As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission continues to hold informational meetings about media literacy in municipalities across Georgia. ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Gugulashvili held a presentation for town hall employees in Zugdidi and Khelvachauri. The meeting discussed issues such as the role and importance of media literacy, separation of information, facts, opinion and fake news, disinformation methods, as well as distinguishing...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission is holding seminars in the municipalities of Tsageri and Lentekhi about digital literacy and safe use of the internet. The seminars have already been attended by a total of 350 locals. 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. The programme will continue in Lentekhi until...

The Communications Commission has issued Mtavari Arkhi with a written caution for airing political advertising in violation of the law. In July of this year, the station aired video clips showing members of parliament who supported the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence and depicting them in a negative context. The Commission found that the video clips served to hinder the election of political unions and their representatives who will potentially be participating in the parliamentary...

Based on the comprehensive study of the mobile communications market and the conclusions of EU experts involved in the study, the Communications Commission recognised Magticom as an operator with significant market power. In order to rectify the uncompetitive environment on the market and facilitate the opening of the market, the Commission imposed three different types of access obligations, according to which the operator with significant market power will have to allow the interested...

The Communications Commission has declared Magticom an operator with significant power on the mobile communications market. This decision was based on the comprehensive study of the mobile services market commissioned by ComCom. The EU experts found that the Georgian mobile communications market is uncompetitive and this circumstance will not change for at least the next three years without ex-ante regulation, causing Georgian consumers to suffer. The Chairman and members of the Commission...

“The fixed internet retail market is quite uncompetitive, which is damaging for Georgian consumers. The wholesale market is therefore in need of ex-ante regulation,” stated Domagoj Jurjevic, head of the EU expert group that carried out the comprehensive study of the fixed broadband market commissioned by ComCom.  According to Mr. Jurjevic, both the mobile and fixed broadband markets have been studied in accordance with the EU market analysis methodology and best practices, but...

“The fixed fibre-optic broadband service market in Georgia is uncompetitive and non-dynamic, which is restrictive and damaging for the consumers.” These are the findings of the EU experts who took part in the comprehensive study commissioned by ComCom. The experts deemed Magticom to be an operator with significant market power and identified specific obligations that they believe will overcome the challenges of competition and enable Georgian consumers to have access to diverse and...

Upon the conclusion of comprehensive study of the fixed internet market commissioned by ComCom, EU experts deemed Magticom to be an operator with significant market power in terms of the number of customers, revenues and infrastructure.  The experts concluded that in order to improve the uncompetitive environment on the market, the Communications Commission must impose specific obligations on Magticom to remove market entry barriers and create more favourable conditions for the...

“Magticom holds a dominant position on the fixed fibre-optic internet market in terms of the number of customers and infrastructure, which allows it to operate independently from customers and competitors. It is therefore an operator with significant market power, and this will not change without ex-ante maket regulation.” These were the findings of the EU experts involved in the comprehensive study of the fixed broadband market, which was commissioned by ComCom. According to the...

The Communications Commission held a public presentation on the results of the comprehensive study of the fixed internet market, which was led by ComCom member Ekaterine Imadedze and the head of the Market Regulation Department Ekaterine Sichinava. During the presentation, Ms Imedadze provided the audience with detailed information about the research methodology, the investigated circumstances and the conclusions made by the experts, according to which the Georgian fixed internet market is...