-- TELESP 6-K


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

 

For the month of August, 2006

 

Commission File Number: 001-14475

 


 

TELESP HOLDING COMPANY

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 


 

Rua Martiniano de Carvalho, 851 - 21 andar

São Paulo, S.P.

Federative Republic of Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

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  

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

 

Yes            No  x

 

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Yes            No  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A

 




TELESP HOLDING COMPANY

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item

   
1.   Press Release entitled "Quarterly Information - Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. - Telesp" dated on June 30, 2006.

 



Quarterly Information

Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. -TELESP

Quarter ended June 30, 2006 with Special Review Report of Independent Auditors

(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)



TELECOMUNICAÇÕES DE SÃO PAULO S.A. - TELESP

QUARTERLY INFORMATION

June 30, 2006

Contents

Review Report of Independent Auditors    1 
Balance Sheets    2 
Statements of Income    4 
Notes to Quarterly Information    5 
Management Comments on Consolidated Performance    54 



SPECIAL REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. - TELESP

São Paulo – SP

1.      We have conducted a special review of the Quarterly Information (ITR) (Parent Company and Consolidated) of Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A – TELESP and its subsidiaries for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, which comprised the balance sheet at June 30, 2006, the statements of income for the quarter and semester ended at that date, the performance report and other relevant information, prepared under responsibility of the Company and subsidiaries’ management and in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil.
 
2.      Our review was conducted in accordance with specific standards established by the Brazilian Institute of Independent Public Accountants - IBRACON, in conjunction with the Federal Accounting Council, mainly comprising: (a) inquiries of and discussions with the officials responsible for the Company and subsidiaries’ accounting, financial and operational areas, as to the main criteria adopted in preparing the quarterly information; and (b) review of information and subsequent events that had or might have had relevant effects on the Company and its subsidiaries’ financial position and operations.
 
3.      Based on our special review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the above mentioned Quarterly Information (Parent Company and Consolidated), for it to be in conformity with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, applied consistently with the standards established by the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM), specifically applicable to the preparation of Quarterly Information.
 

São Paulo (SP), July 20, 2006

ERNST & YOUNG
Auditores Independentes S.S.
CRC-2SP015199/O-6

Luiz Carlos Marques
Accountant CRC-1SP147693/O-5

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                                 TELECOMUNICAÇÕES DE SÃO PAULO S.A. - TELESP     
 
    BALANCE SHEETS         
June 30, 2006 and March, 31 2006         
    (In thousands of reais – R$)         
                                           (A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)     
 
   

Parent Company 

 

Consolidated 



    06/30/06    03/31/06    06/30/06    03/31/06 




Assets                 
Current assets    4,724,497    5,104,249    4,787,049    5,172,960 




Cash and cash equivalents    216,675    1,100,484    264,979    1,128,356 
Trade accounts receivable, net    3,036,819    2,853,598    3,055,618    2,886,782 
Deferred and recoverable taxes    1,136,574    841,973    1,164,808    882,384 
Other recoverable amounts    60,183    60,351    61,676    61,230 
Inventories    77,171    77,861    77,416    78,127 
Other assets    197,075    169,982    162,552    136,081 
 
Non-current assets    1,027,516    1,023,589    1,120,173    1,119,306 




Deferred and recoverable taxes    492,332    452,217    517,673    480,115 
Escrow deposits    482,868    529,011    483,444    529,563 
Other assets    52,316    42,361    119,056    109,628 
 
Permanent assets    12,037,515    12,350,101    11,922,346    12,245,441 




Investments    502,799    486,239    247,556    247,896 
Property, plant and equipment, net    11,478,253    11,802,796    11,606,474    11,924,059 
Deferred charges    56,463    61,066    68,316    73,486 
                 
Total Assets   17,789,528    18,477,939    17,829,568    18,537,707 

See accompanying notes.

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Parent Company 

 

Consolidated 



    06/30/06    03/31/06    06/30/06    03/31/06 




Liabilities and shareholders’ equity                 
Current liabilities    4,409,243    4,529,758    4,428,989    4,569,316 




Loans and financing    120,105    215,952    120,105    217,354 
Trade accounts payable    1,188,898    1,193,467    1,204,599    1,240,272 
Taxes payable    1,425,925    1,140,864    1,452,370    1,167,709 
Dividends and interest on capital    619,615    901,226    619,615    901,226 
Reserve for contingencies    71,104    69,399    71,168    69,461 
Payroll and related charges    157,311    118,486    163,198    122,722 
Temporary losses on derivatives    277,775    352,385    277,775    352,385 
Other    548,510    537,979    520,159    498,187 
 
Non-current liabilities    3,271,941    3,156,885    3,274,765    3,159,625 




Loans and financing    2,066,815    2,059,006    2,066,815    2,059,006 
Taxes payable    21,335    22,016    21,335    22,016 
Reserve for contingencies    1,089,547    983,581    1,089,733    983,763 
Other    94,244    92,282    96,882    94,840 




 
Deferred income    -    -    17,470    17,470 




 
Shareholders’ equity    10,108,344    10,791,296    10,108,344    10,791,296 




Capital    5,978,074    5,978,074    5,978,074    5,978,074 
Capital reserves    2,687,161    2,687,061    2,687,161    2,687,061 
Profit reserves    659,556    659,556    659,556    659,556 
Retained earnings    783,553    1,466,605    783,553    1,466,605 




 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity    17,789,528    18,477,939    17,829,568    18,537,707 





See accompanying notes.

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TELECOMUNICAÇÕES DE SÃO PAULO S.A. - TELESP

 
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands of reais – R$, except earnings per share)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)
 
    Parent Company    Consolidated 


    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter 
    ended    ended    ended    ended 
    06/30/06    06/30/05    06/30/06    06/30/05 




 
Telecommunications services    4,981,481    4,919,960    5,094,808    4,989,488 
Revenue deductions    (1,448,825)    (1,429,889)    (1,487,429)    (1,456,425) 




 
Net operating revenue    3,532,656    3,490,071    3,607,379    3,533,063 
Cost of services provided    (1,894,810)    (1,893,337)    (1,919,762)    (1,923,796) 




 
Gross profit    1,637,846    1,596,734    1,687,617    1,609,267 
 
Operating expenses    (597,982)    (664,000)    (637,948)    (678,073) 




Selling    (469,069)    (439,966)    (484,611)    (451,321) 
General and administrative    (189,515)    (206,438)    (198,216)    (216,987) 
Equity in subsidiaries    19,768    (19,234)    2,708    (12,852) 
Other, net    40,834    1,638    42,171    3,087 




Income from operations before financial                 
 expenses, net    1,039,864    932,734    1,049,669    931,194 
Financial expenses, net    (415,047)    (480,469)    (415,968)    (482,315) 




 
Nonoperating income, net    720    20,364    904    20,428 




Income before taxes    625,537    472,629    634,605    469,307 
Income and social contribution taxes    (221,422)    (163,978)    (230,490)    (160,656) 
Reversal of interest on capital    290,000    359,000    290,000    359,000 




Net income    694,115    667,651    694,115    667.651 




 
Number of shares outstanding at the end                 
of quarter (in thousands)    492,030    493,592         
 
Earning per thousand shares – R$    1.41072    1.35264         


 
See accompanying notes.                 

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STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands of reais – R$, except earnings per share)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)
 
    Parent Company    Consolidated 


    06/30/06    06/30/05    06/30/06     06/30/05 




 
Telecommunications services    9,994,569    9,643,159    10,205,745    9,770,623 
Revenue deductions    (2,908,843)    (2,804,130)    (2,980,543)    (2,852,595) 




 
Net operating revenue    7,085,726    6,839,029    7,225,202    6,918,028 
Cost of services provided    (3,827,159)    (3,750,657)    (3,873,942)    (3,788,109) 




 
Gross profit    3,258,567    3,088,372    3,351,260    3,129,919 
Operating expenses    (1,265,614)    (1,309,895)    (1,344,027)    (1,354,505) 




Selling    (923,815)    (849,354)    (954,809)    (889,725) 
General and administrative    (416,553)    (404,301)    (437,487)    (428,499) 
Equity in subsidiaries    29,594    (36,915)    (8)    (16,181) 
Other, net    45,160    (19,325)    48,277    (20,100) 




 
Income from operations before financial                 
 expenses, net    1,992,953    1,778,477    2,007,233    1,775,414 
Financial expenses, net    (501,490)    (581,934)    (503,646)    (586,763) 




 
Nonoperating income, net    6,625    28,721    6,820    29,108 




 
Income before taxes    1,498,088    1,225,264    1,510,407    1,217,759 
Income and social contribution taxes    (506,972)    (426,711)    (519,291)    (419,206) 
Reversal of interest on capital    290,000    359,000    290,000    359,000 




 
Net income    1,281,116    1,157,553    1,281,116    1,157,553 




 
Number of shares outstanding at the end                 
of quarter (in thousands)    492,030    493,592         
 
Earning per thousand shares – R$    2,60374    2,34516         


 
See accompanying notes.                 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION

June 30, 2006

(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)

(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

 

1.      Operation and Background
 
  a)      Shareholding control
 
   Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. - Telesp, hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Telesp”, is headquarted at Rua Martiniano de Carvalho, 851, in the capital of the State of São Paulo. Telesp belongs to the Telefónica Group, leader in the telecomunications sector in Spain and Latin America. At June 30, 2006, Telefónica S.A. holds directly and indirectly 85.36% of the common shares and 88.98% of the preferred shares of the Company.
 
  b)      Operations
 
   The Company renders fixed wire telephone services in the São Paulo State under a Fixed Switch Telephone Service Concession Agreement – STFC granted by the National Telecommunications Agency – Anatel, which is in charge of regulating the telecommunications sector in Brazil. The Company’s area of operation reaches approximately 95.0% of the São Paulo State, and approximately 97.8% of its population, including the municipality of São Paulo, the biggest in Brazil.
 
   The Company is registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) as a publicly held company and its shares are traded on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA). The Company is also registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its American Depository Shares (ADSs - level II) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
 
  c)      Concession agreement
 
   The Company is a concessionaire of the fixed switch telephone service (STFC) in Region 3, which comprises the State of São Paulo, in Sectors 31, 32 and 34 established in the General Concession Plan (PGO).
 
   The STFC Concession Agreement was extended at December 22, 2005, for a period of 20 years, and may be amended at December 31, 2010, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2020. This condition allows ANATEL to establish new conditions and new universalization and quality goals, under the conditions prevailing at the time.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)

June 30, 2006

(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)

(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

 

1.      Operation and Background (Continued)
 
  c)      Concession agreement (Continued)
 
   Pursuant to the Concession Agreement, all assets pertaining to the Company’s equity and indispensable to the provision of the services described in said agreement are considered returnable and are part of the concession assets. These assets will be automatically returned to ANATEL upon expiration of the Concession Agreement. As of June 30, 2006, the net book value of such returnable assets is estimated at R$8,453,497 (R$ 8,754,253 as of March 31, 2006), comprised of switching and transmission equipment, public use terminals, external network equipment, energy equipment, and system and operation support equipment.
 
   Every two years, over the twenty years of the new period, the public companies shall pay a renewal fee equivalent to 2% (two per cent) of the STFC income for the year prior to payment, net of taxes payable thereon.
 
   Beginning 2006, the Company has been recording a provision for the concession renewal fee on an accrual basis. Exceptionally, the first payment of this biannual fee will be in April 2007 based on the 2006 net income. Since this fee refers to two years, the Company will recognize 1% of the annual net income as cost of services in the net income for each year.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

1.      Operation and Background (Continued)
 
  d)      Telecommunication service providers and subsidiaries
 
   A.      Telecom S.A.
 
   New corporate name of Assist Telefônica S.A., still a wholly-owned subsidiary and closely-held company, including in its business purpose the rendering of services related to: electronic monitoring, including sale, rent, installation, operation and maintenance; billing and collection of voice and data communication services; automated voice services, providing access to information and services through fixed telephones, mobiles or public telephones, using voice and text recognition and authentication; administration and exploration of service stores and other similar or related services, including administration of franchises; production of property items in connection with equipment, devices and telecommunications and IT networks in general, in addition to installation services already rendered; operation and maintenance of telephony, data and IT internal networks; value-added services, including services related to internet content, connection and access, technology services and all necessary support referring to worldwide computer network; installation, operation and maintenance of internet, intranet and extranet solutions; sale, rent and maintenance of telecommunications and IT equipment and devices in general.
 
