日本大型电器公司东芝、日立、Ｓｏｎｙ和松下电器以及１０家广播公司合作，将于明年初推出利用数字电视开展电子商务的业务。他们将成立名为“ＥＰＦ网络”的公司，据称总资本２亿日元。参加ＥＰＦ网络公司的４家电器公司，将先统一能够存储的接收机（数字电视）的技术标准， Japan’s major electronics companies Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony and Matsushita Electric and 10 broadcasters will launch early next year the use of digital television for e-commerce business. They will set up a company called “EPF Network”, allegedly totaling 200 million yen in capital. The four electrical companies that participate in EPF Networks will first unify the technical standards for receivers capable of storing (digital television)