Goga Gulordava has been appointed as a member of the Communications Commission for a six-year term starting today. He has 26 years of professional experience. The Parliament of Georgia approved Goga Gulordava as a ComCom member unanimously, with 77 votes.   Prior to becoming a member of the Communications Commission, Goga Gulordava worked for two years as a financial monitor and auditor at Teleimedi. From 2020 to 2025, he served as an Advisor to the General Director of the Georgian State...

The Communications Commission has updated the methodology for calculating the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the telecommunications sector and, starting from 2026, set a new rate of 13.90% for the next regulatory period. In addition, the Commission will further incentivise the introduction of next-generation technologies, network upgrades, and the development of underserved areas by assigning a higher WACC of 15.90%.  The most recent amendment to ComCom’s 2017 decision...

The Communications Commission issued a written warning to Formula Multimedia for receiving funding from a political party. Specifically, the monitoring conducted by ComCom found that in the third quarter of 2025 the broadcaster received GEL 540,000 from the political association Unity – National Movement.  Pursuant to Article 66¹ of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, it is prohibited for a political party to finance a broadcaster, as well as to purchase its services or to...

The Communications Commission has issued a written warning to GDS TV for violating copyright and related rights. Specifically, the media monitoring carried out by ComCom found that the broadcaster aired the feature film Around the World in 80 Days on 29 November 2025 at 12:15, the feature film The Internship on 30 November at 21:32, and the TV series House, M.D. on 1 December at 17:00, without documentation confirming valid and lawful broadcasting...

ComCom did not uphold the complaint filed against Teleimedi by Georgia’s Future Academy and Aleksandre Zibzibadze. Specifically, the organisation and Aleksandre Zibzibadze submitted a complaint to the Commission regarding the information disseminated about them in Teleimedi’s programme “Imedis Kvira,” as well as on the broadcaster’s website and social media platforms. According to the complainants, Teleimedi had spread inaccurate, false, and misleading information...

The Communications Commission has issued a written warning to TV 25 for failing to broadcast news programmes, and to the Public Radio and Television Organisation Parvana for failing to broadcast socio-political programmes. The aforementioned television stations are authorised entities for general television broadcasting, and are obliged to air news and socio-political programmes in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting and the terms of the authorisation.  The monitoring...

ComCom did not uphold the complaints of Georgia’s Future Academy and Aleksandre Zibzibadze, as well as Georgia’s Future Academy, Aleksandre Zibzibadze and Maria Darchiev, regarding the imposition of administrative liability against Teleimedi. The organisation and the aforementioned individuals filed two complaints with ComCom regarding the reports about them in the Teleimedi shows “Chronicle” and “Imedis Kvira.” According to the complainants, their activities...

The Communications Commission has issued a written warning to POSTV for failing to air pre-election debates during the 2025 municipal elections.  According to the Law on Broadcasting, a broadcaster is obliged to air pre-election debates and ensure the participation of all qualified electoral subjects in a non-discriminatory manner during the pre-election campaign in its coverage zone.  Due to the fact that the broadcaster had not been sanctioned for similar violations in the past...

Cellfie Mobile won the auction announced by the Communications Commission to improve the quality of services. As part of 4 abstract lots, the company purchased frequencies in the 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands at the total cost of GEL 23,598,970. Cellfie Mobile purchased the frequencies at a 40% discount, including a 20% discount based on the commitment to provide access to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). After obtaining the frequency resource, the mobile operator will be able to improve...

The Communications Commission has fined Formula GEL 7,500 for violating product placement (PP) rules, and TV Pirveli GEL 2,500 for violating PP and sponsorship rules.  Media monitoring carried out by the Commission found violations of advertising rules on the “Family Doctor” show aired by TV Pirveli on 5 and 19 October, and on the “Every Day” show aired by Formula on 11, 12, 18 and 19 October, where products were afforded excessive importance, product placement...