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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
 
For the month of January, 2006

Commission File Number 001-14489
 

 
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações Holding Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

SCS - Quadra 2, Bloco C lote 226 7th floor
-7° Andar, Brasília, D.F.
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

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

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 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____


TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S/A,
                Public Company -CVM N. 1761-2
C.N.P.J   02.558.132/0001-69   -   N.I.R.E.  53.3.000.058.0-0

 

ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET

 

Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A., hereby informs that it has received from its shareholder CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC., a letter dated January 11, 2006 which is in the transcript bellow:

 

Re.: Decrease on Ownership Interest

Dear Sirs,

Capital Group International, Inc. (“CGII”), by its attorneys-in-fact (power-of-attorney attached), in its capacity as a holding company of investment management companies, in accordance with the terms set forth in article 12, paragraph 4, of Instruction No. 358, of January 3, 2002 (“Instruction 358”), hereby advises that, through certain deals on stock exchange, decreased its ownership interest in preferred registered shares (“PN shares”) issued by Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S/A. (“Company”), in approximately 5.41% of PN shares, now holding totals of 7,685,434 PN Shares of the Company, corresponding approximately to 8.96% of this type of shares.

The Company’s Investor Relations Officer is receiving a copy hereof so as to ensure effective disclosure of its contents, upon forwarding of the “Notice to the Market” to CVM, pursuant to the terms set out in Circular Letter CVM/SGE No. 001/03 and to the disclosure procedures of BOVESPA.

CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Brasília, January 13, 2006

Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira,
Investor Relations Officer

Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A.


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: January 16, 2006

 
 
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
By:
/S/  Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira

 
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira
Investor Relations Officer
 

  

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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