   On March 1, 2006 the then subsidiary Santo Genovese Participações Ltda., after having merged into its subsidiary Atrium Telecomunicações Ltda., was acquired by A. Telecom S.A., ceasing to exist as a result of such operation. A. Telecom remained a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesp, and also began carrying out the activities formerly performed by Atrium.
 
   The Company believes that the acquisition of Santo Genovese by A.Telecom meets the interests of the shareholders, members and customers, and will allow the maximization of synergies through the unification of activities within a single company. It will also help rationalize the management, simplify the corporate and administrative structure and, at the same time, offer its customers more integrated services with strengthened commercial structure.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

1.      Operation and Background (Continued)
 
  d)      Telecommunication service providers and subsidiaries (Continued)
 
   Aliança Atlântica Holding B.V.
 
   This company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a 50-50 joint venture formed in 1997 between Telebrás and Portugal Telecom. With the spin-off of Telebrás in February 1998, Telebrás’ equity interest in Aliança Atlântica was transferred to the Company. Currently, 50% of Aliança Atlântica is owned by the Company and 50% by Telefónica S.A.
 
   Companhia AIX de Participações
 
   This company is engaged in both direct and indirect development of activities related to the construction, conclusion and operation of underground fiber optic networks. Currently, Telesp holds 50% interest in this company.
 
   Companhia ACT de Participações
 
   The business purpose is to participate in Refibra Consortium, render technical advisory services for preparation of projects for the conclusion of the Refibra Network, making the necessary studies to render them economically feasible, as well as monitoring of status of activities related to the Consortium. Currently, Telesp holds 50% interest in this company.
 
2.      Relevant Fact
 
  On March 9, 2006, the Boards of Directors of Telesp and Telefônica Data Brasil Holding Ltda. (TDBH), both under control of the Telefônica Group, approved the proposal that aims at a restructuring of the Multimedia Communication Services (“MCS”) of Telefônica Empresas S.A. and Telesp. The operation will have the following steps:
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

2.      Relevant Fact (Continued)
 
  a.      acquisition of TDBH by Telesp, whereby TDBH members will receive Telesp shares in accordance with the exchange ratio announced. With this operation, Telefônica Empresas S.A. will become a fully-owned subsidiary of Telesp. Telesp will succeed TDBH in all its rights and obligations; and,
 
  b.      split-off of Telefônica Empresas, with transfer of the MCS activities and assets to Telesp in the regions in which such services is already provided by Telesp.
 

This restructuring process will bring the following benefits to the Companies and their respective shareholders:

I.      Greater administrative, commercial, operational, fiscal and financial efficiency respecting data transmission activities developed by Telefônica Empresas, by A. Telecom, and by Telesp;
 
II.      Increased marketability of shares, principally for TDBH shareholders, but also for Telesp shareholders; and,
 
III.      Cost reduction with the concentration of activities from all companies within a single publicly-traded company, Telesp.
 

The Special General Meetings of the Companies were called to be held on April 28, 2006 for resolution of said restructuring proposal.

a.      Incorporation of TDBH by Telesp; and
b.      Partial split-off of Telefônica Empresas with transfer of the portion of the split shareholders’ equity to Telesp.
 

Because of the preliminary injunction obtained on a writ of prevention against TDBH with the 14th Civil Court of the Central Court of the Capital City of the São Paulo State by shareholders represented by Hedging-Griffo Corretora de Valores S.A., the General Meeting of TDBH was authorized by the Judicial Branch, however its effects are temporarily halted until the aforesaid decision is reconsidered by the Appellate Judge (Reporter) for Interlocutory Appeal 448.590 -4/3 being considered by the 10th Chamber of Private Law of the Court of Justice of the São Paulo State.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

2.      Relevant Fact (Continued)
 
  Full documentation of the operation is available to general public at the headquarters of the Companies and at the CVM site.
 
3.      Presentation of the Quartely Information
 
  The consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the subsidiary A. Telecom S.A. fully consolidated and of the jointly-owned subsidiaries Aliança Atlântica Holding B.V., Companhia AIX de Participações and Companhia ACT de Participações, which were proportionally consolidated in accordance with CVM Instruction No. 247/96.
 
  In consolidation, all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses resulting from intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
 
  Certain accounts were reclassified in the June 30, 2005 statement of income, to allow adequacy and consistency thereof with the current period. However, the amount of these reclassifications is not material in relation to the quarterly information, as such, they were not detailed herein.
 
4.      Summary of Principal Accounting Practices
 
  The June 30, 2006 quarterly information was prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, which comprise, among others, the rules applicable to public telecommunications service concessionaires as well as the accounting rules and procedures established by the Brazilian Securities Commission - CVM, consistent with the rules adopted to prepare the financial statements for the last financial year. Quarterly information shall be analyzed together with the referred to financial statements.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

5.    Cash and Cash Equivalent                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




 
    Cash and banks    11,843    58,151    15,025    63,067 
    Temporary cash investments    204,832    1,042,333    249,954    1,065,289 




 
    Total    216,675    1,100,484    264,979    1,128,356 




 
    Temporary cash investments are liquid investments restated based on the Interbank 
    Deposit Certificate (CDI) rate variation and are held with first-rated banks     
 
6.    Trade Accounts Receivable, Net                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




 
    Billed amounts    2,429,263    2,274,813    2,458,532    2,318,449 
    Unbilled amounts    1,202,815    1,162,962    1,201,961    1,162,953 




    Gross accounts receivable    3,632,078    3,437,775    3,660,493    3,481,402 
 
    Allowance for doubtful accounts    (595,259)    (584,177)    (604,875)    (594,620) 




 
    Total    3,036,819    2,853,598    3,055,618    2,886,782 




 
    Current    2,200,956    2,114,495    2,177,636    2,122,791 
    Past-due – 1 to 30 days    517,021    512,167    531,403    517,687 
    Past-due – 31 to 60 days    173,699    187,899    186,020    193,662 
    Past-due – 61 to 90 days    105,954    85,006    112,488    89,520 
    Past-due – 91 to 120 days    65,495    53,696    67,371    57,442 
    Past-due – more than 120 days    568,953    484,512    585,575    500,300 




    Total    3,632,078    3,437,775    3,660,493    3,481,402 





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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

7. Deferred and Recoverable Taxes                 
 
    Parent Company    Consolidated 


    Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




 
       Withholding taxes    63,314    46,667    64,128    47,261 
       Prepaid income tax    343,943    158,057    349,947    162,845 
       Prepaid social contribution tax    122,336    55,325    124,250    56,779 
 
       Deferred taxes    850,120    803,717    884,965    841,204 




         Tax loss carryforwards – Income tax    -    -    18,586    20,468 
         Tax loss carryforwards – Social                 
           contribution tax    -    -    6,692    7,369 
     Reserve for contingencies    387,123    344,577    387,208    344,660 
     Postretirement benefit plans    15,976    15,632    15,976    15,632 
Allowance for doubtful accounts    99,240    96,549    102,509    100,142 
Allowance for reduction of inventory                 
to market value    36,738    37,342    36,784    37,388 
     Income tax on other temporary                 
           differences    228,708    227,659    233,243    232,018 
     Social contribution tax on other                 
temporary differences    82,335    81,958    83,967    83,527 
 
       ICMS (state VAT) (*)    231,305    223,656    232,939    235,294 
       Other    17,888    6,768    26,252    19,116 




 
       Total    1,628,906    1,294,190    1,682,481    1,362,499 




 
       Current    1,136,574    841,973    1,164,808    882,384 
       Noncurrent    492,332    452,217    517,673    480,115 





(*)      Refers to tax credits derived from the purchase of fixed assets, available for offset in 48 months.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

7.     

Deferred and Recoverable Taxes (Continued)

Deferred income and social contribution taxes

 

Considering the existence of taxable income in the last five fiscal years and the expected generation of future taxable income discounted to present value based on a technical feasibility study, approved by the Board of Directors on November 21, 2005, as provided for in CVM Instruction No. 371/2002, the Company estimates the realization of the deferred taxes as of June 30, 2006 as follows:

Parent
Year    Company    Consolidated 



 
2006    161,996    166,220 
2007    233,512    237,771 
2008    173,128    174,174 
2009    102,116    102,129 
After 2010    179,368    204,671 


 
Total    850,120    884,965 



The recoverable amounts above are based on projections subject to changes in the future.

8.    Other Recoverable Taxes                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




 
    Advances to employees    15,823      5,279    16,593      5,509 
    Advances to suppliers    23,336    28,360    23,941    28,896 
    Other recoverable amounts    21,024    26,712    21,142    26,825 




 
    Total current    60,183   

60,351 

  61,676   

61,230 






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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

 

9.    Inventories                 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




 

 

 

Consumption materials 

 

90,365 

 

91,101 

 

90,374 

 

91,111 

 

 

Resale items 

 

83,234 

 

85,255 

 

83,606 

 

85,647 

 

 

Public telephone prepaid cards 

 

11,380 

 

10,884 

 

11,380 

 

10,884 

 

 

Scraps 

 

246 

 

450 

 

246 

 

450 

 

 

Allowance for reduction to recoverable value 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   and obsolescence 

 

(108,054) 

 

(109,829) 

 

(108,190) 

 

(109,965) 





 
    Total current    77,171    77,861    77,416    78,127 




 
    The allowance for reduction to recoverable value and obsolescence takes into  
    consideration timely analyses carried out by the Company.         
 
10.    Other Assets                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




 

 

 

Prepaid expenses 

 

100,241 

 

93,239 

 

100,186 

 

92,536 

 

 

Receivables from Barramar S.A. (*) 

 

- 

 

- 

 

68,310 

 

69,675 

 

 

Intercompany receivables - current 

 

48,703 

 

44,799 

 

37,217 

 

36,135 

 

 

Onlending of foreign currency loans 

 

26,478 

 

30,880 

 

1,476 

 

1,476 

 

 

Tax incentives, net of allowance 

 

411 

 

411 

 

411 

 

411 

 

 

Amounts linked to National Treasury 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities 

 

9,386 

 

8,792 

 

9,386 

 

8,792 

 

 

Receivables - sale of property/scraps 

 

24,629 

 

4,275 

 

24,629 

 

4,275 

 

 

Other assets 

 

17,032 

 

17,804 

 

18,706 

 

21,759 





 
    Total    226,880    200,200    260,321    235,059 




 
    Current    197,075    169,982    162,552    136,081 
    Noncurrent    29,805    30,218    97,769    98,978 





(*)      Refer to receivables from Barramar S.A., recorded by Companhia AIX de Participações, net of allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

 

11.  Escrow Deposit               
    Parent Company   Consolidated


    Jun/2006    Mar/2006      Jun/2006    Mar/2006




  Civil litigation  63,044   73,772   63,080   73,809
Tax litigation 298,825   342,498   299,201   342,869
  Labor claims    120,999   112,741   121,163   112,885
  Total noncurrent  482,868    529,011   483,444   529,563
   
 
 
 
12.  Investments               
    Parent Company    Consolidated 

 

 

Jun/2006 

 

Mar/2006 

 

         Jun/2006 

 

Mar/2006 





  Investments carried under the equity method  326,988    307,432    -    - 




   Aliança Atlântica Holding B.V.  58,338    52,861    -    - 
   A. Telecom S.A.  205,778    190,497    -    - 
   Companhia AIX de Participações  62,846    64,048    -    - 
   Companhia ACT de Participações  26    26    -    - 
  Negative and positive goodwill on acquisition of               
   investments  84,377    87,373    101,847    104,843 




   Negative goodwill on acquisition of shares – Companhia               
       AIX de Participações  (17,470)    (17,470)    -    - 
   Goodwill on acquisition – Santo Genovese Participações Ltda.  119,820    119,820    119,820    119,820 
   Amortization of goodwill – Santo Genovese Participações               
       Ltda.  (17,973)    (14,977)    (17,973)    (14,977) 
  Investments carried at cost  91,434    91,434    145,709    143,053 




   Portugal Telecom  75,362    75,362    129,637    126,981 
   Other companies  26,795    26,795    26,795    26,795 
   Other investments  3,360    3,360    3,360    3,360 
   Tax incentives  15,164    15,164    15,164    15,164 
   Valuation allowance  (29,247)    (29,247)    (29,247)    (29,247) 




  Total  502,799    486,239    247,556    247,896 





The negative goodwill on the acquisition of shares of Companhia AIX de Participações recorded by the Company was allocated to Deferred Income in the consolidated balance sheet, according to Article 26 of CVM Instruction No. 247/96.

