SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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) October 2, 2002
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                            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, PA       19004
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (212) 906-8485
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                             CORECOMM HOLDCO, INC.
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

ATX Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: COMM), issued a press release announcing that
it has promoted five members of its existing senior management team to be
Executive Officers of the Company.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibits

  99.1   Press release, issued October 2, 2002




                                   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/ Michael A. Peterson
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                                    Name:   Michael A. Peterson
                                    Title:  Executive Vice President -
                                            Chief Operating Officer and
                                            Chief Financial Officer


Dated: October 2, 2002


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit

99.1      Press release, issued October 2, 2002