UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 203900  10  5

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Paul N. Hanson. Not Applicable

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

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(b)

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3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
150,538.84

6.

Shared Voting Power 
1,411

7.

Sole Dispositive Power 
150,538.84

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,411

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
135,396.39

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  ý

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
1.6%

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Communications Systems, Inc

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
213 South Main Street

Hector, Minnesota 55342

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Paul N. Hanson

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
213 South Main Street

Hector, Minnesota 55342

(c)

Citizenship
Minnesota

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock

(e)

CUSIP Number
203900  10  5

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

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Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

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Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

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Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

(e)

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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

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Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned: Mr. Hanson beneficially owns 135,396.39 shares of the outstanding common stock of the Issuer, which includes:  (i) 74,759 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Hanson individually; (ii) options held by Mr. Hanson and exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2005 to purchase 46,500 shares of common stock; (iii) 12,726.39 shares of the Issuer held by Mr. Hanson through the Communications Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“CSI ESOP”); and (iv) 1,411 shares owned by Mr. Hanson’s spouse.  Mr. Hanson is a trustee of the CSI ESOP.  Mr. Hanson is also a trustee of the Hector Communications Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“Hector ESOP”), which holds an aggregate of 15,806 shares of the Issuer as of December 31, 2005.  As of December 31, 2005, the CSI ESOP held 382,477 shares of the Issuer.  Mr. Hanson disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer owned by his spouse and disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer held by the CSI ESOP or the Hector ESOP in excess of the shares allocated to his CSI ESOP account, which totaled 12,726.39 shares.

(b)

Percent of class: 1.6% based on 8,612,848 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2005 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and including all 135,396.39 shares that could be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Hanson.  If all shares held by the CSI ESOP and the Hector ESOP allocated to accounts other than that of Mr. Hanson were included in the number of shares beneficially owned by Mr. Hanson, Mr. Hanson would hold 520,953 shares of the Issuer, or 6.0% based on 8,612,848 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2005 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

Mr. Hanson has the power to vote or dispose of the shares as follows:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  150,538.84 (includes options held by Mr. Hanson exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2005 to purchase 46,500 shares of common stock).

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  1,411 (does not include an aggregate of 385,556.61 shares of the Issuer held by the CSI ESOP and the Hector ESOP and allocated to accounts other than that of Mr. Hanson)

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  150,538.84 (includes options held by Mr. Hanson exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2005 to purchase 46,500 shares of common stock)

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  1,411 (does not include an aggregate of 385,556.61 shares of the Issuer held by the CSI ESOP and the Hector ESOP and allocated to accounts other than that of Mr. Hanson)

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not Applicable

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Dated:               , 2006

Paul N. Hanson