 

The goodwill on the acquisition of control of Santo Genovese Participações Ltda. (parent company of Atrium Telecomunicações Ltda.), dated December 24, 2004, has been amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years, and is based on future profitability study.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

12.      Investments (Continued)
 
  Acquisition of Santo Genovese Participações Ltda. by A.Telecom S.A.
 
  On March 1, 2006 the Company approved the proposed acquisition of Santo Genovese by A.Telecom, kicking off the corporate reorganization process of its subsidiaries A.Telecom S.A. (former Assist Telefônica S.A), Santo Genovese Participações Ltda. and Atrium Telecomunicações Ltda., which entailed substitution of units of interest of Santo Genovese, held by Telesp, for shares issued by A.Telecom and fully attributed to the Company in lieu of the investment held in Santo Genovese.
 
  The merger of the net equity of Santo Genovese resulted in a capital increase in A. Telecom, of R$16,969.
   
  The main financial information of the subsidiaries, as of June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006, is as follows:
 

 

                           Jun/2006     
 


      Aliança        Companhia    Companhia 
      Atlântica    A. Telecom    AIX    ACT 
 



  Paid-up capital    110,725    270,969    460,929    1 
  Retained earnings (accumulated                 
   deficit)    5,950    (65,191)    (335,236)    50 
 



  Shareholders’ equity    116,675    205,778    125,693    51 
 



                   
  Shares (million)                 
  Number of subscribed and paid-up                 
     shares    88    407,154    298,562    1 
  Number of common shares owned    44    407,154    149,281    0,5 
  Ownership percentage    50%    100%    50%    50% 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

12.    Investments (Continued)                 
                             Mar/2006     



        Aliança        Companhia    Companhia 
        Atlântica    A. Telecom    AIX    ACT 




    Paid-up capital    105,309    270,969    460,929    1 
    Retained earnings (accumulated                 
     deficit)    412    (80,472)    (332,832)    51 




    Shareholders’ equity    105,721    190,497    128,097    52 




    Shares (million)                 
    Number of subscribed and paid-up                 
       shares    88    407,154    298,562    1 
    Number of common shares owned    44    407,154    149,281    0,5 
    Ownership percentage    50%    100%   

     50%

  50% 
             
    The Company’s equity in subsidiaries is as follows:         
                Jun/2006    Jun/2005 



       Aliança Atlântica            2,968    (13,726) 
       A. Telecom            25,820    (15,062) 
       Companhia AIX de Participações           

   (2,796) 

  (3,193) 
       Santo Genovese            3,602    (4,934) 
                     
       Total            29,594    (36,915) 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

13. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                     
 
 
            Parent Company             






            Jun/2006            Mar/2006     







    Annual                         
    depreciation        Accumulated         Net        Accumulated       Net 
    %    Cost    depreciation    book value    Cost    depreciation    book value 







 
 Property, plant and equipment        39,737,334    (28,546,002)    11,191,332    39,426,414    (27,919,057)    11,507,357 






     Switching and transmission equipment    12.50    16,037,751    (12,910,003)    3,127,748    15,952,247    (12,648,589)    3,303,658 
     Transmission equipment, overhead,                             
         underground and building cables,                             
         teleprinters, PABX, energy equipment                             
         and furniture    10.00    11,660,756    (8,705,938)    2,954,818    11,582,870    (8,548,134)    3,034,736 
     Transmission equipment - modems    20.00    617,634    (477,013)    140,621    593,031    (451,045)    141,986 
     Underground and undersea cables, poles                             
         and towers    5.00 a 6.67    397,542    (222,256)    175,286    395,744    (218,377)    177,367 
     Subscriber, public and booth equipment    12.50    1,999,327    (1,282,497)    716,830    1,973,991    (1,233,945)    740,046 
     IT equipment    20.00    511,691    (436,135)    75,556    509,381    (428,200)    81,181 
     Buildings and underground cables    4.00    6,459,314    (3,499,404)    2,959,910    6,438,583    (3,445,345)    2,993,238 
     Vehicles    20.00    59,264    (36,242)    23,022    56,565    (37,112)    19,453 
     Land    -    253,800    -    253,800    253,802    -    253,802 
     Other    10.00 to 20.00    1,740,255    (976,514)    763,741    1,670,200    (908,310)    761,890 
 
 Property, plant and equipment in progress    -    286,921    -    286,921    295,439    -    295,439 






 
 Total        40,024,255    (28,546,002)    11,478,253    39,721,853    (27,919,057)    11,802,796 






 Average annual depreciation rates - %        10.57            10,62         

 Assets fully depreciated        15,277,690            14,755,984         



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

   13. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Continued)                 
 
                Consolidated             







             Jun/2006             Mar/2006     







    Annual                         
    depreciation        Accumulated           Net        Accumulated       Net 
    %    Cost    depreciation    book value     Cost    depreciation    book value 







Property, plant and equipment        39,949,402    (28,630,576)    11,318,826    39,623,728    (27,995,852)    11,627,876 






 Switching and transmission equipment    12.50    16,042,170    (12,910,812)    3,131,358    15,956,553    (12,649,261)    3,307,292 
 Transmission equipment, overhead,                             
       underground and building cables,                             
       teleprinters, PABX, energy equipment                             
       and furniture    10.00    11,701,981    (8,711,020)    2,990,961    11,623,260    (8,552,093)    3,071,167 
 Transmission equipment - modems    20.00    617,634    (477,013)    140,621    593,106    (451,074)    142,032 
 Underground and undersea cables, poles                             
       and towers    5.00 a 6.67    411,318    (224,143)    187,175    409,520    (232,417)    177,103 
 Subscriber, public and booth equipment    12.50    2,033,385    (1,296,666)    736,719    1,996,307    (1,234,365)    761,942 
 IT equipment    20.00    519,129    (439,570)    79,559    516,666    (431,351)    85,315 
 Buildings and underground cables    4.00    6,459,364    (3,499,426)    2,959,938    6,438,634    (3,445,366)    2,993,268 
 Vehicles    20.00    59,563    (36,364)    23,199    56,940    (37,220)    19,720 
 Land    -    253,800    -    253,800    253,802    -    253,802 
 Other    10.00 to 20.00    1,851,058    (1,035,562)    815,496    1,778,940    (962,705)    816,235 
 
Property, plant and equipment in progress    -    287,648    -    287,648    296,183    -    296,183 






 
Total        40,237,050    (28,630,576)    11,606,474    39,919,911    (27,995,852)    11,924,059 






Average annual depreciation rates - %        10.62            10.67         

Assets fully depreciated        15,286,077            14,763,101         


 
14.    Deferred Charges                 
 
    Deferred charges as of June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006 are as follows: 
 
               Parent Company               Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 
 
     Pre-operating expenses   

9,298 

  12,087    14,361    17,389 




       Cost    55,788    55,788    65,279    65,279 
       Accumulated amortization    (46,490)    (43,701)    (50,918)    (47,890) 
 
     Goodwill on acquisition of the IP                 
           network    47,165    48,979    47,165    48,979 




       Cost    72,561    72,561    72,561    72,561 
       Accumulated amortization    (25,396)    (23,582)    (25,396)    (23,582) 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

14.    Deferred Charges (Continued)                 
 
        Parent Company               Consolidated 



        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 





    Other    -    -    6,790    7,118 




     Cost    -    -    12,059     12,059 
     Accumulated amortization    -    -    (5,269)     (4,941) 




    Total    56,463    61,066    68,316     73,486 




 

Parent Company’s pre-operating expenses refer to costs incurred in the pre-operating stage of long-distance services; amortization began in May 2002, over a period of 60 months.

The goodwill on acquisition of the IP network in December 2002 refers to the acquisition of the assets for the Switched IP and Speedy Link services of Telefônica Empresas S.A. The portion regarded as goodwill and recorded in deferred charges corresponds to the customer portfolio of the business. According to an appraisal report, the economic ground of the goodwill is the expected future profitability, for an amortization period of 120 months.

15.    Loans, Financing and Debentures                 
 
                   Consolidated            Balances as of Jun/2006     







            Annual                 
        Currency    interest rate %    Maturity    Current                   Long- term    Total 






    Mediocrédito    US$    1.75%    2014    6,882    45,568    52,450 
    Loans in foreign                         
    currency (*)            Until 2009    95,747    521,247    616,994 
            103.50% of                 
    Debentures    R$    CDI    Until 2007    17,476    1,500,000    1,517,476 



    Total                120,105    2,066,815    2,186,920 



 
               Consolidated            Balance as of Mar/2006     







            Annual                 
        Currency    interest rate %    Maturity    Current                   Long- term    Total 






 
    Mediocrédito    US$    1.75%    2014    6,678    45,738    52,416 
 
    Loans in local        6% + 3.75%                 
    currency    R$       spread    Until 2006    1,402    -    1,402 
    Loans in foreign                         
    currency            Until 2009    188,204    513,268    701,472 
    Debentures    R$    103.50% of CDI    Until 2007    21,070    1,500,000    1,521,070 



    Total                217,354    2,059,006    2,276,360 




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

15.     

Loans, Financing and Debentures (Continued)

(*) Breakdown of sundry foreign loans is as follows:

 
                    Balance as of 
Consolidated    Currency    Interest rate    Principal    Interest    Jun/2006 






 
Resolution 2770    USD    4.80%    270,852    15,767    286,619 
“Untied Loan” – JBIC    JPY    Libor + 1.25%    328,479    1,896    330,375 



Total            599,331    17,663    616,994 



 
                    Balance as of 
Consolidated    Currency    Interest rate    Principal    Interest    Mar/2006 






 
Resolution 2770    USD    5.70%    87,108    8,776    95,884 
Resolution 2770    USD    4.80%    271,866    12,528    284,394 
“Untied Loan” – JBIC    JPY    Libor + 1.25%    320,423    771    321,194 



Total            679,397    22,075    701,472 



Loans and financing with Mediocrédito are guaranteed by the Federal Government.

The loan from Japan Bank for International Cooperation - JBIC includes restrictive covenants related to the maintenance of certain financial indices, which to date have been met.

Long-term debt maturities (Consolidated)

  Year    Amount 
 

 
  2007    1,550,180 
  2008    386,980 
  2009    100,361 
  2010    6,510 
  Thereafter    22,784 
 
 
  Total    2,066,815 
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

 

15.      Loans, Financing and Debentures (Continued)
 
  Debentures
 
  On September 3, 2004, the Company announced a Securities Distribution Program (“Program”) and, under the Program, the first issue of Telesp debentures (“Offering”).
 
  The Program amounts to R$3.0 billion for a period of two years from the filing with the CVM, and contemplates the issuance of simple nonconvertible debentures, unsecured or subordinated, and/or promissory notes.
 
  The Offering consisted of the issue of 150,000 simple nonconvertible unsecured debentures, with a face value of R$10, in the total amount of R$1,500,000, of a single series, maturing on September 1, 2010 (six years). The debentures bear interest with quarterly payments, equivalent to 103.5% of the DI (interbank deposit) average daily rate calculated and published by the CETIP (Clearing House for the Custody and Financial Settlement of Securities).
 
