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): May 5, 2005 (May 3, 2005)


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


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


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


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


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                                Not Applicable
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         (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))


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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On May 3, 2005, Alamosa Holdings, Inc. ("Alamosa") completed a private
exchange transaction pursuant to which a holder of Alamosa's Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Preferred Stock"),
delivered to Alamosa 29,017 shares of Preferred Stock in exchange for
2,177,128 newly issued shares of Alamosa's common stock, par value $0.01 per
share. The shares of common stock issued in exchange for the Preferred Stock
were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereunder. At the close of the transaction, there
were 159,066,931 shares of Alamosa's common stock outstanding.


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                                  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:   May 5, 2005


                                            ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.


                                            By: /s/ Kendall W. Cowan
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:   Kendall W. Cowan
                                                Title:  Chief Financial Officer
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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): May 5, 2005 (May 3, 2005)

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

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

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                    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 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On May 3, 2005, Alamosa Holdings, Inc. ("Alamosa") completed a private
exchange transaction pursuant to which a holder of Alamosa's Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Preferred Stock"),
delivered to Alamosa 29,017 shares of Preferred Stock in exchange for
2,177,128 newly issued shares of Alamosa's common stock, par value $0.01 per
share. The shares of common stock issued in exchange for the Preferred Stock
were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereunder. At the close of the transaction, there
were 159,066,931 shares of Alamosa's common stock outstanding.
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:   May 5, 2005

                                            ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Kendall W. Cowan
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:   Kendall W. Cowan
                                                Title:  Chief Financial Officer