ComCom members Ivane Makharadze and Natia Kukuladze, and Head of the IR Service Nino Grdzelishvili took part in the 59th meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) hosted by the Dutch media regulator CvdM.   The event included two themed sessions: “Media Literacy and Elections,” and “Artificial Intelligence and Media Regulation.” The first session focussed on the issues of media literacy and digital citizenship, as well as the importance...

“The fixed fibre-optic broadband service market in Georgia is uncompetitive and non-dynamic, which is restrictive and damaging for the consumers.” These are the findings of the EU experts who took part in the comprehensive study commissioned by ComCom. The experts deemed Magticom to be an operator with significant market power and identified specific obligations that they believe will overcome the challenges of competition and enable Georgian consumers to have access to diverse and...

Upon the conclusion of comprehensive study of the fixed internet market commissioned by ComCom, EU experts deemed Magticom to be an operator with significant market power in terms of the number of customers, revenues and infrastructure.  The experts concluded that in order to improve the uncompetitive environment on the market, the Communications Commission must impose specific obligations on Magticom to remove market entry barriers and create more favourable conditions for the...

“Magticom holds a dominant position on the fixed fibre-optic internet market in terms of the number of customers and infrastructure, which allows it to operate independently from customers and competitors. It is therefore an operator with significant market power, and this will not change without ex-ante maket regulation.” These were the findings of EU experts involved in the comprehensive study of the fixed broadband market, which was commissioned by ComCom. According to the...

“Out of the 994 settlements connected to the fixed fibre-optic internet network, 767 only have access to the services of one operator, 182 have access to the services of two operators, and only 45 have access to the services of three or more operators.” These were the findings of EU experts involved in the comprehensive study of the fixed broadband market, which was commissioned by ComCom. The study clearly shows that there is a lack of competition on the market, and this is...

As part of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?”, the Communications Commission trained 150 pupils of public schools in Marneuli, Gurjaani, Sagarejo, and the village of Saimerlo. The meetings were led by ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Tamar Karbaia, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process and fake news detection to the youngsters.  Using materials from BBC Academy, students shared their methods of...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a two-day seminar for TV cameramen led by Reuters reporter David Chkhikvishvili. During the meeting, the trainer shared his experience, which includes many years of covering protests, wars and numerous other domestic and international events. As part of the meeting, the cameramen got acquainted with the technique of telling a story with one shot; planning the filming; choosing the proper lighting, focus and composition; and stress...

Students trained as part of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” trained around 130 pupils of 9th, 10th and 11th grades at Tbilisi public schools Nº8, 29, 143 and 145 in media literacy. The students had taken part in the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, where they were selected as winners. With the help of media literacy experts, they underwent training in teaching media literacy to further their career development, and obtained certified trainer...

The Communications Commission, with the support of UNICEF and the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth, continues to actively integrate media literacy into formal education. As part of this process, one of the teachers trained by ComCom headed a media literacy lesson at Public School Nº175. During the semester, pupils will learn about the importance of media literacy, types of disinformation, as well as the ways to discover fake news and establish true facts using a variety of...

The Communications Commission has postponed public administrative proceedings on the comprehensive study of the mobile market until 9 August, while the oral hearing has been scheduled for 18 July. The Commission postponed the administrative proceedings due to Magticom presenting additional comments that require in-depth processing, studying, and additional time.  As a result of the comprehensive study commissioned by ComCom, EU experts found that the Georgian mobile communications market...