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28, 2005</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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COMMUNICATIONS INC.</STRONG></FONT><FONT
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Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></DIV>
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Brinton Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15221</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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5.02 </STRONG></FONT><FONT id=TAB2
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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to the Board and Standing Committee Memberships</EM></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On March
31, 2005, Acceris Communications Inc., a Florida corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)
announced that in conjunction with the expected sale of its telecommunications
business (see Item 8.01 discussion below), it reconfigured its Board of
Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) to reflect the contracted nature of the continuing
operations of the Company. The changes to the Board and the standing committees
thereof are as follows:</FONT></DIV>
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Effective as of March 29, 2005, James Meenan, Frank Tanki, Kelly Murumets and
William Lomicka resigned from the Board. None of the foregoing resignations were
for cause. </FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Effective as of March 30, 2005, the Board appointed Allan Silber as Chairman of
the Board, Henry Toh as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Hal Heaton as
Chairman of the Special Committee of Independent Directors. </FONT></DIV>
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align=justify><FONT id=TAB1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
foregoing changes to the Board reduced the current Board size to four members,
being Messrs. Toh, Heaton, Silber and Samuel Shimer. Also, subsequent to the
foregoing changes to the Board membership, Messrs. Heaton and Toh became the
sole members on each of the Board&#8217;s standing committee memberships, i.e. the
Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Special Committee of
Independent Directors. </FONT></DIV>
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8 - Other Events</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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8.01 </STRONG></FONT><FONT id=TAB2
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Other
Events</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><EM>Letter
of Intent</EM></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On March
28, 2005, the Company entered into a nonbinding letter of intent (the &#8220;Letter&#8221;)
to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Acceris Communications Corp. (&#8220;Acceris&#8221;),
to Matrix Telecom&#174;, a Platinum Equity company (&#8220;Matrix&#8221;). Platinum Equity is a
mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in the merger, acquisition, and
operation of mission-critical services and solutions companies.</FONT></DIV>
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align=justify><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Under the
terms of the Letter, the Company will, in a stock sale, receive cash and other
consideration for the transfer of all of the outstanding shares of Acceris to
Matrix. Closing of the proposed sale is contingent upon the execution of a Share
Purchase Agreement (&#8220;Agreement&#8221;) by and between the parties, approval by
Acceris&#8217; shareholders and Board of Directors, regulatory approval, and other
customary closing conditions. The Company is prohibited from holding discussions
with any other parties pertaining to the same subject matter until May 15, 2005.
During the period between executing the Agreement and closing the transaction,
the parties are expected to enter into a management services agreement. The
parties to the Letter anticipate executing the Agreement by April 30, 2005, and
closing the proposed transaction during the third quarter of 2005. Due to the
ongoing negotiations between the parties, financial terms of the proposed
transaction will remain confidential until execution of the Agreement.
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align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" face="Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV>
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<HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=2>
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<DIV id=HDR>
<DIV id=GLHDR style="WIDTH: 100%" align=right><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Acceris
is the major operating subsidiary of the Company, accounting for substantially
all of the Company&#8217;s revenue in 2004 and constituting approximately 93% of the
carrying value of its assets at December 31, 2004. This business constitutes the
Company&#8217;s telecommunications business and telecommunications reporting segment,
both of which are referred to in Note 19 of the financial statements included in
Item 15 of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended
December 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28,
2005.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><EM>Press
Releases</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On March
28 and March 31, 2005, the Company issued press releases announcing the
foregoing events. Copies of these press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and
99.2 hereto, respectively. The reader is advised to read these press releases in
their entirety.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Item
9.01</STRONG></FONT><FONT id=TAB2
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Financial
Statements and Exhibits.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify><FONT id=TAB2
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<TABLE id=list cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%">
  <TR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25" vAlign=top>
    <TD style="WIDTH: 72pt" align=right><FONT size=2>(c)&nbsp;
    &nbsp;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=bottom><FONT size=2>Exhibits.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE id=list cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%">
  <TR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25" vAlign=top>
    <TD style="WIDTH: 72pt" align=right>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE id=list cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%">
  <TR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25" vAlign=top>
    <TD style="WIDTH: 72pt" align=right><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=justify><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Press
      Release dated March 28, 2005 </FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<TABLE id=list cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%">
  <TR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25" vAlign=top>
    <TD style="WIDTH: 72pt" align=right><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">99.2&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=justify><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Press
      Release dated March 31, 2005</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" face="Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV>
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<HR color=#000000 noShade SIZE=2>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=center><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>SIGNATURES</STRONG></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>
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      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="35%" colSpan=3>
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Acceris
      Communications Inc.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="10%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="37%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="35%" colSpan=3>
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="10%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="37%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date:
      March 31, 2005</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="3%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By:
      </FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black thin solid" vAlign=center align=left
    width="32%" colSpan=2>
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/
      Gary M. Clifford </FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="10%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="37%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="3%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="5%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Name:
      </FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="27%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Gary
      M. Clifford </FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="10%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
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      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="5%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
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    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="27%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Chief
      Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance </FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=center align=left width="10%">
      <DIV
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March
28, 2005
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported)
ACCERIS
COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
FLORIDA
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
0-17973
59-2291344
(Commission
      File No.)
