Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship of personal and telecommunication contact between business establishments in Central Business Districts. Discussed in this paper are the methods used and the reasons for external communication between businesses. As well, factors which influence the frequency of contacts are also discussed. The results are as follows : 1) Establishments communicate through both personal contact and telephone. 2) The main purpose of personal contact is primarily for negotiations, receiving orders, and answering requests. The telephone is used much in the same way, or as an aid to negotiations and interviews. 3) Factors such as area location, business specialties, and size of establishments affect the frequency of personal and telecommunication contacts. Also, as the frequency of personal contacts increase, the rate of telphone contacts also increase.
