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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
THROUGH JUNE 3, 2005

(Commission File No. 1-14477)
 

 
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
BRAZIL TELECOM HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 


SIA Sul, Área de Serviços Públicos, Lote D, Bloco B
Brasília, D.F., 71.215-000
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)__.

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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)__.

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___

If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 


FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE   
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (CVM)  CORPORATION LAW 
QUARTERLY INFORMATION   
COMMERCIAL,INDUSTRIAL COMPANY AND OTHERS  Period-ended: March 31, 2005 

REGISTRATION AT THE CVM DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY, BEING ITS  DIRECTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERACITY OF THIS INFORMATION. 

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE
     01768-0 
2 - COMPANY NAME     
      BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. 
3 – CNPJ - TAXPAYER REGISTER     
       02.570.688/0001-70 
4 – NIRE   
      5.330.000.581-8 

01.02 - ADDRESS OF COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

1 - FULL ADDRESS       
      SIA/SUL - ASP – LOTE D - BL B - 1º ANDAR 
2 - DISTRICT 
       SIA 
3 - ZIP CODE 
     71215-000 
 4 - MUNICIPALITY       
       BRASILIA 
5 - STATE   
      DF 
6 - AREA CODE
      061 
7 - TELEPHONE NUMBER
      415-1440 
8 - TELEPHONE NUMBER
      415-1256 
9 - TELEPHONE NUMBER
      415-1119 
10 - TELEX
11 - AREA CODE
       61 
12 - FAX
       415-1133 
13 - FAX
       415-1315 
14 - FAX
       - 
 
15 - E-MAIL 
ri@brasiltelecom.com.br 

01.03 - INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR (Address for correspondence to Company)

1 - NAME 
     PAULO PEDRÃO RIO BRANCO 
2 - FULL ADDRESS   
     SIA/SUL - ASP - LOTE D- BL A TÉRREO 
3 - DISTRICT 
      BRASÍLIA 
4 - ZIP CODE   
     71215-000 
5 - MUNICIPALITY
      BRASILIA 
6 - STATE 
     DF 
7 - AREA CODE
     061 
8 - TELEPHONE NUMBER
      415-1440 
9 - TELEPHONE NUMBER
       - 
10 - TELEPHONE NUMBER
         - 
11 - TELEX
12 - AREA CODE   
       061 
13 - FAX   
      415-1593 
14 - FAX   
       - 
15 - FAX   
       - 
 
15 - E-MAIL 
       paulopedrao@brasiltelecom.com.br 

01.04 - REFERENCE / INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT

   CURRENT FISCAL YEAR  CURRENT QUARTER  PRIOR QUARTER 
1 - BEGINNING 2 - ENDING  3 - QUARTER  4 - BEGINNING  5 - ENDING  6 - QUARTER  7 - BEGINNING 8 - ENDING 
 01/01/2005  12/31/2005   01/01/2005 03/31/2005 10/01/2004 12/31/2004
9 - INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
      KPMG AUDITORES INDEPENDENTES 
10 - CVM CODE
        00418-9 
11 - NAME TECHNICAL RESPONSIBLE
       MANUEL FERNANDES RODRIGUES DE SOUSA 
12 - CPF – TAXPAYER REGISTER
       783.840.017-15 

01.05 - COMPOSITION OF ISSUED CAPITAL

1 - QUANTITY OF SHARES 
 (IN THOUSAND) 
2 - CURRENT QUARTER 
03/31/2005
3 - PRIOR QUARTER 
12/31/2004 
4 - SAME QUARTER 
OF PRIOR YEAR 
03/31/2004 
ISSUED CAPITAL       
         1 - COMMON  134,031,688  134,031,688  134,031,688 
         2 - PREFERRED  229,937,526  226,007,753  226,007,753 
         3 - TOTAL  363,969,214  360,039,441  360,039,441 
TREASURY SHARES       
         4 - COMMON  1,480,800  1,480,800  1,480,800 
         5 - PREFERRED 
         6 - TOTAL  1,480,800  1,480,800  1,480,800 

01.06 - COMPANY’S CHARACTERISTICS

1 - TYPE OF COMPANY 
     INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL COMPANIES AND OTHERS 
2 – SITUATION 
     OPERATING 
3 - TYPE OF CONTROLLING INTEREST 
     NATIONAL HOLDING 
4 - ACTIVITY CODE 
       113 – TELECOMMUNICATION 
5 - MAIN ACTIVITY 
     PROVIDING SWITCHED FIXED TELEPHONE SERVICE (STFC) 
6 - TYPE OF CONSOLIDATED 
     TOTAL 
7 - TYPE OF ACCOUNTANTS REPORT 
     UNQUALIFIED 

01.07 - SUBSIDIARIES EXCLUDED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1 - ITEM  2 – CNPJ - TAXPAYERS REGISTER  3 - NAME 

01.08 - DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER

1 - ITEM  2 - EVENT  3 - APPROVAL  4 - DIVIDEND  5 - BEGINNING
     PAYMENT
6 - TYPE OF
      SHARE 
7 - VALUE OF THE
    DIVIDEND PER HARE 
01  RCA  01/30/2004  Interest on Shareholders’  Equity  01/14/2005  Common  0.0001794657 
02  RCA  01/30/2004  Interest on Shareholders’  Equity  01/14/2005  Preferred  0.0001794657 
03  RCA  12/31/2004  Interest on Shareholders’  Equity  01/14/2005  Common  0.0003994465 
04  RCA  12/31/2004  Interest on Shareholders’  Equity  01/14/2005  Preferred  0.0003994465 
05  RCA  04/20/2005  Interest on Shareholders’  Equity  05/16/2005  Common  0.0005079059 
06  RCA  04/20/2005  Interest on Shareholders’  Equity  05/16/2005  Preferred  0.0005079059 
07  AGO  04/29/2005  Dividend  05/16/2005  Common  0.0001206523 
08  AGO  04/29/2005  Dividend  05/16/2005  Preferred  0.0001206523 
09  AGO  04/29/2005  Dividend  05/23/2005  Common  0.0008276127 
10  AGO  04/29/2005  Dividend  05/23/2005  Preferred  0.0008276127 

01.09 - ISSUED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN CURRENT YEAR

1 - ITEM  2 – DATE OF CHANGE  3 - CAPITAL STOCK 
    (In R$ thousands) 
4 - VALUE OF CHANGE  
(In R$ thousands) 
5 - ORIGIN OF ALTERATION  6 - QUANTITY OF ISSUED SHARES   (In R$ thousands)  7 – SHARE PRICE ON ISSUANCE DATE     (In R$) 
                 01                             03/29/2005  2,596,272  28,032 Capital Reserve                                                         3,929,773                                                             0.0182600000 

01.10 - INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR

1 - DATE 
     05/04/2005 
2 - SIGNATURE 

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 – 03/31/2005  4 – 12/31/2004 
TOTAL ASSETS  6,784,879  6,947,801 
1.01  CURRENT ASSETS  1,012,411  1,190,986 
1.01.01  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  949,135  828,783 
1.01.02  CREDITS 
1.01.03  INVENTORIES 
1.01.04  OTHER  63,276  362,203 
1.01.04.01  DEFERRED AND RECOVERABLE TAXES  56,089  105,745 
1.01.04.02  RECEIVABLES DIVIDENDS  250,236 
1.01.04.03  OTHER ASSETS  7,187  6,222 
1.02  LONG-TERM ASSETS  1,404,406  1,390,544 
1.02.01  OTHER CREDITS 
1.02.02  INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES  1,005,801  1,046,529 
1.02.02.01  FROM ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 
1.02.02.02  FROM SUBSIDIARIES  1,005,801  1,046,529 
1.02.02.02.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  1,005,801  1,046,529 
1.02.02.02.02  ADVANCED FOR FUTURE CAPITAL INCREASE 
1.02.02.03  FROM OTHER RELATED PARTIES 
1.02.03  OTHER  398,605  344,015 
1.02.03.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  116,200  118,273 
1.02.03.02  DEFERRED AND RECOVERABLE TAXES  280,585  223,492 
1.02.03.03  JUDICIAL DEPOSITS  163 
1.02.03.04  OTHER ASSETS  1,657  2,248 
1.03  FIXED ASSETS  4,368,062  4,366,271 
1.03.01  INVESTMENTS  4,366,730  4,364,939 
1.03.01.01  ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 
1.03.01.02  SUBSIDIARIES  4,358,200  4,356,174 
1.03.01.03  OTHER INVESTMENTS  8,530  8,765 
1.03.02  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT  1,251  1,244 
1.03.03  DEFERRED CHARGES  81  88 

02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 – 03/31/2005  4 – 12/31/2004 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  6,784,879  6,947,801 
2.01  CURRENT LIABILITIES  307,152  516,007 
2.01.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  161  162 
2.01.02  DEBENTURES  203,811  213,670 
2.01.03  SUPPLIERS  365  296 
2.01.04  TAXES, DUTIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS  26,473  22,843 
2.01.04.01  INDIRECT TAXES  3,328  16,353 
2.01.04.02  TAXES ON INCOME  23,145  6,490 
2.01.05  DIVIDENDS PAYABLE  71,638  275,230 
2.01.06  PROVISIONS 
2.01.07  RELATED PARTY DEBTS 
2.01.08  OTHER  4,704  3,806 
2.01.08.01  PAYROLL AND SOCIAL CHARGES  1,594  423 
2.01.08.02  CONSIGNMENTS IN FAVOR OF THIRD PARTIES  111  160 
2.01.08.03  EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING  2,252  2,960 
2.01.08.04  OTHER LIABILITIES  747  263 
2.02  LONG-TERM LIABILITIES  297,455  295,737 
2.02.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  196  234 
2.02.02  DEBENTURES  261,456  259,193 
2.02.03  PROVISIONS  3,900  3,380 
2.02.03.1  PROVISIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES  3,900  3,380 
2.02.04  RELATED PARTY DEBTS 
2.02.05  OTHER  31,903  32,930 
2.02.05.01  TAXES ON INCOME  31,903  32,930 
2.03  DEFERRED INCOME 
2.05  SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  6,180,272  6,136,057 
2.05.01  CAPITAL  2,596,272  2,568,240 
2.05.02  CAPITAL RESERVES  309,178  337,210 
2.05.03  REVALUATION RESERVES 
2.05.03.01  COMPANY ASSETS 
2.05.03.02  SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 
2.05.04  PROFIT RESERVES  879,550  879,550 
2.05.04.01  LEGAL  208,487  208,487 
2.05.04.02  STATUTORY 
2.05.04.03  CONTINGENCIES 
2.05.04.04  REALIZABLE PROFITS RESERVES  671,063  671,063 
2.05.04.05  PROFIT RETENTION 
2.05.04.06  SPECIAL RESERVE FOR UNDISTRIBUTED DIVIDENDS 
2.05.04.07  OTHER PROFIT RESERVES 
2.05.05  RETAINED EARNINGS  2,395,272  2,351,057 

03.01 - QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INCOME (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS - R$)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 – 01/01/2005 TO 03/31/2005  4 - 01/01/2005 TO 03/31/2005  5 - 01/01/2004 TO 03/31/2004  6 - 01/01/2004 TO 03/31/2004 
3.01  GROSS REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES 
3.02  DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS REVENUE 
3.03  NET REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES 
3.04  COST OF SALES 
3.05  GROSS PROFIT 
3.06  OPERATING EXPENSES/REVENUES  64,437  64,437  51,625  51,625 
3.06.01  SELLING EXPENSES 
3.06.02  GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES  (7,043)  (7,043)  (5,620)  (5,620) 
3.06.03  FINANCIAL  71,071  71,071  (28,611)  (28,611) 
3.06.03.01  FINANCIAL INCOME  90,012  90,012  81,531  81,531 
3.06.03.02  FINANCIAL EXPENSES  (18,941)  (18,941)  (109,642)  (109,642) 
3.06.04  OTHER OPERATING INCOME  998  998  133  133 
3.06.05  OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES  (1,147)  (1,147)  (2,617)  (2,617) 
3.06.06  EQUITY GAIN (LOSS)  558  558  87,840  87,840 
3.07  OPERATING INCOME  64,437  64,437  51,625  51,625 
3.08  NON-OPERATING INCOME  1,703  1,703  (11,285)  (11,285) 
3.08.01  REVENUES  1,703  1,703 
3.08.02  EXPENSES  (11,285)  (11,285) 
3.09  INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES AND MINORITY  INTERESTS  66,140  66,140  40,340  40,340 
3.10  PROVISION FOR INCOME AND SOCIAL  CONTRIBUTION TAXES  (21,925)  (21,925)  (41,117)  (41,117) 
3.11  DEFERRED INCOME TAX 
3.12  STATUTORY INTEREST/ CONTRIBUTIONS  (748)  (748) 
3.12.01  INTERESTS  (748)  (748) 
3.12.02  CONTRIBUTIONS 
3.13 REVERSAL OF INTEREST ON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 75,000  75,000 
3.15 INCOME/LOSS FOR THE PERIOD 44,215  44,215  73,475  73,475 
  NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING SHARES (THOUSAND) 362,488,414  362,488,414  358,558,641  358,558,641 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE 0.00012  0.00012  0.00020  0.00020 
  LOSS PER SHARE        

04.01-NOTES TO THE QUARTERLY REPORT 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Quarter ended March 31, 2005

(In thousands of Reais)

1. OPERATIONS

Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (“Company”) is a joint-stock publicly-held company, established in accordance with Article 189 of Law 9472/97 - General Telecommunications Law, as part of the TELEBRÁS spin-off process. The spin-off protocol and justification was approved in the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 22, 1998.

The Company has as corporate purpose to exercise the control of explored companies of fixed telephony public services in the Region II of the General Concession Plan (“PGO”) approved by the Decree 2,534, as of April 2, 1998. This control is exercised by means of Brasil Telecom S.A., which is a concessionary responsible for the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) in the Region II of the PGO. Additionally, the Company may take part in the capital of other companies.

The Company is registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the USA, and its shares are traded on the main stock exchanges in Brazil and its ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

The Company’s control is exercised by SOLPART Participações S.A. (“SOLPART”), corresponding, on the balance sheet date, to 51.00% of the voting capital and 18.78% of the total capital.

Direct subsidiaries

a. Brasil Telecom S.A.

Brasil Telecom S.A. is a concessionary responsible for the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (STFC) in Region II of the General Concessions Plan, covering the Brazilian states of Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Goiás, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and the Federal District. The Company has rendered STFC (local and long distance calls) since July 1998 in an area of 2,859,375 square kilometers, which corresponds to 34% of the Brazilian territory.

With the recognition of the prior fulfillment in advance of the obligations for universalization stated in the General Plan of Universalization Goals (“PGMU”), required for December 31, 2003, the National Telecommunications Agency - ANATEL, on January 19, 2004, issued for Brasil Telecom S.A. authorizations to exploit STFC in the following service modalities: (i) Local and Domestic Long Distance calls in Regions I and III and Sectors 20, 22 and 25 of Region II of the General Concession Plan (“PGO”); and (ii) International Long Distance calls in Regions I, II of III of PGO. As a result of these authorizations the Company began to exploit the Domestic and International Long Distance services in all regions I, II and III, as from January 22, 2004. In the case of Local Service in the new regions and sectors of the PGO, the service started being offered as from January 19, 2005.

Information related with the quality and universal service targets of the STFC are available to interested parties on ANATEL’s homepage (www.anatel.gov.br).

b. Nova Tarrafa Participações and Nova Tarrafa Inc.

The Company also holds the control of Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda. (“NTP”) and Nova Tarrafa Inc. (“NTI”). The corporate purpose of these subsidiaries is the stake in the capital of Internet Group (Cayman) Limited (“IG Cayman”), which is an Internet access provider. On November 24, 2004, the company IG Cayman started taking part in the control of the Company, with the acquisition of stakes by Brasil Telecom Subsea Cable Systems (Bermuda) Ltd., a indirectly controlled company.

The stake of NTP and NTI in IG Cayman on the balance sheet date represented 9.25% and 0.16%, respectively.

Indirect subsidiaries

The subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. holds, on the other hand, the control of the following companies:

a. 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A.

The 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. (“BrT Celular”) is a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in December 2002, to provide the Personal Mobile Service (“SMP”), with authorization to attend the same coverage area where the Company operates with STFC. During the fourth quarter of 2004, BrT Celular concluded its implementation process, surpassing the pre-operating stage to the beginning of its commercial operations.

b. BrT Serviços de Internet S.A.

BrT Serviços de Internet S.A. (“BrTI”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary providing internet services and correlated activities, which started its operations at the beginning of 2002.

During the second quarter of 2003, BrTI obtained control of the following companies:

(i) BrT Cabos Submarinos Group

This group of companies operates through a system of submarine fiber optics cables, with connection points in the United States, Bermuda Islands, Venezuela and Brazil, allowing data traffic through packages of integrated services, offered to local and international corporate customers. It is comprised by the following companies:

In November 2004, Brasil Telecom S.A. started being its parent company, when it paid capital inputs which guaranteed a 74.16% ownership interest. The rest of the ownership interest belongs to BrTI.

IG Companies

BrT SCS Bermuda acquired on November 24, 2004 stakes which grant it the control of the company Internet Group (Cayman) Limited (“IG Cayman”), company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, with a total ownership interest of 63.2% as of March 31. IG Cayman is a holding company which holds, in turn, the control of the companies Internet Group do Brasil Ltda. (“IG Brasil”) and Central de Serviços Internet Ltda. (“CSI”), both established in Brazil.

The beginning of IG Companies’ activities took place in January 2000 and its operation is based on providing dial up access to the Internet, inclusively, its mobile internet portal related to mobile telephony in Brazil. They also render services of value added of broadband access to its portal and web page hosting and other services in the Internet market.

(ii) iBest Group

iBest Companies have their operations concentrated in providing dial up connection to the Internet, sale of advertising space for divulgation in its portal and value-added service with the availability of its Internet access accelerator.

BrTI acquired the iBest Group in June 2003, which is composed of the following companies: (i) iBest Holding Corporation, incorporated in Cayman Islands, and Freelance S.A., which holds the iBest brand and iBest operations.

c. MTH Ventures do Brasil Ltda.

On May 13, 2004, the Company acquired 80.1% of the voting capital of MTH, which in turn, holds 100% of the capital of Brasil Telecom Comunicação Multimídia Ltda. (“BrT Multimídia”), former MetroRED Telecomunicações Ltda, (“MetroRED”).

MetroRED is a service provider for a private telecommunications network through optical fiber digital networks in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte and long distance network connecting these major metropolitan commercial centers. It also has an Internet Solutions center in São Paulo, which offers co-location, hosting and other value added services.

d. Vant Telecomunicações S.A. (“VANT”):

On May 13, 2004, the Company began to hold the totality of social capital of VANT when it acquired the remaining 80.1% .

VANT is a service provider for corporate network services founded in October 1999. Initially focused on a TCP/IP network, VANT operates throughout Brazil, and is present in the main Brazilian state capitals, offering a portfolio of voice and data products.

e. Other Service provider Companies

The Company acquired at the end of 2004 the companies Santa Bárbara dos Pampas S.A., Santa Bárbara dos Pinhais S.A., Santa Bárbara do Cerrado S.A. and Santa Bárbara do Pantanal S.A. These companies, which were not operating on the balance sheet date, aim at rendering services in general comprising, among others, the management activities of real states or assets.

2. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Preparation Criteria

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil, in accordance with Brazilian corporation law, rules of the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) and rules applicable to Switched Fixed Telecommunications Services (STFC) concessionaires.

As the Company is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it is subject to its standards, and should annually prepare financial statements and other information by using criteria that comply with that entity’s requirements. For complying with these requirements and aiming at meeting the market’s information needs, the Company adopts, as a principle, the practice of publishing information in both markets in their respective languages.

The notes to the financial statements are presented in thousands of reais, unless demonstrated otherwise in each note. According to each situation, the notes to the financial statements present information related with the Company and the consolidated financial statements, identified as “PARENT COMPANY” and “CONSOLIDATED”, respectively. When the information is common to both situations, it is indicated as “PARENT COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED”.

