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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~Date~~ ofPursuant ~~report~~to Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the Securities ~~event~~Exchange ~~reported)~~Act ~~December 19,~~of ~~2000~~1934

~~GST~~ ~~TELECOMMUNICATIONS~~January 10, ~~INC.~~2001 ~~GST~~Date ~~USA,~~of ~~INC. GST~~report ~~NETWORK~~(Date ~~FUNDING,~~of ~~INC.~~ earliest event reported)

GST TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. GST USA, INC. GST NETWORK FUNDING, INC. (Exact name of Registrants as specified in their charters)

Canada
Delaware
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

4813
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)

Not Applicable
83-0310464
13-4001870
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

~~4001~~9300 ~~Main~~N.E. ~~Street~~Oakview Dr., Suite A, Vancouver, Washington ~~98663~~ (Address of principal executive offices) 98662 (Zip Code)

(~~Address~~360) 892-6660 Registrants' oftelephone ~~principal~~number, ~~executive~~including ~~offices)~~area code(~~Zip Code~~360) 892-6660

Registrants' telephone number, including area code (360) 356-7100

Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On ~~December~~January 1910, ~~2000~~2001, GST Telecommunications, Inc. and its subsidiaries ~~and~~("GST") ~~Time~~completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to Time Warner Telecom Inc. ~~agreed~~("Time Warner Telecom"), pursuant to ~~extend~~an ~~the~~asset ~~date~~purchase byagreement ~~which~~between ~~either~~the ~~party could~~two ~~terminate~~parties ~~their~~dated September 11, 2000 ~~Asset~~and ~~Purchase~~subsequently ~~Agreement~~amended. ~~under~~The ~~Section 8.2(b)~~sale ofwas ~~that~~completed ~~agreement~~for cash ~~from~~consideration ~~December~~of $627 20million, ~~2000~~the toassumption ~~Noon~~or ~~Eastern~~payment ~~Time~~of oncertain ~~January~~liabilities ~~12,~~and ~~2001. This~~fees ~~date~~of ~~was previously extended from December~~$42 1million, ~~2000~~and toaccounts ~~December 20,~~receivable ~~2000~~retained ~~through~~from aconstruction ~~Motion~~contracts ~~approved~~with byan expected ~~the~~collection ~~U.S.~~value ~~District~~of ~~Court~~approximately $20 million, for ~~the~~a ~~District~~total consideration of ~~Delaware~~approximately ~~on December~~$689 ~~6, 2000~~million.

Following the completion of the sale, GST continues to operate its remaining businesses, including its remaining Hawaii assets, certain long distance and Centrex-resale services, hospitality services, and its shared tenant services. These remaining assets are being marketed for sale or disposition, and the company is currently in negotiations with potential buyers for some or all of these assets.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Pro forma financial statements for GST giving effect to the disposition of substantially all of the assets of GST are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	GST TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. GST USA, INC., and GST NETWORK FUNDING, INC.
Date: December 22, 2000	By:	/s/ MICHAEL R. VESTAL Michael R. Vestal Controller and Treasurer
Date: January 25, 2001	By:		/s/ MICHAEL R. VESTAL Michael R. Vestal Controller and Treasurer

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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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