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Nortel bankruptcy was a long time coming

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Nortel bankruptcy was a long time coming

Jeff Caruso By Jeff Caruso
It's a sad day for the networking industry. Nortel this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, ending months of speculation about the future of the company. Read full story

Jeff Caruso is site editor at Network World.

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