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: December 19, 2006
(Date of earliest event reported)

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		0-27275		04-3432319
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation)

8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 444-3000

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

     (b) On December 19, 2006, William A. Halter voluntarily resigned from the Board of Directors of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (“Akamai” or the “Company”) effective as of January 9, 2007. In November, Mr. Halter was elected to serve as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Arkansas and will be sworn into office on January 9, 2007.

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 hereunto duly authorized.