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| Nortel to cut County Antrim jobs | Nortel to cut County Antrim jobs |
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| It's understood that about 90 job losses are due to be announced at Nortel's plant in Newtownabbey. | |
| Last month the telecoms company said it had plans to shed over 3,000 jobs worldwide. | Last month the telecoms company said it had plans to shed over 3,000 jobs worldwide. |
| Nortel's UK operation went into administration in January after its parent firm filed for US bankruptcy protection. | Nortel's UK operation went into administration in January after its parent firm filed for US bankruptcy protection. |
| About 500 people are employed at the Newtownabbey site. More than 2,000 people worked there at its peak | |
| The plant opened in the 1960s as a Standard Telephone and Cables manufacturing facility, which was bought by Nortel in 1992. | The plant opened in the 1960s as a Standard Telephone and Cables manufacturing facility, which was bought by Nortel in 1992. |
| The company website describes the site at Monkstown in Newtownabbey as 'a multifunctional, 34 acre facility, providing services from design to distribution.' | The company website describes the site at Monkstown in Newtownabbey as 'a multifunctional, 34 acre facility, providing services from design to distribution.' |
| It is the headquarters of the Nortel's European, Middle East and Africa supply chain operations. | It is the headquarters of the Nortel's European, Middle East and Africa supply chain operations. |