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Nortel Inks Telecom Deals In Comeback Effort: Page 2 of 2

Nortel also announced it has completed the acquisition of PEC Solutions Inc. for $448 million, in a move to accelerate U.S federal business.

The company still faces challenges in regaining profitability, though.

For the first fiscal quarter of 2005 ended May 31, Nortel posted a loss of $49 million, or 1 cent per share on sales of $2.54 billion, compared to earnings of $59 million, or 1 cent per share on sales of $2.44 billion the first quarter of 2004. First fiscal 2005 quarter results included special charges of $21 million related to restructuring activities.

Peter Currie, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nortel, said in a statement, "For the second quarter of 2005, we expect solid revenue growth compared to the second quarter of 2004, margins to be at the low end of our expected range for 2005 due to the mix of business and spending to be lower as a percent of revenue compared to the second quarter of 2004."