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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 January 29, 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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BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
ITEM 6.8 OF THE RULES OF DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS (1)
December 31, 2007 (2)

ITEM  RELATED PARTIES CONTRACT 
SUBJECT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTRACT 		 RELATION WITH BRASIL TELECOM 
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. 
 ORIGINAL AMOUNT  MATURITY OR TERM  CONDITIONS FOR CANCELLATION OR MATURITY  BALANCE 
R$ thousand  Date  R$ thousand  Date 
01  Non-remunerated guarantee conceded to Brasil
Telecom S.A. on a loan in the amount of R$ 2,191
million – 2000 BNDES Loans 		 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 2,191,644  Nov/28/2000  Dec/17/2007    0  Dec/31/2007 
02  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a.,
conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the
amount of R$ 325 million – 2002 BNDES Loans 		 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 325,470  Out/15/2002  Dec/17/2007    0  Dec/31/2007 
03  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a.,
conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the
amount of R$ 20 million – FCO Loan 		 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 20,000  Mar/12/2003  Jan/02/2008    420  Dec/31/2007 
04  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a.,
conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the
amount of R$ 30 million – FCO Loan 		 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 30,000  Apr/19/2006  Apr/01/2011    25,486  Dec/31/2007 
05  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a.,
conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan up to the
amount of US$ 46.387 million – 63 Resolution 		 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 100,055  Jan/31/2000  Jul/31/2013    25,843  Dec/31/2007 
06  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.42% p.a.

conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the
amount of R$ 1,268 million – 2004 BNDES Loans
 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 1,245,462  Ago/26/2004  Apr/15/2011    786,536  Dec/31/2007 
07  Pledge Agreement contract by the rate of 0.12% p.a.,
established between Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil
 Telecom Participações S.A. in order to issue performance bond. 
 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 97,457 (3) Mar/30/2007  Dec/31/2007    97,547  Dec/31/2007 
08  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a.,
conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on the debentures’
issuance in the amount of R$ 1,080 million – 4th Public
Debentures’ Issuance 		 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 1,080,000  Jun/01/2006  Jun/01/2013    1,088,956  Dec/31/2007 
09  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a.,
conceded to Brasil Telecom S.A. on a loan in the
amount of R$ 2,104 million – 2006 BNDES Loans 		 Controlled Company
(Brasil Telecom S.A.)		 800,000  Nov/21/2006  May/15/2014    1,420,381  Dec/31/2007 

(1) The Company have to inform all contracts (independently of being only one or various contracts, having the same purposes or not) that reach, in a 1-year period, R$200,000 or 1% of the Company’s Shareholders Equity, whichever is higher. 
(2) Non-audited data 
(3) This is the amount for guarantee limit. Therefore, Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. is remunerated by Brasil Telecom S.A. in the amount of R$117,000. 

 
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: January 29, 2008

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

 

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