SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2002
(Commission File No. 001-14489)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
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(Translation of registrant's name in English)
SCS-QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, EDIFICIO ANEXO-TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
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-7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
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FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(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
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by
furnishing the information contained in this form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes No X
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BRASILIA, JULY 5, 2002
INVESTOR RELATIONS: WEB SITE
ARTHUR FONSECA - ARTHUR.FONSECA@TCO.NET.BR HTTP://WWW.TCO.NET.BR
PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AT JULY 30, 2002
FINANCIAL AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE
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CONSOLIDATED DATA (R$ THOUSANDS) 2Q02* 1Q02 2Q01
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Net Service Operating Revenue 324,447 294,543 259,371
Net Merchandise Operating Revenue 59,298 33,114 45,023
Realized Investments 34,466 41,088 28,078
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* Non-audited
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TCO (AREA 7) - OPERATING DATA 2Q02 1Q02 2Q01
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CLIENTS 2,216,507 2,081,882 1,728,202
Post-paid 624,894 589,366 551,304
Pre-paid 1,574,901 1,475,788 1,160,177
Rural 16,712 16,728 16,721
ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE (%) 76,0 76,4 77,9
Municipalities served 295 285 259
WORKFORCE 2,343 2,414 2,376
Radio Base Stations 663 653 618
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NBT (AREA 8) - OPERATING DATA 2Q02 1Q02 2Q01
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CLIENTS 500,666 451,390 341,828
Post-paid 123,366 111,051 114,374
Pre-paid 377,300 340,339 227,454
ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE (%) 35,5 33,3 29,3
Municipalities Served 91 86 61
WORKFORCE 456 476 667
Radio Base Stations 149 146 121
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TCO ALSO INFORMS:
1. Our client base has significantly increased. TCO's client base increased
by 6.5% in the second quarter and NBT's increased by 10.9%. NBT BECAME THE
1ST AND ONLY BAND B COMPANY TO MAKE A PROFIT, REACHING 500,000 SUBSCRIBERS
IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF OPERATION.
2. TCO Celular strictly follows its investment plan and has been ahead of its
contractual requirements in offering services, while also generating cash
surplus.
3. It is important to mention that the results obtained by TCO Celular have
caused the company to be granted several major awards in the Brazilian
telecommunications sector. In the first months of 2002, TCO was awarded
the following honors:
o REVISTA EXAME - "The Best & The Biggest" - THE BEST COMPANY IN THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AREA, THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY TCO CELULAR -
GOIAS;
o TOP SOCIAL - "Hunger-Free Christmas" and "Your School at 2000 Per
Hour";
o REVISTA INFO EXAME - 1st prize in B2B in the telecommunications sector;
o REVISTA FORBES BRASIL - TCO Celular - 1st prize in the
telecommunications sector and 6th place among the 200 best Brazilian
companies in 2001 on the Platinum List;
o ANUARIO TELECOM - COMPANY OF THE YEAR IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR,
and Outstanding Company of the Year in the wireless cellular carriers
segment.
4. The Splice Group, through Fixcel S.A., has refinanced its commercial
papers by issuing R$500 million non-convertible private debentures with
maturity dates set for 360 (three hundred and sixty) days. The debentures
were issued based on a yield consonant with the current market rates and
have the floating guarantee of Fixcel S.A.'s assets and collateral by
Splice do Brasil Telecomunicacoes e Eletronica S.A. Among other assets,
Fixcel S.A., holds BID S.A.'s capital stock, the direct controller of TCO,
whose market value exceeds the issue price.
5. TCO Celular's Board of Directors has approved the acquisition by the
company of R$470 million in debentures issued by Fixcel S.A., in the form
established under Article 17 sub-item XIV of its bylaws.
6. TCO will publish its quarterly financial information on August 14, 2002,
prior to the opening of the stock exchange.
THIS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT
STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT, INCLUDING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BELIEFS AND
EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT, ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE
WORDS "ANTICIPATES," "BELIEVES," "ESTIMATES," "EXPECTS," "FORECASTS," "INTENDS,"
"PLANS," "PREDICTS," "PROJECTS" AND "TARGETS" AND SIMILAR WORDS ARE INTENDED TO
IDENTIFY THESE STATEMENTS, WHICH NECESSARILY INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES. ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY MAY
BE DIFFERENT FROM THE COMPANY'S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS, AND THE READER SHOULD NOT
PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE THEY ARE MADE, AND THE COMPANY DOES NOT
UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THEM IN LIGHT OF NEW INFORMATION OR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENTS.
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.
Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company
Date: July 8, 2002 By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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Name: Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
Title: President