EXHIBIT 4.1
INTERACTIVE DATA
FINANCIAL TIMES Information
100 William Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10038 USA
Tel: (212) 269-6300 Fax: (212) 771-6445
November 20, 2000
Van Kampen Funds Inc.
One Parkview Plaza
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Re:Van Kampen Focus Portfolios
Bandwidth & Telecommunications Portfolio, Series 13A Bandwidth
& Telecommunications Portfolio, Series 13B Financial
Institutions Portfolio, Series 7A Financial Institutions
Portfolio, Series 7B Global Energy Portfolio, Series 16 Morgan
Stanley High-Technology 35 IndexSM Portfolio, Series 17A
Morgan Stanley High-Technology 35 IndexSM Portfolio, Series
17B
The Roaring 2000sSM Portfolio, Series 9A
The Roaring 2000sSM Portfolio, Series 9B
(A Unit Investment Trust) Registered Under the Securities Act
of 1933, File No. 333-48052
Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement for the above captioned
Fund, a copy of which is attached hereto.
We hereby consent to the reference in the Prospectus and Registration
Statement for the above captioned Fund to Interactive Data Corporation, as the
Evaluator, and to the use of the Obligations prepared by us which are referred
to in such Prospectus and Statement.
You are authorized to file copies of this letter with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
Steve Miano
Director Fixed Income Data Operations
