UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, DDC 20549FORM 8-KCurrent Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2010IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.C.(Exact Name ~~20549~~of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

_____________________FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2010_____________________Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	Iowa
	(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-32354		42-1490040
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Iowa	001-32354	42-1490040
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

403 W. Fourth Street North

Newton, Iowa 50208

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(641) 787-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

403 W. Fourth Street North Newton, Iowa		50208
(Address of PrincipalExecutive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (641) 787-2000

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Item 75.0107 ~~Regulation~~Submission FDof ~~Disclosure~~Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 25, 2010, Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (~~NYSE: IWA~~“Iowa Telecom”) ~~today~~held ~~announced~~a special meeting of its shareholders to consider and ~~Board~~vote ofupon ~~Directors~~a ~~has~~proposal ~~declared~~to aapprove ~~quarterly~~and ~~dividend~~adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger ~~$0.405~~(the ~~per~~“Merger ~~share~~Agreement”), dated as of November 23, 2009, by and onamong ~~Iowa~~Windstream ~~Telecommunications~~Corporation ~~common~~(“Windstream”), ~~stock. The~~Buffalo ~~dividend~~Merger isSub, ~~payable~~Inc., ona ~~April~~wholly-owned 15subsidiary of Windstream (“Merger Sub”), ~~2010~~and Iowa Telecom, pursuant to ~~shareholders~~which ofIowa ~~record~~Telecom atwill merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”), ~~close~~after which Merger Sub will survive the Merger and continue to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of ~~business~~Windstream onand the separate corporate ~~March~~existence ~~31,~~of ~~2010~~Iowa Telecom will cease.

~~Iowa~~The ~~Telecommunications~~following ~~Services, Inc. (d/b/a Iowa Telecom)~~ is a ~~telecommunications~~ ~~service~~summary ~~provider~~of ~~that offers local telephone, long distance, Internet, broadband and network access services to business and residential customers. Today,~~ the ~~company~~voting ~~serves~~results ~~over~~for ~~450~~approval ~~Iowa communities~~ and ~~16 Minnesota communities and employs nearly 800 people.~~ ~~The~~adoption company’s headquarters are in Newton, Iowa. The Company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IWA. For further information regarding Iowa Telecom, please go to www.iowatelecom.com and select “Investor Relations.” The Iowa Telecom logo is a registered trademark of ~~Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. in~~ the ~~United~~Merger ~~States.~~Agreement:

This current report may contain forward-looking statements that are not based on historical fact, including without limitation statements containing the words “believes,” “may,” “plans,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “expects,” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events or developments to be materially different from future results, events or developments described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include those risks described in Iowa Telecom’s Form 10-K on file with the SEC. These factors should be considered carefully and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and Iowa Telecom undertakes no duty to update this information.

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
22,499,326		510,911		127,197		0

The votes in favor of approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement represented 97.8% of the shares voted at the meeting and 68.3% of the outstanding shares of Iowa Telecom as of the record date. Accordingly, the Merger Agreement was approved and adopted, although completion of the Merger remains subject to (i) regulatory approval by the Federal Communications Commission, (ii) regulatory approval by the Iowa Utilities Board, and (iii) other customary conditions to closing.

The press release announcing the results of the voting at the special meeting is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
	99.1	Press release dated March 15, 2010.

(d) Exhibits

	Exhibit Number		Description

	99.1		Press release dated March 25, 2010

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.

Dated:	March 1525, 2010	Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.
		By:	/s/ ~~Craig~~Donald AG. ~~Knock~~Henry
			Craig A. Knock
			Donald G. Henry
			Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
			Vice President, General Counsel and
			Treasurer
			Secretary

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