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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>
    <periodOfReport>2003-08-01</periodOfReport>
    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000076174</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PARADYNE NETWORKS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PDYN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>

        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001217586</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FRANTZ EUGENE</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O TEXAS PACIFIC GROUP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>345 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94104</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
        <isDirector>1</isDirector>
        <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
        <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
        <isOther>0</isOther>
    </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>

        <securityTitle>
            <value>Stock Option (right to purchase)</value>
            <footnoteId id="F1"/>
        </securityTitle>

        <conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <value>1.90</value>
        </conversionOrExercisePrice>

        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-08-01</value>
        </transactionDate>
    <transactionCoding>
        <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
        <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
        <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
    </transactionCoding>
        <transactionAmounts>

            <transactionShares>
                <value>10000</value>
            </transactionShares>

            <transactionPricePerShare>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionPricePerShare>

            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>A</value>
            </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        </transactionAmounts>

        <exerciseDate>
            <value>2003-08-01</value>
        </exerciseDate>

        <expirationDate>
            <value>2013-07-31</value>
        </expirationDate>
        <underlyingSecurity>

            <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </underlyingSecurityTitle>

            <underlyingSecurityShares>
                <value>10000</value>
            </underlyingSecurityShares>
        </underlyingSecurity>
        <postTransactionAmounts>

            <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                <value>10000</value>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        </postTransactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>

            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>D</value>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>

    </derivativeTable>
    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Grant of options for service on the board of directors of the Issuer by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

<remarks>(2) Richard A. Ekleberry is signing on behalf of Mr. Frantz pursuant to an authorization and designation letter dated July 14, 2003,
which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Richard A. Ekleberry on behalf of Eugene J. Frantz (2)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

