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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

Fraud Is Not a Source of Competitive Advantage

Fraud managers who seek superior profits by refusing to share intelligence are wrong about crime, economics and customers. That is why they would never dare say publicly what they admit in private.

5G and Achilles’ Heel: Why Revenue Assurance Must Cover Business Continuity

Network elements will not produce CDRs in a 5G architecture. This will force RA teams to think about what it means to assure revenues.

Wangiri Warnings This Year: Belgium, Costa Rica, Finland, Ireland, Kenya, Lithuania and Poland

There has been no fall in the number of times the public is alerted to spikes in wangiri fraud, but the content of the warnings has evolved.

US Threatens to Cut Off Four More Telcos for Spreading COVID-19 Spam

The FCC and FTC accused telcos in Canada, the UK and USA of either originating or transmitting fraudulent robocalls.

Significant Fall in UK Nuisance Calls

A survey by the UK regulator found that fewer than half of landline and mobile subscribers had received a nuisance call in the previous four weeks.

2,000 Viewers for Virtual Telecoms Risk Conference

Google reports that the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) received visitors from 470 cities in 93 countries across both days of the RAG Online conference.

Second Day of Online Telecom Risk Conference

Another full day of live interactive content will feature experienced telecoms controls and risk practitioners speaking from their homes in Australia, Cyprus, France, Germany, India, the UAE, and the USA.

Virtual Telecoms Risk Conference Begins Today

Expert speakers from around the world have agreed to join forces in cyberspace for RAG Online, a live educational event that allows everyone to watch and ask questions.

Using COVID-19 to Sell RA Market Research Reports

They say a fool and his money are soon parted. Or you could invest USD8,150 on a report that says the pandemic has led the top 100 revenue assurance vendors to change their strategies.

Why Are RA Managers Treated as Inferior to Fraud Managers?

There are many associations for telco fraud managers, but revenue assurance managers are denied the chance to help each other.

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2020

Which stories grabbed the attention of your colleagues? April ranked as the sixth most popular month in the history of Commsrisk, and these were its ten most popular articles.

RAG TV: Colin Yates on IRSF and Europol

Why are so few telco fraudsters punished? Is it sufficient to block the top ten IRSF destinations? Does RA suffer a lack of innovation? These and other questions were covered in this week's episode.
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