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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):  MARCH 24, 2000
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                            SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
              Delaware                     333-86927             77-0521878
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  (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission file number)     (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)
  
  
  5383 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA                          93111
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)
  
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (805) 681-3322
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  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
            On March 24, 2000, Somera Communications, Inc. issued a press release
  regarding the award of a contract.
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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.
  
                                         SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  
  
                                         By:  /s/ Dan Firestone
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  Dated: March 24, 2000                       Dan Firestone
                                              Chief Executive Officer
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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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  Exhibit Number                        Description
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       99.1           Press Release, dated March 24, 2000, entitled "Somera
                      Awarded a Contract to De-install and Procure $20 Million in
                      Digital Wireless Equipment from a Major International
                      Carrier."
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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):  MARCH 24, 2000
                                                           ---------------
  
                            SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                            ---------------------------
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
              Delaware                     333-86927             77-0521878
  -------------------------------   ------------------------   ----------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission file number)     (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)
  
  5383 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA                          93111
  ----------------------------------------                        ---------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)
  
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (805) 681-3322
                                                            ---------------
  Item 5.   Other Events.
  
            On March 24, 2000, Somera Communications, Inc. issued a press release
  regarding the award of a contract.
  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.
  
                                         SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  
                                         By:  /s/ Dan Firestone
                                              ------------------------------
  Dated: March 24, 2000                       Dan Firestone
                                              Chief Executive Officer
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                 -----------------
  
  Exhibit Number                        Description
  --------------                        -----------
  
       99.1           Press Release, dated March 24, 2000, entitled "Somera
                      Awarded a Contract to De-install and Procure $20 Million in
                      Digital Wireless Equipment from a Major International
                      Carrier."