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(c) Exhibits.

On July 30, 2003, Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Verizon California has filed a lawsuit against the California Public Utilities Commission and Pac-West Telecom. Verizon's lawsuit seeks to overturn, in part, a May 2003 decision by CPUC approving an arbitrated interconnection agreement between Verizon and Pac-West, which was entered intoon June 2, 2003. Pac-West strongly disagrees with the allegations set forth in the lawsuit and intends to vigorously defend its interests. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subjected to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

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Dated: July 30, 2003