UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. )

                            ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.
                            ----------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)


                    Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
               -------------------------------------------------
                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   011589108
                            ----------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)


                               December 23, 2004
                            ----------------------
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                             [ ]   Rule 13d-1(b)

                             [X]   Rule 13d-1(c)

                             [ ]   Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


                         Continued on following pages
                               Page 1 of 9 Pages
                             Exhibit Index: Page 8



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 011589108                                           Page 2 of 9 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
................................................................................
2.      Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          6,822,400
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     6,822,400
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         6,822,400
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         5.9% based on 114,781,044 shares outstanding as of November 4, 2004
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         OO



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 011589108                                           Page 3 of 9 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC
................................................................................
2.      Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          6,822,400
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     6,822,400
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         6,822,400
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         5.9% based on 114,781,044 shares outstanding as of November 4, 2004
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         OO



                                                               Page 4 of 9 Pages

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

               Alamosa Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer)

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               5225 South Loop 289, Lubbock, TX  79424

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing

               This  Statement  is  filed  on  behalf  of  each of the following
persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

               i)  Glenview  Capital  Management, LLC  ("Glenview  Capital
                   Management"); and

               ii) Glenview Capital GP, LLC ("Glenview Capital GP");

               This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the
accounts of Glenview  Capital  Partners,  L.P., a Delaware  limited  partnership
("Glenview Capital Partners"), Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("Glenview  Institutional  Partners"), and  Glenview Capital
Master  Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company  ("Glenview Capital Master
Fund").  Glenview  Capital  Management  serves as investment  manager to each of
Glenview Capital Partners, Glenview Institutional Partners, and Glenview Capital
Master  Fund.  In such capacity,  Glenview  Capital  Management  may  be  deemed
to  have  voting  and dispositive  power over the Shares  held for the  accounts
of each  of Glenview  Capital  Partners,  Glenview  Institutional  Partners, and
Glenview  Capital  Master  Fund.  Glenview  Capital GP is the general partner of
Glenview Capital Partners and Glenview Institutional Partners.  Glenview Capital
GP also  serves as the  sponsor of the  Glenview  Capital  Master Fund.  In such
capacities,  Glenview  Capital GP  may be deemed to have voting and  dispositive
power over  the  Shares  held  for  the  accounts of  Glenview Capital Partners,
Glenview  Institutional  Partners,  and Glenview Capital Master Fund.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

               The address of the principal  business office of each of Glenview
Capital  Management  and Glenview  Capital GP is 399 Park Avenue,  Floor 39, New
York, New York 10022.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship

               i)  Glenview Capital Management is a Delaware limited liability
                   company; and

               ii) Glenview Capital GP is a Delaware limited liability company.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares")

Item 2(e).    CUSIP Number:

              011589108



                                                               Page 5 of 9 Pages

Item 3.       If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or
              240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

              This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.       Ownership:

Item 4(a).    Amount Beneficially Owned:

               As of January  3,  2005,  each of the  Reporting  Persons  may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 6,822,400 Shares.  This amount consists of:
(A)  625,900  Shares  held for the account of  Glenview  Capital  Partners;  (B)
4,271,300 Shares held for the  account of  Glenview  Capital  Master  Fund;  and
(C) 1,925,200 Shares held for the account of Glenview  Institutional  Partners.

Item 4(b).     Percent of Class:

               The number of Shares of which each of the  Reporting  Persons may
be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 5.9% of the total
number of Shares outstanding  (based upon information  provided by the Issuer in
its most  recently-filed  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q, there were 114,781,044
Shares outstanding as of November 4, 2004).

Item 4(c).     Number of Shares of which such person has:

Glenview Capital Management and Glenview Capital GP:
----------------------------------------------------

(i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                                   0

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                         6,822,400

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:                      0

(iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:            6,822,400


Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

               This Item 5 is not applicable

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

               This Item 6 is not applicable

Item 7.        Identification  and  Classification  of  the  Subsidiary  Which
               Acquired  the  Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
               Company:

               This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

               This Item 8 is not applicable.



                                                               Page 6 of 9 Pages

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group:

               This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.       Certification:

               By  signing  below each of  the Reporting Persons certifies that,
to the  best of  their knowledge  and belief,  the securities  referred to above
were  not  acquired and are not  held for the  purpose of  or with the effect of
changing or  influencing the  control of the  issuer of  the securities and were
not acquired  and are not  held in connection  with  or as  a participant in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.



                                                               Page 7 of 9 Pages

                                   SIGNATURE

        After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date: January 3, 2005                        GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 3, 2005                        GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer



                                                               Page 8 of 9 Pages


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Ex.                                                                   Page No.
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A.   Joint Filing Agreement, dated January 3, 2005, by and
     among Glenview Capital Management, LLC and Glenview
     Capital GP, LLC........................................                   9



                                                               Page 9 of 9 Pages

                                   EXHIBIT A

                            JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

        The  undersigned  hereby  agree that the  statement on Schedule 13G with
respect to the Common Stock of Alomosa  Holdings,  Inc.  dated  as of January 3,
2005 is, and any  amendments  thereto  (including  amendments  on Schedule  13D)
signed  by each of the  undersigned  shall  be,  filed on  behalf  of each of us
pursuant to and in accordance  with the  provisions  of Rule 13d-1(k)  under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Date: January 3, 2005                        GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 3, 2005                        GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer