Three Regional Broadcasters Were Given a Warning
Along with other items the item regarding the warning of three regional broadcasters was passed at the session held at the Georgian National Communications Commission. These regional broadcasters are: broadcasting company of Kvemo kartli - Kvemo Kartli TV and Radio Company, broadcasting company of Poti – 9th Wave and Independent broadcasting company of Guria. The Georgian National Communications Commission is disputing with three companies about violation of the Georgian Law on ...
Numbering of Fixed Wireless Network Shall Be Changed
The numbering of fixed wireless networks of Magtifix and Silknet shall be changed on June 27, 2011, 01:00. From June 27 subscribers of mobile networks and fixed local networks in order to make a call to subscribers of Magtifix shall dial the following numbering code: 8-790 XX XX XX and to make a call to subscribers of fixed wireless network of Silknet they shall dial: 8-791 XX XX XX. Subscribers of fixed wireless networks of Magtifix and Silknet in order to make a call to mobile ...
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Expands Top-Level Domain Names (TLDs)
The governing board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program. Presently, there are 22 generic top-level domains, which include: .com, .edu, .org, .net and etc. The process of work on the program launched three years ago. The program will extend the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) by allowing companies, organizations and cities to use their own domain names. For example: .hotel, .Tbilisi, .commission, .Rustavi ...
Five-year Dispute Between Akhali Kselebi Ltd and JSC Silknet Has Been Settled
Five-year dispute between Akhali Kselebi Ltd and JSC Silknet has been settled. The parties presented the act of agreement at the session held at the Georgian National Communications Commission. The dispute between Akhali Kselebi Ltd and JSC United Telecommunications Company of Georgia began in 2006. JSC United Telecommunications Company of Georgia has been renamed twice since then, first it was named United Telecom, and nowadays the company operates on telecom market as JSC Silknet. ...
Conference on Subscriber Number Portability Held in Barcelona
The Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission, Irakli Chikovani, took part in the Conference “Implementation of Number Portability beyond Europe’s Borders”. The Conference was held in Barcelona. The Conference was organized by the European Commission and supported by Spain’s Telecommunications Market Commission. The legal, technological and procedural matters of implementation of Number Portability were discussed within the framework of the two-day Conference. The ...
Pirate Versions of “5 Days of August” Distributed
Georgia Authors Society notified the Georgian National Communications Commission that the so called “pirate versions” of the film “5 Days of August” have been distributed on certain web sites (10 different web sites). The cinematographic production has been placed on these web sites through infringement of the Georgian Law on “Copyright and Adjoining Rights “. The Georgian National Communications Commission will take all appropriate measures in regard to the matter and the owners of ...
Numbering of Mobile Network shall be changed from June 20, 2011
The Georgian National Communications Commission informs you that in accordance with the Charter on National Numbering System of Electronic Communications Networks of Georgia the numbering of mobile networks shall be changed from June 20, 2011, 00:00. The mobile subscriber number shall be added “5” as the first digit, for instance, subscriber number 77-XX-XX-XX shall be replaced by 577-XX-XX-XX; in order to make a call from fixed telephone number, for ...
Notification of Georgian National Communications Commission
“Super TV” Ltd applied to the Georgian National Communications Commission and notified that the majority of the cable operators acting in Tbilisi carry out transit of broadcasting of channels for which they are not authorized to broadcast on the territory of Georgia. “Super TV” Ltd meant “НТВ Плюс” channels package, namely: “НТВ Плюс Премьера”, “НТВ Плюс Кинохит” and “НТВ Плюс Киноклуб”. Besides, according to the information of “Super TV” Ltd, all the cable broadcasters are ...
Georgian National Communications Commission became a Member of the European Platform of Regulatory...
The Georgian National Communications Commission became a member country of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA). Set up in 1995, the EPRA unites 52 countries of Europe, including Georgia. The organization aims at providing discussion and exchange of views between regulatory authorities in the broadcasting field, exchange of information about national and European broadcasting regulation and what is more, providing discussion of practical solutions to legal problems ...
A Visit to Regulatory Body of Poland
The delegation of the Georgian National Communications Commission will depart for Poland. The purpose of the visit shall be the development of cooperation between the two countries and the exchange of experience. The five-person delegation from Georgia will stay for two workdays in the Office of Electronic Communications of the Republic of Poland and will observe the system of work of Polish colleagues. Besides, the President of the Regulatory Body of Poland will hold a presentation ...