The divestiture of the manufacturing units made them suppliers rather than competitors , opening up new markets to Lucent and to the Reading Works .
The spin off of AT&T manufacturing units as Lucent Technologies became necessary as these units increasingly found that their prospective customers were AT&T competitors .
The divestiture of the manufacturing units made Lucent Technologies suppliers rather than competitors , opening up new markets to Lucent Technologies and to the Reading Works .
The spin off of AT&T manufacturing units as Lucent Technologies became necessary as these units increasingly found that their prospective customers were AT&T competitors .