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 September, 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)
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TELESP HOLDING COMPANY
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| 1. | Press Release entitled "Relevant Fact - Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. - Telesp" dated on September 26, 2006. |
TELECOMUNICAÇÕES DE SÃO PAULO S.A. - TELESP
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Relevant Fact |
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September 26, 2006 (01 page) For more information, please contact: Daniel de Andrade Gomes TELESP, São Paulo, Brazil Tel.: (55-11) 3549-7200 Fax: (55-11) 3549-7202 E-mail: dgomes@telefonica.com.br URL: www.telefonica.com.br |
(São Paulo, Brazil – September 26, 2006) – The management of Telecomunicações de São Paulo S/A – TELESP (NYSE: TSP; BOVESPA: TLPP), in accordance with CVM Instruction # 358 dated as of January 03, 2002, informs that its Board of Directors, on its meeting held on September 25, 2006, approved the authorization for the purchase of shares of its own issuance for canceling or keeping as treasury shares, under the terms of CVM Instruction # 10/80 and paragraph XIII of article 17 of the Company’s bylaws. Such approval refers to the shares of the Company resulting from the reverse split of the fractions, consequence of the exchange of shares of Telefônica Data Brasil Holding S.A. (“TDBH”) for shares of the Company, to be sold in auction to be held at the São Paulo Stock Exchange – Bovespa for the payment to the shareholders of TDBH that are entitled to those fractions, as established in the Contract of the Merger approved in the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 28, 2006.
The aforementioned Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting, containing all the information required by CVM Instruction # 10/80 is available for consultation at the Company’s headquarters and also in the websites of CVM (www.cvm.gov.br), Bovespa’s (www.bovespa.com.br) and the Company’s (www.telesp.com.br/investidores).
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São Paulo, September 25, 2006 |
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.
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September 26, 2006 |
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/s/ Daniel de Andrade Gomes | |||
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Name: |
Daniel de Andrade Gomes | |||||
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Investor Relations Director | |||||