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 29, 2001


                              HORIZON TELCOM, INC.

               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)




                                                                    
Delaware                                        1-16427                   31-1449037
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  Commission File Number)   IRS Employer Identification No.)


68 East Main Street
Chillicothe, Ohio
(Address of principal                           45601-0480
executive offices)                              (Zip Code)




       (Registrant's telephone number including area code)  (740) 772-8200





Item  5.  Other  Events.

     On  June  29, 2001, our majority owned subsidiary Horizon PCS, Inc. entered
into  an amendment to its senior credit facility.  The amendment revises several
financial  covenants  and  is  accompanied  by  a  0.25%  increase in the annual
interest rates under the facility.  We incurred customary fees in obtaining this
amendment.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS.

             (a)     Financial  Statements.

                     Not  Applicable.

             (b)     Pro  Forma  Financial  Information.

                     Not  Applicable.

             (c)     Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number    Description
- ------    -----------

10.40.2*  Second  Amendment  to  Credit Agreement and Assignment, dated June 29,
     2001,  by  and  among  Horizon  Personal  Communications,  Inc.  and Bright
     Personal Communications Services, LLC, Horizon PCS, Inc. (the "Parent") and
     certain  Subsidiaries  of  the Parent, Existing Lenders, New Lenders, First
     Union  National  Bank,  as  Administrative  Agent,  Westdeutsche Landesbank
     Girozentrale,  as Syndication Agent and Arranger, and Fortis Capital Corp.,
     as  Documentation  Agent.

____________________
*    Incorporated  by reference to the same exhibit number in the form 8-K filed
     by  Horizon  PCS,  Inc.  on  July  2,  2001




                                   SIGNATURES


     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.


                                     HORIZON  PCS,  INC.

Date:  July  3,  2001                By:  /s/  Peter  M.  Holland
                                          -----------------------
                                          Peter  M.  Holland
                                          Chief  Financial  Officer
                                          (Principal  Financial  and
                                          Accounting Officer)


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