UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): November 18, 2005
| NEW ULM TELECOM, INC. | |
| (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | |
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| Minnesota | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |
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0-3024 | |
41-0440990 | |
| (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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27 North Minnesota Street
New Ulm, MN | |
56073 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| (507) 354-4111 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On November 18, 2005, Alltel Corporation announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Midwest Wireless Holdings of Mankato, Minnesota for $1.075 billion in cash. Alltel reported that closing of the transaction is contingent upon regulatory approval, including approval of the Federal Communications Commission and the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. Alltel stated that the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2006.
New Ulm Telecom owned 9.88% of Midwest Wireless Holdings as of November 18, 2005.
| ITEM 9.01 | | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
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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: November 18, 2005 | By: | /s/ Nancy Blankenhagen |
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| | | Nancy Blankenhagen
Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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| 99 | | Press release, dated November 18, 2005. | | |
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