1. Robert H. Wilson Mike Hogg Professor of Urban Policy LBJ School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin presented to Science, Technology and Society Center for Innovation Technology and Policy Research Instituto Superior Technico November 24, 1999 Impact of Telecommunications on Economic Development and Cities

2. Infrastruture for the Information Economy Historical Evolution of the Industry A Demand for Telecommunication Services The Impacts on Geography and Economic Development Implications for Public Policy

3. Infrastruture for the Information Economy Economic Change and Technology Growth and Innovation in Services

4. Employment Structure of US Economy, 1970 - 96 (employment shares in %)

5. Historical Evolution of the Industry The Technology Industry Structure and Deregualtion

6. The range of telecommunications services

7. The Demand for Telecommunication Services

8. Lloyds Bank International Hewlett Packard

9. Industrial investment in the USA

10. The global market for computing and communications services

11. Intensive Users of Telecommunications, U.S. 1988 Finance and Insurance Business Services Computer and Data Processing Services Real Estate Wholesale and Retail Hotels

12. The Impacts on Geography and Economic Development Decentraliztion vs. Concentration Urban Impacts

13. Sioux Falls, SD Charlotte, NC San Francisco Los Angeles Atlanta Dallas Chicago New York

14. Urban dominance of telecommunications investment and use

15. Implications for Public Policy Prices and Access to Services Economic Development Policy Potential for Urban Services Social Inequalities in the Acesss to Information

16. The convergence of urban infrastructure