  The adjustment to the interest rate of debentures is estimated for September 1, 2007. On a conservative basis, the Company included, in the consolidated schedule of long- term debt maturities shown above, the principal of the debentures in the year 2007, date of the adjustment of interest rates.
 
16.      Taxes Payable
 
    Parent Company    Consolidated 


    Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




Taxes on income                 
 Income tax    431,253    224,838    437,177    226,033 
 Social contribution tax    155,482    80,982    157,622    81,416 
 
Deferred taxes                 
 Income tax    61,059    72,529    61,059    72,529 
 Social contribution tax    21,980    26,109    21,980    26,109 
 
Indirect taxes                 
 ICMS (state VAT)    656,952    640,438    665,004    657,388 
 PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenue)    65,766    69,251    70,924    74,663 
 Other    54,768    48,733    59,939    51,587 




Total    1,447,260    1,162,880    1,473,705    1,189,725 




Current    1,425,925    1,140,864    1,452,370    1,167,709 
Noncurrent    21,335    22,016    21,335    22,016 




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

17.     Payroll and Related Charges                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006     Jun/2006    Mar/2006 

 

 

     Salaries and fees 

 

19,983 

 

17,595 

 

19,982 

 

17,637 

         Payroll charges    85,480    68,281    90,396    71,640 
         Accrued benefits    4,201    3,553    4,217    3,569 
         Employee profit sharing    47,647    29,057    48,603    29,876 




     Total    157,311    118,486    163,198    122,722 




 
18.     Consignments on Behalf of Third Parties             
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006     Jun/2006    Mar/2006 

 

 

 Collateral for deposits 

 

1,857 

 

1,857 

 

1,857 

 

1,857 

     Amounts charged to users    109,614    115,976    96,012    100,445 
     Retentions    65,890    68,417    67,314    69,585 
     Other consignments    1,028    1,316    1,028    1,316 




    Total    178,389    187,566    166,211    173,203 




 
19.     Dividends and Interest on Shareholders’ Equity         
 
            Company/Consolidated     
 
            Jun/2006    Mar/2006     

 

 

         Interest on Shareholders´ Equity 

 

 

 

158,322 

 

474,162 

 

 

 

                     Telefônica Internacional S.A.        2,792    216,403     
                     SP Telecomunicações Holding Ltda.        -    67,342     
                     Telefônica Data do Brasil Ltda        3,711    -     
               Minority shareholders        151,819    190,417     
 
             Dividends        461,293    427,064     
 

                     Telefónica Internacional S.A.        13,247    -     
                     Telefônica Data do Brasil Ltda.        17,610    -     
                     Minority shareholders        430,436    427,064     
 

             Total        619,615    901,226     
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

19.      Dividends and Interest on Shareholders’ Equity (Continued)
 
  The major part of the interest on shareholders´ equity and dividends payable to minority shareholders refer to declared but unclaimed amounts.
 
  Dividends and Interest on Shareholders´ Equity attributed to shareholders of TDBH (Telefónica Internacional S.A., Telefônica Data do Brasil Ltda. and minority shareholders) will be temporarily provisioned in the books of the Company and will not be paid until a decision in relation to suspension of TDBH merger is handed down by the Judiciary Branch and as long as this decision takes place within no longer than 180 days, as from May 23, 2006. In view of this:
 
  (a)      If merger is approved within no longer than 180 days as from May 23, 2006, the shareholders of TDBH (future shareholders of Telesp), will be informed of the date for the payment of the amounts provisioned.
 
  (b)      If Judiciary Branch decision is against the merger or if such decision is not handed down, the amount of interest on shareholders´ equity and dividends provisioned will be attributed to the Company’s shares.
 
  (c)      Such dividends and interest on shareholders´ equity shall be attributed to holders of common and preferred shares of TDBH or TELESP as of base date to be communicated to market through a notice to shareholders to be timely published.
 
20.      Provisions for Contingencies
 
  The Company, as an entity and also as the successor to the merged companies, and its subsidiaries are involved in labor, tax and civil lawsuits filed with different courts. The Company’s management, based on the opinion of its legal counsel, recognized reserves for those cases in which an unfavorable outcome is considered probable. The table below shows the composition of the provision by nature of the claims and the evolution in the second quarter of 2006:
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20. Provisions for Contingencies (Continued)             
        Nature         



Consolidated       

  Labor     Tax    Civil    Total 





           Balances at 03/31/2006    375,914    613,561    63,749    1,053,224 
               Additions    16,635    4,551    38,361    59,547 
               Write-offs   

(20,850) 

 

   (19,985) 

  (2,726)    (43,561) 
               Monetary restatement    20,107    6,767    64,817    91,691 




           Balances at 06/30/2006    391,806    604,894    164,201    1,160,901 




           Current    31,401    23,212    16,555    71,168 
           Noncurrent    360,405    581,682    147,646    1,089,733 




20.1. Labor Contingencies 

               

The Company has various labor contingencies and recorded a provision of R$391,806, consolidated, to cover probable losses. The amounts involved and respective degrees of risk are as follows:

          Amount Involved

    Risk    Telesp    A. Telecom    Total 





 
Probable        391,572    234    391,806 
Possible        108,942    -    108,942 
Remote        2,006,617    5,877    2,012,494 



 
Total        2,507,131    6,111    2,513,242 




These contingencies involve a number of lawsuits, mainly related to salary differences, salary equalization, overtime, employment relationship with employees of outsourced companies and hazardous duty premium, among others.

None of these contingencies recorded is higher than 1% of the total amount recorded.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20.2. Tax Contingencies             
 
   

Amount involved 


                                           Risk    Telesp    A. Telecom    Total 




 
               Remote    604,894    -    604,894 
               Possible    2,490,457    9,881    2,500,338 
               Probable    2,251,101    1,287    2,252,388 



 
               Total    5,346,452    11,168    5,357,620 



Based on the assessment of the Company’s legal counsel and management, a reserve for tax contingencies was recorded for the claims considered as probable risk amounting to R$604,894 as of June 30, 2006. The principal tax contingencies, assessed as remote, possible and probable risk, are as follows:

Claims by the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) referring to:

a)      Legal proceedings for the collection of Workers’ Compensation Insurance (SAT) and joint liability of the Company for payment of social security contributions allegedly not made by contractors, considered a possible risk, in the amount of R$280,254. Based on a partially unfavorable court decision, management decided to provide for R$101,355 relating to the portion of the total amount for which the likelihood of loss is probable.
 
b)      Discussion regarding social security contribution on certain amounts paid for compensation of salary losses resulting from economic plans (“Plano Verão” and “Plano Bresser”), in the approximate amount of R$134,388 for which an unfavorable outcome is considered possible. Based on higher court decisions and an unfavorable court decision in a similar case involving another company of the group, the Company’s management decided to provide for R$93,420 to cover potential losses, despite the legal counsel’s classification of possible risk.
 
c)      Notification demanding social security contributions, SAT and amounts for third parties (National Institute for Agrarian Reform and Settlement (INCRA) and Brazilian Mini and Small Business Support Agency (SEBRAE)) on the payment of various salary amounts for the period from January 1999 to December 2000, in the total amount of approximately R$56,393, considered a possible risk. These lawsuits are awaiting trial court decision and at the last administrative stage, respectively. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20.2.      Tax Contingencies (Continued)
 
  d)      Notification demanding social security contributions for joint liability in 1993, in the amount of approximately R$183,516, for which the risk is considered possible.
 
   This proceeding is at the second administrative stage. No provision was made based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  e)      Legal proceedings imposing fines of R$161,982 for payment of dividends when the Company had allegedly a debt to the INSS, for which the likelihood of loss is assessed as possible. This proceeding is at the second administrative stage. No provision was made based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  f)      On December 20, 2005 notices were served concerning the period from May 1995 to December 1998 requiring the payment of social security contributions by means of arbitration of the tax base and considering the existence of joint liability between the Company and the service providers in general and those related to civil construction. The amount of R$231,127, which refers to the use of inadequate criteria for calculation of the arbitrated tax base, and of R$ 174,294, corresponding to the wrong definition of civil construction for arbitration, as will be shown by means of technical reports requested to Engineering Institutes, were assessed as remote risk of loss by the legal counsel. The amount of R$772,320 is classified as possible risk of loss in view of the legal arguments that support the procedure adopted by the Company and not consider the joint liability. The process is at the first lower court. No provision was made based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  g)      On December 20, 2005, notices were served concerning the period from January 1995 to December 1998, requiring the payment of social security contributions on amounts paid for Labor Claims of CETERP and CTBC, using the provision recorded in the Company’s balance sheet as calculation base. As per legal counsel, the risk is classified as possible in view of the lack of legal grounds for arbitration of the contributions based on accounting provision. An administrative defense was presented, and the amount totals R$5,200. No provision was made based on the risk classification of this matter
 
   Claims by the Finance Secretary of the State of São Paulo, referring to:
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20.2.      Tax Contingencies (Continued)
 
  h)      Tax assessments on October 31 and December 13, 2001, related to ICMS (state VAT) allegedly due on international long-distance calls, amounting to approximately R$19,982 for November and December 1996 and amounting to R$149,145 from January 1997 to March 1998, at the second administrative stage, assessed as possible risk, and R$183,182 for the period from April 1998 to December 1999, at the second administrative stage, assessed as remote risk. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of these matters.
 
  i)      Tax assessment on February 29, 2000 demanding payment of the ICMS allegedly due on cell phone activation tariff in the period from January 1995 to December 1997, plus fines and interest, amounting to approximately R$ 286,224 assessed as remote risk. The claim is at the 1st administrative stage. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  j)      Tax assessment on July 2, 2001 demanding the difference in ICMS paid without late-payment fine, amounting to R$5,991, assessed as possible risk. The claim is awaiting appellate court decision. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  k)      Tax assessment notice related to the untimely used credits in the period from January to April 2002, in the amount of R$30,689, for which the risk is considered possible. The claim is at the 2nd administrative stage. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  l)      Tax assessment notice related to the use of ICMS credits on acquisition of consumption materials, in the amount of R$11,125, for which the risk is considered probable. The claim is at the 2nd administrative stage. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  m)     

Tax assessment notices related to the non-reversal of ICMS credits in proportion to tax-exempt and non-taxed sales and services in the period from January 1999 to June 2000 and July 2000 to December 2003, in addition to an ICMS credit unduly taken in March 1999. The total amount involved is R$107,421. The risk is considered possible by legal counsel. The claim is at the 2nd administrative stage. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20.2.      Tax Contingencies (Continued)
 
  n)      Notifications of around R$8,134 regarding the former Ceterp’s loss of the ICMS tax benefit established by State Decree No. 48237/03, due to underpayment for an error in the calculation of the debt, assessed as possible risk. The claim is at the 2nd administrative stage. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  o)      Tax collection lawsuits demanding about R$4,475 of ICMS differences for the period from May 1999 to June 2003. The Company is gathering the documents to prove that the amounts have been effectively paid. Guarantee is being provided and defense is being prepared for presentation in the lower court. The risk is assessed as possible, so that, no provision was recorded.
 
