Alcatel-Lucent
France
Date: March 2004 - Unclear
Deal: In March 2004, according to an Iranian publication, France's Alcatel signed a deal with Asre Danesh Afzar, an Iranian network provider with both public and private clients, to provide and support DSL lines across Iran (Payvand (Iran), March 23, 2004). The current status of the project is unclear.
Date: April 2004 - Unclear
Deal: Alcatel was awarded a contract to design, supply, and install all of the communications systems needed for phases 6 – 8 of South Pars in April 2004, according to an Iranian publication. The contract was given by the joint venture company TIJD that includes Iran's Industrial Development & Renovation Organization, the Japanese firms JCG Corporation and Toyo Engineering Corporation, and South Korea's Daelim Industrial (Payvand (Iran), April 4, 2004). The current status of the project is unclear.
U.S. Business Ties: In 2006, Alcatel completed a merger with U.S. company Lucent Technologies, becoming Alcatel-Lucent, according to the company's website (Alcatel Website, accessed June 16, 2010). Alcatel-Lucent has received several U.S. federal government contracts. According to USASpending.gov, the company received over $64 million in contracts in 2009, the majority of which came from the Department of Defense (USASpending.gov, accessed June 15, 2010).