The Communications Commission has issued Teleimedi, Studio Maestro, PosTV, Formula, the Georgian Public Broadcaster, TV Pirveli, TV Kavkasia, Palitra News, Media Holding Georgian Times and Silk Media with violation reports, but asked the court to free the broadcasters from financial penalties after hearing their arguments during a meeting.  Teleimedi, Studio Maestro, PosTV and Formula aired the results of public opinion polls 48 hours before the vote (i.e. during the “period of...

The Communications Commission has upheld the complaints of the political unions Strong Georgia – Lelo, For the People, For Freedom and Gakharia for Georgia against Teleimedi and Rustavi 2, and issued the broadcasters with violation protocols.  According to the complaints, despite the earlier ComCom and court rulings penalising both broadcasters for their refusal to place paid political adverts, they continued to reject the paid ads submitted by Strong Georgia and Gakharia for...

Magticom has won additional separate lots in the auction for the implementation of 5G mobile internet, which was organised by the Communications Commission. The company was awarded licenses for the 2600 MHz frequency band for a period of 15 years. The total cost of the lots was GEL 23,097,816. The operator has already paid 30% of that amount into the state budget, and must pay the remaining 70% within a year after obtaining the license.  As part of the auction, Magticom was also declared...

The Communications Commission has declared Magticom the winner of separate lots in the second auction for the implementation of 5G and awarded the operator the licenses for the use of the appropriate frequency resource. Specifically, Magticom was awarded the license to use 700, 800 and 3410-3710 MHz frequency bands for a period of 15 years. The total cost of the lots was GEL 77,125,735. The operator has already paid 30% of the total amount into the state budget, and must pay the remaining 70%...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a seminar for journalists and journalism students on the subject of “Emergency Event Coverage and Safety Standards.” The meeting was chaired by photo reporter Davit Mdzinarashvili and safety expert Irakli Andronikashvili, who shared their experience with the participants. The two-day practical course discussed important topics such as strategies for safe coverage of emergency events, frequent mistakes made by media...

The Communications Commission has deemed Rustavi 2 to have violated the Election Code of Georgia by refusing to place free political advertising, and issued the broadcaster with an administrative violation report.  The Commission received a complaint from the political union Unity – National Movement, according to which, Rustavi 2 has not aired the free political adverts submitted by the party since 10 October. On that day, Teleimedi and PosTV publically announced that they would no...

The Communications Commission has deemed Teleimedi and Rustavi 2 to have violated the Election Code of Georgia by refusing to place paid political advertising, and issued the broadcasters with administrative violation reports.  The Commission received a complaint from the political union Strong Georgia – Lelo, For the People, For Freedom, according to which, despite signing an agreement for the placement of paid political advertising, as well as earlier rulings by ComCom and the...

The Communications Commission has declared Magticom the winner of combined lot N1 in the second auction for the implementation of 5G mobile internet. The total cost of the lot was GEL 48,802,257. The operator has already paid 30% of the total amount into the state budget and obtained a license for the use of 700 MHz and 3410-3710 MHz frequency bands for a period of 15 years. The remaining 70% must be paid by Magticom within a year after obtaining the license.  Magticom has also applied for...

The Communications Commission has issued Sezoni TV with a written caution for violating the Georgian legislation. Monitoring activities carried out by the Commission established that in September this year, Sezoni TV aired the programme Daily Roundup with Nikoloz Mzhavanadze at 21:00, where obscene and offensive language was used both by the presenter and the guest.  According to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, programmes containing obscene and offensive language are inappropriate for...

The Communications Commission has issued Teleimedi, PosTv and Studio Maestro with administrative violation reports for refusing to air the free political advertising of Unity – National Movement. Additionally, PosTV was found to have violated the Election Code of Georgia by unlawfully disseminating the results of a public opinion poll.  The Commission received a complaint from the political union Unity – National Movement, according to which, Teleimedi, PosTV and Studio Maestro...