*** FILE *** People walk out of the French telecommunication group Alcatel SA headquarters in Paris. in this July 26, 2001, photo. Telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent said Friday Feb. 9, 2007 it had swung to a fourth quarter net loss, because of tough competition in the wireless phone market and a shift in spending habits by North American telecoms operators. Alcatel-Lucent also announced plans for 12,500 job cuts worldwide over the next three years, up from the 9,000 originally predicted when New Jersey's Lucent Technologies Inc. merged with Alcatel SA of Paris last year. (AP Photo/Laurent Emmanuel,)