WATS

WATS
WATS WATS [wɒts ǁ wɑːts] noun [singular] TELECOMMUNICATIONS
wide area telephone service; a system which allows companies to use long distance telephone lines at reduced rates. Calls made by a customer to a WATS number are free, and the company pays for these calls at the lower rate:

• Users of overseas WATS can get monthly discounts of 2%.

— compare Freefone

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WATS UK US /wɒts/ noun [S] COMMUNICATIONS, IT
ABBREVIATION for Wide Area Telephone Service or Wide Area Telecommunications Service: in the US, a long distance telephone service offered mainly to business customers at a fixed rate or at low rates: »

The organization minimized telecommunications costs by assigning inward WATS numbers for serving nearby teleworkers.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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