What Poldav does

Poldav, Inc. is a privately held, bootstrapped telecommunications sales agency founded in 1993 by former MIT students and headquartered at One Boston Place in Boston, Massachusetts. The company operates as a facilities-based carrier in seven jurisdictions (U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Japan, and Australia) and routes international voice traffic via wholesale agreements with top-tier carriers including MCI WorldCom, Cable & Wireless, and Qwest, with published rates covering 596 countries/regions/cities and service access from 150+ countries.

The company's product portfolio centers on domestic and international long distance, with adjacent offerings including prepaid calling cards (sold in $10/$20/$50 denominations), Enterprise VoIP built on a proprietary "Centralized Intelligence Solution," Global Access Callback (claiming 20–55% savings vs. PTT rates), PC-to-Phone prepaid service, Business T-1 lines, toll-free inbound service, and $9.95/month dial-up internet. Distribution runs through a self-serve website with online order forms, phone-based sales, calling-card resellers, and a 2008 integration that made Poldav VoIP the preferred telephony option inside Microsoft Messenger. Endless Talk, an unlimited residential domestic long distance plan at $39.99/month, and country-specific Special Calling Plans (China, Saudi Arabia, Poland, India) round out the offering.

Revenue is generated through a mix of usage-based per-minute charges, monthly subscriptions (Endless Talk, dial-up, T-1, toll-free), and prepaid calling-card sales, serving three segments: SMBs (primary), residential consumers, and enterprises. The company self-reports as debt-free with cash reserves, with no institutional investors or funding rounds disclosed, and planned a five-city office expansion (Anchorage, London, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Tokyo) for mid-2011.

Name

Poldav

Legal name

Poldav, Inc.

Website

https://poldav.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Poldav is a privately held, bootstrapped telecommunications sales agency offering domestic and international long distance, VoIP, calling cards, and dial-up internet to residential, SMB, and enterprise customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Long Distance Services: Per-minute charging for domestic and international long distance calls. Rates vary by destination, with US state-to-state at 4 c/m and international rates ranging from 3-52 c/m depending on country.
2. Unlimited Residential Plans: Monthly subscription plans providing unlimited domestic long distance for $39.99/month (Endless Talk plan).
3. Prepaid Calling Cards: Prepaid cards sold in denominations of $10, $20, or $50 for PC-to-phone and traditional calling card services.
4. Business T1 Services: Dedicated leased digital line services for businesses providing voice and data T1 connections at up to 1.544 Mbps.
5. Dial-Up Internet Service: Monthly subscription dial-up internet service at $9.95/month with unlimited hours, up to 56k speed, and 4 free email addresses.
6. Toll-Free Services: Toll-free number services for businesses with dedicated numbers for customer and partner inbound calling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Poldav, Inc. is a facilities-based long distance telecommunications sales agency headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1993. The company sells domestic and international long distance voice services, prepaid calling cards, enterprise VoIP, global access callback, toll-free services, business T1 lines, and dial-up internet access, routing traffic through agreements with top-tier carriers such as MCI WorldCom, Cable & Wireless, and Qwest. Services are priced per-minute or via monthly subscription and are activated within minutes after consultation.

Product overview

Poldav is a telecommunications sales agency offering a portfolio of voice and data services centered around long distance phone services. The core offerings include domestic and international long distance, VoIP for enterprises, calling cards, and dial-up Internet. Services are offered as standalone products including Long Distance Services, Poldav Calling Cards, Enterprise VoIP, Global Access Callback, PC-to-Phone Prepaid, Toll-Free Service, Business T-1, and Dial-Up Internet Service. Optional add-on plans like Endless Talk (unlimited domestic LD for $39.99/month) and Special Calling Plans provide targeted international rates. The company operates as a facilities-based carrier in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Japan, and Australia, routing calls to niche markets in South America, Caribbean, UK, Western Europe, Asia, Japan, and Northern Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Endless Talk: Unlimited residential domestic long distance plan at $39.99/month.
• Poldav VoIP
• Global Access Callback
• PC-to-Phone Prepaid
• Enterprise VoIP
• Poldav Calling Cards

