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

Facebook Is Winning

Facebook has just lost 20 percent of its value, but the factors which prompted that share price correction are making their market position even more dominant.

Why Do Nigerians Complain about Billing so Much?

Billing is cited as the cause of more than 50 percent of complaints received by Nigeria's regulator, but this statistic might give a misleading impression of what upsets customers.

US Department of Justice Issues Cyber-Digital Task Force Report

'Malign foreign influences' are an obvious concern, but so are some relatively surprising topics.

When Is a Twitter Bot Not a Twitter Bot?

The social media giant gathers lots of data but cannot distinguish between a bot and a person, as shown by the 'outing' of supposed Russian bots that are actually real-life Americans.

Who Can Stop SIM Swaps?

SIM swaps are being used to steal everything from money to precious usernames on social networks.

How to Secure Email

There have been several attempts to improve the security and privacy of email. A new academic paper explores why each attempt has struggled to gain acceptance.

MTN SA Admits Charging Some Calls to Toll Free Numbers

MTN intends to refund customers who were incorrectly charged, but it will take time to determine what is owed.

Acision, Araxxe, Mobius and SIGOS Ranked Best Simbox Detectors

The Roaming Consulting Company (ROCCO) asks telcos to rate the suppliers of simbox detection equipment every two years.

Tax Protests as Ugandan RA System Goes Live

Governments are nationalizing telco revenue assurance so they can impose stealth taxes, but Ugandan plans are awry after the police needed tear gas and bullets to disperse anti-tax protesters.

Fact Checking Net Neutrality

We must be wary of the misinformation spread by US politicians who are financed by big businesses that actively undermine telcos worldwide.

Dealer Commits Fraud Using Fake Fingerprints

6,000 Vodafone SIMs were activated by creating bogus fingerprints using data downloaded from India's national biometric database.

Obtaining the Data to Protect Profits and Reputation

With the right technology, it is easy to determine what is happening on a network. It is difficult to understand why governments and telcos keep doing it the hard way.
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