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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
April 30, 2009

(Commission File Number: 001-10579)
 
 
COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF CHILE
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Avenida Providencia No. 111, Piso 22
Providencia, Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile, S.A.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item

1. Material Event regarding resolutions of the General Meeting on April 23, 2009

Item 1.

Material Events of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.

1.- Be informed that on April 23, 2009, the General Meeting resolved the following:

a) To distribute dividends for $12.40599 per share to be paid on September 15, 2009, on account of profits for fiscal year 2008. This dividend, added to the provisional dividends paid in December 2008, fulfills the Policy to distribute 100% of the fiscal year`s profits.

b) To fully renew the Board of Executive Officers of the Company by appointing the following members:

Series A Sitting Members    Series A Deputy Members 
     
Emilio Gilolmo López    José María Alvarez-Pallete López 
     
Narcis Serra Serra    Cristián Aninat Salas 
     
Andrés Concha Rodríguez    Raúl Morodo Leoncio 
     
Fernando Bustamante Huerta    Mario Vazquez Mari 
     
Patricio Rojas Ramos    Benjamín Holmes Bierwirth 
     
Hernán Cheyre Valenzuela    Carlos Díaz Vergara 
     
B Series Sitting Member    B Series Deputy Member 
     
Marco Colodro Hadjes    Alfonso Ferrari Herrero 

2- Be informed that the Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 23, 2008, resolved the following:

a) To change the corporate name of Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. to TELEFÓNICA CHILE S.A. and amend the trade names by adding “Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile” and “Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A.” to the existing names.

b) To decrease the Paid-in Capital by the amount of $326,862,636,181.00 by capitalizing the accumulated losses reserve account recognized during the IFRS adoption process, maintaining the same Shareholders’ Equity and number of shares.

c) To amend the Bylaws referring to previous agreements.

Reported to the Chilean Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2009

 
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: April 30, 2009

 


COMPAÑÍA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE S.A.
By:
  /S/ Isabel Margarita Bravo C.
 
Name:  Isabel Margarita Bravo C.
Title:    Financial Director
 


 

 

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