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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February, 2006
Commission File Number: 001-14475
TELESP HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Rua Martiniano de Carvalho, 851 – 21o andar
São Paulo, S.P.
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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| 1. | Press Release entitled “Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. – Telesp: Announces the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting” dated on February 20, 2006. |
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TELECOMUNICAÇÕES DE SÃO PAULO S. A. – TELESP
Announces the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting
February 20, 2006 (02 pages)
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; February 20, 2006) The management of Telecomunicações de São Paulo S/A – TELESP (NYSE: TSP; BOVESPA: TLPP) announces the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on March 09, 2006, at 11:00 a.m., at the Company’s headquarters located at Rua Martiniano de Carvalho 851 (Auditorium), Bela Vista, in the capital of the State of São Paulo, to discuss the following agenda:
| I. | To cancel 1,562,387 Treasury shares of its own issuance, of which 1,258,508 are common shares and 303,879 are preferred shares, resulting of the reverse split process of capital stock of Telesp, which were purchased through an auction at the São Paulo Stock Exchange – BOVESPA. |
| II. | To modify composition of the Executive Management of the Company and modify their attributions as follows: |
| a) | Extinguish the Executive Vice-Presidency of Strategic Planning and Regulation and the Vice-Presidency of National Businesses, while their respective attributions will be absorbed by other areas. |
| b) | Modify the denomination of the Commercial Vice-Presidency for Residential Clients, the Commercial Vice-Presidency for Businesses, the Vice-Presidency of Wholesale Businesses, the Vice-Presidency of Network, the Vice-Presidency of Administration and Finance and the Vice-Presidency of Organization and Information Systems that will be renamed to: Vice-Presidency of Residential Segment, Vice-Presidency of Small and Medium Enterprises Segment, Vice-Presidency of Wholesale Segment and Regulation, Vice-Presidency of Network Services, Vice-Presidency of Management Control and Finance, Vice-Presidency of Commercial and Administrative Services, respectively. |
| c) | Adapt the specific attributions of the members of the Executive Board to reflect the new composition and the modifications in the attributions of their respective positions. |
| III. | As a result of the proposals contained in items I and II above, modify the wording of article 5 of the Company’s bylaws, that deals with the capital stock, and articles 20, heading, and 23, that deal with the composition of the Executive Board and the specific attributions of its members, approving the consolidated Company’s bylaws. |
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
A) The corresponding powers-of-attorney for the Meeting must be filed at the Company’s headquarters, at Rua Martiniano de Carvalho 851, 14th floor, São Paulo-SP (at Gerência Jurídica Societária, telephones: (5511) 3549-7421 and (5511) 3549-7423), on business days from Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 18:00 hours, with the deadline set on March 07, 2006 at 11:00 hours. The powers-of-attorney must annex the corresponding documents or company’s acts that grant such representation;
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B) The shareholders participating in the Stock Exchange Custody Program for Nominal Shares who wish to participate in the referred Meeting shall submit to the Company’s headquarters an abstract of their shareholding position issued by the custodian entity from March 07, 2006 on, inclusive;
C) The relevant documents related to the agenda that will be discussed in the Shareholders’ Meeting are available to the shareholders at the aforementioned address and time.
São Paulo, February 20, 2006
Fernando Xavier Ferreira
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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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: February 20, 2006 | By: | /s/ Daniel de Andrade Gomes | ||
| Name: | Daniel de Andrade Gomes | |||
| Title: | Investor Relations Director | |||