Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SWITZ ROBERT E
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC [ADCT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRES & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
13625 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/16/2004
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55344		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.68 12/16/2004   A   114,501     (1) 12/16/2014 Common Stock 114,501 $ 0 114,501 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.68 12/16/2004   A   885,499     (1) 12/16/2014 Common Stock 885,499 $ 0 885,499 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (12-04) (2) 12/16/2004   A   350,000     (2)   (2) Common Stock 350,000 $ 0 350,000 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SWITZ ROBERT E
13625 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55344		   X     PRES & CEO  

Signatures

 Robert E. Switz   12/20/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Grant date 12/16/04; options were granted in the same transaction and have been split into an incentive stock option and a non-qualified option for tax purposes. In the aggregate, options will vest one-quarter per year beginning December 16, 2005.
(2) The Phantom Stock Units were issued under the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Global Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The units are subject to forfeiture and will vest one-quarter per year beginning December 16, 2005. The units of phantom stock will be settled, one-for-one, in shares of common stock upon vesting.
(3) The reporting person also indirectly owns 25,045 phantom stock units which were accrued under the registrant's 401(k) Excess Plan and are to be settled in cash upon reporting person's retirement; conversion rate = One-for-One. The information herein is based on a statement dated as of 9/30/04.

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