The accounting estimates were based on objective and subjective factors, based on management’s judgment to determine the appropriate amount to be recorded in the financial statements. Significant elements subject to these estimates and assumptions include the residual amount of the fixed assets, provision for doubtful accounts, inventories and deferred income tax assets, provision for contingencies, valuation of derivative instruments, and assets and liabilities related to benefits for employees. The settlement of transactions involving these estimates may result in significant different amounts due to the inherent imprecision of the process of determining these amounts. Management reviews its estimates and assumptions at least quarterly.

Consolidated Financial Statements

The consolidation was made in accordance with CVM Instruction 247/96 and includes the Company and its subsidiaries mentioned in Note 1.

Some of the main consolidation procedures are:

The reconciliation between the Parent Company net income and the consolidated figures is as follows:

  NET INCOME SHAREHOLDERS’ 
EQUITY
03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
PARENT COMPANY  44,215  73,475  6,180,272  6,136,057 
Entries recorded directly in the  shareholders’ equity of the Subsidiary         
   Interest capitalized in Subsidiary  873  873  (6,694)  (7,567) 
CONSOLIDATED  45,088  74,348  6,173,578  6,128,490

Statements of Cash Flows

The Company presents as supplemental information, along with note 17, the statement of cash flows, prepared under the indirect method, in accordance with Accounting Rules and Procedures - NPC 20 of the Brazilian Institute of Accountants - IBRACON.

Report per Segment

The Company presents, supplementary to note 41, the report per business segment. A segment is an identifiable component of the company, destined for service rendering (business segment), or provision of products and services which are subject to different risks and compensations different from those other segments.

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES

The criteria mentioned in this note refer to the practices adopted by the Company and its subsidiaries which are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet.

a. Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash equivalents are short-term, high-liquidity investments, with immediate mature. They are recorded at cost, plus income earned to the balance sheet date, not exceeding market value. The investment fund quotas are valued by the quota value on 3/31/05.

b. Trade Accounts Receivable: Receivables from users of telecommunications services are recorded at the amount of the tariff in effect on the date the service is rendered. Unbilled services provided to customers at the balance sheet date are also included in trade accounts receivable. Receivables resulting from sales of cell phones and accessories are recorded by the amount of sales made, at the moment in which the goods are delivered and accepted by the customer. The criterion adopted for making the provision for doubtful accounts takes into account the calculation of the actual percentage losses incurred on each range of accounts receivable. The historic percentages are applied to the current ranges of accounts receivable, also including accounts coming due and the portion yet to be billed, thus composing the amount that could become a future loss, which is recorded as a provision.

c. Inventories: Stated at average acquisition cost, not exceeding replacement cost. Inventories are segregated into inventories for plant expansion, maintenance and also, in relation to consolidated statements, goods inventories for resale, mainly composed by cell phones, accessories and electronic cards - chips. The inventories to be used in expansion are classified in property, plant and equipment (construction in progress), and inventories to be used in maintenance are classified as current and long-term assets, in accordance with the period in which they will be used, and the resale inventories are classified as current assets, whose composition is stated in note 19. Obsolete inventories are recorded as allowance for losses. About cell phones and accessories, the subsidiary BrT Celular records the adjustments for the trading prices held as of the balance sheet date, in the cases in which the acquisitions presented higher values.

d. Investments: Investments in subsidiaries are valued using the equity method. Goodwill is calculated based on the expectation of future results and its amortization is based on the expected realization/timing over a forecasted period of not more than ten years. Other investments are recorded at cost less allowance for losses, when applicable. The investments resulting from income tax incentives are recognized at the date of investment, and result in shares of companies with tax incentives or investment fund quotas. In the period between the investment date and receipt of shares or quotas, they remain recognized in long-term assets. The Company adopts the criterion of using the maximum percentage of tax allocation. These investments are periodically valued at cost or market prices, when the latter is lower, and allowances for losses are recorded if required.

e. Property, Plant and Equipment: Stated at cost of acquisition and/or construction, less accumulated depreciation. Financial charges for financing assets and construction in progress are capitalized.

The costs incurred, when they represent improvements (increase in installed capacity or useful life) are capitalized. Maintenance and repair are charged to the profit and losses accounts, on an accrual basis.

Depreciation is calculated under the straight-line method. Depreciation rates used are based on expected useful lives of the assets and in accordance with the standards of the Public Telecommunications Service. The main rates used are set forth in Note 25.

f. Deferred Charges: Segregated between deferred charges on amortization and formation. Their breakdown is shown in Note 26. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method, for the period of five years, in accordance with the legislation in force. When benefits are not expected from an asset, it is written off against non operating income.

g. Income Tax and Social Contribution on Income: Income tax and social contribution of legal entity are accounted for on an accrual basis. These taxes levied on temporary differences, tax losses and the negative social contribution base are recorded under assets or liabilities, as applicable, according to the assumption of realization or future demand.

h. Loans and Financing: Updated to the balance sheet date for monetary or exchange variations and interest incurred to the balance sheet date. Equal restatement is applied to the guarantee contracts to hedge the debt.

i. Provision for Contingencies: Recognized based on management’s risk assessment and measured based on economic grounds and legal counselors’ opinions on the lawsuits and other contingency factors known as of the balance sheet date. The basis and nature of the provisions are described in Note 7.

j. Revenue Recognition: Revenues from services rendered are accounted for on an accrual basis. Local and long distance calls are charged based on time measurement according to the legislation in force. Revenues from sales of payphone cards (Public Use Telephony - TUP), cell phones and accessories are recorded upon sale. For prepaid services subject to mobile telephony, the revenue is recognized in accordance with the utilization of services. A non-recognized revenue is recognized if there is a significant uncertainty in its realization.

k. Recognition of Expenses: Expenses are recognized on an accrual basis, considering their relation with revenue realization. Expenses related to other periods are deferred.

l. Financial Income (Expense), Net: Financial income comprises interest earned on overdue accounts receivable from services, gains on financial investments and hedges. Financial expenses comprise interest incurred and other charges on loans, financing and other financial transactions.

Interest on Shareholders’ Equity is included in the financial expenses balance; for financial statement presentation purposes, the amounts are reversed to profit and loss accounts and reclassified as a deduction of retained earnings, in the shareholders’ equity.

m. Research and Development: Costs for research and development are recorded as expenses when incurred, except for expenses with projects subject to the generation of future revenue, which are recorded under deferred assets and amortized over a five-year period from the beginning of the operations.

n. Benefits to Employees: Private pension plans and other retirement benefits sponsored by the Company and its subsidiaries for their employees are managed by three Institutions. Contributions are determined on an actuarial basis, when applicable, and accounted for on an accrual basis. As of December 31, 2001, the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. recorded its actuarial deficit on the balance sheet date against shareholders’ equity, net of its tax effects. As from 2002, as new actuarial revaluation show the necessity for adjustments to the provision, they are recognized in the profit and loss accounts.

Complementary information on private pension plans is described in Note 6.

o. Profit Sharing: The provisions for employee and directors’ profit sharing are recognized on an accrual basis. The calculation of the amount, which is paid in the subsequent year after the provision is recognized, is based on the target program established with the labor union, in accordance with Law 10,101/00 and the Company’s bylaws.

p. Earnings per thousand shares: Calculated based on the number of outstanding shares on the balance sheet date, which comprises the total number of shares issued net of treasury stock.

4. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Related party transactions refer to existing operations carried out by the Company with its Brasil Telecom S.A., Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda. and Nova Tarrafa Inc subsidiaries.

Operations between related parties and the Company are carried out under normal prices and market conditions. The main transactions are:

Brasil Telecom S.A.

Dividends/Interest on Shareholders’ Equity: The Interest on Shareholders’ Equity credited in the previous year, net of the withheld tax installment, on 12/31/04, were represented by the payable balance of R$ 250,236. Such amount was fully paid on 1/14/05, so no liability of such nature existed on the balance sheet date.

Loans with Subsidiary: Asset balance arises from the spin-off of Telebrás and is indexed to exchange variation, plus interest of 1.75% per year, amounting to R$70,606 (R$74,523 on December 31, 2004). The financial revenue recognized as profit and loss account in the quarter was R$554 (R$1,024 in 2004).

Debentures: On January 27, 2001, the subsidiary issued 1,300 private debentures non-convertible or exchangeable for any type of share, at the unit price of R$1,000, totaling R$1,300,000, for the purpose of financing part of its investment program. All these debentures were acquired by the Company. The nominal value of these debentures will be paid in two installments equivalent to 30% and 40% with maturities on July 27, 2005 and July 27, 2006, respectively. The debenture remuneration is equivalent to 100% of CDI, received semiannually. The balance of this asset is R$935,195 (R$972,006 on December 31, 2004), and the yield recognized in the income statement for the quarter represents R$37,313 (R$49,698 in 2004).

Expenses and Accounts Receivable: arising from transactions related to the use of installations and logistic support. The balance payable is R$386 (R$184 on December 31, 2004) and the amounts recorded in the income statement for the quarter comprise operating expenses of R$1,056 (R$667 in 2004).

5. MARKET VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS) AND RISK ANALYSIS

The Company and its subsidiary assessed the book value of its assets and liabilities as compared to market or realizable values (fair value), based on information available and valuation methodologies applicable to each case. The interpretation of market data regarding the choice of methodologies requires considerable judgment and determination of estimates to achieve an amount considered adequate for each case. Accordingly, the estimates presented may not necessarily indicate the amounts, which can be obtained in the current market. The use of different assumptions for calculation of market value or fair value may have material effect on the obtained amounts. The selection of assets and liabilities presented in this note was made based on their materiality. Instruments whose values approximates their fair values, and risk assessment is not significant are not mentioned.

In accordance with their natures, the financial instruments may involve known or unknown risks; the potential of such risks is important for the best judgment. Thus, there may be risks with or without guarantees, depending on circumstantial or legal aspects. Among the principal market risk factors which can affect the Company’s and subsidiaries’ business are the following:

a. Credit Risk

The majority of the services provided by the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. are related to the Concession Agreement, and a significant portion of these services is subject to the determination of tariffs by the regulatory agency. The credit policy, in case of telecommunications public services, is subject to legal standards established by the concession authority. The risk exists since the subsidiary may incur losses arising from the difficulty in receiving amounts billed to its customers. In the quarter, the Company’s default was 2.24% of the gross revenue (3.01% in 2004). By means of internal controls, the level of accounts receivable is constantly monitored, thus limiting the risk of past due accounts by cutting the access to the service (out phone traffic) if the bill is overdue for over 30 days. Exceptions are made for telephone services, which should be maintained for national security or defense.

Concerning mobile telephony, credit risk in cell phones sales and in service rendering in the postpaid category postpaid is minimized with the adoption of a credit pre-analysis of eligible customers. Still in relation to postpaid service, whose client base at the end of the quarter was 32.1% on 03/31/05 (33.1% in 12/31/04), the receivable accounts are also monitored in order to limit default and to cut the access to the service (out of phone traffic) if the bill is overdue for over fifteen days.

b. Exchange Rate Risk

Assets

The Company has loan agreements in foreign currency, and, therefore, subject to exchange rate fluctuation. The assets exposed to exchange rate risk are as follows:

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  Book Value  Book Value 
03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Assets         
Loan agreements with subsidiary  70,606  74,523 
Loans and financing  116,200  118,273  116,200  118,273 
Total  186,806  192,796  116,200  118,273 
Long-term  186,806  192,796  116,200  118,273 

The loans receivable in dollars were transferred to the Company at the time of the split off of Telebrás. Due to their original characteristics, no financing is available on the market under similar conditions, which led to the presentation of the book value only.

Liabilities

The Company and the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. has loans and financing contracted in foreign currency. The risk related to these liabilities arises from possible exchange rate fluctuations, which may increase these liabilities balances. Loans subject to this risk represent approximately 27.2% (27.2% on December 31, 2004) of the total liabilities of borrowings and consolidated financing, minus the contracted hedge balances. In order to minimize this kind of risk, the Company enters into exchange hedge agreements with financial institutions. Out of the installment of the debt consolidated in foreign currency, 70.1% is protected against exchange variation. Unrealized positive or negative effects of these operations are recorded in the profit and loss accounts as gain or loss. To the quarter, consolidated net losses totaled R$47,771 (net gains of R$1,082 in 2004).

Net exposure as per book and market values, at the exchange rate prevailing on the balance sheet date, is as follows:

  PARENT COMPANY 
   03/31/05  12/31/04 
Book 
Value 
Market 
Value 
Book 
Value 
Market 
Value 
Liabilities         
Loans and financing             357               357             396             396 
Total             357               357             396             396 
Current             161               161             162             162 
Long Term             196               196             234             234 



  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Book 
Value
Market 
Value
Book 
Value
Market 
Value
Liabilities         
Loans and financing  1,196,119  1,242,685  1,246,706  1,269,846 
Hedge contracts  128,832  97,700  87,190  74,985 
Total  1,324,951  1,340,385  1,333,896  1,344,831 
Current  52,025  52,413  66,041  55,572 
Long-term  1,272,926  1,287,972  1,267,855  1,289,259 

The method used for calculation of market value (fair value) of loans and financing in foreign currency and hedge instruments was future cash flows associated to each contracted instruments, minus the market rates in force on the balance sheet date.

c. Interest Rate Risk

Assets

The private debentures issued by subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A were fully subscribed by the Company.

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  Book and Market Value  Book and Market Value 
03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Assets         
Debentures subject to CDI  935,195  972,006 
Loans subject to CDI, IGP-M, Col. 27 (FGV) and IGP-DI  10,937  10,744 
Total  935,195  972,006  10,937  10,744 
Current  2,683  2,540 
Long-term  935,195  972,006  8,254  8,204 

The book values are equal to market values since the current conditions for contracting this type of financial instrument are similar to those in which they come from or do not have parameters for quotation or contracting.

The sum of the Company’s debentures, loans and financing concentrated in the subsidiary represents 89.6% (89.8% on December 31, 2004) of this type of assets.

Liabilities

In 2000, the Company issued private debentures convertible into preferred shares. This liability was contracted at the interest rate subject to TJLP. The risk subject to this liability arises from possible increase in this rate.

The subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. has loans and financing contracted in local currency subject to interest rates subject to indexing units (TJLP, UMBNDES, CDI etc.). The risk inherent in these liabilities arises from possible variations in these rates. The Parent Company has contracted derivative contracts to hedge 39.9% (38% on December 31, 2004) of the liabilities subject to the UMBNDES rate, using exchange rate swap contracts. However, the other market rates are continually monitored to evaluate the need to contract derivatives to protect against the risk of volatility of these rates. The Company also issued non-convertible private and public debentures. These liabilities were contracted at interest rates tied to the CDI, and the risk linked with this liability is the result of the possible increase in the rate.

The aforementioned liabilities at the balance sheet date are as follows:

  PARENT COMPANY 
   03/31/05  12/31/04 
Book
Value
 
Market 
Value 
Book
Value
 
Market 
Value 
Liabilities         
Loans subject to TJLP (including Debentures)           465,267     457,190           472,863     452,006 
Total           465,267     457,190           472,863     452,006 
Current           203,811     200,273           213,670     204,245 
Long-term           261,456     256,917           259,193     247,761 



  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Book
Value
 
Market
Value
 
Book
Value
 
Market 
Value
Liabilities         
Loans subject to TJLP (including Debentures)  2,384,938  2,488,283  2,485,351  2,334,966 
Loans subject to UMBNDES  264,173  269,997  275,565  229,177 
Hedge on loans indexed to UMBNDES  35,924  15,483  38,979  13,920 
CDI  520,428  516,252  541,707  541,748 
Loans subject to IGPM  14,022  14,022  16,724  16,724 
Other loans  20,016  20,016  16,007  16,007 
Total  3,239,501  3,324,053  3,374,333  3,152,542 
Current  773,106  793,460  790,597  738,632 
Long-term  2,466,395  2,530,593  2,583,736  2,413,910 

Book and market values are equivalent because the current contractual conditions for these types of financial instruments are similar to those in which they were originated or they did not present parameters for quotation or contraction.

d. Risk of Not Linking Monetary Restatement Indexes to Accounts Receivable

Loan and financing rates contracted by subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. are not subject to amounts of accounts receivable. Telephony tariff adjustments do not necessarily follow increases in local interest rates which affect the subsidiary’s debts. Consequently, a risk arises from this lack of linking.

e. Contingency Risks

Contingency risks are assessed according to loss hypotheses, as probable, possible or remote. Contingencies considered as probable risk are recorded in liabilities. Details on this risk are presented in Note 7.

f. Risks Related to Investments

The Company has investments, which are valued using the equity method and stated at acquisition cost. Brasil Telecom S.A., the Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda. and the Nova Tarrafa Inc. are subsidiaries, the investments of which are carried under the equity method.

Investments valued at cost are immaterial in relation to total assets. The risks related to them would not cause significant impacts to the Company’s if losses were to occur on these investments.

In the balance sheet date the investments were represented as follows:

  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Book 
Value
Market 
Value
Book 
Value
Market 
Value
Investments  4,366,730  4,594,133  4,364,939  5,144,159 
   Equity in subsidiaries  4,358,200  4,585,603  4,356,174  5,135,394 
       Listed in Stock Exchange
       Not Listed in Stock Exchange 
4,318,973 
39,227 
4,546,673 
39,227 
4,315,621 
40,553 
5,094,841 
40,553 
   Other investments  8,530  8,530  8,765  8,765 

The investment quoted on the stock exchange refers to the interest in Brasil Telecom S.A., and its market value valued based on the market quotations in trading between minority shareholders.

g. Temporary Cash Investment Risks

The Company has several temporary cash investments in exclusive financial investment funds (FIFs), whose assets are constituted by post-fixed federal securities, pre-fixed and exchange rates indexed to CDI, through future contracts indexed to the exchange rate of the Futures and Commodities Exchange - BM&F, federal public securities (NBC-E) referred to commercial dollar variation plus exchange coupon, foreign currency and own portfolio investment funds, backed in American treasury bonds and overnight operations. The Company has financial investments in the amount of R$948,959 (R$828,234 as of December 31, 2004). Income earned to the quarter date is recorded in financial income and amounts to R$38,167 (R$20,607 in 2004). In the consolidated financial statements the amounts is as follows: temporary cash investments in the amount of R$2,731,519 (R$3,154,730 as of December 31, 2004) and income earned in the amount of R$97,861 (R$71,989 in 2004).

i. Risk Related to Rules

On June 20, 2003, ANATEL ratified the Resolution 341, which forecasts new types of concession agreements, in force as from January 1, 2006 up to 2025. The new kind of concession agreement forecasts changes in how tariffs are adjusted, such as the General Price Index – Internal Supply (IGP-DI), would no more be used to set forth the tariff adjustments based on the annual inflation rate. Consequently, the Company’s operations and competitive position can be affected by these changes.

6. BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES

The benefits described in this note are offered to the employees of the Company, its subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. and its wholly-owned subsidiary. These companies are better described together, and can be referred to as “Brasil Telecom (group)” and for the purpose of the pension scheme cited in this note, are also denominated “Sponsor”.

(a) Private Pension Plan

Brasil Telecom (group) sponsors private pension schemes related with retirement for its employees and assisted members, and in the case of the latter, medical assistance in some cases. These plans are managed by the following foundations: (i) Fundação 14 de Previdência Privada (“Fundação 14”); (ii) Fundação BrTPREV (“FBrTPREV”), former CRT, a company merged by the Company on 12/28/00; and (iii) Fundação SISTEL de Seguridade Social (“SISTEL”), which originated from certain companies of the former Telebrás System.

The bylaws stipulate approval of the supplementary pension policy and the joint liability attributed to the defined benefit plans is subject to the acts signed with the foundations, with the consent of the National Supplementary Pension Plan Superintendence – PREVIC, previously represented by the Supplementary Pensions Department - SPC, where applicable to the specific plans.

