Exhibit (a)(1)(J)

                            FORM OF ACCEPTANCE NOTICE

                               [ADTRAN Letterhead]


TO:    [Name of Option Exchange Participant]
FROM:  ADTRAN, Inc.
DATE:  February 27, 2002
RE:    Notice of Acceptance of Tendered Options

         Thank you for participating in the ADTRAN, Inc. stock option exchange
program and submitting your Election Form Concerning Exchange of Stock Options.
We confirm with this letter that we have accepted for exchange and canceled the
following tendered options on February 26, 2002:




                             Exercise Price of      Total Number of     Stock Incentive Plan     Shares Subject to
      Tendered Option         Tendered Option      Shares Subject to    Under Which Tendered     New Options to Be
        Grant Date          (Per Option Share)      Tendered Option      Option Was Granted         Granted (1)
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(1) Subject to your continued employment with or service as a director of ADTRAN
and the other terms of the Offer to Exchange, you have the right to receive new
options exercisable for the number of shares set forth in this column, which
options will be granted by ADTRAN during the 30 day period from and after August
28, 2002. The exercise price of the new options will be equal to the last
reported sale price of ADTRAN common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the
date of grant of the new options. The new options will be granted as incentive
stock options to the extent permitted under applicable U.S. tax laws.

         For more information about the stock option exchange program, please
see the Offer to Exchange dated January 28, 2002 and the Election Form. If you
have any additional questions about the stock option exchange program, please
contact James Matthews at (256) 963-8000, email: jim.matthews@adtran.com.
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