  Litigation at the Federal and Municipal Levels:
 
  p)      The Company filed a lawsuit challenging the increase of the COFINS and PIS (taxes on revenue) tax basis (COFINS until February 2004 tax basis and PIS until November 2002 tax basis), requiring inclusion of financial and securitization income and exchange gains, instead of only operating revenues. Despite the injunction obtained suspending the change in the calculation method and the risk assessed as possible, the Company recognized a provision of R$272,023, in case it receives an unfavorable judgment.
 
  q)      FINSOCIAL, currently COFINS, was a tax on gross operating revenues, originally established at a rate of 0.5% and gradually and subsequently raised to 2.0%. Such rate increases were judicially challenged with success by several companies, which resulted in tax credits from overpayments. These credits were offset by CTBC (company merged into the Company in November 1999) against current amounts of COFINS due. Claiming that those offsets made by CTBC were improper, the Federal Government made an assessment in the amount of R$16,578, considered a possible loss. The claim is at the higher court. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20.2.      Tax Contingencies (Continued)
 
  r)      Litigation contesting the levy of corporate income tax, social contribution tax, PASEP and COFINS on telecommunications services of Centrais Telefônicas de Ribeirão Preto S.A. - CETERP, merged in November 2000, based on paragraph 3 of Article 155 of the Federal Constitution, according to which, with the exception of ICMS (state VAT) and taxes on exports and imports, no other taxation applies to services. The Company assesses this case as probable loss and has recorded a reserve of R$52,591. The claim is in the higher court.
 
  s)      Lawsuit seeking a court decision declaring the nonexistence of a legal tax relationship between Telesp and the Federal Government, the defendant, which would require the Company to pay the Social Contribution for Intervention in the Economic Order (CIDE) on remittances to be made based on contracts with foreign residents, since the unconstitutionality of said tax is clear. The lawsuit also seeks offset against other taxes payable, in the amount of R$2,190, monetarily restated, related to the CIDE payment made in March 2002. The Company made an escrow deposit of R$2,178 related to the remittance made on October 18, 2002. Despite the risk considered to be possible, the Company recognized a reserve for the unpaid amounts, in the amount of R$13,736. The claim is at the lower court.
 
  t)      Tax collection claim demanding differences regarding income tax, based on DCTF’s (Declaration of Federal Tax Credits and Debits) for the first half of 1999, amounting to approximately R$5,226, assessed as possible risk. These claims are at the 1st administrative stage and no provision was recorded based on the risk classification.
 
  u)      At the municipal level, the Company has contingencies related to the IPTU (municipal real property tax), ISS (municipal service tax), fine and interest in the amount of R$1,012, which have all been accrued due to the existence of favorable and unfavorable decisions regarding this matter.
 
  v)      The Municipal Government of São Paulo assessed the Company, alleging differences in the payment of the ISS (municipal service tax), a fine of 20% not paid, in the amount of R$18,746. No reserve has been recorded for this contingency, since the attorneys responsible for this case assessed the risk as possible. The claim is at the lower court.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20.2.      Tax Contingencies (Continued)
 
  w)      On December 15, 2005, ANATEL issued Pronouncement No. 1 (subsequently renumbered to Pronouncement No. 7), whereby it confirmed the understanding that interconnection expenses are not excluded from FUST, thus changing the previous position which provided for such exclusion. The Pronouncement is applied retroactively to January 2001. Thus, through ABRAFIX (Brazilian Association of Fixed Telephony Companies), on January 9, 2006, the Company filed for a writ of mandamus with a view to ensuring the possibility of excluding interconnection expenses from the FUST calculation base. The proceeding is at trial court, and on April 10, 2006, a decision was issued whereby retroactive application of the Pronouncement was denied. The contingency risk was assessed as possible by the Company´s legal advisors. The amount involved in the period from January 2001 through November 2005 totals R$115,195. No provision was recorded based on the risk classification of this matter.
 
  There are other contingencies that have also been accrued, in the amount of R$59,632, for which the risk is assessed by management as probable.
 
20.3.      Civil Contingencies
 
        Amount Involved         



Risk               Telesp    A. Telecom           Total     




 
Probable    164,186    15    164,201     
Possible    754,303    147    754,450     
Remote    746,588    11,419    758,007     



 
Total    1,665,077    11,581    1,676,658     



These contingencies assessed as possible risk involve various matters: unacknowledged title to telephone line, indemnity for material and personal damages, and other, in the amount of approximately R$334,341.

In addition, we describe below the most relevant civil contingencies, including their risk assessment:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

20.3.      Civil Contingencies (Continued)
 
  -      The Company is involved in civil class actions related to the Community Telephone Plan (PCT), where the telephone expansion plan buyers who did not receive shares in return for their financial investments seek an indemnity, in the municipalities of Diadema, São Caetano do Sul, São Bernardo do Campo and Ribeirão Pires, involving a total amount of approximately R$288,227. The risks involved were assessed as possible by legal counsel. The claims are at appellate court level.
 
  -      Class action moved by the Association of the Participants of the Sistel in the State of São Paulo - ASTEL against the Company, Fundação Sistel de Seguridade Social and others, questioning subjects related to the Plan of Medical Assistance for Retirees - PAMA, considering in synthesis: (i) prohibition of the collection of contribution of the retirees included in the PAMA; (ii) the registration in the PAMA of the retirees and assisted people whose registrations were suspended for insolvency; (iii) reevaluation of the economic necessities of the PAMA; (iv) restoration of the basis of incidence of the contributions on the total and gross amount of the payroll of all the employees of the company; (v) reaccreditation of all the hospitals, clinics, laboratories and doctors disaccredited by Sistel and (vi) review of the accounting distribution of shareholders´ equity. Company Management, based on the opinion of its legal counsel, assessed this suit as a possible risk, and the respective amount involved is estimated to be R$131,882. Based on the risk classification, no provision was recorded.
 
  -      On June 9, 2000, WCR do Brasil Serviços Ltda. filed a collection suit against the Company, in which it claims the supposed difference between amounts received by Telesp related to use of the “0900 Service” and the amounts which were transferred to WCR. The updated amount claimed in the suit is R$94,707. On October 1, 2004, a ruling was handed down by the 13th Civil Court of São Paulo - Capital, considering the suit to be groundful. On December 14, 2004, an appeal was lodged against this ruling, which was distributed to the 26th Panel of Judges of the Capital. On May 26, 2006, a ruling was handed down on the appeal considering it to be partially groundful, maintaining the text of the decision. The Company filed an appeal requesting clarification of decision, which is pending judgment. This case involves a probable unfavorable outcome, as such, a provision was set up.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

21.    Other Liabilities                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Mar/2006    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 




    Provision for post-retirement benefit plans                 
         (Note 32)    46,988    45,976    46,988    45,976 
    Advances from customers    68,104    62,766    68,104    62,766 
    Amounts to be refunded to subscribers    51,001    51,393    45,972    49,636 
    Accounts payable – sale of share fractions after                 
         the reverse split process    99,230    99,468    99,230    99,468 
    Concession renewal fee (a)    61,991    30,775    61,991    30,775 
    Other    35,410    37,502    52,647    48,558 




 
    Total    362,724    327,880    374,932    337,179 




 
    Current    287,548    249,907    297,109    256,645 
    Noncurrent    75,176    77,973    77,823    80,534 





(*)      Beginning 2006, the liabilities under the Concession Agreement mentioned in Note 1.c. have been recognized.
 
22.    Shareholder’s Equity         
             
    Capital         
    Capital as of June 30 and March 31, 2006 is R$5,978,074. Subscribed and paid-up 
    capital is represented by shares without par value, as follows:     
             
        Jun/2006    Mar/2006 


    Common shares    164,061,698    164,061,698 
    Preferred shares    327,968,193    327,968,193 


    Total shares    492,029,891    492,029,891 


    Book value per share – R$    20.54    21.93 



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

22.      Shareholder’s Equity (Continued)
 
  Capital (Continued)
 
  As described in Note 2, if the final judiciary branch decision is in favor of merger of TDBH into the Company, Telesp capital will be increased to R$6,575,198, divided into 168,819,870 common shares and 337,417,402 preferred shares.
 
  Preferred shares are nonvoting but have priority in the reimbursement of capital and are entitled to dividends 10% higher than those paid on common shares, as per article 7 of the Company’s bylaws and clause II, paragraph 1, article 17, of Law No. 6404/76, with wording of Law No. 10303/01.
 
  At the Special General Meeting held on March 9, 2006, the shareholders approved, by unanimous voting, the cancellation of 1,562,387 (one million, five hundred and sixty- two thousands, three hundred and eighty-seven) treasury shares issued by the Company, namely, 1,258,508 (one million, two hundred fifty-eight thousands, five hundreds and eight) common shares and 303,879 (three hundred and three thousands, eight hundred and seventy-nine) preferred shares, resulting from the share reverse split process occurred in Telesp in 2005, which were purchased by the Company in an auction held at the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) on July 15, 2005.
 
  Dividends and interest on shareholders´ equity
 
  On May 24, 2006, the Company published a notice disclosing interim dividends and interest on shareholders´ equity for 2006, decided by the Board of Directors meeting held on May 23, 2006, ad referendum of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of 2006, as well as the payment on interest on shareholders´ equity for 2005, recorded on December 12, 2005:
 
  a)      Interim dividends – financial year 2006
 
   The Company recorded interim dividends of R$1,169,604, as described in items “a.1” and “a.2” below, which evidence proportional allocation of the amount to shares of Telesp and TDBH. Such dividends are based on retained earnings presented in the last annual balance sheet and profits of the March 31, 2006 balance sheet, in accordance with article 28 of Telesp’s bylaws and articles 204 and 205 of Law No. 6404/76. As provided by sole paragraph of article 28 of the bylaws, said dividends will be included in the minimum compulsory dividend for 2006, ad referendum of the General Shareholders’ Meeting approving 2006 accounts.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

22.      Shareholder’s Equity (Continued)
 
Dividends and interest on shareholders´ equity (Continued)  
 
a.1) Telesp shares
     
Statement of Interim Dividends of R$1,136,784, as under:     
                             Type of share    Common    Preferred (*) 



Amount per share – R$    2.166017    2.382619 

(*)10% higher than that attributed to each common share, according to article 7 of the Company’s bylaws.

These dividends were attributed to shareholders having common and preferred shares of record on May 23, 2006. After this date, shares were considered ex-dividend. These dividends were paid as from June 26, 2006.

a.2) TDBH shares

Interim dividends of R$32,820, attributable to Telesp shares that will be issued upon merger with TDBH, will be temporarily provisioned in the books of Telesp and will not be paid until a decision on suspension of merger with TDBH is handed down. See (Notes 2 and 19).

b)      Interest on Shareholders´ Equity – financial year 2006
 
  The Company posted interest on shareholders´ equity related to 2006, in accordance with article 9 of Law No. 9249/95 and Resolution No. 207/96 of the Brazilian Securities Commission – CVM, in the amount of R$290,000, with withholding income tax retention at 15%, resulting in net interest on shareholders´ equity of R$ 246,500, as described in items “b.1” and “b.2” below, which evidence proportional allocation of the above amount to shares of the Company and TDBH, as provided by sole paragraph of article 29 of its bylaws. Such interest on shareholders´ equity may be included in the minimum compulsory dividends for 2006.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

22.      Shareholder’s Equity (Continued)
 
  Dividends and interest on shareholders´ equity (Continued)
  b) Interest on Shareholders’ Equity – financial year 2006 (Continued)
  b.1) Telesp shares
 

Statement of interest on shareholders’ equity of R$281,862, with withholding income tax retention at 15%, resulting in net interest on shareholders’ equity of R$239,582, as under:

    Tax Immune or Exempt    Withholding    Legal Entities and 
Amount per share    Entities (Gross    Income Tax    Individuals 
(R$)    Amount)    (15%)    (Net amount) 




 
Common shares    0.537057    0.080558    0.456499 
Preferred shares (*)    0.590763    0.088614    0.502149 

(*)10% higher than that attributed to each common share, according to article 7 of the Company’s bylaws.

Payment of such interest started as from June 26, 2006. The corresponding credit was posted to the Company’s accounting records on May 23, 2006, to each individual shareholder, based on the shareholding structure as of May 23, 2006. As from May 24, 2006, the shares were considered “ex-interest on shareholders´ equity”. Income tax immune or exempt shareholders received their credits for the gross amount, as per ruling legislation, by proving such condition, according to the notice to shareholders published on May 24, 2006.

b.2) TDBH shares

Interest on Shareholders’ Equity of R$8,138, with withholding income tax retention at 15%, resulting in net interest on shareholders’ equity of R$6,917, attributed to shares of Telesp to be issued upon merger with TDBH. This shall be temporarily provisioned in Telesp books and not paid until a decision on the suspension of merger with TDBH is handed down. See Notes 2 and 19.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

22.      Shareholder’s Equity (Continued)
 
  Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity (Continued)
  c) Payment of interest on shareholders’ equity – financial year 2005
 

The Company’s Board of Directors’ Meeting held on May 23, 2006 approved beginning of payment of interest on shareholders´ equity recorded on December 12, 2005 as from May 26, 2006, and attributed to shareholders with common and preferred shares of record as of December 30, 2005, according to the Notice to Shareholders published on December 13, 2005, in the amount of R$ 380,000, with withholding income tax retention at 15%, resulting in net interest on shareholders´ equity of R$ 323,000, as under.

