A Digital Divide

Digital media is an extremely important aspect in our lives. Last Tuesday, many of us predicted how the future of digital media will affect our lives for better or for worse. that whole conversation caused me to start thinking about the people who will not have the same experiences we will have with digital media. I believe that the idea of a digital divide is a very important aspect of the present and future of digital technology. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, let me explain. A couple of years ago I was introduced to this idea of a digital divide, which refers to the divide between those who have access to digital information technology and those who do not. This lack of technology leads to the lack of information and knowledge for many. The digital divide is a problem within the U.S. as well as globally. There are different components that contribute to the divide, among them are social/economic status, income, education and race. Millions of people in other countries as well as in our own do not have the same information access that comes with digital technology. As we all know, that information opens many doors. According to an article on wikipedia "countries with a wide availability of internet access can advance the economics of that country on a local and global scale. In today's society, jobs and education are directly related to the internet".
Honestly, I would like your opinion on this. Do you think that this idea of a digital divide is a serious problem or is it something that used to be an issue but is not relevant anymore?
I'm including the digital divide article on wiki that I quoted in case you want to read more about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_divide