Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Bontempo Scott
  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)
SVP, Human Resources
(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
Common Stock 01/31/2006   D   2,000 D (1) 0 (1) D  

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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     171,800 (2)   (2) 05/24/2014 Common Stock 171,800 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bontempo Scott
C/O DEX MEDIA INC.
198 INVERNESS DRIVE WEST
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
      SVP, Human Resources  

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and R.H. Donnelley Corporation (RHD) in exchange for 483 shares of RHD common stock having a market value of $64.01 per share on the effective date of the merger and $24,600 in cash. In the merger agreement, each share of Dex Media, Inc. common stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was converted into the right to receive .24154 of a share of RHD common stock and $12.30 in cash.
(2) 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 74,006 shares RHD common stock at an exercise price of $10.78 per share.

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