephony anddatatransmission |  | Internet
|2009                           |  | 1,690                              |  | 10      
|2010                           |  | 968                                |  | 3       
|2011                           |  | 504                                |  | 1       
|2012                           |  | 286                                |  |        
|2013                           |  | 165                                |  |        



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The amount of intangible assets that are not subject to amortization, but are annually tested by
impairment, under US GAAP, is as follows:



|          |  |                        |  |                       
|--------- |  | ---------------------- |  | ----------------------
|          |  | As of December 31,2007 |  | As of December 31,2008
|Internet  |  |                        |  |                       
|Trademark |  | 113,967                |  | 113,967               



|l. | Asset retirement obligations
|-- | ----------------------------

Under US GAAP
SFAS No, 143 Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations is required the Company to record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which it incurs a legal obligation associated with the retirement
of tangible long lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development, and/or normal use of the assets. The Company also records a corresponding asset that is depreciated over the life of the related asset, Subsequent to the
initial measurement of the asset retirement obligation, the obligation is adjusted at the end of each period to reflect the passage of time and changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation. The Company has certain legal
obligations related to infrastructure regarding remediation of leased land and buildings on which the Companys network assets are located. These obligations are accounted for under SFAS 143 for US GAAP purposes. Under Brazilian Corporate
Law, asset retirement obligations are not recorded.

The calculation of the provision is based on the amounts of the actual contracts with
third parties for the removal of the infrastructure. As the contracts are readjusted annually, no discount rates were considered in the fair value calculation.

The reconciliation of the provision for asset retirement obligations is as follows:



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|--------------------------- |  | ----- |  | ------ |  | ------
|                            |  | 2006  |  | 2007   |  | 2008  
|Balance  Beginning of year |  | 1,859 |  | 6,757  |  | 13,925
|Accretion expense           |  | 4,898 |  | 7,168  |  | 4,491 
|                            |  |       |  |        |  |       
|Balance  End of year       |  | 6,757 |  | 13,925 |  | 18,416
|                            |  |       |  |        |  |       

Additionally, the depreciation of the asset retirement obligation recognized in 2006, 2007 and
2008 composed the reconciliation of net income (loss) in the amount of R$2,503, R$5,250 and R$2,571, respectively.



|m. | Comprehensive income
|-- | --------------------

Under US GAAP, SFAS No,
130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, requires the disclosure of comprehensive income. Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and Other comprehensive income, which include charges or credits directly to equity that
are not the result of transactions with shareholders. The Companys accumulated comprehensive income at December 31, 2008 and 2007 relates to the adoption of SFAS No, 158.



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|n. | Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements
|-- | -----------------------------------------------------

Subsequent to the issuance of the Companys financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, the Companys management identified certain errors relating to the U.S. GAAP adjustments for capitalized interest and the
depreciation of the step-up in basis of companies under common control that are included in the reconciliation of shareholders equity and net income between Brazilian Corporate Law and U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2007 and for the two years in
the period then ended. These errors relate to the calculations used to determine the U.S. GAAP adjustments relating to (i) capitalized interest and (ii) the step-up in the basis of the fixed assets of certain entities under common control that were
contributed to the Company, as described in Notes 36.a. and 36.k.(vi), respectively. The errors related to the U.S. GAAP adjustment for capitalized interest arose from miscalculations of (i) the rates used to depreciate capitalized interest and (ii)
the inclusion of fully depreciated assets in the calculation. This resulted in a restatement to the components of the calculation for this difference included in Note 36.a. While the Brazilian Corporate Law numbers in this table have been restated,
the financial statements prepared under Brazilian Corporate Law not impacted as these amounts are estimates used solely for the purpose of the U.S. GAAP adjustment. The error relating to the U.S. GAAP adjustment for the step-up in basis of fixed
assets arose from an error in the calculation of the rates used to calculate the depreciation for this item. As a result, the related adjustments in the reconciliation of shareholders equity and net income have been restated from the amounts
previously reported. Following are the related impacts:

(i) Net Income Reconciliation

The tables below set forth the items included in the Net income reconciliation of the differences between Brazilian Corporate Law and U.S.
GAAP that are being restated:



|                                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | - |  | ------------ | - |  | ---------------------- | - |  | ------------ | -
|                                                                   |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                                   |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2006         |   |  | 2007                   |   |  | 2007         |  
|                                                                   |  | (aspreviouslyreported)  |   |  | (asrestated) |   |  | (aspreviouslyreported) |   |  | (asrestated) |  
|Different criteria for:                                            |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|Capitalized interest                                               |  | 44,482                  |   |  | 45,473       |   |  | 13,464                 |   |  | 13,232       |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                               |  | 85,955                  |   |  | (62,305      | ) |  | (241,597               | ) |  | (81,572      | )
|Depreciation of Step-up in basis of companies under common control |  |                        |   |  | (29,259      | ) |  | (39,860                | ) |  | (29,259      | )
|Deferred tax effect on adjustments                                 |  | (66,361                 | ) |  | (2,023       | ) |  | 24,076                 |   |  | (27,474      | )
|Minority interest on US GAAP adjustments                           |  | (81,029                 | ) |  | (39,017      | ) |  | (12,471                | ) |  | (48,361      | )
|US GAAP net income                                                 |  | 646,707                 |   |  | 568,346      |   |  | 702,470                |   |  | 778,129      |  
|                                                                   |  |                         |   | 
|Earnings per share  basic                                         |  | 1.78                    |   |  | 1.57         |   |  | 1.94                   |   |  | 2.15         |  
|Earnings per share  diluted                                       |  | 1.78                    |   |  | 1.57         |   |  | 1.94                   |   |  | 2.15         |  



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



(ii) Shareholders Equity Reconciliation

The tables below set forth the items included in the Shareholders equity reconciliation of the differences between Brazilian Corporate Law and
U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2007 that are being restated:



|                                                                                                    |  |                        |   |  |               |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | - |  | ------------- | -
|                                                                                                    |  | At December 31,        |  
|                                                                                                    |  | 2007                   |   |  | 2007          |  
|                                                                                                    |  | (aspreviouslyreported) |   |  | (as restated) |  
|Add/(deduct):                                                                                       |  |                        |   |  |               |  
|Different criteria for:                                                                             |  |                        |   |  |               |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                                |  | (735,906               | ) |  | (706,510      | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                |  | 930,295                |   |  | 884,395       |  
|Step-up in basis of companies under common control, net of amortization until 2001 and depreciation |  | 157,025                |   |  | 126,009       |  
|Deferred tax effect on adjustments                                                                  |  | (137,811               | ) |  | (152,969      | )
|Minority interest on US GAAP adjustments                                                            |  | (553,098               | ) |  | (565,851      | )
|Total shareholders equity under US GAAP                                                            |  | 6,627,276              |   |  | 6,606,176     |  

The tables below represent the items included in the table in note 36(a) that are being restated:



|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | ------------ | - |  | ---------------------- | - |  | ------------ | -
|                                                   |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                   |  | 2006                    |   |  | 2006         |   |  | 2007                   |   |  | 2007         |  
|                                                   |  | (aspreviouslyreported)  |   |  | (asrestated) |   |  | (aspreviouslyreported) |   |  | (asrestated) |  
|Capitalized Interest difference                    |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|US GAAP Capitalized Interest:                      |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|Interest capitalized under US GAAP                 |  | 39,621                  |   |  | 39,621       |   |  | 29,017                 |   |  | 29,017       |  
|Accumulated capitalized interest on disposals      |  | (9,737                  | ) |  | (12,084      | ) |  | (12,757                | ) |  | (12,582      | )
|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|                                                   |  | 29,884                  |   |  | 27,537       |   |  | 16,260                 |   |  | 16,435       |  
|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|Less Brazilian Corporate Law Capitalized Interest: |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|Interest capitalized under Brazilian Corporate Law |  | (237                    | ) |  | (237         | ) |  | (21,736                | ) |  | (21,736      | )
|Accumulated capitalized interest on disposals      |  | 14,835                  |   |  | 18,273       |   |  | 18,940                 |   |  | 18,533       |  
|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|                                                   |  | 14,598                  |   |  | 18,036       |   |  | (2,796                 | ) |  | (3,203       | )
|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|US GAAP Difference                                 |  | 44,482                  |   |  | 45,573       |   |  | 13,464                 |   |  | 13,232       |  
|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest difference    |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|Amortization under Brazilian Corporate Law         |  | 283,236                 |   |  | 76,014       |   |  | 24,277                 |   |  | 61,774       |  
|Less: Amortization under US GAAP                   |  | (190,075                | ) |  | (133,523     | ) |  | (254,907               | ) |  | (138,426     | )
|Accumulated amortization on disposals              |  | (7,206                  | ) |  | (4,796       | ) |  | (10,967                | ) |  | (4,920       | )
|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  
|US GAAP Difference                                 |  | 85,955                  |   |  | (62,305      | ) |  | (241,597               | ) |  | (81,572      | )
|                                                   |  |                         |   |  |              |   |  |                        |   |  |              |  



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Net income reconciliation of the differences between Brazilian Corporate Law and USGAAP

