September 3, 1999 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated 31, 1999 by and between AFC Cable Systems,...

                                                              September 3, 1999



Securities and Exchange Commission
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement") dated 31, 1999 by and between AFC Cable Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, Tyco International (NV), Inc. and Tyco Acquisition Corp. XXII, a
direct wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco International (NV), Inc., which is an
exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Current Report")
filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The
Registrant hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of
any annex, schedule or exhibit to the Merger Agreement omitted from the copy of
such agreement filed as an exhibit to the Current Report.

                                               Very truly yours,

                                               AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.


                                               By:/S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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                                               Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
                                               Chief Financial Officer