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): January 27, 2009

HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(206) 654-0204
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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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Item 7.01     Regulation FD

Item 8.01     Other Events

On January 27, 2009, Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the record date for stockholders eligible to vote at a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders to consider a corporate reorganization to effectively change the Company’s place of incorporation from Delaware to Denmark.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1      Press release dated January 27, 2009

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.

Exhibit Index

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