The Communications Commission has issued Mtavari Arkhi with a fine of GEL 58,061.76 for repeat violation of the legislative requirements regarding the placement of pre-election/political advertising. In accordance with the Georgian legislation, pre-election adverts can be aired by the broadcasters from the next Monday of the scheduling day of the second round of voting. Therefore, Mtavari Arkhi only had the right to broadcast political adverts from Monday, 16 November. It is important to note ...

The Communications Commission has published ComCom Digest for the month of November, which provides an overview of the activities and important decisions taken by the Commission over the past month. What violations were identified during the pre-election media monitoring process, which broadcasters were issued with a protocol for violating the legislation, and what were the television advertising figures and trends in the third quarter? Detailed information on these and other issues ...

What are the existing challenges on the Georgian telecommunications market, what opportunities are afforded to virtual operators by the decision regarding the mandatory access of MVNOs, what are ComCom’s plans regarding the implementation of 5G technology in Georgia, and what challenges are associated with Georgia’s top-level DNS zones? These are some of the issues addressed by representatives of the Communications Commission at the Georgian Internet Governance Forum ...

“When the telecommunications market is fully saturated, investments have already been made and competition is no longer growing, regulators must make the acceptance of MVNOs mandatory,” principal analyst and competition expert at Cullen International, Veronica Bocarova, told the forum of Georgian Network Operators Group (GeoNOG 2020). The Cullen International expert does not believe that MVNOs can present any form of threat in Georgia. According to her, international practices ...

Television advertising revenues increased by 24% year-on-year during the third quarter, totaling GEL 15.9 million, which includes advertising, sponsorship, product placement, notices and teleshopping. Notably, direct advertising accounted for 87% of all advertising revenues, while sponsorship and product placement accounted for 6% each.  The largest revenue figures in Q3 were posted by Imedi TV (GEL 6.1 million, which represents a 20% increase year-on-year). Rustavi 2 posted revenues ...

The Communications Commission publishes the first qualitative and quantitative interim report on the media monitoring of the pre-election period of Georgia’s parliamentary election. The report covers the period from September 1 to September 30. The qualitative media monitoring was conducted on 6 national broadcasters, including First Channel of the Public Broadcaster, Adjara Public Broadcaster, Rustavi 2, Imedi TV, Pirveli TV and Mtavari TV. The monitoring covered the primetime period, ...

The Communications Commission has published the quarterly edition of ComCom Digest for persons who are interested in the telecommunications sector. It includes an overview of the key events that took place during the months of August, September and October, decisions taken by the Commission and market development trends that are presented in the form of notices and videos. What are Georgia’s advantages in its quest to become a digital hub, what changes have been made in the Law ...

At today’s public meeting, the Communications Commission discussed the cases of violation of the Election Code by 10 broadcasters during the pre-election period. The Commission issued Mtavari Arkhi, Imedi, Formula and Palitra TV with protocols for violating Article 50 of the Election Code by publishing results of a public opinion poll within 48 hours before the vote. TV Formula failed to include mandatory information while publishing the results of its exit poll. The Commission also ...

The Communications Commission will help the winners and other participants of the “Truth or Fiction?” competition with career development by providing certified training. The training programme is composed of learning materials from the BBC Academy. After completing the course, participants will be issued with certificates and receive the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with other pupils and students at schools and universities. Most importantly, the opportunity ...