SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KERR WILLIAM ROBERT

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NORTEL NETWORKS

8200 DIXIE RD #100

(Street)

BRAMPTON ONTARIO CANADA

L6T 5P6

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2004

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP [ NT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Financial Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	6,130	D
Common Shares	43	I	Held by son, Scott Kerr

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
01/25/01 Grant of Options⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	03/30/2004	Common Shares	66,666	$38.25⁽³⁾	D
Investment Fund Units⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Shares	1,249	⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported options were granted pursuant to the Nortel Networks Corporation 2000 Stock Option Plan.

2. The reported options are currently vested.

3. Represents the exercise price of $57.67 Cdn as converted into U.S. dollars using the noon rate of exchange of the Bank of Canada on the date of grant.

4. 66.35195 company stock fund units are held in the participant's account as a result of the participant's contributions, vested company contributions and/or investment earnings thereon invested in the company stock fund (the "Stock Fund") pursuant to the Nortel Networks Limited Investment Plan for Employees - Canada (the "Canadian Investment Plan") as of March 15, 2004. The Stock Fund invests primarily in Nortel Networks Corporation common shares. As of March 15, 2004, the participant's company s tock fund units represent approximately 1,248.77961 common shares of Nortel Networks Corporation. The Canadian Investment Plan is administered as a unitized fund by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and the number of shares represented by each unit fluctuates on a daily basis.

	Jacquline A. Jones, Attorney for William R. Kerr	03/22/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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