UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, DC 20549~~ STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT ~~REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)October 26, 2010~~ REPORT

~~Occam~~Pursuant to ~~Networks,~~Section 13 ~~Inc.~~or 15(~~Exact name~~ d) of ~~registrant as specified in its charter)~~the

Delaware	001-33069	77-0442752
(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~6868~~Date ~~Cortona~~of ~~Drive~~Report ~~Santa Barbara, CA 93117~~ (~~Address~~Date of ~~Principal~~earliest ~~Executive Offices, including Zip Code~~event reported)

~~(805) 692-2900 (Registrant’s telephone number~~November 18, ~~including area code)~~2010

Occam Networks, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-33069		77-0442752
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6868 Cortona Drive

Santa Barbara, CA 93117

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(805) 692-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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~~Section 2~~Item –8.01 ~~Financial~~Other ~~Information~~ Events

~~Item~~On November 18, 22010, Occam Networks, Inc.02 ~~Results~~(the “Company”) and Calix, Inc. (“Calix”) issued a joint press release announcing that the Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of ~~Operations~~the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, relating to the pending merger by which the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Calix. The proposed merger was announced on September 16, 2010, and ~~Financial~~remains ~~Condition~~subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders and the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement.

A ~~The~~copy ~~following information is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02~~ of ~~Form 8-K,~~ ~~“Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~press ~~Exchange~~release ~~Act~~is ofattached ~~1934,~~hereto as ~~amended~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~(the~~and ~~“Exchange Act”), or~~is incorporated byherein ~~reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth~~ by ~~specific~~ reference ininto ~~such~~this aItem ~~filing~~8. 01.

OnItem ~~October 26, 2010, Occam Networks, Inc~~9. ~~issued a press release regarding its financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010~~01. ~~The~~ ~~full~~Financial ~~text~~Statements ~~of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1~~ and ~~is incorporated herein by reference~~Exhibits.

~~Section 9 – Financial Statements and~~ (d) Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Joint Press Release of Calix, Inc. and Occam Networks, Inc. dated November 18, 2010.

~~(d) Exhibits~~ 2

	Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1		Press Release, dated October 26, 2010, of Occam Networks, Inc. regarding its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 2of 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.

SIGNATURES

	Occam Networks, Inc.


Date: November 18, 2010	By:	/s/ Jeanne Seeley
		Jeanne Seeley
		Chief Financial Officer

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. 3

			Occam Networks, Inc.
		By:	/s/ Jeanne Seeley
			Jeanne Seeley
			Chief Financial Officer
Date:	October 26, 2010

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Joint Press Release of Calix, Inc. and Occam Networks, Inc. dated November 18, 2010.

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~ 4

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated October 26, 2010, of Occam Networks, Inc. regarding its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010.

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