“The Georgian regulatory framework  is well aligned with the EU regulatory framework and practices. Georgia is for us the best-case scenario, without any exageration . The national regulatory authority is embedded in the national constitution. The rights and obligations are guided by the constitution. There are freedoms of decision-making and sufficiency of resources.” This is the assessment regarding the Communications Commission delivered by the EU4Digital Telecom Rules...

The Communications Commission will conduct a public opinion survey to determine priorities in the field of radio broadcasting. The aim of the survey is to ensure that radio broadcasting licenses are issued according to the listeners’ requests and priorities. The Commission has already announced the tender for the survey. Radio broadcasting priorities will be determined for a two-year period, and the Commission will announce the licensing competition after the completion of the...

The Communications Commission has taken a highly important decision to protect the  interests of consumers. New rules designed to improve consumer protection were adopted to allow all subscribers to receive high-quality and safe communications services. New regulations afford consumers the complete freedom to choose from whom to purchase telecommunication devices at favourable prices and terms. The company will be unable to refuse, unless it will not be possible to connect the device to...

The Communications Commission has replaced Mariam Sulaberidze with Tamar Bokuchava as the special manager of Caucasus Online. Ms Sulaberidze, who is also the director of the NNLE Open Net, had requested to be relieved of her position as special manager.  As part of the state program on broadband, fiber-optic infrastructure development Open Net NNLE has received today authorisation for operating in the field of electronic communications. According to Articles 461.6 and 461.7 of the Law of...

The Communications Commission has fined TV Alt-Info GEL 2500 for broadcasting obscenity and material unsuitable for minors. The case concerns the political talk show Alt-Analytics, which was aired at 21:00 on 5 March. The programme contained numerous offensive statements that served to insult and stigmatise specific persons and groups. The Commission ruled that the language used on the show violated ethical norms, had no social, political, cultural, educational or scientific value, and violated...

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...