The National Communications Commission Organization Act Article 8

The NCC is to exercise its functions independently in accordance with the law.Commissioners are to perform their duties independently transcending from partisan politics, and throughout their terms, shall stringently abide by the conflict of interest recusal principle, and may not participate in political party activities or serve in government agencies or state enterprise positions or as consultants, and also may not serve in a communications enterprise or organization in a full or part-time capacity.Commissioners, within three years upon resignation, may not serve as directors, auditors, managers, or as shareholders or consultants of a profit entity which executes the business directly related to his or her duties within five years prior to the resignation date.Commissioners, within three years upon resignation, may not contact or handle, directly or indirectly, any pertinent business to the agency where a commissioner once worked or an agency a commissioner once belonged to on his or her own behalf or on the behalf of others on matters presenting directly conflict of interest to his or her previous functions within five years prior to the resignation date.