UNITED STATES
                       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) January 14, 2004
                                  TELLABS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                 0-9692                    36-3831568
  (State of Incorporation)     (Commission file            (I.R.S. Employer
                                   number)                Identification No.)

  One Tellabs Center, 1415 W.
  Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois                        60563
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 378-8800

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








Item 5. Other Events

On January 14, 2004, Tellabs,  Inc. issued the press release attached as Exhibit
99 announcing  the  resignation  of Edward H. Kennedy,  president-Tellabs  North
America, effective January 30, 2004.



Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 99 - Press Release of Tellabs, Inc., Dated January 14, 2004.

                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.




                                                 TELLABS, INC.
                                                ----------------
                                                (Registrant)


                                                /s/ James A. Dite
                                                --------------------
                                                 James A. Dite
                                                 Vice President and Controller
                                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)



January 15, 2004
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(Date)








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

   Exhibit Number                  Description
   --------------                  -----------

       99           Press Release of Tellabs, Inc., dated January 14, 2004.