The governing board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program. Presently, there are 22 generic top-level domains, which include: .com, .edu, .org, .net and etc. The process of work on the program launched three years ago. The program will extend the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) by allowing companies, organizations and cities to use their own domain names. For example: .hotel, .Tbilisi, .commission, .Rustavi ...

  Five-year dispute between Akhali Kselebi Ltd and JSC Silknet has been settled. The parties presented the act of agreement at the session held at the Georgian National Communications Commission. The dispute between Akhali Kselebi Ltd and JSC United Telecommunications Company of Georgia began in 2006. JSC United Telecommunications Company of Georgia has been renamed twice since then, first it was named United Telecom, and nowadays the company operates on telecom market as JSC Silknet. ...

  The Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission, Irakli Chikovani, took part in the Conference “Implementation of Number Portability beyond Europe’s Borders”. The Conference was held in Barcelona. The Conference was organized by the European Commission and supported by Spain’s Telecommunications Market Commission. The legal, technological and procedural matters of implementation of Number Portability were discussed within the framework of the two-day Conference. The ...

  Georgia Authors Society notified the Georgian National Communications Commission that the so called “pirate versions” of the film “5 Days of August” have been distributed on certain web sites (10 different web sites). The cinematographic production has been placed on these web sites through infringement of the Georgian Law on “Copyright and Adjoining Rights “. The Georgian National Communications Commission will take all appropriate measures in regard to the matter and the owners of ...

  The Georgian National Communications Commission informs you that in accordance with the Charter on National Numbering System of Electronic Communications Networks of Georgia the numbering of mobile networks shall be changed from June 20, 2011, 00:00. The mobile subscriber number shall be added “5” as the first digit, for instance, subscriber number      77-XX-XX-XX shall be replaced by 577-XX-XX-XX; in order to make a call from fixed telephone number, for ...

  “Super TV” Ltd applied to the Georgian National Communications Commission and notified that the majority of the cable operators acting in Tbilisi carry out transit of broadcasting of channels for which they are not authorized to broadcast on the territory of Georgia. “Super TV” Ltd meant “НТВ Плюс” channels package, namely:  “НТВ Плюс Премьера”, “НТВ Плюс Кинохит” and “НТВ Плюс Киноклуб”. Besides, according to the information of “Super TV” Ltd, all the cable broadcasters are ...

  The Georgian National Communications Commission became a member country of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA). Set up in 1995, the EPRA unites 52 countries of Europe, including Georgia. The organization aims at providing discussion and exchange of views between regulatory authorities in the broadcasting field, exchange of information about national and European broadcasting regulation and what is more, providing discussion of practical solutions to legal problems ...

  The delegation of the Georgian National Communications Commission will depart for Poland. The purpose of the visit shall be the development of cooperation between the two countries and the exchange of experience. The five-person delegation from Georgia will stay for two workdays in the Office of Electronic Communications of the Republic of Poland and will observe the system of work of Polish colleagues. Besides, the President of the Regulatory Body of Poland will hold a presentation ...

  The Georgian National Communications Commission informs you that the numbering of fixed local telephone networks shall be changed on June 4, 2011, 00:00. In Tbilisi city 6-digit numbers shall be replaced by 7-digit and existed subscriber numbers shall be added ”2” as the first digit, for instance: subscriber number 76XXXX shall be replaced by 276XXXX. In order to make a call from other geographic zones and mobile networks to Tbilisi the following numbering code shall be used – 32 (code ...

  The Georgian National Communications Commission gave a warning to cable transit broadcaster - private entrepreneur “Zurab Mamukelashvili” i.e. “Ateni TV” at the session held today. The company was retransmitting the following channels “National Geographic”, “English Club”, “Euro Sport” and “CNN” through its cable network without any authorization. Private entrepreneur Zurab Mamukelashvili, who himself attended the session, presented the authorization for retransmission of only one ...