Expired Internet Quotas Again Challenged at the Constitutional Court, Highlighting Absence of Fair Compensation

Jakarta, Kompas.com - A challenge to Article 71 Paragraph 2 of Law No. 6 of 2023 on Job Creation, in conjunction with Article 28 of Law No. 36 of 1999 on Telecommunications, concerning expired internet quotas, has been submitted again to the Constitutional Court (MK). The case, number 165/PPUU-XXIV/2026, was filed by five law students from the Faculty of Law at Universitas Tujuh Belas Agustus in Surabaya: Rosyid Arifin, Benedictus Klaus Brandon Arya Setya, Nico Ferdian, Gita Putri Akhyun, and Novarinda Benti Dahu. In their submission, they state that expired quotas infringe their rights to protection of property. This protection is guaranteed by Article 28G(1) of the 1945 Constitution and Article 28H(4) of the 1945 Constitution. Furthermore, the applicants argue that the Telecommunication Act, which governs expired quotas, places consumers in a weak position in their transactions with telecommunication operators. ‘Especially in the utilisation of internet quotas that have been purchased but cannot be used optimally due to the service activation period ending,’ the applicants said. ‘Because it does not guarantee protection of consumers’ private property rights over purchased internet quotas that have economic value, it could be arbitrarily lost without a fair basis,’ the applicants added. In addition to the latest lawsuit lodged by the five students, two other lawsuits on the same matter are currently ongoing at MK. The hearings for these two cases will resume on Thursday (21 May 2026) with hearings to hear testimony from related parties. The related parties to be summoned include the Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI) and the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN).