UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    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): July 5, 2006 (July 5, 2006)


                           Hughes Communications, Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                    000-51784                 13-3871202
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

          11717 Exploration Lane                           20876
           Germantown, Maryland                          (Zip Code)
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 428-5500

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))






Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01  Other Events.

     On July 5, 2006, Hughes Communications,  Inc. announced that it has applied
to list its common  stock on the NASDAQ  Global  Market  (formerly  known as the
NASDAQ  National  Market).  A copy of the press  release is  attached  hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release issued by Hughes Communications, Inc. dated July 5, 2006.






                                   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.

                                        Hughes Communications, Inc.


Date:    July 5, 2006                   By:  /s/ Dean A. Manson
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                                            Name:  Dean A. Manson
                                            Title: Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary