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One of these future-oriented cities is Oulu in Finland. It makes part of the most \u201cintelligent\u201d communities in the world. Oulu offers an information and communication infrastructure based on the UbiOulu project. Interactive screens offer different services and free WLAN is accessible at several places. As information services become more and more complex these days, new evaluation methods need to be developed. The offered services are examined with the help of the ISE Model that will be introduced in this paper. The study will answer the fundamental research questions \u201cDo the citizens of Oulu accept and use the touch screen monoliths of the media poles?\u201d and \u201cDo the citizens of Oulu accept and use the city-wide free WiFi?\u201d The main results are: In times of smartphone use, touch screen monoliths are more or less needless, but city-wide WiFi is essential. 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