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 2001

                         (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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                  TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
                             (PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY)
                               NIRE 53.30000.580-0
                        CNPJ/MF NUMBER 02,558,132/0001-69

            MINUTES OF THE GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY AND SPECIAL MEETING

Held on July 23, 2001

1. - DATE,  TIME AND PLACE OF THE ASSEMBLY:  The assembly was held at 08:00 a.m.
of July 23rd,  2001 at the Company's  headquarters,  located at SETOR  COMERCIAL
SUL,  QUADRA 02,  BLOCO C, 226,  EDIFICIO  TELEBRASILIA  CELULAR,  7 ANDAR,  CEP
70302-916 in the city of  Brasilia,  federal  district of Brazil.  2. - CALL FOR
ATTENDANCE:  The call for  attendance  was  published  by the DIARIO  OFICIAL DO
DISTRITO  FEDERAL on June 22,  June 25 and June 26 and  republished  on June 28,
June 29 and July 02 and by the GAZETA MERCANTIL NACIONAL on June 22, June 25 and
June 26 and  republished  on June 27, June 28 and July 09, all in the year 2001.
3. -  TABLE:  The  following  members  were  elected  to  compose  the  table in
accordance with article 14 of the Social Bylaws:  as President,  Mr. MARIO CESAR
PEREIRA DE ARAUJO and as Secretary Mr. ARTHUR ANTONIO  MAGALHAES  FONSECA.  4. -
ATTENDEES: Shareholders representing the legal quorum. 5. - ORDER OF THE DAY: In
the form provided by Article 12 of the Company's  Social Bylaws,  to examine the
Agreement for the provision of Management Consulting and Assistance Services, to
be celebrated by the Company, as well as by its controlled  companies and by its
indirect  controller  SPLICE DO BRASIL  TELECOMUNICACOES  E ELETRONICA S.A. 6. -
DELIBERATIONS:  After installation of the Assembly, the President requested that
the present  minutes be drawn in a summarized  form as provided by article 15 of
the Company's bylaws and in accordance with the express authorizations contained
in article 130 of Law number 6,404/76.  After that, the President  introduced to
the  present  shareholders  the  terms  and  conditions  of the  contract  being
submitted.  After discussing the matter, the attending  shareholders decided the
following:  I. Minority shareholders,  including the owners of preferred shares,
have voted in favor of celebrating the Agreement for the provision of Management
Consulting and Assistance  Services  between the Company's  indirect  controller
SPLICE  DO  BRASIL  TELECOMUNICACOES  E  ELETRONICA  S.A.  ("Splice"),   as  the
contracted  third-party  provider,  and the  Company's  controlled  companies as
contracting   parties,   having  the  Company  as   mediator-upon-consent.   The
remuneration to Splice shall  correspond to 1% (one percent) of the net revenues
generated by each  controlled  company  celebrating  the  Agreement in question,
calculated  based  on the  month  relative  to the  provision  of the  services,
effective  for 03 (three)  years  counting  as of the date of  signature  of the
Agreement  and  extensive  to  another  equal  period of 03 (three)  years.  The
controlling  shareholder  did not  participate  in the voting  process.  II. All
shareholders'  protests and votes were  received by the members of the table and
included in the present  minutes.  7. - Without further matters to be addressed,
the Assembly was adjourned and the present minutes were drawn, read,  considered
accurate and signed by all those attending.

                            Brasilia, July 23, 2001.



 [CONTINUATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY AND SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
    HELD BY THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
                               ON JULY 23, 2001.]


MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO                 ARTHUR A. MAGALHAES FONSECA
        President                                      Secretary



CARLOS JOSE SANTOS DA SILVA                             AUGUSTO PATARELI
   Representing BID S.A.                          Member of the Fiscal Council



         JULIO BRAGA PINTO

         Representing the Independent Auditors



         FABIO GABAI PUGA NAZARI


         p.BBA Icatu
                            p.p. BBA Icatu Taurus FIA
                             p.p. BBA Icatu FEF FIA
                          p.p. BBA Icatu California FIF
                           p.p. BBA Icatu Aquarius FIA
                       p.p. BBA Icatu Ibovespa Instit. FIA
                         p.p. BBA Icatu Investiprev FIA
                             p.p. BBA Icatu Fesc FIA
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.20B fife
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.20C fife
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.20E fife
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.49B fife
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.49C fife
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.10B fife
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.10C fife
                       p.p. PGBL Icatu Hartford C.10E fife
                        p.p .BBA Icatu Index Ibovespa FIA
                       p.p. Icatu Hartford Fundo de Pensao
                       p.p. Fapers Fund. As.Prev.Ext.R. RS
                           p.p. Fundacao Previdenc.IBM
                      p.p. Previdencia ExxonSoc.Prev.Priv.
                        p.p. Icatu Hartford Seguros S.A.




 [CONTINUATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY AND SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
    HELD BY THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
                               ON JULY 23, 2001.]



         MARIA CRISTINA CESCON AVEDISSIAN

         p. BES
                           p.p. Espirito Santo Dealer


                        MARIA CRISTINA CESCON AVEDISSIAN
                                   p. Paribas
                                p.p. BNP Paribas


                           GEORGE W. TENORIO MARCELINO

                               p. CitiBank, N. A.
                        p.p. Emerging Markets Growth Fund
                            p.p. Templeton World Fund
                           p.p. Uan Funds.Inc. Acadian


                            FABIO MOREIRA DE A. NONO

         p. Dynamo Administracao de Recursos Ltda.
                           p.p. Dynamo Cougar FMIA CL
                             p.p. Dynamo Equity Fund
                           p.p. Klima Fundo Inv.Acoes
                              p.p. Fundacao Centrus
                               p.p. Fundacao Cesp


                        MARCIO ANTONIO MARQUES DE MORAES
                               p. Fundacao Petros




                                    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 24, 2001                   By:  /s/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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                                         Name:   Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                         Title:  President