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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 SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

(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
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 

 

Investors Relations 
(55 61) 3415-1140 
ri@brasiltelecom.com.br 
 
Media Relations 
(55 61) 3415-1378 
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BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
CORPORATE TAXPAYER REGISTRATION 02.570.688/0001 -70
BOARD OF TRADE 53.3.0000581 -8
PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY

Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting,
Held on September 26, 2006

Date, Time and Place:

On the 26th of September, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., in Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.’s (“BTP” or “Company”) headquarters, in the city of Brasília, Federal District, at SIA SUL – ASP, Lote D, Bloco B.

Summons:

Summons made in compliance with article 26, sole paragraph of the Company’s bylaws, according to letter signed by the Board of Directors’ Chairman, Mr. Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior (Doc. 01).

Presence:

The following effective members of the Company’s Board of Directors: Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior, Pedro Paulo Elejalde de Campos, Elemér André Surányi, José Luiz Rodrigues, Ricardo Ferraz Torres and Lênin Florentino de Faria. Also present were Mr. Ricardo Knoepfelmacher and Mr. Charles Laganá Putz.

Meeting’s Board:

President: Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior
Secretary: Hiram Bandeira Pagano Filho

Day’s Agenda:

1.      Election of the Company’s Senior Management;
2.      Comments on the Company’s monthly results; and
3.      Discussion regarding the long term scenario in telecom business.

Resolutions:

Initially, the Board of Directors approved unanimously that these Minutes of this Board of Directors’ Meeting be drafted in summarized form, in compliance to the provisions of art. 130, 1st paragraph, of Law 6,404/76, being authorized the submission of disagreements and manifestations, which shall be received by the Meeting’s board and filed at the Company’s headquarters.

Following, the president of the Board registered the receipt of the vote instructions from BTP’s previous Shareholders’ Meeting, held on September 25, 2006 (Doc. 02), which is filed at the Company’s headquarters. It was informed to all

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present that the vote instructions abovementioned links BTP’s Board of Directors’ members, appointed based in Invitel S.A.’s Shareholders Agreement, celebrated on October 30, 1998, regarding item 1 of the Day’s Agenda.

Following preliminary clarifications, the President of the Board put to the vote item 1 of the Day’s Agenda, the reelection of the Company’s Senior Management appointed below for a term of 3 (three) years, which was approved unanimously:

In compliance with law 6,404/76 and Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission – CVM Instruction 367/2002, the president of the Board registered the receipt of the résumés and declarations of the Officers here appointed, which are filed in the Company’s headquarters (Docs. 3, 4, 5 and 6)

Regarding item 2 of the Day’s Agenda, a presentation on the Company’s monthly results was made by Mr. Charles Laganá Putz, which is filed at the Company’s headquarters (Doc. 7).

Following, in item 3 of the Day’s Agenda, a presentation regarding the long term scenario for the telecom business was made by Mr. Ricardo Knoepfelmacher and Mr. Charles Laganá Putz, which is filed in the Company’s headquarters (Doc. 8)

Finally, the Board members demonstrated their appreciation for the presentations made by Mr. Ricardo Knoepfelmacher, Mr. Charles Laganá Putz and their team.

Closing:

With nothing further to be discussed, the meeting was closed and these Minutes were drafted and, once read were approved by the shareholders present.

Brasília, September 26, 2006.

Sergio Spinelli Silva Junior  Hiram Bandeira Pagano Filho 
President  Secretary 


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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: September 26, 2006

 
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
By:
/S/ Charles Laganá Putz
 
Name:   Charles Laganá Putz
Title:     Chief Financial Officer