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification No.)
1001
Brinton Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15221
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(412)
244-2100
(Registrants
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section
5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02
Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers
Changes
to the Board and Standing Committee Memberships
On March
31, 2005, Acceris Communications Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company")
announced that in conjunction with the expected sale of its telecommunications
business (see Item 8.01 discussion below), it reconfigured its Board of
Directors (the "Board") to reflect the contracted nature of the continuing
operations of the Company. The changes to the Board and the standing committees
thereof are as follows:
•
Effective as of March 29, 2005, James Meenan, Frank Tanki, Kelly Murumets and
William Lomicka resigned from the Board. None of the foregoing resignations were
for cause.
•
Effective as of March 30, 2005, the Board appointed Allan Silber as Chairman of
the Board, Henry Toh as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Hal Heaton as
Chairman of the Special Committee of Independent Directors.
The
foregoing changes to the Board reduced the current Board size to four members,
being Messrs. Toh, Heaton, Silber and Samuel Shimer. Also, subsequent to the
foregoing changes to the Board membership, Messrs. Heaton and Toh became the
sole members on each of the Board's standing committee memberships, i.e. the
Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Special Committee of
Independent Directors.
Section
8 - Other Events
Item
8.01
Other
Events
Letter
of Intent
On March
28, 2005, the Company entered into a nonbinding letter of intent (the "Letter")
to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Acceris Communications Corp. ("Acceris"),
to Matrix Telecom®, a Platinum Equity company ("Matrix"). Platinum Equity is a
mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in the merger, acquisition, and
operation of mission-critical services and solutions companies.
Under the
terms of the Letter, the Company will, in a stock sale, receive cash and other
consideration for the transfer of all of the outstanding shares of Acceris to
Matrix. Closing of the proposed sale is contingent upon the execution of a Share
Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") by and between the parties, approval by
Acceris' shareholders and Board of Directors, regulatory approval, and other
customary closing conditions. The Company is prohibited from holding discussions
with any other parties pertaining to the same subject matter until May 15, 2005.
During the period between executing the Agreement and closing the transaction,
the parties are expected to enter into a management services agreement. The
parties to the Letter anticipate executing the Agreement by April 30, 2005, and
closing the proposed transaction during the third quarter of 2005. Due to the
ongoing negotiations between the parties, financial terms of the proposed
transaction will remain confidential until execution of the Agreement.
Acceris
is the major operating subsidiary of the Company, accounting for substantially
all of the Company's revenue in 2004 and constituting approximately 93% of the
carrying value of its assets at December 31, 2004. This business constitutes the
Company's telecommunications business and telecommunications reporting segment,
both of which are referred to in Note 19 of the financial statements included in
Item 15 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended
December 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28,
2005.
Press
Releases
On March
28 and March 31, 2005, the Company issued press releases announcing the
foregoing events. Copies of these press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and
99.2 hereto, respectively. The reader is advised to read these press releases in
their entirety.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press
      Release dated March 28, 2005
99.2
Press
      Release dated March 31, 2005
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.
Acceris
      Communications Inc.
Date:
      March 31, 2005
By:
/s/
      Gary M. Clifford
Name:
Gary
      M. Clifford
Title:
Chief
      Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance