Does Uganda Intend to Replace Its $20mn National RA System with GVG?
Representatives of Uganda’s comms regulator flew 2,300 miles just to ‘benchmark’ the performance of Ghana’s national RA system.
Extended New Version of the RAG Leakage Catalog Available Now
The largest inventory of revenue and cost leaks now has eight new threats, 44 new root causes and an entirely new variety of assurance.
US Regulator Expects Consumers to Report Fraudulent Abuse of Government Subsidies by Telcos
How can the US government spend USD17bn on subsidizing internet access whilst relying on the public to police crooked companies?
Nigeria’s 10-Year National RA Contract Given to Politician Who Introduced the Telecoms Tax Law
Raymond Wodi first sought to obtain the contract to check Nigeria’s telco taxes in 2015, the year before new taxes were imposed.
Nigerian Government Says RA System Will Collect More Than Double the Tax from Telcos
A widely-reported press release includes an unbelievable forecast for the value to be generated by a national revenue assurance system.
Anatomy of a Billing Error That Took 15 Years to Resolve
Much can be learned from the story of O2 overcharging customers and misleading their regulator, but the most important is that many people want someone else to be responsible for billing assurance.
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.