The sponsored plans are valued by independent actuaries on the balance sheet date and, in the case of the defined benefit plans described in this explanatory note, immediate recognition of the actuarial gains and losses is adopted. The full liabilities are provided for plans showing deficits. This measure has been applied since the 2001 financial year, when the regulations of CVM Ruling 371/00 were adopted. In cases that show positive actuarial situations, no assets are recorded due to the legal impossibility of reimbursing the surpluses.

Below the characteristics of the supplementary pension plans sponsored are described.

FUNDAÇÃO 14

Since the split of the only pension plan managed by SISTEL, PBS, in January 2000, the evolution tendency for a new stage was already forecasted. Such stage would result in an own and independent management model for TCSPREV pension plan, by means of a specific entity to manage and to operate them, and this fact has become more and more evident throughout the years. This tendency also occurred in the main SISTEL pension plan sponsoring companies, which created their respective supplementary pension plan foundations. In this scenario, Fundação 14 de Previdência Privada was created in 2004, with the purpose of taking over the management and operation of the TCSPREV pension plan, which started as from March 10, 2005, whose process was backed by the segment’s specific legislation and properly approved by the National Supplementary Pension Plan Superintendence – PREVIC.

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, it will provide management and operation services of TCSPREV and PAMEC-BrT plans to Fundação 14, after the transferring of these plans, which took place on March 10, 2005, for a period of up to 18 months, while Fundação 14 organizes itself to take over the management and operation services of its plans.

Plans

TCSPREV (Defined Contribution, Settled Benefit and Defined Benefit)
This defined contribution and settled benefit plan was introduced on 2/28/00. On 12/31/01, all the pension plans sponsored by the Company with SISTEL were merged, being exceptionally and provisionally approved by the Supplementary Pension Department - SPC, due to the need for adjustments to the regulations. Thus, TCSPREV is constituted of defined contribution groups with settled and defined benefits. The plans that were merged into the TCSPREV were the PBS-TCS, PBT-BrT, Convênio de Administração BrT, and the Termo de Relação Contratual Atípica, and the conditions established in the original plans were maintained. In March 2003 this plan was suspended to employees who wanted to be included in the supplementary pension plans sponsored by the Company, but it was reopened in February 2005. TCSPREV currently assists to around 54.7% of the staff.

PAMEC-BrT – Health Care Plan for Supplementary Pension Beneficiaries (Defined Benefit)
Destined for health care of retirees and pensioners subject to Grupo PBT-BrT, which was merged to TCSPREV on 12/31/01.

Contributions Established for the Plans

TCSPREV Contributions to this plan, by group of participants, are established based on actuarial studies prepared by independent actuaries according to 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 the employee and the Company, and the basic contribution percentages vary between 3% and 8% of the participant’s salary, according to age. Participants have the option to contribute voluntarily or sporadically to the plan above the basic contribution, but without equal payments from the Company. In the case of the PBS-TCS group, the sponsor’s contribution in the quarter was 12% of the payroll of the participants; while the employees’ contribution varies according to the age, service time and salary. An entry fee may also be payable depending on the age of entering the plan. The sponsors are responsible for the cost of all administrative expenses and risk benefits. In the quarter, contributions by the sponsor to the TCSPREV group represented, on average, 6.25% of the payroll of the plan participants. For employees, the average was 5.67% .

The contribution by the company in the quarter totaled R$ 3,750 (R$ 3,732 in 2004).

PAMEC-BrT
The contribution for this plan was fully paid in July 1998, through a single payment. New contributions are limited to future necessity to cover expenses, if that occurs.

FUNDAÇÃO SISTEL DE SEGURIDADE SOCIAL (SISTEL)

The supplementary pension plan which remains under SISTEL’s management comes from the period before the Telebrás’ Spin-off and assists participants who had the status of beneficiaries in January 2000 (PBS-A). 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 to the TCSPREV plan in December 2001.

Plans

PBS-A (Defined Benefit)
Maintained jointly with other sponsors subject to the provision of telecommunications services and destined for participants that had the status of beneficiaries on January 31, 2000.

PAMA - Health Care Plan for Retired Employees/ PCE – Special Coverage Plan (Defined Contribution)
Maintained jointly with other sponsors subject to the provision of telecommunications services and destined for participants that had the status of beneficiaries on January 31, 2000, and also for the beneficiaries of the PBS-TCS Group, incorporated into the TCSPREV on December 31, 2001 and beneficiaries of the plans of definite benefits PBS’s of other sponsors of the SISTEL. According to a legal/actuarial appraisal, the sponsor’s liability is exclusively limited to future contributions. During 2004, an optional migration of retirees and pensioners of PAMA took place for new coverage conditions (PCE). The participants who opted for the migration began to contribute to PCE.

Contributions Established for the Plans

PBS-A
Contributions may occur in case of accumulated deficit. On 12/31/04, the actuarial appraisal date, the plan presented a surplus.

PAMA/PCE
This plan is sponsored with contributions of 1.5% on payroll of active participants subject to PBS plans, segregated and sponsored by several SISTEL sponsors. In the case of Brasil Telecom, the PBS-TCS was incorporated into the TCSPREV plan on 12/31/01, and began to constitute an internal group of the plan. Contributions by retirees and pensioners who migrated to PCE are also carried out.

Contributions to PAMA, in the part attributed to the Sponsor, in the quarter totaled R$ 29 (R$ 29 in 2004).

FUNDAÇÃO BrTPREV

The main purpose of the Company sponsoring BrTPREV is to maintain the supplementary retirement, pension and other provisions in addition to those provided by the official social security system to participants. The actuarial system for determining the plan’s cost and contributions is collective capitalization, valued annually by an independent actuary.

Plans

BrTPREV
Defined contribution and settled benefits in October 2002 plan to provide supplementary social security benefits in addition to those of the official social security and that initially assisted only employees subject to the Subsidiary Rio Grande do Sul. This pension plan has remained open to new employees of the Company and its subsidiaries from March 2003 to February 2005. Nowadays, this plan attended to around 42.9% of the staff.

Fundador - Brasil Telecom and Alternative - Brasil Telecom
Defined contribution and settled benefits plan to provide supplementary social security benefits in addition to those of the official social security, now closed to the entry of new participants. Nowadays, there are 0.7% of the staff.

Contributions Established for the Plans

BrTPREV
The contributions to this plan 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. Contributions are credited in individual accounts of each participant, the employee’s and Company’s contributions being equal, the basic percentage contribution varying between 3% and 8% of the participation salary, according to age. Participants have the option to contribute voluntarily or sporadically to the plan above the basic contribution, but without equal payments from the Company. The sponsor is responsible for the cost of administrative expenses on the basic contributions from employees and normal contributions of the Company and risk benefits. In the quarter contributions by the sponsor represented on average 6.04% of the payroll of the plan participants, whilst the average employee contribution was 5.27% .

In the quarter the Company’s contributions were R$2,252 (R$1,175 in 2004).

Founder – Brasil Telecom and Alternative - Brasil Telecom
The regular contribution by the sponsor in the quarter was an average of 3.82% on the payroll of plan participants, who contributed at variable rates according to age, service time and salary; the average rate was 3.82% . With the Alternative-Brasil Telecom, the participants also pay an entry fee depending on the age of entering the plan.

The usual contributions of the Company in the quarter were R$4 (R$5 in 2004).

The technical reserve corresponding to the current value of the Company’s supplementary contribution must be amortized, due to the actuarial deficit of the plans managed by FBrTPREV, within the maximum established period of 20 years as from January 2002, according to Circular 66/SPC/GAB/COA from the Supplementary Pensions Department dated January 25, 2002. Of the maximum period established, 16 years and nine months still remain for complete settlement. The amortizing contributions in the quarter were R$25,440 (R$25,200 in 2004).

(b) Stock Option Plan for Management and Employees

The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting from the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. held on April 28, 2000, approved the general plan to grant stock purchase options to officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The plan authorizes a maximum limit of 10% of the shares of each kind of Company stock. Shares derived from exercising options guarantee the beneficiaries the same rights granted to other Company shareholders. The administration of this plan was entrusted to a management committee appointed by the Board of Directors, which decided only to grant preferred stock options. The plan is divided into two separate programs:

Program A

This program is granted as an extension of the performance objectives established by the Board of Directors for a five-year period. Up to March 31, 2005, no stock had been granted.

Program B

The price of exercising is established by the management committee based on the market price of 1000 shares at the date of the grant of option and will be monetarily restated by the IGP-M between the date of signing the contracts and the payment date.

The right to exercise the option is given in the following way and within the following periods:

  First Grant  Second Grant  Third Grant 
 From  End of period   From  End of period   From  End of period 
33%  01/01/04       12/31/08  12/19/05       12/31/10  12/21/05     12/31/11 
33%  01/01/05       12/31/08  12/19/06       12/31/10  12/21/06     12/31/11 
34%  01/01/06       12/31/08  12/19/07       12/31/10  12/21/07     12/31/11 

The acquisition periods can be anticipated as a result of the occurrence of events or special conditions established in the option contract.

The information related with the general plan to grant stock options is summarized below:

   03/31/05 
Preferred stock options
(thousand)
Average exercise price
 R$ 
Balance as of 12/31/2004  1,415,119  13.00 
Balance as of 05/31/2005   1,415,119  13.00 

There has been no grant of options for purchase of stocks exercised in the quarter and the representative ness of the balance of the options before the total outstanding stocks for the Company Brasil Telecom S.A. is 0.26% (0.26% on December 31, 2004).

Considering the hypothesis that the options will be fully exercised, the opportunity cost of the premiums of the respective options, calculated by the Black&Scholes method, for the Company would be R$390 (R$311 in 2004).

(c) Other Benefits to Employees

Other benefits are granted to employees, such as: health care/dental care, meal allowance, group life insurance, occupational accident allowance, sickness allowance, transportation allowance, and other.

7. PROVISIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES

Brasil Telecom (group) and its subsidiaries periodically performs an assessment of its contingency risks, and also reviews its lawsuits taking into consideration the legal, economic and accounting aspects. The assessment of these risks aims to classifying them according to the chances of unfavorable outcome among the alternatives of probable, possible or remote, taking into account, as applicable, the opinion of the legal counselors.

For those contingencies, which the risks are classified as probable, provisions are recognized. Contingencies classified as possible or remote are discussed in this note. In certain situations, due to legal requirements or precautionary measures, judicial deposits are made to guarantee the continuity of the cases in litigation. These lawsuits are in progress in various courts, including administrative, lower, and higher courts.

Labor Claims

The provision for labor claims includes an estimate by the Company’s management, supported by the opinion of its legal counselors, of the probable losses related to lawsuits filed by former employees of the Company, and of service providers.

Tax Suits

The provision for tax contingencies refers principally to matters related to tax collections due to differences in interpretation of the tax legislation by Brasil Telecom (group) counselors and the tax authorities.

Civil Suits

The provision for civil contingencies refers to cases related to contractual adjustments arising from Federal Government economic plans, and other cases.

Classification by Risk Level

Contingencies with a Probable Risk

Contingencies classified as having a probable risk of loss, for which provisions are recorded under liabilities, have the following balances:

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
Nature  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Labor  419,259  414,221 
Tax  3,273  2,767  103,604  112,702 
Civil  627  613  217,371  215,302 
Total  3,900  3,380  740,234  742,225 
Current  312,800  327,643 
Long-term  3,900  3,380  427,434  414,582 

Labor

In the current fiscal year an increase in the provision for labor contingencies in the amount of R$5,038 was verified in the quarter. This variance is caused by recognition of monetary restatements and effects of the reassessment of contingent risks that determine the additional recognition for the provision in the amount of R$23,312, new additions amounting to R$ 3,525 and decrease due to the payments which amounted to R$ 21,799.

The main objects that affect the provisions for labor claims are the following:

(i)      Additional Remuneration - related to the claim for payment of additional remuneration for hazardous activities, based on Law 7369/85, regulated by Decree 93412/86, due to the supposed risk of contact by the employee with the electric power system;
 
(ii)      Salary Differences and Consequences - related, mainly, to requests for salary increases due to supposedly unfulfilled union negotiations. They are related to the repercussion of the salary increase supposedly due on the others sums calculated based on the employees’ salaries;
 
(iii)      Career Plan - related to the request for application of the career and salaries plan for employees of the Brasil Telecom S.A. Santa Catarina Branch (formerly Telesc), with promotions for seniority and merit, supposedly not granted by formerly Telesc;
 
(iv)      Joint Responsibility - related to the request to ascribe responsibility to the subsidiary, made by outsourced personnel, due to supposed nonobservance of their labor rights by their real employers;
 
(v)      Overtime – refers to the salary and additional payment plea due to labor supposedly performed beyond the contracted work time;
 
(vi)      Reintegration – plea due to supposed inobservance of employee’s special condition, guaranteeing the impossibility of rescission of labor contract without cause; and
 
(vii)      Request for the regulation application which established the payment of the incident percentage on the Company’s income, attributed to the Santa Catarina Branch.
 

Tax

In the quarter there was a reduction for the Consolidated R$ 9,098, represented by the entry of new shares at the amount of R$ 2,922, monetary restatements of R$ 3,737, a decrease of R$ 15,029 by reassessment of contingent risks and monetary restatement at the amount of R$ 728.

The main lawsuits provided for are as follows:

(i)      Social Security – related to the non-collection of incident social security in the payment made to cooperatives, as well as the breakdown of the contribution’s salary;
 
(ii)      Federal Revenue Department - Incorrect compensation of tax losses; and
 
(iii)      CPMF - Non-collection of the contribution on financial activities in the year of 1999.
 

Civil

In the quarter, there was a net increase of R$ 2,069 for the Consolidated, resulting from the reassessment of contingent risks and monetary restatement at the amount of R$ 9,317, as well as new suits totaling R$ 8,077 and payments at the amount of R$ 15,325.

The lawsuits provided are the following:

(i)      Review of contractual conditions - Lawsuit where a company which supplies equipment filed legal action against the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A., asking for a review of contractual conditions due to economic stabilization plans;
 
(ii)      Contracts of Financial Participation - It has been signed with TJ/RS the position related to the incorrect procedure previously adopted by the former CRT, current Rio Grande do Sul Branch, owned by the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A., in the processes related to the compliance with the rule issued by the Ministry of Communications; and
 
(iii)      Other lawsuits - related to various ongoing lawsuits such as indemnification for pain and suffering and material damages to consumers, indemnification for contractual rescission, indemnification for accidents, as well as lawsuits that are in Special Civil Courts whose claims, separately, do not exceed forty minimum salaries.
 

Contingencies with a Possible Risk

The position of contingencies with risk level considered to be possible, and therefore not recorded in the accounts, is the following:

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
Nature  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Labor  616,010  649,328 
Tax  15,976  2,601  1,425,297  1,251,709 
Civil  68  1,146,098  1,006,334 
Total  15,976  2,669  3,187,405  2,907,371 

Labor

The main objects that comprise the possible losses of a labor nature are related to additional remuneration for hazardous activities, promotions and joint/subsidiary responsibility, the evaluation of which processes by the legal assessors resulted in a level of risk of loss evaluated only as possible. In addition to the subjects cited, the request for remunerative consideration for hours of work supposedly exceeding the normal agreed workload of hours also contributed to the amount mentioned.

Tax

The increase which took place in the quarter for the Consolidated, of R$ 173,588 refers to the entrance of new contingencies at the amount of R$ 37,496, reevaluation of risk degree and amounts totaling R$ 82,090 and monetary restatements of R$ 54,002.

The main lawsuits considered as possible loss are presented as follows:

(i)      Notices of INSS, with defenses in headquarters or courts, examining the value composition in the contribution salary owed by the company and that the Company’s legal advisors do not believe there is an incidence of social security contribution;
 
(ii)      Federal Taxes - notices due to supposed lack of collection;
 
(iii)      Public civil suits questioning the supposed transfer of PIS and COFINS to the final consumers;
 
(iv)      ICMS - On international calls;
 
(v)      ICMS - Differential of rate in interstate acquisitions;
 
(vi)      ICMS - Exploitation of credits related to the acquisition of fixed assets for use and consumption;
 
(vii)      ISS (Service Tax) - Not collected and/or under-collected; and
 
(viii)      Withholding tax (IRRF) - Operations related to hedge for covering debts.
 

Civil

The increase occurred in the Consolidated in the quarter was of R$ 139,764 and is represented, mainly, by the increment of R$ 139,518 related in its majority to shares resulting from the capitalization process, for which a higher number of shares in the capital stock in relation to what was issued is demanded, as well as corresponding demanded dividends. The other variations are composed, basically, of monetary restatements and reduction by reevaluations of existing causes.

The main lawsuits are presented as follows:

(i)      Repayments resulting from PCT - the plaintiffs intend to pay the compensations related to the contracts resulting from the Community Telephony Program;
 
(ii)      Lawsuits of a consumerist nature;
 
(iii)      Contractual - Lawsuits related to the claim for a percentage resulting from the Real Plan, to be applied in a contract for rendering of services, review of conversion of installments in URV and later in real, related to the supply of equipment and rendering of services; and
 
(iv)      Customer service points - Public civil lawsuits arising from the closing of customer attendance points.
 

Contingencies with a Remote Risk

In addition to the claims mentioned, there are also contingencies considered to be of a remote risk to the amount of R$52,069 (R$49,981 on December 31, 2004) for Company and R$1,655,485 (R$1,490,365 on December 31, 2004) for Consolidated.

Letters of Guarantee

The Company has contracts for letters of guarantees signed with financial institutions, as a complementary guarantee for lawsuits in provisory execution, in the amount of R$13,740 (R$500 on December 31, 2004). These guarantees are contracted for an undetermined period and the compensation is 0.65% p.a. to 1.20% p.a., representing an average rate of 0.87% p.a. For consolidated effects, the letters of guarantee with this purpose represent R$ 398,253 (R$ 312,476 on 12/31/04), compensated at interest which vary from 0.65% to 2.00%, with average compensation equivalent to 0.97% p.a.

The judicial deposits related with contingencies and contested taxes (suspended demand) are described in Note 22.

8. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

a. Share Capital

The Company is authorized to increase its capital by means of a resolution of the Board of Directors to a total limit of 700,000,000,000 (seven hundred billion) common or preferred shares, observing the legal limit of 2/3 (two thirds) for the issue of new preferred shares without voting rights.

By means of a resolution of the General Shareholders’ Meeting or the Board of Directors, the Company's capital can be increased by the capitalization of retained earnings or prior reserves allocated by the General Shareholders’ Meeting. Under these conditions, the capitalization can be effected without modifying the number of shares.

The capital is represented by common and preferred stocks, with no par value, and it is not mandatory to maintain the proportion between the shares in the case of capital increases.

By means of a resolution of the General Shareholders’ Meeting or the Board of Directors, the preemptive right for the issue of shares, subscription bonuses or debentures convertible into shares can be excluded, in the cases stipulated in article 172 of Corporation Law.

The preferred shares do not have voting rights, except in the cases specified in the sole paragraph of articles 11 and 14 of the bylaws, but are assured priority in receiving the minimum non-cumulative dividend of 6% per annum, calculated on the amount resulting from dividing the capital by the total number of the Company’s shares or 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.

Subscribed and paid-up capital as of the balance sheet date is R$2,596,272 (R$2,568,240 as of December 31, 2004) represented by shares without par value as follows:

In thousand of shares 
Type of Shares  Total of Shares  Shares held in Treasury  Outstanding Shares
03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Common  134,031,688  134,031,688  1,480,800  1,480,800  132,550,888  132,550,888 
Preferred  229,937,526  226,007,753           -         -  229,937,526  226,007,753 
Total  363,969,214  360,039,441  1,480,800  1,480,800  362,488,414  358,558,641 

  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Net Equity per thousand Outstanding Shares (R$)  17.05  17.11 

b. Treasury Stock

In the determination of the calculation of net equity per thousand shares the common shares held in treasury are maintained, which are originated from the following repurchasing program during the years 2002 and 2004.

On September 13, 2004 the Company’s Board of Directors approved the proposals to repurchase preferred and common stock issued by the Company, for holding in treasury or cancellation or subsequent sale, under the following terms and conditions: (i) the retained earnings account represented the origin of the funds invested in purchasing the stock; (ii) the authorized quantity for the repurchase of Company stock for holding in treasury was limited to 10% of common and preferred shares outstanding in the market; and (iii) the period determined for the acquisition was 365 days, in accordance with CVM Instruction 390/03.

