(Axios) – How it works: Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers went beyond those efforts by going back to 2007, when the iPhone launched, and finding some compelling data.

• Back then, Apple’s new device was available only for phones on the AT&T network. The carrier held the exclusive rights until 2011.
• That offered an opportunity to compare areas of the country that had AT&T access with those without.

What they found: The birth rate started to plummet faster in counties with high levels of AT&T mobile broadband coverage. (Read More)