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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 July 15, 2008

(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)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
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Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______

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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)__.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ______ No ___X___

If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):


BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
ITEM 6.8 OF THE RULES OF DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS1
June 30, 20082

ITEM  RELATED PARTIES CONTRACT 
SUBJECT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTRACT 		 RELATION WITH THE 
COMPANY 		 ORIGINAL AMOUNT  MATURITY OR TERM  CONDITIONS FOR 
CANCELLATION OR 
MATURITY 		 BALANCE 
R$ thousand  Date R$ thousand  Date
01  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded
to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan in the amount 
of R$ 30 million – FCO Loan 		 Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)		 30,000  Apr/19/2006  Apr/01/2011    21,435  Jun/30/2008 
02  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded 
to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan up to the 
amount of US$ 46.387 million – 63 Resolution 		 Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)		 100,055  Jan/31/2000  Jul/31/2013    19,199  Jun/30/2008 
03  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded 
to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan in the amount 
of R$ 1,268 million – 2004 BNDES Loans 		 Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)		 1,245,462  Aug/26/2004  Apr/15/2011    656,625  Jun/30/2008 
04  Pledge Agreement contract by the rate of 0.12% p.a., 
established between Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and 
Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. in order to issue 
performance bond. 		 Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)		 104,0213 Mar/31/2008  Dec/05/20124    104,847  Jun/30/2008 
05  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded
to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on the debentures’ 
issuance in the amount of R$ 1,080 million – 4 Public 
Debentures’ Issuance 		 Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)		 1,080,000  Jun/01/2006  Jun/01/2013    1,090,139  Jun/30/2008 
06  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded 
to Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. on a loan in the amount 
of R$ 2,104 million – 2006 BNDES Loans 		 Controlling Company 
(Brasil Telecom 
Participações S.A.)		 800,000  Nov/21/2006  May/15/2014    1,423,096  Jun/30/2008 
07  Remunerated guarantee by the rate of 0.12% p.a., conceded
to 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. on a loan in the amount of 
R$ 259.1 million – 2008 BNDES Loans 

Controlled Company 
(14 Brasil Telecom 
Celular S.A.)

 100,000  Mar/17/2008  Sep/15/2017    100,424  Jun/30/2008 
08  Remunerated loan by the rate of 101.75% p.a., conceded by 
14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. in the amount of R$ 800 
million 		 Controlled Company 
(14 Brasil Telecom 
Celular S.A.)		 512,287  Apr/16/2008  Apr/15/2009    523,765  Jun/30/2008 

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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 Refers to the guaranteed value on the contract on Mar/31/2008. The Final Balance is consolidated with all current obligations (guarantee -insurance policy), regardless of the contract that it refers to.
4 Maturity of the last obligation assumed.


 
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: July 15, 2008

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

 

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