Peezy

What Peezy does

Peezy is a pre-paid international long-distance calling service operated by Interra Networks Inc., a privately held Georgia (USA) corporation founded in 2005. The company provides affordable VoIP-based international calls to 200+ countries, with a notable niche focus on calls to Ascension Island (Georgetown and Cat's Hill). The platform is built around a self-serve account model, offering PIN-less dialing, speed dial storage of up to 99 numbers, last-number redial, auto-recharge, and a Peezy Points loyalty program. All credit card processing is handled through tokenized integrations with Stripe and Verisign under 128-bit SSL encryption, with PayPal as a secondary option. The company is BBB accredited and has operated continuously for 20+ years with a team of 7.

The business model is primarily usage-based: customers pay per minute in 1-minute increments with no connection fees, no disappearing minutes, and no time-of-day rate variation. Revenue is supplemented by recurring regional subscription plans (Peezy Continental, Peezy Africa, Peezy Caribbean) at a small monthly nonrefundable fee, digital gift certificates, and a $10-per-referral affiliate program. Distribution is entirely digital via the Peezy website and iOS/Android mobile apps, with local access numbers in the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, and Japan as origination points.

Customer segments are horizontal and consumer-focused: the primary segment is expatriates and families maintaining international connections, and the secondary segment is budget-conscious international callers seeking transparent, no-hidden-fee pricing. The company is bootstrapped with no external venture capital, no acquisitions, and no public listing. Peezy is not a technology innovator; its differentiation rests on transparent pricing, convenience features, and a long operating track record in a structurally declining international calling card market increasingly displaced by free OTT communication apps.

Name

Peezy

Legal name

Interra Networks Inc

Website

https://peezy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Peezy is a pre-paid international long-distance calling service that provides affordable VoIP calls to 200+ countries, serving primarily expatriates and families with international connections through a self-serve web and mobile platform operated by Interra Networks Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prepaid International Long-Distance Calling Services

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

VoIP Access & ITSP Services (HDAIAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Voice Calling (VoIP) Apps (BPAMACAC)

Keywords

• Prepaid international calling
• VoIP long distance
• International calling cards
• Global phone calls
• Cheap international rates

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. International Call Minutes: Pre-paid international long distance service where customers pay per minute for calls to 200+ countries. Billing is in one-minute increments with no connection fees. Rates vary by destination and include higher rates for mobile phone calls in some countries. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Regional Calling Plans: Optional regional calling plans (Peezy Continental, Peezy Africa, Peezy Caribbean) offering lower rates than the standard plan for a small monthly nonrefundable fee. Provides recurring subscription revenue from frequent callers to specific regions.
3. Gift Certificates: Customers can purchase gift certificates for others. Gift certificates are charged to the purchaser's Peezy account or credit card. Unredeemed certificates after 90 days transfer to the purchaser's account balance.
4. Referral Program: $10 credit awarded per successful friend referral, incentivizing customer acquisition through existing user base.
5. Peezy Points Redemption: Loyalty program where customers earn points for recharges, gift purchases, and referrals. Points can be redeemed for gift certificates and other items, driving repeat engagement and spending.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Peezy is a prepaid international long-distance calling service, operated by Interra Networks Inc., that provides per-minute VoIP-based voice calls from the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, and Japan to 200+ countries worldwide, with a particular focus on Ascension Island destinations such as Georgetown and Cat's Hill. Customers pay upfront for calling credits, then dial through local access numbers or toll-free numbers to terminate calls abroad, with bills calculated in transparent one-minute increments and no connection fees.

