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): February 3, 2000



                           WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)





                 0-27266                               36-3154957
        (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



                 750 North Commons Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60504
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (630) 898-2500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






    ITEM 5.       OTHER EVENTS

         On  February  3,  2000,  Westell  Technologies,  Inc.  released a Press
         Release  regarding  the  expiration  of the  waiting  period  under the
         Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antritrust  Improvements Act applicable to Westell's
         offer, pursuant to a proposed merger, to acquire all of the outstanding
         shares of common stock of Teltrend  Inc. A copy of the press release is
         attached as Exhibit  99.1 to this Form 8-K and  incorporated  herein by
         reference.

     ITEM 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits.

         The  exhibits  filed  herewith  are listed in the  Exhibit  Index which
         follows the signature page of this Current Report on Form 8-K.







                                   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.


                                               WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                               By:   /s/ Nicholas Hindman
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                        Nicholas Hindman
                                                        Chief Financial Officer

    Dated: February 3, 2000













                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number   Description

99.1          Press Release dated February 3, 2000.