The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on raising awareness about media and information literacy issues. From the Communications Commission’s perspective, it is important that the resolution, which was co-sponspored by Georgia, identifies media literacy as the most effective tool of tackling disinformation. The resolution clearly states that citizens must possess media and information literacy skills, and g this must be ensured by UN member states.  Based on the UN...

The Communications Commission has published ComCom Digest for March, providing an overview of the activities and important decisions taken by the Commission over the past month. The first important issue presented in the latest edition of ComCom Digest concerns new members of the Communications Commission. In March, the Parliament of Georgia elected Ekaterine Imedadze and Natia Kukuladze as the members of the Commission for a period of six years. Both new members have several years of work...

The Communications Commission will fund the international audit for the TV audience measurement company Tri Media Intelligence (TMI), which is the official representative of Kantar Media in Georgia. The Commission issued a tender for the international audit today. The The need for an audit is due to the fact that there are currently two TV audience measurement companies operating in Georgia, and their data differs from each other. According to international practice, TV audiences in all...

To protect consumers’ interests, the Communications Commission has rejected MagtiCom’s request for termination of the F10 license for the Magtifix service. This decision allows up to 10,000 subscribers, including the residents of the occupied territories, to continue receiving the Magtifix service. The Magtifix service is particularly important for residents of the occupied territories, seaside villages and highland settlements due to the lack of alternative communications channels...

The Communications Commission is dismayed by the recent statement from Temur Tagiev, the representative of the unlawful owner of Caucasus Online Nasib Hasanov, openly admitting that Mr. Hasanov intentionally violated the Georgian legislation and defied the Communications Commission, as he apparently saw no legal way of purchasing the Black Sea Fibre-Optic Cable System. Mr. Hasanov’s disregard of the Georgian legislation is infuriating and insulting. Temur Tagiev openly told the media that...

The Communications Commission has thoroughly studied the opinion of the Venice Commission on the 17 July 2020 amendments to the Law of Georgia on Electronic Communications. The Commission reiterates its commitment to the values outlined in the opinion. The daily activities and decisions of the Commission are guided by these principles.  Foremost of all, it is important to note that the Venice Commission itself acknowledges the existence of difficult situation and challenges that led to the...

The Parliament of Georgia has elected Ekaterine Imedadze and Natia Kukuladze as new members of the Communications Commission. They will replace current members Eliso Asanidze and Merab Katamadze and will serve for a six-year term as members of the Commission. The new members are current employees of the Communications Commission. They have many years of experience in the telecommunications sector. Ekaterine Imedadze has been working at the Communications Commission since 2019. She has 12 years...

The number of fixed internet subscribers increased by 57,000 in 2020, and is close to reaching 1 million. Fixed internet subscribers currently number 998,000. Subscriber numbers continue to grow dynamically. During the last 3 years, the annual growth rate was 14% among individual subscribers. 950,000 families are now using fixed internet, meaning that internet penetration has increased, reaching 86%. It is worth noting that only 45% of the population had internet access in 2013, and the number...

The Communications Commission has published ComCom Digest for the months of January and February providing an overview of the activities and important decisions taken by the Commission over the past two months. The year 2021 started with important news for the Commission, as it received the ISO 9001:2015 certificate for protecting consumers’ interests and fulfilling its legal duties. The certificate confirms that the Commission continuously strives to improve its performance, comply with...

The Communications Commission has reduced the price of MagtiCom’s Magtifix service license from GEL 161 million to GEL 161,000. The company’s №F10 license is valid until 2029. At the request of MagtiCom, the Commission hired the firm Ernst & Young to calculate the cost of using radio frequency resources based on business methodology. As a result, the cost of the license was reduced hundredfold. MagtiCom has already paid a large part of the revised license fee, and is only due to...