The exchange of the treasury shares is presented as follows:

  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Common shares     (thousands)  Amount  Common shares  (thousands)  Amount 
Opening balance in the quarter                   1,480,800  20,846  1,480,800  20,846 
Closing balance in the quarter                   1,480,800  20,846  1,480,800  20,846 

Cost of shares (R$)  03/31/05  12/31/04 
 Average  14.08  14.08 
 Minimum  12.40  12.40 
 Maximum  17.00  17.00 

The unit cost of acquisition considers the totality of stock repurchase program.

There were no disposals of these purchased common shares up to the end of the quarter.

Market value of treasury stock

The market value of treasury shares at the balance sheet date was the following:

  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Number of common shares held in treasury (thousand of shares)  1,480,800  1,480,800 
Quote per lot of thousand shares on BOVESPA (R$)  26.00  26.80 
Market value  38,501  39,685 

The Company maintains the balance of treasury stock in a separate account. For presentation purposes, the value of the treasury stock is deducted from the reserves that gave rise to it, and is presented as follows:

  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Book Value  2,416,118  2,371,903 
Treasury Stock  (20,846)  (20,846) 
Balance, Net of Treasury Stock  2,395,272  2,351,057 

c. Capital Reserves

Capital reserves are recognized in accordance with the following practices:

Reserve for Premium on Subscription of Shares: results from the difference between the amount paid on subscription, and the portion allocated to capital.

Other Capital Reserves: formed by the contra entry of the funds invested in income tax incentives.

d. Profit Reserves

The profit reserves are recognized in accordance with 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 capital reserves. The Legal Reserve is only used to increase capital, or to offset losses.

Unrealized profit reserve: recognized in the year in which the amount of the mandatory dividend, calculated in accordance with the statutory provisions or with article 202 of Law 6,404/76, exceeds the realized portion of net income. The reserve can offset losses in subsequent years or, when realized, comprise the calculation of net income adjusted for dividend payments. According to the restatement required by Law 10,303/01, the income recorded under the unrealized profit reserve as from 2002 financial year should be considered at the value of the dividend postponed. However the unrealized profit reserve formed under the previous regulations, when realized, will continue to form part of the calculation base for the dividends, this case of unrealized profit reserves existed in the Company.

Retained Earnings: Comprises the remaining balances of net income, adjusted according to the terms of article 202 of Law nr 6,404/76, or by the recording of adjustments from prior years, if applicable.

e. Dividends and Interest on Shareholders’ Equity

The dividends are calculated in the end of the financial year. Mandatory minimum dividends are calculated in accordance with article 202 of Law 6,404/76, and the preferred or priority dividends are calculated in accordance with the Company bylaws.

As a result of a resolution by the Board of Directors, the Company may pay or credit, as dividends, interest on shareholders’ equity (JSCP), under the terms of article 9, paragraph 7, of Law number 9,249, dated December 26, 1995. The interests paid or credited will be offset against the minimum statutory dividend, in accordance with article 44 from social statute.

9. OPERATING REVENUE FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04 
     
Fixed Telephonic Service     
     
 Local Service  1,703,346  1,642,111 
 Activation fees  7,678  9,135 
   Basic subscription  830,846  744,719 
   Measured service charges  337,716  336,393 
   Fixed to mobile calls - VC1  507,695  527,763 
   Rent  351  379 
   Other  19,060  23,722 
     
 Long Distance Services  755,101  556,544 
   Intra-Sectorial Fixed  248,248  264,804 
   Intra-Regional Fixed (Inter Sectorial)  99,114  90,350 
   Inter-Regional Fixed  70,108  21,304 
   Fixed to mobile calls – VC2 and VC3  322,582  174,382 
   International  15,049  5,704 
 Interconnection  164,639  191,200 
   Fixed x Fixed  101,004  128,343 
   Mobile x Fixed  63,635  62,857 
     
 Lease of Means  65,932  55,061 
 Public Telephone  86,919  108,166 
 Supplementary, Intelligent Network and Advanced Telephony Services  114,744  99,105 
 Other  10,408  6,020 
     
Total of Fixed Telephonic Service  2,901,089  2,658,207 
     
Mobile Telephonic Service     
     
 Telephony  99,612  - 
   Subscription  34,601 
   Application  57,412 
   Roaming  719 
   Interconnection  6,389 
   Other Services  496 
     
 Sale of Goods  47,404  - 
   Cell Phones  44,129 
   Electronic Cards - Brasil Chip, Accessories and Other Goods  3,275 
     
Total of Mobile Telephone Service  147,016  - 
     
Data Communication Services and Others     
     
 Data Communication  328,569  220,458 
 Other Main Activities Services  92,057  30,179 
     
Total of Data Communication Services and Others  420,626  250,637 
     
Gross Operating Revenue  3,468,731  2,908,844 
     
Deductions from Gross Revenue  (1,021,155)  (833,549) 
 Taxes on Gross Revenue  (971,109)  (806,770) 
 Other Deductions on Gross Revenue  (50,046)  (26,779) 
     
Net Operating Revenue  2,447,576  2,075,295 

10. COST OF SERVICES RENDERED AND GOODS SOLD

The costs incurred in the generation of services rendered and goods sold are as follows:

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Interconnection  (576,133)  (496,234) 
Depreciation and Amortization  (570,630)  (540,001) 
Third-Party Services  (194,037)  (157,851) 
Rent, Leasing and Insurance  (101,668)  (81,491) 
Personnel  (37,305)  (27,975) 
Goods Sold  (52,397) 
Materials  (16,601)  (21,825) 
Connection Means  (15,651)  (5,471) 
FISTEL  (18,166)  (4,002) 
Other  (3,118)  (1,085) 
Total  (1,585,706)  (1,335,935) 

11. COMMERCIALIZATION OF SERVICES

The expenses related to commercialization activities are detailed according to the following nature:

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Third-Party Services  (190,377)  (99,605) 
Losses on Accounts Receivable (1)  (104,907)  (87,651) 
Personnel  (60,908)  (31,157) 
Material  (7,659)  (190) 
Rent, Leasing and Insurance  (2,646)  (1,298) 
Depreciation and Amortization  (3,957)  (1,295) 
Other  (295)  (277) 
Total  (370,749)  (221,473) 
(1)      Includes Provision for Loan Losses
 

12. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The expenses related to administrative activities, which include the information technology expenses are detailed according to the following nature:

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Third-Party Services  (3,462)  (3,191)  (169,783)  (130,444) 
Depreciation and Amortization  (120)  (549)  (70,511)  (47,314) 
Personnel  (2,020)  (1,182)  (54,956)  (36,160) 
Rent, Leasing and Insurance  (1,422)  (676)  (11,702)  (14,573) 
Material  (15)  (17)  (1,956)  (1,018) 
Other  (4)  (5)  (667)  (923) 
Total  (7,043)  (5,620)  (309,575)  (230,432) 

13. OTHER OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)

The remaining income and expenses attributed to operational activities are shown as follows:

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Recovered Taxes and Expenses  208  27,103  330 
Fines  (6)  21,625  19,652 
Technical and Administrative Expenses  898  133  12,785  15,462 
Operational Infrastructure Rent and other  9,628  7,363 
Contingences – Provision  (522)  (335)  (35,861)  (22,843) 
Taxes (Other than on Gross Revenue, Income and Social  Contributions Taxes)  (65)  (25)  (14,639)  (10,518) 
Amortization of goodwill on investment acquisition  (470)  (470)  (26,351)  (10,064) 
Provision/Reversal of other Provisions  (7,778)  16,339 
Provision for Actuarial Liability of Pension Funds  (5,451) 
Severance Pay  (3,532) 
Donations and Sponsorships  (1,234)  (2,842) 
Court Fees  (875)  (507) 
Loss on Write-off of Maintenance/Resale Inventories  (157)  (930) 
Write- off of amounts recoverable & other credits  (1,653)  (1,653) 
Other Expenses Revenue/Expenses  (192)  (134)  (4,000)  (3,830) 
Total  (149)  (2,484)  (28,737)  5,959 

14. FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES), NET

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Financial Income  90,012  81,531  195,122  129,986 
Local Currency  89,453  78,914  163,083  118,632 
On Rights in Foreign Currency  559  2,617  32,039  11,354 
Financial Expenses  (18,941)  (109,642)  (247,308)  (381,550) 
Local Currency  (16,268)  (34,033)  (168,632)  (213,305) 
On Liabilities in Foreign Currency  (2,673)  (609)  (78,676)  (12,467) 
Interest on Shareholders’ Equity  (75,000)  (155,778) 
Total  71,071  (28,111)  (52,186)  (251,564) 

The Interest on Shareholders’ Equity was reversed in the statement of income and deducted from retained earnings, in shareholders’ equity, in accordance with CVM Resolution 207/96.

15. NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES), NET

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Amortization of Goodwill in the Merger (CVM Instruction  319/99)  (52,763)  (47,332)  (100,095) 
Reversal of Provision for Maintenance of Integrity of  Shareholders’ Equity (CVM Instruction 349/01)  52,763  47,332  100,095 
Amortization of Goodwill in the Merger  (32,957)  (31,004) 
Result on the Write-off of Fixed and Deferred Assets  (6,289)  (7,580) 
Provision/Reversal for Investment Losses  234  (9)  (2,359)  1,094 
Provision/Reversal for Realization Amount and Fixed Asset  Losses  6,394  (429) 
Investment Gain (Loss)  1,469  (11,276)  1,469  (11,276) 
Other Non-operating Income (Expenses)  (113)  (2,331) 
Total  1,703  (11,285)  (33,855)  (51,526) 

16. INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION ON EARNINGS

Income tax and social contribution on earnings are booked on accrual basis, being temporary differences deferred. The provision for income and social contribution taxes recognized in the income statement are as follows:

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
Income Before Taxes and after Profit Sharing  03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  03/31/04 
66,140  39,592  66,768  (22,546) 
Income of Subsidiaries which are Not Subject to Income Tax and  Social Contribution  -  -  7,348  7,739 
Total Taxable Income  66,140  39,592  74,116  (14,807) 
Income Tax - Legal Entity         
Expense Related to Income Tax (10%+15%=25%)  (16,535)  (9,898)  (18,528)  3,702 
Permanent Additions  (505)  (20,356)  (13,323)  (15,481) 
 Amortization of Goodwill  (117)  (117)  (8,767)  (10,969) 
 Equity Accounting  (334)  (17,374) 
 Non-operating Equity Accounting  (2,821)  (2,821) 
     Exchange Variation on Investments  (136)  (34) 
 Other additions  (54)  (44)  (4,420)  (1,657) 
Permanent Exclusions  902  16,351  883 
 Equity Accounting  476 
     Exchange Variation on Investments  438  259 
 Dividends of Investments Valuated by Acquisition Cost/ Prescribed   Dividends  72 
 Federal Tax Recoverable  3,956 
 Other exclusions  426  11,957  552 
Compensation of Tax Losses  494  377 
Other  137  30 
Effect of Income Tax on the Statement of Income  (16,134)  (30,243)  (14,869)  (10,489) 
Social Contribution on Net Income         
Expense Related to Social Contribution Tax (9%)  (5,953)  (3,563)  (6,670)  1,333 
Permanent Additions  (163)  (7,313)  (5,406)  (5,199) 
 Amortization of Goodwill  (42)  (42)  (3,964)  (3,949) 
 Equity Accounting  (120)  (6,255) 
 Non-operating Equity Accounting  (1,015)  (1,015) 
 Exchange Variation on Investments  (49)  (12) 
 Other additions  (1)  (1)  (1,393)  (223) 
Permanent Exclusions  325  6,695  282 
 Equity Accounting  172 
 Exchange Variation on Investments  158  93 
Dividends of Investments Valuated by Acquisition Cost/ Prescribed   Dividends  26 
   Federal Tax Recoverable  1,424 
 Other exclusions  153  5,113  163 
Compensation of Negative Calculation Basis  179  136 
Effect of Social Contribution in Tax Statement of Income  (5,791)  (10,874)  (5,202)  (3,448) 
Income and Social Contribution Tax Expense in Statement of  Income  (21,925)  (41,117)  (20,071)  (13,937) 

17. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Cash  17  15  6,775  2,068 
Bank Accounts  159  534  63,976  69,795 
Temporary Cash Investments  948,959  828,234  2,731,519  3,154,730 
Total  949,135  828,783  2,802,270  3,226,593 

Temporary cash investments represent amounts invested in exclusive portfolios managed by financial institutions, and refer to federal bonds with average yield equivalent to interbank deposit rates (DI CETIP - CDI), in federal bonds (NBC-E), subject to commercial dollar variation plus 5.02% p.a. coupon, investment funds in foreign currency, which yields the exchange rate variation plus interest of 1.75% p.a. to 4.49% p.a., and in US treasury bonds, which yields the exchange rate variation plus interest of 4.50% p.a. to 4.76% p.a.

The breakdown of temporary cash investment portfolio is presented below, on the balance sheet date:

  PARENT COMPANY 
  3/31/05 
Financial Institution  Investments Nature  Total 
Treasury  Financial Bills  National  Treasury  Bills  (swap  coverage)  Over Selic  Liabilities
(Re
ctifier)
Exclusive Funds           
 Banco do Brasil  368,325  45,591  (13)  413,904 
 Bradesco  32,669  30,568  13,346  (6)  76,577 
 Citigroup  67,958  197,195  150  (1)  265,302 
 Safra  179,689  13,487  193,176 
Total of Exclusive Funds  648,641  273,354  26,984  (20)  948,959 
Total of Temporary Cash Investment  648,641  273,354  26,984  (20)  948,959 


  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05 
Financial Institution  Investments Nature 
Treasury  Financial  Bills National  Treasury  Bills  (swap  coverage)  Overnight  US Treasury Bonds  Brazilian  Central  Bank Notes –  Special  Series 
Exclusive Funds           
 ABN Amro  176,766  81,686 
 Banco do Brasil  502,033  63,827  39,729 
 Bradesco  32,669  30,568 
 CEF  1,894 
 Citigroup  76,722  222,626 
 Itaú  281,522 
 Safra  206,786 
 Santander  178,787  71,875  25,221 
 SS&C Fund Services N.V.  118,026  20,940 
 Unibanco  227,592  47,753 
Total of Exclusive Funds  1,684,771  518,335  118,026  20,940  64,950 
Other Investments  -  -  -  169,951  - 
Total of Temporary Cash Investment  1,684,771  518,335  118,026  190,891  64,950 


  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05 
Financial Institution  Investments Nature Total 
Over Selic  National  Treasury   Note – Series D  Open  Investment Funds (Fixed   Income)  Bank  Deposits  Certificates Liabilities  (Rectifier) 
Exclusive Funds             
 ABN Amro  11,485  (22)  269,915 
 Banco do Brasil  2,006  (24)  607,571 
 Bradesco  13,346  (6)  76,577 
 CEF  689  (1)  2,582 
 Citigroup  169  (1)  299,516 
 Itaú  (12)  281,512 
 Safra  18,819  225,605 
 Santander  4,551  17,505  (44)  297,895 
 SS&C Fund Services N.V.  138,966 
 Unibanco  21,522  (29)  296,838 
Total of Exclusive Funds  72,589  17,505  -  -  (139)  2,496,977 
Other Investments  -  -  16,864  47,727  -  234,542 
Total of Temporary Cash  Investment  72,589  17,505  16,864  47,727  (139)  2,731,519 

Liabilities from exclusive funds are restricted to the payment of services rendered by the asset management, attributed to investment operations, such as custody, audit and other expenses rates, not existing relevant financial liabilities, as well as Company’s assets to guarantee those liabilities. The funds’ creditors do not have funds against the Company’s general credit.

Cash Flow Statement

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Operations         
Net Income for the Period  44,215  73,475  45,088  74,348 
Minority Interest  -  -  1,609  44,947 
Income Items that do not affect cash flow  3,935  (46,956)  1,208,621  1,144,099 
   Depreciation and Amortization  589  1,019  702,709  629,678 
   Losses on Accounts Receivable from Services  77,589  97,465 
   Provision for Doubtful Accounts  27,318  (6,298) 
   Provision for Contingences  522  335  35,861  22,842 
   Deferred Taxes  (10,857)  9,048  208,699  235,340 
   Income from Write-off of Permanent Assets  (235)  6,433  9,043 
   Financial Charges  15,943  19,198  161,646  145,652 
   Equity Accounting  (558)  (87,840) 
   Investment gain/loss  11,276  10,377 
   Other (Revenues) Expenses  (1,469)  (11,634) 
Changes in Assets and Liabilities  256,439  10,504  (468,582)  (510,991) 
Cash Flow from Operations  304,589  37,023  786,736  752,403 
Financing         
   Dividends/Interest on Equity paid during the Period  (203,593)  (177)  (323,077)  (547) 
   Loans and Financing  (22,966)  (31,120)  (302,976)  362,533 
   Loans obtained  (218)  5,054  587,204 
   Loans paid  (41)  (143,233)  (128,134) 
   Interest paid  (22,707)  (31,120)  (164,797)  (96,537) 
   Acquisition of own shares  (62,272) 
   Other cash flow from financing  1,469  1,573  166 
Cash Flow from Financing  (225,090)  (31,297)  (686,752)  362,152 

Investments         
 Financial Investments (including Debentures)  41,164  78,347  21  22 
 Providers of Investments  1,277  2,025  (256,102)  122,793 
 Income obtained from the sale of Permanent Assets  479  745 
 Investments in Permanent Assets  (1,588)  (29)  (268,705)  (273,188) 
       Investments  (1,588)  (29)  (268,705)  (273,188) 
 Other cash flow from investments  (6)  (1,100) 
Cash Flow from Investments  40,853  80,337  (524,307)  (150,728) 

Cash Flow for the Period  120,352  86,063  (424,323)  963,827 

Cash and Cash Equivalents         
 Closing Balance  949,135  576,954  2,802,270  2,920,483 
 Opening Balance  828,783  490,891  3,226,593  1,956,656 
Changes in Cash and Cash Equivalents  120,352  86,063  (424,323)  963,827 

18. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The amounts related to accounts receivable are as follows:

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Billed Amounts  1,463,396  1,363,406 
Unbilled Amounts  928,567  911,655 
Sales of Goods  64,842  79,699 
Subtotal  2,456,805  2,354,760 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (269,976)  (243,181) 
   Services Rendered  (266,538)  (241,022) 
   Sales of Goods  (3,438)  (2,159) 
Total  2,186,829  2,111,579 
Current  1,554,100  1,518,169 
Past Due     
    01 to 30 Days  386,248  386,039 
    31 to 60 Days  156,203  134,899 
    61 to 90 Days  106,580  86,120 
    91 to 120 Days  67,984  64,723 
    Over 120 Days  185,690  164,810 

19. INVENTORIES

The maintenance and resale inventories, to which provisions for losses or adjustments at the forecast in which they must be realized are constituted, are composed as follows:

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Inventories for Resale (Cell Phones and Accessories)  189,208  209,024 
Maintenance Inventories  14,029  15,679 
Provision for the Adjustment to the Realization Value  (58,615)  (43,814) 
Provision for Probable Losses  (7,095)  (6,856) 
Total  137,527  174,033 

20. LOANS AND FINANCING - ASSETS

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Loans         
     Loans to Subsidiary  70,606  74,523 
     Loans  116,200  118,273  127,137  129,017 
Financing         
     Debentures of Subsidiary  935,195  972,006 
Total  1,122,001  1,164,802  127,137  129,017 
Current  2,683  2,540 
Long-term  1,122,001  1,164,802  124,454  126,477 

The loans and financing account includes the amount of R$116,200 (R$118,273 on December 31, 2004), related to the assets transferred to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. in the TELEBRÁS spin-off process, referring to liabilities of Telebrasília Celular S.A. and Telegoiás Celular S.A. through a repass of funds for financing their expansions. These amounts are subject to exchange variation plus interest between 11.55% p.a., and the semiannual Libor rate plus 1% or 1.5% per year. These loans are being challenged in the courts by the holding company of the aforementioned mobile cellular operators, and therefore are not being received. According to the opinion of the Company’s legal counselors, there are no expectations of loss in relation to these receivables.

