Exhibit 10.04.2  MUTUAL RELEASE AGREEMENT  This Mutual Release Agreement is dated as of April ,
2004 (the Agreement), by and between Adelphia Communications Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (ACC), debtor-in-possession, and its Affiliates,
other than any Rigas Person (as defined below) (together with ACC, the ACC
Parties and each, individually, an ACC Party), and Adelphia
Business Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a
TelCove (TelCove), debtor-in-possession, and its Affiliates, other
than any Rigas Person (together with TelCove, the TelCove Parties and
each, individually, a TelCove Party).  W  I  T  N  E  S  S
E  T  H:  WHEREAS, TelCove and certain of its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, commenced cases (the TelCove Cases) under chapter 11
of title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq.
(the Bankruptcy Code) on March 27, 2002, and June 18, 2002,
by filing voluntary petitions with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of New York (the Bankruptcy Court), jointly
administered under Case No. 02-11389; and  WHEREAS, ACC and certain of its direct and indirect
subsidiaries commenced cases (the ACC Cases) under chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code on June 10, 2002, and June 25, 2002, by filing voluntary
petitions with the Bankruptcy Court, jointly administered under Case No.
02-41729 (REG); and  WHEREAS, ACC and TelCove are parties to that certain
Master Reciprocal Settlement Agreement (together with all Exhibits, Annexes and
Schedules thereto) dated as of December 3, 2003 (the Master Agreement),
which validates and memorializes the ownership of various assets, including
long-haul and metro fiber-optic cable assets, real property interests,
equipment, strands and network infrastructure between ACC and TelCove; and  WHEREAS, TelCove and ACC each have certain remaining
unresolved claims, defenses and counterclaims against each other; and  WHEREAS, TelCove and ACC each deny the validity of
each others respective claims, defenses and counterclaims; and  WHEREAS, TelCove and ACC have negotiated a
comprehensive Global Settlement Agreement dated as of February 21, 2004
(the Global Agreement), which provides for the resolution or settlement of
virtually all outstanding issues and claims remaining between the parties; and  WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the
Global Agreement on the date hereof, TelCove and ACC each desire to enter into
a full and complete settlement with each other, which shall, upon the
fulfillment of certain conditions precedent, result in the full and final
release and waiver of all claims and counterclaims, except as otherwise
provided herein, as well as any other unasserted or potential claims; and  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of


which are hereby
acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the parties,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:  1.Effective
as of the date hereof, except to enforce the terms of the Global Agreement and
each of the Annexes and Schedules thereto, and the Master Agreement, and each
of the Exhibits and Annexes thereto, each of the ACC Parties and their
successors, assigns and Affiliates, hereby release the TelCove Parties and
their successors, assigns, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, employees, general
partners, limited partners, officers and directors, other than any Rigas Person
(the TelCove Releasees) from any and all liabilities, claims (as defined in section 101(5)
of the Bankruptcy Code), actions, causes of action, suits, debts, accounts,
damages, injuries or demands of whatever kind or nature, including any claims
for attorneys fees and costs (collectively, Claims) which any of them had,
now have, or may have against the TelCove Releasees, whether fixed, liquidated
or contingent, whether arising in law or at equity, whether known or unknown,
whether accrued or to accrue, whether asserted by way of claim, counterclaim,
cross-claim, action for indemnity, contribution or otherwise that any ACC Party
is entitled to assert in its own right or on behalf of the holder of any claim
or equity interest or other person, based in whole or in part upon any act or
omission, transaction, agreement, event or other occurrence taking place at any
time since the beginning of time and through the date hereof, and in any way
relating to any TelCove Releasees and/or the TelCove Cases, provided, however,
that this release shall not be construed to release any claims relative to the
allocation of D&O insurance coverage between TelCove and ACC.  2.Effective as of the date
hereof, except to enforce the terms of the Global Agreement and each of the
Annexes and Schedules thereto, and the Master Agreement and each of the
Exhibits and Annexes thereto, each of the TelCove Parties and their successors,
assigns and Affiliates hereby release the ACC Parties and their successors,
assigns, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, employees, general partners, limited
partners, officers and directors, other than any Rigas Person (the ACC
Releasees) from any and all Claims which any of them had, now has, or may have
against the ACC Releasees, whether fixed, liquidated or contingent, whether
arising in law or at equity, whether known or unknown, whether accrued or to
accrue, whether asserted by way of claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, action for
indemnity, contribution or otherwise that any TelCove Party is entitled to
assert in its own right or on behalf of the holder of any claim or equity
interest or other person, based in whole or in part upon any act or omission,
transaction, agreement, event or other occurrence taking place at any time
since the beginning of time and through the date hereof, and in any way relating
to any ACC Releasees, and/or the ACC Cases, 
provided, however, that this release shall not be construed to release
any claims relative to the allocation of D&O insurance coverage between
TelCove and ACC.  3.Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Global
Agreement.  4.This Agreement may only be
modified or supplemented by an instrument in writing executed by duly
authorized representatives of the Parties.  5.This Agreement shall constitute
the complete, final, and exclusive statement of the terms regarding the subject
matter hereof, and shall supersede all prior or  2


