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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April, 2005
GRUPO IUSACELL, S.A. de C.V.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Montes Urales 460
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, Deleg. Miguel Hidalgo
11000, Mexico D.F.
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(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will fill annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g-3-2(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934. Yes [ ] No [X]
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Documents Furnished By the Registrant
1. Press Release of the Registrant dated April 12, 2005
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
GRUPO IUSACELL, S.A. DE C.V.
Date: April 12, 2005 /s/ Fernando Cabrera
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Name: Fernando Cabrera
Title: Attorney in fact
/s/ Jose Luis Riera
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Name: Jose Luis Riera
Title: Attorney in fact
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IUSACELL RECEIVED FROM COFETEL THE RESULTS OF THE PCS FREQUENCIES
MEXICO CITY, April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de
C.V., (BMV: CEL, NYSE: CEL), announced today that it has received from the
Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL) the results of the
auction of several frequency bands of the radioelectric spectrum for the
furnishing of fixed and mobile wireless service (PCS).
Grupo Iusacell, through its subsidiary Iusacell PCS de Mexico, was allocated
10 MHZ in the PCS regions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
By obtaining these frequencies, Iusacell becomes a company with national
coverage, which is the objective Iusacell has been pursuing for some time, and
has secured sufficient spectrum to be able to offer more and better services to
its customers in the future.
About Iusacell
Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (Iusacell, NYSE and BMV: CEL) is a wireless
cellular and PCS service provider in Mexico encompassing a total of
approximately 92 million POPs, representing approximately 90% of the country's
total population.
Independent of the negotiations towards the restructuring of its debt,
Iusacell reinforces its commitment with customers, employees and suppliers and
guarantees the highest quality standards in its daily operations offering more
and better voice communication and data services through state-of-the-art
technology, such as its new 3G network, throughout all of the regions in which
it operates.
Legal Disclaimer
Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. quarterly reports and all other written
materials may from time to time contain statements about expected future events
and financial results that are forward-looking and subject to risks and
uncertainties. For those statements, the Company claims the protection of the
safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Discussion of factors that may affect future
results is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Grupo Iusacell Celular S.A. de C.V.
-0- 04/12/2005
/CONTACT: Investor Contacts - Jose Luis Riera K., Chief Financial
Officer, or J. Victor Ferrer, Finance Manager, vferrer@iusacell.com.mx, both
of Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., +5255-5109-5927 /
/Web site: http://www.iusacell.com /
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