8-K

                       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) June 25, 2002


                       ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                                           
               Delaware                                 0-16014                              23-2417713
    (State or other jurisdiction of            (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)
            incorporation)




               One North Main Street - Coudersport, PA 16915-1141
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (814) 274-9830









Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership.

     On June 25, 2002, Adelphia Communications Corporation (the "Company") and
227 of its subsidiaries and partnerships and joint ventures in which the Company
holds at least a 50 percent ownership interest (collectively, the "Debtors")
filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the
"Bankruptcy Code") with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The Debtors remain in possession
of their assets and properties and continue to operate their businesses and
mange their properties as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the
Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code. On June 27, 2002, the Company announced that the Bankruptcy
Court had approved the Company's request for "first day orders" including
granting the Company the immediate authority to (i) pay employees' salaries and
wages and to continue to provide health and certain other employee benefits,
(ii) pay to local franchise authorities pre-petition obligations, and (iii)
continue to satisfy all of the Company's pre-petition obligations to customers,
including with respect to rebates and deposits.

     Further details are included in the press releases attached as Exhibit
99.01 and Exhibit 99.02, which are incorporated herein by reference.

     Certain of the Company's subsidiaries and partnerships and joint ventures
in which the Company holds at least a 50 percent ownership interest are not
Debtors and have not filed petitions under the Bankruptcy Code. Among these are
(i) Palm Beach Group Cable Inc. and Palm Beach Group Cable Joint Venture, which
own and operate cable systems in West Palm Beach, Florida, (ii) Century-ML Cable
Venture and Century-ML Cable Corporation, which own and operate cable systems in
and around the San Juan, Puerto Rico area, (iii) St. Mary's Television, Inc.,
which owns and operates cable systems in St. Mary's, Pennsylvania, (iv) STV
Communications, which owns and operates cable systems in Brazil, (v) Praxis
Capital Ventures, L.P., which is an investment partnership, and (vi) Main
Security Surveillance, Inc., which is in the business of providing security
services.

     Certain other entities in which the Company holds a minority equity
interest are not Debtors and have not filed petitions under the Bankruptcy Code.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a)  Financial Statements

     Not applicable.

     (b)  Pro forma Financial Statements

     Not applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.01 Press release dated June 25, 2002 (filed herewith).

     99.02 Press release dated June 27, 2002 (filed herewith).







                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  June 28, 2002.          ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS
                               CORPORATION (Registrant)


                               By:  /s/ ERLAND E. KAILBOURNE
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Erland E. Kailbourne
                                    Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                           Description
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99.01          Press release dated June 25, 2002 (filed herewith)

99.02          Press release dated June 27, 2002 (filed herewith)


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EX-99.01

                                  PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Eric Andrus
         1-877-496-6704

                       ADELPHIA AND SUBSIDIARIES COMMENCE
                                CHAPTER 11 CASES
                      TO FACILITATE FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING

             Lenders Agree to Provide $1.5 Billion in DIP Financing

 Company Will Continue its Operations, Providing Uninterrupted Cable Service to
                Customers and Continuing Digital Upgrade Efforts

COUDERSPORT, Pa., June 25, 2002 - Adelphia Communications Corporation (OTC:
ADELA) announced today that the Company and more than 200 of its subsidiaries
have filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Operations to Continue with No Interruption in Service

Adelphia will continue to conduct its business, supplying cable entertainment
and other services to its customers in more than 3,500 communities across the
nation. The Company expects that all post-petition obligations to local
franchise authorities, vendors, employees and others will be satisfied in the
normal course of business.

Adelphia Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer Erland E. Kailbourne said,
"This action was taken to stabilize Adelphia's financial foundation and to
continue quality service to our customers. After many weeks of hard work and
careful consideration of all the strategic alternatives available, we determined
that the restructuring of our debt through the Chapter 11 process is the optimal
solution for helping Adelphia thoroughly resolve all the issues facing the
Company. Entering into these proceedings will enable us to fully evaluate our
enterprise without the immediate pressure to sell valuable assets that may well
benefit the Company in the future. Moreover, this process will enable us to
emerge with a new capital structure, and position us to maintain the fundamental
strengths of this Company."

Lenders to Provide $1.5 Billion in DIP Financing; Cable Upgrades to Continue

The Company also announced that it has entered into a $1.5 billion debtor in
possession (DIP) facility. The Company's ability to obtain borrowings under such
facility is subject to satisfaction of customary conditions in favor of the
lenders and receipt of court



approval and certain third party consents. A hearing to approve a portion of the
facility has been scheduled for Friday, June 28, 2002. The DIP facility is being
led by JPMorgan Chase Bank and Citigroup USA, Inc.

Upon approval, this facility will be available to fund Adelphia's continued
ability to operate and provide quality cable entertainment throughout this
process. In addition, this financing will provide the capital necessary to
continue the Company's build out and upgrade efforts in order to offer digital
cable, high-speed data and other enhanced services to its customers.

