Ibovespa - Bovespa Index

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.
Investor Relations

Karlis Kruklis
CFO and Investor Relations Officer

Rosangela Sutil
Investor Relations Manager

Gizele Rigoni
Investor Relations Specialist

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About GVT
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.