At GNCC, the current administrative process on imposing administrative sanctions on “R – Radio” Ltd has been delayed again. The public discussion on case will be resumed on December 23, 2014 at 16:00 pm.  The session will be attended by the representatives from “R – Radio” Ltd, also, the head of International Information Agency “News Georgia” Ltd - EleneImedashvili, and by co-worker of the same agency AnatoliLaskhishvili. As a reminder, few ...

GNCC has announced an auction for issuance of radio frequency spectrum licenses in order to implement fourth-generation (4G) broadband services. Deadline for submission of applications for participation in the auction to be held at Georgian National Communications Commission was determined to be December 19, 2014 before 17:00 pm. The auction session will be held on December 29, 2014 at 13:00 pm. In the auction, the 10x2 MHz section is being displayed in 800 MHz range and initial price of the ...

The Commission, in accordance with action plan and relevant recommendations endorsed by the Georgian Government on “shifting from analogue terrestrial broadcasting to digital terrestrial television broadcasting system,” granted rights to 21 local (regional) broadcasters to provide digital broadcasting in accordance with the broadcasting licenses within their distribution area. These TV companies are: “Ecom” Ltd, TV company “Gurjaani” Ltd, TV company ...

GNCC has imposed sanctions in the form of written warnings to cable operators Ltd “ Imer TV” and Ltd “ TV for Kakheti” for retransmission of some Georgian and foreign channels without having proper permits and licenses. The monitoring group of the Commission has carried out inspection of Ltd “Imer TV” on September 22, 2014. The company exercised retransmission of the following broadcasting channels without appropriate permits and licenses: “I Channel of ...

GNCC has announced an auction for issuance of radio frequency spectrum licenses in order to implement fourth-generation broadband (internet) services.  On November 28, 2014, at 14:00 pm, a public session will be held at GNCC, where the date for announcing an auction for issuance of radio frequency spectrum licenses in order to implement fourth-generation broadband (internet) services will be determined. Also, the deadline for submission of applications by the participants in the auction ...

The 12th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium – WTIS 2014 ended on November 26. The event was closed with final speeches made by director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau - Brahima Sanou, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development - Dimitri Kumsiashvili, Deputy Director General of National Statistics Office of Georgia - Tengiz Tsekvava and the Chairman of Georgian National Communications Commission - Vakhtang Abashidze. On final session of the ...

The 12th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium – WTIS 2014 ends on November 26. The Symposium has been attended by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) members - over three hundred delegates from over one hundred countries. Among guests were ministers from telecommunication field and heads of regulatory authorities from different countries.   International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released annual global ICT data &ICT Development Index country rankings. The ...

GNCC has imposed fines on three current cable operators in Batumi city – “TV Era: Ltd, “TV XXI+” Ltd and “BATUMI MEDIA GROUP” Ltd for illegal retransmission of some foreign and Georgian broadcasting channels. The monitoring group of the Commission has carried out inspection on “TV ERA” Ltd on September 26, 2014, and it was revealed, that the company retransmitted following broadcasting channels without proper permits and licenses: ...

ITU releases annual global ICT data &ICT Development Index country rankings Denmark ranks in first place in global ICT Development Index (IDI) Geneva, 24 November2014 – Over three billion people are now online and information and communication technology (ICT) growth remains buoyant in just about every country worldwide, according to ITU’s flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report. The report is widely recognized as the repository of the world’s ...

  The Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has officially opened the 12th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium – WTIS 2014 on November 24. The Symposium is being attended by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) members - over three hundred delegates from over one hundred countries. Among guests are ICT  ministers and heads of regulatory authorities from different countries of the world. The audience was welcomed by ITU’s newly elected ...