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): July 31, 2002
                                                           -------------


                        General DataComm Industries, Inc.
                        ---------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


  Delaware                            1-8086                   06-0853856
  --------                            ------                   ----------
  (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)           File Number)             Identification No.)


               Naugatuck, Connecticut                      06770
               ----------------------                      -----
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)



     Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 729-0271
                                                        --------------

                                      N/A
        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




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Item 5.   Other Events

General  DataComm  Industries,  Inc.  announced  today that on July 31, 2002, it
completed the sale of its former  headquarters  property located at 1579 Straits
Turnpike,  Middlebury,  Connecticut,  for a sale  price of  $7,175,000.  The net
proceeds  (after  payment  of local  real  estate  taxes  and  realtor  fees) of
approximately  $6,800,000 were used to reduce outstanding mortgage indebtedness.
General DataComm  anticipates that for accounting purposes it will report a gain
on the sale of approximately $3,300,000.













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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.



                                        General DataComm Industries, Inc.
                                        ---------------------------------
                                                 (Registrant)


                                        By:  /S/ WILLIAM G. HENRY
                                             William G. Henry
                                             Vice President and
                                             Principal Financial Officer



Dated:  August 1, 2002
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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): July 31, 2002
                                                           -------------

                        General DataComm Industries, Inc.
                        ---------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

  Delaware                            1-8086                   06-0853856
  --------                            ------                   ----------
  (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)           File Number)             Identification No.)

               Naugatuck, Connecticut                      06770
               ----------------------                      -----
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 729-0271
                                                        --------------

                                      N/A
        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5.   Other Events

General  DataComm  Industries,  Inc.  announced  today that on July 31, 2002, it
completed the sale of its former  headquarters  property located at 1579 Straits
Turnpike,  Middlebury,  Connecticut,  for a sale  price of  $7,175,000.  The net
proceeds  (after  payment  of local  real  estate  taxes  and  realtor  fees) of
approximately  $6,800,000 were used to reduce outstanding mortgage indebtedness.
General DataComm  anticipates that for accounting purposes it will report a gain
on the sale of approximately $3,300,000.

                                      - 2 -
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.

                                        General DataComm Industries, Inc.
                                        ---------------------------------
                                                 (Registrant)

                                        By:  /S/ WILLIAM G. HENRY
                                             William G. Henry
                                             Vice President and
                                             Principal Financial Officer

Dated:  August 1, 2002
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