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                                                                    Exhibit 25.2
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

         STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
                  OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

          Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee
                        Pursuant to Section 305(b) ____

                         BANK OF MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY
               (EXACT NAME OF TRUSTEE AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                  New York                                       13-4941093
(JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION                (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
     IF NOT A U.S. NATIONAL BANK)                            IDENTIFICATION NO.)

             77 Water Street
            New York, New York                                       10005
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                          (ZIP CODE)

                               Mark F. McLaughlin
                         Bank of Montreal Trust Company
                       77 Water Street, New York, NY 10005
                                 (212) 701-7602
            (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

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                          CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
               (EXACT NAME OF OBLIGOR AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

            New Jersey                                         06-1158179
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                             (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
 INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                           IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

                                50 Locust Avenue
                          New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
                    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

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                       Senior Subordinated Debt Securities
                       (TITLE OF THE INDENTURE SECURITIES)

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ITEM 1.        GENERAL INFORMATION.

               Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

        (a)    Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to 
               which it is subject.

                        Federal Reserve Bank of New York
                        33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045

                        State of New York Banking Department
                        2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y. 10006

        (b)    Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                      The  Trustee is  authorized  to exercise  corporate  trust
                      powers.

ITEM 2.        AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.

               If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
               affiliation.

                      The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.

ITEM 4.        TRUSTEESHIPS UNDER OTHER INDENTURES.

               If the trustee is a trustee under another  indenture  under which
               any  other   securities,   or   certificates   of   interest   or
               participation  in  any  other  securities,  of  the  obligor  are
               outstanding, furnish the following information:

        (a)    Title  of  the  securities  outstanding  under  each  such  other
               indenture.

               Century  Communications Corp. and Bank of Montreal Trust Company,
               Trustee  under  an  Indenture   dated  as  of  October  15,  1991
               $204,000,000   principal   amount  11-7/8%  Senior   Subordinated
               Debentures Due 2003

        (b)    A brief  statement  of the facts  relied  upon as a basis for the
               claim that no conflicting  interest within the meaning of Section
               310 (b) (1) of the Act  arises  as a  result  of the  trusteeship
               under any such other  indenture,  including a statement as to how
               the  indenture   securities   will  rank  as  compared  with  the
               securities issued under such other indenture.

               The indenture to be qualified  and the  indenture  referred to in
               paragraph (a) above are wholly unsecured and rank pari passu. The
               indenture  referred  to in  paragraph  (a) above is  specifically
               described in the indenture to be qualified.

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ITEM 16.       LIST OF EXHIBITS.

        List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.

        1.     Copy  of  Organization  Certificate  of Bank  of  Montreal  Trust
               Company to transact business and exercise corporate trust powers;
               incorporated  herein by  reference as Exhibit "A" filed with Form
               T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-46118.

        2.     Copy of the existing  By-Laws of Bank of Montreal  Trust Company;
               incorporated  herein by  reference as Exhibit "B" filed with Form
               T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-80928.

        3.     The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act;
               incorporated  herein by  reference  as Exhibit  "C" with Form T-1
               Statement, Registration No. 33-46118.

        4.     A copy of the  latest  report of  condition  of Bank of  Montreal
               Trust Company  published  pursuant to law or the  requirements of
               its  supervising  or  examining  authority,  attached  hereto  as
               Exhibit "D".

                                    SIGNATURE
   
               Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
        the Trustee, Bank of Montreal Trust Company, a corporation organized and
        existing  under the laws of the State of New York,  has duly caused this
        statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned,
        thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New
        York, on the 29th day of May, 1997.
    

                                         BANK OF MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY

                                                By /s/ Therese Gaballah
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                                                        Therese Gaballah
                                                          Vice President



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                                                                     EXHIBIT "D"

                             STATEMENT OF CONDITION
                         BANK OF MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY
                                    NEW YORK
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<S>                                                           <C>        
Assets

Due From Banks                                                $   740,801
                                                              -----------
Investment Securities:
      State & Municipal                                        16,888,571
      Other                                                           100
                                                              -----------
            TOTAL SECURITIES                                   17,629,572
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Loans and Advances
      Federal Funds Sold                                        4,300,000
      Overdrafts                                                    3,591
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            TOTAL LOANS AND ADVANCES                            4,303,591
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Investment in Harris Trust, NY                                  7,516,776
Premises and Equipment                                            173,475
Other Assets                                                    2,304,743
                                                              -----------
            TOTAL ASSETS                                      $31,928,057
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LIABILITIES

Trust Deposits                                                 $8,602,958
Other Liabilities                                                 784,769
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            TOTAL LIABILITIES                                   9,387,727
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CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Capital Stock, Authorized, Issued and
      Fully Paid - 10,000 Shares of $100 Each                   1,000,000
Surplus                                                         4,222,188
Retained Earnings                                              17,289,810
Equity - Municipal Gain/Loss                                       28,332
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            TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                             22,540,330

            TOTAL LIABILITIES
            AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                              $31,928,057
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           I, Mark F.  McLaughlin,  Vice President  of  the above-named bank, do
hereby  declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of
my knowledge and belief.

                               Mark F. McLaughlin
                               December 31, 1996

           We, the  undersigned  directors,  attest to the  correctness  of this
statement of resources and liabilities. We declare  that it has been examined by
us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance
with the instructions and is true and correct.

                                  Sanjiv Tandon
                                 Kevin O. Healey
                               Steven R. Rothbloom




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