The Company and some subsidiaries have signed letters of guarantee with financial institutions for the purpose of guaranteeing payment of tax suits lodged against the Company by the Brazilian Federal Tax Authority, the Finance Departments of the States of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and the Belo Horizonte Federal Tax Office. The total amount of the letters of guarantee is presented as follows:

       
12/31/2009 12/31/2008 01/01/2008
Net Rio Ltda. 253,467 248,408 202,722
Reyc Comércio e Participações Ltda. 9,638 8,895 -
Net Serviços 19,275 7,308 7,569
Other 9,655 17,817 21,259
292,035 282,428 231,550


Additionally, for the same purpose of guaranteeing payment of tax cases, the Company took out an insurance policy with Fator Seguros S.A., covering the amount of R$15,062 on 2009.