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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001047469-04-034496.txt : 20041117
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001047469-04-034496
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041116
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20041117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UTSTARCOM INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001030471
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669]
		IRS NUMBER:				521782500
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-120564
		FILM NUMBER:		041150643

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5108648800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;17, 2004  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UTSTARCOM, INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>52-1782500</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>UTSTARCOM, INC.<BR>
1275 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 100<BR>
Alameda, California 94502<BR>
(510) 864-8800</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>UTSTARCOM, INC. 1997 STOCK PLAN</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(Full title of the plan)<BR></FONT>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Hong Liang Lu<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
UTSTARCOM, INC.<BR>
1275 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 100<BR>
Alameda, California 94502<BR>
(510) 864-8800<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including<BR>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Carmen Chang, Esq.<BR>
Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP<BR>
1080 Marsh Road<BR>
Menlo Park, CA 94025<BR>
(650) 838-3600</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Each Class of Securities<BR>
to Be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
Registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.00125 par value per share, of UTStarcom, Inc.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,836,184 shares(2)<BR>
2,344,877 shares(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$25.05(3)<BR>
$18.76(4)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$45,996,409.20<BR>
$43,989,892.52</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$5,827.75<BR>
$5,573.52</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="23%"><FONT SIZE=2><B>TOTAL</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4,181,061 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$11,401.27</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (this "Registration Statement") also covers any additional shares of common stock, $0.00125 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"), of UTStarcom,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Registrant") that become issuable under the UTStarcom,&nbsp;Inc. 1997 Stock Plan (the "1997 Plan") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant has previously filed registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the 1997 Plan on Forms S-8 under File Nos.
333-44548, 333-60150, 333-84710, 333-92340 and 333-108817. This Registration Statement serves to register 4,181,061 additional shares of
Common Stock for issuance under the 1997 Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
proposed maximum offering price per share has been estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the per share weighted average exercise price of the 1,836,184 shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding but unexercised options granted
under the 1997 Plan that are being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
proposed maximum offering price per share as to the 2,344,877 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance pursuant to future awards granted under the 1997 Plan that are being
registered pursuant to this Registration Statement has been estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) and Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on November&nbsp;11, 2004. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UTStarcom,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), hereby files this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (this "Registration
Statement") relating to up to 4,181,061 shares of common stock, par value $0.00125 per share, of the Registrant (the "Common Stock") issuable by the Registrant in connection with the exercise of
options that have been granted and that are available for issuance pursuant to future awards under the UTStarcom,&nbsp;Inc. 1997 Stock Plan (the "1997 Plan"). </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1582_item_1._plan_information."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Information.*    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1582_item_2._registrant_information__ite02651"> </A>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Information
required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the
Securities Act and the "Note" to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja1582_item_3._information_incorporated_by_reference."> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ja1582_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information Incorporated by Reference.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, filed March&nbsp;9, 2004;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2004 (filed May&nbsp;10, 2004), as amended (amendment filed May&nbsp;14,
2004), the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004 (filed August&nbsp;16, 2004), the Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2004 (filed November&nbsp;9, 2004), and the Registrant's Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K (i)&nbsp;dated and
filed January&nbsp;7, 2004, (ii)&nbsp;dated and filed January&nbsp;13, 2004, (iii)&nbsp;dated and filed January&nbsp;22, 2004, (iv)&nbsp;dated April&nbsp;22, 2004 and filed
April&nbsp;23, 2004, (v)&nbsp;dated and filed April&nbsp;27, 2004, (vi)&nbsp;dated and filed June&nbsp;14, 2004, (vii)&nbsp;dated and filed July&nbsp;27, 2004, (viii)&nbsp;dated
September&nbsp;15, 2004 and filed September&nbsp;20, 2004, (ix)&nbsp;dated and filed October&nbsp;26, 2004, (x)&nbsp;dated October&nbsp;29, 2004 and filed November&nbsp;2, 2004, and
(xi)&nbsp;dated November&nbsp;1, 2004 and filed November&nbsp;4, 2004.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
description of the Registrant's Common Stock as set forth in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;23, 2000, as amended. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
to this Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document
which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja1582_item_4._description_of_securities."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja1582_item_5._interests_of_named_experts_and_counsel."> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ja1582_4"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carmen Chang, a member of Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling LLP, is an Assistant Secretary of the Registrant. Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling LLP is corporate counsel to the
Registrant. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ja1582_item_6._indemnification_of_directors_and_officers."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant may indemnify any person who is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any
threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other than actions by or on behalf of the Registrant, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was one of its officers or directors, or is or was serving at the Registrant's request as a director, officer, employee or agent of </FONT></P>

