The Communications Commission calls on the election observation missions to respond to the unprecedented and alarming violations of the law by broadcasters during the pre-election campaign for the 2024 parliamentary elections. Instances of the broadcasters violating the law have not only been identified by the Commission, but also backed up by numerous court decisions. Nevertheless, the election observation missions are yet to respond to these alarming events.  During...

The Communications Commission has deemed Rustavi 2 to have violated the Election Code of Georgia by refusing to place paid political advertising, while Teleimedi has been deemed to have violated the Election Code by refusing to place paid political advertising and unlawfully disseminating the results of a public opinion poll. Both broadcasters have been issued with an administrative violation report.  In case of Rustavi 2, the Commission received a complaint from the political union Strong...

The fourth international scientific conference Telecommunications and Security is being held in Tbilisi with the support of the Communications Commission. The event, which serves to discuss new ideas and initiatives and exchange experience between academics, scientists, professors, researchers and experts in the field of telecommunications and cyber security, is organised by the Scientific Cyber Security Association and Internet development Initiative, with the support of the Caucasus...

The Communications Commission has deemed TV Formula to have violated the Election Code of Georgia and issued the broadcaster with and administrative violation report.  On 1 October, the Commission received a letter from TV Formula regarding the assignment of the status of a qualified electoral subject to the political union Gakharia for Georgia. According to the Election Code of Georgia, a broadcaster is authorised to recognise a political party as a qualified electoral subject, provided...

The Communications Commission has deemed Mtavari Arkhi, TV Pirveli and Formula to have violated the Election Code of Georgia and issued the broadcasters with an administrative violation report.  The Commission received a complaint from Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia, according to which the aforementioned broadcasters refused to air the party’s political advertising. In response, Mtavari Arkhi, TV Pirveli and Formula presented a letter stating that they refused to air the...

Magticom will be the sole participant in the second auction announced by the Communications Commission for the implementation of 5G mobile internet. The company has applied for one combined lot and separate lots in the 700, 800, 3410-3710 and 2600 MHz frequency bands. The combined lots will be auctioned on 18 October, the separate lots in the 700, 800 and 3410-3710 MHz frequency bands on 21 October, and the separate lots in the 2600 MHz range on 22-23 October. The auction has been announced for...

The Media Academy of the communications Commission has held a seminar for journalists and students of the Faculty of Journalism, titled “How Elections Are Covered by the News Departments.” The meeting was chaired by TV presenter and Head of the News Department at Rustavi-2, Nino Shubladze, who shared her experience in covering political news. The seminar discussed topics such as election coverage strategy, ensuring information accuracy, working with respondents, and best...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held the cyber security forum Tech Trek, which served to strengthen the positions of tech firms and cyber security startups, and to raise awareness in this field. The event focussed on the latest methods for protecting digital assets, innovative data management strategies, and secure ways of storing and processing data. Tech Trek included interactive training, presentations, a Q&A session and a seminar, where participants obtained practical...

Representatives of the Department of Spectrum and Technology of the Communications Commission, together with the employees of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan (MDDT), carried out joint cross-border monitoring of TV and radio broadcasting and mobile communication networks. Afterwards, the parties held a coordination meeting was in Ganja, which was devoted to discussing the issue of effective operation of radio stations and mobile networks in the border area. Head...

The Communications Commission has trained another 280 teachers in teaching media literacy for the purpose of integrating media literacy into formal education. The trainings were led by media literacy trainer Khatuna Tsikhelashvili and media literacy expert Natalia Ingorokva, who introduced participants to the educational standard and the Media Literacy Lessons manual devised specifically for teaching media literacy. Trained teachers will be able to teach media literacy as an optional subject to...