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WATS definition - telecom
A PSTN offering for discounted bulk long distance service provided over special trunks in the United States and Canada. In the 1970s and 1980s,WATS was highly attractive to medium and large business enterprises that placed large volumes of long distance calls. WATS services were either full-time or measured. Full-time WATS service could be used 24

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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