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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
THROUGH AUGUST 11, 2005

(Commission File No. 1-15256)
 
 
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
 
BRAZIL TELECOM COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

SIA Sul, Área de Serviços Públicos, Lote D, Bloco B
Brasília, D.F., 71.215-000
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)


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 ______

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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)__.

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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)__.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
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information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ______ No ___X___

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 


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BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer Registration CNPJ/MF: 76.535.764/0001 -43
Board of Trade NIRE: 53 3 0000622 9

CERTIFICATION OF THE NON-HOLDING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’
MEETING OF BRASIL TELECOM S.A., SET FOR MAY 12, 2005

Pursuant to the writ of summons and notice served on May 11, 2005 (i) on Brasil Telecom S.A. (“BT or Company”) (ii) on Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., and (iii) on 14 Brasil Telecom Celular S.A., the Company’s Board of Directors’ Meeting set for this date, at 4:30 p.m. has not been held, in compliance with the decision rendered on May 10, 2005, in the provisional remedy N. 2005.001.053977 -1, filed by Investidores Institucionais Fundo de Investimento em Ações (Institutional Investors Equities Investment Mutual Fund) against Verônica Valente Dantas and others, among which BT, in course before the 8th Corporate Court of Rio de Janeiro, which granted a preliminary order prohibiting "the opening and holding of the mentioned Prior Meeting of Invitel’s shareholders called for May 11, 2005, as well as of the mentioned Board of Directors’ Meetings of Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and of Brasil Telecom S.A. called for May 12, 2005". Accordingly, BT’s Board of Directors Chairman, which was present at the place and time set for the holding of the aforementioned Board of Directors’ Meeting, draws up the present certification of the non-holding of the conclave.

Rio de Janeiro, May 12, 2005.

_____________________________________
Eduardo Seabra Fagundes
Board of Directors’ Chairman
Brasil Telecom 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: August 11, 2005

 
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
By:
/S/  Carla Cico
 
Name:   Carla Cico
Title:     President and Chief Executive Officer