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008



|                                                                                                               |  |                  |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|                                                                                                               |  | Note             |  | 2006    |   |  | 2007    |   |  | 2008    |  
|Net income as reported under Brazilian Corporate Law (as restated for 2006 and 2007)                           |  |                  |  | 478,413 |   |  | 673,177 |   |  | 782,206 |  
|Add/(deduct):                                                                                                  |  |                  |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Different criteria for:                                                                                        |  |                  |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Capitalized interest (as restated for 2006 and 2007)                                                           |  | 36(a)            |  | 45,573  |   |  | 13,232  |   |  | 27,013  |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest (as restated for 2006 and 2007)                                           |  | 36(a)            |  | (62,305 | ) |  | (81,572 | ) |  | (70,858 | )
|Pensions and other post-retirement benefits                                                                    |  |                  |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|FBrTPrev/PAMEC                                                                                                 |  | 36(c)/37(a)      |  | (29,549 | ) |  | 95,792  |   |  | 90,893  |  
|TCSPREV                                                                                                        |  | 36(c)/37(a)      |  | 63,323  |   |  | (23,403 | ) |  | (12,436 | )
|Amortization of deferred credit on contributions plan expansion                                                |  | 36(g)            |  | 36,799  |   |  | 91,334  |   |  |        |  
|Other consolidation adjustments                                                                                |  |                  |  | 6,779   |   |  | 5,198   |   |  | 17,831  |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill attributable to purchase of control and minority interests in CRT         |  | 36(k) (ii)/(iii) |  | 11      |   |  |        |   |  |        |  
|Reduction of depreciation of Step-up in fair value related to purchase of control and minority interest in CRT |  | 36(k) (ii)/(iii) |  | 23,733  |   |  | 26,457  |   |  | 22,896  |  
|Depreciation of step-up in basis of companies under common control (as restated for 2006 and 2007)             |  | 36(k) (iv)       |  | (29,259 | ) |  | (29,259 | ) |  | (29,259 | )
|Amortization customer list of iBest                                                                            |  | 36(k) (v)        |  | (31     | ) |  | (4      | ) |  | (1      | )
|Amortization intangibles of BrT Multimídia                                                                     |  | 36(k) (vii)      |  | (11,729 | ) |  | (9,115  | ) |  | (6,933  | )
|Amortization intangibles of iG                                                                                 |  | 36(k) (viii)     |  | (1,166  | ) |  | (136    | ) |  | (33     | )
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill GlobeNet                                                                  |  | 36(k) (vi)       |  | 1,881   |   |  | 1,881   |   |  | 941     |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill iBest                                                                     |  | 36(k) (v)        |  | 3,594   |   |  | 14,055  |   |  | 12,427  |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill BrT Multimídia                                                            |  | 36(k) (vii)      |  | 23,269  |   |  | 23,268  |   |  | 23,269  |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill iG                                                                        |  | 36(k) (viii)     |  | 53,355  |   |  | 53,869  |   |  | 53,823  |  
|Deferred revenue, net of related costs  activation and installation fees                                      |  | 36(j) (i)        |  | 2,179   |   |  | 8,334   |   |  | 8,492   |  
|Deferred revenue  public telephone cards                                                                      |  | 36(j) (ii)       |  | 6,957   |   |  | (9,192  | ) |  | (7,335  | )
|Asset retirement obligations                                                                                   |  | 36(l)            |  | (2,503  | ) |  | (5,250  | ) |  | (2,571  | )
|Compensation cost of stock options                                                                             |  | 36(i)/37(b)      |  | (100    | ) |  | (7,881  | ) |  | (11,039 | )
|Reversal of compensations cost of Stock Options under BRGAAP                                                   |  | 36(i)/37(b)      |  | 162     |   |  | 13,179  |   |  | 17,410  |  
|Deferred tax effect of above adjustments (as restated for 2006 and 2007)                                       |  |                  |  | (2,023  | ) |  | (27,474 | ) |  | (6,665  | )
|Minority interest on US GAAP adjustments (as restated for 2006 and 2007)                                       |  |                  |  | (39,017 | ) |  | (48,361 | ) |  | (35,306 | )
|                                                                                                               |  |                  |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|US GAAP net income (as restated for 2006 and 2007)                                                             |  |                  |  | 568,346 |   |  | 778,129 |   |  | 874,765 |  
|                                                                                                               |  |                  |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                                                       |  |               |  |               |  |            
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- |  | ------------- |  | -----------
|                                                                       |  | 2006          |  | 2007          |  | 2008       
|                                                                       |  | (as restated) |  | (as restated) |  |            
|Net income per thousand shares in accordance with US GAAP:             |  |               |  |               |  |            
|                                                                       |  |               | 
|US GAAP net income  allocated to common shares  basic and diluted    |  | 207,827       |  | 284,538       |  | 319,875    
|US GAAP net income  allocated to preferred shares  basic and diluted |  | 360,519       |  | 493,591       |  | 554,890    
|                                                                       |  |               | 
|Weighted average shares outstanding:                                   |  |               |  |               |  |            
|Common shares  basic                                                  |  | 132,550,888   |  | 132,550,888   |  | 132,550,888
|Common shares  diluted                                                |  | 132,550,888   |  | 132,550,888   |  | 132,550,888
|Preferred shares  basic                                               |  | 229,937,525   |  | 229,937,525   |  | 229,937,525
|Preferred shares  diluted                                             |  | 229,937,525   |  | 229,937,525   |  | 229,937,525
|                                                                       |  |               | 
|US GAAP net income per share:                                          |  |               |  |               |  |            
|Common shares  basic                                                  |  | 1.57          |  | 2.15          |  | 2.41       
|Common shares  diluted                                                |  | 1.57          |  | 2.15          |  | 2.41       
|Preferred shares  basic                                               |  | 1.57          |  | 2.15          |  | 2.41       
|Preferred shares  diluted                                             |  | 1.57          |  | 2.15          |  | 2.41       



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Shareholders equity reconciliation of the differences between Brazilian Corporate Law and
US GAAP

As of December 31, 2007 and 2008



|                                                                                                                               |  |                   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------- |  | --------- | - |  | --------- | -
|                                                                                                                               |  | Note              |  | 2007      |   |  | 2008      |  
|Total shareholders equity as reported under Brazilian Corporate Law (as restated for 2007)                                    |  |                   |  | 5,199,126 |   |  | 5,763,612 |  
|Add/(deduct):                                                                                                                  |  |                   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Different criteria for:                                                                                                        |  |                   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Capitalized interest (as restated for 2007)                                                                                    |  | 36(a)             |  | (706,510  | ) |  | (679,497  | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest (as restated for 2007)                                                                    |  | 36(a)             |  | 884,395   |   |  | 813,537   |  
|Reversal of accrued dividends                                                                                                  |  | 36(b)             |  | 379,991   |   |  |          |  
|Pension and other post-retirement benefits TCSPREV                                                                             |  | 36(c)/37(a)       |  | 252,447   |   |  | 286,647   |  
|Contributions to plant expansion:                                                                                              |  |                   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Amortization of deferred credit                                                                                                |  | 36(g)             |  | 898,815   |   |  | 898,815   |  
|Subscribed capital stock                                                                                                       |  | 36(g)             |  | (640,688  | ) |  | (640,688  | )
|Donations and subscriptions for investment                                                                                     |  | 36(g)             |  | (258,127  | ) |  | (258,127  | )
|Goodwill attributable to purchase of minority interests in eight operating companies                                           |  | 36(k) (i)         |  | 16,464    |   |  | 16,464    |  
|Goodwill attributable to purchase of controlling and minority interest in CRT                                                  |  | 36(k) (ii)/(iii)  |  | 1,022,295 |   |  | 1,022,295 |  
|Step-up in fair value related to purchase of control and minority interest in CRT net of reduction in depreciation             |  | 36(k) (ii)/(iii)  |  | (35,305   | ) |  | (12,409   | )
|Net effect of recording purchase of minority interest in CRT on transaction closing date                                       |  | 36(k) (iii)       |  | (6,129    | ) |  | (6,129    | )
|Step-up in basis of companies under common control, net of amortization until 2001 and depreciation (as restated for 2007)     |  | 36(k) (iv)        |  | 126,009   |   |  | 96,750    |  
|Amortization customer list of iBest                                                                                            |  | 36(k) (v)         |  | (11,571   | ) |  | (11,572   | )
|Amortization intangibles of BrT Multimídia                                                                                     |  | 36(k) (vii)       |  | (58,472   | ) |  | (65,405   | )
|Amortization intangibles of iG                                                                                                 |  | 36(k) (viii)      |  | (5,936    | ) |  | (5,969    | )
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill GlobeNet                                                                                  |  | 36(k) (vi)        |  | 5,592     |   |  | 6,533     |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill iBest                                                                                     |  | 36(k) (v)         |  | 85,658    |   |  | 98,085    |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill BrT Multimídia                                                                            |  | 36(k) (vii)       |  | 85,318    |   |  | 108,587   |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill iG                                                                                        |  | 36(k) (viii)      |  | 194,695   |   |  | 248,518   |  
|Reversal of provision for deferred tax assetacquisition of iG                                                                 |  | 36 (e)/(k) (viii) |  | (50,330   | ) |  | (50,330   | )
|Deferred revenue, net of related costsactivation and installation fees                                                        |  | 36(j) (i)         |  | (31,965   | ) |  | (23,473   | )
|Deferredrevenuepublic telephone cards                                                                                        |  | 36(j) (ii)        |  | (18,153   | ) |  | (25,488   | )
|Asset retirement obligation                                                                                                    |  | 36(l)             |  | (7,821    | ) |  | (10,392   | )
|Reversal of compensations cost of Stock Options under BRGAAP                                                                   |  | 36(i)/37(b)       |  | 14,090    |   |  | 31,500    |  
|Reversal of Paid in Capital and effects on Shareholders equity of the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. related to Stock
Options |  | 36(i)/37(b)       |  | (911      | ) |  | (10,330   | )
|Compensations cost of Stock Options                                                                                            |  | 36(i)/37(b)       |  | (7,981    | ) |  | (19,020   | )
|Paid in Capital and effects on Shareholders equity of the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. related to Stock Options             |  | 36(i)/37(b)       |  |          |   |  | 5,819     |  
|Deferred tax effect of above adjustments (as restated for 2007)                                                                |  |                   |  | (152,969  | ) |  | (144,588  | )
|Minority interest on US GAAP adjustments (as restated for 2007)                                                                |  |                   |  | (565,851  | ) |  | (591,599  | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Total shareholders equity under US GAAP (as restated for 2007)                                                                |  |                   |  | 6,606,176 |   |  | 6,842,146 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                   |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                                         |  | 36(m)/37(a)       |  | 47,674    |   |  | 28,021    |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                   |  |           |   |  |           |  



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Statements of changes in shareholders equity in accordance with US GAAP

Years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008



|                                                                                                                   |  |             |  |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------- |  | --------- | -
|                                                                                                                   |  | Note        |  | Total     |  
|Balance as of January 1, 2006 (as restated)                                                                        |  |             |  | 5,985,178 |  
|                                                                                                                   |  |            
|Forfeiture of unclaimed dividends                                                                                  |  |             |  | 4,407     |  
|Dividends and interest on Shareholders equity                                                                     |  |             |  | (413,400  | )
|Net income for the year (as restated)                                                                              |  |             |  | 568,346   |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                             |  | 36(m)/37(a) |  | 99,841    |  
|                                                                                                                   |  |             |  |           |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2006 (as restated)                                                                      |  |             |  | 6,244,372 |  
|                                                                                                                   |  |            
|Forfeiture of unclaimed dividends                                                                                  |  |             |  | 8,714     |  
|Dividends and interest on Shareholders equity                                                                     |  |             |  | (372,872  | )
|Net income for the year (as restated)                                                                              |  |             |  | 778,129   |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                             |  | 36(m)/37(a) |  | (52,167   | )
|                                                                                                                   |  |             |  |           |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2007 (as restated)                                                                      |  |             |  | 6,606,176 |  
|                                                                                                                   |  |            
|Forfeiture of unclaimed dividends                                                                                  |  |             |  | 29,249    |  
|Dividends and interest on Shareholders equity                                                                     |  |             |  | (644,791  | )
|Paid in Capital and effects on Shareholders equity of the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. related to Stock Options |  | 36(i)/37(b) |  | (3,600    | )
|Net income for the year                                                                                            |  |             |  | 874,765   |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                             |  | 36(m)/37(a) |  | (19,653   | )
|                                                                                                                   |  |             |  |           |  
|Balance as of December 31, 2008                                                                                    |  |             |  | 6,842,146 |  
|                                                                                                                   |  |             |  |           |  



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|37. | Additional disclosures required by US GAAP
|--- | ------------------------------------------



|a. | Pension and other post-retirement benefits:
|-- | -------------------------------------------

The
Company sponsors various private pension plans designed to provide supplementary retirement benefits and medical assistance to employees and their dependents. These plans are managed by: (i) Fundação 14 de Previdência
Privada (Fundação 14); (ii) Fundação BrTPREV (FBrTPREV), former Fundação dos Empregados da Companhia Riograndense de Telecomunicações (FCRT), which
administered the benefit plans of CRT, acquired in 2000; and (iii) Fundação de Seguridade Social (SISTEL), which managed plans for pension and other post retirement benefits for most companies of the former
Telebrás System.

