Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. Announces Beginning

Construction on the $51 Million Black Sea Fiber Optic CableSystem (BSFOCS) Morristown, N.J. (PROTEXT) - Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd.(TSSL) announced today that the contract had met all financialrequirements, and that construction had commenced on the BlackSea Fiber Optic Cable System (BSFOCS) valued at $51 milliondollars. This undersea cable system will utilize the mostadvanced technology and will result in providing significanteconomic advantages to the Black Sea countries and Caucasus.BSFOCS, has been designed to incorporate TSSL's advanced fiberoptic technology and the capability of upgrading via WaveDivision Multiplexing (WDM). The BSFOCS is scheduled for completion the third quarter of2000. This 1,300km, 2-fiber pair, undersea system will directlyconnect Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia with 2.5 Gb/s of submarinecable transport capacity upgradable to at least 10 Gb/s. The BSFOCS use of WDM, optical amplification and SynchronousDigital Hierarchy (SDH) transmission in a collapsed ringconfiguration will provide traffic protection on the system. Thesystem uses state-of-the art WDM products designed by TSSLLaboratories located in Eatontown, New Jersey. This advancedtechnology is currently being utilized and deployed in variousother TSSL contracted projects around the world. As anindependent and fully integrated provider of undersea fiber opticnetworks, TSSL is uniquely positioned to supply, upgrade, andmaintain undersea systems similar to BSFOCS. Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of TycoInternational Ltd. (NYSE: TYC), is an independent supplier ofundersea communications systems and services. TSSL owns andoperates a fleet of world class cable ships for the installationand maintenance of undersea communication network systems.Leading edge fiber optic technology is provided by theinternationally distinguished TSSL Labs located in Eatontown, NewJersey. The completely integrated manufacturing capabilities ofTSSL are highlighted by cable, repeater and transmissionequipment manufacturing facilities located in New Hampshire, NewJersey and Virginia. TSSL has combined these capabilities tosuccessfully complete 85 undersea fiber optic networks, in excessof 350,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable connecting over 100countries. For more information on TSSL or Tyco Internationalplease visit the websites listed below: Tyco International Ltd.: http://www.tycoint.com Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd.: http://www.submarinesystems.comots Original Text Service: Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Jim Brennan of TycoSubmarine Systems Ltd. (USA) 973-656-8124, orjbrennan@submarinesystems.com Web site: http://www.tycoint.comWeb site: http://www.submarinesystems.com

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