contemporaneous written
or oral representations, understandings, and communications relating
thereto.  The terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall not be varied, supplemented, waived, qualified, modified,
or interpreted by any prior or subsequent course of dealing between the
parties, failure, or delay to enforce any rights hereunder, or by any usage of
trade or manner other than by a subsequent writing signed by authorized
representatives of both Parties.  6.The Bankruptcy Court shall
retain exclusive jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Agreement and to
decide any claims or disputes which may arise or result from, or be connected
with, this Agreement during the pendency of the TelCove Cases and the ACC
Cases.  7.This Agreement has been fully
negotiated between and jointly drafted by the Parties.  8.This Agreement shall not be
construed as a release of any Rigas Person, in such Persons capacity as an
Affiliate, or otherwise, from any Claims. 
For purposes of this Agreement, the term Rigas Person shall be defined
to mean: Doris Rigas, James Rigas, John Rigas, Michael Rigas, Timothy Rigas,
Ellen Rigas Venetis, Peter Venetis, James Brown, Colin Higgin, Michael
Mulcahey, Timothy Werth, Dorellenic Cable Partners, Highland 2000, LLC,
Highland 2000, LP, Highland Communications, LLC, Highland Holdings II, GP,
Highland Holdings, GP, Highland Preferred Communications 2001, LLC, Iliad
Holdings, Inc., NCAA Holdings, Inc., Doris Holdings, L.P., Highland Pref.
Communications, LLC, Coudersport Television Cable Company, Coudersport Theatre,
Debaire Designs, Eleni Interiors, Inc., Ergoarts, Inc., Highland Prestige
Georgia, Inc., Highland Video Associates, LP, Hilton Head Communications, LP,
Niagara Frontier Hockey, LP, Songcatcher Films, LLC, Wending Creek 3656, LLC,
Wending Creek Farms, Inc., Rigas Entertainment, Ltd., Island Partners, Inc.,
Roumali, Inc., Gristmill Properties, Inc., Syracuse-Hilton Head Holdings, LP
and any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or other entity
Controlled (as defined below) by a Rigas Person, and any of their collective
successors, assigns, transferees, or heirs. 
For purposes of this provision, the term Control shall mean the
possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of a Rigas Person, whether through the ownership
of stock, as trustee or executor, by contract or credit arrangement or
otherwise.  9.This Agreement may be executed
in two or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.  [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]  3


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their respective authorized representatives.  ACC
  PARTIES:
  
  TELCOVE
  PARTIES:ADELPHIA
  COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
  
  ADELPHIA BUSINESS
  SOLUTIONS, INC., d/b/a
  TELCOVEBy:
  /s/ Joe W. Bagan
  
  
  By:
  /s/ Robert E. GuthJoe W. Bagan, Senior Vice President &
  Chief Administrative Officer
  
  
  
  Robert E. Guth, President & Chief
  Executive OfficerEACH OF THE ACC PARTIES LISTED ONSCHEDULE A HERETO
  
  EACH OF THE TELCOVE PARTIES LISTED ONSCHEDULE B HERETOBy:
  /s/ Joe W. Bagan
  
  
  By:
  /s/ Robert E. GuthJoe W. Bagan, Senior Vice President &
  Chief Administrative Officer
  
  
  
  Robert E. Guth, President & Chief
  Executive Officer  4