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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

Big Fine for TalkTalk Data Protection Failure

The UK's Information Commission issued a GBP100,000 (USD130,000) penalty after it was found TalkTalk allowed Wipro staff to have excessive access to customer data.

Gideon Ikwe of Datahouse Consulting is a Plagiarist

If we want revenue assurance to be a profession we must be prepared to sanction intellectual property thieves. This begins with naming and shaming them.

London Moped Gang Raids Phone Shops 17 Times

The criminals were said to have stolen GBP1mn (USD1.3mn) of smartphones and tablets, but were undone when tracking devices were fitted.

What Does the Subex-ElevenPaths FMaaS Do?

If the purpose of press releases is to succinctly and effectively communicate important news then somebody needs to give that advice to the people writing the press releases.

Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2017

Two first-time contributors sit near the top of the charts for the most popular Commsrisk articles of July.

What Telcos Can Learn from Game of Thrones Piracy

A two-minute segment for Canadian TV news touches on so many issues and distortions that it provides a masterclass for how telcos misunderstand customers, and vice versa.

Thinking Differently with Atul Jain

Most of us want to grow, but the growth process risks pain. That was one theme of the talk given by Atul Jain, CEO and founder of TEOCO, when he spoke at RAG London earlier this year.

Remembering the Murder of the World Revenue Assurance Forum

Nobody talks about the World RA Forum any more. This suits the con artists who still work in our profession.

Why Spend on Risk and Assurance?

Making better use of psychology was the theme of my talk at July's RAG, as recorded for the Commsrisk Podcast.

Social Media and Fraud: Do It To Them Before They Do It To Us

Personal data is used to launch cyber attacks against us. Instead of just playing defense, we can take the fight to the criminals.

A Business That Does Not Know Where Things Are

Common sense tells us it is wasteful to own things but not know where they are, or how they are being used.

Google Is Funding Anti-Telco Academic Research

Google lowers its costs by advocating for laws that prevent telcos from invoicing Google. Meanwhile, academics are failing to state how much money they receive from Google.
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