>What is NFC pay?
A contactless payment or transction. A Near Field Communication
>Who created it?
Franz Amtmann (RFID lead architect) and Philippe Maugars
NFC was invented by engineers working at Sony and NXP, then known as Philips Semiconductors, in 2002.
>What network does it use?
Cellular telecom networks?
>How is it related to the RFID chip?
Interesting graphic here: http:// www.corerfid.com/rfid-technology/technology-issues/nfc-near-field-communication/
>Can they link the two together?
Yes
>Why did AT&T buy Lucent? >To stay clean?
Did you mean sell? http:// www.referenceforbusiness.com/businesses/G-L/Lucent-Technologies.html