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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)<U> July&nbsp;18, 2005</U>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>WARWICK VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY</B>



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code <U> (845)&nbsp;986-8080</U>




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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.



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    <TD>Warwick Valley Telephone Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced today that effective July&nbsp;13,
2005, that Company has phased out the position of Vice President of Operations and
Technology held until then by Larry Drake. The Company does not intend to replace Mr.
Drake. The Company and Mr.&nbsp;Drake are in discussions regarding the terms of Mr.&nbsp;Drake&#146;s
departure. On July&nbsp;18, 2005, the Company issued a press release regarding the phasing
out of Mr.&nbsp;Drake&#146;s position. The press release is attached to this Current Report on
Form 8-K as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</TD>
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    <TD>99.1&nbsp;&nbsp; Press Release entitled &#147;WVT Phases out
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 hereunto duly
authorized.

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dated: July&nbsp;18, 2005
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>WVT Phases Out VP Position</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Effective Wednesday July&nbsp;13, 2005, Warwick Valley Telephone Company (Nasdaq:
WWVYE; the &#147;Company&#148;) phased out the position of Vice President of Operations and
Technology held until then by Larry Drake. The Company does not intend to replace
Mr.&nbsp;Drake. The Company and Mr.&nbsp;Drake are in discussions regarding the terms of Mr.
Drake&#146;s departure.




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