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 11, 2005

                             ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.
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               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)


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      DELAWARE                         0-32357               75-2890997
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION  (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)     (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)                                    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 7.01   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

            On January 10, 2005, Alamosa Holdings, Inc. announced 2004 fourth
            quarter customer results and its fourth quarter conference call
            schedule. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit
            99.1 hereto. The information in this report, including the exhibit
            hereto, is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

            (c) Exhibits.

            Exhibit Number       Description of Exhibit
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            99.1                 Press release issued January 10, 2005.


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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 11, 2005

                                       ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, 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 10, 2005.


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