On 27 May 2007, RCTV made headlines when president Hugo Chávez decided shut down the channel, by renewing their broadcast concession for what it said was the station's role in the 2002 coup, which briefly overthrew his government. The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) upheld the National Commission of Telecommunications (CONATEL) decision. RCTV continued to broadcast via pay television RCTV Internacional. In January 2010, RCTV was sanctioned with temporary closure. It rejected the Venezuelan media regulator's finding that it was a domestic media provider.