WATS
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Meaning
WATS (uncountable)
Initialism of Wide Area Telephone Service.
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A "Bay Area Friends of SNCC" newsletter in 1965 described WATS: The WATS (Wide Area Telephone Service) line is the heart of all SNCC security and communications.
In the U.S., interstate WATS lines could not be used for intrastate calls, and vice versa.
Michigan Bell - Part of the Nationwide Bell System" interstate in 1967); by 1976, WATS brought AT&T a billion dollars in annual revenue.
Outbound WATS For Outbound WATS, the United States was divided into geographical Bands 0 through 5, relative to the purchaser.
The Jackson office has a state-wide line, the Atlanta office has the national WATS line.