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corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the Registrant's
best interests, and, for criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Under Delaware law, the Registrant may also indemnify officers and directors against
the expenses which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred in an action by or on behalf of the Registrant under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted
without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to us. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's certificate of incorporation contains a provision to limit the personal liability of its directors for violations of their fiduciary duty. This provision eliminates each
director's liability to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. The effect of this provision is to eliminate the personal liability
of directors for monetary damages for actions involving a breach of their fiduciary duty of care, including any such actions involving gross negligence. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's bylaws provide for indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers. The indemnification agreements provide indemnification to its directors and officers
under certain circumstances for acts or omissions which may not be covered by directors' and officers' liability insurance. The Registrant has also obtained directors' and officers' liability
insurance, which insures against liabilities that its directors and officers may incur in such capacities. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja1582_item_7._exemption_from_registration_claimed."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja1582_item_8._exhibits."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibits listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Registration Statement (see Exhibit Index
below). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja1582_item_9._undertakings."> </A>
<A NAME="toc_ja1582_8"> </A>
<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;to
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and </FONT></P>

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include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>provided,
however that paragraphs a(1)(i)&nbsp;and a(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Alameda, State of California on November&nbsp;17, 2004. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HONG LIANG LU</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Hong Liang Lu<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Executive Officer and President</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Hong Liang Lu and Michael J. Sophie as such
person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 under the
Securities Act, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, and does hereby grant unto each said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute therefor,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HONG LIANG LU</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Hong Liang Lu</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer), Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="24%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
November 17, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. SOPHIE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael J. Sophie</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief<BR>
Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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November 17, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>YING WU</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ying Wu</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, Chief Executive<BR>
Officer, China Operations and Director</FONT></TD>
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November 17, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BETSY S. ATKINS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Betsy S. Atkins</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 17, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS J. TOY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas J. Toy</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="24%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
November 17, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LARRY D. HORNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Larry D. Horner</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 17, 2004</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Thirteenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No. 000-29661), filed
with the Commission on December&nbsp;12, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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First Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;000-29661), filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;13, 2004).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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UTStarcom, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-93069), filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;22, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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5.1*</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling LLP, counsel to the Registrant, regarding the legality of securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.2*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>November&nbsp;17,
2004 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>UTStarcom,
Inc.<BR>
1275 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 100<BR>
Alameda, California 94502 </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ladies
and Gentlemen: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have acted as counsel for UTStarcom,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Company</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), in connection with the Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8 (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Registration Statement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Securities Act</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), with respect to 4,181,061 shares (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Shares</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") of common
stock, par value $.00125 per share, of the Company (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Common Stock</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), to be issued from time to time pursuant to the Company's 1997 Stock Plan (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Plan</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
so acting, we have examined the Registration Statement and we have also examined and relied as to factual matters upon the representations and warranties contained in originals, or
copies certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, records, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed
below. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents, certificates and instruments submitted to us as originals and the conformity with
originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
opinion expressed below is limited to the General Corporation Law of Delaware, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based
upon the foregoing and having regard for such legal considerations as we have deemed relevant, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by the Company and,
when (a)&nbsp;issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms of the relevant Plan, and (b)&nbsp;paid for in full in accordance with the terms of the relevant Plan, the Shares
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of our report dated February&nbsp;27, 2004
relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders of UTStarcom,&nbsp;Inc., which is incorporated by reference in UTStarcom Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February&nbsp;27, 2004 relating to the financial
statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2>PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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Francisco, California<BR>
November 16, 2004 </FONT></P>

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