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'''10-10-321''' is a long-distance phone service best known for it'sits prolific television advertising in the late 1990s. 10-10-321 was the first mass-markettedmarketed service of its type, and it and the similar '''10-10-240''' service were both owned by [[Telecom USA]], which was owned by [[MCI]]. All services of its kind essentially allow consumers to bypass, or "dial-around" their primary long-distance carrier and use a different one.<ref name="ca">http://consumeraffairs.com/news02/10_rates.html</ref>

The services originally used just 10- followed by a 3-digit number, such as '''10-321''', but quickly ran out of numbers. They advertised various savings over traditional long-distance companies, most famously 10-10-240 offered 20 minutes for $0.99 and $0.10 a minute after that.<ref>http://www.thecommondenominator.com/cl050399.html</ref>