marvel@cis.ohio-state.edu (Howard P Marvel) (02/07/90)
I am looking for information on the content of the X12 standard for Business Data Interchange and the extent of the use of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange for business transactions) in the U.S. and elsewhere. I am particularly interesting in information about the relative importance of EDI in Japanese business as opposed to U.S. business and whether Japanese EDI uses a standard such as ANSI X12. The reason for the posting on comp.dcom.telecom is that the policy issues associated with EDI seem similar to those arising with throughout the telecommunications swamp. Some examples: When two business partners wish to communicate but are subscribers to different carriers, apparently each must pay a fee to its own carrier as if the entire transaction took place on a single carrier. We have the access charge problem. There is the natural monopoly problem. And so on. At a minimum, can anyone point me to the newsgroups appropriate for such queries? Thanks in advance. Howard P. Marvel Professor of Economics The Ohio State University marvel@cis.ohio-state.edu