UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


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                                    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): November 14, 2003


                       HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                        1-11484                13-3652685
(State or Other Jurisdiction            (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                 File Number)         Identification No.)



                         1201 Third Avenue, Suite #3400
                         Seattle, Washington 98101-3034
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (206) 654-0204
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.


          (c)  Exhibits


               99.1 Press release dated November 14, 2003 announcing the
                    Registrant's third quarter 2003 results


Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition*


On November 14, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its
financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.







* The information furnished under Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including the exhibit attached hereto under Item 7, shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly
set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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                                    SIGNATURE


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, thereunto duly authorized.


                                             HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.



Date: November 14, 2003                      By:  /s/ Peter T. Noone
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                                                  Peter T. Noone
                                                  General Counsel

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                       HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.
                                  Exhibit Index



  Exhibit             Description of Document
  Number
   99.1               Press  Release dated November 14, 2003 announcing the
                      Registrant's third quarter 2003 results

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