Opposition legislators vowed Friday to introduce a resolution demanding that the National Communications Commission (NCC) retract its decision to revoke the license of a cable TV channel, a decision the lawmakers feared would have a chilling effect on other broadcasters. According to Pan Men-an, a whip of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus, the NCC's decision could be unlawful and may have violated the constitutionally protected freedom of communication. The caucus would also seek the support of ruling Kuomintang legislators for its action, Pan said. 'The Legislative Yuan, which enacted the NCC's organic law, does not want to become an accomplice in the suppression of the media,' he said. The NCC decided on Wednesday to revoke the license of ERA TV's entertainment channel because it repeatedly violated a ban on embedded advertising. The decision has drawn heavy criticism from media freedom advocates. NCC spokesman Chen Cheng-chang defended the agency's decision, however, saying that the NCC had given the station a one-year buffer period to improve, but the station obviously failed to do so. Chen disclosed that a committee reviewing the TV channel's license renewal application a year ago had recommended that the NCC reject the application, but the regulator eventually agreed to renew the station's license on condition that there would be no more violations. With the channel guilty of several similar violations over the past year, the NCC's latest decision to revoke the channel's license was completely lawful, he insisted. According to the official, the channel will have to stop broadcasting starting Dec. 30 or Jan. 1. Also Friday, Presidential Office spokesman Lo Chih-chiang said President Ma Ying-jeou will not interfere with any decisions made by the NCC because it is an independent organization. If the TV channel is not satisfied with the NCC ruling, it can file an appeal, Lo said. 