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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;3, 2005</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></DIV>



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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FIRST AVENUE NETWORKS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>52-1869023</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>7925 Jones Branch Drive, Suite&nbsp;3300, McLean, VA 22102</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FIRST AVENUE NETWORKS, INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Sandra G. Thomas<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
First Avenue Networks, Inc.<BR>
230 Court Square, Suite&nbsp;202<BR>
Charlottesville, VA 22902<BR>
(434)&nbsp;220-4988</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Please send copies of all communications to:<BR>
Joel F. Freedman, Esq.<BR>
Ropes &#038; Gray LLP<BR>
One International Place<BR>
Boston, MA 02110<BR>
617-951-7000<BR>
617-951-7050 (facsimile)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><I>Title of Each Class of</I></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><I>Amount to be</I></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><I>Offering Price Per</I></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><I>Amount of</I></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><I>Securities to be Registered</I></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,160,000<I>(1)</I></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$6.47</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$13,965,700</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,643.76</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may be issued to prevent dilution from stock
splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>The offering price for shares subject to options outstanding on the date hereof is the actual
exercise price of such options. Of the 2,160,000 shares to be registered hereunder, 490,000
are subject to options at an exercise price of $8.70. The offering price of the remaining
1,670,000 shares not subject to options on the date hereof of $5.81 per share has been
estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c)
and 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per share for the Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on July&nbsp;29, 2005.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES<BR>
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form S-8 registers an aggregate of 2,160,000 additional shares
of common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options granted under the First
Avenue Networks, Inc. Stock Option Plan. This registration statement on Form S-8 hereby
incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-110295), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;6,
2003.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Charlottesville, The Commonwealth of Virginia, on this
3rd day of August, 2005.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>FIRST AVENUE NETWORKS, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Dean M. Johnson
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Dean M. Johnson</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Dean M. Johnson and Sandra
G. Thomas, and each of them singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by First Avenue Networks, Inc., and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">* * * *
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Dean M. Johnson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Dean M. Johnson</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Sandra G. Thomas
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Sandra G. Thomas</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  John Muleta
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">John Muleta</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Wharton B. Rivers, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Wharton B. Rivers, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Richard L. Shorten, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Richard L. Shorten, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Neil Subin
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Neil Subin</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Matthew J. Teplitz
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Matthew J. Teplitz</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  R. Ted Weschler
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">R. Ted Weschler</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 3, 2005</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2005
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIRST AVENUE NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
52-1869023
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
7925 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 3300, McLean, VA 22102
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
FIRST AVENUE NETWORKS, INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Sandra G. Thomas
Chief Financial Officer
First Avenue Networks, Inc.
230 Court Square, Suite 202
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 220-4988
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Please send copies of all communications to:
Joel F. Freedman, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110
617-951-7000
617-951-7050 (facsimile)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Securities to be Registered
Registered
Share(2)
Price(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share
2,160,000
(1)
$6.47
$13,965,700
$1,643.76
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may be issued to prevent dilution from stock
splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
(2)
The offering price for shares subject to options outstanding on the date hereof is the actual
exercise price of such options. Of the 2,160,000 shares to be registered hereunder, 490,000
are subject to options at an exercise price of $8.70. The offering price of the remaining
1,670,000 shares not subject to options on the date hereof of $5.81 per share has been
estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c)
and 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per share for the Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on July 29, 2005.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
This registration statement on Form S-8 registers an aggregate of 2,160,000 additional shares
of common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options granted under the First
Avenue Networks, Inc. Stock Option Plan. This registration statement on Form S-8 hereby
incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-110295), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6,
2003.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Title
5.1
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP
23.1
Consent of KBA Group LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page in Part II)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Charlottesville, The Commonwealth of Virginia, on this
3rd day of August, 2005.
FIRST AVENUE NETWORKS, INC.
By:
/s/ Dean M. Johnson
Name:
Dean M. Johnson
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Dean M. Johnson and Sandra
G. Thomas, and each of them singly, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by First Avenue Networks, Inc., and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
* * * *
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/  Dean M. Johnson
Dean M. Johnson
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 3, 2005
/s/  Sandra G. Thomas
Sandra G. Thomas
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 3, 2005
/s/  John Muleta
John Muleta
Director
August 3, 2005
/s/  Wharton B. Rivers, Jr.
Wharton B. Rivers, Jr.
Director
August 3, 2005
/s/  Richard L. Shorten, Jr.
Richard L. Shorten, Jr.
Director
August 3, 2005
/s/  Neil Subin
Neil Subin
Director
August 3, 2005
/s/  Matthew J. Teplitz
Matthew J. Teplitz
Director
August 3, 2005
/s/  R. Ted Weschler
R. Ted Weschler
Director
August 3, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Title
5.1
Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP
23.1
Consent of KBA Group LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page in Part II)