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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

57% of Telcos Cannot Tell If Network Assets Fail Financial Targets

A survey by the TM Forum's Network Asset Management team concludes that most telcos have inadequate data to determine which network assets generate the expected return on investment.

Ghana Comms Minister Promises Simbox Crackdown

It is funny how governments get really keen to protect their people, when this coincides with threats to the amount of tax they collect....

Business Assurance is a Goalkeeper

Some events are so memorable that people will always recall where they were, when they experienced them. I will never forget where I...

L.T.T. is Back!

In September I asked for opinions about changing the content of talkRA. Some of the responses reminded me of things people have been...

Vodafone Withdraws USD23k Bill For Barcelona Crime Victim

Are some mobile operators pushing their luck, when they ask victims to pay huge bills after criminals steal their phone? That is the...

The Life Outside

Some of you follow @talkRA on Twitter. I recommend you do; it is the smart way to be notified about every new post...

Winter RAG Meeting Tomorrow

The Revenue Assurance Group is holding their Winter meeting tomorrow, and the theme will be Big Data, with a packed schedule featuring speakers from...

Obama and Cruz Mislead the Public about Net Neutrality

Let me begin by apologizing to everyone who does not live in the USA. Sometimes, when discussing the internet, you have to discuss...

TM Forum Slaps cVidya for Shoddy Marketing

Credit should be given where it is due. The TM Forum recently showed encouraging signs that they will defend the integrity of their...

Afterthoughts of Istanbul

It is too soon to give a proper review of the Subex User Conference 2014, which was held in Istanbul last week. So...

Big Data Will Change How We Think

The word “revolution” has become commonplace among big data proponents for characterizing changes brought about by new analytics tools and the associated technologies. Some...

Hungary Suspends Plans for Internet Tax

After the Hungarian people took to the streets to protest, Hungary's government today shelved proposals for a new tax on internet use, according to...

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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