================================================================================ 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): August 5, 2003 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.) 712 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 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT. On August 5, 2003, Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") retained Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton") as its new independent accountant. During the Company's two most recent fiscal years, and the subsequent interim period through August 5, 2003, the Company did not consult with Grant Thornton regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K. 2 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/ Edward E. Babcock --------------------------------------------- Name: Edward E. Babcock Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Date: August 11, 2003 3