FORM 8-A

                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                       FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF
                 SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                            ADVANCED RADIO TELECOM CORP.
                 (Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                              53-1348016
     (State of Incorporation)      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     500 108TH AVENUE, N.E., SUITE 2600, BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON  98004
         (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

     Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

  If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
following box. [ ]

  If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [X]

        Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                         COMMON STOCK, $.001 Par Value
                                (Title of Class)
                                      UNITS
                                (Title of Class)
                             SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006
                                (Title of Class)
                   WARRANTS TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                (Title of Class)



Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

     The description of the securities to be registered is incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-04388
("Equity Registration Statement") and the Registration Statement on Form S-1 
(No. 333-03735) ("Unit Registration Statement") (collectively, the 
"Registration Statement"). Such description will be included in a form 
of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) 
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such prospectus shall be 
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement 
on Form 8-A.

Item 2. Exhibits.


     The following exhibits are filed as a part of this registration statement:
Exhibits 2-1(a), 2.1(b), 2.1(c), 4-1, and 4-3 to the Equity Registration 
Statement and Exhibits 4-2(a), 4-2(b), 4-2(c), 4-4(a) and 4-4(b) to the 
Unit Registration Statement are incorporated by reference herein.



                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                             ADVANCED RADIO TELECOM CORP.

                                             By:  /s/ W. THEODORE PIERSON, JR.
                                                -------------------------------
                                                  W. Theodore Pierson, Jr.
                                                  Executive Vice President
                                                  General Counsel and
                                                  Secretary

                                             Date: July 29, 1996