6-K

                                    FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF

                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   For the month of: October 2, 2003
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                                  TRICOM, S.A.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


         AVENIDA LOPE DE VEGA NO. 95, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
                    (Address of principal executives offices)


       Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                 Form 20-F      X      Form 40-F
                           -----------            ---------

       Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

                      Yes            No      X
                         -----------    -----------

       If  "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_________







         The press release on October 2, 2003, a copy of which is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is incorporated by reference into this Form 6-K.

Exhibits.

         The following exhibit is filed with this report:

         99.1 - Press Release, dated October 2, 2003, of TRICOM, S.A.



                         [Signature on following page.]








                                   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.


                                   TRICOM, S.A



Dated: October 3, 2003                      By:  /s/ CARL H. CARLSON
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Carl H. Carlson
                                                 Executive Vice President,
                                                 Chief Operating Officer,
                                                 Member of the Office of the
                                                 President and Treasurer

EX-99.1

                                                                 EXHIBIT 99.1

       TRICOM TO INITIATE RESTRUCTURING; FAILURE TO CURE INTEREST PAYMENT

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Oct. 2 -- Tricom, S.A. (NYSE: TDR - News)
today announced that it has initiated discussions with holders of its 11-3/8%
Senior Notes, and its bank lenders, and is continuing discussions with potential
strategic partners, to formulate a restructuring plan.

The Company did not make an approximately $11.4 million interest payment on its
11-3/8% Senior Notes due 2004, originally scheduled for September 2, 2003. The
Company has engaged Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. to help advise in its restructuring
efforts and to help evaluate financial and strategic alternatives.

About TRICOM

Tricom, S.A. is a full service communications services provider in the Dominican
Republic. The Company offers local, long distance, mobile, cable television and
broadband data transmission and Internet services. Through Tricom USA, the
Company is one of the few Latin American based long distance carriers that is
licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to own and operate
switching facilities in the United States. Through its subsidiary, TCN
Dominicana, S.A., the Company is the largest cable television operator in the
Dominican Republic based on its number of subscribers and homes passed. The
Company also offers digital mobile integrated services including two-way radio
and paging services in Panama using iDEN(R) technology. For more information
about Tricom, please visit www.tricom.net

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this
press release that are not strictly historical in nature are forward-looking
statements. These statements are only predictions based on current information
and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events
or results may differ materially due to various factors. Factors which may cause
actual results to differ materially from those discussed herein include economic
considerations that could affect demand for telecommunications services and the
ability of the Company to make collections, inflation, regulatory factors, legal
proceedings, exchange controls and occurrences in currency markets, competition,
and the risk factors set forth in the Company's various filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its more recently filed Annual
Report on Form 20-F. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof.

For additional information, please visit Tricom's Investor Relations website at
http://www.tdr-investor.com or contact our Investor Relations department at the
above numbers.