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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 28, 2006
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SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 000-30229 04-3387074
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
250 APOLLO DRIVE, CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01824
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 614-8100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On January 3, 2007, Sonus Networks, Inc. (the "Registrant") issued a press
release providing a business update for the quarter and the year ended December
31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing.
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 28, 2006, Sonus Networks, Inc. (the "Company") received a letter
from the NASDAQ Stock Market, stating that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications
Panel has granted the Company an exception to NASDAQ's periodic reporting
requirements. The Panel has allowed the Company until February 12, 2007 to file
its Form 10-Qs for the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006.
A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Sonus Networks, Inc. dated January 03, 2007
reporting receipt of NASDAQ Continued Listing Decision.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 3, 2007 SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
By: /s/ Ellen B. Richstone
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Ellen B. Richstone
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press release of Sonus Networks, Inc. dated January 03, 2007 reporting
receipt of NASDAQ Continued Listing Decision.
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