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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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Ericsson Pays $1bn to Settle US Bribery Case

The US Department of Justice has detailed some of the eye-watering amounts spent on bribes to win contracts from governments and telcos in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Djibouti and Kuwait.

Risk & Assurance Group Opens New Sponsorship Round

USD21,000 will secure Gold sponsorship at four RAG conferences straddling the globe, whilst the most affordable tier is just USD6,000 for the whole year.

The Need for Anti-Fraud Partnerships: GBSDTech and the RAG Wangiri Blockchain

Jeffrey Ross, COO of GBSD Technologies, explains why he believes businesses must work together to defeat wangiri and other frauds.

Mobileum, Syniverse and Tomia Named Top Providers of IRSF Prevention

Instead of telling us that International Revenue Share Fraud is important, vendors should state what they can do to prevent it.

Remembering the Human Side of Billing

A 90 year old customer said she cried about being threatened with disconnection for non-payment of her phone bill. The telco later apologized after it was discovered the bill had actually been settled.

Biggest Indian Telcos Set to Attend RAG Delhi

Over a billion customers are served by India's three largest operators. Those telcos, and many more, have registered to participate in the first Indian conference of the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG).

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2019

What topics do your peers care about most? These Commsrisk articles received most visitors during November.

First STIR/SHAKEN Verified Call across Three Telcos

T-Mobile US, Comcast and Inteliquent say they have achieved a global first by using a digital signature to validate the origin of a call routed across three networks.

Incorrect Pricing Causes One-Third of Telco Charging Errors, Says Araxxe Test Results

Test call vendor Araxxe has shared data about 3,665 charging errors they found on behalf of 61 telcos over the last three years.

Ghanians Will Be Forced to Re-Register SIM Cards

Ghana's Communications Minister blames telcos and agents for flaws in the current register of SIM cards.

T-Mobile US Data Breach Hits Million Prepay Customers

Though no financial data was compromised, there will be an increased risk of account takeovers.

Why We Need the Opposite of Fraud Awareness Week

Public awareness of fraud is what you seek if you are not able or willing to take more effective forms of action.
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