    Tax Immune or Exempt    Withholding    Legal Entities and 
Amount per share    Entities    Income Tax    Individuals 
(R$)    (Gross Amount)    (15%)    (Net amount) 




 
Common shares    0.724048    0.108607    0.615441 
Preferred shares (*)    0.796453    0.119468    0.676985 

(*)10% higher than that attributed to each common share, according to article 7 of the Company’s bylaws.

The net amount of interest on shareholders´ equity was included in the amount of compulsory dividends related to the year in which they were recorded, on the terms of article 9 of Law No. 9249/95 and item V of CVM Resolution No. 207/96.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

23.    Net Operating Revenue                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




 
    Subscription (i)    2,830,795    2,756,575    2,830,795    2,756,203 
    Activation    56,410    41,425    56,410    41,425 
    Local service    1,555,227    1,511,336    1,591,801    1,511,336 
 
    Domestic long distance (i)    1,494,682    1,572,388    1,528,249    1,566,142 




    Intraregional    1,019,952    1,160,940    1,038,855    1,084,211 
    Interregional    474,730    411,448    489,394    481,931 
 
    International long distance    81,955    65,750    81,995    71,996 
    Network (i)    2,163,171    2,025,558    2,203,178    2,025,558 
    Use of network    271,980    381,248    271,980    381,248 
    Public telephones (i)    259,581    210,247    259,581    210,247 
    Business communication (i)    791,947    607,537    783,953    603,498 
    Assignment of means (i)    199,831    195,525    199,831    195,525 
    Other (i)    288,990    275,570    397,972    407,445 




 
    Gross operating revenue    9,994,569    9,643,159    10,205,745    9,770,623 
 
    Taxes on gross revenue    (2,657,866)    (2,540,000)    (2,728,507)    (2,584,730) 




    ICMS (state VAT)    (2,271,047)    (2,168,181)    (2,321,252)    (2,198,366) 
    PIS and COFINS (taxes on revenue)    (372,912)    (359,038)    (389,863)    (371,547) 
    ISS (municipal service tax)    (13,907)    (12,781)    (17,392)    (14,775) 
    IPI (Federal VAT)    -    -    -    (42) 
 
    Discounts    (250,977)    (264,130)    (252,036)    (267,865) 




 
    Net operating revenue    7,085,726    6,839,029    7,225,202    6,918,028 





(i)     

For the better presentation of Operating Revenue to the market and regulatory agency, ANATEL, the Company made reclassifications to the amounts as of June 2005. The main reclassifications were made to the captions “Intraregional and Interregional”, “Network”, “Public telephones”, “Business communication”, “Assignment of means” and “Others”.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

23.      Net Operating Revenue (Continued)
 
  Occurrence of tariff adjustments affecting recorded revenue
 
  On June 30, 2005, through Acts No. 51300 and 51301, ANATEL approved tariff adjustment percentages for fixed-switch telephone service (STFC), based on the criteria established in the local and domestic long-distance concession contracts, effective July 3, 2005. Average increases were as follows:
 
 

Local: 7.27%

Long distance: 2.94%

Network usage fee for local interconnection (TU-RL): (13.32%)

Network usage fee for long distance interconnection (TU-RIU): 2.94%

 
24.      Cost of Services Provided
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




    Depreciation and amortization    (1,160,167)    (1,199,366)    (1,169,674)    (1,207,217) 
    Personnel    (111,581)    (100,440)    (117,448)    (103,596) 
    Materials    (18,013)    (26,227)    (18,287)    (26,538) 
    Network interconnection    (1,782,221)    (1,737,199)    (1,791,603)    (1,743,480) 
    Outside services    (574,828)    (558,535)    (592,923)    (574,138) 
    Other    (180,349)    (128,890)    (184,007)    (133,140) 




    Total    (3,827,159)    (3,750,657)    (3,873,942)    (3,788,109) 




 
25.    Selling Expenses                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




    Depreciation and amortization    (6,419)    (3,757)    (7,095)    (3,757) 
    Personnel    (133,866)    (110,454)    (138,690)    (113,978) 
    Materials    (42,741)    (32,024)    (42,816)    (32,090) 
    Outside services (i)    (504,115)    (492,496)    (523,366)    (525,583) 
    Allowance for doubtful accounts    (211,604)    (188,627)    (216,852)    (192,257) 
    Other    (25,070)    (21,996)    (25,990)    (22,060) 




    Total    (923,815)    (849,354)    (954,809)    (889,725) 




 
(i)      The commissions paid to Telefônica Empresas S.A. that were being recorded under the caption “Other Operating Income (Expenses), Net”, started to be included as selling expenses and the amount related to June 2005 was reclassified for better presentation of the information

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

26.    General and Administrative Expenses             
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




 
    Depreciation and amortization    (131,955)    (126,211)    (138,017)    (132,967) 
    Personnel    (88,001)    (67,768)    (95,092)    (76,735) 
    Materials    (5,356)    (5,125)    (5,564)    (5,324) 
    Outside services    (183,702)    (187,555)    (189,747)    (195,182) 
    Other    (7,539)    (17,642)    (9,067)    (18,291) 




 
    Total    (416,553)    (404,301)    (437,487)    (428,499) 




 
27.    Financial Expenses, Net                 
 
        Parent Company    Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




    Financial income    352,466    308,281    352,498    312,073 




    Income from temporary cash                 
     investments    79,066    25,034    80,800    28,468 
     Gains on derivative transactions    157,793    38,073    157,793    38,073 
     Interest    28,203    37,742    26,138    35,044 
     Monetary/exchange variations    84,732    204,394    84,735    207,122 
     Other    2,672    3,038    3,032    3,366 
 
    Financial expenses    (853,956)    (890,215)    (856,144)    (898,836) 




     Interest on shareholders´ equity    (290,000)    (359,000)    (290,000)    (359,000) 
     Interest    (256,285)    (192,425)    (257,626)    (196,425) 
     Losses on derivative transactions    (257,858)    (293,891)    (257,858)    (297,652) 
     Expenses on financial transactions    (36,810)    (40,288)    (37,642)    (41,068) 
     Monetary/exchange variations    (13,003)    (4,611)    (13,018)    (4,691) 




    Total    (501,490)    (581,934)    (503,646)    (586,763) 





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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

28.    Other Operating Expenses, Net                 
               Parent Company               Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




     Income    279,527    205,985    285,140    207,436 




         Technical and administrative services    28,194    18,488    26,425    17,089 
         Income from supplies    41,141    27,257    41,141    27,257 
         Dividends    10,999    10,350    13,976    12,806 
         Fines on telecommunication services    57,048    55,993    57,048    55,993 
         Recovered expenses    81,276    40,207    84,661    40,261 
         Reversal of reserve for contingencies    19,516    21,302    19,469    21,311 
         Rental of shared infrastructure    26,705    25,329    26,705    25,329 
         Other    14,648    7,059    15,715    7,390 
 
     Expenses    (234,367)    (225,310)    (236,863)    (227,536) 




         Write-offs and adjustments to realizable value of supplies       (2,167)    (4,797)       (2,167)    (4,799) 
         Goodwill amortization – Ceterp and Santo Genovese       (5,916)    (22,012)       (5,916)    (22,012) 
         Donations and sponsorships       (4,637)    (2,609)       (4,637)    (2,640) 
         Taxes (except for income and social contribution taxes)    (126,109)    (107,519)    (125,721)    (107,772) 
         Reserve for contingencies    (79,177)    (52,797)    (79,184)    (52,839) 
         Other    (16,361)    (35,576)    (19,238)    (37,474) 




     Total    45,160    (19,325)    48,277    (20,100) 




The commissions paid to Telefônica Empresas S.A. that were being recorded under the caption “Other Operating Income (Expenses), Net”, started to be included as selling expenses and the amount related to June 2005 was reclassified for better presentation of the information.

29.    Non Operating Income, Net                 
             Parent Company             Consolidated 


        Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




    Income    20,489    38,946    20,735    39,350 




    Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and                 
     investments    5,051    15,494    5,035    15,543 
    Unidentified revenue    12,171    18,014    12,189    18,043 
    Other    3,267    5,438    3,511    5,764 
 
    Expenses    (13,864)    (10,225)    (13,915)    (10,242) 




    Cost of sale of property, plant and equipment and                 
     investments    (13,864)    (10,206)    (13,915)    (10,223) 
    Other    -    (19)    -    (19) 




    Total    6,625    28,721    6,820    29,108 




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

30. Income and Social Contribution Taxes

The Company recognizes income and social contribution taxes monthly on accrual basis and pays the taxes on an estimated basis, in accordance with the trial balance for suspension or reduction. The taxes calculated on income as of the date of the financial statements are recorded in liabilities or assets, as applicable. Prepayments of income and social contribution taxes are recorded as deferred and recoverable taxes.

Reconciliation of tax expenses and standard rates

Reconciliation of the reported tax charges and the amounts calculated by applying 34% (income tax of 25% and social contribution tax of 9%) in June 2006 and 2005 is shown in the table below:

    Parent Company    Consolidated 


    Jun/2006    Jun/2005    Jun/2006    Jun/2005 




Income before taxes    1,498,088    1,225,264    1,510,407    1,217,759 




Social contribution tax                 
Social contribution tax expense    (134,828)    (110,274)    (135,937)    (109,598) 
Permanent differences:                 
 Equity pick-up    2,663    (3,322)    (1)    (1,456) 
 Nondeductible expenses, gifts, incentives and dividends                 
   received    (2,220)    333    (1,713)    (224) 




Social contribution tax expense in the statement of income    (134,385)    (113,263)    (137,651)    (111,278) 




 
Income tax                 
Income tax expense    (374,522)    (306,316)    (377,602)    (304,440) 
Permanent differences:                 
 Equity pick-up    7,399    (9,229)    (2)    (4,045) 
 Nondeductible expenses, gifts, incentives and dividends                 
   received    (6,158)    936    (4,730)    (604) 
 
Other                 
 Incentives (cultural, food and transportation)    694    1,161    694    1,161 




 
Corporate income tax expense in the statement of income    (372,587)    (313,448)    (381,640)    (307,928) 




Total (corporate income tax + social contribution tax)    (506,972)    (426,711)    (519,291)    (419,206) 




The breakdown of deferred income and social contribution taxes, assets and liabilities, on temporary differences is shown in Notes 7 and 16, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

31.    Related Party Transactions         
 
    Significant balances with related parties are as follows:         
 
        Consolidated 

        Jun/2006    Mar/2006 


     ASSETS         
     Current assets    196,808    200,578 


       Trade accounts receivable    154,716    158,755 
       Other recoverable amounts    4,875    5,688 
       Other assets    37,217    36,135 
 
     Noncurrent assets    21,287    10,650 


             Intercompany receivables    21,287    10,650 


     Total assets    218,095    211,228 


     LIABILITIES         
     Current liabilities    372,161    651,019 


             Trade accounts payable    277,343    298,348 
             Interest on shareholders´ equity and dividends    37,360    283,745 
       Other         
           Consignments on behalf of third parties    619    587 
 
             Intercompany payables    56,839    68,339 
 
     Noncurrent liabilities    20,650    15,956 


       Intercompany payables    17,445    12,692 
       Other         
           Other liabilities    3,205    3,264 


     Total liabilities    392,811    666,975 


        Consolidated 

        Jun/2006    Jun/2005 


     STATEMENT OF INCOME         
     Revenue    192,632    212,520 


       Telecommunications services    171,536    193,012 
       Financial income    35    593 
       Other operating revenue    21,061    18,915 
 
     Costs and expenses    (1,178,057)    (1,189,987) 


       Cost of services provided    (932,960)    (927,649) 
       Selling    (197,137)    (211,404) 
       General and administrative    (47,960)    (50,934) 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

31.      Related Party Transactions (Continued)
   
 

Trade accounts receivable include receivables for telecommunications services, principally from Telerj Celular S.A., Celular CRT S.A., TeleBahia Celular S.A., Telefônica Empresas S.A., Atento Brasil S.A., Terra Networks Brasil S.A., Global Telecom S.A., Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A. and subsidiaries, and Telesp Celular S.A., principally for long-distance services.

