SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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) OCTOBER 6, 1999
                                                        -----------------


                              CORECOMM LIMITED
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Bermuda                          0-24521                      Not Applicable
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission                  (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)             File Number)                Identification No.)



Cedar House, 41 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton, Bermuda             HM 12
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (441) 295-2244
                                                  ----------------



           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.        Other Events.
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     On October 6, 1999, CoreComm Limited closed its sale of $175 million of 6 %
Convertible  Subordinated  Notes  due  2006  (the  "Convertible  Notes"),  which
included the exercise of a $25 million  over-allotment option. The proceeds from
the sale of the  Convertible  Notes will be used for  working  capital and other
general corporate purposes.


Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits
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                  Exhibits

99.1           Press Release, issued October 6, 1999






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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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                        CORECOMM LIMITED
                                        (Registrant)


                                        By:     Richard J. Lubasch
                                           ------------------------
                                        Name:   Richard J. Lubasch
                                        Title:  Senior Vice President, General
                                                  Counsel and Secretary



Dated:   October 12, 1999


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit                                                      Page
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 99.1     Press Release, issued October 6, 1999
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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) OCTOBER 6, 1999
                                                        -----------------

                              CORECOMM LIMITED
               -------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Bermuda                          0-24521                      Not Applicable
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission                  (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)             File Number)                Identification No.)

Cedar House, 41 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton, Bermuda             HM 12
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (441) 295-2244
                                                  ----------------

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

     On October 6, 1999, CoreComm Limited closed its sale of $175 million of 6 %
Convertible  Subordinated  Notes  due  2006  (the  "Convertible  Notes"),  which
included the exercise of a $25 million  over-allotment option. The proceeds from
the sale of the  Convertible  Notes will be used for  working  capital and other
general corporate purposes.

Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits
-------        ---------------------------------

                  Exhibits

99.1           Press Release, issued October 6, 1999
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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        CORECOMM LIMITED
                                        (Registrant)

                                        By:     Richard J. Lubasch
                                           ------------------------
                                        Name:   Richard J. Lubasch
                                        Title:  Senior Vice President, General
                                                  Counsel and Secretary

Dated:   October 12, 1999
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit                                                      Page
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 99.1     Press Release, issued October 6, 1999