UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): April 7, 2006

INTER-TEL, INCORPORATED

Commission File Number 0-10211

Arizona (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		86-0220994 I.R.S. Employer Identification Number

1615 S. 52nd Street
Tempe, Arizona		85281
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 449-8900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On April 7, 2006, new compensation arrangements were implemented for certain of the Company’s executive officers, effective from and after the second fiscal quarter of 2006:

Name and Position		Base Salary
Norman Stout		$400,000 per annum
Chief Executive Officer
Craig Rauchle		$365,000 per annum
President and
Chief Operating Officer

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.