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= Solution

Conditionally on $T=t$, $N_T$ is Poisson with mean $\lambda t$. Mixing over the exponential density gives
$$
P(N_T=n)=\int_0^\infty e^{-\lambda t}\frac{(\lambda t)^n}{n!}\nu e^{-\nu t}\,dt
=\frac{\nu\lambda^n}{(\lambda+\nu)^{n+1}}.
$$
\b[Thus it is geometric on $\{0,1,\ldots\}$ with success probability $\nu/(\lambda+\nu)$.]

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