================================================================================ 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): July 26, 2002 Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-21605 25-1669404 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) One North Main Street Coudersport, PA 16915-1141 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code) (814) 274-9830 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. On July 26, 2002, Peter Venetis resigned as a director of Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc. (the "Company"). Following the resignation of Mr. Venetis, the Company's Board of Directors consists of three members: Patrick Lynch, Edward Mancini and Robert Guth. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. By: /s/ John Glicksman -------------------------------------------------- Name: John Glicksman Title: Assistant Secretary and General Counsel Date: July 29, 2002