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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 30, 2007

(Commission File No. 1-15256)
 
 
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
BRAZIL TELECOM 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 S.A.
ITEM 6.8 OF THE RULES OF DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS (1)
December 31, 2006 (2)

ITEM RELATED PARTIES CONTRACT
 SUBJECT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTRACT 		 RELATION  WITH BRASIL TELECOM S.A.  ORIGINAL AMOUNT  MATURITY OR TERM  CONDITIONS FOR CANCELLATION OR MATURITY  BALANCE 
R$ thousand  Date R$ thousand  Date
01  Non-remunerated guarantee – 2000 BNDES Loans  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.)		 2,191,644  11/28/2000  12/17/2007    517,259  12/31/2006 
02  Remunerated guarantee – 2002 BNDES Loans  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.) 		 325,470  10/15/2002  12/17/2007    44,350
 (0.12% p.a.)		 12/31/2006 
03  Remunerated guarantee - FCO Loan  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.) 		 20,000  03/12/2003  01/01/2008    5,476
 (0.12% p.a.)		 12/31/2006 
04  Remunerated guarantee - FCO Loan         Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.)		 30,000  04/19/2006  04/01/2008    30,996 
(0.12% p.a)		 12/31/2006 
05  Non-remunerated guarantee - Resolution 63         Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.)		 100,055  01/31/2000  04/01/2011    41,336 
(0.5% p.s.)		 12/31/2006 
06  Inter-company Loan         Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.)		 79,134  02/02/1999  07/01/2014  Matured on 12/21/2006  0 
(US$ + 1.75% p.a.)		 12/31/2006 
07  Remunerated guarantee – 2004 BNDES Loans  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.)		 1,245,462  08/26/2004  04/15/2011    1,055,568
 (0.42% p.a.)		 12/31/2006 
08  Remunerated guarantee Public Debenture (3 Public  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.) 		 500,000  07/05/2004  07/05/2009    535,439 
(0.42% p.a.)		 12/31/2006 
09  Operational and Financial Resources Sharing Contract         Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.)		 3,548  01/02/2006  01/02/2007    118  12/31/2006 
10  Pledge Agreement  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.)		 220,305(3) (0.12% p.a.) 03/30/2006  12/31/2006    155,294  12/31/2006 
11  Remunerated guarantee Public Debenture (3 Public  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.) 		 1,080,000  06/01/2006  06/01/2013    1,090,501
 (0.42% p.a.)		 12/31/2006 
12  Non-remunerated guarantee – 2006 BNDES Loan  Controlling Company 
 (Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.) 		 800,000  11/21/2006  05/15/2014    809,320
 (0.12 p.a.)		 12/31/2006 

(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$214,000.

 
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 30, 2007

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

 

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