Yes, that's consistent with the US. Consumers were allowed to own their phones, ...

		analog31 on Aug 31, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why telephone keypads are arranged the way they ar... Yes, that's consistent with the US. Consumers were allowed to own their phones, sometime in the late 70s or early 80s. I got my phone with a pulse/tone switch in 1982.