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Liberia Suspends National RA Audit over Alleged Corruption

President Boakai issued an executive order immediately suspending a telecoms traffic monitoring contract that had been awarded to a US-registered business in 2018, only for the duration of that contract to be later extended by 20 years.

Law Firm That Threatened Commsrisk Faces Disciplinary Action for Representing $4bn Cryptocurrency Fraudsters

Carter-Ruck sent libel threats to financial experts who rightly warned that OneCoin was a giant scam.

GVG Hires Top London Law Firm Carter-Ruck to Threaten Commsrisk

One of the world's most notorious lawfare businesses has been tasked with muting our coverage of the battles between Global Voice Group and various governments.

Ghana Spends 84% of Inbound International Traffic Revenue on GVG Assurance Contract

Sam George, Ghana's Minister of Communications, said the regulator will take control of the national RA system from Global Voice Group.

GVG Loses Legal Fight over Unpaid $22mn Bill for Guinea’s National RA Audit

A US court threw out GVG's attempt to get more money for a 'revenue assurance' contract signed in 2009 by the short military dictatorship of Dadis Camara. This sends a signal that other African countries need not pay for similar contracts signed by corrupt governments.

Ghana’s New Comms Minister Wants Review of GVG National RA Contract for Signs of Corruption

Samuel Nartey George MP also asked the Attorney General to review a tech infrastructure contract with Lebara.

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.

Watch Episode 1 of The Communications Risk Show

Corruption, hacking, lawsuits against regulators, two-factor authentication by SMS, the UN, GVG, 5G and Elon Musk were among the topics for the first episode of our new conversation program.

GVG to Speak at United Nations ‘AI for Good’ Summit

The ITU illustrates how few background checks are performed before privately-owned businesses are trusted to roll out powerful new forms of network surveillance.

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.

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.

Government and Regulator Asks High Court to Scrap GVG National RA Contract with Lesotho

Government Minister Samuel Rapapa says Global Voice Group (GVG) was awarded its contract illegally.

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