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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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) :
                                  July 31, 2001
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                            Lucent Technologies Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                1-11639                                  22-3408857
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      (Commission File Number)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

                                 (908) 582-8500
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                         (Registrant's Telephone Number)


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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

        On July 31, 2001, the Registrant issued the document entitled "Recent
Developments" attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the press release attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.2.






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Exhibit 99.1                Recent Developments
Exhibit 99.2                Press Release








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                                    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: August 1, 2001                By: /s/ Mark R. White
                                    Name:   Mark R. White
                                    Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                            Controller
                                            (Principal Accounting Officer)