The Companys bylaws establish the approval of the supplementary pension plan policy and the joint liability
attributed to the defined benefit plans is ruled by the agreements entered into with the foundations, with the agreement of the SPC (Secretaria de Previdência Complementar), as regards the specific plans.

The plans are valued annually by independent actuaries at the balance sheet date. For December 31, 2007 and 2008, the independent actuarial of the
Company was Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Summary of the plans:



|               |                              |            |                 |                                                         |                 |                 |             |            
|-------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------------- | ----------- | -----------
|Administration |                              | Plan       |                 | Contribution                                            |                 | Sponsor         |             | Status     
|               |                              |            |                 |                                                        
|SISTEL         |                              | PBS-A/PAMA |                 | Defined benefit                                         |                 | Multiemployer   |             | Overfunded 
|               |                              |            |                 |                                                        
|Fundação 14    |                              | TCSPREV    |                 | Defined contribution,settled benefit anddefined benefit |                 | Single employer |             | Overfunded 
|               |                              |            |                 |                                                        
|BrT            |                              | PAMEC-BrT  |                 | Defined benefit                                         |                 | Single employer |             | Underfunded
|               |                              |            |                 |                                                        
|FBrTPREV       |                              | BrTPREV    |                 | Defined contributionand settled benefit                 |                 | Single employer |             | Underfunded
|               | Founder and alternative plan |            | Defined benefit |                                                         | Single employer |                 | Underfunded

(i) Single employerDefined benefit and settled benefit plans



| |  |  | Plans administered by Fundação 14
| | - |  | ---------------------------------

From the date of the split of the only pension plan managed by SISTEL, the PBS, in January 2000, the Company had already predicted a new trend in pension benefits. This new model would result in an independent
management model for the TCSPREV pension plan, by means of a specific entity. This trend also occurred in other main SISTEL pension plan sponsoring companies, which each created their respective supplementary pension plan foundations. In this new
model, Fundação 14 de Previdência Privada was created in 2004, with the purpose of taking over the management and operation of the TCSPREV pension plan. This process, which began in March 10, 2005, was backed by the specific
legislation and properly approved by the Secretaria de Previdência Complementar  SPC (the Brazilian pensions regulatory authority).



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



In accordance with the Transfer Agreement entered into between Fundação Sistel de
Seguridade Social and Fundação 14 de Previdência Privada, SISTEL, by means of the Management Agreement, rendered management and operation services of TCSPREV and PAMEC-BrT plans to Fundação 14, after the transfer of
these plans, which took place on March 10, 2005, up to September 30, 2006. Beginning on this date, Fundação 14 took over the management and operation services of its plans. As of October 31, 2007, Fundação
14 ceased to manage the assistance plan PAMEC-BrT because it is an entity engaged in the management of private pension plans. In November, 2007, the assets and liabilities of PAMEC-BrT were transferred to the Company which, in addition to sponsoring
the plan, began to manage it.

A summary of changes in benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2008 for the Companys active employees defined benefit pension plan was as follows:



|                                       |  |          |   |  |          |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                       |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Change in benefit obligation           |  |          |   |  |          |  
|PBO at beginning of period             |  | 420,206  |   |  | 464,439  |  
|                                       |  |         
|Service cost (with interest)           |  | 3,424    |   |  | 3,894    |  
|Interest cost                          |  | 46,226   |   |  | 48,577   |  
|Actual benefit payment                 |  | (19,887  | ) |  | (22,787  | )
|(Gain)/loss on obligation              |  | 14,470   |   |  | (93,081  | )
|(Gain)/loss due to assumption changes  |  |         |   |  | 11,151   |  
|                                       |  |          |   |  |          |  
|PBO at end of period                   |  | 464,439  |   |  | 412,193  |  
|                                       |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Change in plan assets                  |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Plan assets at the beginning of period |  | 717,764  |   |  | 791,362  |  
|Actual benefits paid                   |  | (19,887  | ) |  | (22,787  | )
|Actual participant contribution        |  | 485      |   |  | 471      |  
|Actual employer contribution           |  | 772      |   |  | 16       |  
|Actual return on plan assets           |  | 92,228   |   |  | 53,716   |  
|                                       |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Plan assets at end of period           |  | 791,362  |   |  | 822,778  |  
|                                       |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Funded status at end of year           |  | (326,923 | ) |  | (410,585 | )
|                                       |  |          |   |  |          |  

The net periodic pension cost for 2006, 2007 and 2008 for the Fundação 14
administered plan was as follows:



|                                                                            |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|                                                                            |  | 2006    |   |  | 2007    |   |  | 2008    |  
|Service cost,,                                                              |  | 5,285   |   |  | 3,424   |   |  | 3,894   |  
|Interest cost,,                                                             |  | 37,097  |   |  | 46,226  |   |  | 48,577  |  
|Expected return on assets,                                                  |  | (78,604 | ) |  | (90,960 | ) |  | (82,015 | )
|Amortization of gains (loss), prior service cost and transition obligation, |  | (10,515 | ) |  | (8,281  | ) |  | (6,744  | )
|Expected Participants Contributions                                         |  | (537    | ) |  | (710    | ) |  | (722    | )
|                                                                            |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net periodic pension cost (income)                                          |  | (47,274 | ) |  | (50,301 | ) |  | (37,010 | )
|                                                                            |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income - pre-tax at December 31:



|                                                                                |  |          |   |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                                                |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Transition obligation (asset) not yet recognized in NPPC at beginning of period |  | 3,830    |   |  | 2,529    |  
|Transition obligation recognized in NPPC during period                          |  | (1,301   | ) |  | (1,301   | )
|Prior service cost (credit) not yet recognized in NPPC at beginning of period   |  | (102,513 | ) |  | (96,877  | )
|Prior service cost recognized in NPPC during period                             |  | 5,636    |   |  | 5,636    |  
|(Gain)/loss not yet recognized in NPCC at beginning of period                   |  | (135,552 | ) |  | (118,179 | )
|(Gain)/loss recognized in NPCC during period                                    |  | 3,946    |   |  | 2,409    |  
|Total net actuarial (gain)/loss arising during period                           |  | 13,426   |   |  | (53,381  | )
|                                                                                |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss/(income) at year end   |  | (212,528 | ) |  | (259,164 | )
|                                                                                |  |          |   |  |          |  

The amounts for the TCSPREV plan expected to be recognized in the next period benefit cost are as
follows:



|                                      |  |          |  
|------------------------------------- |  | -------- | -
|                                      |  | TCSPREV  |  
|Service cost (with interest)          |  | 2,973    |  
|Interest cost                         |  | 43,024   |  
|Expected return of plan assets        |  | (104,025 | )
|Amortization of (gain)/loss           |  | (5,183   | )
|Amortization of prior service cost    |  | (5,636   | )
|Amortization of transition obligation |  | 1228     |  
|Expected participation contribution   |  | (545     | )
|                                      |  |          |  
|Net periodic cost                     |  | (68,164  | )
|                                      |  |          |  

The changes in the accrued pension cost for the Fundação 14 administered plan for
the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:



|                                                  |  |          |   |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                  |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Accrued pension cost at the beginning of the year |  | (63,322  | ) |  | (114,395 | )
|Net periodic cost for the year                    |  | (50,301  | ) |  | (37,010  | )
|Company contributions during the year             |  | (772     | ) |  | (16      | )
|                                                  |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Prepaid pension cost at the end of the year       |  | (114,395 | ) |  | (151,421 | )
|                                                  |  |          |   |  |          |  

The actuarial assumptions used in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:



|                                                            |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | -
|                                                            |  | 2006 |   |  | 2007 |   |  | 2008 |  
|Discount rate for determining projected benefit obligations |  | 6,00 | % |  | 6,00 | % |  | 6.00 | %
|Rate of increase in compensation levels                     |  | 2,00 | % |  | 2,00 | % |  | 2.00 | %
|Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets            |  | 7,48 | % |  | 5,77 | % |  | 7.97 | %

The rates are real rates and exclude inflation.



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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



The weighted-average asset allocation of the Fundação 14 administered plan at
December 31, 2007 and 2008 was as follows:



|                  |  |                  |   |  |        |  
|----------------- |  | ---------------- | - |  | ------ | -
|                  |  | Asset Allocation |  
|Asset Category    |  | 2007             |   |  | 2008   |  
|Equity securities |  | 21.06            | % |  | 20.00  | %
|Debt securities   |  | 77.85            | % |  | 78.00  | %
|Loans             |  | 0.84             | % |  | 2.00   | %
|Other             |  | 0.25             | % |  | 0.00   | %
|                  |  |                  |   |  |        |  
|Grand Total       |  | 100.00           | % |  | 100.00 | %
|                  |  |                  |   |  |        |  

The pension funds investment strategy is described in its investment policy, which is
approved annually by the pension funds board. It states that the investment decisions should consider: (i) capital preservation; (ii) diversification; (iii) risk tolerance; (iv) expected returns versus benefit plans
interest rates; (v) compatibility between investments liquidity and pensions cash flows and (vi) reasonable costs. It also defines volume ranges for the different types of investment allowed for pension funds, which are: domestic
fixed income, domestic equity, loans to pension funds members and real estate. In the fixed income portfolio, only low credit risk securities are allowed. Derivative instruments are only permitted for hedging purposes. Loans are restricted to
certain credit limits. Tactical allocation is decided by the Investment Committee, consisted of the pension funds officers, investment manager and one member designated by the Board, Execution is performed by the Finance Department.

The Company expects to contribute to the Fundação 14 administered plan in 2009 in the following amounts:



|                     |  |       
|-------------------- |  | ------
|TCSPREV              |  |       
|Defined benefit      |  | 846   
|Defined contribution |  | 17,198

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are
expected to be paid:



|          |  |        
|--------- |  | -------
|          |  | TCSPrev
|2009      |  | 26,098 
|2010      |  | 28,412 
|2011      |  | 31,046 
|2012      |  | 33,977 
|2013      |  | 36,536 
|2014-2018 |  | 219,411

The funded status of the pension and post retirement plans under Brazilian Corporate Law and
US GAAP differ. Benefit obligations differ because they have been prepared using different actuarial assumptions permitted under Brazilian Corporate Law and US GAAP.



| |  | Plan administered by Fundação BrTPREV (FBrTPREV)
|- |  | ------------------------------------------------

On July 31, 2000, the Company acquired a controlling interest in CRT, and in December 2001, acquired the remaining minority interest. At the
acquisition dates, the liability for defined benefit plans of CRT were recorded under US GAAP as part of the fair value.



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



In October 2002, the Company offered to its employees the option to transfer to a new defined
contribution settled benefits plan, BrTPREV. The benefit obligation relating to each employee that opted to migrate was transferred to an individual account at 100% of the obligation under the previous plan in the amount of R$362,469. The employees
that did not opt to migrate to BrTPREV remained in their previous plans.

