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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.

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Do You Want to Advertise on Commsrisk?

Vendors wanting to take part in the half-yearly auction for advertising spaces should submit their bids by 18th February.

UK Telco Fined for Overcharging Calls by Disabled Customers

The Post Office admitted that a special service for the disabled had been on the wrong tariff for five years.

Mobile Voice Revenues Predicted to Fall 45% by 2024

A steep fall in traditional sources of revenue presents both an opportunity and a threat to assurance practitioners.

British Robocall Businessman Banned… 5 Years after the Nuisance Calls Began

Gregory Rudd ran Keurboom Communications, which was responsible for causing almost 100mn nuisance robocalls.

Leakage Coverage Survey Reveals Many Gaps

Whilst 20 percent of telcos have not implemented fundamental RA controls, the most mature business assurance teams also admit to having little or no monitoring for many types of leakage.

9 Telco Insiders Arrested for Bypass Fraud in Venezuela

Tarek William Saab, Prosecutor General of Venezuela, accused employees of mobile operator Movilnet of using servers in Miami to reroute traffic and avoid international termination fees.

RAG and i3forum Join Forces Against Wholesale Fraud

i3forum's Fight Against Fraud group, chaired by Katia Gonzalez Gutierrez of BICS, drives expectations for how international wholesale voice carriers cooperate to reduce crime.

US Adopts Anti-Robocall Law With Global Implications

The TRACED Act demands US telcos authenticate calls over IP and TDM networks, but the provisions for international enforcement and tackling wangiri fraud also raise questions for foreign telcos.

Brazilians Receive Most Spam Calls

Anti-spam firm Truecaller claims that telcos generated almost half of the 45 spam voice calls that Brazilian phone users receive each month.

The RAFM Consultants Who Are Singers and TV Actors

CTEG is an Iranian consultancy whose staff seemingly include a Greek singer and a Mexican actress, per the photos on their LinkedIn profiles.

Commsrisk Top Ten for 2019

2019 was the best year in the history of Commsrisk, with 17 percent more visitors than 2018. These were the ten most popular articles of the year, plus the charts for December.

The 2020 Prediction That Should Have Changed Already

The all-IP future of telecoms risk is coming our way, even if some risk managers struggle to move towards it.
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