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                                                          EXHIBIT 10(iii)(A)(4)

                                     FORM OF
       LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1996 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM ("PLAN")
                       NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

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      NAME          SOCIAL SECURITY NO.       GRANT DATE        EXPIRATION DATE


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Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as
in the Plan.
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You have been granted as of the Grant Date set forth above, an option (the
"Option") under the Plan to purchase from Lucent Technologies Inc. ("Lucent")
________ common shares, par value $.01, of Lucent ("Shares") at the price of
________ per Share, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this
agreement.

1. EXERCISABILITY OF OPTION. Except as provided in Sections 2 and 3 below,
[insert vesting provisions and definition of "Vesting Date"] and ending on the
Expiration Date set forth above.

2. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. [Appropriate changes are made to this section in
options providing for graded vesting] (a)Upon your termination of employment for
any reason prior to the Vesting Date, this Option will be immediately forfeited
and canceled in its entirety, except as provided in this Section 2. If you
terminate employment on or after the Vesting Date, this Option will remain
exercisable until the earlier of the ninetieth day after termination of
employment or the original Expiration Date, except as provided in Sections 2, 3
and 4. It will not be considered a termination of your employment if you (i)
transfer to or from Lucent and any Affiliate or (ii) are placed on an approved
leave of absence. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, it will be
considered a termination of employment if your employer ceases to be Lucent or
an Affiliate.

     (b)       RETIREMENT - [For regular grants, such as grants made under the
         annual grant program, include the following: Upon your Retirement prior
         to the six month anniversary of the Grant Date, this Option will be
         immediately forfeited and canceled in its entirety. Upon your
         Retirement (as defined below) on or after the six month anniversary of
         the Grant Date, this Option shall become immediately exercisable in
         full and shall remain exercisable until the original Expiration Date,
         except as provided in Section 3.] [For special grants, such as
         retention grants, include the following: Upon your Retirement (as
         defined below) prior to the Vesting Date this Option will be forfeited
         and canceled. Upon your Retirement on or after the Vesting Date this
         Option will remain exercisable until the original Expiration Date,
         except as provided in Section 3.] "Retirement" means termination of
         employment with Lucent or any of its Affiliates under any of the
         following circumstances or entitlements:

                  (i)      Service Pension under Lucent's Management Pension
                           Plan;

                  (ii)     Minimum Retirement Benefit under Lucent's
                           Supplemental Pension Plan;

                  (iii)    Similar pension under any plan of Lucent that is a
                           successor to or offered in substitution for one or
                           more of the foregoing plans;

                  (iv)     Pension of a type similar to those described in (i)
                           through (iii) under any plan of an Affiliate that
                           adopts reasonable standards and criteria for benefit
                           entitlement; or

                  (v)      You are at least age 50 with a minimum of 15 years
                           service or your age and years of service at the time
                           of termination add up to at least 75.

     (c)       DEATH AND DISABILITY - Upon your termination of employment as a
         result of your Death or Disability (as defined below), any portion of
         this Option which is not then exercisable shall become immediately
         exercisable in full and the outstanding portion of this Option shall
         remain exercisable until the original Expiration Date, except as
         provided in Section 3. "Disability" means termination of employment
         under circumstances entitling you to any of the following benefits:

                  (i)      Disability Pension under Lucent's Management Pension
                           Plan;

                  (ii)     Disability Benefit under the Long Term Disability
                           Plan for Management Employees of Lucent;

                  (iii)    Similar disability benefits under any plan of Lucent
                           that is a successor to or offered in substitution for

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                           one or more of the foregoing plans; or

                  (iv)     Disability benefits of a type similar to those
                           described in (i) through (iii) under any plan of an
                           Affiliate that adopts reasonable standards and
                           criteria for benefit entitlement.

3. NONCOMPETITION. (a) In addition to your separately enforceable obligations
under existing Lucent intellectual property and non-disclosure agreements, and
at common law, you will not without the prior written consent of Lucent, both
during and for a period of nine (9) months after termination for any reason of
your employment with the Lucent entity that employs you (the "Employer"), on
behalf of any competitor of Lucent (A) render any services relating to: (1)
strategic planning, research and development, manufacturing, marketing, or
selling with respect to any product, process, material or service which
resembles, competes with, or is the same as a product, process, material or
service of Lucent about which you gained any proprietary or confidential
information or on which you worked during the three (3) years prior to your
termination of employment, or (2) any actual or potential customer of Lucent
about whom you gained any proprietary or confidential knowledge or with whom you
worked during the three (3) years prior to your termination of employment, or
(B) solicit or offer, or induce or encourage others to solicit or offer,
employment to any employee of Lucent or any Affiliate. You recognize and agree
that such restrictions are necessary and reasonable to protect Lucent's and any
Employer's highly confidential and proprietary information, valuable goodwill,
customer relationships and competitive position.

     (b) You agree that upon termination of employment with Lucent, you will
immediately inform Lucent of the identity of your new employer (or the nature of
self-employment) and of your new title and job description, and hereby authorize
Lucent to provide a copy of this Agreement to your new employer. Further you
will provide such information as Lucent may from time to time request to
determine your compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

     (c) You agree that the damages which Lucent would sustain upon any
violation of this Agreement are difficult or impossible to ascertain in advance
and that immediate and irreparable harm would be caused to Lucent. In the event
of any breach of this Agreement, Lucent shall be entitled to obtain injunctive
relief; and, in addition, to cancel any unexercised portion of this Option;
recoup any profits with respect to the exercise of this Option realized within
nine (9) months prior to termination for any reason of your employment at Lucent
through nine (9) months after termination, to be repaid within ten (10) days of
Lucent's written request (or, at Lucent's option, to be set off against any
amounts Lucent owes you); and obtain reimbursement for all costs and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, it may incur in connection with enforcement of rights
hereunder. Lucent shall be entitled to any or all of such remedies, the use of
one not precluding others or constituting a binding election.