A summary of changes in benefit obligation, plan assets and
funded status for the years ended as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 (Alternative, Founder and BrTPREV are presented consolidated) for the CRT employees benefit plans was as follows:



|                                       |  |           |   |  |           |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | --------- | - |  | --------- | -
|                                       |  | 2007      |   |  | 2008      |  
|Change in benefit obligation           |  |           |   |  |           |  
|PBO at beginning of period             |  | 1,405,601 |   |  | 1,499,042 |  
|Service cost (with interest)           |  | 5,017     |   |  | 6,110     |  
|Interest cost                          |  | 152,349   |   |  | 154,904   |  
|Actual benefit payment                 |  | (113,102  | ) |  | (119,342  | )
|(Gain)/loss on obligation              |  | 49,177    |   |  | 31,589    |  
|(Gain)/loss due to assumption changes  |  |          |   |  | 36,776    |  
|                                       |  |           |   |  |           |  
|PBO at end of period                   |  | 1,499,042 |   |  | 1,609,079 |  
|                                       |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Change in plan assets                  |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Plan assets at the beginning of period |  | 757,034   |   |  | 813,374   |  
|Actual benefits paid                   |  | (113,102  | ) |  | (119,343  | )
|Actual participant contribution        |  |          |   |  | 183       |  
|Actual employer contribution           |  | 115,898   |   |  | 100,163   |  
|Actual return on plan assets           |  | 53,544    |   |  | 61,415    |  
|                                       |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Plan assets at end of period           |  | 813,374   |   |  | 855,792   |  
|                                       |  |           |   |  |           |  
|Funded status                          |  | 685,668   |   |  | 753,287   |  
|                                       |  |           |   |  |           |  

The net periodic pension cost for FBrTPREV for the year ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and
2008 (Alternative, Founder and BrTPREV are presented consolidated) was as follows:



|                                    |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|----------------------------------- |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|                                    |  | 2006    |   |  | 2007    |   |  | 2008    |  
|Service cost                        |  | 8,030   |   |  | 5,017   |   |  | 6,110   |  
|Interest cost                       |  | 147,861 |   |  | 152,349 |   |  | 154,904 |  
|Expected return on assets           |  | (79,158 | ) |  | (99,893 | ) |  | (85,325 | )
|Amortization of (gains) losses      |  | 1,552   |   |  | 1,217   |   |  | 1,552   |  
|Expected Participants Contributions |  | (146    | ) |  | (120    | ) |  | (109    | )
|                                    |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Net periodic pension cost           |  | 78,139  |   |  | 58,570  |   |  | 77,132  |  
|                                    |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income  pre-tax at December 31:



|                                                                              |  |         |   |  |         |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|                                                                              |  | 2007    |   |  | 2008    |  
|Prior service cost (credit) not yet recognized in NPPC at beginning of period |  | 19,332  |   |  | 17,781  |  
|Prior service cost (credit) recognized in NPPC during period                  |  | (1,552  | ) |  | (1,552  | )
|(Gain)/loss not yet recognized in NPCC at beginning of period                 |  | (10,292 | ) |  | 85,688  |  
|(Gain)/loss recognized in NPCC during period                                  |  | 335     |   |  |        |  
|Total net actuarial (gain)/loss arising during period                         |  | 95,646  |   |  | 92,201  |  
|                                                                              |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss/(income) at year end |  | 103,469 |   |  | 194,118 |  
|                                                                              |  |         |   |  |         |  



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



The amounts expected to be recognized in the next period benefit cost are as follows:



|                                    |  |          |  
|----------------------------------- |  | -------- | -
|                                    |  | BrTPREV  |  
|Service cost (with interest)        |  | 4,121    |  
|Interest cost                       |  | 166,307  |  
|Expected return of plan assets      |  | (105,686 | )
|Amortization of prior service cost  |  | 1,394    |  
|Amortization of prior service cost  |  | 1,552    |  
|Expected participation contribution |  | (101     | )
|                                    |  |          |  
|Net periodic cost                   |  | 67,587   |  
|                                    |  |          |  

The changes in the accrued pension cost for the plans administered by FBrTPREV for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and 2008 (Alternative, Founder and BrTPREV are presented consolidated) were as follows:



|                                                  |  |          |   |  |          |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                                                  |  | 2007     |   |  | 2008     |  
|Accrued pension cost at the beginning of the year |  | 639,527  |   |  | 582,199  |  
|Net periodic cost for the year                    |  | 58,570   |   |  | 77,132   |  
|Company contributions during the year             |  | (115,898 | ) |  | (100,162 | )
|                                                  |  |          |   |  |          |  
|Accrued pension cost at the end of the year       |  | 582,199  |   |  | 559,169  |  
|                                                  |  |          |   |  |          |  

The actuarial assumptions used in 2007 and 2008 were follows:



|                                                            |  |      |   |  |      |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | -
|                                                            |  | 2007 |   |  | 2008 |  
|Discount rate for determining projected benefit obligations |  | 6.00 | % |  | 6.00 | %
|Rate of increase in compensation levels                     |  | 2.00 | % |  | 2.00 | %
|Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets            |  | 5.93 | % |  | 7.73 | %

The above are real rates and exclude inflation.

The weighted-average asset allocation of the FBrTPrev administered plans at December 31, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:



|                  |  |                  |   |  |        |  
|----------------- |  | ---------------- | - |  | ------ | -
|                  |  | Asset Allocation |  
|Asset Category    |  | 2007             |   |  | 2008   |  
|Equity securities |  | 16.06            | % |  | 18.00  | %
|Debt securities   |  | 79.57            | % |  | 77.00  | %
|Real estate       |  | 3.10             | % |  | 3.00   | %
|Loans             |  | 0.99             | % |  | 2.00   | %
|Other             |  | 0.28             | % |  | 0.00   | %
|                  |  |                  |   |  |        |  
|Grand Total       |  | 100.00           | % |  | 100.00 | %
|                  |  |                  |   |  |        |  

The pension funds investment strategy is described in its Investment Policy, which is
approved annually by the pension funds board. It states that the investment decisions should consider: (i) capital preservation; (ii) diversification; (iii) risk tolerance; (iv) expected returns versus benefit plans
interest rates; (v) compatibility between investments liquidity and pensions cash flows and (vi) reasonable costs. It also defines volume ranges for the different types of investment allowed for pension funds, which are: domestic
fixed income, domestic equity, loans to pension funds members and real estate. In the fixed income portfolio, only low credit risk securities are allowed. Derivative instruments are only permitted for hedging purposes. Loans are restricted to
certain credit limits. Tactical allocation is decided by the investment committee,



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consisted of the pension funds officers, investment manager and one member designated by the Board. Execution is performed by the Finance Department.

The Company expects to contribute to the FBrTPREV administered plans in 2009 in the following amounts:



|                       |  |        
|---------------------- |  | -------
|Defined benefit        |  | 100,816
|Defined contribution   |  | 6,054  
|Administrative expense |  | 6,800  

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are
expected to be paid:



|          |  |        
|--------- |  | -------
|2009      |  | 133,233
|2010      |  | 139,051
|2011      |  | 145,429
|2012      |  | 151,310
|2013      |  | 157,407
|2014-2018 |  | 877,589



| |  | Assistance plans administered by the Company
|- |  | --------------------------------------------

The PAMEC-BrT plan is an assistance plan which intends to provide health care to retirees and pensioners linked to the PBT-BrT Group, which belongs to TCSPREV plan administered by Fundação 14.

After the transfer of management of the plan by Fundação 14 to the Company, there are no assets recognized to cover current
expenses, and the actuarial obligation is fully recognized in the Companys liabilities.

A summary of changes in benefit obligation,
plan assets and funded status for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 for PAMEC assistance plan was as follows:



|                                       |  |       |   |  |       |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                       |  | 2007  |   |  | 2008  |  
|Change in benefit obligation           |  |       |   |  |       |  
|PBO at beginning of period             |  | 1,529 |   |  | 2,077 |  
|Service cost (with interest)           |  | 7     |   |  |      |  
|Interest cost                          |  | 170   |   |  | 219   |  
|Actual benefit payment                 |  | (52   | ) |  | (110  | )
|(Gain)/loss on obligation              |  | 423   |   |  | 156   |  
|(Gain)/loss due to assumption changes  |  |      |   |  | 162   |  
|                                       |  |       |   |  |       |  
|PBO at end of period                   |  | 2,077 |   |  | 2,504 |  
|                                       |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Change in plan assets                  |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Plan assets at the beginning of period |  | 883   |   |  |      |  
|Actual benefits paid                   |  | (52   | ) |  | (110  | )
|Actual return on plan assets           |  |      |   |  | 110   |  
|Transferred asset                      |  | 36    |   |  |      |  
|                                       |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Plan assets at end of period           |  | (867  | ) |  |      |  
|                                       |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Funded status at end of year           |  |      |   |  |      |  
|                                       |  |       |   |  |       |  
|                                       |  | 2,077 |   |  | 2,504 |  
|                                       |  |       |   |  |       |  

The net periodic pension cost for 2006, 2007 and 2008 for PAMEC assistance plan was as follows:



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



|                                                                           |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |     
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ----
|                                                                           |  | 2006 |   |  | 2007 |   |  | 2008
|Service cost                                                               |  | 5    |   |  | 7    |   |  |    
|Interest cost                                                              |  | 122  |   |  | 170  |   |  | 219 
|Expected return on assets                                                  |  | (104 | ) |  | (118 | ) |  |    
|Amortization of gains (loss), prior service cost and transition obligation |  |     |   |  | 9    |   |  | 73  
|                                                                           |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |     
|Net periodic pension cost (income)                                         |  | 23   |   |  | 68   |   |  | 292 
|                                                                           |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |     

Amounts recognized in accumulated comprehensive income  pre-tax at December 31:



|                                                                                |  |       |   |  |       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                                                                                |  | 2007  |   |  | 2008  |  
|(Gain)/loss not yet recognized in NPCC at beginning of period                   |  | 340   |   |  | 1,703 |  
|(Gain)/loss recognized in NPCC during period                                    |  | (9    | ) |  | (73   | )
|Total net actuarial (gain)/loss arising during period                           |  | 1,372 |   |  | 317   |  
|                                                                                |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss/(income) at ended year |  | 1,703 |   |  | 1,947 |  
|                                                                                |  |       |   |  |       |  

The amounts of PAMEC plan expected to be recognized in the next period benefit cost are as
follows:



|                            |  |      
|--------------------------- |  | -----
|                            |  | PAMEC
|Interest cost               |  | 264  
|Amortization of (gain)/loss |  | 81   
|                            |  |      
|Net periodic cost           |  | 345  
|                            |  |      

The changes in the accrued pension cost for the PAMEC assistance plan for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:



|                                                  |  |      |  |      |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- |  | ---- | -
|                                                  |  | 2007 |  | 2008 |  
|Accrued pension cost at the beginning of the year |  | 306  |  | 374  |  
|Net periodic cost for the year                    |  | 68   |  | 292  |  
|Company contributions during the year             |  |     |  | (110 | )
|                                                  |  |      |  |      |  
|Accrued pension cost at the end of the year       |  | 374  |  | 556  |  
|                                                  |  |      |  |      |  

The actuarial assumptions used in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:



|                                                            |  |      |   |  |      |   |  |      |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | -
|                                                            |  | 2006 |   |  | 2007 |   |  | 2008 |  
|Discount rate for determining projected benefit obligations |  | 6.00 | % |  | 6.00 | % |  | 6.00 | %
|Rate of increase in compensation levels                     |  | 2.00 | % |  | N/A  |   |  | N/A  |  
|Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets            |  | 8.33 | % |  | N/A  |   |  | 8.90 | %

The rates are real rates and exclude inflation.

