In 2020, the Georgian National Communications Commission announced its plans to introduce Mobile virtual network operators in 2021.
It will be held in August 2023 and most of the lots come with a requirement for MNOs to start talks with MVNOs, which means they will not be able to keep their infrastructure closed off if they want to buy licenses for specific 5G frequencies.
The fixed telephony, internet and IP television in Georgia is mainly operated by MAGTICOM, Silknet and New Net, all of which controlled 90% of the market in 2018.
The home internet provider industry in Georgia is heavily monopolized by 2 major competitors: Silknet and MAGTICOM.
Georgia's dependence on international connectivity makes it vulnerable to upstream filtering, evident in the March 2008 blocking of YouTube by Türk Telekom.