SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                        Date of report: January 24, 2005
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                            eLEC Communications Corp.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    New York
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


             0-4465                                   13-2511270
      (Commission File No.)                        (I.R.S. Employer
                                                   Identification No.)


                           75 South Broadway Suite 302
                          White Plains, New York 10601
               (Address of principal executive offices; zip code)

                                 (914) 682-0214
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



          (Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)


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                 SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT



ITEM 5.02. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

On January 24, 2005,  Gayle Greer, 63, was appointed as a member of our Board of
Directors.  She will  also  serve on our Audit  Committee.  In 1998,  Ms.  Greer
retired from Time Warner  Entertainment,  after serving 20 years in a variety of
executive   positions,   including   Senior  Vice   President   of  Time  Warner
Communications and Group Vice President of Time Warner Cable.  During her tenure
at Time Warner, she managed the integration of telephony and cable operations in
several  cable  divisions.  Ms.  Greer also served as  co-founder  of a business
service  provider that  delivered  managed  solutions to the broadband  services
market and to the charitable giving market from 1998 to 2001.

On January 26, 2005 we issued a press release that announced the  appointment of
Gayle Greer to our Board of  Directors.  A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

     99.1 Press release dated January 26, 2005.


     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.


Dated:    January 27, 2005

                                               eLEC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
                                                        (Registrant)

                                               By:  /s/Paul H. Riss
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                                               Name:  Paul H. Riss
                                               Title:    Chief Executive Officer