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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): March 31, 2000
VIATEL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-21261 13-3787366
(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
Viatel, Inc.
685 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-350-9200
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
In January, 2000, we executed a memorandum of understanding with
Level 3 Communications under the terms of which we will acquire a 25%
ownership interest in the trans-Atlantic fiber optic cable project which
Level 3 is developing. This four fiber pair, 1.28 terabit system, is
currently under construction and is scheduled to be in service by October
2000. The landing stations for this cable are on Long Island in the United
States and on the west coast of the United Kingdom. As part of this
acquisition, we are also obtaining 128-STM-1s of capacity on the Atlantic
Crossing 1 cable system operated by Global Crossing. We cannot provide any
assurance that definitive documentation relating to this transaction will be
executed.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not Applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
No exhibits are filed with this report.
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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.
VIATEL, INC.
Date: March 31, 2000. By: /s/ JAMES P. PRENETTA
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Name: James P. Prenetta
Title: Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
