UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 8, 2005

                             Alamosa Holdings, Inc.
              ----------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


             Delaware                 000-32357                  75-2890997
 ----------------------------    ------------------------   --------------------
 (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


                    5225 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas,      79424
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (806) 722-1100


                                 Not Applicable
          -----------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

         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:


/_/    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
       CFR 230.425)


/_/    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
       CFR 240.14a-12)

/_/    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
       Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

/_/    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
       Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
<PAGE>

Item 8.01  Other Events.

On August 8, 2005, Alamosa Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a
press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AirGate PCS, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("AirGate"), has filed a complaint against Sprint
Corporation ("Sprint"), certain of its affiliates and Nextel Communications,
Inc. ("Nextel") in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging, among other things,
that following the completion of the pending merger between Sprint and Nextel,
Sprint will breach the exclusivity covenants contained in the agreements
governing its relationship with AirGate and that Nextel unlawfully interfered
with AirGate's exclusive rights under such agreements. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference
herein. A copy of the complaint is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is
incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number                Description
-------               -----------

Exhibit 99.1          Press Release issued by Alamosa Holdings, Inc. on
                      August 8, 2005

Exhibit 99.2          Complaint filed by AirGate PCS, Inc. in the Delaware
                      Court of Chancery on August 8, 2005

<PAGE>


                                   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.


Date:  August 8, 2005



                                            ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.


                                            By:  /s/ Kendall W. Cowan
                                                 --------------------
                                                 Kendall W. Cowan
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
<PAGE>


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                Description
-------               -----------

Exhibit 99.1          Press Release issued by Alamosa Holdings, Inc. on August
                      8, 2005

Exhibit 99.2          Complaint filed by AirGate PCS, Inc. in the Delaware
                      Court of Chancery on August 8, 2005
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 8, 2005

                             Alamosa Holdings, Inc.
              ----------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

             Delaware                 000-32357                  75-2890997
 ----------------------------    ------------------------   --------------------
 (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

                    5225 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas,      79424
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (806) 722-1100

                                 Not Applicable
          -----------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

         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:

/_/    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
       CFR 230.425)

/_/    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
       CFR 240.14a-12)

/_/    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
       Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

/_/    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
       Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01  Other Events.

On August 8, 2005, Alamosa Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a
press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AirGate PCS, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("AirGate"), has filed a complaint against Sprint
Corporation ("Sprint"), certain of its affiliates and Nextel Communications,
Inc. ("Nextel") in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging, among other things,
that following the completion of the pending merger between Sprint and Nextel,
Sprint will breach the exclusivity covenants contained in the agreements
governing its relationship with AirGate and that Nextel unlawfully interfered
with AirGate's exclusive rights under such agreements. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference
herein. A copy of the complaint is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is
incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number                Description
-------               -----------

Exhibit 99.1          Press Release issued by Alamosa Holdings, Inc. on
                      August 8, 2005

Exhibit 99.2          Complaint filed by AirGate PCS, Inc. in the Delaware
                      Court of Chancery on August 8, 2005
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.

Date:  August 8, 2005

                                            ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.

                                            By:  /s/ Kendall W. Cowan
                                                 --------------------
                                                 Kendall W. Cowan
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                Description
-------               -----------

Exhibit 99.1          Press Release issued by Alamosa Holdings, Inc. on August
                      8, 2005

Exhibit 99.2          Complaint filed by AirGate PCS, Inc. in the Delaware
                      Court of Chancery on August 8, 2005