GNCC has issued the written warning on “Samautskeblo Sakhli” Ltd (Radio Shanson) for violating the rules on sponsorship. On January 25, 2016, the Commission’s Broadcasting Regulation Department, for the purpose to control sponsorship, commercial ad and product placement rule protection, has examined “Samautskeblo Sakhli” Ltd (Radio Shanson). Based on monitoring, it has been revealed, that number of programs placed through the broadcasting net of “Samautskeblo ...

GNCC has examined four radio channels of “Radio Holding Fortuna” Ltd (Ar Daidardo, “Fortuna +, “Fortuna and AvtoRadio) and has concluded, that the company had been placing commercial ads violating the rules, due to which, the holding has been sanctioned with a written warning.  Commission’s Broadcasting Regulation Department has carried out the monitoring of “Radio Holding Fortuna” Ltd (Ar Daidardo, “Fortuna +, “Fortuna and AvtoRadio) ...

GNCC has issued a written warning on “TV Company Kavkasia” Ltd for violating rules on Copyright and Related Rights. Following movies have been aired by the TV Company: „Family Man”,  “Everyone says I love you”,   „Fifth Element”,  „Charlie’s Angels“,  „Sherlock Holmes“,  „Pirates of the Caribbean“,  „Devil Wears Prada“,  „Valentine’s ...

GNCC has issued a permit to use the numbering resource based on the application submitted by “Intel Phone” Ltd. The company, with the numbering resource-706 090 XXX-706 092 XXX (three thousand subscriber numbers in total) will provide voice over internet protocol connectivity services.  The permit to use numbering resource has no time limit and is subject for an annual renewal. The geographical area for the use of the permit consists of an entire Georgian territory.

GNCC, for the purpose to ensure the provision of broadband services, including the implementation of the fourth generation (4G) services, in order to obtain licenses for the use of the radio frequency spectrum, has announced the auction consisting of 9 lots in total. The auctions in order to obtain licenses for the use of radio frequency spectrum were announced in 800/900/1800/2100 ranges. Frequency resources available in 800 MHz range are put out in the auction through N1, N2, N3 and N4 ...

Georgia became the member of European audiovisual observatory (www.obs.coe.int), GNCC represents our country in the organization. The observatory is the part of the Council of Europe which was founded in 1992. Its goal is to collect and disseminate information about Europe’s audiovisual industry. Observatory ensures information regarding European audiovisual markets and their funding; it analyzes and prepares reports on such issues, which impact different sectors of audiovisual industry. ...

An agreement on co-operation for the following year has been signed between Georgian National Communications Commission and the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania. The document was signed by the chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission – Vakhtang Abashidze and by the director of the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania – Feliksas Dobrovolskis. The dense relationship between two administrative authorities ...

Modern world celebrates international consumer rights day on March 15. Georgian National Communications Commission, as consumers’ rights protection guarantee in the field of broadcasting and electronic communications, joins the celebration of this important date.   The efforts of GNCC are directed to promote social awareness in the telecommunications sector, to control the quality of telecommunications services, also, to ensure availability for every part of the society of ...

GNCC has granted a permit to use numbering resource to “Geocell” Ltd. “Geocell” Ltd has obtained a permit to use numbering resource at following index: 577 XXXXXX (40392 subscriber numbers in total) in order to organize services via electronic communications networks and to identify the subscribers’ terminal devices of these networks. The geographical area to use numbering resource consists of an entire Georgian territory, permit has no time limit and is subject ...

“Georgian Media Network” Ltd has addressed GNCC with a request to modify its broadcasting authorization for the purpose to reduce length of the broadcasting and to specify the thematic. The Commission has satisfied the request of an above-mentioned company, which, also is an authorized entity for specialized broadcasting, and as new broadcasting format, defined broadcasting length of 12 hours per day, broadcasting  sub-type – specialized broadcasting ( general ...