Alcatel-Lucent to Host Live Web Press Conference to Announce Breakthrough Innovations in Optical Technology

PARIS, January 14 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a live web
press conference on Thursday January 21, 2010 to announce groundbreaking
technology in the next-generation intelligent optical core which will
significantly cut the cost of transporting dramatically increasing volumes of
traffic with exceptional reliability.

The web conference will take place January 21, 2010 at 7AM
PST/ 10AM EST / 4PM CET and will be hosted by Alberto Valsecchi, vice
president of Marketing and Sergio Fasce, vice president of Cross Connects,
both with Alcatel-Lucent's Optical business.

To access the audio and web session please use the following
information:

    Audio bridge dial-in numbers:
    N. America toll free: 866-713-8566
    International toll: 617-597-5325 (see below for specific country numbers)
    Participant passcode: 60159540

Webcast link:

phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=94709&eventID=2599914

(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the
end of the presentation over the audio bridge or via the webcast interface
tool.

For media queries following the event please send them to
sarah.miller@alcatel-lucent.com or kurt.steinert@alcatel-lucent.com -
referencing the web press conference.

    Additional international numbers:

    AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE - +61(0)282239376
    BELGIUM - +32(0)27106452
    CHINA - 108007122655 [local toll free# only]
    FRANCE, PARIS -+33(0)171230188
    GERMANY - +49(0)6950071846
    HONG KONG - +852-30021672
    INDIA - 0008004401172 [local toll free # only]
    ITALY - +39-0666053188
    JAPAN, TOKYO - +81(0)335708282
    NEW ZEALAND - +64(0)99122617
    UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON -+44(0)2073658426

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted
partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide,
providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services
to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking,
IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the
unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the
largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With
operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global
services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with
a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in
2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris.
For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
www.alcatel-lucent.com

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contact: Peter Benedict, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-84, pbenedict at alcatel-lucent.com; Sarah Miller, Tel: +1-613-784-45-63, sarah.miller at alcatel-Lucent.com; Kurt Steinert, Tel: +1-908-582-58-32, kurt.lsteinert at alcatel-lucent.com; Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations: Remi Thomas, Tel: + 33(0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas at alcatel-lucent.com; Tom Bevilacqua, Tel: +1-908-582-7998, bevilacqua at alcatel-lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +1-908-582-5722, alucido at alcatel-lucent.com; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney at alcatel-lucent.com