Touch Tone Phones Freed Callers From All That Rotary Dialing

Today in 1963, AT&T launched the first commercial telephone service where customers could use touch-tone devices instead of rotary dial. It started with just two communities in western Pennsylvania, but of course it spread, way way beyond that. Plus: a couple in southern Australia comes home to find a koala sitting on their floor. 50 years ago, touch-tone phones began a communication revolution (TribLive)   ‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed (CNN) Reach out and touch our Patreon page