<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001708055-19-000055.txt : 20191218
<SEC-HEADER>0001708055-19-000055.hdr.sgml : 20191218
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20191218172840
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001708055-19-000055
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191216
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191218

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			McCready John R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001720719

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38267
		FILM NUMBER:		191293395

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			WESTFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01886

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ribbon Communications Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001708055
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		IRS NUMBER:				821669692
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			WESTFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01886
		BUSINESS PHONE:		978-614-8090

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			WESTFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01886

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Sonus Networks, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20171027

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Solstice Sapphire Investments, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20170531
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were acquired under the Ribbon Communications Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(d) and Rule 16b-3(c).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 instruction letter previously adopted by the Reporting Person and represent shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">25,000 restricted stock units were granted to the Reporting Person on June 15, 2018, vesting over a three-year period. One-third of those restricted stock units vested on June 17, 2019, one-sixth vested on December 16, 2019 and the remainder of the restricted stock units will vest in three equal, semi-annual installments thereafter through June 15, 2021.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>John R. McCready</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-12-18</signatureDate>
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