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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.

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$583mn of A2P SMS Bypass Fraud during 2020 per Araxxe Tests

Every continent has multiple mobile operators receiving more than 20 percent of their SMS traffic via bypassed routes.

Why India Had to Suspend SMS Spam Blockchain Safelist

Some banks and e-commerce sites failed to register with India's Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) blockchain.

Majority Wants RAG Summer Conference in London

60% of poll respondents said the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) should start planning for its first post-pandemic conference.

Benchmarking Leakage Coverage

This week's RAG TV featured revenue assurance managers from different telcos demonstrating how to benchmark the completeness of controls for revenue and cost leakages.

Major UK Operator Overcharged Customers for 15 Years without Their Billing Auditors Noticing

O2 was fined USD14.5mn for billing errors from 2011 to 2019, but those errors were evident as early as December 2003.

Why It Is Impossible to Measure All Leakage

Acknowledging the inevitable gaps in our knowledge creates the incentive to learn and improve.

Anti-Virus Mogul John McAfee Charged with Using Twitter for Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud

McAfee claimed his phone and Twitter account had been taken over soon after he began promoting cryptocurrencies.

Poll: Summer Conference in London?

The UK has given vaccination doses to 29 percent of the population, leading the government to project the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions on June 21.

A Clearing House for CLI Validation

Instead of persuading every telco in every country to adopt a common standard for CLI validation, should we simply rely on an intermediary that makes multiple standards work together?

Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2021

Last month saw plenty of traffic for articles about CDR analysis, the legality of simboxes, and arrests of fraudsters by police around the world.

Why China’s Digital Currency Is a Threat to US Power

Leaders like Hong Kong's Carrie Lam are working to align a state-backed digital legal tender with the sanctions-busting capabilities of a distributed ledger for international transfers.

Submit Your Bid for the Commsrisk Advertising Auction

Businesses wanting to participate in the six-monthly auction of advertising on Commsrisk should make their bids by 30th March.
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