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I guess we need an "ISO standards FAQ" with this question answered and
mailed weekly to a number of newsgroups.

ISO standards are copyright by the International Organization for
Standardization.  ISO depends on the proceeds from the sale of the
standards to cover their operating costs.  They also maintain that
electronic copies can get out of control, i.e. be tampered with and
destroy the credibility of ISO standards, and to the advancement of the
tamperer's causes, such as a company which isn't able to conform 100% to
the requirements, and slightly modifies them, or removes the trickiest
ones.  ISO standards are available from ISO headquarters in Geneva, or
from your national ISO member body (ANSI in the U.S.).  ISO standards
are not government publications, either.

CCITT recommendations are copyright by the Comite Consultatif
International de Telegraphique et Telephonique.  CCITT publishes all its
recommendations every four years.  The last complete publication was in
1988, with the Blue Book.  The next edition is probably the White Book,
in 1992, but not available until sometime in 1994 or 1995, due to
printing and distribution constraints.  CCITT recommendations are
available from CCITT headquarters in Geneva, or from your local telecom
regulatory body.

You won't find documents from either of these organizations available
for FTP anywhere, at least not anywhere where the law is respected.

In summary, you should expect to spend a small amount of the money you
save from your net.access on paper documents.

Best regards,
</Erik>
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