Constitutional Court rejects Telemicro’s appeal against Indotel

Constitutional Court declares Telemicro’s appeal against Indotel inadmissible

The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic (TCRD) has issued a final decision regarding the legal conflict involving Corporación de Televisión y Microondas Rafa, S. A. (Telemicro) and the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel). The superior body declared the motion for review filed by the television station against a compliance amparo ruling inadmissible.

Origin of the legal conflict

The legal dispute had its genesis when Telemicro filed an action before the First Chamber of the Superior Administrative Court (TSA). The central objective of this lawsuit was to challenge the operation of the so-called Virtual Channel 3, whose legal ownership lies with the company Franasyl, S.R.L.

Within its claims, Telemicro sought for the judicial authorities to order the immediate suspension of any promotion, use, transmission, or retransmission of said signal by Franasyl, S.R.L.

The position of the courts

The legal process initially advanced in the Superior Administrative Court, where judgment number 0030-02-2026-SSEN-00175 was issued, dated March 24, 2026. In said ruling, the court determined that the action filed by the television station was inadmissible.

After analyzing the arguments presented, the Constitutional Court ratified the previous position by declaring the motion for review inadmissible, thus closing the path for this particular claim within the constitutional courts.

With this Constitutional Court ruling, the original decision of the TSA remains firm, concluding this stage of the litigation that involved actors from the telecommunications and media sectors in the country.