CURITIBA, Brazil, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GVT (Holding) S.A. (Bovespa: GVTT3, Reuters: GVTT3.SA and Bloomberg: GVTT3 BZ), a leading facilities-based telecommunications and Internet solutions provider in Brazil, informs the market that its shares have been included in the Brazil Index - IBrX of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA), from January 2, 2008 to April 30, 2008.
The IBrX is an index that measures the return on a theoretical portfolio of 100 of the most actively traded securities on the BOVESPA in terms of number of trades and financial volume. To be included in the IBrX, GVT's shares had to comply with the following criteria: be among the top 100 shares in terms of their negotiability index, calculated in the twelve months before revaluation of the portfolio and must have been traded in at least 70% of the trading sessions in the twelve months before the formation of the portfolio.
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Karlis Kruklis
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Rosangela Sutil
Investor Relations Manager
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Investor Relations Specialist
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GVT is a leading facilities-based telecommunications and Internet solutions provider in Brazil. GVT offers a diversified portfolio of innovative products and advanced solutions for the conventional telephony, corporate data, broadband/Internet service provider and Voice-over-IP ("VoIP") markets. The Company offers its services and solutions directly to the customer using its own brands: GVT, POP and VONO. GVT believes it has some of the most recognized brands in the areas where the Company operates. The Company offers customized products with bundled telecommunications and Internet-related solutions that meet its customers' specific requirements, with competitive cost and fast time to market, while providing a higher level of customer service than offered by its competitors. For further information, visit our website http://www.gvt.com.br/ir.
