Date:    12/17/1999  12:39 AM
Subject: Proposed Regulation FD

It has been clear for some time that there is a great inequity between the 
information which some companies choose to release directly to the public 
and the information which certain members of the investment community have 
access to. This is evidenced by the great disparity in methods of disclosure 
that various companies use.
It is also evident that individual investors would benefit from more direct 
access to all pertinent information regarding the companies that they own. 
Further, a reasonable observer might presume that a greater dissemination of 
information within the entire investment community would result in greater 
efficiency of the markets, as more and more people gain simultaneous access 
to the same data set.
In addition to the investment community, the greater society at large might 
well benefit, as other constituent groups beyond investors gain greater 
insight into the companies which affect them.
It is for all these reasons that I submit this comment in support of the 
proposed Regulation FD.
In the interest of disclosure, my affiliation as regards this issue is that 
of an individual investor.
Thank you,
Don Davis
North Bend,Washington