The income related to the restatement of the charges on these loans receivable is being deferred for tax purposes, and the corresponding deferred income and social contribution taxes are recognized.

The amounts related to loans and debentures receivable from the Subsidiary until September 30, 2004, in the amount of R$423,217 (R$460,327 on December 31, 2004), are being presented in the long-term assets, in accordance with the article Nr. 179, under the Corporate Law.

21. DEFERRED AND RECOVERABLE TAXES

Deferred taxes related to income tax - legal entity and social contribution on earnings

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Income Tax - Legal Entity         
Deferred Social Contribution Tax on:         
Tax Losses  99,565  52,652 
Provision for contingencies  975  845  176,961  173,732 
Provision for pension plan actuarial insufficiency coverage  124,535  125,362 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  66,987  60,448 
ICMS - 69/98 Agreement  54,554  50,761 
Goodwill on CRT acquisition  31,555  43,387 
Provision for COFINS/CPMF/INSS suspended collection  16,545  16,110 
Provision for employee profit sharing  440  365  8,538  12,008 
Unrealized revenue  2,536  2,867 
Loss due to Exchange Fluctuation - Swap/AFAC  11,182 
Other Provisions  29,276  14,648 
Subtotal  1,420  1,210  622,634  551,975 
Social Contribution on Income         
Deferred Social Contribution on:         
Negative calculation basis  35,903  18,996 
Provision for contingencies  351  304  63,706  62,544 
Provision for pension plan actuarial insufficiency coverage  44,833  45,130 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  24,115  21,761 
Goodwill on CRT acquisition  11,360  15,619 
Provision for employee profit sharing  203  266  3,386  5,019 
Unrealized revenue  913  1,032 
Loss due to Exchange Fluctuation - Swap/AFAC  4,025 
Other Provisions  11,517  6,248 
Subtotal  556  570  199,758  176,349 
Total  1,976  1,780  821,992  728,324 
Current  1,976  1,780  308,374  285,000 
Long-term  513,618  443,324 

The periods during, which the deferred tax assets corresponding to income tax and social contribution on net income (CSLL) are expected to be realized, are shown below, which are derived from temporary differences between book income according on the accrual basis and taxable income. The realization periods are based on a technical study using forecast future taxable income, generated in financial years when the temporary differences will become deductible expenses for tax purposes. This asset is maintained according to the requirements of CVM Instruction 371/02, being a technical study annually, when the closing of the fiscal year, submitted to approval of the Executive Board, Board of Directors as well as the fiscal council.

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
2005  1,976  230,103 
2006  145,751 
2007  77,235 
2008  93,257 
2009  108,127 
2010 to 2012  73,129 
2013 to 2014  18,426 
After 2014  75,964 
Total  1,976  821,992 
Current  1,976  308,374 
Long-term  513,618 

The recoverable amount foreseen after the year 2014 is a result of a provision to cover an actuarial insufficiency of the pension plan, which is being settled by Brasil Telecom S.A. according to the maximum period established by the Supplementary Pensions Department (“SPC”), which is 16 years and 9 months. Despite the time limit stipulated by the SPC and according to the estimated future taxable income, the subsidiary presents conditions to fully offset the deferred taxes in a period lower than ten years, if it opts to fully anticipate the payment of the debt. Tax credits in the amount of R$171,679, attributed to the Consolidation were not recorded, due to the history of losses or uncertainties of future taxable income in VANT, BrT, Multimidia, BrT CSH, BrT CS Ltda. and IG Brasil, indirect subsidiaries.

Other Tax Carryforwards

It is comprised of Federal withholding taxes and payments made, calculated based on legal estimates, which will be offset against future tax obligations. The ICMS recoverable arises, for the most part, from credits recorded in the acquisition of fixed assets, whose compensation with ICMS payable may occur in up to 48 months, according to Complementary Law nr 102/00.

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
ICMS  119  482,943  493,120 
Income Tax - Legal Entity  319,788  315,121  434,510  403,954 
PIS and COFINS  473  456  106,459  108,212 
Social Contribution on Net Income  14,428  11,752  30,476  33,412 
FUST  28,356  26,745 
Other  5,733  4,784 
Total  334,698  327,457  1,088,477  1,070,227 
Current  54,113  103,965  527,954  556,466 
Long-term  280,585  223,492  560,523  513,761 

22. JUDICIAL DEPOSITS

Balances of judicial deposits related with contingencies and contested taxes (suspended demand):

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
Nature of Related Liabilities  03/31/05  12/31/05  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Labor  338,041  318,724 
Tax  163  290,642  274,627 
     Challenged Taxes – ICMS 68/98 Agreement  218,279  202,987 
     Other  163  72,363  71,640 
Civil  23,780  27,649 
Total  163  2  652,463  621,000 
Current  142,535  144,770 
Long-term  163  509,928  476,230 

23. OTHER ASSETS

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Receivables from Other Telecom Companies  54,840  100,331 
Advances to Suppliers  75  75  46,127  40,795 
Contractual Guarantees and Retentions  17,486  34,181 
Advances to Employees  46  123  27,367  25,941 
Prepaid Expenses  7,588  7,826  113,447  97,691 
Tax Incentives  14,473  14,473 
Compulsory Deposits  1,750  1,750 
Receivables from Sale of Assets  176  336 
Assets for Sale  276  276 
Receivable Dividends/Interest on Shareholders’ Equity  250,236   
Other  1,135  446  14,120  12,920 
Total  8,844  258,706  290,062  328,694 
Current  7,187  256,458  200,995  241,096 
Long-term  1,657  2,248  89,067  87,598 

24. INVESTMENTS

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Investments Valued using the Equity Method  4,358,179  4,356,153 
   Brasil Telecom S.A.  4,318,973  4,315,621 
     Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda.  36,665  37,879 
     Nova Tarrafa Inc.  2,541  2,653 
Advances for Future Capital Increase  21  21 
     Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda.  21  21 
Goodwill on Acquisition of Investments  1,252  1,722  419,821  445,119 
       CRT  1,252  1,722  1,252  1,722 
     IG Cayman  254,506  267,086 
     MTH Ventures do Brasil  90,132  95,651 
     IBEST Group  67,818  74,076 
     BRT Cabos Submarinos Group  6,113  6,584 
Investments Valued using the Acquisition Cost  6,910  6,910  46,059  46,059 
Tax Incentives (Net of Allowance for Losses)  368  133  23,516  27,589 
Other Investments  389  389 
Total  4,366,730  4,364,939  489,785  519,156 

Advances for future capital increase in favor of the subsidiaries were considered in the investments appraisal, for the allocated investments are only awaiting for the formalization of the corporate acts of these companies, so that the respective capital increases in favor of the Company can be made.

Investments valued using the equity method: comprise the Company’s ownership interest in its subsidiaries Brasil Telecom S.A., Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda., and Nova Tarrafa Inc., the principal data of which are as follow:

  BT S.A.  NTP (Ltda.)  NTI 
 Shareholder’s Equity  6,421,897  36,665  2,541 
 Capital  3,435,788  32,625  2,673 
   Book Value Per Share / Sharequota (R$)  0,012  1,12  2,533,40 
   Net Income (Loss) in the Quarter  2,804  (1,214)  (112) 
Number of Shares/Sharequotas held by Company       
         Common Shares  247,276,380,758  1,003 
         Preferred Shares  112,516,718,089 
         Sharequotas  32,624,928 
   Ownership % in Subsidiary’s Capital(1)       
         In Total Capital  67.19%  99.99%  100% 
         In Voting Capital  99.07%  99.99%  100% 
(1)      It considers the outstanding capital stock.
 

The following valued compose the Equity Method:

  OPERATING  NON-OPERATING 
  03/31/05  03/31/04  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Brasil Telecom S.A.  1,884  87,286  1,468  (11,276) 
Nova Tarrafa Participações Ltda.  (1,214)  (5) 
Nova Tarrafa Inc.  (112)  19 
Total  558  87,840  1,468  (11,276) 

Investments valued using the acquisition cost: ownership interest obtained by converting into shares or capital quotas the tax incentive investments in regional FINOR/FINAM funds, or those investments based on the Law of Incentive to Information Technology Companies, or the Audiovisual Law. The amount is predominantly composed of shares of other telecommunications companies located in the regions covered by the regional incentives.

Tax incentives: arise from investments in FINOR/FINAM and Audiovisual funds, originated in the investment of allowable portions of income tax due.

Other investments: are related to collected cultural assets.

25. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

   PARENT COMPANY 
Nature               03/31/05  12/31/04 
   Annual  depreciation  rates  Cost  Accumulated  depreciation  Net book  value  Net book  value 
Assets for General Use   5% - 20%  53,348  (52,190)  1,158  1,155 
Other Assets       20%(1)     3,925  (3,832)  93  89 
Total    57,273  (56,022)  1,251  1,244 


  CONSOLIDATED 
Nature  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Annual  depreciation rates  Cost  Accumulated depreciation  Net book  value  Net book  value 
Construction in Progress           -  526,764  526,764  656,703 
Public Switching Equipment         20%  4,971,145  (4,395,348)  575,797  644,494 
Equipments and Transmission Means  17.8%(1)  11,010,556  (7,508,853)  3,501,703  3,645,512 
Terminals and Last Mile Equipment         20%  477,060  (426,577)  50,483  56,718 
Data Communication Equipment         20%  1,370,949  (620,641)  750,308  733,051 
Buildings         4%  898,320  (480,712)  417,608  426,254 
Infrastructure     9.1%(1)  3,529,401  (1,876,182)  1,653,219  1,705,020 
Assets for general use  18.3%(1)  947,416  (583,461)  363,955  362,918 
Land           -  86,058  86,058  86,089 
Other Assets       20%(1)  986,706  (394,134)  592,572  570,244 
Total    24,804,375  (16,285,908)  8,518,467  8,887,003 
(1) Annual average weighted rate.

According to the STFC concession contracts, the subsidiary’s assets (Brasil Telecom S.A.) that are indispensable to providing the service, and qualified as “reversible assets” at the time of expiry of the concession will automatically revert to ANATEL, the subsidiary being entitled to the right to the compensation stipulated in the legislation and the corresponding contracts.

Rent Expenses

The Company rents properties, posts, access through third-party land areas (roads), equipment and connection means, formalized through several contracts, which mature on different dates. Some of these contracts are intrinsically related to the provision of services and are long-term agreements. Total rent expenses related to such contracts amount to R$2 (R$18 in 2004) for the Company and R$67,379 (R$49,544 in 2004) for the consolidated.

Leasing

The Company and the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. have lease contracts for information technology equipment. This type of leasing is also used for aircraft to be used by the Company and the subsidiary in consortium with other companies, where the participation is 15.6% for the Company and 54.4% for the subsidiary. Leasing expenses recorded amounted to R$261 (R$417 in 2004) for the Company and R$2,625 (R$9,953 in 2004) for the consolidated.

Insurance (not revised by independent auditors)

An insurance policy program is maintained for covering reversible assets and loss of profits as established in the Concession Contract with the government. Insurance expenses in the quarter were R$1,158 (R$241 in 2004) for the Company and R$4,626 (R$2,648 in 2004) for the consolidated.

The assets, responsibilities and interests covered by insurance are the following:

Type  Cover  Amount insured 
03/31/05  12/31/04 
Operating risks  Buildings, machinery and equipment, installations,  call centers, towers, infrastructure and information  technology equipment  11,894,152  11,745,459 
Loss of profit  Fixed expenses and net income  8,163,247  7,370,615 
Contractual guarantees  Compliance with contractual obligations  214,142  120,870 
Civil liabilities  Telephony service operations  12,000  12,000 

Insurance policies are also in force for third party liability and officers’ liability, the amount insured being the equivalent of US$30,000,000.00 (thirty million US dollars).

There is no contractual civil liability insurance to cover clients in the case of claims or judicial suits, or optional third party liability for third party claims involving Company vehicles.

26. DEFERRED CHARGES

  PARENT COMPANY 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Cost  Accumulated  Amortization  Net book  Value  Net book  Value 
Data Processing Systems  147  (66)  81  88 
Total  147  (66)  81  88 


  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Cost  Accumulated  Amortization  Net book  Value  Net book  Value 
Data processing Systems  791,675  (223,474)  568,201  538,559 
Installation and Reorganization Costs  341,867  (110,075)  231,792  258,866 
Goodwill on CRT Merger  649,045  (559,959)  89,086  120,346 
Other  2,126,088  (2,117,988)  8,100  8,500 
Total  3,908,675  (3,011,496)  897,179  926,271 

Out of the goodwill amount, R$ 82,676 (R$ 113,680 on 12/31/04) was originated in the merger of CRT into the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A and the amortization is being carried out over five years, based on the expected future profitability of the acquired investment.

27. PAYROLL AND RELATED CHARGES

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Salaries and Compensation  16  4,113  4,553 
Payroll Charges  650  389  69,337  60,809 
Benefits  928  34  4,665  5,623 
Other  7,644  7,511 
Total  1,594  423  85,749  78,496 
Current  1,594  423  80,925  73,662 
Long-term  4,834  4,834 


28.  ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Trade Accounts Payable  365  296  1,521,580  1,773,280 
Third-party Consignments  111  160  102,496  114,379 
Total  476  456  1,624,076  1,887,659 
Current  476  456  1,617,495  1,884,155 
Long-term  6,581  3,504 

The amounts recorded under long-term are derived from liabilities to remunerate the third party network, the settlement of which depends on verification between the operators, such as the reconciliation of traffic

29.  INDIRECT TAXES 
  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
ICMS (State VAT)  68  68  1,187,643  1,192,921 
Taxes on Operating Revenues (PIS and COFINS)  3,255  16,262  134,408  156,035 
Other  23  22,934  23,098 
Total  3,328  16,353  1,344,985  1,372,054 
Current  3,328  16,353  726,027  767,112 
Long-term  618,958  604,942 

The Company paid PIS and COFINS taxes in installments, through the Special Payment in Installments (“PAES”), whose balance is restated by the long-term interest rate (TJLP) at R$ 42,223 (R$ 42,596 on 12/31/04), to be paid in installments for the remaining 99 months.

The long-term portion refers to ICMS (State VAT) on the 69/98 Agreement, which is being challenged in court, and is being deposited in escrow. It also includes the ICMS deferral, based on incentives by the government of the State of Paraná.

30. TAXES ON INCOME

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Income Tax - Legal Entity         
Payables Due  40,555  29,127  110,626  71,420 
Suspended Liabilities  25,223  18,577 
Law 8,200/91 – Special Monetary Restatement  8,341  8,264 
Subtotal  40,555  29,127  144,190  98,261 
Social Contribution on Income         
Payables Due  14,493  10,293  37,643  21,353 
Law 8,200/91 – Special Monetary Restatement  3,003  2,975 
Subtotal  14,493  10,293  40,646  24,328 
Total  55,048  39,420  184,836  122,589 
Current  23,145  6,490  111,629  54,454 
Long-term  31,903  32,930  73,207  68,135 

31. DIVIDENDS/INTEREST ON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Controlling Shareholders  8,247  48,472  8,247  48,472 
 Dividends/Interest on Shareholders’ Equity  8,247  55,571  8,247  55,571 
 Withholding Income Tax on Interest on Shareholders’ Equity  (7,099)  (7,099) 
Minority Shareholders  63,391  226,758  104,903  387,755 
 Dividends/Interest on Shareholders’ Equity  35,014  231,190  35,014  381,295 
 Withholding Income Tax on Interest on Shareholders’ Equity  (29,426)  (51,942) 
 Dividends from Previous Years Not Required  28,377  24,994  69,889  58,402 
Total Shareholders  71,638  275,230  113,150  436,227 
Employees and Management Profit Sharing  2,252  2,960  39,044  63,799 
Total  73,890  278,190  152,194  500,026 

32. LOANS AND FINANCING (INCLUDING DEBENTURES)

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Loans  26,529  26,832 
Financing  382,069  382,102  4,103,837  4,216,185 
Accrued Interest  83,555  91,157  434,086  465,212 
Total  465,624  473,259  4,564,452  4,708,229 
Current  203,972  213,832  825,131  856,638 
Long-term  261,652  259,427  3,739,321  3,851,591 

Financing

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
BNDES  2,219,769  2,327,031 
Financial Institutions  1,326,879  1,333,578 
Debentures  465,267  472,863  985,695  1,014,570 
Suppliers  357  396  5,580  6,218 
Total  465,624  473,259  4,537,923  4,681,397 

Financing denominated in local currency: bear fixed interest rates of 2.4% and 14% p.a. resulting in an average weighted rate of 10.7% p.a. and variable interest based on TJLP (Long-term interest rates) plus 3.85% to 6.5% p.a., UMBNDES (unit of the National Social and Economic Development Bank) plus 3.85% p.a. to 6.5% p.a., 100% of CDI, CDI + 1.0%, and General Market Price Index (IGP-M) plus 12% p.a. resulting, these variable interest, in an average weighted rate of 15.5% p.a..

Financing denominated in foreign currency: bear fixed interest rates of 1.75% to 9.38% p.a., resulting in an average rate of 8.9% p.a. and variable interest rates of LIBOR plus 0.5% to 4.0% p.a. over the LIBOR, 1.92% p.a. over YEN LIBOR, resulting, these variable interest, in a weighted average rate of 2.4% p.a. The LIBOR and YEN LIBOR rates on 3/31/05, for semiannual payments were 3.38% p.a. and 0.0663% p.a., respectively.

Debentures

Parent Company: In 2000, the Company issued debentures convertible into preferred shares and the purpose of the funds was financing part of the investment program of subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. The restated balance of the debentures, amounting to R$465,267, will be amortized in two installments, maturing in July in years 2005 and 2006. The debentures yield TJLP plus 4% p.a., payable semiannually. The portion of the interest attributed to TJLP variation exceeding 6% p.a., will be capitalized to the debentures balance.

Subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A.: third public issue of 50,000 non-convertible debentures without renegotiation clause, with a unit face value of R$10, totaling R$500,000, issued on July 5, 2004. The restated balance of these debentures is R$ 520,428, with maturity on July 5, 2009. Yield corresponds to an interest rate of 100% of the CDI plus 1% p.a., payable half-yearly.

Loans

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Loans - Other  26,529   26,832 
Total – Long-Term  26,529   26,832 

The amount recorded as Other Loans, of R$ 26,529 (R$ 26,411 on 12/31/04), refers to VANT’s debt with the former parent company. Such liability is due on 12/31/15, restated only by the US dollar exchange variation.

Repayment Schedule

The long-term portion is scheduled to be paid as follows:

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
2006  261,591  259,366  820,454  969,956 
2007  61  61  791,494  781,231 
2008  384,613  378,048 
2009  791,631  786,172 
2010  288,331  283,185 
2011  96,401  94,307 
After 2012  566,397  558,692 
Total  261,652  259,427  3,739,321  3,851,591 

Currency/index debt composition

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
Restated by  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
TJLP (Long-term interest rate)  465,267  472,863  2,384,938  2,485,351 
US DOLLARS  357  396  657,123  681,208 
YENS  538,996  565,498 
CDI  520,428  541,707 
UMBNDES (BNDES Basket of Currencies)  264,173  275,565 
Hedge in YENS  121,553  76,659 
UMBNDES HEDGE  35,924  38,979 
IGPM  14,022  16,724 
US DOLLARS HEDGE  7,279  10,531 
Other  20,016  16,007 
Total  465,624  473,259  4,564,452  4,708,229 

Guarantees

The financing contracted by the Subsidiary is guaranteed by collateral of credit rights derived from the provision of telephone services and the Company’s guarantee.

For consolidated loans and financing the subsidiary has hedge contracts on 70,1% of its dollar-denominated and yen loans and financing with third parties and 39,9% of the debt in UMBNDES (basket of currencies) with the BNDES, to protect against significant fluctuations in the quotations of these debt restatement factors. The gains and losses on these contracts are recognized on the accrual basis.

