# UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

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# FORM 8-K

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# CURRENT REPORT

# PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2005

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|NEW ULM TELECOM, INC.                                  | 
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|(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | 
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|Minnesota                                              | 
|(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)         | 
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|0-3024                                   |  | 41-0440990                           | 
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|(Commission File Number)                 |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | 
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|27 North Minnesota
StreetNew Ulm, MN     |  | 56073                               
|(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)                          

|(507) 354-4111                                      
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|(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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|ITEM 8.01 |  | OTHER
EVENTS.
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On November 18, 2005, Alltel
Corporation announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Midwest
Wireless Holdings of Mankato, Minnesota for $1.075 billion in cash. Alltel reported that
closing of the transaction is contingent upon regulatory approval, including approval of
the Federal Communications Commission and the expiration of the applicable waiting period
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. Alltel stated that the transaction
is expected to close in the first half of 2006.

New Ulm Telecom owned 9.88% of
Midwest Wireless Holdings as of November 18, 2005.

|ITEM 9.01 |  | FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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| | (d) |  | Exhibits
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| | See Exhibit Index.
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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.

| | New Ulm Telecom, Inc.
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|Date:  November 18, 2005 | By: | /s/ Nancy Blankenhagen                                                                                          
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|                         |     | Nancy Blankenhagen
                                                                      Chief Financial Officer
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# EXHIBIT INDEX

|Exhibit Number | Description
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|99             |            

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