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From: lej@quintus.com (Luis Jenkins)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso.dev-environ
Subject: RE: ISO/CCITT standards descriptions
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Date: 2 May 91 20:24:19 GMT
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>> Does anyone know where I might get a copy of the ISO and CCITT
>> standards? I prefer to get them online if possible. More specifically

> Alas, there is precious little to be found online.

Unfortunately true.

> In the United States, the most convenient place to buy them is
>     Omnicom Inc.
>     (voice) +1 703/281-1135

I beg to disagree, when I was looking for CCITT documents, I spent
a great deal of time calling up places here in the USA to find out
who had them and at what prices.

I called the NTIS, Omnicom, ANSI, Global (I think), the UN Bookstore
and some other place that I can't remember. I can not recall the
exact results of this search right now, but suffice to say that there
was a _huge_ difference in the prices for the same documents in all
these places, and I am sure Omnicom was't the cheapest.

The cheapest place, by far, to order CCITT documents in the USA
was the UN Bookstore, you can call them at 1-800-553-3210 and they
will FAX you a price list (mind you, some places even _charged_ you
to send their price list!).

Your mileage may vary,

	Luis
	lej@quintus.com