33. LICENSES TO EXPLOIT SERVICES

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
Personal Mobile Service  304,557  294,404 
Other Authorizations  11,619  11,200 
Total  316,176  305,604 
Current  45,560  44,056 
Long-term  270,616  261,548 

Represented by the terms signed in 2002 and 2004 by the subsidiary 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. totally subsidiary by Brasil Telecom S.A. with ANATEL, to offer SMP Services for the next fifteen years in the same area of operation where the subsidiary has a concession for fixed telephony. Of the contracted value 10% was paid at the time of signing the contract, and the remaining balance was fully recognized in the BrT Celular’s liabilities to be paid in six equal, consecutive annual installments, with maturities foreseen for the years 2005 to 2010 and 2007 to 2012. The remaining balance is adjusted by the variation of IGP-DI, plus 1% per month.

The amount of other authorizations belongs to VANT, referring to the authorization granted to the use of radiofrequency blocks associated to the exploration of multimedia communication service, obtained from ANATEL. The debit balance, with a variation of the IGP-DI, plus 1% a month, will be paid in six equal, consecutive and annual installments, counted as from April 2006.

34. PROVISIONS FOR PENSION PLANS

Liability formed by Brasil Telecom S.A. due to the actuarial deficit of the social security plans managed by FBrTPREV, appraised by independent actuaries at the end of each fiscal year and in agreement with Deliberation CVM 371/00. On the liabilities registered are recognized the inflation effects based on the fluctuation of INPC, bear fixed interest rates of 6% per annum, according to accrual basis. These recorded charges in income during the quarter were at R$ 16,684, plus R$ 1,884 inherent to management costs, and R$ 3,567 related to non-actuarial provisions recognized in FBrTPREV’s liability.

The amount paid to FBrTPREV in the quarter totaled R$ 25,440 (R$ 25,200 in 2004) and refer to amortizing contributions and administrative costs.

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
FBrTPREV - Plan BrTPREV  498,141  501,446 
Total  498,141  501,446 
Current  26,192  29,497 
Long-term  471,949  471,949 

The funds for sponsored supplementary pensions are detailed in Note 6.

35. DEFERRED INCOME

There are contracts with Brasil Telecom S.A. and its subsidiaries related to the cession of telecommunications means, for which the customers made advances aimed at obtaining benefits in the future, forecast for realization in the following periods:

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04 
2005  18,751  7,547 
2006  5,816  5,523 
2007  5,816  5,523 
2008  5,816  5,523 
2009  5,816  5,523 
2010  5,816  5,523 
2011  5,365  5,523 
After 2012  34,903  33,293 
Total  88,099  73,978 

36. OTHER LIABILITIES

  PARENT COMPANY  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  12/31/04  03/31/05  12/31/04 
CPMF – Suspended Collection  25,327  24,806 
Self-Financing Funds  24,143  24,143 
Liabilities for Acquisition of Tax Credits  23,288  20,897 
Prepayments  7,243  7,869 
Liabilities with other Telecom Companies  6,765  7,980 
Bank Transfer and Duplicate Receipts in Process  8,981  7,671 
Self-Financing Installment Reimbursement - PCT  2,006  2,655 
Other Taxes Payable  250  434 
Other  747  263  7,276  8,398 
Total  747  263  105,279  104,853 
Current  747  263  76,246  76,203 
Long-term  29,033  28,650 

Self-financing funds

They correspond to the credits of financial participation, paid by engaged subscribers, for acquisition of the right of use of switched fixed phone service, still under the elapsed self-financing modality. It happened that, as the shareholders of the subsidiary Brasil Telecom S.A. Branch Rio Grande do Sul (former CRT) had fully subscribed the capital increase made to repay in shares the credits for financial participation, on shares remained to be delivered to the engaged subscribers. Part of these engaged subscribers, who did not accept the Public Offer by the Company for devolution of the referred credits in money, as established in article 171, paragraph 2, of Law Nr. 6,404/76, are awaiting resolution of the ongoing lawsuit, filed by the Public Prosecution Service and Others, aiming at reimbursement in shares.

Self-financing Installment Reimbursement - PCT

Refers to the payment, either in cash or as offset installments in invoices for services, to prospective subscribers of the Community Telephony Plan - PCT, to compensate the original obligation of repayment in shares. In these cases settlements were agreed or there are judicial rulings.

37. FUNDS FOR CAPITALIZATION

Self-financing funds

The expansion plans (self-financing) were the means by which the telecommunications companies financed network investments. With the issue of Administrative Rule nr 261/97 by the Ministry of Communications, this mechanism for raising funds was eliminated, and the existing consolidated amount of R$7,974 (R$7,974 in December 31, 2004) is derived from plans sold prior to the issue of the Administrative Rule, the corresponding assets to which are already incorporated in the Company’s fixed assets through the Community Telephone Plant - PCT. For reimbursement in shares, it is necessary to await the judicial ruling on the suits brought by the interested parties.

38. EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION - EBITDA

The consolidated EBITDA, reconciled with the operating income, is as follows:

  CONSOLIDATED 
  03/31/05  03/31/04 
Operating Income  100,623  41,850 
Financial Expenses, Net  52,186  251,464 
Depreciation  645,099  588,610 
Amortization of Goodwill/Negative Goodwill in Acquisition of Investments (1)  26,351  10,064 
EBITDA  824,259  892,088 
 
Net Revenue  2,447,576  2,075,295 
 
Margin EBITDA  33.7%  43.0% 

(1)      It does not include the amortization of special goodwill of incorporation registered in account of the deferred asset, in the permanent assets, whose amortization expense composes the non-operating income.

39. COMMITMENTS

Services Rendered due to Acquisition of Assets

BrT SCS Bermuda acquired fixed assets from an already existing company. Together with the assets of underwater cables acquired, it assumed the obligation of providing data traffic services, initially contracted with the company that sold the assets, which was a beneficiary of the financial resources of the respective advances. The time remaining for the providing of such assumed services is around nineteen years.

Financing

On July 19, 2004, the BNDES approved a financing amounting to R$1,267,593 billion to Brasil Telecom S.A., which will be used for investments in the fixed telephony plan and operational improvements to comply with the targets set in the General Plan of Universalization Targets - PGMU and in the General Plan of Quality Targets - PGMQ. The financing will be directly provided by the BNDES for a total period of six and a half years, with a grace period of one and a half years. The cost of the financing will be the long-term interest rate (TJLP) plus 5.5% p.a. for 80% of the total financing and a basket of currencies plus 5.5% p.a. for the remaining 20%. Out of the amount approved, the funding of R$ 741,640 has already been made. The funds will be released until 2006.

40. INFORMATION BY BUSINESS SEGMENT – CONSOLIDATED

Information by segments is presented in relation to the Company and its subsidiaries’ businesses, which was identified based on its performance and management structure, as well as the internal management information.

The operations carried out among the business segments presented were based on conditions equivalent to the market.

The income by segment, as well as the equity items presented, takes into consideration the items directly attributable to the segment, also taking into account those which can be allocated in reasonable basis.

  03/31/05 
Fixed Telephony and Data  Communication  Mobile  Telephony  Internet  Holding  Companies  Elimination  among  Segments  Consolidated 
Gross Operating Revenue  3,319,273  182,531  138,978  -  (172,051)  3,468,731 
Deductions from Gross Revenue  (953,784)  (50,886)  (16,483)  -  (2)  (1,021,155) 
Net Operating Revenue  2,365,489  131,645  122,495  -  (172,053)  2,447,576 
Cost of Services Rendered and Goods Sold  (1,451,322)  (185,094)  (84,858)  -  135,568  (1,585,706) 
Gross Income  914,167  (53,449)  37,637  -  (36,485)  861,870 
             
Operating Expenses, Net  (551,073)  (147,414)  (39,526)  (8,858)  37,810  (709,061) 
 Sale of Services  (285,997)  (107,331)  (24,252)  46,831  (370,749) 
 General and Administrative Expenses  (264,668)  (25,371)  (15,446)  (7,042)  2,952  (309,575) 
 Other Operating Revenues, Net  (408)  (14,712)  172  (1,816)  (11,973)  (28,737) 
             
Operating Income (Loss) Before Financial  Revenues (Expenses) and Equity  Accounting Results  363,094  (200,863)  (1,889)  (8,858)  1,325  152,809 
 
Net Income (Loss) for the Period  19,471  (125,212)  13,598  42,878  94,353  45,088 
             
Trade Accounts Receivable  2,150,692  128,419  45,941  -  (138,223)  2,186,829 
Inventories  5,554  131,973  -  -  -  137,527 
Fixed Assets, Net  7,294,973  1,166,327  66,059  1,251  (10,143)  8,518,467 


  03/31/04 
Fixed  Telephony  and Data  Communication  Internet  Holding  Companies  Elimination  among  Segments  Consolidated 
Gross Operating Revenue  2,901,709  59,437  -  (52,302)  2,908,844 
Deductions from Gross Revenue  (825,528)  (8,021)  -  -  (833,549) 
Net Operating Revenue  2,076,181  51,416  -  (52,302)  2,075,295 
Cost of Services Rendered and Goods Sold  (1,318,942)  (38,730)  -  21,737  (1,335,935) 
Gross Income  757,239  12,686  -  (30,565)  739,360 
 
Operating Expenses, Net  (452,045)  (17,679)  (8,110)  31,888  (445,946) 
 Sale of Services  (250,658)  (4,438)  33,623  (221,473) 
 General and Administrative Expenses  (223,431)  (2,555)  (5,620)  1,174  (230,432) 
 Other Operating Revenues, Net  22,044  (10,686)  (2,490)  (2,909)  5,959 
 
 
Operating Income (Loss) Before Financial Revenues (Expenses) and Equity Accounting Results  305,194  (4,993)  (8,110)  1,323  293,414 
 
Net Income (Loss) for the Period  125,337  (4,330)  73,469  (120,128)  74,348 


  12/31/04 
     Fixed Telephony     and Data  Communication  Mobile  Telephony  Internet  Holding  Companies  Elimination  among  Segments  Consolidated 
Trade Accounts Receivable         2,070,499  91,233  54,414  -  (104,567)  2,111,579 
Inventories  7,804  166,229  -  -  -  174,033 
Fixed Assets, Net         7,679,081  1,149,084  69,061  1,244  (11,467)  8,887,003 

41. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Material Facts

Brasil Telecom S.A. (“BrT”) and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (“BrTP”) published material facts, dates and texts of which are shown as follows:

I – April 28, 2005, joint material fact of BrT and BrTP:

“1 – Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (hereinafter jointly referred to as “Brasil Telecom Group”), in compliance with Instruction 358 of January 3, 2002, of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), announce that, on April 28, 2005, TIM International N.V. (“TIMINT”) and TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A. (“TIMB”)(collectively referred to as “TIM Group”) on one side and Brasil Telecom S.A. (“BrT”) and 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. (“BTC”)(“collectively referred to “Brasil Telecom”) on the other side entered into a Merger Agreement and a Merger Justification Protocol with respect to the merger of BTC into TIMB.

2 – This transaction allows Brasil Telecom Group to settle, on a business manner, the overlapping of regulatory licenses and authorizations among Brasil Telecom and TIM Group arising from ANATEL’s Act No. 41,780 dated January 16, 2004, published in the Official Gazette dated January 19, 2004, and also preventing ANATEL from imposing severe sanctions and penalties.

3 – BTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BrT and holds authorizations to exploit mobile services in Lots 4, 5 and 6 of Region II under the General Licensing Plan and the relevant radiofrequencies of sub-bands “E”. BTC’s commercial operation begun in September 2004. After 8 months of full commercial operation, BTC reached over 1.000.000 clients.

4 – TIMINT is the controlling shareholder of TIMB, which, in turn, is the direct or indirect controlling shareholder of certain companies that hold mobile services and domestic and international long distance authorizations in Regions I, II and III under the General Licensing Plan. TIM Group has approximately 14.6 million clients.

5 – The closing of this transaction will result in other material benefits to the Brasil Telecom Group, such as:

(i) Maintenance of Brasil Telecom Group’s valuable and unique clients’ base through proposals of national coverage and added value services, with focus in convergence;

(ii) Merger of the mobile operations of both BTC and TIMB;

(iii) BrT’s participation in the shareholding structure of TIMB;

(iv) Execution of a national roaming services agreement between BTC and TIMB, as well as the facilitation for the entering into international roaming services agreements for the benefit of BTC with companies/partners of TIM Group outside of Brazil, in order to allow the increase of coverage for the clients and the reduction of investments for the existing network’s capacity increase;

(v) Substantial increase of scale and revenues of the Brasil Telecom Group through TIM Group’s use of Brasil Telecom Group’s long distance services;

(vi) Elimination of new capital expenses as well as initial losses relating to the mobile operations;

(vii) Increase of Brasil Telecom’s Group commercial presence’s capillarity in TIM Group’s sales/distribution points;

(viii) Equal competition possibilities between Brasil Telecom Group and other players in the rendering of national coverage services within the Brazilian telecommunications market; and

(ix) Final solution of all pending claims among entities of the Brasil Telecom Group and the Telecom Italia Group;

6 – The appraisals to determine the intrinsic equity value of each of BTC and TIMB, to define the value of TIMB’s capital increase, will be prepared by a top-tier financial institution of international reputation selected by BrT.

7 - Closing of this transaction is subject to usual conditions precedent for transactions of similar nature and legal requirements, including the approval of ANATEL. Brasil Telecom Group will keep its shareholders and the market in general informed about any material fact regarding this transaction.

8 – The Brasil Telecom Group reinforces its positioning in the telecommunications market.”

With the merger, the superimposed licenses will be given back to ANATEL. The completion of this instrument is subject to the approval of the qualified agencies of Brasil Telecom S.A., as well as ANATEL. It is not possible, at this moment, to foresee possible effects in the Companies’ financial statements, resulting from the consummation of this agreement.

II – April 29, 2005, joint material fact of BrT and BrTP:

“1 - Brasil Telecom S.A. (“BrT”) and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (“BTP”), in compliance with Instruction 358, dated January 3, 2002, of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), announce that the companies took notice that Techold Participações S.A. (“Techold”), alongside Timepart Participações Ltda. (“Timpepart”) and Telecom Itália International N.V. (“Telecom Italia”), as shareholders of Solpart Participações S.A. (“Solpart”), company which controls, directly, BTP, and, indirectly, BrT and 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. (“BTC”) (BTC, in conjunction with BTP and BrT, hereafter denominated “Brasil Telecom Group”), entered into an Agreement on April 28, 2005, seeking the reestablishment of Telecom Italia’s original position in the controlling group of Brasil Telecom Group, condition which was temporarily suspended until pertinent regulatory issues were resolved, through the restoration of political rights and the repurchase of the shareholding interest sold to Techold and Timepart in August of 2002. On April 29, 2005, a copy of the 2nd Amendment to the Shareholders’ Agreement Consolidated on August 27, 2002 was filed at the headquarters of BrT and BTP.

2 – The aforementioned notice informs that Techold and Telecom Italia converted the totality of their preferred shares issued by Solpart into voting shares on April 28, 2005, pursuant to the bylaws of Solpart. Telecom Italia will nominate members of the Board of Directors of Solpart, BTP and BT, in accordance with the abovementioned shareholders’ agreement. This agreement was reached considering that the Merger Agreement and the Merger’s Protocol entered into with TIM Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A. (“TIM Brasil”) allow for the removal of legal issues that obstructed the restoration of Telecom Italia’s right of returning to the controlling group of Brasil Telecom Group.

3 - Techold, Timepart, Solpart, BTP, and BrT entered into an Agreement ending lawsuits and disputes between the companies, including reciprocal settlements, with respect to the return of Telecom Italia to the controlling group of Brasil Telecom Group.

4 – Brasil Telecom Group is to keep its shareholders and the general public informed about any material facts concerning current developments.”

III – April 29, 2005, material fact of BrTP:

“In compliance with Instruction 358/02 of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (“Company”) announce that, according to the agreement entered into by Techold Participações S.A. (“Techold”), Timepart Participações Ltda. (“Timepart”) and Telecom Italia International N.V. (“Telecom Italia”), Solpart Participações S.A. (“Solpart”), which directly controls the Company, presents the following ownership structure:

  Solpart’s Total Capital 
Techold Participações S.A.  61.98% 
Telecom Italia International N.V.  38.00% 
Timepart Participações S.A.  0.02% 
   

IV – May 5, 2005, joint material fact of BrT and BrTP:

“In compliance with the terms of Article 157 of Law 6,404/76 and CVM Instruction 358/02, Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (“Brasil Telecom”) announce that Brasil Telecom took notice of a Temporary Restraining Order effective until hearings to take place on May 9, 2005, granted by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York, NY – USA, in the Amended Complaint filed by International Equity Investments Inc., Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil LLC and Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil L.P. against Opportunity Equity Partners Ltd. and Daniel Valente Dantas (“Defendants”), as reproduced below:

“United States District Courts
Southern District of New York

International Equity Investments, Inc. and Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil LLC on behalf of itself and Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil, L.P. (f.k.a. CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners, L.P.),

Plaintiffs,

V.

Opportunity Equity Partners, Ltd. (f.k.a. CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners, Ltd.) and Daniel Valente Dantas,

Defendants.


05 Civ. 2745 (LAK)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CONTEMPT, EXPEDITED DISCOVERY AND A PRELIMINARY INJUCTION WITH A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

     Upon consideration of the attached Amended Complaint (the “Amended Complaint”) of the International Equity Investments, Inc. and Citigroup Venture Capital International Brazil LLC(“CVC Brazil”) on behalf of itself

and Citigroup Venture Capital International, Brazil, L.P. (the “CVC Fund”); the Affidavit of Carmine D. Boccuzzi in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Contempt, Expedited Discovery and Injunctive Relief sworn to May 3, 2005; the Declaration of ChristopherJohn Brougharn, QC dated May 3, 2005; the Declaration of Paulo Caldeira in Support of Plaintiff’s Application for a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction dated March 10, 2005; and the Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Contempt, Expedited Discovery and A Preliminary Injunction with a Temporary Restraining Order, it is hereby:

     ORDERED that defendants Opportunity Equity Partners Ltd. (“Opportunity”) and DanielValente Dantas (“Dantas”) SHOW CAUSE before this Court in Courtroom 12D of the United States Courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street, in the borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, on the 9th day of May 2005, at 2:30 p.m., why an Order should not be made and entered herein (in the form annexed hereto), pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(i) finding defendants Dantas and Opportunity to be in violation of this Court’s March 17, 2005 Preliminary Injunction by (i) seeking to consummate, or causing to occur, a transaction that would, inter alia, (a) impair the value of the CVC Fund or its assets or interfere with plaintiffs’ control over those assets; and (b) interfere with the authority and power of CVC Brazil, the newly-appointed general partner of the CVC Fund, over the assets, investments and management of the CVC Fund; and (ii) documenting any transaction with or benefiting any defendant, directly or indirectly; and

(ii) enjoining defendants Dantas and Opportunity, and their direct and indirect subsidiaries and all related and affiliated entities, persons, corporations, officers, agents, servants, employees, privies, assigns, and attorneys or any of the foregoing under either of defendants’ direct or indirect control, direction, permission or license or acting in concert with one or both defendants, and all persons who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise (1) from executing, enforcing or performing any obligation under any agreement referenced or discussed in, or related to the agreements referenced or discussed in, the Brasil Telecom Material Fact dated April 28, 2005 and/or the Telecom Italia Press Release dated April 28, 2004, attached as Exhibits K and L to the Bocuzzi Affidavit submitted herewith (the “Agreements”), or any other transaction, that impairs the value of any assets directly or indirectly held by the CVC Fund or involves or results in the transfer of any assets of Brasil Telecom Participações, S.A. or Brasil Telecom, S.A.; and (2) from entering into any transaction involving any entity in which the CVC Fund has a direct or indirect interest that is not in the ordinary course of business; and

(iii) ordering expedited discovery, beginning upon issuance of this Order, of defendants concerning all aspects of the Agreements and any related transactions, including but not limited to the negotiations leading up to those transactions and the parties' motives for entering into them.

