ComCom Chairs the 71st Meeting of the Executive Council of European Audiovisual Observatory

Having assumed the chairmanship of the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) Executive Council in 2024, Georgia hosted the 71st working meeting of the organisation, titled “Market Competitiveness – Implications for the Industry and for Regulators of Smaller Countries.” The meeting was opened by ComCom member and Georgia’s representative on the Executive Council, Ivane Makharadze, who assessed the current state of the audiovisual sector in Georgia and the role of... more

Transit Broadcasting Revenues Amount to GEL 144.3 Million in 2023

According to the 2023 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, the number of customers receiving transit broadcasting services in 2023 decreased by 9000 year-on-year to 745,000, which was due to the termination of Magtisat services. The customer density also decreased slightly: the usage of transit broadcasting services by customers amounted to 67.1%, which is 1% less than in 2022. It is worth noting that with the exception of 2023, the number of transit broadcasting users grew in each... more

Communications Industry Contributes GEL 499,573,882 to the State Budget in 2023

According to the 2023 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, the communications sector contributed a total of GEL 499,573,882 to the state budget in 2023, which is GEL 65,274,127 more than in the previous year. Out of this amount, GEL 56,048,528 was contributed by broadcasters to the Georgian state budget in the form of taxes, while GEL 441,467,364 was contributed by authorised entities in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Electronic Communications. Licensing revenues accounted... more

Access to Fixed Internet Extended to 31 Villages in 2023

According to the 2023 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, the fixed broadband penetration rate in Georgian households was 95.7%.  The highest penetration rate of fixed broadband among the regions of Georgia was in Adjara (137%), followed by Tbilisi (136%), Samtskhe-Javakheti (98%), Kvemo Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti (85%), Shida Kartli (72%), Kakheti and Imereti (66%), Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (60%), Guria (58%), and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (19%).  As of 2023,... more

In 2023, 561,000 Natural Person Customers in Georgia Used the 30 MB/Sec Internet Package, while...

According to the 2023 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, the 30 MB/sec package is the most popular fixed broadband package in Georgia, while only 10,000 customers (1% of all natural person customers) used the 100 MB/sec package. In comparison, 55% of households in Europe use a 100 MB/sec or faster package. This data echoes the results of the benchmarking study, based on which the use of high-speed fixed internet is limited for Georgian subscribers due to high prices. The report... more