Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Hitchcock David W
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/27/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [LU]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Corporate Controller
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 50.97
I
By Wife's 401K account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to buy)   (1) 12/15/2009 Common Stock 37,500 $ 1.42 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to buy) 03/27/2006 11/24/2007 Common Stock 30,000 $ 1.78 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to buy)   (2) 11/30/2012 Common Stock 50,000 $ 2.82 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to buy)   (3) 11/30/2010 Common Stock 45,000 $ 3.21 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to buy)   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 50,000 $ 3.955 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to buy) 03/27/2006 07/26/2006 Common Stock 42,528 $ 6.234 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hitchcock David W
600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE
MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974		       Corporate Controller  

Signatures

David W. Hitchcock, by Jing-Kai Syz as attorney in fact 04/05/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) As of 3/27/2006, there were 25,000 options that were fully vested and exercisable. The remaining 12,500 options become exercisable on December 16, 2006.
(3) As of 3/27/2006, there were 22,500 options that were fully vested and excercisable. The remaining 22,500 options vest in 2 equal annual installments, on 12/1/2006 and 12/1/2007.
(4) As of 3/27/2006, there were 12,500 options that were fully vested and exercisable. The remaining 37,500 options vest in 3 equal annual installments, beginning on 12/1/2006.
(2) This grant vests in four equal annual installments, beginning on December 1, 2006.

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