Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of the Market Regulation Department of the Communications Commission, Ekaterine Sichinava, took part in the “Capacity Eurasia 2025” conference in Istanbul organised by Capacity Media. During the event, Ms. Imedadze participated in the panel discussion “New Digital Hubs Connecting Two Continents,” where she talked about Georgia's positioning as a regional digital connectivity hub and highlighted ComCom's...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a seminar on the subject of “Brand Media: Creation and Development Strategies” for people employed in the fields of journalism, marketing, PR and corporate communications, as well as for other interested parties and students in this field. The seminar was chaired by journalist and media communications specialist Tea Skhiereli, who shared her experience with the participants. During the seminar, participants learned why and how...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a seminar for startuppers on the subject of digital marketing, titled “Startup Marketing: Strategies for Growth.” The event was chaired by digital marketer and co-founder of AdMagica, Gigi Kurtanidze. AdMagica is an AI-based platform that creates automated and effective advertising visuals for digital channels. It is a former winner of the Media Lab contest Ideadrome. The meeting discussed important issues such as: testing offers...

5G mobile internet will become available to subscribers of all three major operators in Georgia. The Communications Commission has announced Silknet as the winner of combined lot N1 in the third auction for the implementation of 5G. The total cost of this lot was GEL 48,802,257. After paying 30% of the full amount into the state budget, the operator will be granted a license to use the 700 MHz and 3400-3800 MHz frequency bands. The remaining 70% must be paid by the company within one year of...

In order to raise awareness about media literacy among young people, the Communications Commission held a workshop with students from the European University and Tbilisi State University. The meeting was chaired by representative of the Media Literacy Department of the Communications Commission, Mariam Gugulashvili.  The workshop discussed important issues such as the essence of media literacy and its role in the modern world; possible motives for creating or spreading disinformation;...

The Communications Commission has fined Sezoni TV GEL 2,500 for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. Specifically, monitoring conducted by the Commission revealed that in May and June of this year, Sezoni TV aired the programme “Daily Review with Nikoloz Mzhavanadze” at 21:00, where offensive language was used once by a guest, and once by the host.  According to the Law on Broadcasting, programmes containing offensive language are considered unsuitable for minors under...

Member of the communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze took part in the meeting of the International Telecommunication Union Council in Geneva, which included elections for the positions of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Council.  In addition, the event discussed such important issues as the 2024 ITU Annual Activity Report and Strategic Plan; preparations for the 2025 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25); ITU projects implemented in 2023-24 and plans for the future;...

Head of the Spectrum and Technology Department of the Communications Commission Sandro Karumidze and Head of the Spectrum Management Group Giorgi Papava took part in the 20th European Spectrum Management Conference in Brussels.  The conference discussed important issues such as the European Digital Networks Act, the coexistence of GSO/NGSO satellite systems, the future use of the 7.125–8.5 GHz band, maximising the value of the 6GHz and sub-700 MHz mid-frequency bands for mobile...

In the first quarter of 2025, TV broadcasters collected a total of GEL 14.8 million in commercial advertising revenues. The information supplied by broadcasters to the Communications Commission under the Law on Broadcasting shows that the following companies spent the most money procuring advertising on Teleimedi, Rustavi 2, PosTV, Formula and TV Pirveli in Q1 2025:  Teleimedi collected more than GEL 500,000 in advertising revenues from Bank of Georgia. The broadcaster collected between...

Member of the Communications Commission Ivane Makharadze took part in the 27th plenary meeting of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society of the Council of Europe (CDMSI), which discussed the steps taken by CDMSI member states to protect the safety of journalists and future initiatives.  The 27th plenary meeting of CDMSI was also devoted to reviewing important issues such as the annual report of the Platform for the Safety of Journalists on press freedom,...