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) AUGUST 19, 1999
                                                         ---------------
                               NTL INCORPORATED
                              -----------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


       Delaware                    0-25691                   13-4051921
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    (State or Other               (Commission              (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of               File Number)             Identification No.)
      Incorporation)


   110 East 59th Street, New York, New York                            10022
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (212)906-8440
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.           Other Events.
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     (A) On August 19, 1999, NTL Incorporated  ("NTL") agreed to acquire 100% of
Workplace  Technologies plc ("Workplace"),  one of the UK's leading data network
service   integrators,   for  228p  per  share  and  a  total  consideration  of
approximately 81 million pounds sterling  (approximately  $129 million) in cash.
Workplace  shareholders can elect to receive loan notes for their shares in lieu
of  cash.   NTL  also  assumed   approximately   20  million   pounds   sterling
(approximately $32 million) of Workplace net debt.

     (B)  On  August  25,  1999  NTL   Incorporated   announced   that  Telewest
Communications  PLC exercised its right to purchase all of NTL's shares of Cable
London PLC and all of NTL's related  rights and interests for the purchase price
of  approximately  428 million  pounds  sterling(approximately  $685 million) in
cash.  The purchase price implies a total  enterprise  value for Cable London of
approximately 1 billion pounds sterling(approximately $1.6 billion).









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Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits
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                  Exhibits

99.1     Press release, issued August 19, 1999

99.2     Press release, issued August 25, 1999



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                                   SIGNATURES
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     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.


                                           NTL INCORPORATED
                                           (Registrant)

                                           By: /s/ Richard J. Lubasch
                                              -----------------------
                                           Name:  Richard J. Lubasch
                                           Title: Executive Vice President-
                                                  General Counsel

Dated: September 17, 1999

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit                                                                  Page
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99.1     Press Release issued, August 19, 1999

99.2     Press Release issued, August 25, 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) AUGUST 19, 1999
                                                         ---------------
                               NTL INCORPORATED
                              -----------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

       Delaware                    0-25691                   13-4051921
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (State or Other               (Commission              (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of               File Number)             Identification No.)
      Incorporation)

   110 East 59th Street, New York, New York                            10022
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (212)906-8440
                                                           -------------

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

     (A) On August 19, 1999, NTL Incorporated  ("NTL") agreed to acquire 100% of
Workplace  Technologies plc ("Workplace"),  one of the UK's leading data network
service   integrators,   for  228p  per  share  and  a  total  consideration  of
approximately 81 million pounds sterling  (approximately  $129 million) in cash.
Workplace  shareholders can elect to receive loan notes for their shares in lieu
of  cash.   NTL  also  assumed   approximately   20  million   pounds   sterling
(approximately $32 million) of Workplace net debt.

     (B)  On  August  25,  1999  NTL   Incorporated   announced   that  Telewest
Communications  PLC exercised its right to purchase all of NTL's shares of Cable
London PLC and all of NTL's related  rights and interests for the purchase price
of  approximately  428 million  pounds  sterling(approximately  $685 million) in
cash.  The purchase price implies a total  enterprise  value for Cable London of
approximately 1 billion pounds sterling(approximately $1.6 billion).
Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits
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                  Exhibits

99.1     Press release, issued August 19, 1999

99.2     Press release, issued August 25, 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.

                                           NTL INCORPORATED
                                           (Registrant)

                                           By: /s/ Richard J. Lubasch
                                              -----------------------
                                           Name:  Richard J. Lubasch
                                           Title: Executive Vice President-
                                                  General Counsel

Dated: September 17, 1999
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit                                                                  Page
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99.1     Press Release issued, August 19, 1999

99.2     Press Release issued, August 25, 1999