Geographic information

The following table sets forth external revenues by geographic region based on the location of the customer for the years ended December 31:

 

 

2003

2002

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External revenues

 

 

 

France

 

264,398

259,717

614,648

EMEA (a) - excluding France

79,550

95,950

150,872

Other

 

60

649

2,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

344,008

356,316

767,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

 

Long-lived assets

Substantially all long-lived assets are located in France.

7.Special charges

During 2003, Nortel Networks S.A. continued to implement its restructuring work plan initiated in 2001. Special charges recorded from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003 were as follows:

 

 

Contract

 

 

 

 

 

 

settlement

Plant and

 

Intangible

 

 

Workforce

and lease

equipment

 

asset

 

 

reduction

costs

write downs

Other

impairments

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision balance as of January 1, 2001

1,042

661

1,703

Goodwill impairment

20,607

20,607

Other special charges

34,419

17,123

21,294

1,936

74,772

Cash drawdowns

(34,372)

(176)

(378)

(34,926)

Non-cash drawdowns

(21,294)

(20,607)

(41,901)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision balance as of December 31, 2001

1,089

16,947

2,219

20,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other special charges

73,105

612

9,294

416

83,427

Cash drawdowns

(64,232)

(13,208)

(1,677)

(79,117)

Non-cash drawdowns

 

(1,925)

(9,294)

(11,219)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision balance as of December 31, 2002

9,962

2,426

958

13,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other special charges

19,133

4,382

776

272

24,563

Cash drawdowns

(24,399)

(2,310)

(1,200)

(27,909)

Non-cash drawdowns

(776)

(776)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision balance as of December 31, 2003

4,696

4,498

30

9,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regular full-time (“RFT”) employee notifications included in special charges were as follows:

 

 

Employees (approximate)

 

Direct (a)

Indirect (b)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RFT employee notifications by period:

 

 

 

During 2001

140

170

310

During 2002

41

677

718

During 2003

169

24

193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RFT employee notifications as at December 31, 2003

350

871

1221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)Direct employees included employees performing manufacturing, assembly, test and inspection activities associated with the production of Nortel Networks S.A. products.

(b)Indirect employees included employees performing manufacturing management, sales, marketing, research and development and administrative activities.

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