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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
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information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
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	Investor Relations
	(55 61) 3415-1140
	ri@brasiltelecom.com.br
	Media Relations
	(55 61) 3415-1378
	cesarb@brasiltelecom.com.br

BRASIL TELECOM S.A.		BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly Held Company		Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer Registration CNPJ/MF:		Corporate Taxpayer Registration CNPJ/MF:
76.535.764/0001-43		02.570.688/0001-70
Board of Trade 53 3 0000622-9		Board of Trade 53 3 0000581- 8

MATERIAL FACT

Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom S.A., in compliance with article 157 of Law number 6.404/76 and CVM instruction 358/02, transcribe the Material Fact released by their shareholders on October 15^th, 2007, with the pertinent clarifications relating to the amount of the transaction and other conditions, as follows:

“TECHOLD PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicy Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer Registration CNPJ N° 02.605.028/0001 -88
Board of Trade 33.3.0026046 -3

MATERIAL FACT

TECHOLD PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“Techold” or “Company”), in compliance with paragraph 4 of article 157 of Law number 6.404/76 and CVM instruction 358/02, as amended, following the Material Fact released on July 19^th, 2007, informs that on October 11^th, 2007, the Company has exercised, in an irrevocable and not retractable way, its right of preference to the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Solpart Participações S.A. (“Solpart”) held by Brasilco S.r.l. (“Brasilco Shares”), as contemplated by Solpart’s Shareholders’ Agreement, in accordance with the terms, conditions and price established in the Share Purchase Agreement and Letter Agreement signed on July 18^th, 2007.

The company will make a new pronouncement as soon as the purchase of Brasilco Shares is concluded.

Rio de Janeiro, October 15^th, 2007.

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TECHOLD PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Mariana Sarmento Meneghetti
Investor Relations Director”

Brasília, October 16^th, 2007.

Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Investor Relations Director
Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.
Brasil Telecom S.A.

 

 

 

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