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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2006



                            LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware                        1-11639                22-3408857
    (State or other        (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     jurisdiction of                                   Identification Number)
     incorporation)



 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey                  07974
 (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 908-582-8500

           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:


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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On September 5, 2006, Lucent Technologies Inc. issued the press release
attached as Exhibit 99.1 regarding its Special Meeting of Shareowners to be held
on September 7, 2006.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99.1        Press release issued by Lucent Technologies Inc. on September 5,
            2006, regarding its Special Meeting of Shareowners to be held on
            September 7, 2006.











                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Date: September 5, 2006                       By: /s/ William R. Carapezzi, Jr.
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                                                Name: William R. Carapezzi, Jr.
                                                Title:SVP, General Counsel
                                                       & Secretary








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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99.1              Press release issued by Lucent Technologies Inc. on
                  September 5, 2006, regarding its Special Meeting of
                  Shareowners to be held on September 7, 2006.
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