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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 (Date of earliest event reported) SEPTEMBER 11, 1998
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                                    P-COM, INC.
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                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
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           DELAWARE                   0-25356              77-02893711
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  (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission           (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)            File Number)       Identification No.)
   
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            3175 S. WINCHESTER BOULEVARD, CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA    95008
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                (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (408) 866-3666
                                                        ----------------
  
  
                                   NOT APPLICABLE
                                   --------------
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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  ITEM 5.   Other Events
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            In a press release disseminated on September 11, 1998, the Registrant
            publicly announced a reduction in workforce and a restructuring
            charge.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto and
            incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
  ------    ---------------------------------
  
            A copy of the Registrant's press release announcing a reduction in
            workforce and a restructuring charge is attached hereto as an exhibit.
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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.
  
  
                                P-COM, INC.
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                                (Registrant)
  
  
  Date:  September 11, 1998     By: /s/ Michael J. Sophie
                                ___________________________________
                                Name: Michael J. Sophie
                                Title:  Chief Financial Officer
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
       Exhibit
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       99.1      Press Release disseminated September 11, 1998.
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text: 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 11, 1998
                                                   ------------------
  
                                    P-COM, INC.
             ---------------------------------------------------------
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  DELAWARE                   0-25356              77-02893711
  ------------------------------    -----------        ------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission           (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)            File Number)       Identification No.)
  3175 S. WINCHESTER BOULEVARD, CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA    95008
            --------------------------------------------------    -----
                (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (408) 866-3666
                                                        ----------------
  
                                   NOT APPLICABLE
                                   --------------
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  ITEM 5.   Other Events
  ------    ------------
  
            In a press release disseminated on September 11, 1998, the Registrant
            publicly announced a reduction in workforce and a restructuring
            charge.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto and
            incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
  ------    ---------------------------------
  
            A copy of the Registrant's press release announcing a reduction in
            workforce and a restructuring charge is attached hereto as an exhibit.
  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.
  
                                P-COM, INC.
                                -----------
                                (Registrant)
  
  Date:  September 11, 1998     By: /s/ Michael J. Sophie
                                ___________________________________
                                Name: Michael J. Sophie
                                Title:  Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
       Exhibit
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       99.1      Press Release disseminated September 11, 1998.