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): May 14, 2003

                       PEGASUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                   0-32383                 23-3070336
          --------                   -------                 ----------
      (State or Other            (Commission File            (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of                Number)              Identification No.)
      Incorporation)


      c/o Pegasus Communications Management Company,
      225 City Line Avenue, Suite 200, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania      19004
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 888-438-7488

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

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Item 5. Other Events.
        ------------

     In connection with the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Pegasus
Development Corporation, a subsidiary, and Personalized Media Communications,
L.L.C., in the United States District Court, District of Delaware against
DIRECTV, Inc., Hughes, Thomson, and Philips, on May 14, 2003, the Delaware
district court granted defendants' motion seeking a stay of the patent
litigation pending completion of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's
reexamination proceedings of certain patents in suit in the litigation.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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        (c) Exhibits.

        99.1 Pegasus Communications Corporation's press release dated May 14,
             2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. (Information furnished in this Item 9 is
        ------------------------  furnished under Item 12).

     In accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216, the following information,
intended to be furnished under "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition," instead is furnished under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure." The
following information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing. Attached hereto as an exhibit is
the text of the news release about our results of operations for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2003.

     The news release contains the nonGAAP financial measures "DBS EBITDA" and
"DBS free cash flow." We use DBS EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance
and manage resources of our DBS segment. We believe that DBS EBITDA is a measure
of performance used by some investors, securities analysts, lenders, and others
who follow our industry to make informed decisions. Some use multiples of
current or projected DBS EBITDA to estimate current or prospective enterprise
value. We also believe that DBS EBITDA is a common measure used to compare our
operating performance and our enterprise value to other communications,
entertainment, and media service providers. We believe that the most comparable
GAAP financial measure to DBS EBITDA is operating income/(loss).

     We use DBS free cash flow to evaluate liquidity of, and to manage resources
and capital allocated to, our DBS segment. To us, DBS free cash flow indicates
the amount of cash available for servicing debt and funding capital expenditures
of our DBS segment, and therefore is an analytical indicator of our ability to
service such debt and fund such capital expenditures. We believe that DBS free
cash flow is a liquidity measure used by some investors, securities analysts,
lenders, and others who follow our industry to make informed decisions. Some use
multiples of current or projected DBS free cash flow to estimate current or
prospective enterprise value. We also believe that DBS free cash flow is a
common measure used to compare our enterprise value to other communications,
entertainment, and media service providers. We believe that the most comparable
GAAP financial measure to DBS free cash flow is cash provided/(used) by
operating activities.

     These nonGAAP financial measures are not meant to replace or supersede GAAP
financial measures, and they may not be comparable with similarly titled
measures reported by other companies.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.


                                              PEGASUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


     May 20, 2003                                By /s/ Scott A. Blank
                                                    ------------------
                                                        Scott A. Blank,
                                                        Senior Vice President

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description

99.1          Pegasus Communications Corporation's press release dated May 14,
              2003.
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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): May 14, 2003

                       PEGASUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Delaware                   0-32383                 23-3070336
          --------                   -------                 ----------
      (State or Other            (Commission File            (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of                Number)              Identification No.)
      Incorporation)

      c/o Pegasus Communications Management Company,
      225 City Line Avenue, Suite 200, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania      19004
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 888-438-7488

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

     In connection with the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Pegasus
Development Corporation, a subsidiary, and Personalized Media Communications,
L.L.C., in the United States District Court, District of Delaware against
DIRECTV, Inc., Hughes, Thomson, and Philips, on May 14, 2003, the Delaware
district court granted defendants' motion seeking a stay of the patent
litigation pending completion of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's
reexamination proceedings of certain patents in suit in the litigation.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
        ------------------------------------------------------------------

        (c) Exhibits.

        99.1 Pegasus Communications Corporation's press release dated May 14,
             2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. (Information furnished in this Item 9 is
        ------------------------  furnished under Item 12).

     In accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216, the following information,
intended to be furnished under "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition," instead is furnished under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure." The
following information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing. Attached hereto as an exhibit is
the text of the news release about our results of operations for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2003.

     The news release contains the nonGAAP financial measures "DBS EBITDA" and
"DBS free cash flow." We use DBS EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance
and manage resources of our DBS segment. We believe that DBS EBITDA is a measure
of performance used by some investors, securities analysts, lenders, and others
who follow our industry to make informed decisions. Some use multiples of
current or projected DBS EBITDA to estimate current or prospective enterprise
value. We also believe that DBS EBITDA is a common measure used to compare our
operating performance and our enterprise value to other communications,
entertainment, and media service providers. We believe that the most comparable
GAAP financial measure to DBS EBITDA is operating income/(loss).

     We use DBS free cash flow to evaluate liquidity of, and to manage resources
and capital allocated to, our DBS segment. To us, DBS free cash flow indicates
the amount of cash available for servicing debt and funding capital expenditures
of our DBS segment, and therefore is an analytical indicator of our ability to
service such debt and fund such capital expenditures. We believe that DBS free
cash flow is a liquidity measure used by some investors, securities analysts,
lenders, and others who follow our industry to make informed decisions. Some use
multiples of current or projected DBS free cash flow to estimate current or
prospective enterprise value. We also believe that DBS free cash flow is a
common measure used to compare our enterprise value to other communications,
entertainment, and media service providers. We believe that the most comparable
GAAP financial measure to DBS free cash flow is cash provided/(used) by
operating activities.

     These nonGAAP financial measures are not meant to replace or supersede GAAP
financial measures, and they may not be comparable with similarly titled
measures reported by other companies.
SIGNATURE

     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.

                                              PEGASUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

     May 20, 2003                                By /s/ Scott A. Blank
                                                    ------------------
                                                        Scott A. Blank,
                                                        Senior Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description

99.1          Pegasus Communications Corporation's press release dated May 14,
              2003.