FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        2000-106



      COMMISSION ANNOUNCES FINAL STEPS IN MODERNIZATION
                   OF EDGAR FILING SYSTEM



     Washington, D.C., August 1, 2000 - Today the Securities
and Exchange Commission announced the schedule for
completion of EDGAR filing procedure modernization. In a
rule release dated April 24, 2000, it was announced that DOS-
based "legacy" EDGARLink would be terminated sometime after
November 1, 2000.  In keeping with that release, effective
November 27, 2000, the EDGAR system will no longer accept
electronic filings using the DOS-based "legacy" EDGARLink
software or 9 track tapes.  Filers may continue to submit
their official filings in either ASCII or HTML format.  As
of that date, filers using EDGARLink software will have to
use EDGARLink Version 7.0 (or higher) to submit filings to
EDGAR via the Internet, direct transmission or on magnetic
tape cartridge.
     
Filers and filing agents are urged to visit the EDGAR filing
web site at <https://www.edgarfiling.sec.gov>.  They may
download the EDGARLink software as well as the EDGAR Filer
Manual and its N-SAR Supplement from this site.  Filers
should submit test filings now using EDGARLink 7.0, and
submit their second quarter 10-Qs using this new software.
This will allow filers to become familiar with the new
software before use of the DOS-based "legacy" EDGARLink
software is terminated in November.  Questions about
termination of DOS-based EDGARLink, should be directed to
Filer Support at 202-942-8900.



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