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BRASIL TELECOM MIGRATES ITS PREPAID FIXED LINE SERVICE TO TECNOMEN GSM PREPAID SYSTEM

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Tecnomen Corporation                    PRESS RELEASE
                                        30 May 2006


BRASIL TELECOM MIGRATES ITS PREPAID FIXED LINE SERVICE TO TECNOMEN GSM PREPAID
SYSTEM

Brasil Telecom (BrT), member of the Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance and one of
the largest telecommunications companies in Brazil, has successfully migrated its
800,000 subscribers from its fixed line prepaid platform to the Tecnomen Prepaid
System.

BrT operates both GSM and landline networks throughout Brazil. This prepaid
system migration allows BrT to match its fixed line services with GSM services,
resulting in network solution convergence.

In 2004, the initial prepaid system was only delivered for the GSM network.
Today, this prepaid system supports simultaneous service for both landline and
GSM subscribers in the central and southern regions of Brazil.

This system launch consolidates Tecnomen's position in Latin America and
strengthens the company's status as the premier provider of value-added service
systems for convergent operators.

"It's important for Brasil Telecom to integrate its mobile and landline
telephonic services into one convergent platform", notes Mr Oscar Fernandez,
Managing Director, Tecnomen Latin America. "We believe that this project will be
highly successful due to its insightful perspective towards saving operating
expenses and providing fixed-mobile service parity. Tecnomen is proud of having
been selected by BrT to collaborate on such an innovative project", Mr Fernandez
added.

Tecnomen Prepaid utilises Tecnomen's extensive experience in the provision of
Intelligent Network (IN) prepaid solutions to deliver cost-effective, redundant,
scalable and standards-compliant solutions at the highest level. Tecnomen Prepaid
does not impose any restrictions on mobile terminals or SIM cards, and supports
the simultaneous use of different bearer network standards (e.g. INAP, CAP, GSM,
TDMA, CDMA). This is an important feature in markets where several network
standards are in use, as is the case in many Latin American countries.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Mr Oscar Fernandez, Managing Director, Tecnomen Latin America,
tel. +55 11 5505 9774
Mr Eero Mertano, Vice President, Sales, Tecnomen Corp., Finland,
tel. +358 50 535 4970

About Tecnomen
Tecnomen develops messaging and charging solutions for telecoms operators and
service providers worldwide. Founded in 1978, it is one of the leading suppliers
of messaging and charging solutions. Tecnomen markets its products and services
through its own worldwide organisation, as well as through global and local
partners, and has supplied its products to customers in over 50 countries.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Tecnomen has 380 employees working in 13
locations. The company's shares are quoted on the Main List of the Helsinki Stock
Exchanges. For more information on Tecnomen visit www.tecnomen.com.

About Brasil Telecom
Brasil Telecom is the first complete telecommunications provider in Brazil,
offering a range of services to the demanding Brazilian telecom market in an
integrated manner.  Its portfolio includes fixed and mobile, data and voice,
national and international long distance services, data centers, broadband
internet access in convergent solutions.
Since 1998, Brasil Telecom provides telecommunication services for the Federal
District and the States of Acre, Rondônia, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do
Sul, Goiás, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
Brasil Telecom was the the first operator of the Brazilian fixed network
resulting from Sistema Telebrás's privatisation to be quoted at ADRs (American
Depositary representative Receipts of preferential stokes) on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) in November of 2001.

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