From USA Today, an article in Tech news:
A new report from the federal government says that the digital divide is disappearing. The basis for this conclusion is that Internet use is growing at a faster rate among the poor and minorities and in rural areas.

Critics of the report say that a faster rate of growth doesn't mean there isn't a problem. If the poor, minority and rural users are very small in number then anything that increases that number, even if the total remains small will lead to a larger rate of change.

Additional information can be found in a news release at the Benton Foundation web site.