[Fidelity Investments letterhead]

Eric D. Roiter
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Fidelity Management & Research Company
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109-3614

March 22, 2004

Mr. Jonathan G. Katz
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20459-0609.

Dear Mr. Katz,

We request that Scott DeSano, head of Fidelity's Equity Trading Desk, be invited to participate at the Commission's hearing on April 21st to offer the view of Fidelity on the Commission's proposed Regulation NMS.

Sincerely,

Eric Roiter