UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): October 3, 2005

Dex Media, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		001-32249 (Commission File Number)		14-1855759 (IRS Employer Identification No.)


198 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, Colorado		80112
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(303) 784-2900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 3, 2005, Dex Media, Inc. (“Dex”) issued a press release announcing that it entered into a definitive merger agreement with R.H. Donnelley Corporation (“RHD”) and Forward Merger Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of RHD.

For additional information concerning the foregoing, a copy of the press release dated October 3, 2005 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated October 3, 2005, issued jointly by Dex Media, Inc. and R.H. Donnelley Corporation.

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.


	DEX MEDIA, INC.
Date: October 3, 2005	By:	/s/ FRANK M. EICHLER
		Name:	Frank M. Eichler
		Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated October 3, 2005, issued jointly by Dex Media, Inc. and R.H. Donnelley Corporation.

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