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 27, 2002


                              HORIZON TELCOM, INC.

               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



                                                                          
                 Ohio                                  0-32617                             31-1449037
    (State or other jurisdiction of           (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)
            incorporation)




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


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







Item 5.  Other Events.

     On June 27, 2002, our majority owned  subsidiary  Horizon PCS, Inc. entered
into an amendment to its senior credit facility.  The amended facility primarily
adjusts  certain  financial  covenants  and  increases  the  margin  on the base
interest by 25 basis points, while also providing for the payment of fees to the
banking  group,  an increase in  post-default  interest  rates,  a new financial
covenant regarding minimum available cash, additional  prepayment  requirements,
restrictions on borrowings  under the $95.0 million  revolving  credit facility,
and restrictions on horizon PCS' use of the $105.0 million it borrowed under the
secured credit facility in March 2002.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (a) Financial Statements.

             Not Applicable.

         (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

             Not Applicable.

         (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number    Description
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10.40.6*  Fourth  Amendment to Credit  Agreement and Waiver dated as of June 27,
          2002 by and among Horizon  Personal  Communications,  Inc., and Bright
          Personal   Communications   Services,  LLC,  Horizon  PCS,  Inc.  (the
          "Parent") and certain  Subsidiaries  of the Parent,  the several banks
          and  other  financial  institutions  as may from  time to time  become
          parties  to  the  Agreement,   Wachovia  Bank,  National   Association
          (successor to First Union National  Bank),  as  Administrative  Agent,
          Westdeutsche  Landesbank   Girozentrale,   as  Syndication  Agent  and
          Arranger and Fortis Capital Corp., as Documentation Agent..

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*    Incorporated  by reference to the same exhibit number in the form 8-K filed
     by Horizon PCS, Inc. on June 27, 2002





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                                   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:  June 27, 2002            By: /s/ Peter M. Holland
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                                    Peter M. Holland
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)







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