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...

To align with the EU's Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the Communications Commission approved regulations on the accessibility of audiovisual products for persons with disabilities. The regulations oblige media service providers to progressively make their content accessible to people with disabilities, which involves introducing subtitles, sign language and audio description. In addition, the Commission developed the rules for the functioning of the specially adapted online portal...

To align with the EU's Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the Communications Commission approved a code of conduct for on-demand audiovisual media service providers, and a code of conduct for video sharing platforms. According to the normative acts, the Commission will establish ethical norms and rules of conduct for service providers based on the Law of Georgia On Broadcasting, namely: justice, right of reply, coverage of court sessions and armed conflict, and inviolability of personal...

Thanks to the State Internetization Programme, up to 800 families in the village of Likhauri in the Municipality of Ozurgeti are already using fibre-optic broadband services. This was enabled by the company Open Net, which built 140 km of broadband infrastructure with the support of the Communications Commission and enabled 29,000 locals to access high-quality internet. To support the State Internetization Programme, the Commission is implementing the Digital Support Programme, which is a...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held informational meetings for town hall employees in the municipalities of Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri. The meeting in Ozurgeti was chaired by ComCom member Natia Kukuladze, while the meeting in Chokhatauri was led by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Gugulashvili.  During the meetings, ComCom representatives gave a presentation about the importance of media literacy and talked about the meaning...