SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF ~~THE~~

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~December~~April 221, 2004 ~~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
7650 Marathon Drive, Suite A, Livermore, California		94550
(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~~April 221, ~~2003~~2004 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~~April 221, ~~2003~~2004.

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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)
	Turnstone Systems, Inc.
Date:	December 2, 2003		By:	/s/ Eric S. Yeaman
	(Registrant)
				(Signature)
Date: April 21, 2004	By:	/s/ Eric S. Yeaman
				Eric S. Yeaman Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
		(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~~April 221, ~~2003~~2004

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