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Exhibit 21.1
TYCOM LTD.
Subsidiaries at September 30, 2000
ARGENTINA:
Tyco Submarine Systems de Argentina S.A.
BAHAMAS:
TyCom Services, Inc.
TyCom Shares Ltd.
BARBADOS:
TSSL Foreign Sales Corporation
TyCom Holdings (Barbados) Ltd.
BELGIUM:
TyCom Contracting (Belgium) SPRL
TyCom Networks (Belgium) SPRL
BERMUDA:
Cawich Limited
Tyco Holdings (Bermuda) No. 5 Limited
TyCom Asia Networks Ltd.
TyCom Contracting Ltd.
TyCom Global Marketing Ltd.
TyCom Ltd.
TyCom Networks Limited
BRAZIL:
Tyco Submarine Systems Brasil Ltda.
CANADA:
Tyco Submarine Systems Canada Ltd.
CHILE:
Tyco Submarine Systems Chile S.A.
CYPRUS:
TyCom Contracting (Cyprus) Ltd.
TyCom Networks (Cyprus) Ltd.
DENMARK:
Tyco Holding XI (Denmark) ApS
Tyco Holding XVII (Denmark) ApS
TyCom Contracting (Denmark) APS
TyCom Networks (Denmark) APS
FRANCE:
Tyco Submarine Systems SARL
TyCom Contracting (France) SAS
TyCom Networks (France) SAS
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GERMANY:
TyCom Networks (Germany) Gmbh
GUAM:
TyCom Contracting (Guam) LLC
TyCom Networks (Guam) LLC
GUATEMALA:
Tyco Submarine Systems Guatemala Ltd.
IRELAND:
Tyco Submarine Systems Ireland Ltd.
ISRAEL:
TCM Contracting (Israel) Ltd.
TCM Networks (Israel) Ltd.
ITALY:
TyCom Contracting (Italy) Srl
TyCom Networks (Italy) Srl
JAPAN:
TyCom Contracting (Japan) KK
TyCom Networks (Japan) KK
LUXEMBOURG:
TCC Holding (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.
TCN Holding (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.
TyCom Holdings I S.a.r.l.
TyCom Holdings A S.a.r.l.
TyCom Holdings B S.a.r.l.
TyCom Holdings C S.a.r.l.
TyCom Holdings II SA
TyCom Holdings III S.a.r.l.
MARSHALL ISLANDS:
Coastal Cable Ship Co. Inc.
C.S. Tyco Provider Inc.
C.S. TyCom Reliance Inc.
C.S. TyCom Responder Inc.
C.S. TyCom Resolute Inc.
C.S. TyCom Dependable Inc.
C.S. TyCom Decisive Inc.
C.S. TyCom Durable Inc.
MEXICO:
Tyco Submarine Systems, S.A. de C.V.
NETHERLANDS:
TyCom Contracting (Netherlands) B.V.
TyCom Networks (Netherlands) B.V.
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PANAMA:
Tyco Submarine Systems S.A.
PERU:
Tyco Submarine Systems Del Peru S.A.
PUERTO RICO:
Tyco Submarine Systems Puerto Rico Corp.
PORTUGAL:
TCC (Portugal), Instalacao e Manutencao de redes, Unipessoal Ltda.
TCN (Portugal), Instalacao e Manutencao de redes, Unipessoal Ltda.
SINGAPORE:
Tyco Submarine Systems (S) Pte. Ltd.
SPAIN:
Telecomunicaciones Marinas, S.A.
Tyco Iberica SL
TyCom Contracting Iberica, S.L.
TyCom Networks Iberica, S.L.
SWEDEN:
TyCom Contracting AB
TyCom Networks AB
SWITZERLAND:
TyCom Services AG
UNITED KINGDOM:
TyCom Contracting (UK) Limited
TyCom Networks (UK) Limited
UNITED STATES:
C.S. Charles L. Brown, L.P.
C.S. Global Link, L.P.
C.S. Global Mariner, L.P.
C.S. Global Sentinel, L.P.
C.S. Long Lines, L.P.
Techcon International Inc.
Terraworx Inc.
Transoceanic Cable Ship Co. Inc.
TSSL Finance Company, Inc.
TSSL Holding Corp.
Tyco Submarine Systems Projects, Inc.
TyCom Integrated Cable Systems Inc. (formerly "Simplex Technologies Inc.")
TyCom Management Inc.
TyCom Simplex Holdings Inc.
TyCom (US) Inc. (formerly "Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd.")
TyCom (US) Holdings, Inc.
VENEZUELA:
Tyco Submarine Systems, C.A.