SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) January 11, 2002
                                                -----------------


                            SUNSHINE PCS CORPORATION

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



    Delaware                       333-8234               13-4141279
    --------                       --------               ----------
(State of other               (Commission File          (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                   Number)                    Identification)
Incorporation)




359 West 11th Street, Suite 7B, New York, New York             10014
--------------------------------------------------             -----
(Address of Principal Executive Offices                      Zip Code



Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 646-336-1718
                                                   -------------


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Item 5.  Other Events

Fortunet  Communications,  L.P.,  Sunshine  PCS  Corporation's  (the  "Company")
predecessor-in-interest,  as well as  Victoria  Kane,  the sole  stockholder  of
Fortunet  Wireless  Communication  Corporation,  Karen  Johnson,  the  Company's
President, and Lynch Interactive  Corporation,  among others, have been named as
defendants in a lawsuit  brought under the so-called "qui tam" provisions of the
federal False Claims Act in the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia. Although the complaint was filed under seal with the court on February
14, 2001, and the seal was lifted on January 11, 2002,  the defendants  have yet
to be formally served with the complaint.  Under the False Claims Act, a private
plaintiff,  termed a "relator," may file a civil action on the U.S. government's
behalf  against  another  party for  violation  of the statute.  In return,  the
relator receives a statutory bounty from the government's litigation proceeds if
he is successful.

The relator in this  lawsuit is R.C.  Taylor III,  who is  allegedly an attorney
specializing in telecommunications  law. The main allegation in the case is that
the  defendants  participated  in the creation of "sham"  bidding  entities that
allegedly defrauded the federal Treasury by improperly  participating in certain
FCC  spectrum  auctions  restricted  to small  businesses,  as well as obtaining
bidding credits in other spectrum auctions allocated to "small" and "very small"
businesses. The lawsuit seeks to recover an unspecified amount of damages, which
would be subject to mandatory trebling under the statute.

The Company strongly believes that this lawsuit is completely without merit, and
intends to defend  the suit  vigorously.  The U.S.  Department  of  Justice  has
notified the court that it has declined to intervene in the case.  Nevertheless,
we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation, nor can we predict the
effect that the lawsuit or its outcome  will have on our  business or results of
operations.


                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto
duly authorized.


                            Sunshine PCS Corporation


                             By: /s/Karen E. Johnson
                                 ------------------------------
                                    Karen E. Johnson
                                    Chief Executive Officer


Date: January 31, 2002
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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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) January 11, 2002
                                                -----------------

                            SUNSHINE PCS CORPORATION

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Delaware                       333-8234               13-4141279
    --------                       --------               ----------
(State of other               (Commission File          (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                   Number)                    Identification)
Incorporation)

359 West 11th Street, Suite 7B, New York, New York             10014
--------------------------------------------------             -----
(Address of Principal Executive Offices                      Zip Code

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 646-336-1718
                                                   -------------
Item 5.  Other Events

Fortunet  Communications,  L.P.,  Sunshine  PCS  Corporation's  (the  "Company")
predecessor-in-interest,  as well as  Victoria  Kane,  the sole  stockholder  of
Fortunet  Wireless  Communication  Corporation,  Karen  Johnson,  the  Company's
President, and Lynch Interactive  Corporation,  among others, have been named as
defendants in a lawsuit  brought under the so-called "qui tam" provisions of the
federal False Claims Act in the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia. Although the complaint was filed under seal with the court on February
14, 2001, and the seal was lifted on January 11, 2002,  the defendants  have yet
to be formally served with the complaint.  Under the False Claims Act, a private
plaintiff,  termed a "relator," may file a civil action on the U.S. government's
behalf  against  another  party for  violation  of the statute.  In return,  the
relator receives a statutory bounty from the government's litigation proceeds if
he is successful.

The relator in this  lawsuit is R.C.  Taylor III,  who is  allegedly an attorney
specializing in telecommunications  law. The main allegation in the case is that
the  defendants  participated  in the creation of "sham"  bidding  entities that
allegedly defrauded the federal Treasury by improperly  participating in certain
FCC  spectrum  auctions  restricted  to small  businesses,  as well as obtaining
bidding credits in other spectrum auctions allocated to "small" and "very small"
businesses. The lawsuit seeks to recover an unspecified amount of damages, which
would be subject to mandatory trebling under the statute.

The Company strongly believes that this lawsuit is completely without merit, and
intends to defend  the suit  vigorously.  The U.S.  Department  of  Justice  has
notified the court that it has declined to intervene in the case.  Nevertheless,
we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation, nor can we predict the
effect that the lawsuit or its outcome  will have on our  business or results of
operations.

                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto
duly authorized.

                            Sunshine PCS Corporation

                             By: /s/Karen E. Johnson
                                 ------------------------------
                                    Karen E. Johnson
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 31, 2002