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

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 Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~FEBRUARY 27~~March 29, 2002

Commission file number 333-36952

ORIUS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

FLORIDA		65-089421
Florida		65-089421
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S.Employer Identification No.)

1401 Forum Way, Suite 400
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(561) 687-8300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

Effective ~~February~~March 2729, 2002, Orius Corp. (the “Company”) entered into the ~~Sixth~~Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Forbearance Agreement (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2000 (the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment extends the terms and conditions of the ~~Fifth~~Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Forbearance Agreement from ~~February~~March 2831, 2002 to ~~March~~April 3130, 2002 and includes the terms and conditions for which the lenders forbear from exercising their rights under the Credit Agreement and other loan documents with respect to certain disclosed defaults. ~~Additionally, the lenders have agreed to increase the~~ ~~Company's maximum outstanding letters of credit by $10 million from~~ ~~$20 million to $30 million.~~

~~On January 31~~Additionally, ~~2002,~~ the Company ~~received~~entered into a ~~payment~~Deferral ~~blockage~~Agreement, ~~notice~~effective ~~from its~~March 29, ~~senior~~2002, ~~lenders~~whereas ~~prohibiting~~ the ~~company from making its~~ scheduled ~~interest payment~~principal onpayments ~~its~~under ~~12.75%~~the ~~senior~~Credit ~~subordinated~~Agreement ~~notes~~ due ~~2010, which was due on~~ ~~February~~March 131, 2002. ~~The~~are ~~failure~~deferred tountil ~~make~~ the ~~required~~earlier ~~interest payment constitutes an event~~ of ~~default under~~ (i) the ~~indenture~~last ~~relating~~day toof the ~~notes upon the~~ ~~expiration~~Forbearance ofPeriod a(as ~~thirty-day~~defined ~~grace period provided~~ in the ~~indenture.~~Seventh IfAmendment ~~an event of default occurs~~ and isas ~~continuing,~~extended ~~the~~pursuant to ~~trustee~~any extension or ~~the~~amendment) ~~holders~~and of(ii) June 30, at2002. ~~least~~As ~~25% in~~a ~~principal~~result, ~~amount of~~ the ~~notes~~Company did ~~then~~not ~~outstanding~~pay ~~may declare~~ the $6.1 million principal ~~of and~~payment ~~accrued~~under ~~interest on all of~~ the ~~notes~~Credit toAgreement bewhich was due ~~and~~March 31, ~~payable~~2002.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a) Financial Statements — not applicable

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information — not applicable

The following exhibit is hereby filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number		Description
1.		~~Sixth~~Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Forbearance Agreement
2.		Deferral Agreement

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.

		ORIUS CORP.
Date: February 28, 2002		By: /S/ ROBERT E. AGRES
Date: April 4, 2002		By: /s/ Robert E. Agres
		Robert E. Agres Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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