Scientific-research publication of the head of the Commission’s Radio Frequency Management Department – Mr. Sergo Shavgulidze, has been published in the American journal “„IEEE Transactions on Communications.“ In Mr. Sergo Shavgulidze’s next article (attached) is presented a new decoding algorithm of generalized concatenated codes, which can be efficiently used both – during data transmission through communication channels, as well as, for encoding of ...

The Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission – Vakhtang Abashidze, and the Chairman of the Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania - Feliksas Dobrovolskis have signed the memorandum of mutual agreement in regard to the international roaming service between Georgia and Lithuania. The ceremony of the document signage has been held on September 20, 2016, at 12 pm at GNCC. The readiness for co-operation between Georgia and Lithuania within the scope of the ...

In accordance with the Paragraph 2 of Article 95 of the “General Administrative Code of Georgia” and Paragraph 14 of Article 36 of “Rules of Regulations of Activities of the Georgian National Communications Commission” and of sub-paragraph b) of Paragraph I of Article 191 of the Georgian law “on Electronic Communications” we notify you, that on September 23, 2016, at 3 pm, public hearing session to be held at the Georgian National Communications Commission ...

The Commission has studied a joint statement Of September 8, 2016, disseminated by “GYLA,” “International Transparency Georgia” and “International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy” as well as the statement of September 9, 2016, of “International Transparency Georgia” in relation to the program “Meetings with Regional Media” placed through the broadcasting net of “GDS” Ltd, whose respondent is a former Prime Minister ...

The Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission Mr. Vakhtang Abashidze held a meeting with the representatives of pre-election observation mission of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE). The Commission’s role, obligations and legal framework during pre-electoral period has been discussed at the meeting, as well as the pre-electoral media monitoring process of the Georgian Parliamentary Elections of 2016 carried out by the Commission. The delegation of ...

GNCC, within the scope of a memorandum signed between the parties, was visited by the delegation of Poland’s Electronic Communications Office. Within the scope of three day visit, representatives of Poland’s Electronic Communications Office from various departments – monitoring, radio frequency governance, legal issues, broadband projects and telecommunications market research will share their experience to their Georgian colleagues. Following to be discussed at the meetings: ...

GNCC, based on a complaint submitted by NNLE ”Media Development Fund” has issued a written warning on “Palitra TV” Ltd for the violation of procedural norms established for functioning of effective self-regulatory mechanism defined by the “Code of Conduct for Broadcasters.”   On March 9,2016, NGO’s - ”Media Development Fund”(MDF); Union :Sapari,” “Identity,” "Tolerance and Diversity Institute"(TDI) and ...

The chairman of GNCC Mr. Vakhtang Abashidze hosted Ambassador Alexander keltchevski – the head of observation mission of OSCE of the Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 and its representatives.   The media monitoring process of the Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 has been discussed at the meeting. the delegation of OSCE has expressed its interest in media monitoring methodology, the current violations detected by the Commission during monitoring process and response ...

GNCC has announced a contest for the issuance of a radio frequency spectrum license to ensure digital terrestrial TV broadcasting in Mestia based on an application submitted by NNLE” Shvania TV” on July 28, 2016. The submission of documentation by applicants willing to participate in the contest has begun on August 22, 2016, at 7 pm. However, the Commission has received no application for participation, which is why the competition was declared failed.

GNCC has drawn a protocol of administrative offenses to the newspaper “Tkibuli” for the violation of rules of pre-electoral agitation and political advertising and has transferred it to the city court (Tkibuli) for further reaction.    In the July issue of the newspaper “Tkibuli” an agitation letter was published by an MP of Tkibuli Elguja Gotsiridze for the political union “Georgian Dream” – “Democratic Georgia” which didn’t ...