Resources for Information and Potential Savings

  
LINKS TO

FAMILY SITES   OTHER RETIREE ORGS      GOVERNMENT ORGS         INFO & SAVINGS       HISTORY BUFFS
 
These links are provided as a source of potentially useful information for members.  LRO takes no position either with respect to the validity of the information or with respect to other purposes of the sponsoring persons or organizations.

Lucent Pension Service Center
P.O. Box 57576
Jacksonville, FL 32241-7576
Phone: 1-866-429-5764
TDD: 1-866-429-5765
Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM ET
Internet: http://lucentpension.csplans.com

OTHER CONTACTS:

Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries
6401 Security Blvd.
Room 4-C-5 Annex
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
1-800-772-1213
Internet: http://www.ssa.gov

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Office of Communications
1200 K Street N W
Washington, D.C. 20005-4026
1-202-326-4040
Internet: http://www.pbgc.gov/pubs.htm

U.S. Department of Labor/ERISA
Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210
1-202-219-8776
Internet: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/
 

Benefitnews.com  is a complete online resource for benefits and HR professionals.

Benefits CheckUp  is a service to screen benefits for older adults.

National Pension Lawyers Network  can refer retirees to employee-benefits lawyers in your area.

American Academy of Actuaries operates a pension assistance list of actuaries.

SeniorJournal.Com  provides senior citizens news and information daily on the Web.

Benefits Link - is an independent website that provides free information and tools for benefit plan sponsors, service-providers and participants. 

United Benefits Advisors-  brings together the expertise, products, and services of many independent employee benefits firms. 

The Pension Rights Center, protecting and promoting retirement security.

Senior Discounts - Find the gold in the golden years.

Health Insurance Options - a service to compare and buy health insurance.

KAISER NETWORK provides information on national health issues.

Medicare Rights Center  is the largest independent source of Medicare information and assistance in the United States.

Know Your Pension is an independent organization committed to providing resources and information with the objective to insure the health of pension funds.

Information From Other Retiree Organizations

The Senior Citizens League  has a mission to protect and defend the benefits senior citizens have earned.

The National Council on Ageing, a benefits checkup.

The National Retiree Legislative Network

The Association of BellTel Retirees Inc., representing Verizon retirees and all their subsidiaries including, but not limited to NYTel, BellAtlantic, GTE and subsidiaries.

Association of US West Retirees Inc., representing US West and Quest retirees.

The National Association of Prudential Retirees

AT&T Retirees (ACER)

Coalition for Retirement Security - Links, score card and action center

Xerox Alumni Association

National Association of Retired Federal Employees - New York defends retirement benefits from attacks by Congress and the Administration.

Alliance for Retired Americans  is to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare  has a mission to protect and ensure the financial security, health, and the well being of maturing Americans.

The 60 Plus Association  is a non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues.  

 

Lucent, Western Electric, AT&T, Bell Labs and other "Family" Links

The New Outlook Pioneers are an independent Pioneer group (no company sponsorship) comprised of the employees and retirees of Lucent Technologies, Avaya Communication, and Agere. The organization devoted to community service and member fellowship is 85,000 strong.
 

The Lucent ERISA Litigation website is designed to keep participants or beneficiaries informed about issues associated with the lawsuit settlements. 


Pension Services Center, the website for Lucent retirees' pension issues.
 

Your Benefits Resources  the website for Lucent retirees' health care benefits.
 

Lucent Savings Plan , the Fidelity Investments website for retirees with Lucent's 401K plan.
 

ATT's Retirement Center - Benefit, retirement, and other ex-employee services.
 

Recent (2001) Lucent Retirees Message Board Posted information for recent retirees.
 

AT&T Computer Systems ex-employee web site For those who worked before and after the NCR merger.
 

Bell Labs Alumni Page - For the Bell Lab's site; mostly links to other Web sites, including some of those listed here.
 

Teletype gathering place A message board for posting for those who worked at Little Rock and Skokie.
 

LRO MEMBER FORUM- A message board for Lucent Retirees

Government Organizations
FirstGov.gov. is the official U.S. gateway to all government information and services.

Social Security Administration website - www.ssa.gov

Your Pension Rights - Department of Labor
Excellent coverage of all aspects of your rights under Federal law. The "Source of Plan Information" mid-way down is worth a read - it describes who and what needs to be disclosed.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS- CONGRESSIONAL LINKS What Congress is doing and how to contact them.  

Medicare-This is the official government website for people with Medicare.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)   protects the retirement incomes of Americans in private defined benefit pension plans.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission  endeavors to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.

 

  

Links for the History Buff

  

AT&T, 1885-2005, the mother of invention: An appreciation
Telephone titan was never the same after 1984 breakup of its monopoly

AT&T through the centuries - 01/31/05

AT&T's golden age may be past, but Golden Boy remains
Well-traveled icon has gained admirers, lost manhood along the way.
By Denise Pappalardo Network World, 08/30/04
 

Teletype Little Rock Plant Website
 

The History of AT&T - from the AT&T Web site


Bell System Memorial -This non-commercial web site was created to help keep the memories of the Bell System alive and to pay tribute to those that made it the greatest telecommunications system on earth.

History of The Teletype Corporation Chicago / Skokie,Illinois, USA- More information about Teletype and its products.

Telephones over the Years - pictures, memorabilia
 

Gallery of vintage telephone ads  spans the decades from the 1910s to the 1970s.

Hawthorne Works history summary and brochure on Hawthorne Works museum at Morton College

Hawthorne Works Historical Pictures.
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