Ministry of Communications Explains Why Unused Internet Quotas Cannot Be Rolled Over
Jakarta, VIVA – The Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) has explained why unused internet quotas cannot be extended to the next billing period or rolled over.
Director General of Digital Infrastructure at Komdigi, Wayan Toni Supriyanto, stated during a continued judicial review hearing on the Job Creation Law at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday that internet quota rollovers could potentially create additional burdens and costs for operators.
"The obligation to implement rollovers or refunds generally has the potential to create unmeasurable capacity burdens and additional costs for telecommunications providers," he said whilst presenting the government's testimony on the case concerning expired quotas.
Such conditions, he added, could result in tariff adjustments, a reduction in affordable package options, declining service quality due to network congestion, and disruption to network capacity planning.
According to Komdigi, the request for internet quotas to remain valid in line with the SIM card's active period or to be valid indefinitely would potentially create legal uncertainty and an imbalance of obligations for operators or telecommunications providers.
"Because there would be no clear limit regarding the end of the service provision responsibility," he said.
He explained that service quotas form part of network capacity, which is dynamic and limited in nature and must therefore be managed efficiently and in a planned manner. Consequently, the implementation of quota validity periods is not without reason.
There are at least four functions served by implementing quota validity periods according to Komdigi: maintaining efficiency of network utilisation, preventing the accumulation of phantom capacity, providing certainty for investment planning, and maintaining public service quality.
"If quotas were treated as rights without time limits, this would potentially create uncertainty in network management, increased operational costs, and a decline in service quality that would ultimately harm the broader public," he said.
For this reason, Komdigi stated that the regulation of quota validity periods constitutes a rational and proportional economic policy.
The government further assessed that the arguments put forward by the applicants in this judicial review petition are legally unfounded, and accordingly requested the Court to reject the petition in its entirety.
In case number 273/PUU-XXIII/2025, ride-hailing driver Didi Supandi and online food vendor Wahyu Triana Sari are challenging Article 71 point 2 of Law Number 6 of 2023 on Job Creation.
Director General of Digital Infrastructure at Komdigi, Wayan Toni Supriyanto, stated during a continued judicial review hearing on the Job Creation Law at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday that internet quota rollovers could potentially create additional burdens and costs for operators.
"The obligation to implement rollovers or refunds generally has the potential to create unmeasurable capacity burdens and additional costs for telecommunications providers," he said whilst presenting the government's testimony on the case concerning expired quotas.
Such conditions, he added, could result in tariff adjustments, a reduction in affordable package options, declining service quality due to network congestion, and disruption to network capacity planning.
According to Komdigi, the request for internet quotas to remain valid in line with the SIM card's active period or to be valid indefinitely would potentially create legal uncertainty and an imbalance of obligations for operators or telecommunications providers.
"Because there would be no clear limit regarding the end of the service provision responsibility," he said.
He explained that service quotas form part of network capacity, which is dynamic and limited in nature and must therefore be managed efficiently and in a planned manner. Consequently, the implementation of quota validity periods is not without reason.
There are at least four functions served by implementing quota validity periods according to Komdigi: maintaining efficiency of network utilisation, preventing the accumulation of phantom capacity, providing certainty for investment planning, and maintaining public service quality.
"If quotas were treated as rights without time limits, this would potentially create uncertainty in network management, increased operational costs, and a decline in service quality that would ultimately harm the broader public," he said.
For this reason, Komdigi stated that the regulation of quota validity periods constitutes a rational and proportional economic policy.
The government further assessed that the arguments put forward by the applicants in this judicial review petition are legally unfounded, and accordingly requested the Court to reject the petition in its entirety.
In case number 273/PUU-XXIII/2025, ride-hailing driver Didi Supandi and online food vendor Wahyu Triana Sari are challenging Article 71 point 2 of Law Number 6 of 2023 on Job Creation.