Profile of 3 Applicants for Quota Expiry Review: Ojol to Online Merchants
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Indonesia's Constitutional Court partially granted a judicial review request concerning the issue of expiring internet data quotas.
- The court ruled that telecommunication providers must offer options ensuring remaining internet data remains active and usable, based on government-set formulas.
- The case was brought by an online motorcycle taxi driver, an online food vendor, and a law lecturer, who argued that expiring quotas caused financial losses and economic uncertainty.
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has partially granted a judicial review concerning the contentious issue of expiring internet data quotas. The ruling mandates that telecommunication providers must provide options that guarantee users' remaining internet data stays active and can be utilized according to government-defined formulas.
The verdict. Ruling: one, granting the applicants' request in part
The legal challenge was initiated by three individuals: Didi Supandi, an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver; Wahyu Triana Sari, an online food vendor; and Rega Felix, a law lecturer and advocate. They argued that the policy of quotas expiring before they are fully used results in significant financial losses and economic instability.
Didi Supandi, whose livelihood depends heavily on ride-sharing and food delivery apps, described internet data as a crucial "production tool," akin to fuel for his vehicle. He explained that fluctuating signal strength in his work areas or periods of low order volume often led to large amounts of data expiring unused. This situation forced him into a cycle of uncertainty, either borrowing money for new data packages or being unable to work when his quota expired and was not accumulated.
Internet quota is the main production tool, equivalent to vehicle fuel.
Wahyu Triana Sari, operating a micro-business in the culinary sector online, also highlighted the negative impact of the expiring quota policy on her enterprise. The court's decision aims to address these grievances by compelling providers to offer more flexible and user-friendly data management solutions, thereby mitigating the economic disadvantages faced by digital economy workers and small business owners.
Without quota, the applications supporting my work cannot function, and I lose access to my livelihood.
DistantNews Editorial
Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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