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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

Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns: The Origin of RAG

The roots of the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) are strong and deep, thanks to the vision of Tony Kremer, one of its founders.

Symmetry Solutions

Symmetry Solutions provide managed support services and reference data management software for telecom and utility providers to support billing, compliance and revenue assurance operations.Service...

How Much Do You Want an Award?

There can be more to the business of issuing awards than is apparent at first glance.

GBSD Technologies, Inc.

GBSDTech was founded in 2003. With what started as a focus on location for emergency services and lawful intercept for government agencies. Now, GBSDTech...

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2019

Several big stories drew a record number of visitors to Commsrisk in April, with the biggest already ranking as one of the most widely read Commsrisk articles of all time.

Was Subex Really on the ‘Brink of Disaster’?

A new interview with Subex CEO Vinod Kumar suggests the Indian software firm is not sure how to excite investors.

High Court Decision Shows UK Government Incompetence over GSM Gateways

The UK government has the power to ban GSM gateways to protect national security, but made a mess of it.

BT’s Italian Fraud Allegedly Encouraged by UK Execs

Italian authorities found emails that show a British finance exec pressured the Italian unit of BT to cook their books using the same accounting ruse that led to Worldcom's collapse.

Tanzania Frees Vodacom Managers Accused of ‘Fraud’

Vodacom Tanzania gave the government the money it wanted, but the international community of professionals sent a signal: we know the allegations were false.

WeDo (Almost) Announces Annual Results

The Portuguese vendor has issued an upbeat announcement about its annual performance... though it contains no sales figures.

Another Tanzanian Bypass Case May Soon Reach Trial (16 Months after Charges Were Laid)

How long does it take to gather evidence, if you already know who committed the fraud and how much they owe?

Vodacom Tanzania Boss Charged with Fraud; Everything We Know So Far

Commsrisk expert Joseph Nderitu was also jailed. Tanzania's regulator has since kept silent; their case smells fishy.

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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