A network service information providing system which allows users to
readily know a location and radio transmission parameters for connecting
to a narrow-area wireless communications system in a system which
contains wide-area wireless communications systems and narrow-area
wireless communications systems. The user knows his/her own location
through a wide-area wireless communications system and sends the location
of a narrow-area wireless communications system which he/she wants to
connect to, wireless transmission parameters, and other requirements to a
wireless area information server. The wireless area information server
possesses wireless transmission parameters of narrow-area wireless
communications systems and the locations of base stations which provide
narrow-area wireless communications services. Upon receiving the user
requirements, the wireless area information server informs the user of
the service area of the narrow-area wireless communications system
nearest to the user via the wide-area wireless communications system.