Date:    12/17/1999  7:12 PM

Subject: Proposed Regulation FD!!

Dear Mr. Levitt,
                Thank you for looking into this matter of "selective
disclosure". As an individual investor who takes the time to research his 
investments, I find that I cannot get access to the top level information that 
the large institutions are privy to. I believe that a company wanting to create 
value, increase customer base, or create lasting relationships with its 
shareholders and customers would welcome this regulation. It is important for 
the future of all investors, especially the ones that do not want to pay bags of
gold (and sometimes arms and legs)  for the information that a broker charges 
for this "inside information". We are at a very important time in our history. A
time when people of all countries and societies have to rely on themselves for 
their futures. The information to do this is becoming more readily available, 
but much more has to be done. This Proposed Regulation will be a giant leap in 
the right direction. The "Nasdaq" has, for sometime now, been seeing increasing 
amounts of small trades (50-500 shares). THAT'S THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR TAKING 
CARE OF HIS/HER FUTURE!!! Companies must be held accountable to ALL investors. 
Not just the analyst that gives his "Holy BUY/STRONG BUY" rating once he/she has
been given information that no one else can obtain.
     My most sincere thanks to you and the S.E.C. for looking out for the real
investors in our economies, the individual investors.
     
     
     
                                Sincerely,
     
                                  Jesse Thomas
     
                        jessethomas1@home.com