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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): January 16, 2002
  
  
  
                                AB LIQUIDATING CORP.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
                                      Delaware
                              (State of incorporation)
  
             000-07428                              94-1668412
        (Commission File No.)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
  
  
  
                            2055 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 400
                             SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95110
                (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
  
  
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 451-3940
  
  
                           Adaptive Broadband Corporation
                                    (Former Name)
  
                                ___________________
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       AB Liquidating Corp., formerly Adaptive Broadband Corporation, Debtor and
  Debtor in Possession, has submitted a Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report
  (General Business Case) for the month ended November 30, 2001 in the matter In
  re Adaptive Broadband Corporation (Case No. 01-53685 ASW) in the U.S. Bankruptcy
  Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division. The Monthly Operating
  Report for the month ended November 30, 2001, dated January 15, 2002, is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7.  Exhibits.
  
       99.1  Monthly Operating Report for the month ended November 30, 2001, dated
             January 15, 2002.
  
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                        AB Liquidating Corp.
  
  Dated: January 24, 2002               By:   /s/ Elias Nader
                                           ---------------------------------------
                                              Elias Nader
                                              Secretary
  
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                                  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
          Exhibit
          Number     Description
          ------     -----------
          99.1       Monthly Operating Report for the month ended November 30,
                     2001, dated January 15, 2002.
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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): January 16, 2002
  
                                AB LIQUIDATING CORP.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      Delaware
                              (State of incorporation)
  
             000-07428                              94-1668412
        (Commission File No.)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
                            2055 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 400
                             SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95110
                (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 451-3940
  
                           Adaptive Broadband Corporation
                                    (Former Name)
  
                                ___________________
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       AB Liquidating Corp., formerly Adaptive Broadband Corporation, Debtor and
  Debtor in Possession, has submitted a Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report
  (General Business Case) for the month ended November 30, 2001 in the matter In
  re Adaptive Broadband Corporation (Case No. 01-53685 ASW) in the U.S. Bankruptcy
  Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division. The Monthly Operating
  Report for the month ended November 30, 2001, dated January 15, 2002, is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7.  Exhibits.
  
       99.1  Monthly Operating Report for the month ended November 30, 2001, dated
             January 15, 2002.
  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, thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                        AB Liquidating Corp.
  
  Dated: January 24, 2002               By:   /s/ Elias Nader
                                           ---------------------------------------
                                              Elias Nader
                                              Secretary
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
          Exhibit
          Number     Description
          ------     -----------
          99.1       Monthly Operating Report for the month ended November 30,
                     2001, dated January 15, 2002.