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) November 19, 2003

                            ATX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                    000-49899               13-4078506
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
      Of Incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)



                50 Monument Road, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (610) 668-3000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)







Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The  information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit  attached  hereto shall not be
deemed  "filed" for  purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  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 filing.

In a Press Release, dated November 19, 2003, ATX Communications,  Inc. announced
its consolidated operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. The
full text of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.


                                   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.

                          ATX Communications, Inc.
                          (Registrant)


                             By:  /s/ Neil Peritz
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                           Name: Neil Peritz
                          Title: Senior Vice President- Controller and Treasurer
                                (Principal Accounting Officer)






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                     Description

99.1                       Press Release, dated November 19, 2003