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Alcatel
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
ADR REPORT - Foreign shares slip on tepid Wall Street
Aug 23 2001 09:51 AM PDT

ADR REPORT - Tech shares hit by economic, profit jitters
Aug 16 2001 08:48 AM PDT

ADR REPORT - Tech shares hit by economic, profit jitters
Aug 16 2001 08:48 AM PDT

Alcatel signs multimillion-dollar China deal
Aug 06 2001 10:05 AM PDT

ADR REPORT - Europe, Asia slip; Brazil edges up
Aug 06 2001 08:44 AM PDT

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 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Wall Street Takes Back Early Gains
Sep 05 2001 08:35 AM PDT

Breaking the Losing Streak
Aug 16 2001 04:24 PM PDT

Lucent to 550 Employees: 'Adieu'
Aug 09 2001 05:06 AM PDT

European Techs Near Panic
Aug 08 2001 05:29 AM PDT

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Mano Murthy
Aug 06 2001 02:11 PM PDT

 PROFILE
Alcatel puts a French twist on telecom. One of France's largest industrial companies, Alcatel is a leading supplier of high-tech equipment for telecommunications. Communications products for public networks, homes, and businesses and related services account for most of its sales. Clients include Orange and Deutsche Telekom. It owns stakes in Thales, a French electronics company and Framatome, a nuclear power systems maker. Half of Alcatel's sales are made in Europe; the company continues to seek sales in North America. The company spun off 70% of its Nexans unit, which is a global leader in power and telecom cables manufacturing, to the public.

 COMPETITION
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERICY)
Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU)
Siemens AG (SI)

 DEALS
Deal: Thomson to Buy Alcatel's DSL Business
Date Announced: 06.07.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): Not Disclosed
Description: Media-entertainment industry tech services firm agrees to acquire networking company's DSL modem business.

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 TRACKERS
Jul. 25, 2001 - LAYOFF TRACKER
500 laid off
Description: Accelerating its "cost management initiatives in Canada to address the changing dynamics of the telecommunications market," according to a company statement. Cuts affect less than 1% of its workforce.

Jul. 16, 2001 - LAYOFF TRACKER
300 laid off
Description: Cutting its staff in the United Kingdom. Focusing its business on the most profitable segments of the UK telecommunications market. Layoffs represent less than 1% of its worldwide staff.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 29,580.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 27.3%
Employees: 131,598
Revenue per employee: $224,775.45

 KEY PEOPLE
• Serge Tchuruk
    CEO
• Jean-Pierre Halbron
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
54, rue La Boétie
75008 Paris, France
Phone: 33-1-40-76-10-10
Fax: 33-1-40-76-14-00
Online: Web Site

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