The Communications Commission has launched the second phase of the comprehensive study of the Georgian telecommunications market, one of the main parts of which is an in-depth study of corporate offers for business companies in the fixed retail market. To this end, the Commission held a working meeting involving EU experts, which was attended by representatives of MagtiCom, Silknet, Selfie Mobile, the Small and Medium Operators and MVNO Association, as well as other stakeholders. The meeting ...

The total commercial advertising revenues of TV and radio broadcasters in the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 32.3% year-over-year to GEL 24 million. TV broadcasters alone collected GEL 21.4 million in advertising revenues (32.3% less than in the previous year). It is worth noting that the commercial advertising revenues during this period were to some extent affected by the pre-election period, as broadcasters had devoted advertising time to paid political advertising in October. In the ...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission has trained 290 locals in the municipality of Tskaltubo in digital literacy and the safe use of internet. A total of 18 seminars have already been held in the municipality. Trainings will take place in Tskaltubo until March. Beneficiaries will be able to learn important skills such as finding the desired information online, using Google apps, using social platforms, and others.  The target villages of the programme in ...

The Digital Support Programme of the Communications Commission is actively continuing in the Municipality of Chkhorotsku, where 250 locals have already been trained in digital literacy and the safe use of internet. The meetings aim to enhance the digital competencies of participants and develop skills such as finding the desired information online, using Google apps and programs purposefully, and using social platforms effectively..  The target villages of the programme in the Municipality ...

The Communications Commission has named Kutaisi School N45 as the winner in the secondary school category of the Media Literacy Olympiad, which it held for teachers and students. ComCom awarded the winning school with the necessary equipment for a modern media lab, namely an interactive whiteboard, laptop, mobile tripod, microphone and LED lighting. In addition, the Commission set up a corner where all students of the school will be able to independently create high-quality media products. More ...

The Media Lab of the Communications commission has held the 9th edition of the startup contest Ideadrome. The winners received cash prizes of GEL 5000, GEL 2000 and GEL 1000 each. The goal of the contest was to discover startups in the field of digital media, improve their products, develop them, and facilitate their establishment on the market. The first place went to the PixelVision project, which helps people with vision problems improve their vision with the help of a specially designed ...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications commission has trained 160 locals in Chkhorotsku in digital literacy and safe use of the internet. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for information, create and use e-mail, use Google Maps and Google Translator, share locations and use online communication tools.  Since 2022, more than 5500 citizens from different regions of Georgia have been trained as part of the Digital Support Programme in ...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission has issued certificates to 14 successful graduates of the intensive practical course Media School Studio. With the help of professional mentors, the students worked for an information service specially created for them, learning how to independently create media products and complete their media portfolio. Notably, as a result of the acquired experience and reference letters from the Media School, several graduates have already found employment ...

The Communications Commission and the Media Lab have successfully concluded the second global media literacy hackathon for young people. The contest saw 40 teams consisting of 130 participants submitting their projects, from which the top 10 were selected. For 2 days, the participating teams worked actively on improving their projects together with professional mentors, after which a competent jury selected three winners, taking into account the relevance of the problem, the effectiveness of ...

Within the framework of the obligations imposed by the Communications Commission as a result of the comprehensive study, MagtiCom has published an invitation to offer for operators wishing to access its network. The 2024 study found that MagtiCom was an operator with significant power on the mobile and fixed network markets. Therefore, the company was required to provide access to both its fixed and mobile networks, and to publish the relevant offers for access. In addition, ComCom has ...