ComCom Fines Spero TV GEL 2,500 for Inefficiency of its Self-Regulatory Mechanism

The Communications Commission has fined Spero TV GEL 2,500 for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. Specifically, the Commission received a complaint from citizen K.K. in August of this year, alleging that the broadcaster had spread false information about him in one of its stories and on social media. Based on the decision of the Commission, K.K. appealed to the self-regulatory body of Spero TV, and received a letter a month and a half later stating that the complaint was not... more

ComCom Finds POSTV Guilty of Reporting on a Public Opinion Poll in Violation of the Law

The Communications Commission has drawn up a violation report against POSTV for covering a public opinion poll in violation of the law.  The monitoring conducted by the Commission revealed that on 11 September, the broadcaster covered a public opinion poll in violation of the law. Specifically, POSTV published the poll without indicating who commissioned the poll or whether the poll was paid or free. According to the Election Code of Georgia, when reporting the results of a public opinion... more

ComCom Develops a Guide to Ensure Effective Enforcement of Legal Content Requirements for the Media

In order to properly and effectively implement the amendments to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting of 1 April 2025, the Communications Commission published a guide for broadcasters on content requirements with regards to fairness, impartiality, due accuracy, right of reply, privacy, and coverage of emergency situations. The purpose of the guide is to make the views of the Communications Commission on the aforementioned issues, as well as ComCom's approaches in case of violation of the... more

ComCom Begins Studying the Case of Magticom Potentially Abusing its Dominant Position

The Communications Commission has begun studying and investigating the case of Magticom potentially abusing its dominant position by increasing internet prices.  The issue concerns Magticom's decision to increase the price of mobile internet packages from 1 June, and the price of fixed internet from 1 August.  More specifically, Magticom raised the price of the one-week unlimited mobile internet package by 11% (from GEL 9 to GEL 10), and the price of the one-month unlimited mobile... more

ComCom Fines Sezoni TV GEL 2,500 for the Use of Foul Language

The Communications Commission has fined Sezoni TV GEL 2,500 for violating the rights of minors. More specifically, the Commission received a complaint from individuals who alleged that derogatory and offensive statements were made against them during the live broadcast of Sezoni TV programme “Summary of the Day with Nikoloz Mzhavanadze.” According to the complaint, the report contained hate speech and was intended to incite hostile and negative attitudes. The Communications... more