 

Other recoverable amounts in current assets refer principally to advances to Telefônica Gestão de Serviços Compartilhados do Brasil Ltda.

 

Intercompany receivables in current and noncurrent assets comprise credits from Telefônica Empresas S.A., Telefónica Internacional S.A., Telefônica S.A., Telesp Celular S.A., Telefônica Publicidade e Informação Ltda., Telefônica Gestão de Serviços Compartilhados do Brasil Ltda., Atento Brasil S.A., and other group companies, corresponding to services rendered, advisory fees, expenses with salaries and other expenses paid by the Company to be refunded by the related companies.

 

Trade accounts payable include services provided primarily by Atento Brasil S.A., Telerj Celular S.A., TeleBahia Celular S.A., Telefônica Empresas S.A., Emergia Uruguai, Terra Networks Brasil S.A., Telefônica Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Ltda., Celular CRT S.A., Telesp Celular S.A., Telest Celular, and for international long-distance services provided principally by Compañia de Telecomunicaciones de Chile Transmisiones Regionales S.A. and Telefónica de Argentina S.A.. We also highlight the rendering of administrative services in the accounting, financial, human resources, equity, logistics and IT areas payable to Telefônica Gestão de Serviços Compartilhados do Brasil Ltda.

 

Intercompany payables in current and noncurrent liabilities are comprised mainly of consulting fees and management fee payable to Telefónica Internacional S.A., voice and data communication services payable to Telefônica Empresas S.A., and reimbursements payable to Telefônica Gestão de Serviços Compartilhados do Brasil Ltda.


Revenue from telecommunications services comprises mainly billings to Telesp Celular S.A., Telefônica Empresas S.A., Terra Networks Brasil S.A. and Atento Brasil S.A.


Other operating revenues are mainly from network infrastructure leased to Telesp Celular S.A.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

31.      Related Party Transactions (Continued)
 
  Cost of services provided refers mainly to expenses of interconnection services provided by Telesp Celular S.A., CRT Celular S.A., and Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A. and their subsidiaries, call center management services provided by Atento Brasil S.A., traffic services (mobile terminal) provided by Telesp Celular S.A. and internet – IP Network traffic services provided by Telefônica Empresas S.A.
 
  Selling expenses refer mainly to data transmission services provided by Telefônica Empresas S.A., marketing services by Atento Brasil S.A., Internet services by Terra Networks Brasil S.A., and commissions paid to cellular telephone operators, mainly to Telesp Celular S.A., Celular CRT S.A., Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A., and commissions on voice and data communication services provided by Telefônica Empresas S.A.
 
  General and administrative expenses refer to administrative services provided by Telefônica Gestão de Serviços Compartilhados do Brasil Ltda. and management fee payable to Telefónica Internacional S.A
 
32.      Post Retirement Benefit Plans
 
  Telesp, together with other companies of the former Telebrás System, sponsors private pension benefit plans and health care plans for retirees, managed by Fundação Sistel de Seguridade Social (“Sistel”). Until December 1999, the plans managed by Sistel were multiemployer benefit plans. On December 28, 1999, the sponsors of the plans managed by Sistel negotiated the conditions for the creation of plans separated by sponsor (PBS Telesp Plan) and the continuation of participation in the multiemployer plans only for participants who were already retired on January 31, 2000 (PBS-A), resulting in a proposal for restructuring the statutes and regulations of Sistel, which was approved by the Secretary for Pension Plans on January 13, 2000.
 
  In December 2004, the entity Visão Prev Sociedade de Previdência Complementar was formed to manage the Visão and PBS Telesp plans, which were transferred from Sistel to new entity. The process of transfer was approved by the Secretariat for Pension Plans (currently Previc) through Official Letter No. 123, of October 7, 2004. The transfer of assets and liabilities of the plans was made on February 18, 2005.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

32.      Post Retirement Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
  The process of transference of the plans Visão Telesp and PBS Telesp was approved by the Secretary of Complementary Previdence through the publication of the Official Letters number 49/DEPAT/SPC and 50/DEPAT/SPC, of January 12, 2005, respectively.
 
  The transfer of plans did not impose any burden on the plan participants, because the wording of the regulations and all rights of the participants were maintained. Sistel will continue to manage the PBS-A and PAMA plans, and Telesp will continue to sponsor these plans jointly with other Sistel’s sponsors.
 
  Telesp individually sponsors a defined benefit retirement plan (PBS Telesp Plan), which covers less than 1% of the Company’s employees. In addition to the supplemental pension benefit, health care (PAMA) is provided to retired employees and their dependents, at shared costs. Contributions to the PBS Telesp Plan are determined based on actuarial valuations prepared by independent actuaries, in accordance with the rules in force in Brazil. The funding method is the capitalization method and the sponsor’s contribution is 6.93% of payroll of employees covered by the plan, of which 5.43% is allocated to fund the PBS Telesp Plan and 1.5% to the PAMA Plan.
 
  In view of the favorable results from Telesp´s PBS Plan, exceptionally in 2006 there will be not contributions for Past Service.
 
  For the other Telesp employees, there is an individual defined contribution plan - Visão Telesp Benefit Plan, established by Sistel in August 2000. The Visão Telesp Plan is funded by contributions made by the participants (employees) and by the sponsor which are credited to participants’ individual accounts. Telesp is responsible for bearing all plan administrative and maintenance expenses, including participant’s death and disability risks. The employees participating in the defined benefit plan (PBS Telesp Plan) were granted the option of migrating to the Visão Telesp Plan. The new Plan was also offered to the other employees who did not participate in the PBS Telesp Plan, as well as to new hires. The Company’s contributions to the Visão Telesp Plan are equal to those of the employees, varying from 2% to 9% of the contribution salary, based on the percentage chosen by the participant.
 
  Additionally, the Company supplements the retirement benefits of certain employees of the former CTB - Companhia Telefônica Brasileira.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

32.      Post Retirement Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
  In the first semester of 2006, the Company made contributions to the PBS Telesp Plan in the amount of R$27 (R$214 in the same period of 2005) and to the Visão Telesp Plan in the amount of R$11,165 (R$ 10,675 in the same period of 2005).
 
  A. Telecom individually sponsors a defined contribution plan similar to that of Telesp, the Visão Assist Benefit Plan, which covers about 16% of its employees. A. Telecom’s contributions to that plan totaled R$97 (R$139 in the same period of 2005).
 
  The actuarial valuation of the plans was made in December 2005 based on the employees’ data as of November 2005 and the projected unit credit method was adopted. Actuarial gains or losses for each year were immediately recognized. The plans assets relate to November 30, 2005 and for the multiemployer plans (PAMA and PSB-A), the apportionment of the plan assets was made based on the sponsoring entity’s actuarial liabilities in relation to the plans’ total actuarial liabilities.
   
  The status of the plans as of June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006, whose liabilities are recorded in the caption “Other Liabilities” (Note 21), is as follows:

 

  Plan    Jun/2006    Mar/2006 
 


  PBS / Visão Telesp / CTB    22,996    22,427 
  PAMA    23,992    23,549 
 

  Total    46,988    45,976 

  Shown below are expenses estimated for 2006 as per actuaries' report:

 

      PBS /Visão        Visão – 
      Telesp/CTB    PAMA    Assist 
 

 
  Current service cost    89    -    35 
  Interest cost    9,296    8,616    21 
  Expected return on plan assets    (9,059)    (6,846)    (48) 
  Employees’ contributions    (47)    -    - 
 


  Total expenses for 2006    279    1,770    8 
 



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

33. Insurance (not reviewed by the auditors)

The policy of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as that of the Telefónica Group, includes the maintenance of insurance coverage for all assets and liabilities involving significant amounts of high risks based on management’s judgment, following Telefónica S.A.’s corporate program guidelines. In this context, Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. – Telesp complies with the Brazilian legislation for contracting insurance coverage.

Below are listed the main insurance coverage contracted by the Company:

Type 

  Insurance Coverage 


Operating risks (loss of profits)    US$7,262,620 thousand 
Optional third-party liability – vehicles    R$1,000 
ANATEL guarantee insurance    R$3,295 

 

34. Financial Instruments

In compliance with the terms of CVM Instruction No. 235/95, the Company and its subsidiaries made a valuation of their assets and liabilities based on fair values, based on available information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, the interpretation of market information, as well as the selection of methodologies, requires considerable judgment and reasonable estimates in order to produce adequate realizable values. As a result, the estimates presented do not necessarily indicate the amounts which might be realized in the current market. The use of different market approaches and/or methodologies for the estimates may have a significant effect on the estimated realizable values.

Carrying and fair values of financial instruments as of June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

                           Consolidated         





    Jun/2006   Mar/2006 


    Carrying        Fair    Carrying        Fair 
    value        value    value        value 






Loans and financing    (2,186,920)        (2,187,346)    (2,276,360)        (2,280,936) 
Derivatives    (277,775)        (228,734)    (352,385)        (291,703) 
Cash and cash equivalents    264,979           264,979    1,128,356        1,128,356 






    (2.199,716)        (2.151,101)    (1,500,389)        (1,444,283) 






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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

34. Financial Instruments (Continued)

The Company has a direct interest of 0.71% and, through the subsidiary Aliança Atlântica, an indirect interest of 0.24% in Portugal Telecom, carried at cost. The investment, at market value, is based on the last quotation of June 2006 on the Lisbon Stock Exchange for Portugal Telecom, equivalent to 9.44 euros (10.01 euros at March 31, 2006):

               Consolidated     



                   Jun/2006                   Mar/2006 


    Carrying    Fair    Carrying    Fair 
       value    value    value    value 




 
Portugal Telecom – direct investment    75,362    208,900    75,362    210,677 
Portugal Telecom – indirect investment                 
 through Aliança Atlântica    54,275     69,633    51,619     70,226 




 
    129,637    278,533    126,981    280,903 





The principal market risk factors that affect the Company’s business are detailed below:

a)      Exchange rate risk
 
  This risk arises from the possibility that the Company may incur losses due to exchange rate fluctuations, which would increase the balances of loans, financing and purchase commitments denominated in foreign currency and the related financial expenses. To reduce this risk, the Company enters into hedge contracts (swaps) with financial institutions.
 
  The Company’s indebtedness and the result of loan, financing and purchase commitment liabilities denominated in foreign currency are significantly affected by the foreign exchange rate risk. As of June 30, 2006, 30.61% (33.12% as of March 31, 2006) of the debt was denominated in foreign currency (U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar and yen); 99.67% (99.58% as of March 31, 2006) of this debt was covered by asset positions on currency hedge transactions (swaps for CDI). Gains or losses on these operations are recorded in income. As of June 30, 2006, these transactions generated a net loss of R$101,383 (consolidated). As of March 31, 2006, the Company has recorded a liability of R$279,093 to reflect the existing temporary loss. As these concern hedging transactions, part of the net consolidated negative result of R$101,383 with derivatives is offset against exchange gains on debts, in the amount of R$45,818.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

34.     

Financial Instruments (Continued)

 

a) Exchange rate risk (Continued)

        The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s net excess (exposure) to the exchange rate risk as of June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

   

Consolidated


                   Jun/2006                   Mar/2006 


    Carrying    Fair    Carrying    Fair 
    value    value    value    value 




Liabilities                 
Loans and financing    669,444    666,355    753,888    754,227 
Purchase commitments    76,750     76,750    60,459     60,459 
 
Asset position on swaps    667,260    671,795    750,696    759,260 




 
Net excess (exposure)     (78,934)    (71,310)     (63,651)    (55,426) 




In view of the complexity of the process and insignificance of results, the Company decided not to renew the coverage of non-financial liabilities denominated in foreign currency. However, the exposure will continue to be monitored, and the Company may take out new coverage if the exposure become significant or be defined by the Company as material.

