Free EU Roaming Continues Because UK Telco Systems Not Ready to Charge
Both Vodafone UK and EE have fallen behind schedule with technical changes needed to reintroduce charges for roaming in the EU.
Government Minister Says Mobile Money Revenue Leakages Are a Threat to National Security
Albert Kan-Dapaah, Ghana’s Minister for National Security, wants “enhanced cooperation” between state security and tax collectors.
$40mn Budget in Ghana for ‘Revenue Assurance’ of Mobile Money Taxes
Ghana’s government imposed a surprise new tax, gave a tax cut, and seemingly found tax leaks within the space of just 3 weeks.
5G Will Cause $2bn Roaming Leakage Says Juniper
Juniper wants to grab your attention and your contact details by dangling a very big leakage estimate in front of you, but offers no evidence to support it.
O2 Fined for Misleading Regulator about Overbilling
Ofcom said Telefónica’s UK operating company had a ‘history’ of withholding information.
GSMA Mobile Money Handbook Shows Prejudice Against Revenue Assurance
If regulators should worry about KYC, AML, data protection, fraud and cybersecurity they cannot simply ignore the integrity of revenues.
The Risk Management Failures of Internal Auditors
Norman Marks ripped into the latest risk management advice from the Institute of Internal Auditors. Risk specialists working for comms providers must appreciate why new thinking will help them too.
How Can You Ensure Banned Network Equipment Is Destroyed?
US logistics business Teltech Group wants to help small telcos track and destroy their Huawei and ZTE gear.
New Test Data from Araxxe Shows 3:1 Ratio for Underbilling and Overbilling Errors
The specialist testing business reports a relative increase in underbilling errors compared to statistics they published in 2019.
Insider IT Procurement Fraud at South African Operator May Have Been Worth over $35mn
Cell C is said to have been ripped off by 83 inflated invoices submitted by external contractors and approved by Cell C’s Executive Head of IT.