UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

SEC File Number: 0-15938

CUSIP Number: 311565 10 5

 

(Check one):  [X] Form 10-K  [  ] Form 20-F   [  ]  Form I 1-K   [  ]  Form 10-Q   [  ]
Form N-SAR [  ]  Form N-CSR

 

 

For Period Ended: December 31, 2005

 

[  ]

Transition Report on Form 10-K

 

[  ]

Transition Report on Form 20-F

 

[  ]

Transition Report on Form 11-K

 

[  ]

Transition Report on Form 10-Q

 

[  ]

Transition Report on Form N-SAR

 

   

 

For the Transition Period Ended:_________________________________________

 


Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.

Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified

any information contained herein.


 

      If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

 

PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION

 

Farmstead Telephone Group, Inc.


Full Name of Registrant

 

 


Former Name if Applicable

 

22 Prestige Park Circle


Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

 

East Hartford, CT 06108


City, State and Zip Code

 

PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

 

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate) [X]

 

(a)

The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense

(b)

The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

(c)

The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

 

PART III - NARRATIVE

 

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

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      The Registrant is unable to file its Annual report on Form 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2005 by March 31, 2006 without unreasonable effort and expense. The Registrant is currently completing the accounting for its convertible debt transactions and freestanding warrants associated with a credit facility obtained in 2005 with the Laurus Master Fund, Ltd, which has necessitated outside assistance to provide valuations of its derivative financial instruments, in accordance with EITF 00-19, both on a quarterly and annual basis. Additional time is also required to allow registrant's independent auditors to review the valuations and associated financial statement disclosures to be contained in Form 10-K. Registrant further represents the Form 10-K will be filed on or before April 17, 2006.

 

PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)

Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification

Robert G. LaVigne

860

610-6002




(Name)

(Area Code)

(Telephone Number)

(2)

Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of I 934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s)  Yes [X]      No [   ]

(3)

Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?  Yes [X]      No [   ]

If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.

      The Registrant expects to report a net loss of $3,314,000 or $(.95) per share, on revenues of $15,203,000 for its year ended December 31, 2005, compared with a net loss of $1,424,000 or $(.43) per share, on revenues of $12,344,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The net loss for 2005 includes a $1,091,000 loss attributable to the start up of One IP Voice, Inc.("OIPV"), the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, formed to provide carrier-based VoIP telephony solutions along with network services. Its primary target market is the SMB market. OIPV's product offerings include Hosted IP Centrex and IP Trunking services, bundled with private OIPV "last mile" connectivity on a national basis, long distance calling, On Net calling, local area calling, 911 capabilities and Wide Area Network ("WAN") voice and data connectivity. Since its formation, OIPV has achieved several business plan milestones, including the hiring of key management personnel and the completion of the initial buildout of its first feature server platform, located in Denver, Colorado. In January 2006, the Company launched the national marketing of OIPV's products and services. The OIPV business is critical to the Company's future business strategy.


Farmstead Telephone Group, Inc.


(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date April 3, 2006

By /s/ Robert G. LaVigne



        Robert G. LaVigne

        Chief Financial Officer

INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

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