content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                      FORM 8-K
                                   Current Report
  
  
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                          Securities Exchanges Act of 1934
  
  
  
  
                          Date of Report: December 2, 1997
  
  
  
  
                         Teleport Communications Group Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
  
  
  
  
  Delaware                         0-20913                  13-3173139
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  (State or Other         (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                                       Identification No.)
  Incorporation)                      
  
  
  
  437 Ridge Road, Executive Building 3, Dayton, New Jersey       08810
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code        (732) 392-2000
  
  
  
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  Item 5. Other Events
  
  TELEPORT  COMMUNICATIONS  GROUP  INC.  (TCG) TO  ACQUIRE  THE  ASSETS OF
  KANSAS CITY FIBER  NETWORK,  L.P.;  EXPAND INTO  KANSAS  CITY,  THE 28TH
  LARGEST MAJOR METROPOLITAN MARKET
  
  Teleport  Communications  Group Inc.  (Nasdaq/NM:TCGI)  announced  today
  that it will acquire the assets and  customer  base of Kansas City Fiber
  Network,  L.P.  (KC  FiberNet),  a leading  competitive  local  exchange
  carrier   in   the   Kansas    City    metropolitan    area   owned   by
  Tele-Communications Inc. ("TCI")  and Time Warner Communications.
  
  With the additional  facilities  and customers from KC FiberNet,  TCG's national
  footprint  will  total  66 major  markets,  and  will  include  29 of the top 30
  markets.
  
  "We are extremely  pleased that the  acquisition  of the Kansas City  facilities
  will  give  us  an  immediate  presence  in a key  business  market,"  said  Bob
  Annunziata,  Chairman,  President and CEO of TCG. "This  acquisition  also helps
  fulfill our strategic goal to be in the top 30 domestic markets."
  
  KC FiberNet  currently  operates a fiber optic  network  over 580 route miles in
  Kansas and Missouri which connects to more than 200 on-net buildings.
  
  According  to  Annunziata,  "We  are  constantly  evaluating  build  versus  buy
  decisions for TCG's  networks.  This  acquisition  was a natural  choice for TCG
  since it allows us to quickly enter into a new market. TCG immediately adds more
  than 200 on-net buildings as well as customers with revenues which are currently
  EBITDA positive. We expect this acquisition to be immediately accretive to TCG."
  
  This acquisition is subject to approval from regulatory authorities.
  
  TCG  is  the  nation's  first  and  largest   provider  of   competitive   local
  telecommunications  services,  using both  fiber-optic  and  broadband  wireless
  services,  for information  intensive  businesses in 58 major markets,  upon the
  closing of this acquisition.  With the completion of eight new markets, TCG will
  serve 66 major markets with an array of advanced voice, data, video and Internet
  services. Visit TCG on the World Wide Web at: www.tcg.com.
  
  Certain of the matters  discussed in this report may be  forward-looking  within
  the  meaning  of  Section  21E of the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934.  The
  acquisition and integration of KC FiberNet is subject to inherent  uncertainties
  outside  TCG's  control,  and there can be no  assurance  that KC FiberNet  will
  perform in  accordance  with past  results or  expectations.  Factors that could
  adversely effect TCG's  integration and operation of KC FiberNet include certain
  considerations  discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in TCG's Registration
  Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-37597).
  
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  SIGNATURE
  
        Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized.
  
            
                                            TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.
  
  
  
  
  Dated: December 10, 1997                  By:   /s/ Maria Terranova-Evans
                                                  -------------------------
  
  
                                      Name:       Maria Terranova-Evans
                                      Title:      Vice President and Controller
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                      FORM 8-K
                                   Current Report
  
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                          Securities Exchanges Act of 1934
  
                          Date of Report: December 2, 1997
  
                         Teleport Communications Group Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
  
  Delaware                         0-20913                  13-3173139
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or Other         (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                                       Identification No.)
  Incorporation)                      
  
  437 Ridge Road, Executive Building 3, Dayton, New Jersey       08810
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code        (732) 392-2000
  Item 5. Other Events
  
  TELEPORT  COMMUNICATIONS  GROUP  INC.  (TCG) TO  ACQUIRE  THE  ASSETS OF
  KANSAS CITY FIBER  NETWORK,  L.P.;  EXPAND INTO  KANSAS  CITY,  THE 28TH
  LARGEST MAJOR METROPOLITAN MARKET
  
  Teleport  Communications  Group Inc.  (Nasdaq/NM:TCGI)  announced  today
  that it will acquire the assets and  customer  base of Kansas City Fiber
  Network,  L.P.  (KC  FiberNet),  a leading  competitive  local  exchange
  carrier   in   the   Kansas    City    metropolitan    area   owned   by
  Tele-Communications Inc. ("TCI")  and Time Warner Communications.
  
  With the additional  facilities  and customers from KC FiberNet,  TCG's national
  footprint  will  total  66 major  markets,  and  will  include  29 of the top 30
  markets.
  
  "We are extremely  pleased that the  acquisition  of the Kansas City  facilities
  will  give  us  an  immediate  presence  in a key  business  market,"  said  Bob
  Annunziata,  Chairman,  President and CEO of TCG. "This  acquisition  also helps
  fulfill our strategic goal to be in the top 30 domestic markets."
  
  KC FiberNet  currently  operates a fiber optic  network  over 580 route miles in
  Kansas and Missouri which connects to more than 200 on-net buildings.
  
  According  to  Annunziata,  "We  are  constantly  evaluating  build  versus  buy
  decisions for TCG's  networks.  This  acquisition  was a natural  choice for TCG
  since it allows us to quickly enter into a new market. TCG immediately adds more
  than 200 on-net buildings as well as customers with revenues which are currently
  EBITDA positive. We expect this acquisition to be immediately accretive to TCG."
  
  This acquisition is subject to approval from regulatory authorities.
  
  TCG  is  the  nation's  first  and  largest   provider  of   competitive   local
  telecommunications  services,  using both  fiber-optic  and  broadband  wireless
  services,  for information  intensive  businesses in 58 major markets,  upon the
  closing of this acquisition.  With the completion of eight new markets, TCG will
  serve 66 major markets with an array of advanced voice, data, video and Internet
  services. Visit TCG on the World Wide Web at: www.tcg.com.
  
  Certain of the matters  discussed in this report may be  forward-looking  within
  the  meaning  of  Section  21E of the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934.  The
  acquisition and integration of KC FiberNet is subject to inherent  uncertainties
  outside  TCG's  control,  and there can be no  assurance  that KC FiberNet  will
  perform in  accordance  with past  results or  expectations.  Factors that could
  adversely effect TCG's  integration and operation of KC FiberNet include certain
  considerations  discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in TCG's Registration
  Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-37597).
  SIGNATURE
  
        Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized.
  
            
                                            TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC.
  
  Dated: December 10, 1997                  By:   /s/ Maria Terranova-Evans
                                                  -------------------------
  
                                      Name:       Maria Terranova-Evans
                                      Title:      Vice President and Controller