NEW YORK — Background and consumer information on some dial-around
services:
10-10-321 owned by MCI WorldCom's Telecom USA; number to call
with problems or questions about the service 1-800-621-4230;
Advertises discounts of up to 50 percent; minimum talk time 10
minutes to receive the discounts; no monthly fees; no per-call
fees.
10-10-220 owned by MCI WorldCom's Telecom USA; number to call
with problems or questions about the service 1-800-540-3598;
Advertises 99 cents for all calls up to 20 minutes; minimum talk
time is 20 minutes to receive the advertised rate; Each minute over
the 20 minutes is 10 cents a minute; No monthly fees; No per-call
fees.
10-10-345 owned by AT&T;, under the name of Lucky Dog Phone Co.;
number to call with problems or questions about the service
1-800-317-2657; Advertises 10 cents a minute; also has 10 cent
per-call fee; no monthly fees; no minimum talk times.
Other providers include Excel Communications?' Telco Choice's0-10-297; Qwest Communications' 10-10-432; and WorldxChange
Communications' 10-10-502.
Many dial-around company print ads — and the TV ads, for a
split second — include the Internet Web site addresses where
consumer information is available.
