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): October 30, 2003
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                             ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                      0-32357                 75-2890997
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)


                   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 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On October 30, 2003, Alamosa Holdings, Inc. and Alamosa (Delaware),
Inc. (together, the "Company"), issued a joint press release announcing the
extension, until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 4, 2003, of the
exchange offers for its public indebtedness that it commenced on September 12,
2003. The press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits

         99.1      Press Release dated October 30, 2003




                                   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: October 30, 2003

                                            ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.


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





                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


         99.1              Press Release dated October 30, 2003