◎contnents Ⅰ the set-up : documenters of the digital divide 1. falling through the net : a survey of the "have-nots" in rural and urban Ameica 2. falling through the net : defining the digital divide 3. the evolution of the digital divide : examining the relationship of race to internet access and usage over time Ⅱ. the context : background and texture 4. information gaps : myth of eality? 5. universal service from the bottom up : a study pf telephone penetration in Camden, New Jersey 6. universal access to online services : an examination of the issue 7. universal service policies as wealth redistribution Ⅲ. the advocates : raising the stakes 8. equality in the information age 9. the digital divide confronts the telecommunications act of 1996: economic reality versus public policy 10. the-E-rate in America : a tale of four cities 11. universal access to email : feasibility and societal implications 12. clinton enlists help for plan to increase computer use Ⅳ. reality check : tracking a moving target in high-tech time 13. data from three empirical studies, 2000 14. the truth about the digital divide 15. internet access spreads to more classrooms, survey finds 16. cheap computers bridge digital divide 17. this internet start-up looks to conquer an online divide Ⅴ. What's it all mean? 18. of gaps by which democracy we measure 19. falling for the gap : whatever happened to the digital divide? 20. declare the war won