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 January, 2004
GRUPO IUSACELL, S.A. de C.V.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Prol. Paseo de la Reforma 1236
Col. Santa Fe, Deleg. Cuajimalpa
05438, 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
1. Press Release of the Registrant dated January 23, 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: January 19, 2004 /s/ Jose Luis Riera
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Name: Jose Luis Riera
Title: Attorney in fact
/s/ Fernando Cabrera G.
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Name: Fernando Cabrera G.
Title: Attorney in fact
[LOGO] IUSACELL
Valora tu espacio.
INVESTOR CONTACTS
Jose Luis Riera K.
Chief Financial Officer
5255-5109-5927
Carlos J. Moctezuma
Head of Investor Relations
5255-5109-5759
carlos.moctezuma@iusacell.com.mx
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Iusacell Announced
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Mexico City, January 23, 2004 - Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., [BMV: CEL, NYSE:
CEL], today announced that in December 2003 its main operating subsidiary Grupo
Iusacell Celular, S.A. de C.V. and certain of its subsidiaries (Iusacell
Celular), entered a series of agreements with the Mexican subsidiary of American
Tower Corporation (MATC) that, among other things, gives MATC the right to
acquire up to 143 existing Iusacell Celular towers over the course of this year.
In accordance with the agreements, Iusacell Celular is in the process of
transferring its towers to MATC. Iusacell Celular will then lease the
transferred towers back from MATC.
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About Iusacell
Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (Iusacell, NYSE: CEL; BMV: CEL) is a wireless
cellular and PCS service provider in seven of Mexico's nine regions, including
Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Tijuana, Acapulco, Puebla, Leon and Merida.
The Company's service regions encompass a total of approximately 92 million
POPs, representing approximately 90% of the country's total population.
Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. press releases 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.