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    <periodOfReport>2006-01-25</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE &amp; CABLE CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>HTC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Providence Equity Partners IV, L.L.C.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>50 KENNEDY PLAZA,</rptOwnerStreet2>
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            <rptOwnerState>RI</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerName>Providence Equity GP IV L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001084355</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CREAMER GLENN M</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>SALEM PAUL J</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001035233</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>NELSON JONATHAN M</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>50 KENNEDY PLAZA,</rptOwnerStreet2>
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            <rptOwnerState>RI</rptOwnerState>
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                    <value>See Notes</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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                <value>Series A Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                <value>0</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Notes</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrants to purchase Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>2500000</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Notes</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock have the right, at any time, to convert any such shares into ten shares of common stock of Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">TDC A/S entered into agreements on March 30, 2005 to acquire warrants to purchase 2,500,000 shares of Common Sock for a period of 60 days from the date of acquisition for a price representing $9.50 per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">See Exhibit 99.2 for explanation of the nature of indirect beneficial ownership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons herein states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that he or it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock, Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants to purchase Common Stock (the &quot;Securities&quot;) covered by this Statement.  Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such Securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Due to the electronic system's limitation of 10 Reporting Persons per joint filing, this statement is being filed in 9 parts.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibits  99.1 Filing Person information  99.2 Indirect Beneficial Ownership  99.3 Joint Filing Agreement</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>See signatures of reporting persons attached as Exhibit 99.1</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-02-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
