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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ______ No ___X___

 

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Free Translation

BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly Traded Company
Corporate Taxpayer Registration CNPJ/MF 02.570.688/0001 -70
Board of Trade 53 3 0000581 8

SUMMONS NOTICE
ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.’s (“Company”) shareholders are hereby summoned to attend the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, in the form of the legal and statutory dispositions, to be held on April 10, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., at the Company’s headquarters located in the city of Brasília - DF, at SIA SUL, ASP, LOTE D, BLOCO B, to deliberate over the following Order of the Day:

ORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

(1)	Take the Managers Accounts, examine, discuss and vote the Financial Statements and the Management Report, related to the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2006;
(2)	Make a resolution regarding the destination for the net income of the fiscal year and the distribution of dividends;
(3)	Elect the effective and alternate members of the Fiscal Council, setting the individual remuneration of its members;
(4)	Elect the effective and alternate members of the Board of Directors; and
(5)	Make a resolution regarding the election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

(1)	Set the global amount for the compensation of the Company’s Management.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

All documents associated to the matters of the Order of the Day are available for the Company’s shareholders at its headquarters.

All power of attorney shall be filed at the Company’s headquarters located in the city of Brasília, Federal District, at SIA Sul, ASP, Lote D, Bloco B – Diretoria Jurídica, at least 2 (two) business days prior to the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting.

Shareholders in possession of shares registered with a custodian agent wishing to participate in the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting shall offer a statement of shareholdings issued by the custodian agent no more than 2 (two) business days prior to the date of the Meeting.

Brasília, March 9, 2006

Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior
Chairman of the Board of Directors

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