ADVISORY/Nortel to Host Conference Call on Acquisition of PEC Solution

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    ADVISORY...

    WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2005--Nortel (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT):

What: Conference call for media to discuss Nortel's acquisition of PEC Solutions, Inc. and creation of a U.S. entity to address national security, civil government, intelligence and next generation law enforcement opportunities

Who: -- Bill Owens, chief executive officer, Nortel -- Chuck Saffell, president, Nortel Federal Solutions -- Dr. David Karlgaard, chief executive officer, PEC

When: 9 am ET, April 26, 2005

Where: To take part in the Webcast, please visit - www.nortel.com/pressconf042605

To participate in audio teleconference, please call 1-800-443-6290 (North America ONLY) 1-415-537-1822 (International)

Please dial in at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.

What you'll need: What You Need To "Attend" the Webcast - -- A Pentium PC P133 or faster -- Sound card with speakers or headphones -- 28.8 Kbps modem or higher -- RealPlayer G2 required, available at www.real.com

Archived Files: A replay of the conference call will be available later in the day at www.nortel.com/pressconf042605.

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CONTACT: Nortel Ann Fuller, 613-768-1208 Email: afuller@nortel.com or Jay Barta, 972-685-2381 Email: jbarta@nortel.com

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