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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;18, 2005</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Warwick Valley Telephone Company</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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(Commission File No.)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>14-1160510</B><BR>
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>47 Main Street<BR>
Warwick, New York 10990<BR>
(845)&nbsp;986-8080</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">Exhibit&nbsp;Index</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">On Friday, August&nbsp;12, 2005 Warwick Valley Telephone Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued
a press release indicating that the Board of Directors announced a regular quarterly
dividend of $0.20 per share of Common Stock and a regular quarterly dividend of $1.25
per share on the outstanding 5,000 shares of 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock. These
dividends are payable on September&nbsp;30, 2005 to shareholders of record on September&nbsp;20,
2005. The Company&#146;s press release is filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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 colspan="3" align="center">(Registrant)<BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: August 18, 2005&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>WARWICK VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Board of Directors of the Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ:WWVYE)
announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share of Common Stock. The
dividend is payable on September&nbsp;30, 2005 to shareholders of record on September&nbsp;20,
2005.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition, the Board of Directors approved the regular quarterly dividend of $1.25
per share on the outstanding 5,000 shares of 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock to be paid
on September&nbsp;30, 2005 to shareholders of record as of September&nbsp;20, 2005.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Warwick Valley Telephone Company is a full service telecommunications company operating
in southern Orange County, N.Y. and portions of northwestern N.J. Through its
subsidiaries and affiliated companies, Warwick Valley Telephone Company offers local,
long distance, cellular, Internet and Video Services.
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