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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   
                                                                 SEC FILE NUMBER
                                                                         0-25680


                                  FORM 12b-25
                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
                                  CUSIP NUMBER




(Check One):   |X| Form 10-KSB  |_| Form 20-F  |_| Form 11-K  |_| Form 10-Q
               |_| Form N-SAR

               For Period Ended: December 31, 1997 
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               |_| Transition Report on Form 10-K 
               |_| Transition  Report on Form 20-F 
               |_| Transition Report on Form  11-K 
               |_|  Transition  Report  on Form  10-Q 
               |_|  Transition Report on Form N-SAR 
               For the Transition Period Ended:_________________________________

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  Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
Nothing  in this  form  shall be  construed  to imply  that the  Commission  has
verified any information contained herein.
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If the notification  relates to a portion of the filing checked above,  identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:



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PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION


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Full Name of Registrant

                          WAVERIDER COMMUNICATION INC.
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Former Name if Applicable

                                (CHANNEL i INC.)
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

     595 Howe Street, Suite 204, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA V6C 275
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City, State and Zip Code

PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

          (a)  The reasons  described in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this
               form  could  not be  eliminated  without  unreasonable  effort or
               expense;
          (b)  The subject annual report,  semi-annual report, transition report
               on Form 10-K,  Form  20-F,  Form 11-K or Form  N-SAR,  or portion
 |X|           thereof,  will be filed on or before the  fifteenth  calendar day
               following  the  prescribed  due date;  or the  subject  quarterly
               report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will
               be filed on or  before  the  fifth  calendar  day  following  the
               prescribed due date; and
          (c)  The  accountant's  statement  or other  exhibit  required by Rule
               12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.


PART III -- NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable  detail the reasons why Forms 10-K,  20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition  report or portion  thereof,  could not be filed within
the prescribed time period.

                  The  Company  hired a new CEO at the end of 1997 and a new CFO
         in January 1998. As a result of these recent changes in  management,  a
         private  placement of stock that occurred in February  1998,  and other
         business issues and matters that have required the substantial time and
         attention  of these  new  officers  the  Company  has been  delayed  in
         finalizing its Form 10-KSB.
                                                   (Attach Extra Sheets if Need)
                                                                 SEC 1344 (6/94)



PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION

(1)      Name and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in regard to this
         notification.

         T. S. Worthington                416                     410-4843
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              (Name)                 (Area Code)             (Telephone Number)


(2)      Have all other periodic  reports  required under Section 13 or 15(d) of
         the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the  Investment
         Company Act of 1940 during the  preceding 12 months or for such shorter
         period that the  registrant  was required to file such  report(s)  been
         filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). |X| Yes |_|No

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(3)      Is it anticipated that any significant  change in results of operations
         from  the  corresponding  period  for  the  last  fiscal  year  will be
         reflected  by the  earnings  statements  to be  included in the subject
         report or portion thereof? |_| Yes |X| No

         If  so,  attach  an  explanation  of  the  anticipated   change,   both
         narratively and quantitatively  and, if appropriate,  state the reasons
         why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.


                                  WAVERIDER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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                          (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


Date          March 27, 1998                By    /s/ T.S. Worthington
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INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly  authorized  representative.  The name and title of the person
signing  the form  shall  be typed or  printed  beneath  the  signature.  If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized  representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.


                                    ATTENTION
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Intentional  misstatements  or omissions  of fact  constitute  Federal  Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.       This  form is  required  by Rule  12b-25  (17 CFR  240.12b-25  ) of the
         General  Rules and  Regulations  under the  Securities  Exchange Act of
         1934.

2.       One  signed  original  and  four  conformed  copies  of this  form  and
         amendments  thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and
         Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule
         0-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The information
         contained  in or filed  with the form  will be made a matter  of public
         record in the Commission files.

3.       A manually  signed  copy of the form and  amendments  thereto  shall be
         filed  with each  national  securities  exchange  on which any class of
         securities of the registrant is registered.

4.       Amendments to the  notifications  must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but
         need not restate  information  that has been correctly  furnished.  The
         form shall be clearly identified as an amended notification.

5.       Electronic  Filers.  This form shall not be used by  electronic  filers
         unable to timely file a report solely due to  electronic  difficulties.
         Files unable to submit a report within the time period  prescribed  due
         to difficulties in electronic filing should comply with either Rule 201
         or  Rule  202 of  Regulation  S-T  (ss.232.201  or  ss.232.202  of this
         chapter) or apply for an  adjustment  in filing  date  pursuant to Rule
         13(b) of Regulation S-T (ss.232.13(b) of this chapter).