Sufficient reason being alleged, it is hereby:

     ORDERED that, pending the hearing of this motion, defendants Dantas and Opportunity, and their direct and indirect subsidiaries and all related and affiliated entities, persons, corporations, officers, agents, servants, employees, privies, assigns, and attorneys or any of the foregoing under either of defendants' direct or indirect control, direction, permission or license or acting in concert with one or both defendants, and all persons who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise are restrained (1) from executing, enforcing or performing any obligation under the Agreements, or any other transaction, that impairs the value of any assets directly or indirectly held by the CVC Fund or involves or results in the transfer of any assets of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. or Brasil Telecom S.A.; and (2) from entering into any transaction involving any entity in which the CVC Fund has a direct or indirect interest that is not in the ordinary course of business;" and it is further

     ORDERED that service by hand of a copy of this Order and the papers upon which it is based on counsel for defendants, Boies, Schiller & Flexner no later than May 4, 2005, shall be deemed good and sufficient; and it is further

     ORDERED that answering papers, if any, shall be filed and served electronically or by hand upon plaintiffs' attorneys, Howard S. Zelbo, Esq., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, on or before May 6th, 2005; and it is further

     ORDERED that reply papers, if any, shall be filed and served electronically or by hand upon defendants' attorneys on or before May 9, 2005, in the morning.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: New York, New York
                          5/04/2005

Thomas Griesa 
United States District Judge” 



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05.01 - COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER

See Comments on the Consolidated Performance in the Quarter.

06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 – 03/31/2005  4 – 12/31/2004 
TOTAL ASSETS  18,012,188  18,721,897 
1.01  CURRENT ASSETS  6,309,167  6,742,077 
1.01.01  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  2,802,270  3,226,593 
1.01.02  CREDITS  2,186,829  2,111,579 
1.01.02.01  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM SERVICES  2,186,829  2,111,579 
1.01.03  INVENTORIES  137,527  174,033 
1.01.04  OTHER  1,182,541  1,229,872 
1.01.04.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  2,683  2,540 
1.01.04.02  DEFERRED AND RECOVERABLE TAXES  836,328  841,466 
1.01.04.03  JUDICIAL DEPOSITS  142,535  144,770 
1.01.04.04  DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 
1.01.04.05  OTHER ASSETS  200,995  241,096 
1.02  LONG-TERM ASSETS  1,797,590  1,647,390 
1.02.01  OTHER CREDITS 
1.02.02  INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES 
1.02.02.01  FROM ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 
1.02.02.02  FROM SUBSIDIARIES 
1.02.02.03  FROM OTHER RELATED PARTIES 
1.02.03  OTHER  1,797,590  1,647,390 
1.02.03.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  124,454  126,477 
1.02.03.02  DEFERRED AND RECOVERABLE TAXES  1,074,141  957,085 
1.02.03.03  JUDICIAL DEPOSITS  509,928  476,230 
1.02.03.04  INVENTORIES 
1.02.03.05  OTHER ASSETS  89,067  87,598 
1.03  PERMANENT ASSETS  9,905,431  10,332,430 
1.03.01  INVESTMENTS  489,785  519,156 
1.03.01.01  ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 
1.03.01.02  SUBSIDIARIES 
1.03.01.03  OTHER INVESTMENTS  489,781  519,152 
1.03.02  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT  8,518,467  8,887,003 
1.03.03  DEFERRED CHARGES  897,179  926,271 

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 – 03/31/2005  4 – 12/31/2004 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  18,012,188  18,721,897 
2.01  CURRENT LIABILITIES  3,974,199  4,613,446 
2.01.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  600,892  601,261 
2.01.02  DEBENTURES  224,239  255,377 
2.01.03  SUPPLIERS  1,514,999  1,769,776 
2.01.04  TAXES, DUTIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS  837,656  821,566 
2.01.04.01  INDIRECT TAXES  726,027  767,112 
2.01.04.02  TAXES ON INCOME  111,629  54,454 
2.01.05  DIVIDENDS PAYABLE  113,150  436,227 
2.01.06  PROVISIONS  338,992  357,140 
2.01.06.01  PROVISION FOR CONTINGENCIES  312,800  327,643 
2.01.06.02  PROVISION FOR PENSION PLAN  26,192  29,497 
2.01.07  RELATED PARTY DEBTS 
2.01.08  OTHER  344,271  372,099 
2.01.08.01  PAYROLL AND SOCIAL CHARGES  80,925  73,662 
2.01.08.02  CONSIGNMENTS IN FAVOR OF THIRD PARTIES  102,496  114,379 
2.01.08.03  EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING  39,044  63,799 
2.01.08.04  LICENSE FOR OPERATING TELECOMS SERVICES  45,560  44,056 
2.01.08.05  OTHER LIABILITIES  76,246  76,203 
2.02  LONG-TERM LIABILITIES  5,649,907  5,717,709 
2.02.01  LOANS AND FINANCING  2,977,865  3,092,397 
2.02.02  DEBENTURES  761,456  759,194 
2.02.03  PROVISIONS  899,383  886,531 
2.02.03.01  PROVISION FOR CONTINGENCIES  427,434  414,582 
2.02.03.02  PROVISION FOR PENSION PLAN  471,949  471,949 
2.02.04  RELATED PARTY DEBTS 
2.02.05  OTHER  1,011,203  979,587 
2.02.05.01  PAYROLL AND SOCIAL CHARGES  4,834  4,834 
2.02.05.02  SUPPLIERS  6,581  3,504 
2.02.05.03  INDIRECT TAXES  618,958  604,942 
2.02.05.04  TAXES ON INCOME  73,207  68,135 
2.02.05.05  LICENSE FOR OPERATING TELECOMS SERVICES  270,616  261,548 
2.02.05.06  OTHER LIABILITIES  29,033  28,650 
2.02.05.07  FUND FOR CAPITALIZATION  7,974  7,974 
2.03  DEFERRED INCOME  88,099  73,978 
2.04  MINORITY INTERESTS  2,126,405  2,188,274 
2.05  SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  6,173,578  6,128,490 
2.05.01  CAPITAL  2,596,272  2,568,240 
2.05.02  CAPITAL RESERVES  309,178  337,210 
2.05.03  REVALUATION RESERVES 
2.05.03.01  COMPANY ASSETS 
2.05.03.02  SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 
2.05.04  PROFIT RESERVES  879,550  879,550 
2.05.04.01  LEGAL  208,487  208,487 
2.05.04.02  STATUTORY 
2.05.04.03  CONTINGENCIES 
2.05.04.04  REALIZABLE PROFITS RESERVES  671,063  671,063 
2.05.04.05  PROFIT RETENTION 
2.05.04.06  SPECIAL RESERVE FOR UNDISTRIBUTED DIVIDENDS 
2.05.04.07  OTHER PROFIT RESERVES 
2.05.05  RETAINED EARNINGS  2,388,578  2,343,490 

07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 – 01/01/2005 TO 03/31/2005  4 - 01/01/2005 TO 03/31/2005  5 - 01/01/2004 TO 03/31/2004  6 - 01/01/2004 TO 03/31/2004 
3.01  GROSS REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES  3,468,731  3,468,731  2,908,844  2,908,844 
3.02  DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS REVENUE  (1,021,155)  (1,021,155)  (833,549)  (833,549) 
3.03  NET REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES  2,447,576  2,447,576  2,075,295  2,075,295 
3.04  COST OF SALES  (1,585,706)  (1,585,706)  (1,335,935)  (1,335,935) 
3.05  GROSS PROFIT  861,870  861,870  739,360  739,360 
3.06  OPERATING EXPENSES  (761,247)  (761,247)  (697,510)  (697,510) 
3.06.01  SELLING EXPENSES  (370,749)  (370,749)  (221,473)  (221,473) 
3.06.02  GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES  (309,575)  (309,575)  (230,432)  (230,432) 
3.06.03  FINANCIAL  (52,186)  (52,186)  (251,564)  (251,564) 
3.06.03.01  FINANCIAL INCOME  195,122  195,122  129,986  129,986 
3.06.03.02  FINANCIAL EXPENSES  (247,308)  (247,308)  (381,550)  (381,550) 
3.06.04  OTHER OPERATING INCOME  82,427  82,427  349,863  349,863 
3.06.05  OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES  (111,164)  (111,164)  (343,904)  (343,904) 
3.06.06  EQUITY GAIN (LOSS) 
3.07  OPERATING INCOME  100,623  100,623  41,850  41,850 
3.08  NON-OPERATING INCOME  (33,855)  (33,855)  (51,526)  (51,526) 
3.08.01  REVENUES  16,361  16,361  6,535  6,535 
3.08.02  EXPENSES  (50,216)  (50,216)  (58,061)  (58,061) 
3.09  INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES AND INTERESTS  66,768  66,768  (9,676)  (9,676) 
3.10  PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION  (20,071)  (20,071)  (13,937)  (13,937) 
3.11  DEFERRED INCOME TAX 
3.12  INTERESTS/STATUTORY CONTRIBUTIONS  (12,870)  (12,870) 
3.12.01  INTERESTS  (12,870)  (12,870) 
3.12.02  CONTRIBUTIONS 
3.13  REVERSAL OF INTEREST ON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  155,778  155,778 
3.14  MINORITY INTERESTS  (1,609)  (1,609)  (44,947)  (44,947) 
3.15  INCOME/LOSS FOR THE PERIOD  45,088  45,088  74,348  74,348 
  NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING (THOUSAND)  362,488,414  362,488,414  358,558,641  358,558,641 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE  0.00012  0.00012  0.00021  0.00021 
  LOSS PER SHARE         

08.01 - COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER

PERFORMANCE REPORT – 1st QUARTER 2005

The performance report presents the consolidated figures of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and its subsidiaries, as mentioned in Note 1 in these quarterly information.

OPERATING PERFORMANCE (Not revised by independent auditors)

Fixed Telephony

Plant

 
Operating Data 1Q05  4Q04  1Q05/4Q04 
(%) 
 
Lines Installed (Thousand)  10,778  10,737  0.4 
Additional Lines Installed (Thousand)  41  12  247.9 
 
Lines In Service - LES (Thousand)  9,512  9,503  0.1 
- Residential  6,380  6,445  (1.0) 
- Non-Residential  1,440  1,433  0.5 
- Public Telephones - TUP  296  296  0.2 
- Prepaid  311  297  4.7 
- Hybrid Terminals  465  408  14.0 
- Other (Includes PABX)  620  624  (0.7) 
Additional Lines In Service (Thousand)  (101)  N.A. 
 
Average Lines In Service - LMES (Thousand)  9,508  9,554  (0.5) 
 
LES/100 Inhabitants  22.4  22.4  0.0 
TUP/1,000 Inhabitants  7.0  7.0  0.0 
TUP/100 Lines Installed  2.7  2.8  (0.2) 
 
Utilization Rate (In Service/Installed)  88.3%  88.5%  (0.3) p.p. 
 
Digitalization Rate  99.3%  99.7%  (0.4) p.p. 
 

Fixed Plant  In the 1Q05, Brasil Telecom installed 41.1 thousand lines, ending the quarter 
  with 10.8 million terminals. 
 
  The plant in service totaled 9.5 million lines in the 1Q05, result of a net addition 
  of 9.2 thousand lines in the quarter. Following the segmentation strategy of the 
  client base, with a view at improving profitability and preventing default, we continue 
  to encourage migration of customers from economic plans to the hybrid plan, what 
  caused a 14.0% increase in these terminals in the quarter. 

Traffic

 
Operating Data 1Q04  4Q04  1Q05/4Q04 
(%) 
 
Exceeding Local Pulses (Million)  2,305  2,773  (16.9) 
 
Long Distance Minutes (Million)  1,334  1,437  (7.1) 
 
Inter-network Minutes (Million)  1,089  1,238  (12.0 
 
Exceeding Pulses/LMES/Month  80.8  96.7  (16.5) 
Long Distance Minutes/LMES/Month  46.8  50.1  (6.7) 
Fixed-Mobile Minutes/LMES/Month  38.2  43.2  (11.6) 
 

Exceeding Local Pulses 
Due to the seasonality characteristic of the first quarter of each year, the local traffic  showed a 16.9% reduction. In addition to that, cell phone record sales in December  2004, aligned to the increase in ADSL access number in service, contributed to the  reduction in the local traffic. 
   
Long-Distance Traffic 
In the 1Q05, the LD traffic decreased by 7.1% compared to the previous quarter. The  seasonality in the period also affected long-distance traffic. In the intra-sector segment,  Anatel’s determination on commuting areas explains the traffic variation compared  to the 1Q04. 
   
LD Market Share 
Brasil Telecom closes the 1Q05 well positioned in the long-distance market, having  reached a 51.0% share in the inter-regional segment and a 29.1% share in the  international segment (quarterly average). This result reflects the success of our marketing  campaigns - Viaje com 14 (Travel with 14) and Aniversário das Cidades (Cities’ Birthday)  and of the Brasil Telecom brand in the Region. 
 
 
In the 1Q05, the quarterly average of Brasil Telecom’s LDN (domestic long-distance)  market share increased by 0.6 p.p. in the intra-regional segment compared to the  previous quarter, reaching 82.9%. In the intra-sector segment, Brasil Telecom reached a  91.0% market share. 
 
Inter-network Traffic 
The inter-network traffic had a 12.0% reduction compared to the previous quarter. Brasil  Telecom has implemented measures in order to increase its operations’ profitability.  In this sense, the Company has been offering prepaid and hybrid plans which, for their  nature, enable a reduction in the fixed-mobile traffic. Additionally, customers of  residential plans are trying to control this type of traffic. Besides, seasonality is also a  factor which influences reduction of this traffic. 

Mobile Telephony

 
OPERATING DATA 1Q05  4Q04  1Q05/4Q04 
      (%) 
 
Customers  1,003,658  622,295  61.3 
Postpaid  322,486  205,716  56.8 
Prepaid  681,172  416,579  63.5 
Gross Additions  405,616  626,526  (35.3) 
Postpaid  122,801  209,497  (41.4) 
Prepaid  282,815  417,029  (32.2) 
Cancellations  24,253  4,231  473.2 
Postpaid  6,031  3,781  59.5 
Prepaid  18,222  450  N.A. 
Annual Churn  11.9%  1.4%  10.6 p.p. 
Assisted Locations  626  626  0.0 
Base Stations (ERBs)  1,695  1,632  3.9 
Commutation and Control Centers (CCCs)  6  3  100.0 
Collaborators  918  881  4.2 
 

Mobile Plant 
Brasil Telecom GSM exceed all expectation by conquering, in less than six months  of operation, 1.0 million access in service. At the end of 1Q05, Brasil Telecom  GSM’s client portfolio was 61.3% higher than the one in the 4Q04. 
 
Customer Base Mix 
The mobile plant at the end of the 1Q05 was composed of 322.5 thousand postpaid  plan subscribers, representing 32.1% of the customer base, above the market  average. This share reflects the presence of the Brasil Telecom brand in the corporate  segment and the perception on the account of customers of the convergence benefits. 
 
Market Share 
At the end of the 1Q05, Brasil Telecom GSM reached a 4.8% market share in its  operating area. 
 
DATA 
 
Broad Band 
 
ADSL Accesses 
Brasil Telecom increased by 92.4% its ADSL access plant in service in only one  year, reaching 625.3 thousand accesses at the end of the 1Q05. 
 
Internet Providers 
 
BrTurbo 
BrTurbo consolidated its leadership in the broad band market in the Region II,  reaching 333.8 thousand customers at the end of the 1Q05, a 24.5% increase compared  to the 4Q04. 
 
iG and iBest 
iG and iBest have been reaching positive results in their commercial strategy of  offering higher value-added products. At the end of the 1Q05, iG and iBest counted on  197.7 thousand paid product customers, a 13.5% increase compared to the 4Q04.  Besides, iG and iBest are jointly positioned as leaders in the dial-up market in the  Regions I, II and III. 
 
 
At the end of the 1Q05, Brasil Telecom’s internet providers counted on 446.3  thousand broad band customers. 

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Revenues

Local Service 
The local service gross revenue, minus VC-1 revenue, reached R$1,195.7 million in  the 1Q05, 7.3% higher than the one recorded in the 1Q04 and 5.3% lower compared to  the previous quarter, mainly due to the decrease in the revenue of service measured. 
 
Activation fee gross revenue totaled R$7.7 million in the 1Q05, 5.1% higher than the  one recorded in the 4Q04, due to the increase in the number of lines in service in the  quarter. In the 1Q05, there were 378.5 thousand lines in service, against 376.8 thousand  in the 4Q04. In addition, the 3.4% tariff readjustment as from 11/01/2004 influenced the  increase in this revenue. 
 
Basic signature gross revenue added up to R$830.8 million in the quarter, stable  compared to the R$832.2 million recorded in the 4Q04. 
 
Gross revenue from service measured totaled R$337.7 million in the 1Q05, stable  when compared to the same period of the previous year. 
 
Public Telephony 
Public telephony revenue reached R$86.9 million in the 1Q05, due to the  implementation of the Brasil Virtual Cel service. In this service, fixed-mobile calls  originated from public phones are changed into mobile-mobile calls. Thus, the revenue of  TUP calls to cell phones, at the amount of R$42.6 million, was accounted as revenue of  Brasil Telecom GSM. 
 
Long Distance 
Gross revenue from LD calls, minus inter-network revenue, amounted to R$430.2  million in the 1Q05, representing a 3.3% decrease compared to the 4Q04. This drop is  mainly due the 7.1% reduction in the traffic, in view of the seasonality characteristic of  the first quarter of the year. 
 
Inter-network 
Gross revenue from inter-network calls reached R$832.5 million in the 1Q05, a  2.6% decrease compared to the 4Q04, due to a 12.0% reduction in the inter-network  traffic, offset by the increase in VC-2 and VC-3 traffic share in the mix of these calls,  which had their fees readjusted in February 2005, according to the maximum amount  authorized by Anatel in February 2004. 
 
Interconnection 
Interconnection gross revenue in the 1Q05 was 7.6% lower compared to the 4Q04,  due to the increase in the market share of Brasil Telecom in the long-distance segments  and to the seasonality effect in the 1Q05. 
 
Data Communication 
In the 1Q05, gross revenue from data communication and other services added up  to R$420.6 million, a 12.5% increase compared to the previous quarter, pointing out  the growth of network formation services (VPN, Vetor, Interlan), completed by a 16.8%  raise in ADSL accesses in service. 
 
One year ago, data communication gross revenue represented 8.6% of the total revenue,  while in the 1Q05 the segment started representing 12.1% of the total gross revenue
 
Mobile Telephony 
In the 1Q05, mobile telephony gross revenue totaled R$147.0 million, of which  R$99.6 million referred to services and R$47.4 million to handset and accessory sales.  The customer base mix quality (32.1% postpaid) made the revenue coming from  franchisees represent 34.7% of Brasil Telecom GSM’s services revenue. 

Fixed Telephony  Average Revenue Per  User - ARPU 
Fixed telephony ARPU (net revenue/LMES/month) recorded in the 1Q05 was R$83.2,  against R$83.9 in the 4Q04. 
 
Mobile Telephony  ARPU 
Total mobile telephony ARPU recorded in the 1Q05 was R$29.4. ARPU referring to  postpaid accesses was R$53.6 and ARPU related to prepaid accesses was R$17.7. 
 
Costs and Expenses 
 
Costs and Operating  Expenses 
Operating costs and expenses totaled R$2,294.8 million in the 1Q05, against  R$2,338.5 million in the previous quarter. 
 
Operating costs and expenses excluding depreciation, amortization, provisions and  losses was R$1,362.1 million in the 1Q05, against R$1,449.7 million in the 4Q04, a  decrease of 6.0% regarding the previous quarter.  The items that more influenced this  reduction  were:  interconnection  (-11.0%)  and  materials  (-42.8%). 
 
Number of Employees 
At the end of the 1Q05, Brasil Telecom’s fixed telephony operation had 5,690  employees, against 5,805 in the previous quarter. 
 
