Art. 2 of Decree No. 7/2012 states that only entities legally incorporated or residents in Guinea-Bissau can acquire local domain names ".gw". However, under certain conditions, temporary domain registration can take place, namely if the foreign company appoints a local legal representative and presents a declaration duly certified committing to set up the company in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

Guinea-Bissau has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Guinea-Bissau has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Guinea-Bissau has not adopted national legislation based on, or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Guinea-Bissau does not have a comprehensive regime in place for personal data, but it has implemented some limited sectoral regulations. Under Art. 8(d) of the Interconnection Regulations (Decree No. 13/2010 of 27 May) applicable in the telecom sector, the interconnection must ensure the protection of data, including the protection of personal data and the confidentiality of transmitted or archived information.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Guinea-Bissau's law and jurisprudence.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Guinea-Bissau's law and jurisprudence.

According to Arts. 3 and 5 of Decree No. 22/2013, anyone wishing to subscribe to mobile cellular telecommunications services (including the acquisition of SIM cards) is obliged to identify themselves by registering their names and national identification numbers before the telecommunications operators.

The indicator "6.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 3 in Guinea-Bissau for the year 2023. This corresponds to "Rarely but there have been a few occasions throughout the year when the government shut down domestic access to Internet."

Guinea-Bissau does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, there is an obligation of accounting separation under Arts. 70.c and 74.c of Law No. 5/2010 of May 27th - Basic Information and Communications and Technologies Law (Lei No. 5/2010 of 27 de Maio - Lei de Base das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação).

Guinea-Bissau has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

The telecom regulating body of Guinea-Bissau (Autoridade Reguladora Nacional - ARN) is independent in the exercise of its functions according to Art. 7 of Law No. 5/2010.

Guinea-Bissau has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

According to Art. 66 of Decree-Law No. 20/2012, there is a community preference. When a public contract or delegation of public service is awarded, preference must be given to the bid submitted by a community company from the West African Economic Monetary Union - WAEMU community. The Community preference must be quantified in the form of a percentage of the bid amount of the offer. This percentage is set at 15%, and the Community preference margin must be provided in the tender document. In addition, according to Art. 30, in case of a contract with a local authority or one of the public entities, a candidate intending to subcontract at least 30% of the total contract value to a company from a national company may benefit from an additional preference margin up to 5%.