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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 March 13, 2008

(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)


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  Investor Relations 
  (55 61) 3415-1140 
  ri@brasiltelecom.com.br 
  www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ri 
   
  Media Relations 
  (55 61) 3415-1378 
  cesarb@brasiltelecom.com.br 

Free Translation 
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.    BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. 
Publicly-held Company    Publicly-held Company 
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF):    Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF): 
76.535.764/0001-43    02.570.688/0001-70 
Corporate Registry: 53 3 0000622-9    Corporate Registry: 53 3 0000581- 8 

Notice to Shareholders

Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. announce to the market the proposal for the total remuneration of the Companies’ management, which will be voted in their respective Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meetings to be held on March 18th, 2008. The proposal is available in the Companies’ headquarter since the publication of the Shareholders Meetings’ Summons Notices, on January 31st, 2008, and is now also available in the Companies’ Investor Relations website (www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ir) in the section “Shareholders’ Meetings”.

Brasília, March 13th, 2008.

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

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Total Remuneration of the Company’s Management 
Approved / Realized in 2007 and Management’s Proposal for Shareholders’ Meeting - 2008 

R$ Thousand
  Brasil Telecom S.A.  2007   2008 
Approved  Realized  Proposal 
Annual Remuneration of the Board of Directors  1,400  840  1,400 
Annual Remuneration of the Senior Management (*) 33,700  17,870  41,400 
Total  35,100  18,710  42,800 

Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.  2007  2008 
Approved  Realized  Proposal 
Annual Remuneration of the Board of Directors  2,000  990  1,200 
Annual Remuneration of the Senior Management (*) 5,630  382  6,600 
Total  7,630  1,372  7,800 

Obs.: (*) Annual remuneration composed of:
(i )    Salaries, Allowance , Benefits , Bonuses ; and
(ii)    Wages for strategic management of remuneration under the responsiblity of the Board of Directors, which includes wages destined for hiring and/or laying off executives.

 

 

 
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: March 13, 2008

 
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
By:
/S/ Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
 
Name:  Paulo Narcélio Simões Amaral
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates offuture economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.