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Tele Norte Leste Participações SA offers a range of integrated telecommunication services, whicih include fixed-line and mobile telecommunication services, data transmission services, including broadband access services, ISP services and other services for residential customers, small, medium and large companies, and governmental agencies. The company operates in the following segments: Fixed-Line Services, Mobile Services and Other. The Fixed-Line Services segment includes its local fixed-line services, including public telephones, long-distance services, fixed-line data transmission services, and interconnections to its fixed-line network. The Mobile Services segment includes voice, mobile data communications and other value-added services, and interconnections to its mobile network. The Other segment includes its television services, ISP services, Internet portal, mobile phone payment system and call center. Tele Norte Leste Participações was founded on May 22, 1998 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brasil Telecom Participações SA is a provider of telecommunications services in Region II in Brazil. The Company offers integrated telecommunications services, which includes fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services, data transmission services (including broadband access services), Internet service provider (ISP) services and other services, for residential customers, small, medium and large companies, and governmental agencies. The Company provided services, which include Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services, Mobile Telecommunications Services, Data Transmission Services and other services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Brasilia, Brazil

Aços Villares SA manufactures and sells steel products. The firm offers engineering steels products, which include sheets, blocks, billets, long carbon steel, and specialty long steel products. It also provides rolls products that comprise back-up rolls, forged steel work rolls for cold strip mills, work rolls for hot strip mills rougher stands, work rolls for hot strip mills finishing stands, forged and cast rolls for roughing stands for long products, and cast rolls for finishing stands of long products. The company was founded on August 18, 1944 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Telemar Participações SA is engaged in investment activities. Its interests focus on the telecommunications industry. It operates through the following segments: Fixed Telephony/Data, Mobile Telephony, and Others. The Fixed Telephony/Data segment provides voice and data transmission services. The Mobile Telephony segment offers calls, messaging, and 3G services for mobile devices. The Others segment encompasses internet access, telemarketing and customer services, cable television, and payment management services. The company was founded on July 29, 1997 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

BNDES Participações SA (BNDESPAR) is the wholly-owned private equity subsidiary of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), a federal public company associated with the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade which aims to provide long-term financing for projects that contribute to Brazil's development. The company was founded on June 30, 1982 and is headquartered in Brasilia, Brazil.