Alcatel-Lucent's statement

Paris, October 5, 2007 —Following today's stories in the media, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), would like to state that:

“We continue to be a critical W-CDMA supplier to AT&T. Our market share has remained relatively stable and we continue to work to meet our commitments to maintain our market share. To speculate otherwise is both inaccurate and misleading.

We have signed a significant part of the W-CDMA contracts awarded since the beginning of 2007 (including SFR– the number two French mobile operator with more than 18M subs, SoftBank– a leading mobile operator in Japan, as well as ANCEL, Globacom, and Telecom New Zealand). We were one of the first worldwide to demonstrate and introduce HSUPA commercially with Mobilkom in Austria. Recently, HSUPA introduction with Alcatel-Lucent was as well announced by both SFR and Orange."

About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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