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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 1, 2001

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                         Intermedia Communications Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

     Delaware                     0-20135                      59-2913586
 (State or Other              (Commission File                (IRS Employer
 Jurisdiction of                   Number)                Identification Number)
 Incorporation)

                               One Intermedia Way
                                 Tampa, FL 33647
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 829-0011

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Item 5. Other Events

      On August 1, 2001, Digex, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and a
majority owned subsidiary of Intermedia Communications Inc., issued a press
release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1      Press release of Digex, Incorporated dated August 1, 2001 (as
                  filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
                  Commission on August 1, 2001).

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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.

                                           INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC.


                                           By: /s/ Jeanne M. Walters
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Jeanne M. Walters
                                              Vice President, Controller and
                                              Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: August 3, 2001

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
-----------     ----------------------

99.1            Press release of Digex, Incorporated, dated August 1, 2001 (as
                filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
                on August 1, 2001).
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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 1, 2001

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Intermedia Communications Inc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

     Delaware                     0-20135                      59-2913586
 (State or Other              (Commission File                (IRS Employer
 Jurisdiction of                   Number)                Identification Number)
 Incorporation)

                               One Intermedia Way
                                 Tampa, FL 33647
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 829-0011

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Item 5. Other Events

      On August 1, 2001, Digex, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and a
majority owned subsidiary of Intermedia Communications Inc., issued a press
release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1      Press release of Digex, Incorporated dated August 1, 2001 (as
                  filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
                  Commission on August 1, 2001).
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.

                                           INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC.

                                           By: /s/ Jeanne M. Walters
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Jeanne M. Walters
                                              Vice President, Controller and
                                              Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: August 3, 2001
EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
-----------     ----------------------

99.1            Press release of Digex, Incorporated, dated August 1, 2001 (as
                filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
                on August 1, 2001).