dial around

Pertaining to long-distance services that require consumers to dial a long-distance provider's access code (or a "10-10" number) before dialing a long-distance number to bypass (to "dial around") the consumer's chosen long-distance carrier, usually to get a better rate. [After FCC]

Long distance services that require consumers to dial a long-distance providers access code (or "10-10" number) before dialing a long-distance number to bypass or "dial around" the consumers chosen long-distance carrier in order to get a better rate.