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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) DECEMBER 19, 1996
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INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-22616 52-1822078
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (212) 906-8440
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On December 19, 1996, International CableTel Incorporated ("CableTel")
filed a multiple count lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York against Le Groupe Videotron, Ltee and one of its
subsidiaries ("GVL"). The lawsuit stems from GVL's sale to BCM of its interest
in Videotron Plc, a UK based telephony and cable company.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the above is
attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits
99 Press Release issued December 19, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
By: \s\ Richard J. Lubasch
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Name: Richard J. Lubasch
Title: Senior Vice President-General Counsel
Dated: December 19, 1996
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Page
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99 Press Release issued December 19, 1996.
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[LOGO OF INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED APPEARS HERE]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED FILES CLAIM IN THE U.S. DISTRICT
COURT AGAINST LE GROUPE VIDEOTRON LTEE
New York, New York (December 19, 1996). International CableTel Incorporated
(NASDAQ: ICTL) ("CableTel") announced today that it has filed a multiple count
lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against
Le Groupe Videotron, Ltee and one of its subsidiaries ("GVL").
The lawsuit stems from GVL's sale to Bell CableMedia Plc of its interest in
Videotron Plc, a UK based telephony and cable company. In the lawsuit, CableTel
is seeking damages in connection with GVL's failure to negotiate exclusively
with CableTel in the sale of GVL's interest in Videotron after having agreed to
do so.
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For further information contact: Michael A. Peterson, Director-Corporate
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Development or Richard J. Lubasch, Senior Vice President-General Counsel at
(212)906-8440.
110 EAST 59TH ST . 26TH FLOOR . NEW YORK . NY 10022 . TELEPHONE: 212 371 3714
FACSIMILE: 212 752 1157
