Alcatel’s conference call series for the financial community: Wireless softswitch and IMS: towards Fixed Mobile Convergence

Paris, February 17, 2006 — Alcatel (Paris : CGEP.PA and NYSE : ALA) will host a conference call to highlight growth market dynamics and Alcatel’s positioning. This call will focus on the wireless softswitch and IMS opportunities in the wireless sector.

The call will take place on February 22, 11:00 a.m. EDT (5:00 p.m. CET) hosted by Nicolas Mercouroff, Vice President, Fixed Mobile Convergence, Alcatel. A presentation will be posted on Alcatel’s web site at www.alcatel.com/investors the morning of February 22.

The call will last for one hour and the short presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.


Call in Number

North American Participants (888) 428-4472
European Participants: +1 (612) 332 0226


Replay

A replay of this call will be available on February 22 , at 2:30 p.m., EDT, and end at 12 midnight, EDT on March 8. The call in number for North American participants is (800) 475-6701; for European participants +1 (320) 365 3844. Access Code: 819919.

About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 13.1 billion and 58,000 employees in 2005, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries.

Contact Information

Régine Coqueran

Alcatel

Contact via E-mail