Employees to Continue to Receive Wages and Benefits

Mr. Kailbourne emphasized that employees will continue to be paid their wages
and health and welfare benefits, subject to court approval. The Company's
businesses will continue operations, and local franchise authorities,
programming suppliers and other vendors will continue to be paid in the normal
course of business.

He added that Adelphia intends to restructure its balance sheet in order to
reduce the burden of the Company's debts, thereby improving Adelphia's leverage
and liquidity position.

Background on Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code allows a company to continue operating
its business and managing its assets in the ordinary course of business.
Congress enacted Chapter 11 to encourage and enable a debtor business to
continue to operate as a going concern, to preserve jobs and to maximize the
recovery of all its stakeholders.

The Company is represented in its Chapter 11 cases by Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

About Adelphia

Adelphia Communications Corporation, with headquarters in Coudersport,
Pennsylvania, is the sixth-largest cable television company in the country.

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are
subject to material risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned that any
such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or
results and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results or
developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors which are discussed in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties relating to
general economic and business conditions, acquisitions and divestitures, the
availability and cost of capital, government and regulatory policies, the
pricing and availability of equipment, materials, inventories and programming,
product acceptance and customer spending patterns, the Company's ability to
execute on its business plans and to construct, expand and upgrade its networks,
risks associated with reliance on the performance and financial condition of
vendors and customers, technological developments, changes in the competitive
environment in which the Company operates,



and matters relating to or in connection with the recent bankruptcy filings and
proceedings of Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc. These risks and uncertainties
also include matters arising out of the Company's delay in filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001 and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, liquidity short
falls arising out of defaults under loan agreements and indentures, the
announced delisting of the Company's common stock by Nasdaq, pending derivative
and class action lawsuits, and matters arising out of the pending internal
investigation by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Additional information regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
affect the business and financial results of Adelphia can be found in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
recently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K, the most recently filed Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and the
most recent prospectus supplement filed under Registration Statement No.
333-64224, under the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained therein. The
Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements in this
press release or with respect to matters described herein.

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EX-99.02

                                  PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT: Eric Andrus
         1-877-496-6704

                  COURT APPROVES ADELPHIA'S "FIRST DAY ORDERS"
                     IN FILING FOR CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION

       Immediate Authority Granted to Pay Employees' Salaries and Benefits

     Court Authorized Payment of Pre-Petition Obligations to Local Franchise
                                   Authorities

                 Vendors and Suppliers to be Paid Going Forward
                               According to Terms

     Adelphia Continues to Provide Quality Cable Programming and High-Speed
            Internet Access Service to Customers Without Interruption

COUDERSPORT, Pa., June 27, 2002 - Adelphia Communications Corporation (OTC:
ADELA) announced today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District
of New York has approved the Company's request for "first day orders,"
including:

...    Immediate authority to pay employees' salaries and wages and to continue to
     provide health and other employee benefits to them;

...    Authority to pay its local franchise authorities pre-petition obligations;
     and

...    Authority to continue to satisfy all of its pre-petition obligations to
     customers, including with respect to rebates and deposits.

The Court also entered various other orders to ensure that the Company has the
ability to operate smoothly during the Chapter 11 process.

The Company also announced that the Court has set a hearing for Friday, June 28,
2002, for Adelphia's motion for immediate access to $500 million of its $1.5
billion Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financing provided by a consortium of bank
lenders, led by JPMorgan Chase Bank and Citigroup USA, Inc. Adelphia and more
than 200 of its subsidiaries announced earlier that voluntary petitions under
Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code



have been filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New
York to restructure the Company's debt and reorganize the business.

Adelphia is continuing to supply cable entertainment, high-speed Internet access
and other services to its millions of customers without interruption in all of
its markets which serve more than 3,500 communities across the nation.

About Adelphia

Adelphia Communications Corporation, with headquarters in Coudersport,
Pennsylvania, is the sixth-largest cable television company in the country.

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are
subject to material risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned that any
such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or
results and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results or
developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors which are discussed in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties relating to
general economic and business conditions, acquisitions and divestitures, the
availability and cost of capital, government and regulatory policies, the
pricing and availability of equipment, materials, inventories and programming,
product acceptance and customer spending patterns, the Company's ability to
execute on its business plans and to construct, expand and upgrade its networks,
risks associated with reliance on the performance and financial condition of
vendors and customers, technological developments, changes in the competitive
environment in which the Company operates, and matters relating to or in
connection with the recent bankruptcy filings and proceedings of Adelphia
Business Solutions, Inc. These risks and uncertainties also include matters
arising out of the Company's delay in filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and its Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, liquidity short falls arising out of
defaults under loan agreements and indentures, the announced delisting of the
Company's common stock by Nasdaq, pending derivative and class action lawsuits,
and matters arising out of the pending internal investigation by the Special
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. Additional information
regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect the business
and financial results of Adelphia can be found in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recently filed Current Reports
on Form 8-K, the most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and the most recent prospectus
supplement filed under Registration Statement No. 333-64224, under the section
entitled "Risk Factors" contained therein. The Company does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements in this press release or with respect to
matters described herein.

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