BRASILIA, Brazil, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brasil Telecom Participacoes S.A. (BOVESPA: BRTP3/BRTP4; NYSE: BRP) registered consolidated EBITDA of R$970.1 million in 3Q07, 6.8% higher than in 3Q06. Consolidated EBITDA margin stood at 35.3%. Consolidated net revenue reached R$2,748.3 million, 4.6% higher than in 3Q06, and net income amounted to R$150.3 million, 134.7% up on 3Q06. Mobile telephony EBITDA totaled R$34.0 million in 3Q07, an increase of R$54.3 million over the same period the previous year, while the EBITDA margin came to 7.6%, 13.3 p.p. higher than in 3Q06. During 3Q07, Brasil Telecom added 69,800 ADSL users to its network, totaling 1,523,200 users in service at the end of September 2007, up by 21.6% on 3Q06. ADSL users represented 18.9% of Brasil Telecom's network in service in 3Q07, versus 14.5% in 3Q06. The continuous growth of ADSL services was maintained during 3Q07 thanks to the widening of the portfolio of Turbo services, with the launch of new speeds -- 2Mega, 4Mega, and 8Mega -- using ADSL 2+ technology, and to the partnership with Sky. Brasil Telecom was the first telephone company in Brazil to offer the IPTV service. Launched at the end of September 2007, the product was dubbed Videon. The Internet Group, which holds Brasil Telecom's Internet services, recorded 1.3 million broadband clients nationwide in 3Q07, up by 34.4% on 3Q06, maintaining its leadership in Region II. Gross revenue from data communication and other services amounted to R$704.9 million, 20.3% higher than in 3Q06. This was chiefly due to the growth in the ADSL client base. BrT Mobile reached 4,023,800 mobile users in service at the end of 3Q07, with 255,300 net additions in this quarter. At the end of 3Q07, BrT Mobile's client base was 31.9% higher than in 3Q06 and its market share in Region II came to 13.3%, 1.9 p.p. higher than 3Q06. The mobile telephony's total consolidated gross revenue totaled R$539.6 million, R$478.8 million of which from services and R$60.8 million from the sales of handsets and accessories. Operating costs and expenses totaled R$2,386.3 million, stable in relation to the R$2.386.3 million recorded in 3Q06. The ratio between losses with accounts receivable and gross revenue was 1.4%, totaling R$56.0 million, 1.0 p.p. below the 2.4% posted in 3Q06. The reduction in losses was due to more efficient billing. In 3Q07, Brasil Telecom's investments totaled R$334.6 million while net debt stood at R$763.5 million, 49.4% less than in September 2006. Brasil Telecom Contacts: Investor Relations (55 61) 3415-1140 Media Relations (55 61) 3415-1378 The full version of the 3Q07 earnings release is available on Brasil Telecom's IR website: http://www.brasiltelecom.com.br/ir DATASOURCE: Brasil Telecom S.A. CONTACT: Brazil Telecom, Investors, +011-5561-3415-1140, , media, 5561-3415-1378, Web site: http://www.brasiltelecom.com.br/

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