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                       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 December 13, 2002
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)



                            COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                           Commission File No. 0-15502

        New York                                              13-3238402
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(State of Incorporation)                                   (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification No.)


170 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York                           11797
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             (Address of principal                                   Zip Code
               executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 677-7200

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ITEM 9.         REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

                     The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended October 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange on December 13,
2002, by Comverse Technology, Inc. was accompanied by certifications by each of
the principal executive officer, Kobi Alexander, and principal financial
officer, David Kreinberg as required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                     A copy of each of the certifications is attached hereto as
an Exhibit (99.1 and 99.2).

                     In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the
information in this report is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.



















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                                   SIGNATURES


                     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.


                                        COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                        By: /s/ David Kreinberg
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                                            Name: David Kreinberg
                                            Title: Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 13, 2002

















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                               Description
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   99.1             Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18
                    U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
                    the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

   99.2             Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
                    U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
                    the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


























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