SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) December 2, 2003

Turnstone Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-28843

77-0473640

(State or Other

Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2220 Central Expressway,

Santa Clara, California

95050

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 907-1400

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 5.

OTHER EVENTS.

A copy of the press release issued by the Registrant on December 2, 2003 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 7.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)

Exhibits.

99.1

Press Release of Registrant, dated December 2, 2003.

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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.

		Turnstone Systems, Inc. (Registrant)

Date:	December 2, 2003	By:	/s/ Eric S. Yeaman

			(Signature)
			Eric S. Yeaman Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release of Registrant, dated December 2, 2003

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TURNSTONE SYSTEMS INC 8-K