Ghana Tax Authority Defends Appointment of Dodgy Telco Revenue Assurance Auditors
Safaritech said MTN Ghana owed USD730mn in back taxes. Attention soon turned to the lies Safaritech had told about themselves.
How AT&T Borrowed $10bn from Vendors without Reporting It as Debt
AT&T spends a lot more on finance from handset suppliers and other vendors than Verizon. What if there was a shock to the supply chain?
Global Voice Group Founder Barred from Entering USA over Involvement in Corruption
Laurent Lamothe stole USD60mn from a government aid program. His business promises to help governments collect more telecoms taxes.
Corruption Audit Confirms Justice for Sale in Tanzania
The government of former President John Magufuli created a system for extorting money from telcos and other businesses.
FCC Broadband Map Shenanigans Shows How Crony Capitalism Really Works
Some US businesses are so complacent when lying about broadband coverage that they accidentally admit the lies to each other.
GVG and Guinea Fight in US Court Over $22mn Fee for Terminating National RA Contract
Global Voice Group says its telco tax audits generate lots of money for African governments. The Republic of Guinea says otherwise.
Why Revenue Assurance Should Embrace Data Science
Resistance to treating RA as a branch of data science ignores the realities of who leads innovation in the field and why they do it.
Telco Allocates $11.5mn to Settle Lawsuit over Billing Charges Presented Like Taxes
Some customers of Astound Broadband could receive a $160 refund for a segment of their fees that trebled over a 5-year period.
High Court Rejects Lesotho Government’s Attempt to Stop GVG National RA Contract
It is no surprise that GVG can afford better lawyers than the imbecilic governments and regulators that sign contracts with them.
Revenue Assurance Has Lost Its Way
The community of revenue assurance professionals has not found the leadership it so desperately needs.