TELIGENT INC
8-K, 2000-10-04
RADIOTELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS
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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)
                                 October 3, 2000

                                 TELIGENT, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware                      000-23387                              54-18665620
(State or other              (Commission                           (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of               File No.)                           Identification
incorporation)                                                         Number)


             8065 Leesburg Pike, Suite 400, Vienna, Virginia          22182
              (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 762-5100

                                       N/A

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)
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                              ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

     On October 3, 2000, Teligent, Inc. announced that it had acquired Executive
Conference  Inc.  ("ECI"),  a   teleconferencing   service  provider  with  next
generation capabilities,  headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey in a stock and cash
transaction  valued at  approximately  $74 million  with an  additional  earnout
payment based on ECI's future  performance.  The acquisition  provides  Teligent
with  market-tested  expertise and  experience to help expand its menu of online
communications services.

     THE FOREGOING  INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE PRESS RELEASE ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THIS
FORM 8-K AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE  HEREIN.

                   ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits:

Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated October 3, 2000

                                   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.

                                                   TELIGENT, INC.

Date: October 4, 2000                              By: /s/ Laurence E. Harris
                                                           ------------------
                                                           Laurence E. Harris
                                                           Senior Vice President
                                                           and General Counsel
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.          Description

99                   Press Release dated October 3, 2000


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