Nortel Inversora S.A. Announces Consolidated Annual Results for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2009

Nortel Inversora S.A. Announces Consolidated Annual Results for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2009

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 10 -- Nortel Inversora S.A. (NYSE:NTL), whose sole substantial activity is owning 54.741682% of the stock of Telecom Argentina S.A. ("Telecom") and whose sole substantial source of cash income is cash dividends and other distributions paid on such stock, today announced consolidated net income of Ps. 758 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Nortel's consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 are substantially similar to Telecom's results for the same period, after accounting for minority interest and financial income and expenses at the holding-company level.

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                          FINANCIAL TABLES BELOW

                          NORTEL INVERSORA S.A.
                   FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2009
   (In millions of Argentine pesos, except statistical and ratio data)

  Consolidated Balance Sheet                        2009          2008

  Current assets                                   2,927         2,600
  Non-current assets                               7,690         7,051
  Total assets                                    10,617         9,651
  Current liabilities                              4,176         4,075
  Non-current liabilities                            936         1,487
  Total liabilities                                5,112         5,562
  Minority interests                               2,552         1,900
  Total shareholders' equity                       2,953         2,189
  Total liabilities and shareholder's equity      10,617         9,651

  Consolidated Income Statement

                                                    2009          2008
  Net revenues                                    12,226        10,608
  Cost of services provided
   administrative and selling expenses            (9,468)       (8,570)
  Operating Profit                                 2,758         2,038

  Equity gain from related companies                  13         ------
  Financial  results, net                           (331)         (266)
  Other, net                                        (234)         (271)
  Income tax                                        (797)         (535)
  Minority interest                                 (651)         (447)
  Net Income                                         758           519

  Ratios

                                                    2009          2008

  Liquidity (a)                                     0.70          0.64
  Indebtedness (b)                                  0.93          1.36

  (a) Current Assets to current liabilities
  (b) Total liabilities to shareholders' equity plus third party interests.

  Contact:
  Jose Gustavo Pozzi
  Nortel Inversora S.A.
  (5411) 4 968-3630

Source: Nortel Inversora S.A.
   

CONTACT:  Jose Gustavo Pozzi, Nortel Inversora S.A.,
+011-5411-4-968-3630