Date:    03/22/2000  7:41 AM

Subject: "Proposed Regulation FD" 

I would like to state some brief comments on the subject.
     
     
To give select groups important and relevant information during closed coference
calls and meetings is flat out wrong.
     
If anyone gets the information first it should be shareholders. But I do not 
favor that either.  IT should be a public disclosure as proposed.
     
How does the average day to day investor, trying to invest for the futures of 
their families, supposed to have a chance, when analysts are given information 
before everyone else.  To think these analysts don't tell there friends, 
brokers, etc about the info is just plain silly.   It is plain old fashion 
insider information at that point.
     
I prefer the company file the information with the SEC and let the SEC 
distribute the information to the public by means it sees as being the best for 
all.  
     
We are talking about american markets (our own flesh and blood).  What happens 
when foreign inverstors get this priviledged information before U.S citizens? 
Does it hurt American investors?  I would be surprised if it didn't.
     
     
Maybe the wild swings in U.S markets would start to settle with everyone knowing
that EVERYONE will get the same information at the same time.  The playing field
should be level and the proposed changes will help level it.
     
     
     
I was watching Bloomberg just the other day and they were talking about 
investing on a concept called "money flow".  This sits funny with me and always 
makes me think someone knows something no one else does.  I wouldn't have to 
worry if the SEC made the changes.  It would have to make sense then.  I guess 
the point of this is that why should an investor have to research indicators to 
try and figure out what the "priviledged were told".
     
     
I feel the SEC is on the right track.  Anyone who disagrees on leveling the 
playing field is probably playing dirty!
     
Thank You
Robert Carpenter
Investor