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...

Radio broadcasting coverage will be expanded, and people will be able to listen to radio even in sparsely populated locations. The Communications Commission introduced the relevant changes to the Ordinance on the Zonal Division of Local Broadcasting today. The amended ordinance will help expand the coverage area for private radio broadcasters and promote entry of new broadcasters to the radio broadcasting market. People were unable to listen to radio in sparsely populated locations, as radio...

TV advertising revenues totalled GEL 75.2 million in 2020, representing a 7.6 million increase compared to the previous year. Early in 2020, the Communications Commission predicted that despite the passiveness of the business sector, the advertising market would not be suffering heavy losses, as lower revenues from commercial advertising would be compensated by revenues from political adverts. The forecast of the Commission came true. In spite of the pandemic, total advertising revenues of TV...

The exclusive project of Media School “Learn from the Best” has more than 160,000 visitors, and has lost none of its appeal after six months. On the contrary, interest towards the project is growing. At the same time, the number of people learning the basics of journalism from the comfort of their homes and free of charge is on the increase. The programme consisting of 30 online lectures has been created exclusively at the Media Academy of the Communications Commission. The online...

The statement by the Member of Parliament Pridon Injia, which claims that the Communications Commission is trying to mislead the public, represents itself an attempt to mislead the public, as evidenced by the extract from the Registry of Entrepreneurial and Non-entrepreneurial (Non-commercial) Legal Entities dated 24 February. The extract shows that Pridon Injia was a member of the supervisory board of System Net Ltd until 24 February 2021. The change in the Commercial Register was implemented...

The Communications Commission is dismayed by the fundamentally misleading statements made by the opposition Member of the Parliament of Georgia Pridon Injia. By making misleading statements about the Communications Commission, Mr. Injia violated the Code of Ethics of the Members of the Parliament of Georgia. Additionally, there is a conflict of interest, as Mr. Injia, his family members and close relatives own shares and hold senior positions in several authorised undertakings in the electronic...