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): December 2, 2002

                     ARDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                             Delaware
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           (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


   000-26103                             52-2066769
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(Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


    6861 Elm Street, 3rd Floor
        McLean, Virginia                     22101
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)


                               (703) 276-4200
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

    On December 2, 2002, Ardent Communications, Inc.(the "Company"),
    and the subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the "Companies")
    filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
    Columbia their monthly operating report for the period of August 1,
    2002 through August 31, 2002 which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                 AND EXHIBITS

     (c)    Exhibits

              99.1   Monthly Operating Report



                                          SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
     undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        Ardent Communications, Inc.


Date: December 30, 2002               By: /s/ Ulysses Auger
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                                      Name:   Ulysses Auger
                                      Title:  CEO