"Ninety-nine percent of Filipinos are waiting for a telephone and the other one percent for a dial tone..." - Lee Kuan Yew, November 1992. A decade after the above quote, far reaching reforms in the ...

The Touch-Tone system that I was exploring that night was AT&T’s attempt to update the pulse dialing system that had dominated the phone network pretty much from its inception. Pulse dialing ...

The touch tone phones had the desired effect of speeding up the dialling process. The time taken to dial a seven-digit number halved, meaning people were able to dial numbers in about five seconds.

This ultra-simple phone includes a number of unique features for older users, such as a dial tone, padded ear cup, operator assistance, and a simple yes/no interface. Other features include voice ...