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[maywillow] 28/1/2004 19:38

LONDON, January 28 (New Ratings) – Analysts at UBS initiate coverage of Alcatel (AAC) with a "neutral" rating. The target price is set to €14.00.

[maywillow] 28/1/2004 17:24

MILAN (AFX) - Alcatel and e.Biscom SpA unit Fastweb said in a joint
statement they have won a 25 mln eur contract to develop a telecommunications
network for the Italian ministry of defence.
The initial phase will entail deployment of an optical fibre ring of about
1,500 kilometres linking military district headquarters, with delivery expected
for the end of 2004, the companies said.
"(Alcatel) do have a slightly larger proportion of the contract, but we
would not have made an announcement if our part had been small," said an
e.Biscom spokeswoman, declining to give the share.
The contract includes voice, data and video services, complying to stringent
security standards, the companies said.
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[maywillow] 28/1/2004 14:57

PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel and Italy's FastWeb have won a 25 mln eur order from
the Italian Ministry of Defence to build a fully serviced broadband network,
Alcatel said.
The two companies will first deploy an optical ring linking military
district headquarters, to be completed by the end of this year.
Alcatel will supply equipment for the network, while FastWeb will provide
broadband services.
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[maywillow] 28/1/2004 12:22

PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel Space chief executive officer Pascale Sourisse said
she expects the satellite market to recover after 2004.
In an interview with French daily La Tribune, Sourisse said she expects the
satellite market to be stable this year compared to 2003 and to show
"progressive" growth after 2004.
"As a result, we should exceed the (incoming order) level of 20 satellites
per year over the next few years," she said.
Sourisse said she expects the consolidation of the space industry to
continue.
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[waldron] 27/1/2004 22:24

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - A move up by European telecom equipment-related stocks
helped offset declines by technology shares from both sides of the pond.
The Bank of New York European ADR Index closed up 0.08 points at 114.28.
While the chip and hardware sectors declined in the U.S. following a tepid
first-quarter earnings forecast from Novellus Systems , stocks related to
telecom and mobile wireless equipment rose after Deutsche Telekom's reported
that its mobile phone subsidiary T-Mobile increased its subscriber base driven
mainly by growth at T-Mobile USA. Deutsche Telekom rose 18 cents to $20.78.
Other improving telecom stocks included: Alcatel up 10 cents at $16.81,
Ericsson rising 11 cents to $22.33 and Vodafone climbing 47 cents to $26.66.
Last week, Nokia forecast improving sales for the year, raising expectations
that the rest of telecom and wireless sector is due to show growth. Nokia shares
slipped 17 cents to $21.08.

[ariane] 27/1/2004 18:50

13.40 euros

[maywillow] 25/1/2004 15:43

Alcatel Iran

[ariane] 23/1/2004 19:12

13.15 euros

[ariane] 21/1/2004 19:20

13.20 euros

[maywillow] 20/1/2004 19:59

LONDON, January 20 (New Ratings) — Analysts at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein maintain their "sell" rating on Alcatel (ALA). The target price is set to €8.

[maywillow] 20/1/2004 16:40

PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel SA said it has restated sales and operating profits
from 2002 and 2003 in light of the sale of its Saft industrial batteries unit
earlier this month.
The company will treat the Saft business as discontinued operations for all
of 2003, including when it releases full year results on Feb 5. The capital gain
from the Saft sale will be booked in the 2004 accounts.
On a proforma comparison, operating profits are now calculated at 146 mln
eur for the third quarter 2003, compared with a reported 160 mln.
Proforma operating profits in the second quarter 2003 are 5 mln eur instead
of the reported 21 mln, while in the first quarter of last year, the operating
loss is 150 mln eur compared with the original reading of a 161 mln eur loss.
For the full year 2002, operating losses are now calculated at 606 mln,
instead of the reported 727 mln eur loss, and the fourth quarter 2002 operating
profit is 40 mln eur compared with the reported 20 mln.
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[ariane] 19/1/2004 19:07

13.97 euros

[maywillow] 19/1/2004 08:54

HELSINKI (AFX) - Handset manufacturers sold 15.1 mln mobile phones in Russia
in 2003, almost doubling the sales of 8 mln a year earlier, with Nokia and
Motorola leading the market, reported Russian newspaper Vedomosti, citing
Mobile Research Group.
Nokia leads Motorola with 3.50 mln handsets sold, against Motorola's 3.49
mln, both taking a 23 pct market share, the report said.
Earlier, analysts estimated Nokia's market share in Russia last year was
similar to its global market share of around 35-40 pct.
Siemens sold 2.45 mln mobile phones, and Samsung sold 2.38 mln.
Sony Ericsson was in fifth position, with 1.07 mln handsets sold, followed
by LG with 775,000 and Alcatel with 728,000 units.
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[maywillow] 18/1/2004 10:49

French Financials have set new targets of 16 euros(Vie financiere) and 18 euros(Jourmal des Finances)

[ariane] 16/1/2004 20:10

13.73 euros

[maywillow] 16/1/2004 12:21

PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel SA said its Alcatel Space unit will deliver the second
new-generation military communications satellite Syracuse 3B to the French
defense procurement agency DGA, as part of a contract signed in 2000 for 1.4 bln
eur.
The contract signed in 2000 comprised the in-orbit delivery of the first
satellite, Syracuse 3A, as well as modernisation of the ground segment of the
satellite.
It also includes the delivery of a third satellite and system maintenance
until 2018.
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[maywillow] 15/1/2004 08:33

PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel said its Alcatel Space unit has won a contract to
build a new telecommunications satellite for Worldsat LLC, and SES Global
company.
Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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[ariane] 14/1/2004 18:58

13.08 euros

[maywillow] 14/1/2004 16:37

PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel SA said it has finalised the sale of its Saft
industrial batteries unit to private equity firm Doughty Hanson for 390 mln eur.
The closing of the deal follows approval from the finance ministry earlier
this week. The finance ministry had blocked an original proposal because of
security concerns, since Saft supplies batteries for the French military and
communications satellites.
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[maywillow] 14/1/2004 16:05

PARIS (AFX) - Alcatel SA said it has won a contract to supply its
Intelligent Network equipment and services to Lao Telecommunications, the
incumbent telecom operator of Laos.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The Intelligent Network solutions allow
services such as video streaming and multimedia messaging services.
Alcatel will also supply equipment for a more efficient billing and payment
system. Installation is expected to be completed by March 2004.
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