Cellular phones are among the most common type of new technology, but not everyone can afford them. The owner of a cellular phone must pay for both incoming and outgoing calls, with calls outside one's "home area" costing more due to roaming charges. Some plans can be as inexpensive as $20, whereas others can cost over $100. (See cellular phone costs). Individuals having to choose between necessities like food or a cellular phone would undoubtedly choose necessities over frivolties like cellular phones. Therefore, there is a divide in society b

There are individuals who believe there is no way to fix the Digital Divide. Some companies, like IBM, are trying to reduce the Digital Divide by buying computers for ailing communities. But these programs are not always successful, leading some communities to believe solving the Digital Divide is a useless task. For example, in Oakland, California, low-income residents were promised Internet computers, a $3.1 million job. But when the city failed to make payment, IBM could not deliver the computers. Since the project was not carefully planned, it appeared as though the Digital Divide could not be conquered. Other opponents of combating the Digital Divide see certain goverment programs as useless. The Telecom Act, one such criticized program, is designed to provide Internet access across the country. But some see it as a monopoly for "Baby Bells" like SBC Communications, BellSouth, Verizon Communications, and Qwest Communications International. They beleive such

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