8-K

                  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)  September 3, 1998



                             TELLABS, INC. 
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


           Delaware              0-9692         36-3831568 
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission     (IRS employer  
  of incorporation)           file number)    identification no.)


      4951 Indiana Avenue, Lisle, Illinois           60532 
      (Address of principal executive office)      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (630) 378-8800


                                  N/A 
     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


















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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     Tellabs, Inc.  (the "Company") and CIENA Corporation intend to
adjourn their respective special stockholder meeting scheduled for
September 9, 1998 for the purpose of approving their merger, and will
reschedule such meetings at a later date.  A new record date for
stockholders eligible to vote at the meetings will be set following
SEC review of the revised proxy materials.  Further details are included
in a copy of the press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit
20.12 and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
         EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits

     Exhibit 20.12 - Press release issued by Tellabs, Inc. dated
          September 1, 1998. 


                              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.



                              TELLABS, INC.



September 3, 1998                  s\ J. Peter Johnson 
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                                      J. Peter Johnson 
                                   Vice President, Controller 
                                   and Chief Accounting Officer

         



                                                       








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EX-20.12

                                             EXHIBIT 20.12  

NEWS RELEASE  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         TELLABS CONTACT: Thomas P. Scottino 
09/01/98                                        (630) 378-7504 


                              CIENA CONTACT: Suzanne Dulong 
                                             (888) 243-6223


     TELLABS AND CIENA TO SET STOCKHOLDER MEETING DATES  
               New Record Date Also To Be Set

Lisle, Ill., and Linthicum, Md. - Tellabs, Inc., and CIENA Corporation
intend to adjourn their respective special stockholder meetings
scheduled for September 9, 1998, for the purpose of approving their
merger, and will reschedule such meetings at a later date.  The
companies currently anticipate that these meetings can be held in
mid-November.  This change accommodates SEC review of the revised filing
and permits stockholders sufficient time to receive and review the
revised Joint Proxy and Prospectus.  A new record date for stockholders
eligible to vote at the meetings will be set following SEC review of the
revised proxy materials.

CIENA (Nasdaq: CIEN) is a leader of open architecture, dense
wavelength division multiplexing systems for long-distance and
local exchange carriers. Through its Alta subsidiary, CIENA also
provides a range of engineering, furnishing and installation
(EF&I) for telecommunications service providers in the areas of
transport, switching and wireless communications.

Tellabs designs, manufactures, markets and services voice and
data transport and access systems. The company's products are
used worldwide by the providers of communications services.
Tellabs, Inc., stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (TLAB).