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): August 4, 2004

                             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               (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)










Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On August 4, 2004, Alamosa Holdings, Inc. ("APCS") issued a press release
announcing financial information for its 2004 second-quarter results. The press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is "furnished" pursuant
to Regulation FD and shall not be deemed to be "filed."







                                    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: August 4, 2004

                                       ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.

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







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         99.1        Earnings Release dated August 4, 2004