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The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Lucent Back in Black Company turns full-year-profitable, but dilution runs rampant.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Glimmers The telecom equipment maker's far from healthy, but the company does appear to be recovering -- at least at the top of the income statement. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Rich Smith	Ciena Sings Same Song This quarter's gross showed a dramatic improvement not just over last year's, but over the previous two quarters of the fiscal year. But the telecom equipment maker is still losing money hand over fist. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Serge Tchuruk The CEO of Alcatel has pulled off a remarkable feat of survival. Since 2000, Alcatel's revenues have fallen less than those of rival companies, making it the world's largest seller of telecom gear.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Ciena's Faulty Forecasting A global provider of intelligent network and service solutions, Ciena misses estimates again, as its gross margins collapse.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Ciena Expands at Its Future's Expense The telecom unwisely boosts earnings by slashing R&D spending. Wise investors need to look further, and ask what the future holds for a company that refuses to invest in it.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Bien Fait, Alacatel Does one quarter's outperformance mean that everything is OK again? Unless Alcatel can deliver sustainable earnings growth in the mid-teens or higher, the shares are pretty much fully priced today.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2007 Rich Smith	Ciena Overshoots, Underpromises Telecom equipment maker Ciena trounced earnings expectations in their Q4 report, but projections didn't measure up.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Ben McClure	Ericsson at the Margin The Swedish telecom giant's astounding margins will be hard to maintain. Shares have been stuck in the $25-$30 range. Expect them to stay there.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2005 Rich Smith	Ciena Slashes, Stock Burns A lesson in how not to stem losses: The telecom equipment maker had some good news for investors yesterday -- and some bad news, too.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Soothsaying Ciena Is telecom back? Judging from the price performance of telecom equipment maker Ciena's shares, you could be forgiven for thinking it is. Tomorrow we learn whether there's room left to run, as the company reports it second-quarter 2006.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphase Sees the Light Shares of the telecom equipment maker are leading Wall Street lower today in the wake of an earnings report featuring better-than-promised sales growth.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphase Buys Something Will Acterna help the telecom play grow, or sink it? It's a pricey acquisition, even at a cost that's just over half the price-to-sales ratio JDS shares currently fetch.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Rich Smith	3Com and 3 Bucks (and Change) At more than $4 a stub, every 3Com share comes with $3.25 cash.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2004 Ben McClure	Vintage Alcatel Is this the year to buy Alcatel?
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Anders Bylund	Your Best Ain't Good Enough, Alcatel Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent met its targets in the fourth quarter. But those targets were set awfully low.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Soothes The telecom equipment maker returns to Wall Street on Thursday to report its fiscal third-quarter 2006 results. Investors, will its winning streak continue?
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Lighting Up Lucent With only 6% projected long-term growth ahead of it, a P/E of 10 and a price-to-free-cash-flow ratio more than twice as large, this stock doesn't look like a buy.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena No Longer Burnt The telecom equipment maker has trumped Wall Street's earnings estimates for four quarters running. Twice, it even earned profits in the process. What will the company show when it reports its full-year results and fourth-quarter 2006 numbers?
The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Rich Smith	JDSU's Ugly Pair o' Twos Telecom equipment maker can't say anything that will make its losing hand look good: two cents in operating losses for the second quarter of fiscal 2005, and an expectation of another two-cent loss in Q3.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Andy Reinhardt	Has Alcatel Finally Found Mr. Right? New CEO Mike Quigley knows the French telecom company Alcatel inside and out.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Will Frankenhoff	France Telecom's Static Results Recent year-end results offer no reason for investors to dial up a position in France Telecom.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2006 Anders Bylund	Nortel to Alcatel: Maybe You Guys Can Make This Work Canadian communications specialist Nortel Networks announced that it will sell its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System operations to French counterpart Alcatel. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Rich Smith	France Telecom Guillotined International investors gave the cold shoulder to France Telecom and its fiscal 2005 earnings warning.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 Rich Smith	Ciena Retrenches The telecom equipment company will close one facility and lay off 25% of its employees.
