The Communications Commission has issued a written warning to POSTV for failing to air pre-election debates during the 2025 municipal elections.  According to the Law on Broadcasting, a broadcaster is obliged to air pre-election debates and ensure the participation of all qualified electoral subjects in a non-discriminatory manner during the pre-election campaign in its coverage zone.  Due to the fact that the broadcaster had not been sanctioned for similar violations in the past...

Cellfie Mobile won the auction announced by the Communications Commission to improve the quality of services. As part of 4 abstract lots, the company purchased frequencies in the 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands at the total cost of GEL 23,598,970. Cellfie Mobile purchased the frequencies at a 40% discount, including a 20% discount based on the commitment to provide access to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). After obtaining the frequency resource, the mobile operator will be able to improve...

The Communications Commission has fined Formula GEL 7,500 for violating product placement (PP) rules, and TV Pirveli GEL 2,500 for violating PP and sponsorship rules.  Media monitoring carried out by the Commission found violations of advertising rules on the “Family Doctor” show aired by TV Pirveli on 5 and 19 October, and on the “Every Day” show aired by Formula on 11, 12, 18 and 19 October, where products were afforded excessive importance, product placement...

The Communications Commission has fined Teleimedi GEL 20,000 and Rustavi 2 (Media Holding) GEL 10,000 for violating product placement and sponsorship rules. The media monitoring conducted by the Communications Commission revealed that advertising communications, including product placement and sponsorship messages, were aired by Teleimedi and Rustavi 2 in violation of the legislation. More specifically, the TV show Imedis Dila aired by Teleimedi on 8 and 9 October, and the TV programme Shua...

The Communications Commission has issued written warnings to the TV broadcasters Formula and Formula Multimedia, as well as the radio broadcasters Journalists' Union People’s Voice, Radio-TV Nori and Gamma System for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, and ordered them to cease receiving funding from a foreign power.  In the second quarter of 2025, Formula Multimedia LLC received GEL 1,336,675 from INFINITY CV GROUP CY LTD, a legal entity registered in Cyprus. During the...

The Communications Commission has published the media monitoring report for the pre-election period of the 2025 municipal elections, which covers the period from 4 August to 4 September. A total of 51 broadcasters were quantitatively monitored during the reporting period. Within the framework of the monitoring process, the Commission monitored the following: pre-election advertising; pre-election debates; news and political shows; pre-election agitation; public opinion surveys and...

The Communications Commission has fined Spero TV GEL 2,500 for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. Specifically, the Commission received a complaint from citizen K.K. in August of this year, alleging that the broadcaster had spread false information about him in one of its stories and on social media. Based on the decision of the Commission, K.K. appealed to the self-regulatory body of Spero TV, and received a letter a month and a half later stating that the complaint was not...

The Communications Commission has drawn up a violation report against POSTV for covering a public opinion poll in violation of the law.  The monitoring conducted by the Commission revealed that on 11 September, the broadcaster covered a public opinion poll in violation of the law. Specifically, POSTV published the poll without indicating who commissioned the poll or whether the poll was paid or free. According to the Election Code of Georgia, when reporting the results of a public opinion...

In order to properly and effectively implement the amendments to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting of 1 April 2025, the Communications Commission published a guide for broadcasters on content requirements with regards to fairness, impartiality, due accuracy, right of reply, privacy, and coverage of emergency situations. The purpose of the guide is to make the views of the Communications Commission on the aforementioned issues, as well as ComCom's approaches in case of violation of the...

The Communications Commission has begun studying and investigating the case of Magticom potentially abusing its dominant position by increasing internet prices.  The issue concerns Magticom's decision to increase the price of mobile internet packages from 1 June, and the price of fixed internet from 1 August.  More specifically, Magticom raised the price of the one-week unlimited mobile internet package by 11% (from GEL 9 to GEL 10), and the price of the one-month unlimited mobile...