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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): August 12, 2002

ON COMMAND CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

00-21315	77-04535194
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4610 South Ulster Street, 6^th Floor
Denver, CO 80237
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 873-3200

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

ON COMMAND CORPORATION

FORM 8-K

August 12, 2002

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

        On August 12, 2002, On Command Corporation (the "Company") filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accompanying such report was a certification by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted as Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of such certification is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 12, 2002

ON COMMAND CORPORATION
By:	/s/  BERNARD G. DVORAK Bernard G. Dvorak Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Statement under oath of the principal executive officer and the principal accounting and financial officer of On Command Corporation regarding facts and circumstances relating to Exchange Act filings.

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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

SIGNATURE
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EX-99.1

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

        Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of On Command Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

        The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

Dated: August 12, 2002	/s/  CHRISTOPHER SOPHINOS Christopher Sophinos President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: August 12, 2002	/s/  BERNARD G. DVORAK Bernard G. Dvorak Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

        The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

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EXHIBIT 99.1