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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

Zimbabwe Chooses GVG for National RA System

GVG is such a popular supplier of systems to track calls and mobile money transactions that Zimbabwe's regulator did not complete its public consultation before signing a deal with them.

Activists File Privacy Complaints Over Apple’s User Tracking Codes

Apple's identifier for advertisers (IDFA) may have violated the EU rules that also require user consent for non-essential cookies.

All UK Mobile Operators Offer Anti-Fraud API That Confirms If Phone Numbers Belong to Users

The Number Verify product checks if a phone number submitted via a web form matches the number of the device being used.

Should Telcos Use Data to Recommend Better Deals to Existing Customers?

Giving advice about the best tariff for a subscriber might also encourage customers to act on other recommendations.

Police Seize Servers and Block Website of Pirates Who Sold 20,000 Streaming Multimedia Devices

EUR1.9mn was made by pirates using a Swiss company to sell devices that connected to video servers in several European countries.

Zoom ‘Undermined’ Security of Users; Settles with FTC

The video conferencing service often boasted about end-to-end 256-bit encryption which was neither end-to-end nor 256-bit.

Zimbabwe Wants Public Feedback on National RA Regulations by November 20

Zimbabwe intends to implement an RAFM system that will check telco revenues, identify fraud and monitor mobile money.

$37.5mn Fine for Spoofed Robocall Telemarketers

The FCC issued the penalty to an Arizona business that made 2.3mn spoofed robocalls, but Commissioner Geoffrey Starks noted the poor record for collecting similar fines.

$200mn Settlement for Telco That Took Government Subsidies for 885,000 Ineligible Customers

T-Mobile USA will pay the FCC's largest fixed-amount civil penalty as redress for Sprint wrongly claiming Lifeline payments.

FBI Investigates Robocalls Telling Voters to ‘Stay Home’

The New York Attorney General is also looking into reports of vote-suppressing robocall campaigns that began well ahead of Election Day, but which were allowed to continue unhindered.

The Hall of Fame: Honoring Ten Champions of the Telecoms Risk Community

The Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) acknowledges the lifetime contributions of ten outstanding professionals.

Survey Says Unrealized Value of RAFM Is $142bn

Watch the presentation, read the report and download the data to understand what 175 professionals said about current revenue assurance and fraud management leakage rates and causes.
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