UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC
20549
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 26, 2006 (January 24, 2006)
Alamosa Holdings,
Inc.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Delaware | 000-32357 | 75-2890997 | ||||||||
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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5225 S. Loop
289, Lubbock, Texas, 79424
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (806) 722-1100
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 24, 2006, Southwest PCS, L.P. (‘‘Manager’’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alamosa Holdings, Inc., and Sprint Spectrum L.P., WirelessCo, L.P. (‘‘WirelessCo’’), Sprintcom, Inc., and Sprint Communications Company, L.P. entered into Addendum X (‘‘Addendum X’’) to the Sprint PCS Management Agreement, dated as of July 10, 1998, as amended, by and among the parties to Addendum X.
Pursuant to Addendum X, Manager consented to the lease and subsequent sale by WirelessCo of spectrum licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to Nextech Wireless L.L.C. (‘‘Nextech’’) in accordance with certain strategic roaming and other related agreements (the ‘‘SRAs’’) between WirelessCo and Nextech. Pursuant to the SRAs, Nextech will construct and operate mobile wireless communications systems and provide roaming services in certain geographic areas in which Manager has the exclusive right to provide wireless personal communications services under the Sprint brand name. Nextech will operate in certain counties in Kansas (the ‘‘SRA Markets’’). The SRAs provide for special reciprocal roaming rates for Manager in the respective SRA Markets and special reciprocal roaming rates for Nextech in certain portions of Manager's service area.
The description of Addendum X set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Addendum X, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description | |||||
Exhibit 10.1 | Addendum X to Sprint PCS Management Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2006, by and among Sprint Spectrum L.P., WirelessCo, L.P., Sprintcom, Inc., Sprint Communications Company, L.P. and Southwest PCS, L.P. | |||||
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: January 26, 2006
ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
By: /s/ Kendall W. Cowan | ||||||
Name: Kendall W. Cowan | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description | |||||
Exhibit 10.1 | Addendum X to Sprint PCS Management Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2006, by and among Sprint Spectrum L.P., WirelessCo, L.P., Sprintcom, Inc., Sprint Communications Company, L.P. and Southwest PCS, L.P. | |||||