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

Free CDR Analytics Toolkit Released by Not-for-Profit

Tracking the movement of people improves decision-making after natural disasters or outbreaks of disease. It can also improve commercial decisions too.

Will US Persuade Other Countries to Reject Huawei?

US officials spoke about the danger of using Chinese-sourced 5G equipment to peers and execs in Germany, Italy and Japan.

BBC Flip Flops on SIM Swaps (and Other Frauds)

A fraudster steals from a victim's bank account after hijacking the victim's phone line. Which business is most responsible for the victim's loss? The BBC cannot make up its mind.

Fraud WeDo Fraud Reveals Fraud Marketing Fraud Strategy Fraud (and What This Means for RA)

The market leader for RAFM uses the f-word a lot, and rarely mentions RA.

Sandvine Reports on Global Internet Traffic

Netflix has had a profound effect on network usage, whilst video game downloads consume a growing share of bandwidth. Piracy remains significant, and is now fueled by sporting events.

6 Takeaways from the Krebs Article on SIM Swaps

It makes a refreshing change to see genuine insights about SIM swap fraud from knowledgeable law enforcement officials and a responsible journalist.

Sky and BBC Tell EU to Protest Saudi TV Piracy

Though the beoutQ pirates began by restreaming content from Qatari TV, the European Commission may also complain about Saudi indifference to copyright abuse.

Uganda U-Turn: Mobile Money Tax Is Halved

President Museveni said the 1 percent tax on mobile money withdrawals was a known 'error', but approved that law anyway. Now his government has cut the tax to 0.5 percent.

Why Do UK Telcos Keep Being Fined for Overcharges?

We must remember mistakes to learn from them, but charging errors by Virgin Media and EE show our industry is forgetful.

Dominican Pleads Guilty to Telecoms Fraud After Extradition to US

Braulio De la Cruz Vasquez systematically used cloned phones to connect Floridians with expensive Caribbean destinations.

Big Expansion of MTS Big Data Team

The Russian telco intends to almost double the number of workers in its Big Data function.

China Telecom Misdirected US Net Traffic Through China

For 30 months internet traffic sent from Los Angeles to Washington DC was routed via autonomous systems in China.
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