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| FORM 3 |          U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
      Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
              Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940



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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     Craib                         Calvin                          G.
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        (Last)                      (First)                        (Middle)

     18 Kate Ct.
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                                   (Street)

     Ramsey                           NJ                             07446
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        (City)                      (State)                           (Zip)


2.  Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)            July 30, 2001
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3.  IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person if an Entity
    (Voluntary)
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4.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Mediacom Communications Corporation
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                                             (MCCC)
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5.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

    ___ Director    _X_ Officer             ___ 10% Owner    ___ Other
                        (give title)                             (specify below)

                 Senior Vice President -- Business Development
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6.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

    _X__ Form filed by One Reporting Person
    ____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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             TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene- Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A common stock 3,060 D - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 5(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) (Print or Type Responses) FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Benefically Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In- Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene- Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial Date Price Security: Ownership (Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5) Year) Derivative or In- ---------------------------------------------------- Security direct (I) Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5) Exer- tion Title Number of cisable Date Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class B common stock Immed. None Class A common stock 9,293 (1) (2) D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Options (Right to Buy) 8/10/00 2/10/05 Class B common stock 2,280 (l) $19.00 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Option (3) 2/02/10 Class A common stock 37,720 $19.00 D (Right to Buy) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee Stock Option (4) 2/25/11 Class A common stock 8,000 $17.75 D (Right to Buy) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: (1) The securities are subject to vesting in five equal annual installments, which vesting period is deemed to have commenced on June 1, 2000. (2) Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation without payment of any conversion price. (3) The option is subject to vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on February 3, 2001. (4) The option is subject to vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on February 26, 2002. /s/ Calvin G. Craib - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Calvin G. Craib Date: August 9, 2001 ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.