Where can I get copies of standards??

ISO, ANSI, and IEEE standards are usually sold to raise some of the funds that the various national and international standards bodies (who usually own the copyright) need to keep afloat; thus they are not normally available electronically. Also, the organizations are concerned that electronic copies would make it too easy for people to disseminate doctored versions of the standards.

Some IEEE standards are available by annual electronic subscription; seehttp://standards.ieee.org/catalog/olis/

For ITU (formerly CCITT) standards, see the ITU gopher server,