As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications commission has trained 160 locals in Chkhorotsku in digital literacy and safe use of the internet. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for information, create and use e-mail, use Google Maps and Google Translator, share locations and use online communication tools.  Since 2022, more than 5500 citizens from different regions of Georgia have been trained as part of the Digital Support Programme in...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission has issued certificates to 14 successful graduates of the intensive practical course Media School Studio. With the help of professional mentors, the students worked for an information service specially created for them, learning how to independently create media products and complete their media portfolio. Notably, as a result of the acquired experience and reference letters from the Media School, several graduates have already found employment...

The Communications Commission and the Media Lab have successfully concluded the second global media literacy hackathon for young people. The contest saw 40 teams consisting of 130 participants submitting their projects, from which the top 10 were selected. For 2 days, the participating teams worked actively on improving their projects together with professional mentors, after which a competent jury selected three winners, taking into account the relevance of the problem, the effectiveness of...

Within the framework of the obligations imposed by the Communications Commission as a result of the comprehensive study, MagtiCom has published an invitation to offer for operators wishing to access its network. The 2024 study found that MagtiCom was an operator with significant power on the mobile and fixed network markets. Therefore, the company was required to provide access to both its fixed and mobile networks, and to publish the relevant offers for access. In addition, ComCom has...

The Media School of the Communications Commission is offering graduates, as well as third and fourth-year students of any faculty, a unique opportunity to undergo a four-month intensive practical course at the Media School Studio, where selected candidates will be able to work for an information service specially created for them, as well as to independently create media products and complete their media portfolio with the help of professional mentors. Specifically, participants will prepare...

SpaceX Satellite Policy Director Stephen Nelson spoke during the session titled “Strengthening the Region and Sustainable Digital Development,” which was organised by the Communications Commission at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2024). According to Mr. Nelson, Georgia has a strategic location in the region, making the country a natural logistics and transportation hub on the Trans-Caspian trade highway that connects the two continents.  “Located at the crossroads of...

The Communications Commission has named St. George International School as the winner in the primary school category of the Media Literacy Olympiad, which it held for teachers and students. More than 500 schools across Georgia took part in the contest. The winning submission by St. George's International School was a video created by fourth graders, in which the students explain in creative and entertaining ways how they deal with misinformation and determine the truth. ComCom awarded the...

During the International Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection, the head of the Market Regulation Department at the Communications Commission, Ekaterine Sichinava, presented the results of the comprehensive study of the telecom market carried out by ComCom together with EU experts. During the panel session “Competition Enforcement Policy in Regulated Markets – Key Trends and Challenges,” Ms. Sichinava noted that the study assessed both the fixed and the mobile...

Georgia is hosting the III International Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection, which has been organised by the Communications Commission, the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency, National Bank of Georgia, the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, and the Insurance State Supervision Service. The opening session of the event, which focussed on the achievements, results and challenges in the field of competition and consumer protection, was attended by...

The total commercial advertising revenues of TV and radio broadcasters in the third quarter of 2024 decreased by 6.9% year-over-year to GEL 18.1 million. TV broadcasters alone collected GEL 16 million in advertising revenues (10% less than in the previous year), with direct advertising accounting for 74% of the total, and product placement accounting for 13.5%. The third quarter of 2024 coincided with the start of the pre-election period for the 2024 parliamentary elections. The current...