     (d) The restrictions set forth in Section 3 are the essence of this
Agreement. They shall be construed as independent of any other provision of this
Agreement; and the existence of any claim or cause of action by you against
Lucent, whether or not predicated on this Agreement, shall not constitute a
defense to the enforcement by Lucent of these restrictions.

     (e) The terms and provisions of this Section 3 shall be administered in
accordance with such policies and procedures as Lucent, in its sole discretion,
may from time to time adopt.

4. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Upon the termination of your employment for "Cause",
Lucent will immediately cancel any unexercised portion of this Option. For
purposes of this agreement, "Cause" shall be defined as follows: (a) violation
of the Lucent Business Guideposts, its code of conduct; (b) conviction of
(including a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a felony or any crime of
theft, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (c) gross omission or gross dereliction
of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to Lucent.

5. EXERCISE PROCEDURE. This Option shall be exercised by delivering to Lucent a
notice in the form prescribed for this purpose. The notice shall specify the
number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised. The Option or any
portion thereof may be exercised only upon payment of the exercise price thereof
in full, and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee. Payment
shall be made in cash or in Shares or a combination of cash and Shares such that
the total of the cash plus the Fair Market Value, as determined in accordance
with procedures established by the Committee, of the Shares on the date of
exercise at least equals the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which
the Option is being exercised; provided, however, that any Shares surrendered as
payment must have been owned by you at least six months prior to the date of
exercise. Exercise of the Option shall take effect on the date the notice of
exercise, properly completed, is actually received at the address specified in
the form.

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6. ISSUANCE OF LUCENT SHARES. Following exercise of this Option, Lucent will
issue the number of Shares purchased under this Option. Neither you nor anyone
else shall be, or have any of the rights and privileges of, a shareholder of
Lucent in respect of any Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Option, in
whole or in part, unless and until such Shares shall have been issued.

7. TRANSFERABILITY. (a) [Insert in options that are transferable: Except as
provided in Section (b),] This Option is not transferable by you otherwise than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during your lifetime the
Option may be exercised only by you or your guardian or legal representative.

     [Insert in transferable options: (b) This Option may be transferred by you,
in accordance with rules established by the Company, to one or more members of
your immediate family, to a partnership of which the only partners are members
of your immediate family or to a trust established by you for the benefit of one
or more members of your immediate family (each such transferee a "Permitted
Transferee"). For purposes of this Section (b), your immediate family means your
spouse, parents, children, grandchildren and the spouses of children and
grandchildren. Adopted children will be considered to be your children or
grandchildren, as the case may be, for this purpose. A Permitted Transferee may
not further transfer the Option. An Option transferred pursuant to this Section
shall remain subject to all of the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 2 relating to the
exercise of the Option upon termination of your employment, Section 3 relating
to the forfeiture of the Option (or any benefits from its exercise) in the event
of certain activities by you in competition with Lucent, and Section 4 relating
to the cancelation of the Option in the event of termination for Cause .

     (c) No Option may be exercised by a Permitted Transferee unless and until
the Shares to be purchased upon exercise of such Option shall have been listed,
registered or otherwise qualified as provided in Section 9 of this Agreement.]

     [Insert in non-transferable options: (b)] [Insert in transferable options:
(d)] You may, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee,
designate one or more beneficiaries to receive all or part of the Option in case
of your death, and you may change or revoke such designation at any time. Such
designation shall not be effective unless and until the Senior Vice
President-Human Resources or the Vice President Compensation and Benefits shall
determine, on advice of counsel, that exercise of the Option by your
beneficiary(ies) does not require any registration, qualification, consent or
approval of any securities exchange or governmental or regulatory agency or
authority. In the event of your death, any portion of this Option that is
subject to such a designation (to the extent such designation is valid,
effective and enforceable under this Agreement and applicable law) shall be
distributed to such beneficiary or beneficiaries in accordance with this
Agreement. Any other portion of this Option shall be distributable to your
estate. If there shall be any question as to the legal right of any beneficiary
to receive a distribution hereunder, or to the extent your designation is not
effective, such portion may be exercised by your estate, in which event neither
Lucent nor any Affiliate shall have any further liability to anyone with respect
to such Option.

8. NO RIGHT OF EMPLOYMENT. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall be
construed as giving you the right to be retained in the employ of Lucent or any
Affiliate.

9. REGULATORY APPROVALS. If the Senior Vice President-Human Resources or the
Vice President Compensation and Benefits of the Company shall determine, on
advice of counsel, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares
upon any securities exchange or under any law, or the consent or approval of any
governmental or regulatory agency or authority, is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the exercise of the Option, no portion of
the Option may be exercised until or unless such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained. The
foregoing shall not be construed as requiring any such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval.

10. DETERMINATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE. Any determinations or decisions made or
actions taken arising out of or in connection with the interpretation and
administration of this Agreement and the Plan by the Committee shall be final
and conclusive.

11. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be amended by the Committee provided that no
such amendment shall impair your rights hereunder without your consent.


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12. TAXES. Lucent may withhold or require payment of taxes or social insurance
payments due upon the exercise of this Option. Payments may be paid in cash or a
combination of cash and shares if permitted by the Administrator.

13. GOVERNING LAW. The validity, construction and effect of this Agreement shall
be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.


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Please indicate your acceptance of terms 1-13, and in particular the provisions
contained in Section 3 hereof, and acknowledge that you have received a copy of
the Plan as currently in effect, by signing at the place provided and returning
the original of this Agreement.


ACCEPTED AND AGREED:                                 LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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SIGNATURE                                           BY


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                                                     VICE PRESIDENT