SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report                      August 8, 2001
(Date of earliest event reported)  (August 7, 2001)

CTC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
          Delaware                   0-27505            04-3469590
       (State or other jurisdiction (Commission         (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)          File Number)      Identification No.)

          220 Bear Hill Rd., Waltham, Massachusetts         02451
        (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                               (781) 466-8080
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)




Item 5.  Other Events

On August 7, 2001, the Registrant issued the following press release:

CTC Communications Activates Fiber Network in Boston, Massachusetts;
PowerPath Customers in Downtown Boston Now Utilizing
CTC's High Capacity Fiber

BOSTON--Aug. 7, 2001--CTC Communications (NASDAQ NM: CPTL)-- today
announced that it has activated its fiber optic network in its Bowdoin
Square location. Bowdoin Square is the first of five downtown and
metropolitan fiber nodes planned for service in the Boston area by
September of this year. On-net customers in the Boston area will utilize
this high speed, fully redundant, fiber access to CTC's PowerPath(SM)
network.

CTC's metropolitan and local fiber implementation is included in its fully
funded business plan and is one of the key components enabling the
Company's attainment of EBITDA positive results by year end 2001. It
reduces the Company's dependence on leased Verizon interoffice facilities,
improves provisioning intervals from approximately 90 days to 30 days and
significantly reduces network costs by minimizing leased facility expense
and improving operating efficiency.

Existing downtown Boston customers will be moved from currently leased
interoffice facilities to CTC's fiber in Bowdoin Square and all new
network customers will utilize this new fiber access to CTC's
PowerPath(SM) network. The same process will repeat as the additional four
metropolitan Boston fiber nodes are placed in service progressively over
the next six weeks.

CTC purchased both long haul and metro/suburban dark fiber under 20 year
Irrefutable Right of Use (IRU) Agreements in late 2000 and 2001 from a
variety of dark fiber suppliers. The Company is progressively taking
delivery of this dark fiber, "lighting it up" using Cisco optronics and
will be providing fiber access to its network in over 60 locations
throughout the New England and Mid-Atlantic states by year end 2001.

Bob Fabbricatore, CTC's Chairman and CEO stated, "Moving the power of our
packet-based PowerPath(SM) Network and readily available high level
bandwidth progressively closer and closer to our customer's locations is a
cornerstone of our marketing and technology plan. Owning and operating the
underlying fiber in our network provides CTC with the tools to effectively
manage network costs while keeping pace with escalating demand for
bandwidth, new applications delivery and improved speed to market. Fiber
is an all around winner and a key component of the Company's technology
mosaic that enables rapidly increasing on-switch customers and moving to
profitability".

    About CTC Communications

CTC is a rapidly growing "next generation" Integrated Communications
Carrier utilizing advanced technology and providing its customers with
converged voice, data, Internet and video services on a broadband, packet-
based network. The Company serves medium and larger business customers
from Virginia to Maine, which includes the most robust telecommunications
region in the world--the Washington D.C. to Boston corridor. CTC was
managing more than 535,000 access lines as of June 30, 2001.

CTC's Cisco Powered IP+A(TM) packet network and its 450 member sales and
service teams, provide contiguous marketing and technology coverage
throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States. The Company, through its
dedicated commitment to exceptional customer service, has achieved an
industry-leading market share in the Northeast and an access line
retention rate in excess of 99 percent. CTC can be found on the worldwide
web at www.ctcnet.com.

The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events
or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risk and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those reflected in the forward-looking statements including the deployment
and activation of fiber access to the PowerPath(SM) network. reduced
operating costs, migration of customers on-switch, improved margins, and
attainment of positive EBITDA. Readers are, accordingly, cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Additional
information about these risks and uncertainties is set forth in the
Company's most recent report on Forms 10-K and 10Q. CTC undertakes no
obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect results, events or
circumstances after the date hereof.

CONTACT: CTC Communications
John Pittenger
781-466-1302
pitt@ctcnet.com
www.ctcnet.com


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 on August 8, 2001.

                  CTC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

                 By: /s/ John D. Pittenger
                 John D. Pittenger,
                 Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration