8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




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                                    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): JUNE 24, 2002

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                              BLACK BOX CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Delaware                       0-18706                       95-3086563
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


1000 Park Drive
Lawrence, Pennsylvania                                                15055
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (724) 746-5500


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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

On June 24, 2002, Black Box Corporation ("the Company") dismissed Arthur
Andersen LLP ("Arthur Andersen") as the Company's independent public accountants
and engaged Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") to serve as the Company's independent
public accountants for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. This determination
was approved by the Company's Board of Directors upon the recommendation of its
Audit Committee. The appointment of E&Y will be submitted for stockholder
ratification at the Company's 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on
August 15, 2002.

Arthur Andersen's reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements for
each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 did not contain an
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. The March 31, 2002 report contained an
explanatory fourth paragraph disclosing the Company's change in its method of
accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets. The March 31, 2001 and 2000
reports were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or
accounting principles.

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 and through June 24, 2002,
there were no disagreements with Arthur Andersen on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure which, if not resolved to Arthur Andersen's satisfaction, would have
caused them to make reference to the subject matter in connection with their
report on the Company's consolidated financial statements for such years; and
there were no reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation
S-K.

The Company has provided Arthur Andersen with a copy of the foregoing
statements. Attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this report is a copy of a letter from
Arthur Andersen stating it found no basis for disagreement with such statements.

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 and through the date of
the Board's decision, the Company did not consult E&Y with respect to the
application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Company's consolidated financial statements, or any other matters or
reportable events as set forth in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) Exhibits

Exhibit
16.1            Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to the Securities and
                Exchange Commission dated June 24, 2002


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                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                              BLACK BOX CORPORATION

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                                    /s/ Anna M. Baird
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                              By:   Anna M. Baird
                                    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
                                    Secretary, and Principal
                                    Accounting Officer

Dated: June 24, 2002


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EX-16.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 16.1

                        [ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LETTERHEAD]

June 24, 2002





Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read Item 4 included in the Form 8-K dated June 24, 2002 of Black Box
Corporation to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and have
found no basis for disagreement with the statements contained therein. The
representations made in this letter are based solely on discussions with and
representations from the engagement partner and manager on the audit of the
consolidated financial statements of this registrant for the two most recent
fiscal years. These individuals are no longer with Arthur Andersen LLP.

Very truly yours,

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/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Arthur Andersen LLP