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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Basile Anthony   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DEX MEDIA INC [DEX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Central Services (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DEX MEDIA INC., 198 INVERNESS DRIVE WEST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2006 (Street) ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 4.64

01/31/2006

D

19,248 (1)

(1)

11/08/2012

Common Stock

19,248

(1)

0

D

Employee Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 4.64

01/31/2006

D

19,236 (2)

(2)

09/09/2013

Common Stock

19,236

(2)

0

D

Employee Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 4.64

01/31/2006

D

55,304 (3)

(3)

04/21/2014

Common Stock

55,304

(3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Basile Anthony C/O DEX MEDIA INC. 198 INVERNESS DRIVE WEST ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112			VP, Central Services

Signatures

/s/ Suzanne Yazzie, Attorney in Fact for the Reporting Person		02/02/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This option, which provided for vesting in 25% of these shares in four equal installments of 6.25% beginning December 31, 2004 and in the remaining 75% of these shares on the eighth anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting based on the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the calendar years ending December 31st of 2004 through 2007, was assumed by RHD pursuant to the merger agreement and replaced with an option to purchase 8,291 shares RHD common stock at an exercise price of $10.78 per share.
(2)	This option, which provided for vesting in 25% of these shares in four equal installments of 6.25% beginning December 31, 2004 and in the remaining 75% of these shares on the eighth anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting based on the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the calendar years ending December 31st of 2004 through 2007, was assumed by RHD pursuant to the merger agreement and replaced with an option to purchase 8,286 shares RHD common stock at an exercise price of $10.78 per share.
(3)	This option, which provided for vesting in 25% of these shares in five equal installments of 5% beginning December 31, 2004 and in the remaining 75% of these shares on the eighth anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting based on the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the calendar years ending December 31st of 2004 through 2008, was assumed by RHD pursuant to the merger agreement and replaced with an option to purchase 23,823 shares RHD common stock at an exercise price of $10.78 per share.

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