Product overview

Peezy is a pre-paid international long distance calling service operated by Interra Networks Inc. The core offering is the Peezy service itself, which provides affordable international calls to Ascension Island and destinations worldwide. The product portfolio consists of the core calling platform with multiple calling plan tiers (Standard Peezy Plan as default, Regional Peezy Plans as premium alternatives), the Peezy App for mobile access, and a suite of convenience features including PIN Eezy (PIN-less dialing), Dial Eezy (speed dial), Eezy Redial (last number redial), Eezy Charge (auto-recharge), and Eezy Book (personal phone book). Value-add services include Peezy Points loyalty program and Peezy Gift Certificates. Users can access the service via local access numbers or toll-free numbers, and the service is available in the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, and Japan for calling to over 200 countries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Peezy Continental: Calling plan for continental destinations with competitive international rates.
• Peezy Africa
• Peezy Caribbean

Products and services

• Peezy Prepaid International Calling Service Core prepaid international long-distance service that lets individual consumers dial from the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, or Japan to 200+ countries, with transparent per-minute rates, one-minute billing increments, and no connection fees.
• Peezy Mobile Application iOS and Android mobile app that lets users sign up, recharge, manage their account, and place international calls from any device, anywhere, with a $2 sign-up bonus for new app users.
• Standard Peezy Plan Default pay-per-use calling plan with no monthly fees or commitment, billing international calls at transparent per-minute rates posted on the website and consistent regardless of time of day.
• Regional Peezy Calling Plans (Continental, Africa, Caribbean) Optional subscription calling plans offering lower per-minute rates than the Standard Plan for international calls within a specific region, available for a small monthly nonrefundable fee.
• Peezy Gift Certificate Digital gift certificate denominated in US dollars, purchased online and delivered instantly by email to recipients in the US, Canada, UK, Japan, or Netherlands; unredeemed certificates roll to the purchaser's balance after 90 days.
• Peezy Local Access Numbers Local phone numbers (e.g., +1 973-842-2700 and +1 303-330-0031) that users dial from registered origin countries (US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Japan) to connect to the Peezy service at local-call rates.
• Peezy Toll-Free Access Numbers Toll-free numbers (including 1-866-MY-PEEZY) that allow users to reach the Peezy service without incurring local access charges from their phone provider.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VerisigncoreTechnology or IntegrationVerisign serves as the payment processor for secure credit card transactions. Through this partnership, credit card information is handled securely without Peezy storing sensitive payment data. Verisign's security seal is displayed on the website, and all auto-recharges are conducted via secure tokens and reference transactions.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe processes credit card orders including authorization and billing. All payment information is sent to Stripe using 128-bit SSL encryption. Stripe is an American financial services and software company headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vonage: Vonage is a broad incumbent VoIP/UCaaS provider that offers consumer and business international calling plans, competing with Peezy on paid international minutes, though it has a much broader portfolio.
• Ooma: Ooma is a broad incumbent in consumer and SMB VoIP, offering prepaid international calling minutes and the Ooma Mobile app - a partial overlap with Peezy's prepaid international calling and app product.
• Google Voice: Google Voice is a broad incumbent offering US/Canada-based VoIP calling with international rates and number portability, competing with Peezy in the consumer international calling segment.
• Skype (Microsoft): Skype is a broad incumbent in consumer VoIP and international calling, offering paid Skype-to-phone minutes that directly compete with Peezy's paid international calling service at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Boss Revolution: Boss Revolution is a direct peer that sells prepaid international calling minutes and mobile top-ups to diaspora callers in the US via a self-serve recharge model, overlapping Peezy in calling-from geographies and use cases.
• Rebtel: Rebtel is a direct peer - a prepaid international calling platform targeting immigrants and expatriates with pay-as-you-go and subscription plans across hundreds of countries, using a similar wallet-based, self-serve model.
• Telestial: Telestial sells international calling cards and VoIP minutes targeting niche diaspora corridors - comparable to Peezy's prepaid international long-distance offering and customer segment.
• MagicJack: MagicJack is a direct peer providing consumer VoIP and international calling through prepaid hardware and app-based calling plans, sharing Peezy's prepaid, no-contract business model.

Emerging players

• Truphone: Truphone is an emerging player in international mobile/VoIP communications with multi-country numbering and roaming SIMs - overlapping with Peezy in international calling scenarios for business travelers.
• Viber: Viber is an emerging player offering free in-app VoIP calling plus paid Viber Out international minutes, overlapping with Peezy on the 'paid international call to non-app user' use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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