Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of the International Relations Service Nino Grdzelishvili held a meeting with Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), Cosmas Zavazava, discussing the lengthy partnership between the Communications Commission and ITU, as well as future joint initiatives in the field of digital transformation, inclusion and development of digital skills. The meeting also discussed the activities of the Digital Regulatory...

The high-level WSIS+20 forum, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), featured a session organised by the Communications Commission on the subject of “Using Innovation and Balancing Risks and Opportunities in the Digital Space: The Experience of Georgia.” The session was devoted to Georgia’s potential to become a digital hub, and its efforts in facilitating inclusive digital transformation. Member of the Communications...

The Communications Commission has entered into a partnership with the Millennium Innovations Awards (MIA). The awards ceremony was launched in 2014 with the support of the US Embassy, aiming to get more students interested in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The annual contest consists of three stages. The Media Lab of the Communications Commission will help this year’s finalists to improve their projects.  Specifically, the Media Lab will provide mentorship to the...

Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of the International Relations Service Nino Grdzelishvili took part in the high-level event WSIS+20 and AI for Good Summit in Geneva organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The event included a roundtable meeting of regulators, where Georgia was represented by Ekaterine Imedadze. The main topics of discussion were the development of 5G technology, AI regulation, cybersecurity, and digital inclusion. Ms....

The Communications Commission has issued TV Pirveli, Sezoni TV and Obieqtivi with a written caution, and fined Teleimedi GEL 2,500 for product placement violations. The Commission carried out monitoring of the programmes aired by the aforementioned broadcasters and identified violations such as influencing the content of the programme through product placement, direct encouragement to purchase specific products, and affording excessive significance to the products. In case of Sezoni TV and...

The Communications Commission has deemed TV Pirveli, Formula and Mtavari Arkhi to have violated the principle of impartiality in broadcasting news, and freed all three broadcasters from administrative liability. Specifically, the Communications Commission received a complaint from the political union Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia, based on which the Communications Commission studied the issue and determined that in the news programmes aired by TV Pirveli and Formula, the broadcasters...

The decision by Magticom to increase the price of fixed internet services for up to half a million subscribers raises questions. According to Magticom, from 1 August 2025, the service tariff for the subscribers using 50 Mbps fixed internet or the internet + IPTV package will increase by GEL 3. According to ComCom, this change will affect 496,168 subscribers across Georgia. The company's tariff increase is particularly noteworthy given that high-speed internet prices in Georgia are already much...

Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of the Market Regulation Department of the Communications Commission, Ekaterine Sichinava, took part in the “Capacity Eurasia 2025” conference in Istanbul organised by Capacity Media. During the event, Ms. Imedadze participated in the panel discussion “New Digital Hubs Connecting Two Continents,” where she talked about Georgia's positioning as a regional digital connectivity hub and highlighted ComCom's...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a seminar on the subject of “Brand Media: Creation and Development Strategies” for people employed in the fields of journalism, marketing, PR and corporate communications, as well as for other interested parties and students in this field. The seminar was chaired by journalist and media communications specialist Tea Skhiereli, who shared her experience with the participants. During the seminar, participants learned why and how...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a seminar for startuppers on the subject of digital marketing, titled “Startup Marketing: Strategies for Growth.” The event was chaired by digital marketer and co-founder of AdMagica, Gigi Kurtanidze. AdMagica is an AI-based platform that creates automated and effective advertising visuals for digital channels. It is a former winner of the Media Lab contest Ideadrome. The meeting discussed important issues such as: testing offers...