Why do land line telephones have alphabets on the number keys?

Subject: Why do land line telephones have alphabets on the number keys?

Date: Sun Jul 3 07:27:42 2005
Posted by Ananda
Grade level: grad (science) School: Home
City: Tirupati State/Province: AP State Country: India
Area of science: Science History
ID: 1120393662.Sh

Message:


Today many landline phones offer the facility of sending SMSs. But even before 
this development I remember seeing alphabets on the number keys of land 
telephones. I want to know what perpose they served then. Thank you.

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