Serge Tchuruk Operating Quotations

Expanding operating profitability in the future will continue to remain a priority focus,

In uncertain markets, Alcatel's success will hinge on operating flexibility... considerable streamlining is underway at Alcatel to improve flexibility and realign its internal cost structure to the current business slowdown,

As far as operating income goes, we hope to report a positive result this year, but the market is not helping us. It's a challenge,

We expect that our top-line growth will be around 30 percent for the telecom segments, as opposed to mid-teens as was conveyed at the beginning of the year, ... We also believe that for the year 2000, we should meet our recurring target to grow Alcatel's operating income twice as fast as sales.