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

MTN Fraud Analyst Sold Phone Records to Dodgy Businessman

The privacy infringement targeted politicians and journalists who had been outspoken about corruption.

UK Telcos Accused of Overcharging for Handsets

A national advisory body did research showing how customers continue to pay for handset-inclusive deals even if they neglect to change their phone.

The Impact of Digitalization

How will digitalization of telco services create new issues for risk and assurance practitioners? That subject is covered by this presentation, given at the Subex User Conference in Zagreb.

‘Unprecedented’ Wangiri Plague Hits Ireland

Irish mobile operators have responded by blocking calls to specific numbers in Liberia and the Comoros Islands.

India Considers Digital Payments Law to Fight Fraud

It makes sense for India's authorities to invest in tackling cybercrime as part of the transition to a cashless society.

Big Bills and Passed Bucks

Two recent stories in the UK press show how everyone hopes network operators will suffer the cost of other people's mistakes.

Why RAFM Vendors Must Protest Their Peers

Revenue assurance and fraud vendors all possess a voice. It can be used for more than just promoting themselves.

Vodafone UK Billing Complaints Return to Normal

It only took 11 consecutive quarters for Vodafone to progress from being the single worst mobile postpaid provider to being the joint worst mobile postpaid provider.

Sydney Conference: 30-31 Jan 2018

In collaboration with Optus, RAG's January 2018 conference will be held in Sydney, Australia. We will bring together expert telecom risk and assurance speakers from Asia-Pac and beyond. Like all RAG conferences, telcos and regulators can come for free!

Safaricom Sets Example by Firing 52 Fraudsters

Finding fraud may be considered bad news, but it is good news that a leading African telco is leading the way by being so transparent.

Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2017

Did you miss a big story? Catch up with the rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles during August.

SAP’s Takeover of Gigya Is More Important Than You Think

The USD350mn acquisition will let SAP tie identity to location to payments to the internet of things.
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