Acronym for Wide Area Telecommunication Service
WATS is a telecommunication service that allows subscribed customers to make
outgoing (OUTWATS) or incoming (INWATS) voice or data
calls and be billed on a bulk rate as opposed to a fee for each incoming or
outgoing long distance voice or data transmission. INWATS is a toll-free
dialing service and OUTWATS is a bulk savings on long-distance dialing costs for
subscribers. These two services are provided by special access lines connected
at your WATS service provider. An access line handles either INWATS or OUTWATS,
but not both on a single line.