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:



|          |  |      
|--------- |  | -----
|          |  | PAMEC
|2009      |  | 96   
|2010      |  | 107  
|2011      |  | 119  
|2012      |  | 133  
|2013      |  | 147  
|2014-2018 |  | 1,013



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(ii) Multiemployer



| |  | Plans administered by SISTEL
|- |  | ----------------------------

The Company, together with other former companies in the Telebrás group, sponsored multi-employer defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, through the end of 1999, each of which are operated and administered
by SISTEL. In December 1999, the Company and the other companies that participate in the SISTEL plan reached an agreement to withdraw the active participants to the pension plan and establish a new plan for each of the New Holding Companies. The
parties agreed to allocate the plan assets based on the liabilities in accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law. The allocation of the initial transition obligation and unamortized gains and losses was based on the projected benefit obligation (PBO)
of each individual sponsor divided by the total PBO of SISTEL at December 31, 1999. The inactive employees of all of the New Holding Companies that participated in the SISTEL defined benefit pension plan will remain as part of the multiemployer
plan in SISTEL. The post-retirement benefit plans will also remain as a multiemployer plan; however, SISTEL no longer subsidizes life insurance premiums for inactive (retired) employees after December 31, 1999.

The Company remains jointly and severally liable for the multiemployer portion of the plan. Therefore, no amounts were recorded under those plans.

A summary of the SISTEL pension plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 for the multiemployer portion (inactive employees pension plan)
is as follows:



|                                                        |  |            |   |  |            |  
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------- | - |  | ---------- | -
|                                                        |  | 2007       |   |  | 2008       |  
|Projected benefit obligation (100% vested)              |  | 5,265,363  |   |  | 5,872,589  |  
|Fair value of the plan assets                           |  | (7,414,699 | ) |  | (7,382,786 | )
|                                                        |  |            |   |  |            |  
|Deficiency (excess) of assets over projected obligation |  | (2,149,336 | ) |  | (1,510,197 | )
|                                                        |  |            |   |  |            |  

In March 2000, the Company offered a new defined contribution plan, to which approximately 80% of
its active employees migrated. The accumulated benefit of each employee who migrated was transferred to an individual account for each employee, with 100% vesting in this amount. The effect of settlement and curtailment of this portion of the
defined benefit plan under SFAS 88 was a gain of R$176,607, which was reflected in the reconciliation of net income to US GAAP.

The
Company maintains jointly with other companies a post-retirement benefit plan (PAMA) for the participants already covered on January 31, 2000. Based on legal and actuarial opinions, the Companys liability is exclusively limited to 1,5% of
the payroll of the active participants.

The pension funds investment strategy is described in its investment policy, which is
approved annually by the pension funds board. It states that the investment decisions should consider: (i) capital preservation; (ii) diversification; (iii) risk tolerance; (iv) expected returns versus benefit plans
interest rates; (v) compatibility between investments liquidity and pensions cash flows and (vi) reasonable costs. It also defines volume ranges for the different types of investment allowed for pension funds, which are: domestic
fixed income, domestic equity, loans to pension funds members and real estate. In the fixed income portfolio, only low credit risk securities are allowed. Derivative instruments are only permitted for hedging purposes. Loans are restricted to
certain credit limits. Tactical allocation is decided by the Investment Committee,



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consisted of the pension funds officers, investment manager and one member designated by the Board, Execution is performed by the Finance Department.

The Company contributed to the SISTEL administered plans in the following amounts:



|     |  |      |  |     
|---- |  | ---- |  | ----
|2006 |  | 2007 |  | 2008
|304  |  | 242  |  | 238 

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are
expected to be paid:



|          |  |           |  |        
|--------- |  | --------- |  | -------
|          |  | PBS-A     |  | PAMA   
|2009      |  | 386,519   |  | 55,232 
|2010      |  | 399,192   |  | 60,829 
|2011      |  | 411,948   |  | 66,960 
|2012      |  | 424,800   |  | 73,605 
|2013      |  | 437,713   |  | 80,819 
|2014-2018 |  | 2,377,283 |  | 532,924



|b. | Stock options
|-- | -------------

The Extraordinary Shareholders
Meeting held on November 6, 2007, approved a new general plan for granting stock options to officers and employees of the Companys subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.,A. Therefore, the Companys subsidiary has two share-compensation plans
which were in effect at the balance sheet date, in accordance with the respective approval dates, and are described below.

The
compensation cost recognized in net income for those plans was R$9,696 in 2008 (R$7,881 and R$100 in 2007 and 2006). Since the active plans have only service conditions and a grated vesting schedule, the compensation cost is accounted for on a
straight-line basis over the requisite service period for entire award.

On January 1, 2006 the Company adopted SFAS No. 123
(R) Accounting for Stock-based Compensation. In accordance with SFAS No, 123 (R), since part of the options are adjusted for the Brazilian consumer price index, the Company accounts for its two stock option plans by accruing a
liability at fair value relating to the options issued under the plan at each reporting date end until the date of settlement.

Plan Approved on
April 28, 2000

The rights vested through stock options agreements while this previously approved plan was effective remain valid
and effective according to the respective terms agreed. The plan is divided into two separate programs:

Program A

This program prescribed that stock options were granted as the performance goals of the Company, established by the Board of Directors for a five-year
period, were attained. No option was granted for this program.

Program B



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The exercise price is established by the managing committee based on the market price of one thousand
shares on option granting date and will be monetarily adjusted based on the IGP-M variation between the agreement execution date and payment date.

The stock options are vested as follows:



|           |  |                                            |   |                    |                 |  |                  |  |          |  |        |  |       
|---------- |  | ------------------------------------------ | - | ------------------ | --------------- |  | ---------------- |  | -------- |  | ------ |  | ------
|Granting   |  | Adjusted exerciseprice(In Brazilian reais) |   | Options(in shares)
|Grant date |  | Lot                                        |   |                    | Exercise asfrom |  | Exercisedeadline |  |         
|3rd        |  | 12/22/04                                   |   | 33                 | %               |  | 12/22/05         |  | 12/31/11 |  | 19.04  |  | 26.504
|           |  | 33                                         | % |                    | 12/22/06        |  | 12/31/11         |  | 19.04    |  | 26.504
|           |  | 34                                         | % |                    | 12/22/07        |  | 12/31/11         |  | 19.04    |  | 26.504

These vesting periods can be anticipated as a result of special events or conditions established
in the option granting agreement.

A summary of option activity under the stock option plan as of December 31, 2008, and changes
during the year then ended is presented below:



|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |      |  
|-------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | ------------------------------ | ----- | ----------------------------------------- | --- | ----------------------- | ---- | -
|Options                          |  | Shares   |   |  | Weighted -AverageExercisePrice |       | Weighted -AverageRemainingContractualTerm |     | AggregateIntrinsicValue |     
|Outstanding at January 1, 2008   |  | 256,855  |   |  | R$                             | 16.88 |                                           |     |                         |      |  
|Exercised                        |  | (162,084 | ) |  | R$                             | 17.01 |                                           |     |                         |      |  
|Forfeited or expired             |  | (15,259  | ) |  | R$                             | 17.99 |                                           |     |                         |      |  
|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |      |  
|Outstanding at December 31, 2008 |  | 79,512   |   |  | R$                             | 19.04 |                                           | 3.0 |                         | (429 | )
|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |      |  
|Exercisable at December 31, 2008 |  | 79,512   |   |  | R$                             | 19.04 |                                           | 3.0 |                         | (429 | )
|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                |       |                                           |     |                         |      |  

The fair value of this option plan was measured as of December 31, 2008 using Black Scholes
method. There was not unrecognized compensation cost for this plan.

The fair value of the options granted had been estimated at the
grant-date using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:



|                        |  |                  |         |  
|----------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------- | -
|                        |  | December 21,2004 |        
|Expected volatility     |  |                  | 38.2    | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  |                  | 8.4     | %
|Grant-date fair value   |  | R$               | 2.76    |  
|Expected life           |  |                  | 2 years |  
|Dividend yield          |  |                  | 3.10    | %

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during 2004 was R$2,76. The fair
value of options at December 2008 and 2007 was R$322 and R$1,761.



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The assumptions applied on December 31, 2008 are as following:



|                        |  |                 
|----------------------- |  | ----------------
|                        |  | December 31,2008
|Expected volatility     |  | 71.97%          
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 12.29%          
|Expected life           |  | 3 years         
|Dividend yield          |  | 9.80%           
|Fair Value              |  | R$ 4.05         

Plan approved on November 6, 2007

The new plan authorizes granting stock options, allowing plan participants, under certain conditions, to purchase or subscribe, in the future, shares that
are part of a basket of shares defined as UPs (Performance Unity), at a preestablished price. The amount corresponding to the number of UPs granted cannot exceed the maximum amount of 10% of the book value of the shares of each type of
share of the Company.

In connection with the plan, until July 15, 2008 the Company was required to repurchase the shares acquired by
employees under this plan at the weighted-averaged market price computed on the last thirty days. After this date, a modification in the plan eliminated this condition.

At the Meeting held on December 14, 2007, the Companys Board of Directors ratified the approval of two programs related to the new stock options plan, which is effective as of July 1, 2007 and consist
of the following:

Program 1

Options are granted as a one-time concession and do not allow new grants for a period of up to four years. The exercise price of the UP has been set up by the Board of Directors, under the terms defined in the plan and it is subject to
indexation by the IGP-M, plus 6% p.a., to be discounted from the amounts paid as dividends and/or interest on shareholders equity in the period.

Program 2

Stock options under this program are granted annually, on July 1 of every year. Stock
options for Program 2 were granted on July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008 and the exercise price of the UP has been set up by the Board of Directors, under the terms defined in the plan, to be discounted from the amounts paid as dividends and/or
interest on shareholders equity in the period.



