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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

Safaricom Sued over Bitcoins and AML

A legal dispute over money laundering and cryptocurrencies shows how 'developing' countries like Kenya are leaders when it comes to emerging tech and legal challenges.

How People Were Downgraded in the TM Forum’s RA Maturity Model

20 percent of the original RA Maturity Model was about people; that has fallen to 9 percent for the new version.

Syniverse Signs RAFM Deal with Afghan Telco

The US vendor landed a 'multi-year' contract with Roshan, the largest telco in Afghanistan. However, the announcement was vague on details and did not disclose the price.

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2015

Commsrisk had to move to a new host to cope with the number of hits received during November. These were the posts that caught the eye of your peers around the world.

UK Reg Drops Scheme to Promote Bill Accuracy

Ofcom redefines absurdity by admitting the promotion of its billing accuracy audits would have the undesirable consequence of making people think about billing accuracy.

The Zoom, and Why We Need It More Than Ever

Increasing complexity means we need to improve how we connect the results from detailed analytical work to the way we view the entire risk universe.

Cvidya Drops out of Israeli Fast 50

The RA vendor failed to be ranked in the top 50 fastest growing Israeli tech firms for the first time since 2009.

How Is Your Security Training?

Training staff to identify security infringements and attempted fraud may not seem very sophisticated, but delivers significant benefits if done effectively.

Aussie Court Says Hyperlinks = Publishing

A case about defamation has generated the extraordinary conclusion that providing a working link to another website creates a legal responsibility for the content on that site.

TalkTalk Bounces Back from $50mn Cyberattack

Whilst TalkTalk suffered a crisis caused by poor security, CEO Dido Harding has used effective media communication to mitigate the impact on the company's share price.

Sprint Faces $300mn Lawsuit for Not Billing Sales Tax

The New York Attorney General wants damages worth three times the amount Sprint failed to collect from customers.

Subex Asset Assurance Wins Award

The Indian vendor's network expenditure product, ROC Asset Assurance, triumphed in the 'advances in OSS/BSS' category at Telecoms.com Awards 2015.
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