To contact The Porticus Centre regarding our online historical business reports, manuals and advertisements, please use the following appropriate links.

Appraisal of Historical Items

To inquire about the value of your personal Beatrice, Bell (AT&T, Western Electric), Borden or other historical paper items or equipment, please use the following link to WhatsItWorthToYou.com.  WhatsItWorthToYou.com is independent of The Porticus Centre and have trained specialist in various categories that will help in determining the true value of your item(s).  At Porticus, we do not know the value of items, we simply are a historical database of documentation.

To inquire about how to repair or maintain your Western Electric, Northern Electric or other pre-divestiture phone equipment, please visit the "Yellow Pages" section of the Bell System Memorial web site.  The "Yellow Pages" is also a good source to purchase older model Western Electric phones and parts.

Retiree Contact Information

To inquire about your retiree benefits, please contact the appropriate group listed here.

If you worked for any of the Bell companies or their subsidiaries, you must go to the the web link and contact the appropriate retiree group.  Important note.  The Lucent Retirees Organization handles Western Electric retiree benefits.

AT&T, Western Electric (Lucent), Verizon, Qwest (US West), Bell Canada

If you worked for Beatrice Foods Company (La Choy, Rosarita, Swift, Eckrich, Sanna, etc.), prior to August 1990, you would need to contact ConAgra Retirement Services.

ConAgra Retirement Services
PO Box 991
Deerfield, IL 60015-0991

(800) 828-EASY (3279)

http://www.crispaccount.com/

If you worked for Borden, Inc., you would need to contact them directly.

180 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3799

(614) 225-4000

http://www.hexion.com/

Shareowner Services Contact Information

To inquire about your stock benefits, please contact the appropriate group listed here.

If you owned AT&T stock, you would need to contact AT&T Investor Services.

Stockholder Services

AT&T Inc.
c/o Computershare Trust Company N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078

E-mail: att@computershare.com

(800) 351-7221
(210) 351-3327

If you owned Lucent Technologies stock, you would need to contact Alcatel-Lucent Investor Services.

Investor Relations

Alcatel-Lucent welcomes your questions and comments.

Please feel free to contact us at any time at:
E-mail: Finance@alcatel-lucent.com
(908) 582-6173 (US Office)
0800 354 354  (toll-free for investors within France)

Stock Transfer Agent

If you have questions about the exchange of your Lucent common stock for Alcatel-Lucent ADSs, please call The Bank of New York Mellon at 866-406-6662 (within the U.S.) or 212-815-3700 (outside the U.S. and Canada) Mon. - Fri., 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Bank of New York Mellon
Alcatel-Lucent
P.O. Box 11018
New York, NY  10286-1018

For general information and any non-exchange related questions about your account, please contact The Bank of New York Mellon at:
(888) 582-3686 (toll-free within the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico)
(212) 815-3700, company code 3460 (international from outside the U.S.)

If you owned Bell Canada Enterprises (Bell Canada) stock, you would need to contact BCE Investor Services.

Investor Relations

1, Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell
Building A, 6th Floor
Verdun (Quebec), H3E 3B3

(800) 339-6353
Email: investor.relations@bce.ca

Stock Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company of Canada
100 University Avenue, 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1

(800) 561-0934 (Toll free in Canada and the U.S.)
(514) 982-7555

Mailing address for Dividend Reinvestment Plan inquiries only:
PO Box 4602

Station A

Toronto, Ontario M5W 4Y7

E-mail: bce@computershare.com

If you owned Beatrice Foods Company stock, you would need to contact ConAgra Investor Services.

Investor Relations

(for analyst/investor inquiries)

(402) 240-4154
 

Stock Transfer Agent

(individual shareholder account matters)

A transfer agent is an agency appointed by a corporation to maintain shareowner records, including, purchases, sales and account balances, and to resolve issues regarding certificates.

Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
161 N Concord Exchange
PO Box 64856
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0856

(800) 214-0349

If the transfer agent is unable to answer your questions, please contact ConAgra directly at (402) 240-4005.

If you owned Qwest Communications (US West) stock, you would need to contact Qwest Investor Services.

For shareowner or individual investor related inquiries, please contact us at:

Shareowner Services

Qwest Communications
Investor Relations
1801 California Street, 51st Floor
Denver, CO 80202

(800) 567-7296

Investor Information
To hear recorded information including the latest earnings and news releases, stock quotes and FAQs, dial toll-free 877-877-7978. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Stock Transfer Agent

Qwest Shareowner Relations
c/o BNY Mellon Shareholder Services
PO Box 358015
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8015

(877) 268-2263 (Toll-free)
(201-680-6820 (International callers)

Qwest Shareowner Relations
c/o BNY Mellon Shareholder Services
480 Washington Blvd.

Jersey City, NJ 07310-1900
(610) 312-5303 (International)

If you owned Verizon Communications (Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, GTE) stock, you would need to contact Verizon Investor Services.

If you are an institutional or individual investor, or an individual shareowner with investor-related questions, the following Shareowner Services and Investor Relations staff are available to assist you.

Investor Relations

Verizon Communications
c/o Computershare Trust Company N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078

E-mail: verizon@computershare.com

(800) 631-2355 - Toll-free within the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico

(781) 575-3994 - International direct dial from outside the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico

(Warning: WE DO NOT REPAIR PHONES, PLEASE SEE REFER TO "Yellow Pages" SECTION FOR ASSISTANCE)

E-mail:

Bell System Memorial:

Beatrice Foods Memorial: