▁variant ▁was ▁much ▁lower ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁rot ary - d ial ▁Eric of ons . ▁ ▁A ▁design ▁f law ▁in ▁the ▁hook ▁switch ▁mechanism ▁can ▁cause ▁the ▁touch - t one ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁phone ▁to ▁become ▁unus able ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁set ▁down ▁too ▁for ci b ly . ▁ ▁North ▁Electric ▁ceased ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁Eric of on ▁for ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Eric sson ▁introduced ▁a ▁push - button ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Eric of on , ▁the ▁model ▁ 7 0 0 , ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁model ▁ 7 0 0 ▁had ▁a ▁squ ar er ▁design ▁than ▁earlier ▁models . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁touch - t one ▁phone . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁its ▁electron ics ▁generated ▁elect rical ▁p uls es ▁as ▁its ▁buttons ▁were ▁pressed , ▁sim ulating ▁the ▁p uls es ▁produced ▁by ▁a ▁rot ary ▁d ial . ▁ ▁Eric sson ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁rot ary - d ial ▁Eric of ons ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁production ▁Wild ▁and ▁Wolf ▁produces ▁an ▁Eric of on - look ali ke ▁called ▁" Sc and i phone ". ▁The ▁modern ▁touch - t one ▁phone ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁several ▁colors ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁bought ▁from ▁web ▁stores . ▁ ▁Media ▁appearances ▁The ▁Eric of on ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁in ▁several ▁feature ▁films ▁and