20,000 according to ottawa.com
<HTML>TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks is slashing 20,000 more jobs, appointing a new CEO and paring the company to half its size after another massive quarterly loss amid continued weakness in the telecommunications industry. The high-tech giant dropped another bombshell Tuesday, saying it will shrink its workforce to 45,000 - less than half the total it started with this year after a spate of acquisitions.
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