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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 1, 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)


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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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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

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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

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“Company” or “BTP”), in compliance with article 157 of Law 6.404/76 and CVM Instruction 358/02, informs to its shareholders, Brasil Telecom S.A.’s shareholders (“Brasil Telecom”) and the market in general, the following:

1.     
On August 25, 2005, the Company informed that, due to the need to synchronize BTP’s and its subsidiary, Brasil Telecom managements and further, to continue the replacement of the executives appointed by the Opportunity group within the companies, the Board of Directors determined that the Senior Management should take all necessary actions to summon immediately Brasil Telecom’s Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (“AGE”), aiming to replace the members of the Board of Directors.
 
2.     
On the same occasion, the Company’s Senior Management forwarded correspondence to Brasil Telecom’s Management, requesting, based on art. 123, sole paragraph, line “c” of Law 6.404/76, the immediate summoning of an AGE to deliberate on the replacement of the members of Brasil Telecom’s Board of Directors.
 
3.     
However, when Brasil Telecom published, on September 1st, 2005, the Summons Notice to Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, its Directors withheld the information that the summons for such Meeting was made due to a request made by the Company.
 
4.     
Such information is very important, once it certifies that Brasil Telecom’s AGE summons occurred due to the will of shareholders who represent more than 99% of Brasil Telecom’s voting stock, thus being imperative that such AGE happens.
 
5.     
Therefore, Brasil Telecom’s shareholders are hereby informed that, including for the effects of art. 123, sole paragraph, line “c” of Law 6,404/76, due to the request made by the Company, as owner of 99% of the voting shares of Brasil Telecom, which shall hold, on September 30, 2005, in its headquarters, located in the city of Brasília – DF, at SIA SUL ASP, Lote D, Bloco B, AGE, to deliberate on the following Day’s Agenda: (i) replacement of the members of the Board of Directors; and (ii) deliberate on the election of the Chairman and Vice- Chairman of the Board of Directors.
 
6.      The instructions for attendance to the referred Meeting can be found in the Summons Notice published by Brasil Telecom on September 01, 2005.
 

Brasíia, September 1st, 2005

Charles Laganá Putz
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

 

 
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 1, 2005

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