GNCC, for the purpose to ensure the provision of broadband services, including the implementation of the fourth generation (4G) services, in order to obtain licenses for the use of the radio frequency spectrum, has announced the auction consisting of 9 lots in total. The auctions in order to obtain licenses for the use of radio frequency spectrum were announced in 800/900/1800/2100 ranges. Frequency resources available in 800 MHz range are put out in the auction through N1, N2, N3 and N4 ...

Georgia became the member of European audiovisual observatory (www.obs.coe.int), GNCC represents our country in the organization. The observatory is the part of the Council of Europe which was founded in 1992. Its goal is to collect and disseminate information about Europe’s audiovisual industry. Observatory ensures information regarding European audiovisual markets and their funding; it analyzes and prepares reports on such issues, which impact different sectors of audiovisual industry. ...

An agreement on co-operation for the following year has been signed between Georgian National Communications Commission and the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania. The document was signed by the chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission – Vakhtang Abashidze and by the director of the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania – Feliksas Dobrovolskis. The dense relationship between two administrative authorities ...

Modern world celebrates international consumer rights day on March 15. Georgian National Communications Commission, as consumers’ rights protection guarantee in the field of broadcasting and electronic communications, joins the celebration of this important date.   The efforts of GNCC are directed to promote social awareness in the telecommunications sector, to control the quality of telecommunications services, also, to ensure availability for every part of the society of ...

GNCC has granted a permit to use numbering resource to “Geocell” Ltd. “Geocell” Ltd has obtained a permit to use numbering resource at following index: 577 XXXXXX (40392 subscriber numbers in total) in order to organize services via electronic communications networks and to identify the subscribers’ terminal devices of these networks. The geographical area to use numbering resource consists of an entire Georgian territory, permit has no time limit and is subject ...

“Georgian Media Network” Ltd has addressed GNCC with a request to modify its broadcasting authorization for the purpose to reduce length of the broadcasting and to specify the thematic. The Commission has satisfied the request of an above-mentioned company, which, also is an authorized entity for specialized broadcasting, and as new broadcasting format, defined broadcasting length of 12 hours per day, broadcasting  sub-type – specialized broadcasting ( general ...

GNCC has satisfied the complaint submitted by non-governmental organization “Human Rights Center” against “TV Imedi” Ltd. In the complaint by non-governmental organization “Human Rights Center” it has been noted, that the organization has prepared a social ad and has addressed “TV Imedi” Ltd in a written form in regard to airing the advertisement.  The organization announced, that given audio-visual material belongs to the social ...

Today, the chairman of GNCC Mr. Vakhtang Abashidze and the president of the “Caucasus University” Ltd Mr. Kakha Shengelia have signed the memorandum of cooperation between the organizations. Within a scope of the memorandum, both parties agree, that by cooperation in the field of education and with joint efforts, they will promote the upbringing of the future generations in the field of telecommunications, gaining practical knowledge and advance qualification skills. The parties ...

GNCC, based on recent statements made by the president of “Magticom” Ltd David Lee in regard to the alienation of retail service segment operational assets of “Caucasus Online” releases an official statement to the public: “According to the Commission’s estimation, the political statements of the president of “Magticom” Ltd David Lee, in particular, represent an attempt to pressure state structures for the purpose of lobbying private corporate ...

GNCC has issued written warnings on entities authorized for transit of broadcasting “TV Kakheti” Ltd and “Cinema Kakheti” Ltd due to the illegal re-transmission of several channels, as for “Gorda” Ltd, the company has been given a fine in the amount of 3 000 Gel. “TV Kakheti” Ltd has been transmitting following channels without proper licenses and permits: “Imedi,” “1st Channel of the Public Broadcaster,” “Rustavi ...