Communications Commission to implement modern radio frequency systems in Georgia
ComCom Chairman Kakha Bekauri presented the body’s 2022 report to the Parliament on Thursday. Photo: ComCom
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The Georgian National Communications Commission will update the National Plan for Radio Frequency Distribution in order to provide consumers with innovative service and implement modern systems in the country, Chairman Kakha Bekauri said on Thursday in comments on the body’s 2022 report to the Parliament.
Bekauri said the updated National Plan included development of new technology, including 5G networks, as well as an additional new frequency for Wi-Fi operations, ranges for specific satellite services, and technological standards and service types.
Bekauri also told MPs that last year the Commission started a comprehensive telecom market study to remove entry barriers on the fixed and mobile service markets and increase competition.
The body also simplified porting regulations last year to enable consumers to port their fixed and mobile telephone numbers between providers without changing them, he told lawmakers.
Bekauri also shared statistics on mobile and fixed internet subscribers, revealing mobile services across Georgia had been used by over 5.8 million users over the past five years.
He added 4.1 million subscribers used mobile internet last year, marking an increase of 350,000 over 2021. In the last five years, the average annual growth of the number of mobile internet users was 8.6 percent, the Commission Chairman told MPs.
The number of fixed internet subscribers stood at 1,080,000 in 2022, marking a seven percent growth year-on-year. Bekauri also noted fixed internet was now available in 2,510 out of 3,385 villages across the country.
The Communications Commission of Georgia, the regulatory body responsible for broadcasting and electronic communication, on Friday announced it was fining six broadcasters for striking deals to set fixed prices for their broadcasting with transit companies, setting a precedent of the violation of competition rules for the domestic media industry.
Kakha Bekauri, the Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission, on Wednesday said 500,000 residents of 1,000 villages in Georgia would have an opportunity to access broadband and high-quality internet.
Kakha Bekauri, the Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission, on Wednesday said “polarised and politically biased” journalistic environment was among challenges of the domestic media, in comments on the body’s 2021 report to the Parliament.
Ekaterine Imedadze, a member of the Communications Commission of Georgia, addressed the World Summit on the Information Society with comments about the development of the information technologies and the role of the regulatory body in the process, the Commission said on Monday.
Eighty-nine percent of households in Georgia have internet access, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to 2022 figures, the Survey on Information and Communication Technologies Usage in Households, published on Friday by the National Statistics Office of Georgia, has shown.
Kakha Bekauri, the Chairman of the Georgian National Communications Commission, on Wednesday said mobile services across Georgia had 5.84 million users in 2022.