8-K

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): May 1, 2006

Warwick Valley Telephone Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

0-11174	14-1160510
(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

47 Main Street
Warwick, New York 10990
(845) 986-8080
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Warwick Valley Telephone Company (the “Company”) announced the results of the votes at its 2006 Annual Meeting of shareholders, held Friday, April 28, 2006. Based on a preliminary tally, all of the Company’s candidates for positions as director were elected by substantial majorities. None of the nominees proposed by Santa Monica Partners was elected. The proposal submitted by Santa Monica Partners and urging the Company to increase its dividend was also defeated by a substantial majority. Certified election results will be published as soon as they become available.

A press release regarding this matter has been issued by the Company, is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release entitled “Preliminary Results Indicate that Dissident Slate and Proposal are Defeated by WVT Shareholders,” dated May 1, 2006.

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.

	WARWICK VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY (Registrant)
Date: May 1, 2006	By:	/s/ Herbert Gareiss, Jr.
	Name:	Herbert Gareiss, Jr.
	Title:	President

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release entitled “Preliminary Results Indicate that Dissident Slate and Proposal are Defeated by WVT Shareholders,” dated May 1, 2006.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Preliminary Results Indicate that Dissident Slate and Proposal are Defeated by WVT Shareholders

(Warwick, NY, May 1, 2006) Warwick Valley Telephone Company (Nasdaq: WWVY) (the “Company”) announced the results of the votes at its 2006 Annual Meeting of shareholders, held Friday, April 28, 2006. Based on a preliminary tally, all of the Company’s candidates for positions as director were elected by substantial majorities. None of the nominees proposed by Santa Monica Partners was elected. The proposal submitted by Santa Monica Partners and urging the Company to increase its dividend was also defeated by a substantial majority. Certified election results will be published as soon as they become available. Herbert Gareiss, President of the Company, expressed his satisfaction and his gratitude for the shareholders’ continued support for the Company’s management and directors.

Contact: Warwick Valley Telephone Company
Herbert Gareiss, Jr.
President & CEO
(845) 986-8080