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Eric Priezkalns

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

Articles by This Author

Tier 1 Network Pays $500,000 to End Regulatory Investigation into 37-Hour Outage

This is not the first time CenturyLink has paid the penalty for outages that stopped callers reaching 911 emergency services.

Will Bankers Force Telcos to Hire Chief Risk Officers?

When a telco that is also a bank appoints a CRO for its banking activities this begs a question about why it does not have a CRO for the rest of its business.

The First 2,500 Commsrisk Articles: What Have We Learned?

This is the 2,500th article on Commsrisk. Many valuable lessons are learned during such a long journey but none involve short cuts.

Inconsistent Rules for Supplying Digital Evidence Complicates Cross-Border Police Work

A report from Europol's cross-border digital evidence team shows how the nationality of a business affects the data it will supply.

Wholesale Carriers Lose 3.8% of Revenues to Frauds and Leakages

Cutting the data from the RAG RAFM Survey reveals interesting differences between wholesale carriers and other telcos.

5 Reasons Why Telco Risk Managers Rarely Collaborate

If collaboration is such an obviously good thing, then why do so few do it?

US Regulator Has No Ideas for Reducing Wangiri

Outgoing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai claimed to be acting decisively by reminding telcos to do things that he already told them to do.

Why Did Revenue Assurance Fail to Spread to Other Sectors?

Alan Turing and the work of Bletchley Park shows how it may take time for valuable ideas to gain wide appreciation.

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2020

Commsrisk has experienced tremendous growth across its worldwide audience but there is one country where the number of visitors has fallen dramatically.

Huawei Founder Says US Politicians Want to ‘Kill’ His Business

Billionaire Ren Zhengfei warned that sanctions will cause 'millions' of job losses without saying where all these people currently work.

How Much Are Revenue Assurance Professionals Paid?

Both the strengths and weaknesses of the revenue assurance job market are highlighted by data from a website that allows UK employees to anonymously rate their employers.

All Leakages and Frauds Suffered by Comms Providers, Ranked by Value

Bad debt topped the tables for the greatest single cause of leakage per the Risk & Assurance Group's RAFM Survey.
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