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BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
CORPORATE TAXPAYER REGISTRATION 76.535.764/0001 -43
BOARD OF TRADE 53.3.0000622 -9
PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
BRASIL TELECOM S.A. (“Company”), pursuant to article 12, paragraph 1 of CVM Instruction 358, hereby announces that BANCO OPPORTUNITY S.A., inscribed in the corporate roll of taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 33.857.830/0001 -99, in its capacity as National Funds Manager, OPPORTUNITY LÓGICA GESTÃO DE RECURSOS LTDA., inscribed in the corporate roll of taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 07.263.709/0001 -29 and OPPORTUNITY ASSET ADMINISTRADORA DE RECURSOS DE TERCEIROS LTDA, inscribed in the corporate roll of taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 05.395.883/0001 -08, in its capacity as Foreign Investors Manager, and, PARCOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A., inscribed in the corporate roll of taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 00.185.475/0001 -08 and FORPART S.A., inscribed in the corporate roll of taxpayers (CNPJ/MF) under no. 00.249.786/0001-85, referred to herein, jointly, as “Investors”, declare that the Investors have sold, on June 02, 2008, 169,800 preferred shares (BRTO4) issued by the Company. Therefore, the Investors, jointly, now are holders of 4.97% of total preferred shares issued by the Company.
The Investors also informed that such sale was made exclusively by the Investors’ investment strategy, with no intention as to altering the controlling composition or the management structure of the Company;
Brasília, June 10, 2008.
Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Investor Relations Officer
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