In order to improve competition and service quality in the mobile services market, the Communications Commission started public administrative proceedings based on a comprehensive study. The proceedings will determine whether there is a low competitive environment in the Georgian mobile communications market. If this is confirmed, the relevant wholesale markets will be subject to preliminary regulation, meaning that operators with significant power will be identified on the market and assigned...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a seminar titled “What Happens After Financing?” for startuppers who have already obtained the GEL 150,000 GITA grant. The meeting was chaired by entrepreneur and technical commercialisation expert David Chechelashvili who shared his experience in the field of startup management and development with the participants. During the meeting, participants learned about the ways to solve the obstacles that startups face even after...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze and CEO of the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) Jesmond Bugeja signed a cooperation agreement to enhance the cooperation between the two regulators in the field of electronic communications and exchange information.  The agreement covers issues such as market analysis, customer empowerment or protection mechanisms, digital map, roaming, universal services and others. During the meeting, the parties also agreed to establish frameworks...

Communications Commission member Ivane Makharadze held a public lecture at Kutaisi International University on the subject of “Media Environment and Media Regulation” in order to raise awareness about the telecommunications industry among young people. During the lecture, participants learned about the current media environment in Georgia and the country’s media policies, the areas regulated by the Georgian legislation, what is needed to start TV and radio broadcasting, the...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze held a public lecture at Tbilisi State University on the subject of “Media Literacy Development in Georgia” in order to raise awareness about media literacy among young people. Through practical exercises, students learned about the methods for detecting fake news, distinguishing truth from fiction and establishing real facts. They were also given examples of disinformation, misinformation and malinformation. Other important topics...

The Communications Commission began implementing the Digital Support Programme in Abasha. To this end, locals in the villages of Gezati and Gulukheti were trained in digital literacy and safe use of the internet. With the help of specialists, programme beneficiaries learned how to search for information, create and use e-mail, use Google Maps and Google Translator, share locations, use online communication tools and detect fake news.  Since 2022, more than 3500 citizens from 135 villages...

Member of the Communications Commission Advisory Council, Professor Sergo Shavgulidze, has been elected Deputy Chair of Study Group 7 of the International Telecommunication Union’s Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R SG7) for a four-year term.  ITU-R SG7 is tasked with producing recommendations, reports and manuals on topics such as space operations, space research, terrestrial research and meteorological systems (including the appropriate use of links in satellite services), remote...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze held a public lecture at Tbilisi State University on the subject of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and the opening of the telecom market in order to raise awareness about the telecommunications industry among young people. During the lecture, participants learned about the operations of both traditional and new-model mobile service operators, the differences between a mobile network operator (MNO) and a mobile virtual network...

The Communications Commission has added another group of online lectures to its Masterclass series, this time by public speaking specialist and psychologist Nata Asatiani. The masterclass is designed for people who wish to become successful presenters and acquire public speaking skills. In the Masterclass, Nata Asatiani uses her many years of experience to share the ways of overcoming stress, mechanisms of attracting attention, methods of studying the audience, as well as effective and...

The Communications Commission has issued a written caution to Rustavi-2 for the unlawful broadcasting of a programme unsuitable for minors. More specifically, the Commission responded to the complaint concerning the broadcasting of a TV show between 20:00 and 21:00 on 21, 22 and 27 January 2024, which contained scenes of violence and close-ups of people being harmed and killed. In response to the complaint, the Commission monitored the broadcasts of Rustavi-2 and found that the broadcaster...