wide-area telephone service
1wide area telephone service — ➔ WATS * * * Wide Area Telephone Service UK US noun [S] COMMUNICATIONS ► WATS(Cf. ↑WATS) …
2Wide Area Telephone Service — In U.S. telecommunications, a Wide Area Telephone Service (WATS) is 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… …
3Wide Area Telephone Service — Abbreviated WATS. A discounted toll service available from all long distance and local telephone companies that provides unlimited use of a telephone circuit for a fixed charge …
4wide area telephone service — (WATS) An arrangement where calls are placed (out WATS) at reduced rates within a prescribed area or received (in WATS) with no charge to the caller …
5Wide area network — (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries cite book last =Groth first = David authorlink = coauthors = Toby Skandier title = Network+… …
6Mobile Telephone Service — The Mobile Telephone Service (MTS) is a pre cellular VHF radio system that links to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). MTS was the radiotelephone equivalent of land dial phone service. As of 2005[update], only rural and wilderness… …
7telephone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. call [up], phone, dial, get through to. See communication. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. phone, private phone, extension phone, radiophone, radio telephone, car phone, cellular phone, pay phone, public… …
8Telephone numbering plan — Area Code redirects here. For the song by Ludacris, see Area Codes (song). A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a… …
9Toll-free telephone number — A toll free, Freecall, Freephone, or 800 number is a special telephone number, in that the called party is charged the cost of the calls by the telephone carrier, instead of the calling party. The cost of the call to the called party is usually… …
10Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom — +44 redirects here. For the band, see +44 (band). United Kingdom telephone numbers Location of United Kingdom (dark green) Location Country United Kingdom Continent …
