UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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): July 17, 2006



                       MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



        Delaware                       0-29227                   06-1566067
(State of incorporation)        (Commission File No.)           (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

                              100 Crystal Run Road
                           Middletown, New York 10941
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                  Registrant's telephone number: (845) 695-2600

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Item 8.01      Other Events

     On July 17, 2006, the operating  subsidiaries of Mediacom  Broadband LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediacom Communications Corporation ("MCC"), borrowed
$335.0 million (the "Revolver Draw") under the revolving credit portion of their
credit facility (the "Credit Facility").  The proceeds of the Revolver Draw were
used on July 17, 2006 to pay a portion of the redemption  price of the Notes (as
defined below).

     On  July  17,  2006,   Mediacom   Broadband  LLC  and  Mediacom   Broadband
Corporation,  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Mediacom Broadband LLC, redeemed all
of their  outstanding  11% Senior Notes due 2013 (the  "Notes").  The redemption
price  for the  Notes was  $422.0  million,  consisting  of  $400.0  million  of
principal and $22.0 million of redemption premium.  The accrued interest paid on
the Notes was $22.2 million.

     The  source  of  funds  for  the  $444.2  million  paid in  respect  of the
redemption  price and accrued  interest was $335.0  million  from the  revolving
credit  portion  of  the  Credit   Facility,   $100.0  million  from  an  equity
contribution  by MCC and $9.2 million from Mediacom  Broadband  LLC's  available
cash.

     The  source of funds for MCC's  equity  contribution  was a $100.0  million
distribution from Mediacom LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCC.

     The source of funds for Mediacom LLC's $100.0 million  distribution  to MCC
was $74.0 million from the revolving  credit  portion of the credit  facility of
Mediacom  LLC's  operating  subsidiaries  and $26.0 million from Mediacom  LLC's
available cash.








                                   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.

Dated: July 18, 2006

                                         Mediacom Communications Corporation


                                         By: /s/ Mark E. Stephan
                                             -----------------------------
                                              Mark E. Stephan
                                              Executive Vice President and
                                              Chief Financial Officer