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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                                DECEMBER 12, 2005
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                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)


                                   PCTEL, INC.
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               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)



          DELAWARE                     000-27115               77-0364943
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION       (COMMISSION FILE          (IRS EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                 NUMBER)           IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)



                         8725 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 400
                             CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60631
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                    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)


                                 (773) 243-3000
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              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

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         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         The following information is intended to be furnished under Item 7.01
of Form 8-K, "Regulation FD Disclosure." This information shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by 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 in such a filing.

         On December 12, 2005, PCTEL, Inc. issued a press release announcing
that PCTEL, Inc. and U.S. Robotics Corporation have settled an intellectual
property dispute pertaining to modem technology patents. The full text of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (d) Exhibits

         The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

         99.1    Press Release, dated December 12, 2005, of PCTEL, Inc. and U.S.
                 Robotics Corporation announcing that the two companies have
                 settled an intellectual property dispute pertaining to modem
                 technology patents













                                    SIGNATURE

         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.

Date: December 19, 2005

                                     PCTEL, INC.


                                     By: /s/ John W. Schoen
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                                         John W. Schoen, Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number      Description
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 99.1       Press Release, dated December 12, 2005, of PCTEL, Inc. and U.S.
            Robotics Corporation announcing that the two companies have
            settled an intellectual property dispute pertaining to modem
            technology patents