8-K

                       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): July 12, 2000

                               TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Delaware                   000-27901                 54-1872248
 (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             File Number)           Identification No.)


               1010 N. Glebe Road, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22201
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 236-1100

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report.)

Item 5. Other Events.

  Pursuant to Rule 135c of the Securities Act, on July 12, 2000, TeleCorp PCS,
Inc. issued a press release that announced the pricing of new senior
subordinated notes.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (c) The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit Number                           Description
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    99.1             Press Release of TeleCorp PCS, Inc., dated July 12, 2000.


                                   SIGNATURES

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

TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
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/s/ Thomas H. Sullivan
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Thomas H. Sullivan
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


Date:  July 13, 2000


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.            EXHIBIT
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99.1             Press Release of TeleCorp PCS, Inc. dated July 12, 2000.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

TeleCorp PCS
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                                                                       Suite 800
                                                           1010 North Glebe Road
                                                            Arlington, VA  22201
For Immediate Release

Investor Contacts:                            Media Contacts:
Jim Morrisey                                  Russell Wilkerson
TeleCorp PCS, Inc.                            TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
703-629-6668 (PCS)                            703-625-2069 (PCS)
703-236-1136 (Office)                         703-236-1292 (Office)

John Nesbett/Mary Ellen Adipietro             Elissa Grabowski
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates                Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
212-838-3777                                  212-838-3777

   TeleCorp PCS, Inc. Announces Pricing of $450 Million of Senior Subordinated
                                      Notes
                            in Private Debt Offering

Arlington, VA - July 12, 2000, TeleCorp PCS, Inc. (NASDAQ NM: TLCP) announced
today that it priced $450 million of its 10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2010 in a private offering.  This represents an increase over the proposed $250
million senior subordinated notes offering previously announced. The net
proceeds of the offering will be used to, among other things, fund capital
expenditures, including those for PCS licenses. Closing of the offering is
scheduled for Friday, July 14, 2000.

The senior subordinated notes have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933 or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be
offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in
a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.

TeleCorp PCS, Inc. has licenses to serve approximately 16.7 million people, and
currently provides its SunCom digital wireless service in the following 32
markets: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Houma, New Iberia, Thibodaux,
Hammond and Lake Charles, Louisiana; Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee; Oxford,
Mississippi; Little Rock, Hot Springs, Russellville, Fayetteville, Fort Smith
and Jonesboro, Arkansas; Columbia/Jefferson City, Missouri; Beaumont, Texas;
Concord, Manchester, Portsmouth and Nashua, New Hampshire; Worcester, Cape Cod,
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket,


Massachusetts; and San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez, Humacao and Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
TeleCorp is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. More information about the
company can be found on the Web at www.telecorppcs.com.
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