PATS meaning in General ?

Answer:

What is Publicly Available Telephone Services mean?

Publicly Available Telephone Services (PATS) means a service available to the public for originating and receiving national and international calls and access to emergency services through a telephone number or numbers in a national or international telephone numbering plan, and may, where relevant, also include one or more of the following:

(a) operator assistance,(b) directory assistance facilities,(c) directories,(d) pay telephones,(e) service under special terms,(f) specific facilities for end-users with a disability or with special social needs, and(g) non-geographic services reference

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