We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the International Utilities Revenue Protection Association. This group was founded in 1990 with the intent to bring utility companies together from around the world. Our mission is to identify measures to protect our companies from revenue losses associated with unauthorized use of service or fraudulent practices.
Since then, the organization has grown from a small regional group into an association that has worldwide participation IURPA has participation from the United States. Canada, United Kingdom, South America, Guam, France, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, the Philippines, China, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands.
We are continually working to introduce representation from new areas. Included in the IURPA family is a large number of vendor representatives with vast resources to help combat the growing problems of revenue losses suffered from alternative access to utility products. These vendors have been responsive to the needs expressed by our members. They constantly strive to improve the products and services they deliver. These vendors have committed themselves to the IURPA membership to “identify solutions” and “partner for improvements”.