The Communications Commission has published its activity report for 2021, which includes a summary of the projects implemented last year, as well as the challenges and plans for 2022. The annual report focusses on the current media environment in Georgia and the opening of the mobile and landline markets. It also provides an extensive overview of the broadcasting and electronic communications trends. The report devotes considerable attention to the activities of the Communications Commission and the Media Academy in the field of media literacy. 

As in the previous year, the Commission conducted qualitative pre-election media monitoring in 2021 and once again found that while the Georgian media is pluralistic and diverse, it is also polarised and politically biased. The media environment is saturated with fake news, hate speech and manipulation attempts. The use of obscene language and profanity remains a significant challenge for the broadcasters. 

The report also mentions the 2021 Supreme Court judgment on the financial transparency of broadcasters, according to which the broadcasters must complete the financial transparency forms approved by the Communications Commission. 

The annual report details the media literacy projects that have been implemented with the aim to develop critical thinking skills among the target groups, including ethnic minorities, and help them protect themselves from disinformation and harmful effects of the internet. The report also talks about the activities of the Media Academy, summarising the Media School and Media Lab projects and providing detailed information about media critique. 

The report contains information about the state internetization programme Log-in Georgia, which has been implemented by the Communications Commission and Open Net with the financial support of the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. 

As for the telecom industry, the report provides an overview of important decisions taken by the Communications Commission for the purpose of opening the mobile and landline markets, including allowing mobile virtual network operators and regulating Bitstream. The report talks about the decision to give mobile operators back the flexibility to set tariffs in order to help them implement new technologies in a timely manner.  

The annual report breaks down the trends in the broadcasting and telecom industry. In 2021, the communications sector contributed a total of GEL 367,373,890 to the state budget. 

You can view the 2021 activity report of the Communications Commission by clicking this link.