8 32. However, this measure of reparation did not require the re-establishment of the concession to be final, but rather an immediate action, taken in the context of a procedure, and “until it is granted definitively”42 as a result of “an open, independent and transparent procedure to allocate the frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to television channel 2; to this end, following the procedure established in the LOTEL or the relevant domestic law.”43 33. Lastly, in order to reinforce democratic pluralism and as a guarantee of nonrepetition, the Court required that the State “take the necessary measures to ensure that all the future processes held to allocate and renew radio and television frequencies, be carried out in an open, independent and transparent manner. All these processes must be implemented without discriminatory criteria that seek to limit the granting of concessions, and must be designed to reinforce the pluralism of information and respect for judicial guarantees.”44 Diego García-Sayán Judge Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary 42 Case of Granier et al. (Radio Caracas Televisión) v. Venezuela, para. 381. 43 Case of Granier et al. (Radio Caracas Televisión) v. Venezuela, para. 382. 44 Case of Granier et al. (Radio Caracas Televisión) v. Venezuela, para. 394.

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