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The stock options for programs 1 and 2 are vested as follows:



|        |            |          |     |                                   |                  |                  |                   |          |       |         |         |        
|------- | ---------- | -------- | --- | --------------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ----------------- | -------- | ----- | ------- | ------- | -------
|Program |            | Granting |     | Adjusted exerciseprice (in Reais) |                  | Options (in UPs)
|        | Grant date |          | Lot |                                   | Exercise as from |                  | Exercise deadline |          |      
|1       |            | 07/01/07 |     | 25%                               |                  | 07/01/08         |                   | 06/30/11 |       | 32,22   |         | 704.331
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/09                          |                  | 06/30/12         |                   | 32,22    |       | 704.331
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/10                          |                  | 06/30/13         |                   | 32,22    |       | 704.331
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/11                          |                  | 06/30/14         |                   | 32,22    |       | 704.331
|2       |            | 07/01/07 |     | 25%                               |                  | 07/01/08         |                   | 06/30/11 |       | 24,93   |         | 47.153 
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/09                          |                  | 06/30/12         |                   | 24,93    |       | 199.811
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/10                          |                  | 06/30/13         |                   | 24,93    |       | 199.811
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/11                          |                  | 06/30/14         |                   | 24,93    |       | 199.810
|        | 07/01/08   |          | 25% |                                   | 07/01/09         |                  | 06/30/12          |          | 32,39 |         | 175.338
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/10                          |                  | 06/30/13         |                   | 32,39    |       | 175.421
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/11                          |                  | 06/30/14         |                   | 32,39    |       | 175.421
|        |            | 25%      |     | 07/01/12                          |                  | 06/30/15         |                   | 32,39    |       | 175.421

The vesting periods set out in programs 1 and 2 can be anticipated as a result of special events
or conditions established in the option granting agreement, especially related to the direct or indirect change of the control of the Company or its subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. The plan, under certain conditions, grants a minimum bonus in case of
reduction in the market value of the shares on the exercise date of the options.

The preferred shares included in the stock options
balance (UPs) as of December 31, 2008 represents 1.3% of the Companys subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. preferred shares balance and the preferred shares and ordinary shares of the Company represents 5,65% and 3,26% of the total shares
for each class.

On July 15, 2008, as the modification in the plan eliminated the obligation of repurchasing the shares by the
companys subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A., the stock option program comprising Brasil Telecom shares, which are not subject to indexation price, were considered as equity settled from this date. The stock option comprising shares of the Company
and shares of the subsidiary Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., where indexation price is presented, are considered as cash settled.

A summary of option activity under the stock option plans as of December 31, 2008, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

Program 1



|                                 |  |           |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |        |  
|-------------------------------- |  | --------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------- | --- | ------------------------ | ------ | -
|Options                          |  | UPs      |   |  | Weighted -AverageExercise Price |       | Weighted -AverageRemainingContractualTerm |     | AggregateIntrinsic Value |       
|Outstanding at January 1, 2008   |  | 3,165,035 |   |  | R$                              | 28.91 |                                           |     |                          |        |  
|Forfeited or expired             |  | (347,711  | ) |  | R$                              | 30.33 |                                           |     |                          |        |  
|Outstanding at December 31, 2008 |  | 2,817,324 |   |  | R$                              | 32.22 |                                           | 4.5 |                          | (3,250 | )
|                                 |  |           |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |        |  
|Exercisable at December 31, 2008 |  | 704,331   |   |  | R$                              | 32.22 |                                           | 3.0 |                          | (812   | )
|                                 |  |           |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |        |  

Program 2 - Granted on July 1, 2007



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|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      
|-------------------------------- |  | -------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------- | --- | ------------------------ | -----
|Options                          |  | UPs     |   |  | Weighted -AverageExercise Price |       | Weighted -AverageRemainingContractualTerm |     | AggregateIntrinsic Value
|Outstanding at January 1, 2008   |  | 871,405  |   |  | R$                              | 26.41 |                                           |     |                          |      
|Exercised                        |  | (171,971 | ) |  | R$                              | 24.93 |                                           |     |                          |      
|Forfeited or expired             |  | (52,849  | ) |  | R$                              | 25.35 |                                           |     |                          |      
|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      
|Outstanding at December 31, 2008 |  | 646,585  |   |  | R$                              | 24.93 |                                           | 4.9 |                          | 3,967
|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      
|Exercisable at December 31, 2008 |  | 47,153   |   |  | R$                              | 24.93 |                                           | 3.0 |                          | 289  
|                                 |  |          |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      

Program 2 - Granted on July 1, 2008



|                                 |  |         |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      |  
|-------------------------------- |  | ------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------- | --- | ------------------------ | ---- | -
|Options                          |  | UPs    |   |  | Weighted -AverageExercise Price |       | Weighted -AverageRemainingContractualTerm |     | AggregateIntrinsic Value |     
|Outstanding at January 1, 2008   |  |        |   |  |                                 |      |                                           |     |                          |      |  
|Granted                          |  | 724,955 |   |  | R$                              | 32.39 |                                           |     |                          |      |  
|Forfeited or expired             |  | (23,354 | ) |  | R$                              | 32.39 |                                           |     |                          |      |  
|                                 |  |         |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      |  
|Outstanding at December 31, 2008 |  | 701,601 |   |  | R$                              | 32.39 |                                           | 5.5 |                          | (930 | )
|                                 |  |         |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      |  
|Exercisable at December 31, 2008 |  |        |   |  |                                 |      |                                           |    |                          |     |  
|                                 |  |         |   |  |                                 |       |                                           |     |                          |      |  

The status of the nonvested shares as of December 31, 2008 and changes during the year ended
December 31, 2008 is presented below:

Program 1



|                               |  |           |   |  |                                 |      
|------------------------------ |  | --------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | -----
|Nonvested                      |  | Shares    |   |  | Weighted -AverageExercise Price
|Nonvested at January 1, 2008   |  | 2,768,322 |   |  | R$                              | 28.91
|Vested                         |  | (878,183  | ) |  | R$                              | 32.22
|Forfeited                      |  | (282,456  | ) |  | R$                              | 30.33
|                               |  |           |   |  |                                 |      
|Nonvested at December 31, 2008 |  | 1,607,683 |   |  | R$                              | 32.22
|                               |  |           |   |  |                                 |      

Program 2 - Granted on July 1, 2007



|                               |  |          |   |  |                                 |      
|------------------------------ |  | -------- | - |  | ------------------------------- | -----
|Nonvested                      |  | Shares   |   |  | Weighted -AverageExercise Price
|Nonvested at January 1, 2008   |  | 762,181  |   |  | R$                              | 26.41
|Vested                         |  | (215,756 | ) |  | R$                              | 24.93
|Forfeited                      |  | (35,668  | ) |  | R$                              | 25.35
|                               |  |          |   |  |                                 |      
|Nonvested at December 31, 2008 |  | 510,757  |   |  | R$                              | 24.93
|                               |  |          |   |  |                                 |      



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Program 2Granted on July 1, 2008



|                               |  |         |   |  |                                
|------------------------------ |  | ------- | - |  | -------------------------------
|Nonvested                      |  | Shares  |   |  | Weighted -AverageExercise Price
|Nonvested at January 1, 2008   |  |        |   |  |                               
|Granted                        |  | 724,955 |   |  | R$32.39                        
|Vested                         |  | (89,396 | ) |  | R$32.39                        
|Forfeited                      |  | (21,898 | ) |  | R$32.39                        
|                               |  |         |   |  |                                
|Nonvested at December 31, 2008 |  | 613,661 |   |  | R$32.39                        
|                               |  |         |   |  |                                

The fair value of programs 1 and 2 of this option plan was measured as of December 31, 2008
using Binomial pricing model and the unrecognized compensation cost at this date was R$17,266 and R$20,807, respectively, that will be recognized over next 4.7 years.

The fair value of the options granted for two plans had been estimated at the grant-date using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

Plan approved on November 6, 2007:



|                        |  |              |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|----------------------- |  | ------------ | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                        |  | July 1, 2007 |  
|                        |  | Program 1    |  
|                        |  | Lot 1        |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 40.9         | % |  | 40.9  | % |  | 40.9  | % |  | 40.9  | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.2          | % |  | 0.2   | % |  | 0.2   | % |  | 0.2   | %
|Expected life           |  | 4            |   |  | 5     |   |  | 6     |   |  | 7     |  
|                        |  |              |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|                        | 
|                        |  | July 1, 2007 |  
|                        |  | Program 2    |  
|                        |  | Lot 1        |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 40.9         | % |  | 40.9  | % |  | 40.9  | % |  | 40.9  | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 10.7         | % |  | 10.7  | % |  | 10.7  | % |  | 10.7  | %
|Expected life           |  | 4            |   |  | 5     |   |  | 6     |   |  | 7     |  
|                        |  |              |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|                        | 
|                        |  | July 1, 2008 |  
|                        |  | Program 2    |  
|                        |  | Lot 1        |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 37.1         | % |  | 37.1  | % |  | 37.1  | % |  | 37.1  | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 15.2         | % |  | 15.2  | % |  | 15.2  | % |  | 15.2  | %
|Expected life           |  | 3            |   |  | 4     |   |  | 5     |   |  | 6     |  
|                        |  |              |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  



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(In thousands of Brazilian reais)



The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted is as follows:



|                                    |  |       |       |       |    |       |  |       |       |  |    |      
|----------------------------------- |  | ----- | ----- | ----- | -- | ----- |  | ----- | ----- |  | -- | -----
|                                    |  | Lot 1 |       | Lot 2 |    | Lot 3 |  | Lot 4
|Program 1 - Granted on July 1, 2007 |  | R$    | 11.75 |       | R$ | 12.74 |  | R$    | 13.64 |  | R$ | 14.46
|Program 2 - Granted on July 1, 2007 |  | R$    | 16.41 |       | R$ | 18.10 |  | R$    | 19.57 |  | R$ | 20.86
|Program 2 - Granted on July 1, 2008 |  | R$    | 13.21 |       | R$ | 15.77 |  | R$    | 17.97 |  | R$ | 19.84
|                                    |  |       |       |       |    |       |  |       |       |  |    |      

The fair value of options at December 2008 was R$53,467.

The assumptions applied on December 31, 2008 are as following:

Plan approved on November 6, 2007:



|                        |  |                         |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|----------------------- |  | ----------------------- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | - |  | ----- | -
|                        |  | Granted on July 1, 2007 |  
|                        |  | Program 1               |  
|                        |  | Lot 1                   |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 42.02                   | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 1.79                    | % |  | 2.05  | % |  | 2.06  | % |  | 2.15  | %
|Expected life           |  | 2.49                    |   |  | 3.51  |   |  | 4.54  |   |  | 5.57  |  
|                        |  |                         |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|                        | 
|                        |  | Granted on July 1, 2007 |  
|                        |  | Program 2               |  
|                        |  | Lot 1                   |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 42.02                   | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 12.29                   | % |  | 12.55 | % |  | 12.56 | % |  | 12.65 | %
|Expected life           |  | 2.49                    |   |  | 3.51  |   |  | 4.54  |   |  | 5.57  |  
|                        |  |                         |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|                        | 
|                        |  | Granted on July 1, 2008 |  
|                        |  | Program 2               |  
|                        |  | Lot 1                   |   |  | Lot 2 |   |  | Lot 3 |   |  | Lot 4 |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 42.02                   | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | % |  | 42.02 | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 12.29                   | % |  | 12.55 | % |  | 12.56 | % |  | 12.65 | %
|Expected life           |  | 2.49                    |   |  | 3.51  |   |  | 4.54  |   |  | 5.57  |  
|                        |  |                         |   |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |       |  

The fair value of the options on December 31, 2008 is as following:



|                                    |  |       |       |       |    |       |  |       |       |  |    |      
|----------------------------------- |  | ----- | ----- | ----- | -- | ----- |  | ----- | ----- |  | -- | -----
|                                    |  | Lot 1 |       | Lot 2 |    | Lot 3 |  | Lot 4
|Program 1 - Granted on July 1, 2007 |  | R$    | 8.16  |       | R$ | 9.89  |  | R$    | 11.32 |  | R$ | 12.61
|Program 2 - Granted on July 1, 2007 |  | R$    | 14.57 |       | R$ | 16.89 |  | R$    | 18.80 |  | R$ | 20.44
|Program 2 - Granted on July 1, 2008 |  | R$    | 11.27 |       | R$ | 13.98 |  | R$    | 16.22 |  | R$ | 18.17
|                                    |  |       |       |       |    |       |  |       |       |  |    |      



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|c. | Segment Reporting
|-- | -----------------

Segment information is presented
in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries business that was identified based on its management structure and on internal management reporting, according to SFAS 131 and are described as follows:



| |  |  | Fixed telephony, data transmission and call center: refers to the services rendered by BrT, BrT Multimídia, Vant and BrT Cabos Submarines Companies, using
the wire line network, and BrT Call Center.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Mobile telephony: refers to the services rendered by BrT Celular beginning on the last quarter of 2004.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Internet: refers to the services rendered by BrTI, iBest Group and iG Group in connection with the provision of internet services and related activities.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Inter-segment pricing is determined on an arms length basis.

