Date: 12/16/1999 5:44 PM Subject: proposed regulation FD It's about time that someone level the playing field. Every investor should have the right to determine the value of a company with the same information that has previously been given to insiders only. Taking second hand information from analysts is nothing less than blind faith. In addition, its also about time that we change IPO's from Initial Private Offering to Initial Public Offering as it should have been all along. Andrew Edelman