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 _August, 2004
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]
Documents Furnished By the Registrant
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1. Press Release of the Registrant dated August 20, 2004
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: August 20, 2004 /s/ Jose Luis Riera
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Name: Jose Luis Riera
Title: Attorney in fact
/s/ Fernando Cabrera
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Name: Fernando Cabrera
Title: Attorney in fact
[LOGO] IUSACELL INVESTOR CONTACTS
Jose Luis Riera K.
Chief Financial Officer
5255-5109-5927
J.Victor Ferrer
Finance Manager
5255-5109-5927
vferrer@iusacell.com.mx
Iusacell signs final contract with Unefon
Mexico City, August 20, 2004.- Grupo IUSACELL, S.A. de C.V. [BMV y NYSE: CEL],
and Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., principal subsidiary of Unefon, S.A. de C.V.
[BMV: UNEFON] signed the final contract and annexes that define the technical
aspects involved in providing exchange capacity and roaming services.
The contract period is 10 years, during which time both companies will exchange
services in regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Mexico.
The current contract has been approved by both the related parties committee and
the board of directors of Grupo Iusacell.
Both companies are ready to begin exchanging services.
"We believe this contract will benefit Iusacell customers allowing for an
increase in company capacity and service coverage," said Gustavo Guzman, CEO of
Grupo Iusacell.
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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 operate.
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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.