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): November 13, 2003

                                   LEXENT INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

    Delaware                     000-31105                  13-3990223
(State Or Other                 (Commission               (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction Of                 File Number)            Identification No.)
Incorporation)

                              Three New York Plaza
                            New York, New York 10004
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 981-0700

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)   Exhibits

As described in Item 12 of this Report, the following Exhibit is furnished as
part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

      Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated November 13, 2003


ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On November 13, 2003, the Company issued a press release regarding results for
the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of this press release is
being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto are being
furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, insofar as they
disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations
and financial condition as of, and for the third quarter ended, September 30,
2003.

In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.


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                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                            LEXENT INC.

                                            By: /s/ Noah Franzblau
                                                Noah Franzblau
                                                Secretary and General Counsel

Date: November 13, 2003


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