The Communications Commission has declared Magticom an operator with significant market power on the fixed internet market and established that the company holds a dominant position on the said market in terms of customer numbers, revenues and infrastructure alike. The Commission took this decision based on the results of the comprehensive study of the fixed internet market, which it carried out together with EU experts.  ComCom’s decision to deem Magticom an operator with...

The Communications Commission has declared Magticom an operator with significant power on the fixed internet market. The decision was based on the comprehensive study of the fixed internet market commissioned by ComCom, within the framework of which the EU experts involved in the study deemed the Georgian fixed internet market to be uncompetitive and found that without ex-ante regulation, the restrictive competitive environment will not change.  When making the decision, the Communications...

“The decision taken by the Communications Commission is a step towards creating a more competitive market,” according to the head of the EU expert group involved in the comprehensive study of the fixed broadband market commissioned by ComCom, Domagoj Jurjevic.  According to Mr. Jurjevic, although the research was carried out in accordance with the EU market analysis methodology and best practices, all findings were based on the data obtained from the Georgian telecom market....

To facilitate integration of media literacy into formal education, ComCom trained 70 teachers using the learning module developed as part of the project. The trained teachers will teach media literacy as an optional subject to 10th, 11th and 12th grade pupils. Students who choose the subject will learn media and information language, information processing, types of disinformation, as well as methods of detecting fake news and determining the truth using a variety of...

In order to eliminate product placement violations in the Georgian television space and protect user rights, ComCom member Ivane Makharadze and Head of Media Services Regulation Department, Kote Koridze, met with representatives of TV company BMG. The workshop served as a detailed discussion of the legal framework on product placement violations and the existing product placement guidelines developed by ComCom.  During the meeting ComCom representatives and BMG employees discussed examples...

The monitoring carried out by the Communications Commission established that Cellfie Mobile’s 5G internet in Bakuriani and Zugdidi is significantly faster than the 4G/LTE internet of Magticom and Silknet, while the speed of Silknet’s mobile internet in Tbilisi is similar. Mobile internet monitoring showed that in the regions where 5G technology has already been implemented, the speed of mobile internet is about 1.5-2 times higher than the speed of 4G/LTE networks. Following the...

In order to conduct media monitoring for the 2024 parliamentary elections in a qualified and high standard, members of the media monitoring group of the Communications Commission have been given a two-stage cycle of trainings. With the support of the Council of Europe, the trainings were held within the framework of the “Freedom of Expression and Media Support in Georgia” project.  The purpose of the trainings is for the Communications Commission to provide the public with...

In order to rectify the uncompetitive environment on the fixed internet market, the Communications Commission discussed the necessary regulations and specific obligations at a public meeting. The session was devoted to the discussion of the results of the comprehensive study of the telecom sector. Along with the representatives of telecom operators, the hearing was attended by stakeholders. The Commission will rule on ex-ante regulation of the fixed internet market and specific obligations on 8...

The significant power of Magticom on the fixed internet market was a topic of discussion at the ComCom meeting that reviewed the results of the comprehensive study. According to the research analysis, the company holds a dominant position on the fibre-optic internet market in terms of customer numbers and revenues alike. Along with the representatives of telecom operators, the hearing was attended by stakeholders. The Commission will rule on the results of the comprehensive study on 8 August...

As part of the public administrative proceedings on the comprehensive study of the fixed internet market, the Communications Commission held a hearing that was attended by representatives of telecom operators, as well as other stakeholders. The Commission will rule on the results of the comprehensive study on 8 August 2024.  During the hearing, the Commission discussed the results of the Georgian fixed internet market analysis carried out together with EU experts, who found that the market...