The information presented is derived from the Brazilian Corporate Law financial statements, which is the primary basis for management decisions and
assessments.

Segment results, assets and liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be
allocated on a reasonable basis.



|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   |  |          |   |  |            |   |  |            |   |  |                             |   |  |              |  
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | - |  | --------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ------------ | -
|                                                           |  | 2008                                 |  
|                                                           |  | Fixed telephonyand datacommunication |   |  | Mobiletelephony |   |  | Internet |   |  | Callcenter |   |  | Management |   |  | Eliminationsbetweensegments |   |  | Consolidated |  
|Net operating revenue                                      |  | 9,886,561                            |   |  | 1,881,751       |   |  | 392,175  |   |  | 230,598    |   |  |           |   |  | (1,094,250                  | ) |  | 11,296,835   |  
|Cost of goods and services sold                            |  | (5,186,658                           | ) |  | (1,512,338      | ) |  | (54,572  | ) |  | (211,563   | ) |  |           |   |  | 755,713                     |   |  | (6,209,418   | )
|Gross profit                                               |  | 4,699,903                            |   |  | 369,413         |   |  | 337,603  |   |  | 19,035     |   |  |           |   |  | (338,537                    | ) |  | 5,087,417    |  
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Operating expenses, net                                    |  | (2,545,651                           | ) |  | (617,927        | ) |  | (382,074 | ) |  | (27,590    | ) |  | 10,915     |   |  | 338,816                     |   |  | (3,223,511   | )
|Selling expenses                                           |  | (951,810                             | ) |  | (525,005        | ) |  | (264,848 | ) |  | (7,705     | ) |  |           |   |  | 385,145                     |   |  | (1,364,223   | )
|General and administrative expenses                        |  | (1,210,315                           | ) |  | (135,721        | ) |  | (75,936  | ) |  | (18,226    | ) |  | (26,751    | ) |  | 38,848                      |   |  | (1,428,101   | )
|Other operating income (expenses)                          |  | (383,526                             | ) |  | 42,799          |   |  | (41,290  | ) |  | (1,659     | ) |  | 37,666     |   |  | (85,177                     | ) |  | (431,187     | )
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Operating income (loss) before financial income (expenses) |  | 2,154,252                            |   |  | (248,514        | ) |  | (44,471  | ) |  | (8,555     | ) |  | 10,915     |   |  | 279                         |   |  | 1,863,906    |  
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net   |  | 5,268,918                            |   |  | 2,122,081       |   |  | 143,343  |   |  |           |   |  | 6,583      |   |  |                            |   |  | 7,540,925    |  
|Capital Expenditures                                       |  | 1,500,813                            |   |  | 1,144,597       |   |  | 32,495   |   |  |           |   |  |           |   |  |                            |   |  | 2,677,905    |  



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|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   |  |          |   |  |            |   |  |            |   |  |                             |   |  |              |  
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | - |  | --------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | ---------- | - |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ------------ | -
|                                                           |  | 2007                                 |  
|                                                           |  | Fixed telephonyand datacommunication |   |  | Mobiletelephony |   |  | Internet |   |  | CallCenter |   |  | Management |   |  | Eliminationsbetweensegments |   |  | Consolidated |  
|Net operating revenue                                      |  | 9,733,145                            |   |  | 1,745,934       |   |  | 379,515  |   |  | 20,899     |   |  |           |   |  | (820,947                    | ) |  | 11,058,546   |  
|Cost of goods and services sold                            |  | (5,487,894                           | ) |  | (1,531,692      | ) |  | (55,203  | ) |  | (20,517    | ) |  |           |   |  | 713,105                     |   |  | (6,382,201   | )
|Gross profit                                               |  | 4,245,251                            |   |  | 214,242         |   |  | 324,312  |   |  | 382        |   |  |           |   |  | (107,842                    | ) |  | 4,676,345    |  
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Operating expenses, net                                    |  | (2,497,866                           | ) |  | (510,012        | ) |  | (398,503 | ) |  | (10,207    | ) |  | (24,501    | ) |  | 108,861                     |   |  | (3,332,228   | )
|Selling expenses                                           |  | (898,192                             | ) |  | (453,909        | ) |  | (274,212 | ) |  |           |   |  |           |   |  | 140,961                     |   |  | (1,485,352   | )
|General and administrative expenses                        |  | (1,173,466                           | ) |  | (89,987         | ) |  | (69,056  | ) |  | (10,207    | ) |  | (18,405    | ) |  | 24,255                      |   |  | (1,336,866   | )
|Other operating income (expenses)                          |  | (426,208                             | ) |  | 33,884          |   |  | (55,235  | ) |  |           |   |  | (6,096     | ) |  | (56,355                     | ) |  | (510,010     | )
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Operating income (loss) before financial income (expenses) |  | 1,747,385                            |   |  | (295,770        | ) |  | (74,191  | ) |  | (9,825     | ) |  | (24,501    | ) |  | 1,019                       |   |  | 1,344,117    |  
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net   |  | 5,337,567                            |   |  | 1,400,786       |   |  | 188,758  |   |  |           |   |  | 13,241     |   |  |                            |   |  | 6,940,352    |  
|Capital Expenditures                                       |  | 1,093,209                            |   |  | 278,797         |   |  | 26,784   |   |  |           |   |  |           |   |  |                            |   |  | 1,398,790    |  



|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   |  |          |   |  |            |  |            |   |  |                             |   |  |              |  
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | - |  | --------------- | - |  | -------- | - |  | ---------- |  | ---------- | - |  | --------------------------- | - |  | ------------ | -
|                                                           |  | 2006                                 |  
|                                                           |  | Fixed telephonyand datacommunication |   |  | Mobiletelephony |   |  | Internet |   |  | CallCenter |  | Management |   |  | Eliminationsbetweensegments |   |  | Consolidated |  
|Net operating revenue                                      |  | 9,419,265                            |   |  | 1,247,377       |   |  | 299,542  |   |  |           |  |           |   |  | (669,525                    | ) |  | 10,296,659   |  
|Cost of goods and services sold                            |  | (5,769,433                           | ) |  | (1,176,083      | ) |  | (145,564 | ) |  |           |  |           |   |  | 631,151                     |   |  | (6,459,929   | )
|Gross profit                                               |  | 3,649,832                            |   |  | 71,294          |   |  | 153,978  |   |  |           |  |           |   |  | (38,374                     | ) |  | 3,836,730    |  
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Operating expenses, net                                    |  | (2,295,191                           | ) |  | (508,917        | ) |  | (215,156 | ) |  |           |  | (18,077    | ) |  | 43,726                      |   |  | (2,993,615   | )
|Selling expenses                                           |  | (986,621                             | ) |  | (432,432        | ) |  | (135,687 | ) |  |           |  |           |   |  | 84,108                      |   |  | (1,470,632   | )
|General and administrative expenses                        |  | (1,130,219                           | ) |  | (86,200         | ) |  | (76,789  | ) |  |           |  | (16,618    | ) |  | 19,427                      |   |  | (1,290,399   | )
|Other operating income (expenses)                          |  | (178,351                             | ) |  | 9,715           |   |  | (2,680   | ) |  |           |  | (1,459     | ) |  | (59,809                     | ) |  | (232,584     | )
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Operating income (loss) before financial income (expenses) |  | 1,354,641                            |   |  | (437,623        | ) |  | (61,178  | ) |  |           |  | (18,077    | ) |  | 5,352                       |   |  | 843,115      |  
|                                                           |  |                                      |   |  |                 |   | 
|Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net   |  | 6,390,212                            |   |  | 1,545,132       |   |  | 96,400   |   |  |           |  | 1,044      |   |  | (882                        | ) |  | 8,031,906    |  
|Capital Expenditures                                       |  | 1,114,375                            |   |  | 281,526         |   |  | 55,086   |   |  |           |  |           |   |  |                            |   |  | 1,450,987    |  



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|d. | Reconciliation of operating income
|-- | ----------------------------------



|                                                                                 |  |         |  |           |  |          
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------- |  | --------- |  | ---------
|                                                                                 |  | 2006    |  | 2007      |  | 2008     
|Operating income under Brazilian Corporate Law (as restated for 2006 and 2007)   |  | 737,901 |  | 1,294,089 |  | 1,710,306
|Net financial expenses                                                           |  | 105,214 |  | 50,028    |  | 153,600  
|Different criteria for net income reconciliation (as restated for 2006 and 2007) |  | 76,039  |  | 167,488   |  | 110,621  
|                                                                                 |  |         |  |           |  |          
|Operating income under US GAAP                                                   |  | 919,154 |  | 1,511,605 |  | 1,974,527
|                                                                                 |  |         |  |           |  |          



