Alcatel-Lucent Named One of Top 10 Companies for Commitment to Veteran-Owned Suppliers

Alcatel-Lucent Named One of Top 10 Companies for Commitment to Veteran-Owned
Suppliers

PITTSBURGH and MURRAY HILL, N.J., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is one of 10 companies being honored by the
National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA). The list honors the
large corporations that do the most to reach and use the nation's
veteran-owned businesses (VOB) in their supply chains.

"NaVOBA has been very successful in making sure corporate America understands
that doing business with veteran-owned businesses isn't about doing something
good for those who've served this country," said Chris Hale, NaVOBA president.
"We ensure that these companies understand that doing business with VOBs
makes good business sense. Military training - which engrains troops with such
qualities as leadership, teamwork, accountability, ambition and a tireless
work ethic - serves as the best business training in the world. Veteran-owned
businesses are well run; and large corporations that use them as suppliers
benefit as a result."

Alcatel-Lucent joins AT&T, Booz Allen Hamilton, Comcast Corporation, Deere &
Company, DynCorp International, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sprint
Nextel, Volvo Trucks North America/Mack Trucks Inc. and UPS in being selected
by NaVOBA for this honor. Criteria for making the list included veteran
supplier diversity program specifics, assets allocated to veteran outreach and
overall results in usage of veteran suppliers. This is Alcatel-Lucent's
second consecutive year on the NaVOBA list.

"We are seeing an increasing number of veteran-owned businesses compete in the
market today. By serving our country and fighting in the name of freedom they
have been trained on assessing situations and responding accordingly," said
Nick DeTura, Sr. Vice President, Quality and Customer Care for Alcatel-Lucent
in North America. "We have a diverse supply base and veterans are an
important part of our diversity supply chain."

About NaVOBA
NaVOBA unites current and future veteran-owned businesses by acting as the
national voice for the veteran business movement. There are currently three
million veteran-owned businesses in the United States. NaVOBA works to
convince corporate America and the government to consider using veteran-owned
businesses as preferred vendors. For more information, visit www.navoba.com.

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:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent

Press, Matthew Pavelek of NaVOBA, +1-412-269-1663 x145,
matthew.pavelek@navoba.com; or Denise Panyik-Dale, +1-908-582-4897,
dpanyikdale@alcatel-lucent.com, or Mary Ward, +1-908-582-7658,
maryward@alcatel-lucent.com, both of Alcatel-Lucent; or investors, Remi
Thomas, + 33 (0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com, or Tom
Bevilacqua, +1-908-582-79-98, bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com, or Tony Lucido, +
33 (0)1-40-76-49-80, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com, or Don Sweeney,
+1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com