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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 5, 2004
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                            ALAMOSA (DELAWARE), INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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          DELAWARE                   5-58523               75-2843707
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION       (COMMISSION            (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)            FILE NUMBER)          IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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               5225 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas                  79424
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)



       (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (806) 722-1100
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

     On January 5, 2004, Alamosa Holdings, Inc., the holding company of Alamosa
(Delaware), Inc., issued a press release announcing that Alamosa (Delaware)
intends to issue, subject to market and other customary conditions, debt
securities is a potential debt financing exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. No assurance
can be given that the offering will be completed

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits

         99.1  Press Release dated Janaury 5, 2004

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     Alamosa (Delaware) is furnishing under Item 9 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.
Exhibit 99.2 contains excerpts from the confidential offering memorandum
relating to the potential debt financing.





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                                    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 hereunder duly authorized.

Dated: January 5, 2004

                                             ALAMOSA (DELAWARE), INC.


                                             By /s/ Kendall W. Cowan
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                                               Name:  Kendall W. Cowan
                                               Title: Chief Financial Officer

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1           Press Release dated January 5, 2004

99.2           Excerpts from Confidential Offering Memorandum