Products and services

• Long Distance Services Domestic and international long distance voice services for residential and business customers with competitive rates to 45+ countries worldwide. US state-to-state at 4 cents per minute and international rates from 3 to 52 cents per minute.
• Poldav Calling Cards Prepaid calling cards enabling worldwide calling from over 45 countries, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with clear service quality and access to global destinations.
• Enterprise VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol services for enterprise customers providing convergence of data and voice networks with secure, reliable, cost-saving features through a proprietary Centralized Intelligence Solution.
• Global Access Callback Service that bypasses PTT (Post and Telecommunications) rates, allowing customers to make calls anywhere in the world from any country with savings of 20-55% compared to local country PTT rates. Includes flat rates, 24/7, with complete call detail.
• PC-to-Phone Prepaid Service enabling calls from PC to any telephone number worldwide while simultaneously using the internet, with prepaid account options of $10, $20, or $50 and automatic recharge when balance drops below $2.
• Toll-Free Service Toll-free and inbound calling services providing dedicated toll-free numbers for customers and business partners to reach companies.
• Business T-1 Dedicated leased digital lines connecting voice PBX systems to telephone company central offices, offering full and fractional voice and data T-1s with speeds up to 1.544 Mbps.
• Dial-Up Internet Service

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 February 2008Poldav became a preferred global IP telephony provider for Microsoft Messenger users. Users of Messenger are offered Poldav VoIP service when they click on the products phone call function.
• MCI WorldComcoreTechnology or IntegrationTop-tier carrier agreement for routing telecommunications traffic. Poldav utilizes agreements with MCI WorldCom as part of their network infrastructure.
• Cable & WirelesscoreTechnology or IntegrationTop-tier carrier agreement for routing telecommunications traffic to niche markets including South America, Caribbean, UK, Western Europe, Asia, Japan, Far and Northern Africa.
• QwestcoreTechnology or IntegrationTop-tier carrier agreement for routing telecommunications traffic. Part of Poldav's carrier network infrastructure for global coverage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tel3: Telecommunications sales agency that resells multiple carriers' long-distance and VoIP services to SMBs and consumers, mirroring Poldav's agent-of-carriers go-to-market.
• Lycamobile: International mobile virtual operator selling low-cost international calling bundles to diaspora users, competing with Poldav's international long-distance and calling-card offerings.
• IDT Corporation: US-based facilities-based carrier and reseller of international long distance, VoIP, and calling-card services with a comparable agent/wholesale model and similar route-driven cost structure.
• Rebtel: Cross-border calling service focused on immigrant and diaspora segments with international subscription plans, directly comparable to Poldav's calling-card and country-specific plans.
• Truphone: International mobile/VoIP provider offering global calling plans for travelers and enterprises, overlapping with Poldav's international long-distance and callback value proposition.
• magicJack: Consumer-focused VoIP device/service for low-cost home and international calling, closely analogous to Poldav's PC-to-Phone prepaid and Endless Talk offerings.

Emerging players

• Viber: OTT messaging and international calling app targeting emerging-market and diaspora users, competing with Poldav's callback and calling-card products on price and convenience.
• VoIP.ms: Smaller VoIP reseller offering per-minute and DID services to SMBs and developers, comparable to Poldav's Business T1, toll-free, and per-minute international rate catalog.

Broad incumbents

• Vonage: Established VoIP and unified communications provider with consumer and SMB plans, operating in the same voice-services category as Poldav's Enterprise VoIP and toll-free products.
• Skype (Microsoft): Dominant OTT VoIP and messaging platform that displaced Poldav's Microsoft Messenger integration and directly competes with the company's per-minute international calling value.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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