The Indonesian Telecommunications Users Group ( IDTUG) has proposed a scheme for utilizing unused internet access quotas.
IDTUG Chairman Nurul Yakin Setyabudi stated that the accumulation of unused internet access quotas, which are very valuable, can be utilized by companies to help people in need.
"So the problem is that the unused (internet quota) has accumulated to an extraordinary amount, some estimate it to be as much as Rp 63 trillion. We haven't recalculated this, but it's likely not that far off," he said during a meeting at the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) office.
According to him, the remaining unused internet access quota can be used to support the implementation of corporate social responsibility programs.
Companies can share unused internet quotas as digital donations to schools in remote areas, community learning centers, village libraries, or digital literacy programs for vulnerable groups.
With such a scheme, consumers can make social contributions with their remaining unused internet access quota.
Telecommunication operators can also improve their company image through social activities carried out by utilizing unused internet access quotas.
Moreover, operators can obtain financial incentives in the form of gross income tax reductions.
For the government, distributing digital donations in the form of unused internet access quotas can help accelerate the distribution of internet access in remote areas.
"There really needs to be initiatives that benefit everyone. Consumers can benefit, operators can improve their company's image, and the government can reap the broad benefits of utilizing consumer quotas into models that are acceptable to all," Nurul explained.
