Date:    03/21/2000  10:55 AM

Subject: Disclosure Rule
 
I am strongly in support of any measure which would allow private investors 
such as myself equal and timely access to material information about publicly 
held companies. The SEC has long acknowledged that advance notification of 
market factors influencing investment decisions is unfair, and thus has an 
opportunity now to further the fair rights of individual investors.
     
Is there an inherent "right" on the part of institutional analysts to have 
information not available to the public? Are they somehow special or noble so 
they require special advantage? That is their argument, but I see no logic to 
this view. If we look at the broader issues of distributing general news, 
even the general news media has no unique "right" to police, legislative or 
judicial information which is not also available to the general public. 
     
It's time to continue opening the markets, and investment information, to all 
who wish to use it.
     
Dean Meadors
2120 E. Gondola Lane
Gilbert, AZ  85234