U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 12b-25

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the quarter ended January 31, 1998.

PART I - Registrant Information

Full name of registrant:  VTEL Corporation

Address of Principal Executive Office:  108 Wild Basin Road

City, State and Zip Code:  Austin, Texas   78746

PART II - Rules 12b-25(b) and (c)

The Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q will be filed on or before the fifth calendar
day following the prescribed due date.

PART III - Narrative

The  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 1998 could
not be filed within the  prescribed  period due to disclosure  issues related to
the adoption of Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 128, "Earnings
Per Share", requiring the accumulation of additional information by the Company.

PART IV - Other Information

Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification

Paul Ruiz - Corporate Controller - (512) 437-2682

All other periodic  reports required under section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 have been filed.

(3)      No significant  changes in results of operations from the corresponding
period  for the last  fiscal  year will be  reflected  by the  earnings
statement included in the subject report.

VTEL Corporation has caused this  notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  3/18/98                                     By:   /s/ Rodney S. Bond
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Rodney S. Bond,
Chief Financial Officer