The Media Academy of the Communications Commission hosted a public lecture for journalists and students of the faculty of journalism by the Public Defender Levan Ioseliani. The meeting discussed human rights challenges, as well as the rights of women, children, and people affected by conflict. Other topics of discussion included the protection and civic integration of national minorities; the practice of parole and commutation of the unserved portion of a sentence with a lighter sentence; and a ...

The 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission includes a detailed summary of the activities and projects implemented in the past year by the ComCom Media Academy platforms Media School, Media Lab and Media Critic.  According to the report, the Media School implemented important project last year. It established the Media School Studio to offer people with an interest in journalism a unique opportunity to launch and develop their media careers. The Media School Studio has 14 ...

According to the 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, ComCom has been implementing various projects to raise awareness about media literacy in the society for many years. Between 2019 and 2024, ComCom trained 16,200 pupils, 6,000 teachers and 1,800 students in order to develop their media literacy skills, as well as critical and logical thinking. A total of 980 seminars and informational sessions were held, while the Digital Support Programme, which aims to develop digital ...

According to the 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, 776,000 subscribers received transit broadcasting in 2024, which is 30,000 (4%) more than in the previous year. The penetration rate of transit broadcasting subscribers in households remained unchanged at 67.1%. The average annual growth in the number of subscribers over the past 5 years was 1.4%.  According to the 2024 data, IPTV was once again the most common means of broadcasting. The number of IPTV subscribers ...

According to the 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, the penetration rate of fixed broadband subscribers in households increased to 99.4% last year.  Penetration was highest in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara (146%), followed by Tbilisi with 140%, Samtskhe-Javakheti with 101%, Kvemo Kartli with 88%, Mtskheta-Mtianeti with 86%, Shida Kartli with 75%, Imereti with 68%, Kakheti with 67%, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti with 63%, Guria with 62%, and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo ...

According to the 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, last year ComCom concluded the holistic study of the fixed and mobile services markets together with EU experts. The results showed that the retail market of fixed and mobile services is stagnant and uncompetitive, while the relevant wholesale markets require regulatory intervention. The research also identified Magticom as an operator with significant market power on the fixed and mobile network access markets, leading to ...

According to the 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, last year ComCom held the second auction for the implementation of 5G mobile internet in Georgia. . As it is vitally important for the Commission to facilitate the implementation of new technologies, it took the request of operators into consideration and gave them the opportunity to participate in the second auction to implement 5G technology and provide customers with high-quality services. Magticom won last year’s ...

According to the 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, the volume of data traffic generated by mobile service subscribers increased by 19% year-over-year and amounted to 655 petabytes.  Magticom subscribers generated 47% of the total mobile data traffic in 2024, while Silknet and Cellfie Mobile subscribers generated 34% and 18%, respectively. This is due to the introduction of 5G technology, increased demand for internet access, an increase in the number of mobile internet ...

According to the 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission, the communications sector contributed a total of GEL 628,828,011 to the state budget in 2024, which is GEL 24,254,129 more than in the previous year. The amount paid by broadcasters into the state budget in the form of taxes was GEL 46,607,141, while the amount paid by authorised undertakings in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Electronic Communications was GEL 517,932,633. With regards to the revenues from licensing, ...

The 2024 Activity Report of the Communications Commission presents the distribution of mobile devices in Georgia by manufacturer. Samsung still accounts for the highest share of mobile devices in Georgia with 35.5%, which is 1.8% less than in the previous year. As for the other manufacturers, the share of Apple users increased by 2.2% year-over-year to 22%. Xiaomi’s share decreased by 0.9% to 13.8%, while the share of Microsoft/Nokia users fell by 4.4% to 2.2%. Huawei’s share ...