The Communications Commission has announced a second auction for the implementation of 5G mobile internet. As it is vitally important for the Commission to facilitate the implementation of new technologies, it took the request of operators into account and allowed them to participate in an auction for the implementation of 5G. The first such auction took place a year ago, with only Cellfie Mobile taking part. The auction will be announced for 17 lots that include 700, 3410-3710 and 2600 MHz...

The Communications Commission has issued TV Alt-Info with a written caution for airing political advertising in violation of the law. The Commission carried out media monitoring and found that in July of this year, the broadcaster aired a video clip that falls in the category of political advertising.   In the video clip in question, an Alt-Info representative states that despite the unlawful moves by Georgian Dream to ban their political parties, they will be taking part in the...

The Communications Commission has issued Mtavari Arkhi with a written caution for airing political advertising in violation of the law. In July of this year, the station aired video clips showing members of parliament who supported the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence and depicting them in a negative context. The Commission found that the video clips served to hinder the election of political unions and their representatives who will potentially be participating in the parliamentary...

ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of IR Service Nino Grdzelishvili took part in the annual Global Symposium of Regulators (GSR-24) organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The event served to bring together representatives of regulatory bodies from the field of telecommunications and technology, policy makers and digital industry stakeholders in order to share experiences on current regulatory issues.  Within the framework of the event, Ekaterine Imedadze took...

ComCom member Natia Kukuladze took part in the forum Strong Diaspora in the Service of the Motherland, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark Diaspora Day. The purpose of the meeting was to deepen the ties and cooperation between the state and diaspora, as well as to discuss the existing challenges and opportunities and increase the role of the diaspora in the development of the country.  Participants worked in three different thematic groups, discussing and exchanging...

The Communications Commission has successfully held the eleventh edition of the medial literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” Over 100 pupils from different regions across Georgia took part in the competition. A competent jury panel evaluated the submissions and identified three winners who received high-tech prizes from the Commission. According to the rules of the contest, participants were required to identify fake news in the media space (internet, television and printed media)...

The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) has published an overview of the media literacy development projects implemented by the Communications Commission. Titled “Media Literacy and Consumer Empowerment,” the article talks about facilitating the integration of media literacy into formal education by ComCom, the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth and UNICEF, and the results achieved in this regard.  “Since 2018, the ComCom Media Literacy Department has been...

The Communications Commission has approved the rules for the access of authorised entities to the electronic communication and physical infrastructure, the methodology for calculating the access fee in the event of a dispute, and the rules for the administration of the unified information platform. The adoption of normative acts was assigned to the Communications Commission by the law of Georgia on the Sharing Telecommunication Infrastructure and Physical Infrastructure Applicable for...

Head of the ComCom Spectrum and Technology Department Sandro Karumidze and Head of the planning group Giorgi Papava took part in the 19th European Spectrum Management Conference in Brussels. The event was aimed at deepening regional dialogue and promoting discussion on spectrum management issues.  During the meeting, participants had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and share the best practices of fellow regulators. The conference discussed such important issues as the need...

The Communications Commission has issued a written caution to Kavkasia TV for airing political advertising in violation of the law. In June this year, the broadcaster aired an advert where the leader of the political union Lelo Mamuka Khazaradze talks about his book, but also highlights his achievements for the country and makes pre-election promises. He also states that his book presents a plan for achieving EU membership, increasing pensions, establishing a successful European state, and...