SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 DECEMBER 2002
(Commission File No. 001-14489)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
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(Translation of registrant's name in English)
SCS-QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, EDIFICIO ANEXO-TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
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-7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
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FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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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
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TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
C.N.P.J. 02.558.132/0001-69 N.I.R.E. 53.300.005.800
MINUTES OF THE 181st (ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIRST) EXTRAORDINARY BOARD MEETING
1 - DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE MEETING: The meeting was held on December
27th (twenty-seventh) of 2002 (two thousand and two), at 9:00 AM (nine hundred
hours), at the Company's headquarters, located at SETOR COMERCIAL SUL, QUADRA
02, BLOCO C, N 226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA CELULAR, 7 ANDAR, CEP 70302-916, in
the city of Brasilia, in the Federal District of Brazil. 2 - CALL FOR
ATTENDANCE: The meeting was summoned by Mr. ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO, chairman of
the Company's Board of Directors. 3 - OPENING: The meeting was opened with the
presence of the following members of the Company's Board of Directors: Mr.
Alexandre Beldi Netto, Mr. Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo, Mr. Marco Antonio
Beldi, Mr. Antonio Fabio Beldi, Mr. Nelson Guarnieri de Lara, Mr. Araldo
Alexandre Marcondes de Souza, and Mr. Ricardo de Souza Adenes. 4 - THE BOARD:
Mr. ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO, chairman of the Company's Board of Directors,
conducted the proceedings, and invited board member MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE
ARAUJO to act as secretary. 5 - ORDER OF THE DAY: PARTICIPATION OF THE COMPANY
IN PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE GRANT OF AUTHORIZATION TO USE RADIOFREQUENCY FOR
EXPANSION OF PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICE, ACCORDING TO ACT NUMBER 27740, OF
JULY 30TH, 2002 ("PUBLIC NOTICE ACT"), REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF
RADIOFREQUENCY BLOCKS, AS DEFINED IN ANNEX I OF WRITTEN NOTICE NUMBER
494/2002/PVCPR/PVCP/SPV-ANATEL ("NOTICE"). 6 - DELIBERATIONS: The participation
of the Company in the Public Notice regarding the acquisition of radiofrequency
blocks, as defined in Annex I of the Notice, was approved. The President of the
Company, or any person duly authorized by the President of the Company, shall at
his own judgment specify the radiofrequency blocks. The Board also approved the
performance of all acts necessary to the formalization of the Company in the
Public Notice Act, including, but not limited to, adapting the Company's
instruments for Concession and Authorization of Mobile Cellular Service for
Personal Communication Service (PCS), in the terms of Resolution 254, of January
1st, 2001, and signing the Agreement for Grant of Authorization for Usage of
Radio Frequencies (TERMO DE OUTORGA DE AUTORIZACAO DE USO DE RADIOFREQUENCIAS).
7 - CLOSING: The meeting was closed and the present minutes were drawn as a
summary, read, considered appropriate, and signed by the members of the Board of
Directors. Brasilia-DF, December 27th, 2002. We hereby certify that the present
document is a true copy of its original, drawn in its appropriate minute book.
ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
President of the Board of Directors
MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO MARCO ANTONIO BELDI
Member of the Board Member of the Board
NELSON GUARNIERI DE LARA ANTONIO FABIO BELDI
Member of the Board Member of the Board
ARALDO ALEXANDRE M. DE SOUZA RICARDO DE SOUZA ADENES
Member of the Board Member of the Board
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.
Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company
Date: December 31, 2002 By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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Name: Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
Title: President