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Poor Cartesian 2016 Results; Share Price Falls

Cartesian had seemingly bounced back from the threat of being delisted, but the announcement of disappointing 2016 revenues has knocked them again.

Revenue Assurance or Restaurant Apathy?

A funny and frustrating true story shows how even simple businesses can fail to track their revenues.

6 UK ISPs Ordered to ‘Live Block’ Pirate Football Internet Streaming TV

The English Premier League won the right to tell BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin to block specific servers during matches.

Subex to Raise $12mn from New Equity; Eyes Acquisition Targets

The money would allow Subex to strengthen their product portfolio and take advantage of M&A opportunities.

RAG and Breaking Through Barriers

Part of a chairman's job is to summarize the main points of a meeting, and it is a pleasure to review the highlights of the RAG London Conference.

What Stops Women Doing Risk and Assurance?

For a discipline that works with numbers, we seem to have a blind spot when it comes to analyzing the number of women in our ranks.

Big Fine for Plusnet after Overcharging Customers

Plusnet's error will be tediously familiar to anyone with experience of telco billing (in)accuracy. The regulator responded with tough talk of a kind we have also heard before.

Breakthrough Thinking: Powerful Response to RAG Education Plans

Different thinking and better education were two connected themes that excited the audience at RAG London 2017.

Workflows Added to TMF ERM Standard

The authors from Detecon have added workflow diagrams which improve their guide to telco enterprise risk management.

New Data Breach Claimed by TalkTalk Customers

Previous hacks have left TalkTalk customers vulnerable to fraudsters. But is new customer data being compromised as well?

A Fake Identity for a Phony Telecom Software Firm

A businessman calling himself Aaron Jacobson wanted to promote his telecoms software on Commsrisk. Some research confirmed his identity is a sham.

Anti-Piracy Emails Will Fail, Says New Survey

A survey of British internet users finds that 72 percent believe copyright piracy warning notices will be ignored.

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