By the 1970s, there was something that might have been called OutWATS. WATS meant wide area telephone service, and having an 800 number was called InWATS because you negotiated a good rate for incoming national calls. OutWATS was like InWATS except in reverse. If you worked for a big company that knew its ass from a hole in the ground, t…
By the 1970s, there was something that might have been called OutWATS. WATS meant wide area telephone service, and having an 800 number was called InWATS because you negotiated a good rate for incoming national calls. OutWATS was like InWATS except in reverse. If you worked for a big company that knew its ass from a hole in the ground, they would have one of those deals and you'd just dial. Since you were working at a record company, they were probably paying full price.
By the 1970s, there was something that might have been called OutWATS. WATS meant wide area telephone service, and having an 800 number was called InWATS because you negotiated a good rate for incoming national calls. OutWATS was like InWATS except in reverse. If you worked for a big company that knew its ass from a hole in the ground, they would have one of those deals and you'd just dial. Since you were working at a record company, they were probably paying full price.