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.