WATS

lower bulk-rate long-distance telephone service at fixed rates for fixed areas

WATS may refer to:Wide Area Telephone Service, a phone service for U.S. telecommunications.Wide Area Tracking System, a system for detecting ground-based nuclear weapons.We Are the Strange, an independent animated filmWATS (AM), an AM radio station located in Sayre, Pennsylvania
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Noun
1. a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
(synonym) WATS line
(hypernym) telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line

n. watt, unit of electrical measurement equal to the current of one ampere produced by the electromotive force of one volt

Acronym for Wide Area Telephone Service.

A toll service offering for customer dial-type telecommunications between a given customer [user] station and stations within specified geographic rate areas employing a single access line between the customer [user] location and the serving central office. Each access line may be arranged for either outward (OUT-WATS) or inward (IN-WATS) service, or both. [47CFR] Note: The offering is for fixed-rate inter- and intra-LATA services measured by zones and hours.