The valuation method used to calculate the fair value of loans, financing and hedge instruments (foreign exchange swaps) was the discounted cash flow method, considering expected settlement or realization of liabilities and assets, at market rates prevailing on the balance sheet date.

For purposes of accounting practices adopted in Brazil, hedge operations (swap) are valued on the accrual basis, considering the contractual provisions.

b)      Interest rate risk
 
  This risk arises from the possibility that the Company may incur losses due to internal and external interest rate fluctuations affecting the Company’s results.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

34.      Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
  b)      Interest rate risk (Continued)
 
   As of June 30, 2006, the Company had R$669,444 (R$753,888 as of March 31, 2006) of loans and financing in foreign currency, of which R$339,069 (R$432,694 as of March 31, 2006) was at fixed interest rates and R$330,375 (R$321,194 as of March 31, 2006) was at variable interest rates (Libor). To hedge against the exchange risk and variable external interest rates (Libor) on these foreign currency debts, the Company has hedge transactions in order to peg these debts to local currency, at floating rates indexed to the CDI (inter bank deposit rate), in a way that the Company’s financial result is affected by the CDI. The balance of loans and financing also includes debentures issued in 2004 with interest based on the variation of the CDI of R$1,517,476 (R$1,521,070 as of March 31, 2006), as described in Note 15. On the other hand, the Company invests its cash surplus (temporary cash investments) of R$264,979 (R$1,128,356 as of March 31, 2006) mainly in short-term instruments, based on the CDI variation, which also reduces this risk. The carrying values of these instruments approximate their corresponding fair values, since they may be redeemed in the short term.
 
   As of June 30, 2006, the Company had swap transactions – CDI vs. fixed rate, to partially hedge against fluctuations in internal interest rates. Maturity of such hedged operations, in the total amount of R$771,325 (R$540,380 as of March 31, 2006), is January 2007. These derivative operations generated a net consolidated positive result of R$1,318, and this temporary gain is recorded in liabilities, to offset the temporary loss on the currency hedge transaction.
 
   Another risk to which the Company is exposed to is the non-matching of the monetary restatement indices for its debt and for accounts receivable. Telephone tariff adjustments do not necessarily match increases in local interest rates which affect the Company’s debt.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In thousands of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

34.      Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
  c)      Debt acceleration risk
 
   As of June 30, 2006, the Company’s loan and financing agreements contain restrictive covenants, typically applicable to such agreements, relating to cash generation, indebtedness ratios and other. These restrictive covenants have been met by the Company and have not restricted the Company’s ability to conduct its ordinary course of business.
 
  d)      Credit risk
 
   This risk arises from the possibility that the Company may incur losses due to the difficulty of receiving amounts billed to its customers. The credit risk on accounts receivable is dispersed. The Company constantly monitors the level of accounts receivable and limits the risk of past-due accounts, interrupting access to telephone lines in case the customer bill has been overdue for more than 64 days. Exceptions are made for telecommunication services that must be maintained for security or national defense reasons.
 
   As of June 30, 2006, the Company’s consolidated customer portfolio had no subscribers whose receivables were individually higher than 1% of the total trade accounts receivable.
 
   The Company is also subject to credit risk related to temporary cash investments and receivables from swap transactions. The Company reduces this exposure by dispersing it among top-tier financial institutions.
 

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MANAGEMENT COMMENTS ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE
June 30, 2006
(In million of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

                Variation     



    June/06    June/05     %        R$ 





Gross Operating Revenue    10,205.7    9,770.6    4.5        435.1 
Net Operating Revenue    7,225,2    6,918.0    4.4        307.2 
Cost of Services    (3,873.9)    (3,788.1)    2.3        (85.8) 
Financial Result, Net    (503.6)    (586.7)    (14.2)        83.1 
Operating Expenses/Revenues    (1,344.1)    (1,354.5)     (0.8)        10.4 
Operating Profit    1,503.6    1,188.7    26.5        314.9 
Net Income for the Period    1,281.1    1,157.6    10.7        123.5 

1.      Net Operating Revenue in late June 2006 amounted to R$7,225.2 which is 4.4%, or R$307.2, up on the same period last year, of R$6,918,0, mainly due to the tariff increase that took place in 2005 and to expansion of the Speedy service and number of economic lines, partially offset by the fall in network usage revenues resulting from the new interconnection rules, effective as from January 1, 2006, the negative readjustment of 13.3% in the TU-RL, in June 2005, investment in long-distance infrastructure by other operating companies in the São Paulo State, and the fall in National Long-Distance revenues.
 
2.      Cost of Services is 2.3% up on the same period last year, increasing by R$85.8, mainly due to “Personnel expenses” resulting from the Voluntary Resignation Program starting on February 2006, network interconnection due to increased fixed-mobile telephone traffic, expansion of the mobile plant and increase in “Third-party services” for maintenance of public telephone terminals. In addition, we point out the renewal of the concession agreement approved in December 2005, effective until December 2025, which determines that the concessionaire pay, every two years, during the new concession period, a fee corresponding to 2% of revenues with STFC for the previous year, net of taxes and contributions.
 
3.      The negative financial results improved by R$83,1 due to the large average volume of short-term financial investments (CDB) and decrease in the payment of Interest on Shareholders´ Equity, partially offset by the increase in monetary restatement of contingencies.
 

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MANAGEMENT COMMENTS ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE (Continued)
June 30, 2006
(In million of reais, unless otherwise stated)
(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

Net Financial Result           

Variation 


Annual Comparison    June/06    June/05    %                       R$ 





 
Financial Operating Results    83.0    30.3    173.9    52.7 
Hedge Operating Results    (101.1)    (259.6)    (61.0)    158.4 
CPMF Tax    (36.8)    (39.5)    (6.8)    2.7 
Interest Receivable    26.2    35.0    (25.1)    (8.8) 
Interest Payable    (256.6)    (196.4)    30.7    (60.2) 
Monetary / Foreign Exchange Variation    71.7    202.5    (64.6)    (130.7) 
Interest on shareholders´ equity    (290.0)    (359.0)    (19.2)    69.0 




 
Net Financial Result    (503.6)    (586.7)    (14.2)    83.1 





4.      Operating Profit is 26.5% up on the same period last year. This result is mostly due to revenue growth and stringent control over expenses.
 
5.      Operating Data (*)
 
  Evolution of the main operating data:
 
    Unit    June/06    June/05    Variation % 




Installed lines    Line    14,363,419    14,333,778    0,2 
Fixed lines in Use    Line    12,342,394    12,442,081    (0.8) 
Local traffic                 
    Pulses             
   Pulses – registered    thousands    14,943,571    15,878,320    (5.9) 
    Pulses             
   Pulses - exceeding    thousands    10,130,347    10,783,464    (6.1) 
    Telephone             
Public Telephones in Use    sets    331,174    330,939    0.1 
 
(*)Not reviewed by the independent auditors.             

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MANAGEMENT COMMENTS ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE (Continued)

June 30, 2006

(In millions of reais, unless otherwise stated)

(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

 

6.      Investments
 
  The Company submitted to the consideration of the Board of Directors the Capital Budget for 2006, amounting to R$1,756.4 consolidated, which was later submitted and approved by the Annual General Meeting on March 30, 2006. Capital will be sourced by operations.

In the 1st quarter of 2006, the Company invested the consolidated amount of R$568.0. By June 2006 the new capital expenditure commitments are as follows:

 

  Expenditure year    Total Contracted    Total budgeted 
 


  2006    775,361    838,726 

6.1      Sale of lines (*)
 
  In June 2006 the Company had 12,342,394 in use, of which 75% are residential customers, 14% are non-residential customers and 6% are companies, and the remainder consists of line for own use and Public Telephone sets.
 
6.2      Public Telephones (*)
 
  The Company owns a Public Telephone plant of 331,174 units to serve the population of the São Paulo State in ongoing compliance with the regulator requirements.
 
  (*)Not reviewed by the independent auditors.
 
7.      Anatel
 
7.1      Goals
 
  The quality and universalization goals of the Fixed Switching Telephone Service (STFC) are available for monitoring by the Company on the webpage of the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) at www.anatel.gov.br.
 

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MANAGEMENT COMMENTS ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE (Continued)

June 30, 2006

(In millions of reais, unless otherwise stated)

(A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

 

7.2      Concession contracts
 
  The STFC concession contract was extended on December 22, 2005 for 20 years more and may be amended on December 31, 2010, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2020. ANATEL is thereby allowed to establish new conditions and new universalization and quality goals in light of the conditions existing then.
 
8.      A.Telecom S.A.
 
  On March 1, 2006 the Company approved the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary Santo Genovese Participações Ltda. into wholly-owned subsidiary A.Telecom S.A., in the belief that such merger meets the interests of shareholders and customers and will allow enhanced synergies by the consolidation of the activities into a sole company, rationalized management, simplified management and shareholding structure and, at the same time, provide customers with broadened and more integrated service.
 
  Such wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has been positively contributing to results due to its successful and constant growth of the operations related to management of telephone services in office buildings.
 
9.      Alternative Fixed Telephone Service Plans
 
  The alternative fixed telephone service plans make Telesp installed capacity more profitable and serve market segments then lacking more economic options to access fixed telephones. This reflects the Telesp commitment to the universalization of telecommunication services in the São Paulo State, which outperform regulatory requirements, and to the socialization of access to communication and information. In the beginning of 2006, alternative plans were deployed for certain market segments, in addition to the alternative plans implemented in 2005 (Economic Line, Super Economic Line and Economic Family Line), as follows:
 
 
  • Leisure Line, released on January 13, 2006, this service is intended for holiday or temporary use homes, with no installed telephone line. The control over telephone use is performed through a call lock and unlock password. Monthly rate is R$34.90 (unlimited use), with a promotional price of R$19.90 for customers who own a traditional line installed in another city. The Leisure line activation rate is R$88.00, payable in 10 installments. Calls are charged by minutes, including local calls.
     

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    MANAGEMENT COMMENTS ON CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE (Continued)

    June 30, 2006

    (In millions of reais, unless otherwise stated)

    (A free translation of the original issued in Portuguese)

     

    9.      Alternative Fixed Telephone Service Plans (Continued)
     
     
  • Minutes Plans, released on January 26, 2006, these plans grant discounts of up to 40% on local calls, with progressive discounts in relation to the volume of minutes contracted. There are also versions for calls from a fixed phone to a mobile phone and for long-distance calls within the same Brazilian state. In the 1st quarter of 2006 approximately 560 thousand minutes packages were sold.
     
     
  • Control Line, released on February 2, 2006, this service allows total control over expenses on a fixed telephone. Monthly rate is R$64.00 (taxes included), this plan provides a 400-minute package for calls between fixed telephone lines. The customer uses the (prepaid) Economy Card) to pay exceeding minutes, long- distance calls, and calls to a mobile phone. The Control Line is activated at a promotional price of R$88.00 in 10 installments.
     
     
  • Young Line, released on February 10, 2006, this is a perfect service for a second telephone line in a home and assures the control over expenses on a monthly fixed bill. A promotional monthly rate of R$81.00 (basic subscription included) is charged to customers who already own a telephone line under the same CPF (taxpayer number) and address. This line offers unlimited use of 450 minutes for calls between fixed telephone lines. For long-distance and cellular calls the customer uses the (prepaid) Economy Card. The Young Line is activated at a promotional price of R$88.00 in 10 installments.
     
    10.      Supplementary information
     
      For further details about the Company’s performance, consult the “Press Release” which is available at the website www.telefonica.com.br.
     

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    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.

     

            TELESP HOLDING COMPANY

    Date:

      August 22, 2006  

    By:

     

    /s/ Daniel de Andrade Gomes


           

    Name:

     

    Daniel de Andrade Gomes

           

    Title:

     

    Investor Relations Director