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


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                                 Harmonic, Inc.

                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock

                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    413160102

                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                    12/31/00

                (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[X]      Rule 13d-1(b)
[  ]     Rule 13d-1(c)
[  ]     Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).











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  CUSIP No.: 413160102

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       1.       Names of Reporting Persons
                IRS Identification No:

                OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
                I.R.S. No. 13-2527171
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       2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions):
                (a)
                (b)
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       3.       SEC Use Only
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       4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization:
                Colorado
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   Number of
     Shares     5.    Sole Voting Power:
  Beneficially       0
    Owned by
      Each
   Reporting
  Person With
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                6.    Shared Voting Power:
                     0
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                7.    Sole Dispositive Power:
                     0
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                8.    Shared Dispositive Power:
                     0
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       9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
                0
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      10.      Check if the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11)  Excludes  Certain
               Shares (See Instructions) [ ]
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      11.       Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
                0%
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      12.       Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):
                IA
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 Item:
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     1(a)     Name of Issuer:
              Harmonic, Inc.
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     1(b)     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
              549 Baltic Way
              Sunnyvale, CA  94089
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     2(a)     Name of Person Filing:
              OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
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     2(b)     Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
              Two World Trade Center, 34th Floor
              New York, NY 10048-0203
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     2(c)     Citizenship:
              Colorado
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     2(d)     Title of Class of Securities:
              Common Stock
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     2(e)     CUSIP Number:
              413160102
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     3(e)      If this  statement is filed  pursuant  toss.240.13d-1(b)  or
               240.13d-2(b) or
              (c), check whether the person filing is a:
               [X]      An      investment       adviser      in      accordance
               withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
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     4(a)     Amount beneficially owned:
              0
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     4(b)     Percent of class:
              0%
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      4(c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:

         (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
                                                        -

         (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
                                                          -

              Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                                                                      -
      (iii)
              Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                                                                        -
        (iv)
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      5.      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: [ X ]
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      6.      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.:
              N/A
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      7.       Identification  and  Classification  of the Subsidiary  Which
               Acquired the  Security  Being  Reported on By the Parent  Holding
               Company: N/A
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      8.      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
              N/A
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      9.      Notice of Dissolution of Group:
              N/A
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     10.      Certification:
              By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge and
              belief,  the  securities  referred to above were  acquired and are
              held in the ordinary  course of business and were not acquired and
              are not held for the  purpose of or with the effect of changing or
              influencing  the control of the issuer of the  securities and were
              not  acquired  and  are  not  held  in  connection  with  or  as a
              participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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                                    SIGNATURE
After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                                            2/14/01
                                                            Date

                                                      /s/ Philip T. Masterson
                                                            Signature

                                             Philip T. Masterson, Vice President
                                                            Name/Title






















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