Member of the Communications Commission, Ivane Makharadze, took part in the fourth meeting of national focal points of the “Journalists Matter Campaign” of the Council of Europe, held under the mandate of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI), as well as at the conference titled “Defending the Truth: Comprehensive Approaches to Journalist Safety and Quality Journalism.”  The working meeting focused on the steps taken by the Council of...

The Communications Commission has announced a competition for cultural-creative radio broadcasting license. In accordance with the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, eligible applicants include non-profit (non-commercial) legal entities under private law or legal entities of public law — specifically, cultural organisations that promote various fields of culture and provide broad audiences with educational and informational content about cultural developments.  Within the framework of...

The Communications Commission has launched the second phase of the Digital Support Programme in the municipality of Martvili. As part of the initiative, ComCom representatives met with the mayor’s local representatives and provided detailed information about the programme. Following the meeting, participants attended a training session focused on digital literacy and safe internet use. In addition to its theoretical component, the training was interactive and included practical...

Chairman of the Communications Commission, Goga Gulordava, met with representatives of small and medium telecom service providers to discuss the current state of the telecom market. The meeting discussed the key issues necessary for improving the market conditions, including the access to and the use of fixed infrastructure, service pricing, interconnection points, global internet access, as well as service speed and quality.  The representatives of small and medium telecom operators...

The Communications Commission will launch the second phase of the Digital Support Programme in the Municipality of Martvili from 21 April, covering an additional 15 target villages. These include Lekajaie, Patara Tamakoni, Alerti, Boboti, Chaburta, Lekobale, Dghvana, Patara Inchkhuri, Meore Gurdzemi, Lepochkhue, Orka, Lebache, Nojikhevi, Stepan Dabali, and Etseri. Resident of these settlements aged 14 and above can attend the training sessions free of charge. As part of the programme,...

The Parliament of Georgia has elected Ani Vazagashvili as a member of the Communications Commission with 80 votes. She will replace Vakhtang Abashidze in this position. Ani Vazagashvili has 11 years of professional experience in the legal field.  Since 2024, Ani Vazagashvili has headed the legal departments of Teleimedi and Studio Maestro. From 2019 to 2024, she served as chief lawyer in the Legal Support and Administrative Proceedings Division of the Patrol Police Department of the...

The Communications Commission has issued written warnings to Teleimedi, POSTV, TV Pirveli and Formula for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. Specifically, the monitoring activities carried out by the Commission in February–March of this year found that news programmes aired on these channels included instances where anchors and correspondents expressed personal opinions, thereby violating the legal requirements on impartiality and due accuracy in reporting facts. In the case of...

Member of the Communications Commission Natia Kukuladze opened a new training module under the Digital Support Programme in Zugdidi. The session focused on AI literacy, covering useful AI platforms, their practical applications, potential challenges, and cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence. Participants included educators from Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State Teaching University, the public college Zugdidi Academy, and Egrisi College.  Due to high public interest, two new...

Chairman of the Communications Commission, Goga Gulordava, together with ComCom member Natia Kukuladze, met with the State Representative of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, as well as the municipal mayors of Zugdidi, Khobi, Tsalenjikha, Chkhorotsku and Senaki, and the deputy mayors of Abasha and Martvili. The main topic of the meeting was the state internetization programme. The Chairman provided the mayors with detailed information on the development of broadband infrastructure in the region and the...

The Chairman of the Communications Commission, Goga Gulordava, and ComCom member Ivane Makharadze held a meeting with representatives of radio broadcasters. The meeting aimed to discuss the existing challenges and issues in the market. The Chairman introduced ComCom’s approaches and positions on current topical issues to the representatives of radio broadcasters. Goga Gulordava noted that close cooperation with radio broadcasters is important for the Commission in order to better...