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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-08-01</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001116521</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AVAYA INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AV</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001220638</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>LANDY JOSEPH</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>211 MT. AIRY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BASKING RIDGE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>07920</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-08-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>9999994</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>25296859</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Partnership</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The holders of 25,219,655 of the shares listed above are Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P., and two affiliated limited
partnerships (collectively, &quot;WPEP&quot;). Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, a New York limited liability company (&quot;WP Partners&quot;), a
subsidiary of Warburg Pincus &amp; Co., a New York general partnership (&quot;WP&quot;), is the sole general partner of WPEP. WPEP is
managed by Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company (&quot;WP LLC&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Joseph P. Landy, a director of the Issuer, is a Managing General Partner of WP and a Managing Member of WP LLC.
Securities owned by WPEP, WP Partners, WP and WP LLC are indicated as owned by Mr. Landy because of his
affiliation with WP and WP LLC. Mr. Landy may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest (within the meaning of
Rule 16a promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) in an indeterminate amount of the
securities owned by WPEP, WP Partners, WP and WP LLC. Mr. Landy disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities
owned by WPEP, WP Partners, WP and WP LLC, except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein. In
addition, Mr. Landy owns 77,204 shares of Common Stock directly, which includes 19,417 shares of Common Stock that
have been placed in an account under the Avaya Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On August 1, 2005, WPEP distributed an aggregate of 9,999,994 shares of Common Stock to its partners.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Price not applicable.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Scott A. Arenare, Attorney-in-Fact for Joseph P. Landy pursuant to the Power of Attorney dated May 15, 2004, attached hereto as Exhibit 24</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
