UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 27, 2004

                           R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

        Delaware                             1-07155                 13-2740040
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(State or Other Jurisdiction            (Commission              (IRS Employer
   of Incorporation)                    File Number)         Identification No.)

1001 Winstead Drive, Cary, North Carolina                           27513
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

                              R.H. DONNELLEY INC.*
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

     Delaware                            333-59287                36-2467635
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(State or Other Jurisdiction            (Commission              (IRS Employer
   of Incorporation)                    File Number)         Identification No.)

1001 Winstead Drive, Cary, North Carolina                            27513
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)

       Registrants' telephone number, including area code: (919) 297-1600

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

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*R.H. Donnelley Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of R.H. Donnelley
Corporation. R.H. Donnelly Inc. became subject to the filing requirements of
Section 15 (d) on October 1, 1998 in connection with the public offer and sale
of its 9 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes, which Notes were redeemed in full on
February 6, 2004. In addition, R.H. Donnelly Inc is the obligor of 8 7/8% senior
notes due 2010 and 10 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 and is now subject
to the filing requirements of Section 15 (d) as a result of such notes. As of
October 27, 2004, 100 shares of R. H. Donnelley Inc. common stock, no par value,
were outstanding.



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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


On October 27, 2004, R.H. Donnelley Corporation (the "Company") issued a
press release containing certain financial results of the Company for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2004. None of the contents of this Form 8-K
are incorporated by reference into any registration statement or report of the
Company. A copy of this press release has been filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Form 8-K.







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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.

R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION

By:                /s/ ROBERT J. BUSH

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                    Name: Robert J. Bush
                    Title: Vice President and General Counsel

Date: October 27, 2004

R.H. DONNELLEY INC

By:                 /s/ ROBERT J. BUSH

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                    Title: Vice President and General Counsel

Date: October 27, 2004



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number   Description
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99.1     Press Release issued October 27, 2004