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 21, 2003


                              HORIZON TELCOM, INC.

               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


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


    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 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

          On August 21, 2003, Horizon Personal Communications, Inc. and Bright
Personal Communications Services, LLC, subsidiaries of Horizon PCS, Inc.
(collectively, "Horizon"), which is majority owned by Horizon Telcom, Inc.,
filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
Ohio, Eastern Division, against Sprint Corporation, Sprint Spectrum, L.P.,
Wirelessco, L.P. and Sprintcom, Inc. (collectively, "Sprint"), alleging wrongful
conduct on the part of Sprint in its relationship and business dealings with
Horizon. In the Complaint, Horizon asserts claims under the federal RICO laws
and similar Ohio state laws, and also asserts fraud, negligent
misrepresentation, conversion, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary
duties.

     Any statement in this Form 8-K that is not a statement of historical fact
may be deemed to be a forward-looking statement, which involves known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results of Horizon Telcom, Inc. (the "Company"), or its performance or
achievements, to be materially and significantly different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. There can be no guarantee that Horizon will prevail
in the lawsuit referenced above. For further information about the risks
inherent in the Company's business, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and the Company's Form 10-Q filed on
August 15, 2003.



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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 TELCOM, INC.


Date: August 21, 2003                 By: /s/ Peter M. Holland
                                          -------------------------------------
                                           Peter M. Holland
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                           (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                               Officer)


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