|                                                                                                                               |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | - |  | ------- | -
|Different criteria for net income reconciliation                                                                               |  | 2006    |   |  | 2007    |   |  | 2008    |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest (as restated for 2006 and 2007)                                                           |  | (62,305 | ) |  | (81,572 | ) |  | (70,858 | )
|Pension and other post retirement benefits:                                                                                    |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|FBrTPrev/PAMEC                                                                                                                 |  | (29,549 | ) |  | 95,792  |   |  | 90,893  |  
|TCSPrev                                                                                                                        |  | 63,323  |   |  | (23,403 | ) |  | (12,436 | )
|Amortization of deferred credit on contributions plant expansion                                                               |  | 36,799  |   |  | 91,334  |   |  |        |  
|Items posted directly to shareholders equity: Other consolidation adjustments                                                 |  | 6,779   |   |  | 5,198   |   |  | 17,831  |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill attributable to purchase of control and minority interests in CRT                         |  | 11      |   |  |        |   |  |        |  
|Reduction of depreciation of step-up in fair value related to purchase of control and minority interest in CRT                 |  | 23,733  |   |  | 26,457  |   |  | 22,896  |  
|Amortization until 2001 and depreciation of step-up in basis of companies under common control (as restated for 2006 and 2007) |  | (29,259 | ) |  | (29,259 | ) |  | (29,259 | )
|Amortization customer list of iBest                                                                                            |  | (31     | ) |  | (4      | ) |  | (1      | )
|Amortization Intangibles of BrT Multimídia                                                                                     |  | (11,729 | ) |  | (9,115  | ) |  | (6,933  | )
|Amortization Intangibles of iG                                                                                                 |  | (1,166  | ) |  | (136    | ) |  | (33     | )
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill Globenet                                                                                  |  | 1,881   |   |  | 1,881   |   |  | 941     |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill iBest                                                                                     |  | 3,594   |   |  | 14,055  |   |  | 12,427  |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill BrT Multimídia                                                                            |  | 23,269  |   |  | 23,268  |   |  | 23,269  |  
|Reversal of amortization of goodwill iG                                                                                        |  | 53,355  |   |  | 53,869  |   |  | 53,823  |  
|Deferred revenue, net of related costs  activation and installation services                                                  |  | 2,179   |   |  | 8,334   |   |  | 8,492   |  
|Deferred revenue public telephone cards                                                                                        |  | 6,957   |   |  | (9,192  | ) |  | (7,335  | )
|Asset retirement obligations                                                                                                   |  | (2,503  | ) |  | (5,250  | ) |  | (2,571  | )
|Reversal of compensations cost of Stock Options under BRGAAP                                                                   |  | 162     |   |  | 13,179  |   |  | 17,410  |  
|Compensation costs of stock options                                                                                            |  | (100    | ) |  | (7,881  | ) |  | (11,039 | )
|Different criteria for classification under BRGAAP                                                                             |  | (8,055  | ) |  | (8,204  | ) |  |        |  
|Interest on unrecognized taxes benefits                                                                                        |  | (1,306  | ) |  | 8,137   |   |  | 3,104   |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  
|Total                                                                                                                          |  | 76,039  |   |  | 167,488 |   |  | 110,621 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |         |   |  |         |   |  |         |  



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|e. | Uncertainty in income taxes:
|-- | ----------------------------

The Company adopted
the provision of FASB Interpretation N. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprises financial statements in
accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. The Company did not recognize any increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was accounted for under Brazilian Corporate Law as provisions for contingencies as of January, 2007.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:



|                                            |  |        |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | ------ | -
|Balance at January 1, 2007                  |  | 3,809  |  
|Additions for tax positions of prior years  |  | 10,920 |  
|                                            |  |        |  
|Balance at December 31, 2007                |  | 14,729 |  
|Additions for tax positions of prior years  |  | 5,220  |  
|Reductions for tax positions of prior years |  | (1,117 | )
|                                            |  |        |  
|Balance at December 31, 2008                |  | 18,832 |  
|                                            |  |        |  

The balance of unrecognized taxes benefits refers to Federal Taxes (Income Tax and Social
Contribution) related to tax deficiency assessments that require the payment of federal taxes on events qualified in a allegedly inadequate way by the Company or on differences in the calculation of these taxes.

The Company recognizes interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in operating expenses as provisions for contingences under
Brazilian Corporate Law. Under US GAAP, in order to comply with FIN 48 the Company reclassified the accrued interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits to financial expenses. During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and
2006, the Company recognized interest expense of approximately R$3,104, R$8,137 and R$(1,306) respectively and penalties in the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 in the amount of R$432, R$1,172 and R$194, respectively. Accrued
interest and penalties were approximately R$14,878 and R$11,342 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007.

The Company and its subsidiaries
file income tax returns in Brazil and others foreign jurisdictions (EUA, Bermudas, Cayman and Venezuela). With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for years before 2002.

The Company also does not believe it is reasonably possible that it will have significant increases or decreases to the liability for unrecognized tax
benefits during the next twelve months on the Companys current uncertain tax positions.



|f. | Fair value measurements (SFAS 157)
|-- | ----------------------------------

On
January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS 157, which provides a definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard applies when GAAP requires or
allows assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value; therefore, it does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstance.



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SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer
a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair
value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices available in active markets (i.e., observable inputs) and the lowest priority to data lacking
transparency (i.e., unobservable inputs). Additionally, SFAS 157 requires an entity to consider all aspects of nonperformance risk, including the entitys own credit standing, when measuring the fair value of a liability.

SFAS 157 establishes a three-level hierarchy to be used when measuring and disclosing fair value. An instruments categorization within the fair
value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. Following is a description of the three hierarchy levels:

Level 1  Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical asset or liabilities as of the measurement date. Additionally, the entity must have the ability to access the active market, and the quoted prices cannot be adjusted by
the entity.

Level 2  Inputs are other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability,
either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in inactive markets for identical or similar assets or liabilities; or inputs that are observable or can be
corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3
 Unobservable inputs are supported by little or no market activity. The unobservable inputs represent managements best assumptions of how market participants would price the assets or liabilities. Generally, Level 3 assets and
liabilities are valued using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques that require significant judgment or estimation.

In accordance with SFAS 157, we measure our cash equivalents, cash investments and derivative instruments at fair value. Our cash equivalents and cash investments is classified within Level 1, because it is valued
using quoted market prices. Our derivative instruments are classified within Level 2 as the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments.

The following table summarizes our financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value as of December 31, 2008:



|                          |  |                  |  |                                                              |  |                                             |  |                                        
|------------------------- |  | ---------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------
|Description               |  | December 31,2008 |  | Quoted prices in activemarkets for identicalassets (Level 1) |  | Significant otherobservable inputs(Level 2) |  | Significantunobservable inputs(Level 3)
|Assets                    |  |                  |  |                                                              |  |                                             |  |                                        
|Cash and cash equivalents |  | 2,709,805        |  | 2,709,805                                                    |  |                                            |  |                                       
|Cash investments          |  | 775,502          |  | 775,502                                                      |  |                                            |  |                                       
|Derivatives               |  | 29,179           |  |                                                             |  | 29,179                                      |  |                                       
|Total Assets              |  | 3,514,486        |  | 3,485,307                                                    |  | 29,179                                      |  |                                       
|Liabilities               |  |                  |  |                                                              |  |                                             |  |                                       
|Derivatives               |  | 222,073          |  |                                                              |  | 222,073                                     |  |                                       
|Total Liabilities         |  | 222,073          |  |                                                             |  | 222,073                                     |  |                                       

The valuation method used for the calculation of fair value of derivative instruments was
(i) for swap transactions, discounted cash flow analyses considering the expected settlements and realization of such financial liabilities at effective market rate as of reporting date and (ii) for currency options, the Black and Scholes
formula, as adapted by Garman-Kohlhagen to reflect specific characteristics of currency options, using market inputs as of the reporting date. For derivative instruments, the method used for the calculation of fair value is presented in more details
in Note 34.e.



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For the year ended December 31, 2008, cash and cash equivalents and cash investments generated a
gain of R$360,404, which was included as financial expense, net. The cash and cash equivalents and cash investments refer mainly highly liquid to fixed income transactions, indexed to the Interbank Deposit Certificates (CDI).

Also, during the year ended December 31, 2008, our derivative instruments generated a gain of R$54,391, which has been included as financial
expense.



|g. | New accounting pronouncements
|-- | -----------------------------



|(i) | SFAS 141 (Revised)
|--- | ------------------

In December 2007, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued FAS 141R  Business Combinations. This statement applies to all transactions or events in which an entity obtains control of one or more businesses, except for joint ventures, assets that not constitute a
business, combination of businesses under common control and not-for-profit organizations. This Statement shall be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual
reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier application is prohibited. The objective of this statement is to improve relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of information that a reporting entity
provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects. The Company is currently studying the impact of this standard and will apply it as of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009.



|(ii) | SFAS 157
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In September 2006, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about fair value measurements. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the Board having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is relevant
measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. According to the Board, a single definition of fair value, together with a framework for measuring fair value, should result in increased
consistency and comparability. This standard is effective for fiscal years ending on or after November 15, 2007. The Company applied this standard as of January 1, 2008.



|(iii) | SFAS 159
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In February 2007, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge
accounting provisions. This Statement is expected to expand fair value measurement, which is consistent with the Boards long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. The fair value option established by this
Statement permits all entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. This standard is effective for fiscal years ending on or after November 15, 2007. The Company did not apply SFAS 159.



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|(iv) | SFAS 160
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In December 2007, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued FAS 160  Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, which applies to all entities that prepare consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations.

This Statement amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation
of a subsidiary.

This Statement shall be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after
December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. This Statement shall be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Statement is initially adopted, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements. The
objective of this statement is to improve the relevance, comparability and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards that
require more extensive disclosure that clearly identifies and distinguishes between the interests of the Parent Company and the interests of the non-controlling owners. The Company is currently studying the impact of this standard and will apply it
as of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009.



|(v) | SFAS 161
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In March 2008, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued SFAS No. 161 Disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities  an amendment to SFAS No. 133. The use and complexity of derivative instruments and hedging activities have increased significantly
over the past several years. Constituents have expressed concerns that the existing disclosure requirements in FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, do not provide adequate information
about how derivative and hedging activities affect an entitys financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Accordingly, this Statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entitys derivative and hedging activities and
thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently studying the impact of this
standard and will apply it as of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009.



|(vi) | SFAS 165
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In May 2009, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued SFAS No. 165 Subsequent events. The objective of this Statement is to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are
issued or are available to be issued. In particular, this Statement sets forth:



| | 1. | The period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure
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| | 2. | The circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements
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| | 3. | The disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date.
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In accordance with this Statement, an entity should apply the requirements to interim or annual
financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company is currently studying the impact of this standard and will apply it as of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010



|(vii) | EITF 08-01
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In November 2008, the Emerging Issues
Task Force issued EITF No. 08-01 Revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables, which supersedes EITF 00-21. Entities often enter into revenue arrangements that provide for multiple payment streams. If delivery of a single unit of accounting
spans multiple accounting periods or deliverables, an entity needs to determine how to allocate the multiple payment streams (arrangement consideration) attributable to that unit of accounting to those accounting periods. In accordance with this
EITF, an entity should apply the requirements to annual financial periods ending after December 15, 2009. The Company is currently studying the impact of this standard and will apply it as of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010.



|(viii) | EITF 08-07
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In November 2008, the Emerging Issues
Task Force issued EITF No. 08-01 Accounting for defensive intangible assets. An intangible asset acquired in a business combination or an asset acquisition that an entity does not intend to actively use but does intend to prevent others from
using, has been commonly referred to as a defensive asset or a locked-up asset because while the asset is not being actively used, it is likely contributing to an increase in the value of other assets owned by the entity. A
defensive intangible asset should be accounted for as a separate unit of accounting. It should not be included as part of the cost of an entitys existing intangible asset(s) because the defensive intangible asset is separately identifiable.
The defensive intangible asset shall be assigned a useful life that reflects the entitys consumption of the expected benefits related to that asset and in accordance with paragraph 11 of Statement 142. In accordance with this EITF, an entity
should apply it to annual financial periods ending after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently studying the impact of this standard and will apply it as of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009.

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