InternetNews October 8, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Alcatel Lands Vietnam Contracts French telecom equipment maker Alcatel has won two multi-million-dollar contracts from Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Rich Smith	Ciena Colored Red Nearly one week after reporting a rise in quarterly sales, operating profits of $2.8 million, and net profit per share of $0.12, shares of Ciena continued to fall yesterday, bringing the market-cap damage to 18% at last report. Why?
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Rich Smith	JDS Makes a Withdrawal The fiber-optic technology specialist shells out for a new acquisition. How will it affect the balance sheet down the road? And will Wall Street be as forgiving the next time around?
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: JDSU JDS Uniphase's margins have been a train wreck for some time. Even if you ignore the ugly negatives found in the operating and net margin lines, the gross margin picture isn't particularly attractive, either.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: JDS Uniphase Sees the Light The telecom equipment maker is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Anders Bylund	New Ideas at Nortel The company is remaking itself in the image of... Cisco? Ciena? Microsoft? All three? The in-home voice, data, and video market will be huge in a few years, and Nortel might as well stake out a plot before it gets too crowded.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Ben McClure	Chinese for "Dangerous" If you've got a stake in telecom equipment companies, you need to keep a close eye on Huawei Technologies. This fierce competitor from China represents a threat to your investment returns.
InternetNews April 3, 2006	Lucent, Alcatel Finalize Merger Lucent and Alcatel made it official Sunday: a merger of a U.S.-based communications legacy and a French networking giant to create a dominant provider of converged networking services across the globe.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Family Dollar Plans for Success The discount retailer gives up short-term earnings to build for the future. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 Rich Smith	Ciena's in the Black The telecom equipment maker's fiscal second-quarter 2007 convinced investors to bid the shares up 17% in one day (and climbing).
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Ben McClure	Alcatel Wins Big The Paris-based telecom scores an SBC Communications contract to supply fiber optics. Ahead of more announcements, Alcatel looks awfully tempting.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2008 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphase Falls off a Cliff JDS Uniphase shares plunge after earnings, hurt by a sizeable earnings miss and guidance that didn't quite meet expectations.
InternetNews April 3, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Lucent Brushes Up on French With Alcatel Merger News of the proposed $13.4 billion merger with Alcatel sent some at the U.S.-based Lucent Technologies polishing up their French while others updated resumes.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2004 Seth Jayson	Juniper Clipped Networking high-flier spruces up, but investors whip out the shears.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Tom Taulli	Lucent Still in Transition The telecom player anticipates growth, but it may take a while. Is it too long for investors to wait?
The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Rich Smith	Burnt Ciena The telecom equipment maker does an abrupt about-face on first-quarter projections.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Ciena Back in Black Investors, they say everybody loves a winner, and judging from the great amount of attention spawned by Ciena's return to profitability after a five-year hiatus, the saying holds true.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2012 Rich Smith	2012 Preview: Alcatel-Lucent Which stocks should you buy in 2012?
The Motley Fool August 26, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Saluting Dollar General Investors might do well to pass up the struggling competition, but Dollar General's successes are worth a salute -- and a closer look.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Ben McClure	Will Ericsson's Future Match Its Past? The big Swede delivered in Q3, but its outlook dashes upside hope.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Starts Again The telecom equipment-maker is set to report its first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
InternetNews July 12, 2005 Paul Shread	Alcatel Powers Higher Shares of French telecom equipment maker Alcatel rallied after beating earnings expectations... The broader market finished mixed, with the Nasdaq rising slightly and the Dow falling slightly... Ixys, Motive and Open Text plunged... etc.
InternetNews March 24, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Alcatel, Lucent in Merger Talks Again The on-again, off-again merger talks between Alcatel and its troubled U.S. rival Lucent Technologies seems to have awoken from a five-year slumber.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Still Black The networking specialist is set to report its fiscal second-quarter 2007. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Ben McClure	Ericsson's Q1 Sparkles Ericsson offers yet another hopeful sign that the telecom industry is returning from the dead. But investors should beware. Strong profitability does not mean a strong buy.