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): August 29, 2006

                                                    SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc.
                                        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Delaware                                                    1-15325                                           23-2974475
(State or other                                              (Commission                                      (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                               File Number)                                   Identification No.)
incorporation)


                                                           1100 Cassatt Road
                                                         Berwyn, Pennsylvania
                                                                 19312
                                     (Address Of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

                                                            (610) 651-5900
                                         (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On August 29, 2006, Arnold L. Chavkin submitted his resignation from the Board of Directors of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc.,
effective as of August 31, 2006.  Mr. Chavkin had served as a director of SunCom since February 1998.  Mr. Chavkin's departure is
not related to any dispute with SunCom, nor is it related to any accounting or financial reporting issue.




                                                              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.





                                                                                    SUNCOM WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.

Date:  September 1, 2006                                                            By: /s/ Charles H.N. Kallenbach
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                                                                                        Charles H.N. Kallenbach
                                                                                        Senior Vice President of Legal and
                                                                                        Regulatory Affairs