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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 8, 2002



                     CABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)




          Delaware                  001-12561                  36-3601505
     (State or other         (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      jurisdiction of                                       Identification No.)
       incorporation)

                                 Foster Plaza 7
                               661 Andersen Drive
                              Pittsburgh, PA 15220
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)



                                 (412) 937-2300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 4.  Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountants.

On April 8, 2002, Cable Design Technologies Corporation ("CDT") dismissed its
independent accountants, Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen"), as the principal
accountant to audit CDT's financial statements and engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP
("Deloitte") as its new principal accountant. The change in principal
accountants of CDT was recommended by CDT's Audit Committee and was approved by
CDT's Board of Directors.

There has been no consultation during the past two years by CDT with Deloitte
regarding the application of accounting principles or the type of audit opinion
that might be rendered on CDT's financial statements. During the two fiscal
years ended July 31, 2001 and the subsequent interim period through April 8,
2002, there were no disagreements with Andersen on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Andersen,
would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement
in connection with its reports. Furthermore, Andersen's reports for the two most
recently completed fiscal years did not contain any adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principles. In addition, no events required to be
reported pursuant to Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K have occurred during
the two most recently completed fiscal years or subsequent interim period
through April 8, 2002.

CDT requested that Andersen furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities
and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements
made in this Form 8-K. A copy of this letter, dated April 9, 2002, is filed as
Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K. A copy of the press release issued by CDT
regarding the change in principal accountants is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)      Exhibit Number     Description

         16.1               Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP dated April 9, 2002
                            to be filed with Securities and Exchange Commission
                            with this document

         99.1               Press Release, dated April 11, 2002

                                       2
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                                  SIGNATURES

According to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CDT has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized on April 11, 2002.

                                        Cable Design Technologies Corporation


                                            /s/ Charles B. Fromm
                                        -------------------------------------
Date: April 11, 2002                    By:  Charles B. Fromm
                                        Its: Vice President, General Counsel

                                       3
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit Number     Description

         16.1               Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP dated April 9, 2002
                            to be filed with Securities and Exchange Commission
                            with this document

         99.1               Press Release, dated April 11, 2002

                                       4

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                                                                    Exhibit 16.1

                                                            [LOGO]

                                                       Arthur Andersen LLP
                                                       2100 One PPG Place
                                                       Pittsburgh PA 15222-5498
                                                       Tol 412 232 0800
                                                       www.andersen.com

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

April 9, 2002


Dear Sir or Madam,

We have read Item 4 included in the Form 8-K dated April 12, 2002 of Cable
Design Technologies Corporation to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Copy to:  Mr. Kenneth O. Hale
          Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
          Cable Design Technologies Corporation

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1





                                                  Charles Mazur
                                                  Director of Investor Relations
                                                  (412) 937-2300



               CDT Selects Deloitte & Touche LLP As New Auditor


Pittsburgh, PA, April 11, 2002 - Cable Design Technologies Corporation (NYSE:
CDT) today announced that its Board of Directors appointed the accounting firm
of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent auditors, replacing Arthur
Andersen LLP.

CDT said that during Arthur Andersen's tenure as the Company's auditor, the firm
consistently provided a high quality of auditing services, and exhibited the
highest levels of professionalism.  CDT added that the Company and Deloitte &
Touche have a plan for an orderly transition that will be completed in time for
Deloitte & Touche to review the Company's fiscal third quarter earnings report
and to start and complete the audit for the Company's fiscal year ending July
31, 2002.


About CDT

Cable Design Technologies (www.cdtc.com) is a leading designer and manufacturer
                           ------------
of high bandwidth network connectivity products, fiber optic cable and
connectors, assemblies, components, computer interconnect cables for
communication switching applications, and communication cable products used in
wireless, central office and local loop applications.  CDT also manufactures
electronic data and signal transmission products that are used in automation and
process control and specialty applications.

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