UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 7 12, 2002

ARGUSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	0-19589	02-0413153

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Church Street Rockville, Maryland			20850
One Church StreetRockville, Maryland			20850
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (301) 315-0027

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5. Other Events.

On ~~January~~November 730, ~~2002~~2001, Mr. Ronald D. Pierce, a holder of 8.5% of the outstanding common stock of Arguss Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~issued a~~and ~~press~~Mr. Kenneth ~~release~~R. ~~announcing~~Olsen, ~~that~~a itholder ~~had~~of ~~entered~~0.09% ~~into~~of anthe ~~Agreement~~outstanding ~~and~~common ~~Plan~~stock of the ~~Merger~~Company, ~~dated~~filed asa preliminary consent statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking consent of the Company’s stockholders to remove and replace all directors of the Company and revoke certain amendments to the Company’s bylaws. On January 712, 2002, (the ~~"Merger~~Company ~~Agreement"),~~entered into a settlement agreement and release with ~~Dycom~~Messrs. Pierce ~~Industries~~and Olsen, ~~Inc.~~which provides, aamong ~~Florida~~other things, ~~corporation~~that (~~“Dycom”~~i), Messrs. Pierce and ~~Troy~~Olsen ~~Acquisition~~will ~~Corp~~terminate the consent solicitation (which provision remains in effect unless certain events occur), (ii) the Company shall pay Mr. Pierce $500,000 as a ~~Delaware~~partial ~~corporation~~reimbursement ~~and~~for aexpenses ~~wholly~~incurred ~~owned~~in ~~subsidiary~~connection ofwith ~~Dycom,~~the ~~pursuant~~consent tosolicitation ~~which~~and ~~Dycom~~related ~~will~~legal proceedings ~~acquire~~and (iii) Messrs. Pierce and Olsen release the Company from all claims arising from the ~~outstanding~~consent ~~shares~~solicitation, ofthe proposed merger with Dycom Industries, Inc. and related transactions, and the Company releases Messrs. inPierce aand ~~stock-for-stock~~Olsen ~~transaction.~~from Aall ~~copy~~claims ofarising from the ~~press~~consent ~~release~~solicitation ~~is attached~~and ~~hereto~~related astransactions. ~~Exhibit 99~~Dycom Industries, Inc.1 ~~and~~has agreed that, under certain circumstances, it will reimburse the Company ~~hereby~~for ~~incorporates~~ the ~~press~~$500,000 ~~release herein~~paid byto ~~reference~~Mr. Pierce Apursuant ~~live~~to ~~webcast~~clause (ii) of the ~~conference~~immediately ~~call~~preceding ~~held~~sentence. byThis ~~Dycom~~summary ~~beginning~~of atthe ~~4:30~~terms PMof ~~Eastern~~the ~~Standard~~settlement ~~Time~~agreement onis ~~January~~qualified 7,in ~~2002~~its entirety by reference to ~~discuss~~the copy of the ~~transaction~~settlement ~~was~~agreement, ~~made~~which ~~available~~is atattached as ~~http://www~~Exhibit 10.~~dycomind~~1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.~~com.~~

On January 7, 2002, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a First Amendment to Rights Agreement (the "Amendment"), dated as of January 7, 2002, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2001 (the "Rights Agreement"), between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the "Rights Agent"), and the Company and the Rights Agent then executed the Amendment on the same date. The Amendment amends the Rights Agreement to exempt the Offer (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Merger Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, in accordance with the terms thereof, from the application of the Rights Agreement. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and the Company hereby incorporates the Amendment herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit No	Description
	4.1	First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2002.
	99.1	Press Release, dated January 7, 2002.


Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Settlement Agreement and Release Between Arguss Communications, Inc. and Ronald D. Pierce and Kenneth D. Olsen, dated January 12, 2002.

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.

Date: January 716, 2002

ARGUSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Registrant

By: ~~Name: Title:~~ /s/ Rainer H. Bosselmann Name: Rainer H. Bosselmann Title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No

Description of Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibits

First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2002.

Settlement Agreement and Release Between Arguss Communications, Inc. and Ronald D. Pierce And Kenneth D. Olsen, dated January 12, 2002.

Press Release, dated January 7, 2002.

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