1.   All the big search engines, including Excite, Infoseek and Yahoo offer easy access to delayed quotes.

2.   Computer users will be able to access additional news, delayed stock quotes and company reports.

3.   Delayed quotes would continue to be free.

4.   Dow Jones and other information vendors shunned the pilot, in part because it also levied a half-cent fee for delayed quotes.

5.   Fidelity also provides delayed stock quotes and other data free to users of certain wireless devices and services who are not Fidelity customers.

6.   However, some people believe that charges for delayed quotes on trading in stocks, bonds and futures will follow.

7.   On-line investors have little interest in delayed quotes, and demand for real-time quotes has exploded.

8.   Similarly, people who subscribe to computer services such as America Online Inc. get delayed quotes and could thus be affected if charges are imposed.

9.   Some of these features, like the delayed stock quotes, are widely available through online services and other Web sites.

10.   The proposal represents the first time that anyone has proposed fees for delayed quotes, according to industry experts.