Brasil Telecom GSM had 918 employees in the end of the 1Q05, against 881 in the  4Q04. 
 
Personnel 
Personnel costs and expenses reached R$153.2 million, an increase of 22.2%  compared to the previous quarter, mainly due to the R$14.1 million previously  recorded under the account employees’ profit sharing, to the consolidation of iG in  December 2004 and to the implementation of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement  as from January 2005. 
 
Subcontracted services 
Costs and expenses with subcontracted services, excluding interconnection and  advertising & marketing, totaled R$492.2 million in the 1Q05, being practically stable  compared to the previous quarter. 
 
Interconnection 
Interconnection costs totaled R$576.1 million in the 1Q05, a 11.0% decrease  compared to the previous quarter. Decrease in interconnection costs is associated to the  synergies that the mobile operation brought to Brasil Telecom business, besides the  reduction in the fixed-mobile traffic. 
 
Advertising and  Marketing 
Advertising & marketing expenses totaled R$62.0 million in the 1Q05, an increase of  15.9% compared to the previous period. 
 
Accounts Receivable  Losses  (PCCR)/Operating  Gross Revenue (ROB) 
The PCCR/ROB ratio in the 1Q05 was 3.0%, against 3.7% in the 4Q04. Accounts  receivable losses totaled R$104.9 million in the 1Q05, a 19.0% reduction compared to  the previous quarter. 
 
Accounts Receivable 
Deducting provision for doubtful accounts in the amount of R$270.0 million, Brasil  Telecom’s net accounts receivable totaled R$2,186.8 million at the end of the 1Q05
 
Provisions for  Contingencies 
In the 1Q05, provisions for contingencies totaled R$35.9 million, a 71.8% drop  compared to the previous quarter. 
 
Material 
Material costs and expenses totaled R$78.6 million in the 1Q05, a 42.8% decrease  compared to the previous quarter. This performance is mainly due to the reduction in handset and accessory costs, which amounted to R$58.7 million in the 1Q05, against   R$113.6 million in the previous quarter, in view of the volume sold by Brasil Telecom   GSM. 
 
EBITDA 
 
 
EBITDA of R$824.3  million 
Brasil Telecom’s EBITDA was R$824.3 million in the 1Q05, R$57.3 million above  4Q04’s EBITDA, resulting in a 7.5% increase. Fixed telephony EBITDA margin  reached 40.7%. 
 
 
EBITDA on Services  Revenue 
EBITDA on Services Revenue stood at 34.1%, 2.3 p.p. over the one recorded in the  4Q04. 
 
 
EBITDA/LMES/  month 
In the 1Q05, EBITDA/LMES/month reached R$28.9, an amount 8.0% higher than in  the 4Q04
 
 
Financial Result 
 
 
Financial Result 
In the 1Q05, Brasil Telecom reported a negative net financial result of R$52.2  million, 56.2% higher than the one recorded in the 4Q04, excluding the Interest on  Shareholders’ Equity credit. 
 
 
Non-operating Result 
 
Amortization of  Reconstituted  Goodwill 
In the 1Q05, Brasil Telecom amortized R$31.0 million in reconstituted goodwill  regarding the acquisition of CRT (with no impact on cash flow and dividends  distribution), accounted for as non-operating expenses. 
 
 
Indebtedness 
 
 
Total Debt 
At the end of March, 2005, Brasil Telecom’s consolidated total debt was of R$4,564.4  million, 3.1% lower than the amount reported in the end of 2004. 
 
 
Net Debt 
The net debt totaled R$1,762.2 million, a 18.9% raise compared to December 2004,  basically explained by the R$424.3 million reduction in the Consolidated Cash, due  mainly to the payment of earnings to shareholders at the amount of R$323.1 million. 
 
 
Long-term debt 
In March 2005, 81.9% of the total debt was allocated in the long term, against 59.8%  in March 2004, reflecting the success of the Company’s debt improvement strategy. 
 
 
Accumulated Cost of  Debt 
Brasil Telecom’s consolidated debt had in 2005 an accumulated cost of 15.4% in the  year, or 87.2% of CDI. 
 
 
Financial Leverage 
As of March 31, 2005, Brasil Telecom’s financial leverage, represented by the ratio of  its net debt to shareholders’ equity, was equal to 28.5%, against 24.2% in December  2004. 

Investments

 
  R$ Millions 
 
Investments in Permanent Assets 1Q05  4Q04  1Q05/4Q04 
      (%) 
 
Network Expansion  65.0  240.5  (73.0) 
- Conventional Telephony  16.5  95.4  (82.7) 
- Transmission Backbone  3.9  22.2  (82.6) 
- Data Network  42.0  108.7  (61.3) 
- Intelligent Network  0.4  5.2  (92.7) 
- Network Management Systems  2.9  (100.0) 
- Other Investments in Network Expansion  2.2  6.1  (63.7) 
Network Operation  58.3  85.3  (31.6) 
Public Telephony  1.2  0.9  (33.3) 
Information Technology  19.7  106.0  (81.4) 
Expansion Personnel  21.0  19.1  9.7 
Others  26.6  162.0  (83.7) 
 
Subtotal  191.8  613.8  (68.8) 
 
Expansion Financial Expenses  4.6  6.5  (28.9). 
 
Total - fixed telephony  196.4  620.3  (68.3) 

  R$ Millions
BrT Celular  85.9  415.2  (79.3) 
Expansion Financial Expenses  -  2.7  (100.0) 
 
Total - mobile telephony  85.9  417.9  (79.4) 
 
 
 
Total Investment  282.3  1,038.2  (72.8) 
 

Investments in Permanent  Assets 
Brasil Telecom investments totaled R$282.3 million in the 3Q04. The investment  in fixed telephony was of R$196.4 million, while R$85.9 million were invested in the  mobile telephony. 
 
Cash Flow 
 
Operating Cash Flow in  the 1Q05 was of  R$785.9 million 
The operating cash generation of Brasil Telecom reached R$785.9 million in the  1Q05, an increase of 8.7% compared to the amount reported in the 4Q04. 

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09.01 - INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

1 - ITEM 2 - NAME OF SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATED COMPANIES  3 - CNPJ -       TAXPAYER  REGISTER   4 - CLASSIFICATION  5 - OWNERSHIP%              IN SUBSIDIARY’S  6 - SHAREHOLDER’S       EQUITY % IN  PARENT COMPANY 
7 - TYPE OF COMPANY  8 - NUMBER OF SHARES IN CURRENT QUARTER  (THOUSAND) 
9 - NUMBER OF SHARES IN PRIOR QUARTER 
 (THOUSAND) 

01  BRASIL TELECOM S.A.  76.535.764/0001-43  SUBSIDIARY PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY  67.19  67.25 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL COMPANY AND OTHERS                                           359,793,799  359,793,099 

02  NOVA TARRAFA PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA.  03.001.341/0001-70  SUBSIDIARY NON-PUBLICLY HELD  COMPANY  99.99  0.57 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL COMPANY AND OTHERS                                                     32,625  32,625 

03  NOVA TARRAFA INC.  / -  SUBSIDIARY NON-PUBLICLY HELD  COMPANY  100.00  0.04 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL COMPANY AND OTHERS                                                                 1 

16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION, WHICH THE COMPANY UNDERSTANDS RELEVANT

In compliance with the Corporate Governance Differentiated Practices Rules, the Company discloses the additional information below, related to its shareholders’ compositions:

1. OUTSTANDING

As of 03/31/2005          In units of shares 
Shareholder Common Shares  %  Preferred Shares  %  Total  % 
Direct and Indirect - Parent  81,144,805,550  60.54  13,290,591,578  5.78  94,435,397,128  25.95 
Management             
 Board of Directors  35,265  0.00  52,566  0.00  87,831  0.00 
 Directors  5,513  0.00  2,030,663  0.00  2,036,176  0.00 
 Fiscal Board  8,926  0.00  8,930  0.00  17,856  0.00 
Treasury Stock  1,480,800,000  1.10  1,480,800,000  0.41 
Other Shareholders  51,406,032,949  38.36  216,644,841,947  94.22  268,050,874,896  73.64 
Total  134,031,688,203  100.00  229,937,525,684  100.00  363,969,213,887  100.00 
Outstanding Shares in the Market  51,406,082,653  38.35  216,646,934,106  94.22  268,053,016,759  73.65 

As of 04/30/2004 (1)          In units of shares 
Shareholder  Common Shares  %  Preferred Shares  %  Total  % 
Direct and Indirect - Parent  83,475,727,057  62.28  14,754,873,745  6.53  98,230,600,802  27.28 
Management             
     Board of Directors  35,264  0.00  52,566  0.00  87,830  0.00 
     Directors  5,513  0.00  2,030,663  0.00  2,036,176  0.00 
     Fiscal Board  8,926  0.00  8,930  0.00  17,856  0.00 
Treasury Stock  1,480,800,000  1.10  1,480,800,000  0.41 
Other Shareholders  49,075,11,443  36.61  211,250,787,076  93.47  260,325,898,519  72.30 
Total  134,031,688,203  100.00  226,007,752,980  100.00  360,039,441,183  100.00 
Outstanding Shares in the Market  49,075,161,146  36.61  211,252,879,235  93.47  260,328,040,381  72.31 

(1)      Information not reviewed by independent auditors.
 

2. SHAREHOLDERS’ HOLDING MORE THAN 5% OF THE VOTING CAPITAL (AS OF 03/31/2005)

The shareholders, who directly on indirectly, hold more than 5% of the voting capital of the Company, are as follows:

              In thousands of shares 
Name General Taxpayers’  Register  Citizenship  Common  Shares  %  Preferred  Shares  %  Total shares  % 
Solpart Participações S.A.  02.607.736-0001/58  Brazilian  68,356,161  51.00  0.00  68,356,161  18.78 
Previ  33.754.482-0001/24  Brazilian  6,895,682  5.14  7,840,963  3.41  14,736,645  4.05 
Treasury Stock  1,480,800  1.10  1,480,800  0.41 
Other  57,299,045  42.76  222,096,563  96.59  279,395,608  76.76 
Total  134,031,688  100.00  229,937,526  100.00  363,969,214  100.00 

Distribution of the Capital from Parent to individual level

Solpart Participações S.A.              In units of share 
Name General Taxpayers’  Register  Citizenship  Common  Shares  %  Preferred  Shares  %  Total shares  % 
Timepart Participações Ltda.  02.338.536-0001/47  Brazilian  631,838  62.00  631,838  20.93 
Techold Participações S.A.  02.605.028-0001/88  Brazilian  193,633  19.00  1,239,982  62.00  1,433,615  47.48 
Telecom Italia International N.V.  Italian  193,643  19.00  760,000  38.00  953,643  31.59 
Other  20  0.00  20  0.00 
Total  1,019,134  100.00  1,999,982  100.00  3,019,116  100.00 

Timepart Participações Ltda.      In units of quotas
Name  General Taxpayers’  Register  Citizenship  Quotas  % 
Privtel Investimentos S.A.  02.620.949-0001/10  Brazilian           208,830  33.10 
Teleunion S.A.  02.605.026-0001/99  Brazilian           213,340  33.80 
Telecom Holding S.A.  02.621.133-0001/00  Brazilian           208,830  33.10 
Total           631,000  100.00 

Privtel Investimentos S.A.            In units of shares 
Name General Taxpayers’  Register  Citizenship  Common  Shares  %  Preferred  Shares  %  Total  shares  % 
Eduardo Cintra Santos  064.858.395-34  Brazilian  19,998  99.99  - 19,998  99.99 
Other  0.01   - 0.01 
Total  20,000  100.00  - 20,000  100.00 

Teleunion S.A.              In units of shares 
Name  General Taxpayers’  Register  Citizenship  Common  Shares  %  Preferred  Shares  %  Total  shares  % 
Luiz Raymundo Tourinho  Dantas (estate)  000.479.025-15  Brazilian  19,998  99.99       -  19,998  99.99 
Other  0.01       -  0.01 
Total  20,000  100.00       -  20,000  100.00 

Telecom Holding S.A.              In units of shares 
Name General Taxpayers’  Register  Citizenship  Common  Shares  %  Preferred  Shares  %  Total  shares  % 
Woog Family Limited  Partnership  American  19,997  99.98  19,997  99,98 
Other  0.02  0.02 
Total  20,000  100.00  20,000  100.00 

Techold Participações S.A.            In units of shares 
Name General Taxpayers’ Register  Citizenship  Common Shares  %  Preferred Shares  %  Total shares  % 
Invitel S.A.  02.465.782-0001/60  Brazilian  1,050,065,875  100.00  341,898,149  100.00  1,391,964,024  100.00 
Other  0.00  0.00 
Total  1,050,065,878  100.00  341,898,149  100.00  1,391,964,027  100.00 

Invitel S.A.              In units of shares 
Name General Taxpayers’  Register  Citizenship Common Shares % Preferred Shares  % Total shares %
Sistel - Fund. Sistel de Seguridade  00.493.916-0001/20  Brazilian  92,713,711  6.66  92,713,711  6.66 
Telos - Fund. Embratel de Segurid.  42.465.310-0001/21  Brazilian  33,106,348  2.38  33,106,348  2.38 
Funcef - Fund. dos Economiários  00.436.923-0001/90  Brazilian  531,262  0.04  531,262  0.04 
Petros - Fund. Petrobrás Segurid.  34.053.942-0001/50  Brazilian  52,408,792  3.77  52,408,792  3.77 
Previ - Caixa Prev. Func. B. Brasil  33.754.482-0001/24  Brazilian  268,029,486  19.27  268,029,486  19.27 
Opportunity Zain S.A.  02.363.918-0001/20  Brazilian  943,531,894  67.82  943,531,894  67.82 
CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners LP                 -  Cayman 
Islands 
284,043  0.02  284,043  0.02 
Investidores Institucionais FIA  01.909.558-0001/57  Brazilian  393,670  0.02  393,670  0.02 
Opportunity Fund                 -  Virgin 
Islands 
69,587  0.01  69,587  0.01 
CVC/Opportunity Investimentos Ltda.  03.605.085-0001/20  Brazilian  14  0.00  14  0.00 
Priv FIA  02.559.662-0001/21  Brazilian  35,417  0.005  35,417  0.005 
Tele FIA  02.597.072-0001/93  Brazilian  35,417  0.005  35,417  0.005 
Verônica Valente Dantas     262.853.205-00  Brazilian  0.00    0.00 
Maria Amália Delfim de Melo Coutrim     654.298.507-72  Brazilian  0.00  0.00 
Lenin Florentino de Faria     203.561.374-49  Brazilian  0.00  0.00 
Total  - 1,391,139,646  100.00  1,391,139,646  100.00 

Opportunity Zain S.A.              In units of shares 
Name General Taxpayers’   Register  Citizenship Common Shares % Preferred Shares %  Total shares % 
Investidores Institucionais FIA  01.909.558-0001/57  Brazilian  506,011,807  45.45  506,011,807  45.45 
CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners LP  - Cayman
Islands 
468,734,560  42.10  468,734,560  42.10 
Opportunity Fund   - Virgin
Islands 
108,497,504  9.75  108,497,504  9.75 
Priv FIA  02.559.662-0001/21  Brazilian  26,562,425  2.39  26,562,425  2.39 
Opportunity Lógica Rio Gestora de             
  01.909.405-0001/00    3,475,631  0.31      3,475,631  0.31 
 Recursos Ltda.    Brazilian             
Tele FIA  02.597.072-0001/93  Brazilian  9,065  0.00  9,065  0.00 
CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners             
  01.909.405-0001/00    0.00      0.00 
 Administradora de Recursos Ltda.    Brazilian             
CVC/Opportunity Investimentos Ltda.  03.605.085-0001/20  Brazilian  15  0.00  15  0.00 
Verônica Valente Dantas   262.853.205-00  Brazilian  603  0.00  603  0.00 
Maria Amália Delfim de Melo Coutrim   654.298.507-72  Brazilian  90  0.00  90  0.00 
Danielle Silbergleid Ninio   016.744.087-06  Brazilian  0.00  0.00 
Daniel Valente Dantas   063.917.105-20  Brazilian  0.00  0.00 
Eduardo Penido Monteiro   094.323.965-68  Brazilian  431  0.00  431  0.00 
Ricardo Wiering de Barros   806.663.027-15  Brazilian  0.00  0.00 
Pedro Paulo Elejalde de Campos   264.776.450-68  Brazilian  0.00  0.00 
Renato Carvalho do Nascimento   633.578.366-53  Brazilian  0.00  0.00 
Total   -  1,113,292,143  100.00  1,113,292,143  100.00 

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17.01 – REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON SPECIAL REVIEW

(A translation of the original report in Portuguese as filed with the Brazilian Securities Commission - CVM containing quarterly financial information prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil and the regulations issued by the CVM)

The Shareholders and Board of Directors
Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.
Brasília - DF

We have reviewed the quarterly financial information of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. for the quarter ended on March 31, 2005, comprising the balance sheet and the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries, the statement of income and the consolidated statement of income, the management report and other relevant information, prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil.

Our review was performed in accordance with auditing standards established by the Brazilian Institute of Independent Auditors - IBRACON and the Federal Council of Accountancy, which comprised mainly: (a) inquiries and discussion with management responsible for the accounting, financial and operational areas of the Company and its subsidiaries regarding the criteria adopted in the preparation of the quarterly information; and (b) review of post-balance sheet information and events, which may have a material effect on the financial and operational position of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Based on our special review, we are not aware of any material changes that should be made to the aforementioned quarterly information for it to be in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil and the regulations issued by the CVM, specifically applicable to the mandatory quarterly financial information.

Our special review was performed for the purpose of issuing a special review report on the mandatory quarterly financial information. The statement of cash flow represents supplementary information to those statements and is presented to provide additional analysis. This supplementary information was submitted to the same review procedures applied to the quarterly financial information, and, based on our special review, is adequately presented in all material respects, in relation to the quarterly financial information taken as a whole.

On April 14, 2005, a decision of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for Telecommunications - ANATEL was published by the Federal Official Gazette, which approved (i) the replacement of fund managers and administrators who directly participate in the controlling agency of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (parent company of Brasil Telecom S.A.) and of Brasil Telecom S.A., and (ii) changes arising from shareholders’ agreements entered into by investors taking part in the controlling group. These subjects are purpose of disputes in progress amongst investors participating in the controlling group of Brasil Telecom S.A. and its parent company, Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

As disclosed in the Note 41, on April 28, 2005, an agreement foreseeing the merger of the subsidiary 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. into Tim Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A was entered into. It is not possible, at this moment, to forecast possible effects in the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, resulting from the completion of this agreement.

May 5, 2005

KPMG Auditores Independentes
CRC-SP-14.428/O -6-F-DF

Manuel Fernandes Rodrigues de Sousa
Accountant CRC-RJ-052.428/O -“S”-DF

INDEX

ANNEX   FRAME DESCRIPTION  PAGE 
     01  01  IDENTIFICATION 
     01  02  ADDRESS OF COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 
     01  03  INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR - (Address for correspondence to Company) 
     01  04  REFERENCE/INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT 
     01  05  COMPOSITION OF ISSUED CAPITAL 
     01  06  COMPANY’S CHARACTERISTICS 
     01  07  SUBSIDIARIES EXCLUDED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
     01  08  DIVIDENDS APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE QUARTER 
     01  09  ISSUED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN CURRENT YEAR 
     01  10  INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR 
     02  01  BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS 
     02  02  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES 
     03  01  QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INCOME 
     04  01  NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
     05  01  COMMENTS ON THE COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  56 
     06  01  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS  57 
     06  02  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES  58 
     07  01  CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INCOME  60 
     08  01  COMMENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN THE QUARTER  62 
     09  01  INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES  69 
     16  01  OTHER INFORMATION WHICH THE COMPANY UNDERSTANDS RELEVANT  70 
     17  01  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON SPECIAL REVIEW  73 

 


 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 3, 2005

 
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
By:
/S/  Paulo Pedrão Rio Branco

 
Name:   Paulo Pedrão Rio Branco
Title:     Financial Executive Officer