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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2




                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Nortel Networks Corporation (the "Corporation"),
relating to the offering and sale of a maximum of 1,330,756 common shares of the
Corporation, of our Report dated February 1, 2000 except as to note 24(a) which
is dated as of March 2, 2000, appearing in the Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K as amended by Form 10K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
and our report dated February 1, 2000 except as to Note 23 (with the exception
of (c) (viii) and (ix)) which is as of July 28, 2000 appearing in the Form 8-K
dated August 7, 2000, as amended by Form 8-K/A dated August 18, 2000, of Nortel
Networks Corporation.





/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chartered Accountants


November 1, 2000