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: June 27, 2002
                 (Date of earliest event reported) June 21, 2002


                          AMERICAN CELLULAR CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       DELAWARE                333-59322 AND 333-63454           22-3043811
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                 File Number)            Identification No.)

                               14201 Wireless Way
                          Oklahoma City, Oklahoma        73134
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (405) 529-8500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Information To Be Included in the Report

Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.


     On June 21,  2002,  American  Cellular  Corporation  ("American  Cellular")
dismissed  Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") as American  Cellular's  independent
auditors,  and  selected  KPMG LLP  ("KPMG")  to  serve  as its new  independent
auditors  for 2002.  This  action was taken by the  American  Cellular  Board of
Directors.

     Andersen's reports on American Cellular's consolidated financial statements
for each of the years  ended  December  31, 2001 and  December  31, 2000 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,  nor were they qualified as
to  audit  scope  or  accounting  principles.   Andersen's  report  on  American
Cellular's  consolidated  financial  statements  for the year ended December 31,
2000 was not  modified as to  uncertainty,  but  Andersen's  report for the year
ended December 31, 2001 was modified as to uncertainty.

     During the years ended  December  31, 2001 and 2000 and the interim  period
between  December  31,  2001  and the  date  of this  Form  8-K,  there  were no
disagreements between American Cellular and Andersen on any matter of accounting
principles or practices,  financial  statement  disclosure or auditing  scope or
procedure which, if not resolved to Andersen's  satisfaction,  would have caused
Andersen  to  make  reference  to the  subject  matter  of the  disagreement  in
connection with their report for such years; and there were no reportable events
as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

     American   Cellular   provided  Andersen  with  a  copy  of  the  foregoing
disclosures. Attached as Exhibit 16.1 is a copy of Andersen's letter, dated June
24, 2002, stating it has found no disagreement with such statements.

     During  American  Cellular's  two most recent  fiscal years and through the
date of this Report on Form 8-K,  American  Cellular  did not consult  KPMG with
respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified  transaction,
either  completed  or  proposed,  or the type of  audit  opinion  that  might be
rendered on American Cellular's consolidated financial statements,  or any other
matters or reportable  events listed in item 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation
S-K.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits:

     In accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulations S-K,  attached
as Exhibit 16.1, is the following which is incorporated by reference herein:

Exhibit
  No.   Description
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16.1    Letter of Arthur Andersen LLP regarding change in certifying accountant.

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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, thereto duly authorized.

                                   American Cellular Corporation
                                          (Registrant)

                                   By  BRUCE R. KNOOIHUIZEN
                                       Bruce R. Knooihuizen, Vice President and
                                       Treasurer

Date:  June 26, 2002
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
  No.      Description                      Method of Filing
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16.1       Letter of Arthur Andersen LLP    Filed herewith electronically.
           regarding change in certifying
           accountant.